1.Prefix ‘a-‘ /eɪ/
Префікс a- приєднується тільки до тих слів, що
починаються з приголосного. Він має значення:
1) відсутності певної якості.
political →
apolitical (аполітичний)
sexual →
asexual (асексуальний, безстатевий)
theist /ˈθiː.ɪst/
→ atheist /ˈeɪ.θi.ɪst/ (атеїст)
moral → amoral (аморальний)
amoral or immoral ?
"amoral" describes a lack of moral values or
principles, whereas "immoral" describes behavior that violates those
principles. («amoral» описує відсутність моральних цінностей або принципів, тоді як «immoral» описує поведінку, яка порушує ці принципи.)
The shark is an amoral
creature that kills without any sense of right or wrong.
Not caring about other people's feelings is an example of
amoral behavior.
The AI assistant on your phone is amoral because it doesn't have its own values or beliefs.
It is immoral
to steal from others, even if you are in desperate need.
Lying is an example of immoral behavior because it goes against the value of honesty.
Cheating on a test is considered immoral.
I am apolitical
and do not support any political party or candidate.
Some people choose to remain apolitical and avoid discussing political issues.
Being apolitical
can be a personal choice, and it does not mean that someone is not
interested in social issues.
Asexual
individuals do not experience sexual attraction to others.
Asexual reproduction
allows organisms to produce offspring without a mate.
An atheist
is someone who does not believe in the existence of a god or gods.
Atheists
often look to science and reason to
explain the world around them.
Not all atheists are the same, and they can have different beliefs and values.
2. Read, translate and learn the words by heart
IV
Gear /ɡɪər/(uncountable,
singular) - the clothes and equipment used for a particular purpose спорядження, приладдя;
sports/swimming gear
I've left all my gear at home.
He’s crazy about photography – he’s got all the gear.
We’ll need some
camping gear.
rave gear - одяг для рейверів (для вечірок)
a wallet ['wɔlɪt] a
small, flat container for paper money and credit cards (= plastic cards used
for paying with), usually used by a man;
гаманець
He took a credit card out of his wallet.
I remembered that in the school bag there was my wallet
with $100 in it, and all my anatomy textbooks.
I’ve only got about £10 in my wallet.
to head (for, towards,
back); head north (west, east, south) – to go
in a particular direction; прямувати до
He headed straight for (= went towards) the fridge.
The ship was heading for Cuba.
She headed towards the library.
Let's head back home.
We headed south towards the capital.
Harrods ['hærədz]
"Харродз" (один із найфешенебельніших і найдорожчих універсальних
магазинів Лондона)
Harvey Nichols [,hɑːvɪ'nɪkəlz]
"Харві Ніколз" (фешенебельний універмаг у Лондоні в районі
Найтсбрідж)
Exclusive /ɪksˈkluːsɪv/ - expensive and
only for people who are rich or of a high social class; ексклюзивний, привілейований
They have an
apartment in a very exclusive part of the town.
Our figure skating club has exclusive use of the rink
on Mondays.
His mother has told ‘The Times’ about his death in an
exclusive interview
Bohemian /bəʊˈhiːmiən/
- typical of artists, musicians, etc, who live in a
more informal way than most people; богемний
He organized a real bohemian club for
intellectuals, artists and wealthy collectors.
To complete the look, add a bohemian scarf - silk with
embroidery.
She spent most of her life in Europe, enjoying a
bohemian life in Paris in the early 1920s.
To squeeze - to move somewhere where there is
very little space; to press something firmly протиснутися, стискати, вичавлювати
Squeeze a bit of lemon juice onto the fish.
He had squeezed through a gap in the fence.
One of the woman's shoulders was squeezed between the
two doors.
The house was squeezed between 2 buildings.
Entire Trakai town is squeezed between multiple lakes
and therefore is long and narrow.
Clean (sth/sb)up -
to make a person or place clean and tidy; привести до
ладу, прибрати, очистити
We have to clean up before we leave.
Let me just go clean myself up.
The authorities plan to clean the beaches up.
To gurgle -
булькати, гукати, дзюрчати
The washing machine gurgled as it changed cycles.
We could hear the stream gurgling down in the valley.
Water gurgled through the pipes.
Pavement -
a path by the side of a road that people walk on; дорожне покриття, тротуар
It's illegal to park on the pavement.
A small group of journalists waited on the pavement
outside her house.
What annoys me is that everyone parks on the pavement in
front of our house.
In order to do sth - для того, щоб
зробити щось
She worked all summer in order to save enough
money for a holiday.
Samuel trained every day in order to improve his
performance.
In order to
understand how the human body works, you need to have some knowledge of
chemistry.
Experience [uncountable]
- knowledge that you get from doing a job, or from doing, seeing, or feeling
something; досвід
I had some experience in fashion design.
Do you have any previous experience of this type of
work?
We’re looking for someone with experience as a
teacher.
An experience[countable] - something that happens to you that affects
how you feel; враження, переживання
My trip to Australia was an experience I'll never
forget.
Failing an exam was a new experience for me.
I had a similar
experience last year.
Despite - незважаючи
на
I'm still pleased with the house despite all the
problems we've had.
He still loves her, despite the fact that she
left him.
Despite all our efforts to save the school, the
authorities decided to close it.
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