Тема 6. Коштовності та гроші

Ситуація 1. Складіть історію із наступних фрагментів, але ви, як оповідач, віддаєте перевагу офіційним і лаконічним висловам:

substance, amethyst, to explore, belongs to, precious stones, to apply, sank, included, brilliant, notion

1. She closed her eyes against the bright light that had sparked from the rusty container.

2. With all our findings the management needs to discuss the ways of improving office security.

3. You know there are only four rare and valuable jewels, they are diamond, ruby, emerald and sapphire; so you can see them all here.

4. She had no idea of what he meant.

5. The treasure comprised of the collection of amphoras, precious bells, coins etc.

6. The diamond is the hardest material known, it has not changed in the water through more than a century.

7. A paddle-wheeled steamer went down below the surface of the water during the hurricane of 1857; it carried away ____ many people and their belongings.

8. The valuable purple stone used in jewellery is identified as the famous semiprecious stone with which many legends are connected.

9. In Britain, a discovered treasure is owned by the government.

10. This law is often difficult to use in practice, it becomes painful to many to give away their luck.

Ситуація 2. Якщо ваш клієнт не пізнає слово англійською мовою, то ви звертаєтесь до фонетичного письма, в якому наступні слова виглядають як:

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Ситуація 3. Деяким людям до вподоби точні формулювання, у такому разі вони наступні вислови замінять на інші:

карат, рубін, скарб, субмарина, смарагд, вага, артефакт, корабельна аварія, напівкоштовний камінь, діамант, вуглець, пошук

1. A clear, very hard valuable stone, used in jewellery and industry is ………..

2. An object that was made in the past and is historically important today is ……...

3. ….. is a chemical substance that exists in a pure form as diamond, graphite etc.

4. A valuable bright green stone that is often used in jewellery is called ………….

5. A long search for something that is difficult to find is ………..

6. A unit for measuring the weight of jewels is called ………..

7. ………… is a group of valuable things such as gold, silver, jewels etc.

8. How heavy something is when you measure it is called ………...

9. ………… means the destruction of a ship in an accident.

10. ……….. ……. is one that is used in jewellery and is fairly valuable but not as valuable as diamond or emerald.

11. A ship that can stay under water is called …………...

12. ……….. is a red jewel, one of four precious stones.