Ex.2. Find the English equivalents in the text

1. согласно знакам зодиака; 2. нетерпимы к людям; 3. любит работать один; 4. двенадцать звездных знаков; 5. опасный спорт; 6. изменения в жизни; 7. остроумный; 8. переменчивый; 9. интересоваться книгами; 10. амбициозный и властный; 11. внимательно слушать других; 12. увлекаться искусством; 13. сидеть и ничего не делать; 14. вежливый; 15. современная жизнь; 16. чувствительный.

Ex. 3. Which words could describe the following people?

a) absent-minded – рассеянный

b) bad-tempered – злой, раздражительный

c) shy – стеснительный, тихий

d) greedy - жадный

e) hot-tempered – вспыльчивый

f) stupid – глупый

g) selfish - эгоистичный

h) stubborn – упрямый

i) single-minded – целеустремленный

j) pigeon-toed – косолапый

k) sociable - общительный

1.- Look, I’m telling you for the last time, I know about it. If you do it this way, it’ll break.

- I know perfectly well what I’m doing, and I don’t need any advice from you!!!

2. He said what? I’ll kill him? The swine! How dare he!

3. I assure you, I’m going to be a president one day. I do everything for this.

4. Now where did I put that purse? Let me think. Just now I was in here…

5. I can’t go to that party. There will be too many people there. I’m afraid no one will talk to me.

6. - You see, you put the clothes in, shut the door, set this dial to the programme you want, and start the wash.

- Oh, it looks terribly complicated. I don’t understand how to use it.

7. I can’t help laughing looking at him. He is so bow-legged.

8. Their children like to communicate with other people very much.

9. My cosine is very egoistical and interested only in himself.

10. She is always shouting at her husband.

11. This man will never give you even rotten apple.