Самый полезный трэвэл-гайд на английском: Полное собрание необходимой лексики, фраз и возможных диалогов

A spell (= period – период) of very hot weather often with a thunderstorm. First it becomes very humid (= hot and wet – жарко и влажно), then you get thunder (= гром) and lighting (= молния), and finally, very heavy rain (= it pours with rain – ливень). Afterwards, it is usually cooler and it feels fresher.

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Thermometer

Boiling (= very hot)

       очень жарко

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Hot

       жарко

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Warm

       тепло

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Not very warm

       не очень тепло

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Cold (also chilly)

       холодно / прохладно

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Freezing (= very cold)

       очень холодно, морозно

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People round the world have different ideas about temperature:

5°C (five degrees centigrade) is freezing for many Brazilians.

–10°C (minus ten degrees or ten degrees below zero) is very cold but quite normal in the mountains in Switzerland during the winter when it usually snows a lot.

30–35°C is boiling for England and very unusual, but it is very common in parts of Spain during the summer.

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The first word here is very gentle; the last is more than 100 km per hour and can be very dangerous.

A breeze

       ветер, бриз

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A wind

       ветер

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A strong wind

       сильный ветер

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A gale

       шторм, буря

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A hurricane

       ураган

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Examples:

It was a hot day but there was a lovely breeze.

The wind blew my hat off.

The hurricane in Florida destroyed trees and buildings.

Вопросы для первого знакомства

1. What’s your home town?

2. Do you live there now?

3. What state/province is it in?

4. Is it the largest city in the state/province?

5. What’s the climate like?

6. Is it mild/hot/dry/wet/cold?

7. Is it near the mountains/desert/a river?

8. Is it far from the border with another country?

9. Is it a center of tourism?

10. What industries are there?

11. What’s the most famous building?

12. How old it it?

13. How was your trip?

14. How was the traffic (from the airport)?

15. Do you like (this city)?

16. Did you find our offices easily?

17. How is your family?

18. Is this your first visit to (Chicago)?

Возможные

диалоги

Alicia and Simon are making small talk or social conversation, before they discuss work.

Simon: There we go. Two teas.

Alicia: Which one’s mine?

Simon: That one. The one without a spoon. There’s sugar in mine, but there’s no sugar in yours.

Alicia: Thanks.

Simon: Be careful, it’s hot!

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Simon: Is this your first visit to Vancouver?

Alicia: Yes, it is.

Simon: What do you think of it?

Alicia: It’s beautiful. Really beautiful.

Simon: I agree, but then it’s my home town!

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Simon: Where are you staying?

Alicia: At the Columbia Towers. Do you know it?

Simon: Yes, it’s on Granville Street. What’s it like?

Alicia: It’s excellent.

Simon: Good.

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Simon: How do you like the weather here?

Alicia: It’s fine. Not too hot. San Diego’s pretty hot at this time of year. Anyhow, is it going to rain? I want dry weather for my pictures.

Simon: We get a lot of rain in the fall and winter. December and January are the wettest months. But the weather forecast is OK for this week.

Alicia: Great.

3. Аэропорт

Полезная лексика

a boarding pass

       посадочный талон

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a flight

       рейс

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a shuttle

       автобус

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a terminal

       терминал

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a ticket

       билет

a сustoms declaration

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       таможенная декларация

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an aircraft document organizer

       органайзер для авиадокументов

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boarding

       посадка

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carry-on luggage

       ручная кладь

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discounts

       скидки

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luggage, baggage

       багаж

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online check-in

       онлайн-регистрация

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fragile

       хрупкий

Схема аэропорта

a car hire/rental

       прокат автомобилей

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a cash-machine

       банкомат

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customs red point

       красный таможенный коридор (для декларации товаров)

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meeting point

       место встречи

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toilets / WC

       туалеты

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a check-in counter / desk

       стойка регистрации пассажиров

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departure gate

       выход на посадку

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departure lounge

       зал ожидания

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departures board

       доска информации о вылете

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drop-off

       стойка сдачи багажа в аэропорту

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duty-free

       магазин беспошлинной торговли

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an information desk

       служба информации

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arrival

       прибытие

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baggage claim

       место получения багажа

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nursery / mother and child room

       комната матери и ребенка

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departure

       отправление, вылет

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customs

       зеленый коридор таможни

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passport control

       паспортный контроль

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border control

       пограничный контроль

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self check-in point

       место для самостоятельной регистрации

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VAR return/VAT refund

       стойка для возврата НДС

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an arrivals board

       доска информации о прилете

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money exchange

       обмен валюты

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lost property

       бюро находок

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prayer room

       молельня

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first aid

       первая помощь

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elevator / lift

       лифт

Заказ билетов

(см. рис.1)

a return ticket

       билет туда и обратно

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a one-way ticket