Faith will move mountains.

Phonetics

Consult a dictionary and practice the pronunciation of the following words from the text:

Motionless, sealing-wax, rogue, tingling, bosom, rooster, rotunda, panama, statue, staggerer, cupboard, droop, ermine, torque, brute, hobble, abreast, invalid, quiver, manuscript, resolute, yacht, whiting, almond, dashing, eiderdown, necklet, accompaniment.

Vocabulary

Exercise 1.Consult a dictionary and give the definitions to the words from the box. Suggest synonyms for each of them.Decide which words from the box you could use to complete the sentences below.

1. He ……. after his wife.

2. When the pie is ready, …………… some crushed almond.

3. My roommate is such a nuisance! She ….. always ………. her tea so loudly which cuts me to the bone.

4. Although she was wearing a solid fur coat, she could still feel ………. …

5. The flags proudly ……….. in the wind.

6. This product`s …………………. is so complicated that breaking its code can take years of efforts.

7. …………. your boots!

8. Having seen the enemy that close, the guerillas decided to change their tactics and started moving …………

9. Would you please stop …………….. the child! He has done nothing wrong!

10. His efforts were crowned with success for he has been keeping …………. of times.

11. Only when the police arrived, the brave man ………….. his hands and left the burglar go.

12. ……………. with your finger at others is considered to be an extremely rude gesture.

13. The dining-room was full and the waiters were hurrying …………

14. Can you ask ………………. over there where Gents is in this place?

15. This boy is a ……………!

16. ……………………… and magnificent, the king entered the ballroom.

17. ……………….. eyes and a pale face betrayed him being a former prisoner.

18. That was a …………….. disaster and we are all distraught because of it.

Exercise 2. Explain the meaning of the following phrases and word-combinations taking into account the context they are used in.

So brilliantly fine, to give it a good brush, to rub the life back into the dim little eyes, it must have had a knock, little rogue, she felt a tingling in her hands and arms, something gentle seemed to move in her bosom, out of season it was never the same, blew out their cheeks and glared at the music, nothing would please her, the blue sky with gold-veined clouds, she rather thought they were going to meet that afternoon, was nearly knocked over by four girls walking abreast, she had a queer, shy feeling at telling her English pupils how she spent her Sunday afternoons, why doesn't she keep her silly old mug at home?, it was her Sunday treat, in quite a dashing way.

Grammar. Phrasal verbs.

decide (up)on someone or something - to choose someone or something; to make a judgment about some aspect of someone or something. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) Will you please hurry up and decide upon someone to vote for? I decided on chocolate.

decide against someone or something -to rule against someone or something; to make a judgment against someone or something. We decided against Tom and chose Larry instead. Jane decided against the supplier.

decide among (someone and someone else) and decide among (something and something else) -to choose from three or more people; to choose from three or more things. I couldn't decide among all the choices on the menu. I will decide among Fred, Tom, and Alice.

decide between (someone and someone else) and decide between (something and something else) -to choose one from two people; to choose one from two things. I could not decide between Tom and Wally. We could not decide between those two.

decide for someone or something -to rule in favor of someone or something; to make a judgment for someone or something. The jury decided for the plaintiff. The judge decided for me.

decide in favor of someone or something -to determine that someone or something is the winner. The judge decided in favor of the defendant. I decided in favor of the red one.

Idioms

as/when the spirit moves you (humorous)

if you do something when the spirit moves you, you only do it when you want to He'll cook now and again, when the spirit moves him.

Bust a move

Sl. to leave (a place.) Let's go. Time to bust a move. Let's bust a move. Lots to do tomorrow.

Faith will move mountains.

Prov. If you believe in what you are doing, you can overcome any obstacle. (Sometimes refers to faith in God.) Jane's faith in her cause could move mountains. You may feel disheartened sometimes, but remember that faith will move mountains.

false move and one false move

Fig. [even] a single movement that indicates that one is disobeying an order to remain still or in a nonthreatening posture. The robber threatened to shoot us if we made one false move.

have to be moving along. and (I) have to move along.

It is time for me to leave. Bill: Bye, now. Have to be movingalong. Sally: See you later. Rachel: I have to be moving along. See you later. Andrew: Bye, now. Sally: It's late. I have to move along. Mary: If you must. Good-bye. See you tomorrow.

It's your move.

1. and It's your turn. Lit. [in a game] It's your time to play. It's your move, and I think I have you trapped.

2. . Fig. It is time for you to do something. I've done everything I could do. Now, it's your move.

arrive at a decision and reach a decision

to make a decision; decide. Have you arrived at a decision yet? We will reach a decision tomorrow.

Eleventh-hour decision

Fig. a decision made very late in a process, or at the last possible moment. Eleventh-hour decisions are seldom satisfactory. The president's eleventh-hour decision was made in a great hurry, but it turned out to be correct.

look-alike = a person who looks very similar to someone else, usually someone famous. (used as a noun)

It's easy to find an Elvis Presley look-alike in Las Vegas.

look like death warmed over = to look really tired or sick.

Tony was out with his friends until 3 a.m., so when he came into work the next morning, helooked like death warmed over.

look like something the cat dragged in = to look really tired or sick. Almost the same as "look like death warmed over."

Youlook like something the cat dragged in. Did you stay out late last night?

look-see = to look at something, sometimes for the purpose of amusement. Usually used with the verb "have."

Let's go have alook-seeat that new bar downtown.

looker = an attractive woman.

Teresa is a real looker, but she doesn't have a boyfriend. I wonder why.

lookie = look at this. (very informal, sometimes used with children.

Lookie over there at the moon. It's full.

looking good = you look good, attractive, strong, smart.

My garden islooking goodthis year. I'm going to get a big tomato harvest.

Hubert isn't looking too good. What's wrong with him?

* special note

look = Sometimes you'll hear the word "look" used at the beginning of sentence when someone is trying to make an important point. Barack Obama, other politicians, people in business, and journalists use it a lot.

Look. The situation in Afghanistan is going to require a coordinated effort by all nations involved.

Translation. Translate the following passage into Ukrainian: “ALTHOUGH it was so brilliantly fine–the blue sky powdered with gold and great spots of light like white wine splashed over the Jardins Publiques–Miss Brill was glad that she had decided on her fur. The air was motionless, but when you opened your mouth there was just a faint chill, like a chill from a glass of iced water before you sip, and now and again a leaf came drifting–from nowhere, from the sky. Miss Brill put up her hand and touched her fur. Dear little thing! It was nice to feel it again. She had taken it out of its box that afternoon, shaken out the moth powder, given it a good brush, and rubbed the life back into the dim little eyes. "What has been happening to me?" said the sad little eyes. Oh, how sweet it was to see them snap at her again from the red eiderdown! . . . But the nose, which was of some black composition, wasn't at all firm. It must have had a knock, somehow. Never mind–a little dab of black sealing-wax when the time came–when it was absolutely necessary . . . Little rogue! Yes, she really felt like that about it. Little rogue biting its tail just by her left ear. She could have taken it off and laid it on her lap and stroked it. She felt a tingling in her hands and arms, but that came from walking, she supposed. And when she breathed, something light and sad–no, not sad, exactly–something gentle seemed to move in her bosom.”

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