"Время отпусков" – "Экстра-английский" (11 серия)

Темы серии

Holidays / Отпуск

Задачи

Speaking

Asking and explaining how to say something in another language / Спросите и объясните, как сказать что-нибудь на другом языке
Asking and saying where you would like to go on holiday / Спросите и объясните, как вы любите проводить отпуск

Writing

Filling in a survey about holiday habits / Заполните анкету о привычке проводить отпуск

Грамматика

Exhausted / exhausting
Will / won't be able to...
Will / won't be allowed to...


Wordwatch / Слово урока

Some very useful YNS words to do with dating and going out; to chat someone up is an expression referring to the kind of conversation used when you are trying to impress someone you fancy, so Nick has prepared some chat up lines. Crazy about and not my type appear again. What did your last slave die of? is an expression we use when someone is making us do too much (not to be used with a real boss!)

VOCABULARY

adjectives

clever
exhausted
fed up
gentle
natural (hair colour)
obvious
reserved (not available)
romantic
sensitive
sophisticated
traditional

nouns

chaperone
destination
dressing room
hospitality
nanny
witch

verbs

fancy

expressions

chat-up lines
for goodness sake!
give me a hand (with my luggage)
hang on
I can fit you in
I've got a date
let's boogie
no waylshe looks a mess!
she's crazy about me
she's not my type!
we're going clubbing
what did your last slave die of?

Cultural reference / Информация о культуре

Princess Caroline of Monaco / Принцесса Монако Каролина – member of the Monaco royal family; born January 23rd 1957; eldest child of Prince Rainier and his American film star wife, Grace Kelly, and brother of Albert, the reigning Sovereign Prince; has had an eventful private life; has been married three times; could still become head of state as her brother currently has no children

Enrique Iglesias / Энрике Иглесиас – Miami-based singer, who has sold many millions of albums; born May 8th 1975, in Madrid, Spain; the son of singer Julio Iglesias

J-Lo / Джей Ло – Jennifer Lopez; born July 24th 1970; Puerto-Rican / American actress, singer, dancer and cultural icon

Cameron Diaz / Камерон Диас – American film actress, born August 30th 1972; originally a fashion model; at age 16 she landed a contract with the prestigious Elle modelling agency; at age 21, with no acting experience, she auditioned for a part in the Jim Carrey movie, The Mask and was cast as the female lead; immediately on getting the part she signed up for acting lessons

Kylie Minogue / Кайли Миноуг – Australian singer and actress, born May 28th 1968; she became famous in the late 1980s in the Australian soap Neighbours; however, Nick probably likes her because of the revealing costumes she wears in her pop videos