- •Галишин і. М. Тема змістового модуля:
- •Та аспекти їх вживання та перекладу” теоретична частина
- •1. Загальна характеристика фразеологічних одиниць
- •2. Фразеологічні сполучення та їх переклад
- •3. Фразеологічні єдності та їх переклад
- •4. Фразеологічні зрощення та їх переклад
- •5. Типові фразеологічні одиниці наукових та газетних текстів, ділової документації
- •6. Переклад фразеологічних одиниць
- •6.1 Переклад частковими фразеологічними еквівалентами
- •6.2. Переклад істиними фразеологічними аналогами
- •6.3. Переклад приблизними фразеологічними аналогами
- •6.4. Описове відтворення фразеологіі оригіналу
- •7. Загальна характеристика сленгу
- •7.1. Загальний та спеціальний сленг
- •1. Fill in the gaps with the right idiom. Translate the text into Ukrainian.
- •3. Translate the sentences paying attention to the phrasal verbs.
- •Topic: describing trends Self-study task: Read and give the Ukrainian equivalent to the explanation of meanings of the idioms that are given below for their better understanding.
- •1. Put the phrasal verbs from the list above into the following categories according to their meaning. The first one has been done for you as an example.
- •2. Translate the sentences into English using the idioms above.
- •3. Choose the right explanation of phrasal verbs. Translate them into Ukrainian.
- •Topic: arrangements and negotiations Self-study task: Read and give the Ukrainian equivalent to the explanation of meanings of the idioms that are given below for their better understanding.
- •Put this phone conversation into the right order, so that it makes sense:
- •Use the phrasal verbs to fill the gaps in this news report.
- •Translate the sentences into Ukrainian paying attention to phrasal verbs.
- •4. Match the two halves to make complete sentences
- •Learning materials:
- •Class exercises:
- •1. Fill in empty spaces with corresponding words below, translate the passage.
- •Head shoestring
- •3. Use these words to complete the following passage and translate it.
- •5. A) Choose the right word to complete the following idioms and translate them into Ukrainian.
- •6. Choose the correct words to complete the following idioms and translate them into Ukrainian.
- •7. Read the sentences and find the idiomatic expressions. Translate the sentences paying attention to the meaning of the idioms.
- •Check – a printed form that you can write on and sign as a way of paying for something instead of using money.
- •Dollar – the unit of money in the usa, Canada, Australia and several other countries.
- •Class exercises:
- •1.Translate the sentences into Ukrainian:
- •3.Replace the definitions in the sentences below with idioms.
- •4. Fill the following words in the gaps below. Translate the idioms into Ukrainian. A) cash b) check c) dollar d) penny e) cent
- •5. Read the definitions and write whether they are true or false. Correct the mistakes in the idioms if there are any.
- •Self-study task: Read and give the Ukrainian equivalent to the explanation of meanings of the idioms that are given below for their better understanding.
- •Class exercises:
- •1. Fill in an appropriate idioms from the box in the extract below. Translate the paragraph into your native language.
- •2. Translate the sentences into English, paying attention to the idioms. Underline them.
- •4. Complete these dialogues using the following idiomatic expressions.
- •6. Complete each of these idioms.
- •7. Translate the sentences into English.
- •8. Complete these idiomatic expressions with the following verbs:
- •9. Now use eight of the expressions in the correct form in the following situations. Translate these situations into Ukrainian.
- •Learning materials: slang expressions in business environment
- •Self-study task: Read and learn some slang expressions given below.
- •Self-study task: Read and give the Ukrainian equivalent to the explanation of meanings of the slang expressions that are given below for their better understanding.
- •Class exercises:
- •Translate the following sentences into English using slang expressions.
- •2. Match each slang expression on the left with its definition on the right. Translate these idioms into Ukrainian.
- •3. Define which of the following slang expressions have positive or negative meaning.
- •Learning materials:
- •Initials in slang Topic: commonly used initials
- •Class exercises:
- •1. Choose the appropriate definition to the initials.
- •2. The following paragraph is аn entertaining wау to demonstrate the mаnу popular initials that are heard spoken bу members of аnу age group. Read, compare the two paragraphs and translate.
Class exercises:
1. Fill in empty spaces with corresponding words below, translate the passage.
belt nest egg
end pinch
golden handshake red
Head shoestring
mouth door
My grandfather was given a _______ (1) when he retired after 45 years with the firm. He was very glad of it at the time, because in the last two or three years he’d had to break into his _______ (2) to pay for some urgent house repairs. But prices have been rising so much lately that everyone is starting to feel the ______ (3). The politicians are fond of telling us we’ll all have to tighten our ______ (4). We’ve no choice! My rent’s gone up, my fares have gone up, yet my salary is the same as it was two years ago, so I’m finding it very difficult to make ______ s meet (5).
Things could be worse, I suppose. When I was a student I lived on a ______ (6). As soon as the money came in, I spent it: I really lived from hand to ______ (7). Things weren’t much better when I started work. My first job was very badly paid, and I barely managed to keep my ______ above water (8). I earned just enough to keep the wolf from the ______ (9). Sometimes several bills would have to be paid at the same time and then I often got letters from the bank manager telling me I was in the ______ (10) again.
2. Select the description from the right column which most accurately explains the idioms in the left column. One of the descriptions can be used three times.
1. He got a golden handshake. |
A. He had very little money and lived very cheaply. |
2. He had to break into his nest egg. |
B. He had to economise. |
3. He felt the pinch. |
C. He was in debt. |
4. He had to tighten his belt. |
D. He started to spend his savings. |
5. He found it hard to make ends meet. |
E. He was given a large sum of money when he retired. |
6. He lived on a shoestring. |
F. As soon as money came in he spent it in order to live. |
7. He lived from hand to mouth. |
G. He had just enough money to live on without getting into debt. |
8. He just managed to keep his head above water. |
H. His life was not as easy or comfortable as it had been previously, because he didn’t have that much money anymore. |
9. He kept the wolf from the door. |
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10. He was in the red. |
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3. Use these words to complete the following passage and translate it.
dollar fortune money penny pound
Jessica Creighton was rolling in ________ (1): she had made a ________ (2) writing romantic fiction. Every new book she brought out sold like hot cake, even though her son, George, said the stories were all the same. “ They are just not realistic,” he told her, “Your heroines always look like a million _______ s (3), start off poor and end up worth a ______ (4)”. Every story follows the same rags-to-riches formula. It’s _________ for jam (5). This deeply offended Jessica, and consequently she refused to give him any financial help. There she was with ________ to burn (6), but she refused to support her only son. He would have to support himself.
In his youth of course, George had spent ________ like water (7). Now, without a _________ to his name (8), he found it very difficult to change his ways. He made little economies, believing the old saying that if you take care of the pennies the _________ s will take care of themselves (9), but really it was a case of ________ wise pound-foolish (10). Whenever he found himself unexpectedly in the _________ (11), it burned a hole in his pocket and spent it as if there was no tomorrow.
The 64,000 ________ question (12) was, would George inherit his mother’s ________ (13)? According to her will, she left everything to a cats’ home, and George would not see a _________ (14) of it. When she died, he contested the will in the courts. He hired the most expensive lawyers he could find, but it was ________ down the drain (15). In the end, the cats won.
4. a) Put the words in the correct order to make up idioms.
to, bargains, up, pick;
a bit, top, to, over, cost, the;
dirt, cheap, be, to;
bit, set, a, to, somebody, back;
through, nose, pay, to, the;
off, be, to, ripped;
money, to, off, knock;
arm, cost, and, an, somebody, a, leg, to;
make, can’t, meet, ends;
the, red, in, be, to.
b) Use these idioms in the situations below and translate them.
1. - I checked the prices in the new restaurant yesterday. Pizzas start at the £8?
- £8! That’s … , isn’t it?
2. – Have you seen John’s new car?
- Yes, lovely, isn’t it? I bet it … !
3. – What have you been doing this morning?
Just shopping. I … a few bargains in the sales.
4. – Renting a flat in London is getting more and more expensive. It’s ridiculous.
I know. You have to … for anything with more than two rooms.
5. – Where do you get your blank videos from?
A little shop behind the library. They are … there.
6. – Hey. I love your new jacket. It IS new, isn’t it?
Yes, I got it last weekend. It was not cheap. It cost me … .
7. - Sorry, I am late. I had to get a taxi here. He charged me £12. Is that normal?
£12? I’m afraid you’ve just been … .
8. - £50 for a CD player? How did you manage to get it so cheap?
It’s an ex-display model, so they … £45 … the list price.
9. – I left my office job and started to work in a bar.
Do they need one more barman here? We … these days.
10. – There simply isn’t enough demand for our product. We’ve been operating … for the last year.