Great People and Legends

to (a) design /dɪ ˈ zaɪ n/ проект, план S. P. Leonardo da Vinci designed an early flying machine.

to invent /ɪ nˈ vent/ изобретать S. P. Who invented a parachute?

- an inventor /ɪ nˈ ventə / изобретатель S. P. Leonardo da Vinci was one of the greatest inventors ever.

- an invention /ɪ nˈ venʃ ə n/ изобретение S. P. Leonardo da Vinci made sketches of his inventions.

talented /ˈ tæ lə ntɪ d/ талантливый syn. gifted S. P. Is this man the most talented person?

intelligent /ɪ nˈ telɪ dʒ ə nt/ умный syn. smart

curious /ˈ kjʊ ə rɪ ə s/ любознательный, любопытный

incredible /ɪ nˈ kredə bl/ невероятный

to achieve /ə ˈ tʃ iː v/ добиваться, достигать S. P. Be intelligent and curious and you’ll achieve incredible results.

- an achievement /ə ˈ tʃ iː vmə nt/ достижение S. P. Which of his achievements impressed you the most?

self-portrait /ˌ selfˈ pɔ ː trɪ t/ автопортрет S. P. In his lifetime this artist painted a couple of self-portraits.

accurate /ˈ æ kjʊ rɪ t/ подробный, точный syn. detailed /ˈ diː teɪ ld/ S. P. We had to draw an accurate map to help him.

a scientist /ˈ saɪ ə ntɪ st/ ученый S. P. He is so intelligent that some people consider (считают) him to be a scientist.

fight against [ faɪ t ] (faught-faught) – сражаться против S. P. They didn’t fight against great armies.

explore [ ɪ ksˈ plɔ ː ] иссле́ довать S. P. Did they explore the new land?

bite-bit- bitten - кусать S. P. Was Cleopatra bitten by a poisonous snake?

a voyage /ˈ vɔ ɪ ɪ dʒ / морское путешествие S. P. Bad weather made their voyage very unsafe (небезопасный).

a captain /ˈ kæ ptɪ n/ капитан S. P. The captain of the ship was brave and smart.

a treasure /ˈ treʒ ə / сокровище S. P. The ancient tomb /tuː m/ (гробница) had a lot of treasures inside it.

to settle - поселиться S. P. They settled in the picturesque countryside.

mysterious /mɪ sˈ tɪ ə rɪ ə s/ загадочный syn. strange

terrifying /ˈ terɪ faɪ ɪ ŋ / ужасающий syn. scary /ˈ skɛ ə rɪ / S. P. She told us a mysterious and terrifying legend.

to fall in love with – влюбиться

gorgeous /ˈ gɔ ː dʒ ə s/ потрясающе красивый syn. beautiful

according to legend /ˈ lɛ dʒ ə nd/ согласно легенде

evil /ˈ iː vl/ злой syn. wicked /ˈ wɪ kɪ d/ S. P. According to legend, the evil giant fell in love with a gorgeous young girl.

forever /fə rˈ evə / навсегда syn. for good

to get rid of - избавиться от S. P. The pretty mermaid wanted to get rid of her tail forever.

to burgle /ˈ b3ː gl/ совершить кражу со взломом S. P. Somebody burgled their house.

to rob ограбить S. P. Have they ever been robbed?

a precious artwork /ˈ preʃ ə s/ ценное произведение искусства

to steal /stiː l/ (stole, stolen) - красть

to break into - вламываться S. P. They broke into the museum and stole a precious artwork.

to escape from /ɪ sˈ keɪ p/ сбежать от/из S. P. The burglar tried to escape from the police through the black door (черный ход).

to arrest a thief /ə ˈ rest/ [ θ iː f ] арестовать вора S. P. Finally the police have arrested the thief.

commit(ted) a crime /kə ˈ mɪ t/ совершить преступление S. P. He was arrested for committing a crime.

to make fun of насмехаться над syn. to laugh at /lɑ ː f/ S. P. They couldn’t help making fun of her.