simpl англ юнит 1 walking into the wide

the job interview

собеседование при приеме на работу It wasn’t until about halfway through the ____ that I finally summoned up the courage to tell him.

to sign on the dole

встать на учет на бирже труда / получать пособие по безработице I spent a couple of years living at home and signing on the ____.

a revelation

откровение / открытие Paris was a ____.

out of the boot

из багажника I saw Richard stop at the top of the lane to get his suit out of the ____ and hang it up in the back of the car.

a venue

место проведения (мероприятия) I continued to tour around the country although it became a little frustrating when one or two of the ____ in which I had done really well still didn’t want me back.

we went on a pub crawl

мы отправились в тур по пабам The following Christmas Eve we went on a ____ through Dorking as we’d always done.

a wedding at the registry office

свадьба в загсе We had a modest little wedding at the ____ and then round to the pub for a couple of pints.

to go (all serious) on sb.

стать серьезным с кем-либо At closing time her dad took me aside and went all ____ on me.

to have one’s ups and downs

переживать взлеты и падения So Carol and I had our ____ like any couple.

things were … tight

дела были … трудными (стесненными) Things were obviously a bit ____ after Carol gave up work to look after the boys.

to face up to one’s responsibilities

нести ответственность / противостоять обязанностям There comes a point in a man’s life when he must ____ to his responsibilities.

to clear a few debts

выплатить (погасить) несколько долгов I’m just doing it to ____ till I get some funding.

I can’t commit to dates

я не могу назначить (подтвердить) даты Anyway I can’t ____ in the summer I’m going to be touring the next show by then.

it’s freezing inside

внутри очень холодно It’s ____ this little box.

you get paid a fortune to boot

в придачу вы получаете кучу денег …no office no boss no suit and ____.

look on open-mouthed

смотреть раскрыв рот My friends ____ as I scribbled my name in her programme.

school careers adviser

консультант по трудоустройству The job of my ____ seemed to consist of getting sixth formers into his office.

sullen and withdrawn

угрюмый замкнутый My parents worried about me and I was ____.

annihilation of the indigenous people

истребление коренного населения A two-hour mime tackling issues like the environment and the ____ of the Amazon basin.

before I knew it

не успел я оглянуться как… A couple of years went by and ____ their girlfriends had become their wives.

take sb aside

отвести кого-то в сторону At closing time her dad ____ and went all serious on me.

have a baby

родить ребенка Carol had planned to go back to work after she’d ____.

contradict

возражать I said confident that this suggestion would be ____.

carefree

беззаботный …when he has to put his family first and sacrifice the dreams he had when he was young and ____.

take drastic action

принять решительные меры Eventually we got so far into debt that I had to ____.

with no success

безуспешно/безрезультатно I’ve reapplied for Arts Council funding every year since but ____ so far.

getting under my feet

мешаться под ногами Instead of doing all my office work from the kitchen table with the kids ____.

walking into the wind

идти против ветра/плыть против течения Talk about ____. It seems that more people want to go and see the latest Julia Roberts movie.