Famous explorers, travellers and writers Unit

Famous explorers, travellers and writers

Unit 4 Lesson 1 explorer[ kɛ ` spl : rɔ ə ] a person who explores an unfamiliar area; an adventurer Исследователь

writer[` r t ʌɪ ə ] a person who has written a particular text Писатель, автор

Silk Road[s lk r ud]ɪ ə An ancient caravan route linking Xian in central China with the eastern Mediterranean. It was established during the period of Roman rule in Europe. Древний караванный путь, связывающий Сиань в центральной части Китая с восточной частью Средиземного моря. Она была создана в период римского владычества в Европе.

author[‘ : ɔ θ ]ə a writer of a book, article, or report Автор, писатель

until[ n`til]ə up to До, до тех пор пока, не раньше

route[ru: t] a way or course taken in getting from a starting point to a destination Путь, маршрут

century[‘sen r ]ʧə ɪ a period of one hundred years Век, столетие

believe[b ‘li: v]ɪ accept (something) as true; feel sure of the truth of Полагать, считать

expedition[eksp ‘d n]ɪ ɪʃə a journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose Экспедиция

discover[d ‘sk v ]ɪ ʌ ə find (something or someone) unexpectedly or in the course of a search Открывать, обнаруживать, находить

wonderful[‘w nd f l]ʌ ə ə extremely good; marvelous Замечательный, чудесный

source[s : s]ɔ a place, person, or thing from which something comes or can be obtained Источник, первопричина, начало

Lake Victoria [le k v k’t : r ]ɪ ɪ ɔ ɪə is one of the African Great Lakes

Unit 4 Lesson 2 Portuguese [ pɔtjʊɡiz ] the Romance language of Portugal and Brazil Португальский

Iran [ ɪrɑ: n ] a country in the Middle East, between the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf Иран

Turkey [ tə : ki ] a country located on the Anatolian peninsula in western Asia Турция

Unit 4 Lesson 3 voyage [` vɔɪɪdʒ ] A long journey involving travel by sea or in space Путешествие

strange [ streɪndʒ ] U nusual or surprising in a way that is unsettling or hard to understand Странный, необыкновенный, удивительный

to share [ ʃɛ: ] H ave a portion of (something) with another or others Делиться, разделять, делить

captain [` kəptɪn ] The person in command of a ship Капитан

cabin boy [` kəbɪn bɔɪ ] A boy employed to wait on a ship’s officers or passengers Юнга

beetle [` bi : təl ] An insect жук

Tropics [` trɒpɪk s ] T ropical zone, torrid zone Тропики

extremely [ ɪk ` stri: mli ] T o a very great degree Чрезвычайно, очень, крайне

seasickness [` si : sɪk n ə s] Naupathia Морская болезнь

octopus [` ɒktəpəs ] A cephalopod mollusk Осьминог

brilliant [` brɪljənt ] V ery bright and radiant Блестящий, сверкающий

cowboys [` kaʊbɔɪ s] The men, typically on horseback Ковбои

gaucho [` ɡaʊtʃəʊ ] A cowboy of the South American pampas Гаучо

Argentina [` ɑ : dʒən ` ti : nə ] A republic occupying much of the southern part of South America Аргентина

porpoise [` pɔ: pəs ] A small toothed whale with a low triangular dorsal fin and a blunt rounded snout Небольшой зубчатый кит с низким треугольным спинным плавником и тупым закругленным рылом Бурый дельфин

turtle [` tə : təl ] A freshwater reptile, typically having a flattened shell Пресноводная рептилия, как правило, имеющая сплюснутую оболочку Черепаха

naturalist [` nətʃərəlɪst ] A person who practises naturalism in art or literature Натуралист

Dubai [du: ‘baɪ] a member state of the United Arab Emirates Дубай

seed[si: d] a flowering plant’s unit of reproduction, capable of developing into another such plant семя, семечко