Famous explorers, travellers and writers Unit 4 Lesson

Famous explorers, travellers and writers

Unit 4 Lesson 1 explorer[ɛk`splɔ:rə ] a person who explores an unfamiliar area; an adventurer Исследователь

writer[`rʌɪtə ] a person who has written a particular text Писатель, автор

Silk Road[sɪlk rəud] 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:θə] a writer of a book, article, or report Автор, писатель

until[ən`til] 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['senʧərɪ] a period of one hundred years Век, столетие

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

expedition[ekspɪ'dɪʃən] a journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose Экспедиция

discover[dɪ'skʌvə] find (something or someone) unexpectedly or in the course of a search Открывать, обнаруживать, находить

wonderful['wʌndəfəl] extremely good; marvelous Замечательный, чудесный

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

Lake Victoria [leɪk vɪk'tɔ:rɪə ] 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] Unusual or surprising in a way that is unsettling or hard to understand Странный, необыкновенный, удивительный

to share [ʃɛ:] Have 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 [`trɒpɪks ] Tropical zone, torrid zone Тропики

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

seasickness [`si:sɪknəs] Naupathia Морская болезнь

octopus [`ɒktəpəs ] A cephalopod mollusk Осьминог

brilliant [`brɪljənt ] Very bright and radiant Блестящий, сверкающий

cowboys [`kaʊbɔɪs] 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