с. № Vocabulary Practice: словосочетания
a Match to form collocations. (Соедините, чтобы получить словосочетания.)
1 air, 2 sound, 3 smoke, 4 awarded, 5 sea, 6 modern — a a medal, b signals, c mammal, d technology, e waves, f mail.
b Use them to complete the following sentences. (Используйте их, чтобы закончить предложения.)
1 The ___ gave birth to its young cub near the shore.
2 Advances in ___ have made our lives easier.
3 I sent the parcel by ___ so it should be with you in a few days.
4 The young man was ___ for his bravery.
5 The shipwrecked boys made ___ to alert rescuers.
6 To locate objects in the dark, bats produce ___ and listen for echoes.
Решение
a) air mail — «авиапочта» ( — f); sound waves — «звуковые волны» ( — e); smoke signals — «дымовые сигналы» ( — b); awarded a medal — «награждён медалью» ( — a); sea mammal — «морское млекопитающее» ( — c); modern technology — «современные технологии» ( — d).
b) ) sea mammal — морское млекопитающее родило детёныша у берега.
) modern technology — достижения современных технологий облегчили жизнь.
) air mail — посылка пришла авиапочтой за несколько дней.
) was awarded a medal — молодого человека наградили медалью за храбрость (страдательный залог: was + awarded).
) smoke signals — потерпевшие кораблекрушение мальчики подавали дымовые сигналы спасателям.
) sound waves — летучие мыши издают звуковые волны и слушают эхо.
Ответ
a) — f, — e, — b, — a, — c, — d.
b)
The sea mammal gave birth to its young cub near the shore.
Advances in modern technology have made our lives easier.
I sent the parcel by air mail so it should be with you in a few days.
The young man was awarded a medal for his bravery.
The shipwrecked boys made smoke signals to alert rescuers.
To locate objects in the dark, bats produce sound waves and listen for echoes.
