В задании
Match the words and expressions with their meanings.
- To watch several episodes of a television series or programme, one after another
- A worried feeling that you may miss exciting events that other people are going to, especially caused by things you see on social media
- A specialised, focused activity that appeals to a small, specific audience rather than the general public
- To relax and allow your mind to be free from worry after a period of work or some other activity that has made you worried
- The activity of spending a lot of time looking at your phone or computer and reading bad or negative news stories
- Quick and easily accessible sources of pleasure that don't offer lasting satisfaction and nourishment
- To change something to make it suitable for a particular person or purpose
- The process of creating a video game
Варианты: Binge-watch, Niche hobby, Doomscrolling, Customise, Game development, FOMO, Unwind, Cheap dopamine.
- Смотреть несколько серий подряд — binge-watch.
- Тревожное чувство, что пропустишь интересные события, — FOMO (fear of missing out).
- Узкая деятельность для небольшой аудитории — niche hobby.
- Расслабиться после работы или тревоги — unwind.
- Долго читать плохие новости в телефоне — doomscrolling.
- Быстрые доступные удовольствия без долгого удовлетворения — cheap dopamine.
- Изменить под человека или цель — customise.
- Процесс создания видеоигры — game development.
Choose the correct option.
- I've already planned everything! I ... binge-watch this series for the whole weekend.
- We ... FOMO if we don't go to this party.
- I want to customise my trainers, but I'm afraid I can't do it alone. – I ... you!
- I think doomscrolling ... become an even more serious problem in the future.
- I ... my friend at 5 p.m. tomorrow to play video games.
- We ... a game development project this weekend, everything is already arranged.
- My online course in game development ... next Monday, and I'm really excited.
- The new update ... on Wednesday, so I will test all the new features.
- Решение уже принято и всё спланировано — намерение: am going to.
- Предсказание и условие в будущем: will have.
- Спонтанное решение помочь: will help.
- Предположение с «I think»: will.
- Договорённость на конкретное время: am meeting (Present Continuous).
- Всё уже организовано: are starting / are doing (Present Continuous).
- Расписание, курс начинается в понедельник: starts (Present Simple).
- Расписание выхода обновления: comes out / is released (Present Simple).
Be going to — намерение и план, will — предсказание и спонтанное решение, Present Continuous — договорённость, Present Simple — расписание.
- am going to
- will have
- will help
- will
- am meeting
- are starting
- starts
- comes out (is released)
Fill in the gaps with the correct forms of adjectives (-ed / -ing).
- I am really ... (excite) about travelling around Russia this summer.
- This game development course is so ... (interest) that I ...
- Описываем чувства человека («я»), поэтому форма на -ed: excited.
- Описываем свойство предмета (курса), поэтому форма на -ing: interesting.
-ed показывает, что чувствует человек, а -ing — какой предмет или событие вызывает это чувство.
- excited
- interesting
