Урок 3

1. She is a hard nut to crack.

2. Is he a big shot? – No, he isn’t. He is a student.

3. Are you an interpreter? – Yes, I am. And what about you?

4. He is a lawyer; he is always very busy both on weekdays and on his free days; generally speaking, he is a big shot and a man of his word as well.

5. Unfortunately, he is an absolute nothing. / He is an absolute nothing, I’m afraid.

6. Are you free in the evenings? – Yes, I’m. You know I am a student.

7. She is the life and soul of the party: she never loses temper, always sees daylight and plays the fool quite often; although she is a teacher/ she is a teacher though.

8. How often do you make dinner? – Never! My sister usually does it. You know I am a big shot and she is an absolute nothing! It’s just a joke, of course.

9. We are pensioners. We go to the cinema rather seldom, but we often watch TV in the evening.

10. What are you? – Frankly speaking, I am not a big shot, I am an ordinary nurse, but take my word for it – I am an expert at my job.

Урок 4.

1. He is always busy: he is an outstanding teacher and an excellent hard-worker.

2. Is he a sociable person? – Yes, he is very sociable. But unfortunately he is a failure, although he always works hard / he always works hard though.

3. You are a terrible bore, because you never play the fool.

4. He is a terrible newsmonger, an awful panic-monger and a horrible lickspittle. On the whole he is a nasty personality, that’s why I hardly ever mix with him at work.

5. Are they stay-at-homes? – Yes, they are terrible ones: they never go out anywhere.

6. Frankly speaking, I am not a man of courage at all. What about you?

7. She is reserved and sad. And on the whole she is a pessimist.

8. He is an outstanding personality! Such a clear head! Such a dreamer!

9. Pensioners are seldom dreamers.

10. He never works hard at work; he is an ordinary idler and a bore as well. On the whole he is an absolute nothing.