Category: English 11

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exhilarating [ıgʹzıləreıtıŋ] making one feel very happy, animated, or elated; աշխուժացնող, ոգևորիչ, զվարթացնող, թարմացնող
thrilling causing excitement and pleasure; exhilarating հուզումնալից
hustle and bustle a large amount of activity and work, usually in a noisy surrounding եռուզեռ
leave sth to be desired/leave a lot to be desired – be much worse than you would like բավարարից շատ հեռու լինել, շատ վատ լինել
amenity [ə’miːnətɪ] a desirable or useful feature or facility of a building or place, something, such as a swimming pool or shopping centre, that is intended to make life more pleasant or comfortable for the people in a town, hotel, or other place հարմարություն, հարմարավետություն
on top of all that in addition to something else that is bad ի լ րումն, բացի այդ ամենից
congested so crowded with traffic or people as to hinder or prevent freedom of movement խցանված
vibrant [‘vaɪbrənt] full of energy and life եռանդուն
motorway a major road that has been specially built for fast travel over long distances
beyond recognition so as to be no longer recognizable անճանաչելիության աստիճան
pitfall a hidden or unsuspected danger or difficulty
what the future holds what will happen in the future
in the name of for the sake of
hand in hand closely associated or connected
go hand in hand If two things go hand in hand, they exist together and are connected with each other. կատարվել, տեղի ունենալ միաժամանակ
congestion extremely crowded and blocked with traffic or people խցանում
thrive If someone or something thrives, they do well and are successful, healthy, or strong. զարգանալ, բարգավաճել, հաջողություն ունենալ, առաջընթաց ապրել
foresight the ability to predict or the action of predicting what will happen or be needed in the future կանխատեսություն
The Four Asian Tigers are the high-growth economies of Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan. All four economies have been fueled by exports and rapid industrialization, and have achieved high levels of economic growth since the 1960s.
Importance of tackling corruption is the biggest message that Lee Kuan Yew bequeathed to the world

Exercise 2 (page 58)

a. The question we face today paragraph 4
b. How cities of the future can become good places to live paragraph 7
c. The ideal combination of past and present paragraph 3
d. How times have changed paragraph 6
e. The consequences of poor or no planning paragraph 8
f. Cities also need modernity paragraph 2
g. The romantic attractions of the past paragraph 1
h. Where the opportunities lie paragraph 5

Classwork | English

Fill in the gaps with the seven expressions above: tighten the screw, throw someone under the bus, extend an olive branch, not one’s cup of tea, from the horse’s mouth, turn the tables, on the grapevine

Reports on the grapevine suggest that King Charles … to his son, Prince Harry. Prince Harry may throw his wife, Meghan Markle, under the bus if he accepts King Charles’s condition to turn the tables and make Prince Harry return to the UK without her. This situation is not Prince Harry’s cup of tea . People are eager to hear the truth from the horse’s mouth . If he returns alone, it could tighten the screw on the dynamics within the royal family, sparking further debates and discussions.

Explain how you understand this Chinese proverb and provide an example to illustrate it: “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”

It means you can act personally to solve a person’s problem, and they will be fine until the problem occurs once more.