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RUSSIAN WORD LIST UPPER INTERMEDIATE

Unit 3  Fame and fortune

WORDS AND PHRASES
Word / Phrase Translation Part of Speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence
adjustment корректировка noun /əˈdʒʌstmənt/ a change that is made The coach decided
to deal with a new to make some
situation adjustments to the
team’s tactics.
ambition амбиция, цель noun /æmˈbɪʃ(ə)n/ something that My ambition has
someone hopes to always been to be a
achieve in the future top tennis player.
argument аргумент noun /ˈɑː(r)ɡjʊmənt/ reasons that are used Their argument is that
in order to persuade they need to target
other people to the newspaper at the
support an idea 21st century reader.
aspiration цель, стремление noun /ˌæspɪˈreɪʃ(ə)n/ something that you They have aspirations
want to achieve, or to send all their
the wish to achieve children to university.
something
availability наличие, noun /əˌveɪləˈbɪləti/ the state of being Availability of clean
доступность [uncountable] able to be obtained drinking water is
or used essential.
break a world установить phrase /breɪk ə wɜːrld to become the Usain Bolt broke
record мировой рекорд ˈrekɔː(r)d/ biggest, best, fastest, several world records
etc in the world at the Olympic Games.
cause a scandal вызвать скандал phrase /kɔːz ə ˈskænd(ə)l/ to do something that The international
shocks people football player
caused a scandal
by being seen in a
nightclub before an
important match.
celebrity знаменитость noun /səˈlebrəti/ a famous person, She dreamed of
especially in becoming a celebrity.
entertainment
or sports
claim заявление, noun /kleɪm/ a statement that may Where’s your evidence
утверждение or may not be true to back up this claim?
come up with a предлагать новое phrase /kʌm ʌp wɪð ə njuː to make something It isn’t easy to come up
new invention изобретение/идею ɪnˈvenʃ(ə)n new that no one has with a new invention.
made before
discover a cure найти способ phrase /dɪˈskʌvə(r) ə kjʊə(r) to find a way of Scientists are still
for a disease лечения болезни fər ə dɪˈziːz/ treating an illness so trying to discover a
that people get better cure for this disease.
dwindle истощаться verb /ˈdwɪnd(ə)l/ to become gradually Support for the
smaller over a period campaign appears to
of time until almost be dwindling.
nothing remains

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Word / Phrase Translation Part of Speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence
evidence доказательство noun /ˈevɪdəns/ information that is The evidence shows
[uncountable] used to support an that the number of
idea or to prove that people reading a daily
something is true newspaper dropped
to 23% in 2012.
general reading беглое/ noun /ˌdʒen(ə)rəl ˈriːdɪŋ/ the activity of reading Most people adopt
ознакомительное [uncountable] a whole text without a ‘general reading’
чтение concentrating on approach when
specific information looking at articles on
the internet.
in the spotlight в центре внимания phrase /ˌɪn ðə ˈspɒtlaɪt/ if someone is in Sports stars such as
the spotlight, they Roger Federer are
receive a lot of public constantly in the
attention spotlight.
inherit a fortune унаследовать phrase /ɪnˈherɪt ə ˈfɔː(r)tʃən/ to get a large amount He will inherit a
состояние of money when fortune when his
someone dies parents die.
make it big преуспеть phrase /ˌmeɪk ɪt ˈbɪg/ to become very Many people dream
famous and successful of making it big in
showbusiness.
read in detail читать с полным phrase /ˌriːd ɪn ˈdiːteɪl/ to read a text carefully You’ll need to read the
пониманием текста, in order to learn novel in detail before
внимательно specific facts and writing your essay.
читать information from it
run a global управлять phrase /rʌn ə ˈɡləʊb(ə)l to be in control of a Tim Cook runs the
company глобальной ˈkʌmpəni/ large company that global company
компанией does business all over Apple.
the world
scan просматривать verb /skæn/ to look for specific I quickly scanned the
(для поиска нужной information in a text, phone book and found
информации) such as key words his name listed there.
self-esteem самоуважение noun /selfɪˈstiːm/ the feeling that you She’s very confident
[uncountable] are as important as – she has a lot of
other people and that self-esteem.
you deserve to be
treated well
skim бегло прочитывать, verb /skɪm/ to look quickly at a Julie skimmed the
ознакомиться text in order to get a menu to get an idea
general idea of what it of the kind of food
is about available.
traumatic травматичный adjective /trɔːˈmætɪk/ making you feel Divorce can be a
very upset, afraid traumatic experience
or shocked for children.
washed-up всеми забытый adjective /ˌwɒʃt ˈʌp/ someone who is I hate watching
washed-up is unlikely washed-up celebrities
to be popular or taking part in reality
successful again television shows.
worthlessness никчемность noun /ˈwɜː(r)θləsnəs/ the feeling that you Repeatedly failing
[uncountable] are not important exams can lead
or valued by to a sense of
other people worthlessness.
write a best- написать роман- phrase /raɪt ə ˈbestselɪŋ to write a novel which Maybe one day I’ll
selling novel бестселлер ˈnɒv(ə)l/ is very popular and write a best-selling
sells in large quantities novel.

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