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Vocabulary & Phrases

Step down - піти у відставку

The time is ripe - ідеальна пора
Get something right - зрозуміти
правильно
Have a knack for - мати вміння до
чогось
The ship is sinking - корабель на йде
дно; програшна ситуація
In a jiffy - миттю
Do one's best - зробити все можливе
Get gold feet - забоятись
At all costs -за будь-яку ціну
Have clear grounds - мати очевидні
підстави
Rap on the knuckles - наганяй
Weight on one's shoulders - тягар на
плечах
 Have reservations about something -
мати сумніви з приводу чогось
Have a whip hand - мати владу над
чимось
Tie one's hands - зв`язувати руки (не
давати можливості)
You got me there - ти мене спіймав(ла)
It's up to you - тобі вирішувати
Where were we? - На чому ми
зупинились?
Face odds - стикатись з труднощами
Feel at ease - почуватись розслаблено,
не напружено
Hold one's nerve - тримати себе в руках
(не втрачати контролю над собою)
How are you bearing up? - Як ти,
тримаєшся?
Let's discuss the movie!

Task 1: Answer the questions based on the

movie
How would you describe the personality
of Winston Churchill?
What were his views on the role of the UK
in World War 2?
Who were the members of his war
cabinet?
How can you describe the relationship
between the Prime minister and the
King? Did it change?
How would you describe Mrs. Churchill?
Did Churchill have any hesitations about
his decision to enter the war?
How did Winston take his final decision?
What did people he met on the
underground tell him?
Task 2: Read the sentences and fill in the gaps

1. Ann got __________ when she learned

this news.
2. We have no choice, we've got to win at
__________
3. Hold on, I'll be back in a __________
4. There's nothing we can do, they
___________ our hands.
5. We need to act now. The time
is__________
6. He received a rap _________ from his
boss for not completing this task

Task 3: Read the sentences and substitute the

highlighted words with ones below

odds have reservations my best

at ease step down it's up to you
1. She feels relaxed when she's with him.
2. I don't think we have to go there but it's
your choice.
3. The Prime minister decided to resign.
4. The country had to face difficulties to win
the war.
5. I am not sure whether we decided to follow
the right strategy
6. I will do everything possible to help.

Task 4: Go back the certain moments of the

movie and fill in the gaps

1. Minute 26

"Oh, you ask.. "What is our aim?"

I can answer in one word. __________, at
all cost."

2. Minute 42:
 "I speak to you for the first time as prime
minister in a _________ hour for the life of
our country, of our empire, of
our_________ and above all and, above all,
of the cause of __________"

3. 1 hour 34:
"Whomever can strike _________ into that
brute heart is worthy of our _________ "

4. 1 hour 55:
"Even though largest tracts of Europe and
many old and famous states have fallen or
may fall into into the _________ of the
Gestapo and all the odious apparatus of the
Nazi rule we shall not _________ or fail.
We shall go all to the end. "
Task 5: Here are some famous quotes you
have come across in the movie. How do you
understand them and do you agree with
them?

"You cannot reason with a tiger when your

head is in its mouth"

"Nations which go down fighting rise again

and those that surrender tamely are
finished"

"Those who never change their mind never

change anything"

Task 6: Think of the advantages and

disadvantages of entering the war with
Germany? Was Mr. Churchill right?
Compare this situation with the
one we experience now in Ukraine.
Part 2 - Additional
Vocabulary
War Idioms
War of nerves (дослівно: війна нервів) -
психологічна війна
Be on the warpath - вийти на стежку
війни (бути готовим до конфлікту)
War of words (дослівно: війна слів) -
політичні дебати/ суперечки
Cold War - холодна війна
Jump the gun (дослівно: стрибати
рушницю) - робити щось необдумано
Armed to teeth - озброєний до зубів
Sword of Damocles - Дамоклів меч
(постійна небезпека)
Loose cannon (дослівно: вільна гармата)
- непередбачувана людина
Call the shots (дослівно: викликати
постріли) - бути головним/
відповідальним
Phrasal Verbs about War and Politics

Set up - створювати (бізнес,

організацію)
Set up an organisation - створювати
організацію
Let sb off - відпускати
He bagged to let him off - він благав, щоб
його відпустили
Give up - здаватись
Never give up - ніколи не здавайся
Go off - вибухати
The bomb went off -вибухнула бомба
Break out - розгортатись, розпочатись
The war broke out- розпочалась війна
Break down - розпадатись
Nations break down - нації розпадаються
Break out of - втекти
Break out of prison - втекти з в'язниці
Look into - розслідувати
Look into the case - розслідувати
справу
 3. Match the pictures below
with the types of weapon and
military equipment

b) c)
a)

e)
f)
d)

g) h) i)

rifle grenade cannon

bulletproof vest bullet fighter jet
missile gauntlet helmet
Speaking and Discussion

Discuss the following questions:

What is the reason for wars in the world?

Why do people join the army?
Should women be soldiers?
How is economy affected by war?
What are the effects of war on the
environment?
How do people recover psychologically
from war?
Which countries have the strongest
armies?
Which countries are the most peaceful?
Does the country need to invest money
into its army?
Will there be wars in the future?
How different will wars be in the future?
War Vocabulary

Declare war - оголосити війну

Breach of war - порушення війни
Missile - ракета
Paratrooper - десантник
Infantry - піхота
Reinforcement - підкріплення
Rifle - гвинтівка
Assault - атака, штурм
Cold steel - холодна зброя
Weapon - зброя
Weapon of mass destruction - зброя
масового знищення
Traitor - зрадник
Siege - облога
Battlefield - поле бою
Drop a bomb - кинути бомбу
Ambush - засідка
Political asylum - політичний
прихисток
Prisoner of war - військовополонений
Warship - військовий корабель
Warzone - зона воєнних дій
Peacemaker - миротворець
Treason -державна зрада
Hostage - заручник
Seize - захопити
Loss - втрата
Victory - перемога
Casualty - жертва
Truce - перемир'я
Ceasefire - припинення вогню
Defeat - поразка
Bomb shelter - бомбосховище
Troops - війська
Saboteur - диверсант
Curfew - комендантська година
Flee - тікати
Wounded - поранений
Ally - союзник
Navy - флот
Shelling - обстріл
Rifle - гвинтівка
Fighter jet - винищувач
Besiege - оточити
Civilian - мирний мешканець
Blast - вибух
Rebel-held area - окуповані території
Ground forces - наземні війська
Ceasefire - принення вогню
Intelligence -розвідка
Treaty - договір
Withdraw - відводити
Retreat - відступати
Successor - наступник
Submarine - підводний човен
Wage war - вести війну
Negotiations -переговори
Refugee - біженець
Surrender - здаватись
Defence - оборона
Rear - тил
 Resistance - опір
Threat - загроза
Large-scale assault - повномасштабний
напад
Encircle - оточити
Encirclement - оточення
Eliminate - ліквідовувати
Debris - уламки

Answers:
Part 1:
Task 2 Task 3
1. cold feet 1. at ease
2. all costs 2. it's up to you
3. jiffy 3. step down
4. tied 4. odds
5. ripe 5. have reservations
6. on the knuckles 6. my best
Task 4
1. victory
2. solemn, allies, freedom
3. fear trust
4. grip, flag

Part 2:
Task 3:
a) cannon
b) missile
c) grenade
d) fighter jet
e) rifle
f) bullet
g) bulletproof vest
h) gauntlet
i) helmet