Question

Listen to and read the text. For questions 1-3, choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D). Then, explain the words in bold

Answer 1

Ответ:

1 B

2 D

3 D

bad-tempered - getting angry easily (дурной характер);

convenient - suitable for your purposes and needs and causing the least difficulty (  удобный);

fair - Something or someone that is fair is reasonable, right, and just. (справедливый);

treating - to behave towards someone or deal with something in a particular way (обращаться);

wages - a particular amount of money that is paid, usually every week, to an employee, especially one who does work that needs physical skills or strength, rather than a job needing a college education (заработная плата);

pointed out - to tell someone about some information, often because you believe they do not know it or have forgotten it (указал);

muttered - to speak quietly and in a low voice that is not easy to hear, often when you are worried or complaining about something (бормотал);

slide - a structure for children to play on which has a slope for them to slide down and usually a set of steps leading up to the slope (горка);

in honour of - in order to celebrate or show great respect for someone or something ( в честь).