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fished around, turned back, wondered if, motioned, amusement, rolled, reveal
Vocabulary Features
From different books:
  1. Once a research chemist, Elizabeth Zott was a woman with flawless skin and an unmistakable demeanor of someone who was not average and never would be.
  2. While all the other children gummed their peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, Madeline opened her lunch box to find a thick slice of leftover lasagna, a side helping of buttery zucchini, an exotic kiwi cut into quarters, five pearly round cherry tomatoes, a tiny Morton salt shaker, two still-warm chocolate chip cookies, and a red plaid thermos full of ice-cold milk.
  3. I’ve been calling you for three days, and not once have you managed the courtesy of a return call.
  4. He continued to stare. She was stunning. He was literally stunned by her. Was she auditioning for something?
  5. I’ve come all the way over here from Hastings on my lunch hour because you’ve failed to return my calls.
  6. Calvin was a brilliant man, but if he had one flaw, it was his ability to hold a grudge.
Grammar Tips
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Passive Voice:
  1. His friends, who were not supposed to be there, actually were, of course.
  2. The role I was offered was that of Marty Hart. The role I wanted was Rustin Cohle, the greatest detective I’d ever met.
  3. I was physically and mentally exhausted.

Past Perfect:
  1. Вы позвонили после того, как вернулись.
  2. Когда я пришёл, мой заказ уже был готов.
  3. Когда мы начали играть в игру, я понял, что уже играл в неё.
  4. A woman’s voice answered and I told her I had found her dog.

Past Perfect Continuous:
  1. Я долго делал домашнюю работу перед тем, как наконец заснул.
  2. Она ждала его уже два часа, когда он наконец приехал.
  3. Они жили в том доме уже десять лет до того, как решили переехать.
  4. Мы играли в теннис уже час, когда пошел дождь.
  5. Дождь шел всю ночь.

3d Conditional:
  1. Если бы она его видела, она бы мне сказала.
  2. Если бы они купили дом побольше, они могли бы жить вместе.
  3. Если бы ты сказал мне правду, я бы не злился.
  4. Если бы мы взяли такси, мы бы приехали вовремя.

Phrasal Verbs:
  1. Can you look after my dog while I'm away?
  2. Please turn on the lights.
  3. I looked up the meaning of that word.
  4. He took off his jacket.
  5. Look out! That car is coming.
  6. Don't give up on your dreams.
  7. Put on your shoes.
  8. Let's put off the meeting until next week.
  9. Turn off the TV.
  10. I can't put up with his bad behavior.
  11. Let's get on the bus.
  12. I'm looking forward to the weekend
  13. She's getting over her illness.
  14. They get along well
  15. She takes after her mother.
  16. Pick up the phone.
  17. I want to take up yoga.

From the book:
  1. A woman’s voice answered and I told her I had found her dog.
  2. I smiled and added: “You don’t have to go looking for an idea, Leo. The idea will come to you. The idea is an event that can happen at any time.”
  3. You’re in charge of everything. Because your job is to be the writer.
  4. “If I can be Rustin Cohle, I’m in,” I told them.
  5. If I couldn’t do what I wanted, I wasn’t going to do what I didn’t, no matter the price.
  6. Tarrytown was the kind of neighborhood where dogs ran off the leash, kids could chase a ball into the street without looking for oncoming cars, and grandparents hadn’t changed their address since they were born there.
  7. an abandoned shopping cart from the local supermarket
  8. Not only did I never see him again, he never saw me—he didn’t get a single photo.
  9. He didn’t blame them, he’d just sit on a bench and hope they would let him play, too.
  10. If it was winter, I would leave a New York City swept with polar winds, my car covered in snow and me wearing a thick sweater with a steaming coffee in one hand and the steering wheel in the other.
  11. “Why did you do it, Marcus?” I was having trouble meeting her gaze. She shouted, “You abandoned me!”
Vocabulary Features
Translate the words:

A
  • additional
  • to admit
  • to access
  • to afford

B
  • to blame
  • boredom

C
  • to call it a night
  • to be in charge of
  • to charge

D
  • disgusting

E
  • eggshell
  • escape
  • exhausting
  • entire

F
  • to freak out
  • a fingernail

G
  • to grab

H
  • heating
  • to get hopes up

K
  • a killjoy

M
  • it makes sense

P
  • pretend
  • to pick
  • to ping the address
  • a pep talk
  • plumbing
  • permission

S
  • to stare
  • a spot
  • be supposed to

Multiple Choice and Other Stuff:

1. It doesn't make sense.
A. Это не так важно.
B. Это нелогично.
C. Это не имеет смысла.

2. I don't need a pep talk.
A. Мне не нужно об этом говорить.
B. Мне не нужна ободряющая речь.
C. Я не люблю сплетни.

3. I don't want to get my hopes up.
A. Буду надеяться на лучшее.
B. Я даже не надеюсь.
C. Не хочу обнадёживаться.

4. Let's call it a night.
A. Спокойной ночи.
B. Утро вечера мудренее.
C. Переночуем здесь.

5. I don't blame you.
A. Я не боюсь тебя.
B. Я не верю тебе.
C. Я не виню тебя.

Locke and the Key (script)
Translate:
  1. I turn into a pumpkin at 11 on school nights.
  2. I'm not particularly impressed.
  3. They stay quiet when their family needs them.
  4. Close your eyes, just follow my voice!
  5. I'll add it to the list.
  6. I told you I'd come see you.
  7. You don't remember seeing anything...unusual last night?
  8. This house is full of mold and some mold makes people sick, Bode.
  9. The reason why she doesn't remember is because she's a grown up.
  10. This is the real world, where everything makes sense except you.
  11. Hey, Evil Kinsey reflection! Are you just a mold hallucination?
  12. I can't believe we're just going to school like nothing insane is going on.
  13. Some of the girls back in Seattle used to take mental health days off from school.
  14. How about a day for processing the fact that we live in a frickin' magical house?
  15. People think we're weird enough already. Don't make it worse.
  16. So there's this one where this lady just wandered in and she went nuts.
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