Задание 20 Юнит 7 Рабочая тетрадь ГДЗ Вербицкая Forward 9 класс
Extend your vocabulary Common French expressions in English English has lots of loan (‘borrowed’) words and phrases from other languages, for example, faux pas is from French.
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Extend your vocabulary
Common French expressions in English
English has lots of loan (‘borrowed’) words and phrases from other languages, for example, faux pas is from French. The phrases may have the same meaning in both languages or they may have evolved differently in the two languages, e.g. Souvenir (Fr) = a memory; souvenir (Eng) = a small gift or ‘reminder’ of a place visited.
*20 Study the definitions. Use them to complete sentences 1-5.
faux pas an embarrassing social mistake
au pair young person who lives with a family in another country to learn the language and to look after the children
bon appetit said at the beginning of a meal, means ‘enjoy your food’
bon voyage said before someone goes on a journey, means ‘have a good journey’
critique a detailed analysis of the problems of, for example, political ideas
cuisine a particular style of cooking, for example, Indian cuisine is often spicy
en suite an en suite bedroom has an attached, private bathroom
fiance (male)/fiancee (female) the person someone is engaged to marry
1 ‘Goodbye! This time tomorrow, we’ll be on the beach in Australia!’ taskBon voyage!’
2 We’re going to employ an au pair to help with the children and housework.
3 This is my fiance, Adam. He asked me to marry him on Valentine’s Day.
4 I love pasta — I think Italian cuisine is the best in the world.
5 I made a terrible faux pas at the party — I asked George about his girlfriend and they’d split up that afternoon. It was so embarrassing.