A-1; A-2 (40)

Question 1

agree /əˈɡriː/

verb

Answer 1

соглашаться

I agree with you.
“She’s definitely the right person for the job.” “I agree.”
[ + (that) ] We all agreed that mistakes had been made.
We agree about most things.

Question 2

alive /əˈlaɪv/

adjective [ never before noun ]

Answer 2

живой

1. Are your grandparents still alive?

оживленный
1. The bar was alive with the sound of laughter.
2. The city comes alive at night.

в живых
1. Local people are fighting to keep the language alive.

Question 3

allow /əˈlaʊ/

verb [ T ]

Answer 3

разрешать

1. [ often passive ] Smoking is not allowed in the restaurant.
2. Are dogs allowed in the hotel?
3. [ + to do sth ] You are not allowed to use calculators UK in the exam/US on the exam.
4. [ + two objects ] Patients are not allowed visitors after nine o’clock.

допускать
[ + to do sth ] They have allowed the problem to get worse.

позволять
[ + to do sth ] The extra money will allow me to upgrade my computer.

Question 4

almost
/ˈɔːlməʊst/

adverb

Answer 4

почти
I almost missed the bus.

почти всегда/каждый/половина и т. д.

He’s almost always late.
Almost everyone I know likes chocolate.

Question 5

alone /əˈləʊn/

adjective, adverb

Answer 5

одинокий, один

She lives alone.
We’re all alone.

оставлять кого-либо в покое
Leave him alone, he’s tired.

оставлять что-либо в покое
Leave your hair alone!

Question 6

along /əˈlɔːŋ/

adverb

Answer 6

вперед

We were just walking along, chatting.

Question 7

adverb

also

/ˈɔːlsəʊ/

Answer 7

также

She speaks French and also a little Spanish.
The book also has a chapter on grammar.

Question 8

along

/əˈlɒŋ/

preposition

Answer 8

вдоль, по

a romantic walk along the beach

вдоль
a row of new houses along the river

Question 9

although

/ɔːlˈðəʊ/

*conjunction

Answer 9

хотя

She walked home by herself, although she knew it was dangerous.

хотя, но
He’s coming this evening, although I don’t know exactly when.