Famous explorers, travellers and writers

Unit 4 Lesson 1
explorer[ɛk`splɔ:rə ]
a person who explores an unfamiliar area; an adventurer
Исследователь

writer[`rʌɪtə ]
a person who has written a particular text
Писатель, автор

Silk Road[sɪlk rəud]
An ancient caravan route linking Xian in central China with the eastern Mediterranean. It was established during the period of Roman rule in Europe.
Древний караванный путь, связывающий Сиань в центральной части Китая с восточной частью Средиземного моря. Она была создана в период римского владычества в Европе.

author['ɔ:θə]
a writer of a book, article, or report
Автор, писатель

until[ən`til]
up to
До, до тех пор пока, не раньше

route[ru:t]
a way or course taken in getting from a starting point to a destination
Путь, маршрут

century['senʧərɪ]
a period of one hundred years
Век, столетие

believe[bɪ'li:v]
accept (something) as true; feel sure of the truth of
Полагать, считать

expedition[ekspɪ'dɪʃən]
a journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose
Экспедиция

discover[dɪ'skʌvə]
find (something or someone) unexpectedly or in the course of a search
Открывать, обнаруживать, находить

wonderful['wʌndəfəl]
extremely good; marvelous
Замечательный, чудесный

source[sɔ:s]
a place, person, or thing from which something comes or can be obtained
Источник, первопричина, начало

Lake Victoria [leɪk vɪk'tɔ:rɪə ]
is one of the African Great Lakes

Unit 4 Lesson 2
Portuguese [pɔtjʊɡiz]
the Romance language of Portugal and Brazil
Португальский

Iran [ɪrɑ:n]
a country in the Middle East, between the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf
Иран

Turkey [tə:ki]
a country located on the Anatolian peninsula in western Asia
Турция

Unit 4 Lesson 3
voyage [`vɔɪɪdʒ ]
A long journeyA long journey involvingA long journey involving travelA long journey involving travel by sea or in space
Путешествие

strange [streɪndʒ]
Unusual or surprising in a way that is unsettling or hard to understand
Странный, необыкновенный, удивительный

to share [ʃɛ:]
Have a portion of (something) with another or others
Делиться, разделять, делить

captain [`kəptɪn ]
The person in command of a ship
Капитан

cabin boy [`kəbɪn bɔɪ]
A boy employed to wait on a ship's officers or passengers
Юнга

beetle [`bi:təl ]
An insect
жук

Tropics [`trɒpɪks ]
Tropical zone, torrid zone
Тропики

extremely [ɪk`stri:mli ]
To a very great degree
Чрезвычайно,очень, крайне

seasickness [`si:sɪknəs]
Naupathia
Морская болезнь

octopus [`ɒktəpəs ]
A cephalopod mollusk
Осьминог

brilliant [`brɪljənt ]
Very bright and radiant
Блестящий, сверкающий

cowboys [`kaʊbɔɪs]
The men, typically on horseback
Ковбои

gaucho [`ɡaʊtʃəʊ]
A cowboy of the South American pampas
Гаучо

Argentina [`ɑ:dʒən`ti:nə ]
A republicA republic occupyingA republic occupying much of the southernA republic occupying much of the southern part of South America
Аргентина

porpoise [`pɔ:pəs ]
A small toothed whale with a low triangular dorsal fin and a blunt rounded snout
Небольшой зубчатый кит с низким треугольным спинным плавником и тупым закругленным рылом
Бурый дельфин

turtle [`tə:təl ]
A freshwater reptile, typically having a flattened shell
Пресноводная рептилия, как правило, имеющая сплюснутую оболочку
Черепаха

naturalist [`nətʃərəlɪst ]
A person who practises naturalismA person who practises naturalism in artA person who practises naturalism in art or literature
Натуралист

Dubai [du:'baɪ]
a member state of the United Arab Emirates
Дубай