1B Socialising and Friendship: Freshers’s week

Question 1

Универ
university

Answer 1

uni abrv /ˈjuːni/ - (BrE)

• I go to uni in Newcastle.

Question 2

сумасшедший
wild and exciting

Answer 2

mad

• We got to meet Harry Styles! It was mad.

Question 3

a welcome week for new university students to get to know people, the university and the city.

Answer 3

Freshers’ Week

• Freshers’ Week was exhausting; there was a party every night!

Question 4

UK дико уставший
very tired

Answer 4

UK knackered (slang)

• I’m staying at home tonight. I’m knackered.

Question 5

Общежитие

a building where university students live together

Answer 5

UK halls /hɔːlz/ also called ‘halls of residence’,

• We’re living in halls during our first year at uni.

Note: In American English, ‘halls’ are often called a ‘dorm’ or ‘dormitory’.

Question 6

в любое время

any time, especially very late at night

Answer 6

at all hours

• My neighbours used to play music at all hours.

Question 7

тосковать по дому

to miss your homeland, family and friends while you are away

Answer 7

homesick /ˈhəʊmsɪk/

• I was really homesick when I first went to uni.

Question 8

UK argument
спор

Answer 8

UK barney n /ˈbɑːni/ (slang)

• We had a bit of a barney last night but we’re OK now.

Question 9

Неловкий, неудобный embarrassing and hard to deal with

Answer 9

awkward /ˈɔːkwəd/

• There was an awkward moment when I met my ex-husband in the hallway.