1. with staring eyes/ bug-eyed/with bulging eyes 2. a wonderful / an amazing storyteller 3. charm 4. a funny adventure 5. a cosy/comfortable house 6. the contents of the book 7. a short speech 8. an impressive/spectacular landscape (scenery) 9. to have the job done / to cope with one's work 10. the latest edition / the most recent edition 11. an observant boy 12. an active /movable /agile teenager 13. kneeling; on one's knees; in/on one's lap 14. let me know 15. instead of the teacher 16. to impress friends / to make an impression on one's friends 17. to swallow books 18. a delightful librarian 19. to be absorbed by the novel 20. a dangerous adventure 21. serious contents 22. a tiny chatterbox/ a small or tiny talker 23. since then/since that time/from that time on 24. not to be ridiculous /(don't make me laugh - не смешите меня) 25. to break the spell 26. a rare edition of the book
- Where there many visitors? - Yes, a lot. Most of them were groups of tourists from abroad. -What can you say about exhibits? - They were wonderful Some of them were quite old and very valuable. - Did you have a guide or an audio guide? - I was alone. But I joined a group of toursits and listened to their quide. -What were your impressions? - I was very impressed by the collection of works of art and by the knowledge of the guide. He seemed to know everything about the exhibits and their creators.
2. a wonderful / an amazing storyteller
3. charm
4. a funny adventure
5. a cosy/comfortable house
6. the contents of the book
7. a short speech
8. an impressive/spectacular landscape (scenery)
9. to have the job done / to cope with one's work
10. the latest edition / the most recent edition
11. an observant boy
12. an active /movable /agile teenager
13. kneeling; on one's knees; in/on one's lap
14. let me know 15. instead of the teacher
16. to impress friends / to make an impression on one's friends
17. to swallow books
18. a delightful librarian
19. to be absorbed by the novel
20. a dangerous adventure
21. serious contents
22. a tiny chatterbox/ a small or tiny talker
23. since then/since that time/from that time on
24. not to be ridiculous /(don't make me laugh - не смешите меня)
25. to break the spell
26. a rare edition of the book
- Yes, a lot. Most of them were groups of tourists from abroad.
-What can you say about exhibits?
- They were wonderful Some of them were quite old and very valuable.
- Did you have a guide or an audio guide?
- I was alone. But I joined a group of toursits and listened to their quide.
-What were your impressions?
- I was very impressed by the collection of works of art and by the knowledge of the guide. He seemed to know everything about the exhibits and their creators.