D. The collocations:
break | burn |
to break away – to escape; to take aside | to burn away - сгорать в огне, сильно обгорать |
to break back – to turn back quickly | to burn down – спалить дотла; сгорать дотла |
to break down – to blow down; to analyze (study) | to burn in – обжигать изделия для прочности |
to break in – to burst in, cut in; to interrupt | to burn off – сжигать; выжигать остатки урожая с поля |
to break into - to enter (a house, etc.) illegally; to change abruptly from a slower to a faster speed | to burn on – напаивать (например, лампой, паяльником) |
to break off – to stop doing something; to end a relationship | to burn out – выжигать дотла; перегорать |
to break out – to escape; to start (about war) | to burn through - прогорать насквозь; прожигать насквозь |
to break through – to achieve, to win; to come through | to burn up - начинать гореть сильнее, снова вспыхивать; сжигать, расходовать; выгорать, догорать; Ам.Е. – ругать кого-либо |
to break up – to stop something; to come apart (decay); to finish school term for holidays |
Examination Practice
E. Fill in the correct particle or preposition in the following sentences (break and burn).
Sure we’ll break _______ the Championship. | |
I shouldn’t break him ______. It looks impolite and rude. | |
Of course, the police sometimes break ______ houses when it is really necessary. | |
The forester’s house was burnt ________ and nobody could help him. | |
Please break ______ as soon as possible. I need you. | |
Germany broke _______ the World War II in 1939. | |
We watched the hero’s car burning ________ in the square. |
Examination Practice
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Before Reading
F. Read the paragraph below. Try to guess the meaning of the underlined expressions.
In Britain there is a new company called Time Energy Network, which specializes in lifestyle management. The company aims to help busy working people who suffer from “ time famine. ”
Now read the first 5 paragraphs of the article to see if your ideas were correct.