Listen, CD (37), and read.
A.
attend [əˈtend] − посещать, сопровождать
crowd [kraʊd] − толпа
crowded [ˈkraʊdɪd] − заполненный людьми, переполненный
overcrowded [əʊvəˈkraʊdɪd] − переполненный
convenient [kənˈvi:niənt] − удобный
feature [ˈfi:ʧə] − черта
scream [skri:m] − пронзительно кричать, вопить
suburb [ˈsʌbɜ:b] − пригород, предместье
swear [sweə] − 1) клясться, божиться; 2) браниться, сквернословить
thus [ðʌs] − таким образом, следовательно
rush hour − час пик
traffic jam − дорожная «пробка»
B.
attend: to attend school, to attend classes, to attend club meetings. People who attend a play or a concert are the audience, people who attend a religious service are the congregation, people who attend football games are spectators.
crowd: a big crowd, a crowd of fans. There were crowds of people at the theatre. I do what I like and don’t follow the crowd.
crowded: a crowded street, a crowded hall.
overcrowded: an overcrowded bus, an overcrowded room. We went to Klin in an overcrowded train.
convenient: a convenient time, a convenient size, a convenient place, to be convenient for/to somebody. It’s convenient for me to arrive at 6. I’ll meet you at any time convenient for you.
feature: a characteristic feature, a special feature, the main feature. Our plan has some undesirable features.
scream: to scream loudly, to scream in anger, to scream for help, to scream with delight, to scream at somebody. They had their arms in the air and were screaming with delight.
suburb: the suburb of a city. Wanstead is a suburb of London. We live in the suburbs, so many parents have to drive to work.
swear (swore, sworn): 1) to swear that…, to swear to do something, to swear on the Bible. I swear, I have never seen him before. 2) to swear at somebody. She was angry and was swearing at everybody.
thus: Thus often means “as a result” in formal English. Its informal synonym is “so”. Its formal synonym is “therefore”. “Therefore” is used more often than “thus”. You didn’t study and, thus, you failed the test.
rush hour: at rush hour, during the rush hour, in the middle of the rush hour. I like to get to work before the rush hour. There’s a train every half hour or 20 minutes at rush hour.
traffic jam: to create a traffic jam, in a traffic jam. In the morning, traffic jams start at about 8 a. m.