6. claim (v.) to say that something is true, even though there is no definite proof Salinger’s daughter claimed that he was not a recluse
7. contact (v.) sb His staff were unable to contact him by telephone.
contact (n.); have (little) contact with sb
8. critic (n)
9. do an interview, a show
Epic
11. give rise to sth = lead to, result in sth Her eccentric behaviour gave rise to a lot of rumours
Hit
Household name
14. influence (n.), be/have big influence on sb
15. make/release (v.) an album, a film
Masterpiece
17. popular (adj.) be popular with (both the critics and the public)
18. publicise (v) (product, masterpiece) publish or broadcast information about a thing or person
publicity (n) information that makes people notice a person, product etc escape publicity
public (adj., n.) (publicly - adv.) involving a lot of people, or involving people in general
public attention (внимание общественноcти)
be seen/appear/speak in public
19. re’cord (v.) (a tape, a CD, an event, scientific data)
‘record (n.) 1) information about sth that has happened; 2) a disc with music
3) a piece of recorded music=recording n.
20. regard (v.) =consider regard as His films are regarded as masterpieces
Kubrick was widely regarded as one of the most influential post-war film directors.
21. reputation n. establish/make reputation He established his reputation with a single novel
Royalty
Rumour
24. script (n.), film script words for a play/film
25. star (v.), stardom (n.)
She starred in Hollywood’s greatest masterpieces, but her stardom had no noticeable effect on her.
26. withdraw (v.) from to stop participating in sth or stop someone or sth from taking part
The injury has forced him to withdraw from the competition.
Unit 11.3
1. accurate(ly) adj. (adv.) correct or true in every detail - точный
We need to get an accurate estimate of what the new building will cost.
2. bring home to sb to make someone understand something much more clearly than they did before, especially something unpleasant - осознавать
When I saw for myself the damage that had been caused, that really brought home to me the scale of the disaster
3. chutzpah (n.) /ˈhʊtspə/= hutzpah; = hutzpa strong confidence in yourself so that you can say or do rude or shocking things without becoming ashamed or embarrassed. This word usually shows that you admire this quality in a person – наглость, нахальств о
4. convey (v.) to express a thought, feeling or idea so that it is understood by other people
You don't want to convey the impression that we're not interested.
5. cover (v.) to give a report or description of an event on television or radio, or in a newspaper
We will be covering the game live on Saturday afternoon.
6. daunt (v.) to make someone feel slightly frightened or worried about their ability to achieve something; = discourage – отпугивать, устрашать, приводить в уныние
She was not at all daunted by the size of the problem.
daunted (adj) ant. undaunted
7. dispatch (n.) a newspaper report sent by someone in a foreign country, often communicating war news, or an official report, often on a military matter
In her latest dispatch our war correspondent reported an increase in fighting.
8. far and wide in a large area or in many different places, some of them a long way away
People travel far and wide today.
from far and wide
9. integrity (n.)the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles that you refuse to change – прямота, честность
No one doubted that the president was a man of the highest integrity.
10. piece (n.) an article in a newspaper or magazine, or a part of a television or radio programme
My search began after reading a piece in the Daily Mirror.
write/do a piece/ a story on/about something
He had previously written an investigative piece about the killings.
11. single out (v.) to choose one person or thing from a group for special attention, especially criticism or praise – выделять
It's not fair the way my sister is always singled out for special treatment.
12. stringer n. a part-time or freelance correspondent for the news media - внештатный корреспондент
13. tough – difficult He’s having a really tough time at the moment.
14. traineeship a short period of time when someone gets trained for a specified job
15. wangle (v.) to get something by tricking someone or by persuading them in an indirect way – заполучить, хитростью добыть
wangle one’s way into sth
He's only been here two months and already he's managed to wangle his way into the biggest property company in London.
16. witness (v.) to see something happen, for example a crime or an accident
Several journalists witnessed the incident in which eight people were injured.
witness = eyewitness (n)
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