Ex 4 Give the four forms of the following verbs.
shoot, wear, sing, leave, run, strike, let, hold, wake, shine, drink, beat, sweep, stop, say.
Ex 5 Paraphrase the following sentences according to the model.
Model: He was proud of his garden that was kept in good order.
He was proud of his well-kept garden.
1. I believe he has very nice manners. 2. She always dresses very well. 3. This scientist is known all over the world. 4. Her remark was meant for the best. 5. He was a man of fine build. 6. The girl was wearing a hat that had seen better times. 7. It seems he has read every book that is to be read at his age.
Ex 6 Recast the following sentences, using derivatives (verbs, adjectives) instead of the nouns in bold type.
1. Her disappointment was great when she failed to get what she was after. 2. They spent a lot of time over the arrangement of furniture in their new flat. 3. Though the argument lasted for hours no decision was reached. 4. We came to an agreement in no time. 5. She sat by the fire without movement, deep in thought. 6. The excitement among the crowd rose as the horses approached the finish.
Ex 7 Replace the phrases in bold type by suitable phrasal verbs from the list. Make other necessary changes.
look forward to, look over, look up (2), look for, look down on, look through
1. I've been trying to find you for a long time. 2. He examined the car. It seemed that nothing had been touched. 3. We were expecting their arrival with pleasure. 4. Now that he held an important position his old friends were no longer good enough for him. 5. She had no time to read her notes properly. 6. Any time you come to town come and see me. 7. She promised to see if she had the telephone number in her address book.
Ex 8 Translate the following sentences, using 'learn', 'recognize', 'find out' according to the sense.
1. . 2. . . 3. , , . 4. . 5. , ? 6. . 7. , .
9 Translate the following sentences.
(A) 1. Are you married? , (). 2. When did you get married? ( ) . 3. Whom are you married to? ( ). 4. How old were you when you married her (him)? 22 , ( ).
(B) 1. , . ? , . 2. . . 3. , . 18 . 4. ? . 5. , .
10 Translate the following sentences, using the verb 'do' or 'make' according to the sense.
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11 Make up sentences with each of the following word combinations. Translate the sentences into Russian. Give other examples with 'do' and 'make'.
(a) do good (harm); do without; do business; do sb a service; do shopping (gardening, etc); do an experiment; do research.
(b) make a speech; make changes; make fun (of); make up one's mind; make no (little) difference; make a promise; make arrangement; make a decision; make up a quarrel; make an experiment; make a test; make payment; make a search.
Ex 12 Paraphrase the following sentences according to the model.
Model: He interrupted me all the time while I was telling the story.
He kept (on) interrupting me while I was telling the story.
1. He stood at the doors of the theatre and looked at his watch now and again. 2. All through dinner they talked about the experiment. 3. As he drove about the town he watched the traffic lights all the time. 4. On our way home she asked him a lot of questions about his journey. 5. He smiled while reading the book.
Ex 13 Combine the following pairs of sentences into complex sentences, using a construction with the gerund.
Model: He wants to take a course in driving. He has been thinking of it
for some time.
He has been thinking of taking a course in driving for some time.
1. In old times people used to travel about the country by diligence. Now there are many other different ways. 2. He was eager to win first place in the competition but he had little chance. 3. Children like to collect stamps. They are interested in it. 4. I very much want to receive a letter from my friend. I am looking forward to it. 5. She is eager to play the leading role in the new film. She has been thinking of it a long time. 6. My brother likes to climb mountains. He gets much pleasure out of it. 7. He likes nothing better than to drive a car fast. He enjoys it. 8. Don't cross the river at this time of the year. There is great danger in it. 9. She likes to skate. She is fond of it. 10. Don't smoke so much. There is great harm in it.
Ex 14 Study the following phrases and (a) recall the sentences in which they are used in the text and (b) use them in sentences of your own.
in the fields; behind (at) the wheel of a tractor/a car; at the end of (a valley, corridor; story, etc); a long (short) way from the road (house, etc); one after another; be (run, etc) after sb/sth; come into one's head; across the field (room, street, etc); come (climb) over a wall; go (come, call, etc) back; strike sb on (the nose, the head, etc); be afraid for one's life; come to one's mind; get (a) pleasure out of doing sth; look forward to sth; do without sb/sth; wake up.
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Ex 15 Fill in the blanks with prepositions or adverbs. Retell passage (B).
(A) 1. There was nothing in his past to be ashamed . 2. We like the same book but different reasons. 3. They were a noisy crowd and she got little pleasure their company. 4. I've been after this book months. 5. Why has it come your head to invite them both? They'll be quarrellingeach other all the time and our week-end will be spoiled. 6. the end the hall was an escalator that led the street. 7. He was putting one picture another front me and I could see how eagerly he was waiting a word of admiration. 8. It had suddenly come his mind that a careless step might ruin his whole career. 9. Looking the wall she saw children running the garden, shouting something excitedly each other. 10. I had the feeling that the secretary was watching me the corner her eye while she was arranging the cards the desk alphabetical order. 11. With her brother the wheel she was not afraid her life. 12. The doctor looked the boy's arm and said: "I don't like the look it all. He must be taken hospital once."
(B) three weeks Mr Raggett, all dressed up, called Kate daily. After staying tea he usually ended the evening by asking her hand. He knew he couldn't do her.
One evening when he reached the door and was going out, Kate called him .
"Sit , Mr Raggett," she said calmly. Mr Raggett took his seat. the corner his eye he saw the girl come the room and sit the sofa him.
"You've asked me many times to marry you. I am sure it is very kind you. And if I have hurt your feelings by refusing you, it's because I have thought that I was not good enough you. Still, if you are firm your decision and haven't changed your mind, I agree." Mr Raggett's heart missed a beat.
"I suppose you have a little money," Kate continued.
She heard him catch his breath. "A very little," he said a whisper.
"I want it to be a small affair: just ourselves and a few friends. We shan't spend much money it and we'll have three nice weeks London."
"Perhaps you want to take a little longer to think everything ," said Mr Raggett. Now that the moment he had been looking so much had come, he wasn't sure he wanted to get married.
"I've quite made my mind," the girl said. "And now I want to marry you just as much as you want to marry me."
(After "A Safety Match" by W. W. Jacobs)
Ex 16 Fill in the blanks with a suitable word. Use the correct form. Translate the sentences into Russian.
beat v, ruin v (2), recognize, settle (2), be ashamed (2), harm, harmful, harmless, reason, firm, straight, alone (2), ugly (2)
1. Our plans are not definite at all. Nothing has been yet. 2. I should warn you he's not that easy to at chess. 3. If she keeps on smoking like this, she'll be her health. 4. I said what I thought of him to his face, not that he liked it. 5. She said she was tired and wanted to be left . 6. It was a perfectly joke, and it's your own fault if you don't see the funny side of things. 7. He was in his decision to have his own way in the matter. 8. She was easy to . She had changed very little since I saw her last. 9. Another mistake like this may his career at the laboratory. 10. She shouldn't have gone to the South against the doctor's advice; the heat did her more than good. 11. That was an thing to say! Aren't you of yourself? 12. He couldn't explain why he had suddenly changed his mind; he had no to give, he had just felt that way. 13. She wasn't exactly pretty, some people even said she was . 14. Too much exercise may be to a person with a weak heart. 15. She didn't like to go places, she always took somebody along with her. 16. The old man held his head high. He hadn't done a single thing in his life to be of. 17. They turned to the professor for help as it seemed he was the only person who could their problem.
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Ex 17 Replace the Russian words and phrases by suitable English equivalents in the correct form. Retell the passage.
With a heavy heart Miss Meadows walked along the cold corridors that ( ) the music hall.
Forms Four, Five and Six were waiting for her there.
She ( ) the piano with her baton. "Silence, please! Immediately!" Her voice () cold and hard. She ( , ) of the letter she () that morning. It () her with un-happiness. "... I feel more and more strongly that our marriage could be a mistake. Not that I do not love you. I love you as much as it is possible to love a woman, but I don't think I am a marrying man." () in the world again! Oh, how it (). She should have known that nothing would come of it.
Miss Meadows said in a voice of ice, "Page fourteen, please. A Lament."*
What could be more tragic than a lament! How she had always (c ) their meetings! How good-looking Basil was. And he knew it, too.
"The headmaster's wife ( ) me to dinner. I never get an evening to myself."
"But can't you ()?"
"Oh, well, I can't ( ), ( ). And then it may () my chances."
The voices were silent, the piano waited.
"Quite good," said Miss Meadows, but still in such a voice that the younger girls ( ).
() the door opened. A little girl in blue ( ) her.
"Well, Monica, what is it?"
"Oh, if you please, Miss Meadows," said the little girl, "Miss Wyatt wants to see you."
The headmistress sat at her desk. "I sent for you just now because this telegram has come for you. () it isn't bad news." ( ) to say anything, Miss Meadows opened the telegram.
"(He ) letter was mad bought hatstand today Basil." She (). She half ran towards the door.
"Oh, just one minute, Miss Meadows," said Miss Wyatt (). "I must say I don't like my teachers to () telegrams in school hours."
() hope, love and joy she ran back to the music hall.
"Page 32," she sang out and () to () her smile.
We come here today with flowers and joy...
"Stop! Stop!" cried Miss Meadows. "This is (). ( ?) Think, think of what you're singing. Use your (). It should () warm, happy and eager. ( .) Quickly. Now then!"
And this time Miss Meadow's voice () over all the other voices full, deep and rich.
(After "Singing Lesson" by Katherine Mansfield)
Ex 18 Speak on the following topics. Use the words and phrases given below.
