Exercise 63 a) Social expressions. Match an expression in column A with a reply in column B.
| A | B |
| Mind your own business. Ive changed my mind. Excuse me. Mind the step. Sorry! Pardon? I dont care what he does. It serves him right. Here you are. Come on! Whats up? Its up to you. Do you want this one or that one? | Thank you. Where to? I dont feel very well. Ouch! Too late. I dont mind. You choose. Never mind. It doesnt matter. Ill say it again for you. Oh, no. I hate decisions. Why? What did he do? All right. All right. I didnt mean to be noisy. Yes, can I help you? What again? Thats not very nice. I thought you two were friends. |
B) Compose short dialogues using these expressions.
Exercise 64 a) Make up dialogues on the topic Travelling in the city. Explain to the city guests how to get to their hotel (the centre of the city, some monuments, shopping centres, theatres, cinema palaces, etc). Use the expressions:
- Excuse me, how can I get to?
- Is this the right way to?
- Its over there (not far from here; within 5 minutes walk; next to; straight ahead; two blocks away; round the corner; opposite the hotel; nearby).
-Youd better take a taxi.
- Is there a bus to the airport?
- It takes you ten minutes to get there on foot.
b) Translate the dialogue.
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- , .
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- . , (pedestrian subway), (the traffic is heavy).
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WORD BUILDING
| Adjective Suffixes: -ic, -al, -an Noun Suffixes: -age, -th, -ee Verb Suffixes: -ize, -(i)fy Verb Prefix: en- (em-) Adverb Suffix: ward(s) |
Exercise 65 Form nouns using the suffix - age. Translate them.
Marry, use, root, herb, break, post, anchor, dose, wreck, mile, percent.
Exercise 66 Translate the nouns ending -ee.
Assignee, trustee, addressee, presentee, grantee, trainee, refugee, referee, consignee, payee, arrestee, examinee, employee, interviewee.
Exercise 67 a) Translate the pairs of words.
Long leng th, dead dea th, true tru th, strong streng th, breathe brea th, warm warm th, deep dep th, broad bread th, grow grow th.
B) Choose the necessary word.
1. The street is two kilometres (long, length). 2. The (long, length) of the street is two kilometres. 3. Peter is a (strong, strength) boy. 4. The (strong, strength) of the wind was great. 5. It was a (warm, warmth) day. 6. The woman spoke with some (warm, warmth). 7. I am (warm, warmth), said the child. 8. The (warm, warmth) of the sun is so pleasant!
