Ex 4 Give the four forms of the following verbs.
mean, lose, write, take, leave, found, build, learn, catch, think, hear, keep, study, stay, tell, sell.
Ex 5 Make up five groups of three words associated in meaning or area of usage.
| enjoyment | examination | freshman | infirmary | college |
| high school | library | entertainment | student | fun |
| gymnasium | undergraduate | test | university | quiz |
Ex 6 Choose the right word.
1. () I was more than sure I had to look for some meaning in his words, (ii) The old boathouse was the boy's favourite place. (hiding, hidden). 2. () Her remark upset me. (ii) The flowers were beautifully arranged on the dinner table, (cutting, cut). 3. () The young man you heard me mention earlier is one of our most writers, (ii) The trip was to remain a promise, (promising, promised). 4. () gave me a bitter smile and I thought to myself that only a man could smile like that. (ii) It was news, but not enough to make him lose hope. (disappointing, disappointed). 5. () She was past forty, but still a woman of extremely appearance, (ii) She met me with a smile and I knew she was happy to see me. (pleasing, pleased). 6. () The stranger gave me an look. (ii) It was a most idea. (interesting, interested).
Ex. 7 Recast the following, using in (a) adjectives, in (b) adverbs instead of nouns with the suffix '-ness'. Make other necessary changes. Translate the sentences into Russian.
(a) 1. Thank you for your kindness. 2. We admired the richness of colour in his paintings. 3. The pleasantness of her manners made people like her at once. 4. Her words were full of bitterness. 5. I shall never go to Batumi again, I couldn't stand the dampness of the climate there. 6. Life looked good, still there was a heaviness in her heart that she didn't know how to explain. 7. They chose the place for its quietness. 8. I was extremely upset by my friend's coldness.
(b) 9. He looked at his elder brother with fondness. 10. She took the news with a lightness that surprised us greatly. 11.1 want to give you a warning she always gets down to work with eagerness but quickly loses interest. 12. I've never heard him speak to anyone with such softness.
Ex 8 Translate the following sentences into English, using a different phrasal verb in each.
(a) move about, sit about, stand about, lie about, go about, get about, run about, look about
1. . 2. . 3. . 4. . 5. : , . 6. , - . 7. . 8.
(b) show sb about, follow sb about, take sb about, move sth about, leave sth about, carry sth about
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9 Paraphrase the following sentences according to the model.
Model 1: It was so cold.
It was such a cold day.
1. He is so hard-working. 2. The idea is so splendid. 3. The mistake was so awful. 4. The joke was so funny. 5. The question is so unexpected. 6. The story is so touching. 7. The cross-word puzzle is so difficult. 8. The present was so expensive. 9. The discovery was so important. 10'The decision was so quick. 11. He used to be so famous ten years ago. 12. This coat is so warm. 13. The rain was so heavy. 14. It was so disappointing to hear her refusal.
Model 2: The day was so cold that we stayed indoors.
It was such a cold day that we stayed indoors.
1. I was so disappointed that I couldn't speak. 2. He couldn't imagine that the work would be so difficult. 3. She was so lucky that we all envied her. 4. The student's graduation paper was so interesting that it was published. 5. Everybody laughed because the story was so funny. 6. The subject was so difficult for him that he failed at the exam. 7. The speaker's voice was so strong that it carried right across the hall. 8. The woman's hat was so funny that people turned their heads.
Ex 10 Translate the following sentences, using the word 'idea'.
1. ? 2. , . . 3. , . 4. , . 5. , . 6. ? . 7. , - . 8. , . 9. ! 10. , . 11. .
Ex 11 Translate the following sentences, using 'take (sb) time (hours, days, weeks, etc)'.
1. , . 2. , , . 3. , . 4. , . -. 5. , . 6. . 7. ? 8. , .
12 Translate the following sentences, using 'now that'.
, 1. , ; 2. , ; 3. , ; 4. , ; 5. , ; 6. , .
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Ex 13 Study the following phrases and (a) recall the sentences in which they are used in the text, (b) use them in sentences of your own.
get (be) used to sth/sb; at first; look sb up; walk (show) sb about/round a place; be good at sth; on sb's left/right; remind sb of sth/sb; next to sth/sb; be behind (in one's work, etc); catch up with sb/sth; (all) over the place (world, etc); hear of sb/sth; in the Middle Ages; look sth up in the encyclopedia (a dictionary); (all) through the term (year, etc); be through with sth/sb; keep sth in the head; at the end (beginning) of sth; take part in sth; fail in a subject (at an exam); be ready (prepared) for sth; as for/to me (him, etc); hear from sb; at once.
