The Emperors Club IV
Active vocabulary: to refute, to supplant, to claim, to instill, to proclaim, to mature; a folly, brashness, concession, defiance, endowment; formidable, learned.
Exercise 1. Translate
- , ! My learned friend, only look at this!
- . His victory has instilled hope in us.
- , . He claimed that he was befooled.
- . She refuted everything she was indicted.
- . He looked at him formidably.
- . Computers are supplanting books gradually.
- . The endowments were cut down/reduced.
- . He was proclaimed a king.
- . His hand was risen as a sign of defiance.
- () , . He has matured a lot since he left the house.
- . The government won´t make concessions for the terrorists.
- . To insist further is a sheer folly.
- . Thoughtless brashness may only do harm.
Exercise 2. Fill in the gaps
1. That recommendation you wrote when I applied for the Academy... It was Glowing
2. The Greeks carve cold marble until it almost comes to life. The Greeks compose great orations and measure the heavens so well they can predict the rising of the stars.
3. He talked and he told stories and he was always full of advice, always charming and always the Senator.
4. Our three scholars will be posed questions on ancient history in increasing levels of difficulty.
5. Mr. Caesar, of the first eight emperors, which name is omitted from the following list?
6. Mr. Bell, please translate, if you will, alea iacta est.Tell me who uttered these words and on what occasion.
7. And thank you, Mr. Hundert. Your virtue is a beacin of light.
- And why I stand before you now, to tell you my intentions of following in the formidable footsteps of my father, and announce my bid for a seat in the United States Senate.
9. My father, Hyram Bell, instilled in me a sense of principles.
10. And they will continue to be a kindling force, and a revealing power in our lives.
Exercise 3. Match the verbs on the left with the words and expressions in the right:
| To augur well (ill) of smth / a storm / smb's failure |
| To enroll smb on the list / the new students / for a course of lectures / as a member |
| To embody the article / the regulation |
| To accomplish a feat /a task / a promise / one's object |
| To exhaust the article / the regulation |
| To surpass smb in smth / smb in eloquence/ in intelligence / all expectations |
| To demise Property / power |
| To hover over somebody |
| To extinguish Hope / love / memory / a debt / a document |
| To ignite the hatred/in the air |
| To waver in the wind / between two opinions / in one's convictions |
| To estimate the value of smth / the losses / highly |
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Task 4. Insert prepositions where necessary:
1. The words of my mother, teaching me what to do in such a situation, were emblazoned ACROSS my heart.
2. It is parents duty to mold their childrens character.
3. The fate is AT stake. Can you do anything about it?
4. Mr. Hundert was very instrumental IN Ellebys procuring the job.
5. We had to live in one room for 3 weeks. I had nothing else to do but to put UP with her.
6. It is so awful when the children of criminals follow the formidable footsteps of their parents.
7. It was very difficult to talk to him because he was hard OF hearing.
8. He was exposed a liar and a cheat before the whole class.
9. All relatives of the murderer were sure that he died BY unjust execution.
10. He was the won to build relationship WITH some of the most important alumni.
Task 5. Prepare a vocabulary card (1 synonym, 1 antonym, 1 translation). Learn your active vocabulary: to refute, to supplant, to claim, to instill, to proclaim, to mature; a folly, brashness, concession, defiance, endowment; formidable, learned.
Task 6. Prepare a vocabulary card (ALL ACTIVE VOCABULARY)
