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- the book under review , ;
- content ;
- make an attempt , ;
- discuss, explore, handle , ;
- mention ;
- publish ;
- undertake ;
- witness ;
- to appear in print .
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- volume ;
- part ;
- chapter ;
- section ;
- paragraph ;
- references ;
- list of literature .
- constitute ;
- comprise ();
- cover , ;
- analyze, deal with, treat , , ;
- give, present , ;
- the book comprises .
3. . .
- book
- work
- paper
- monograph
- review
- content
- the book
- under review
- comprises
- deals with
- treats
- discusses
- presents
4. .
- advantages, merits ;
- achievement ;
- contribution ;
- depth ;
- considerations , ;
- survey , ;
- contain , ( );
- deal with, survey, treat , , ;
- extensive cover of (literature) ;
- at the high level ;
- disadvantages, shortcomings , ;
- errors , ;
- omission , ;
- feature ;
- mention ;
- refer , ;
- disappointing ;
- generalized ;
- inadequate .
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- in conclusion - ;
- it can be highly recommended ;
- an invaluable aspect of the book is - ,
- it is to be warmly welcomed .
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Text work: lexis and expressions for oral and written presentation
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, .. , , , , ., , : book, work, paper , , ; monograph, rewiew , ; content ; material ( ); the text under review ; the text constitutes, comprises, deals with, treats, discusses, presents, summarizes , , , , ; be given, be presented , ; be devoted, be referred to , be emphasized .
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E.x.
| 1. | The text constitutes a critical review of |
| 2. | The work treats and summarizes the know ledge on |
Task 1: Complete the following phrases and sentences:
1.The work deals with 2. The text constitutes a review of 3. The information onis given as a part of4. The book gives a general background for 5. The monograph is devoted to 6. Much material on is presented in the text under review. 7. The paper constitutes a thorough discussion on
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, , : volume - ; part - ; chapter - ; section - ; paragraph - ; illustrations - , ; references - ; list of literature - .
: constitute - ; comprise - ; cover - , ; analyze, deal with, treat - , , ; give, present - , ; reflect, illustrate - , ; arrange - , ; be followed- (), ; tthe text comprises - , .
E.x.
| 1. . | The book comprises four parts. |
| 2. | The final section of the book discusses |
| 3. | The monograph covers a large information on |
| 4. , | Introduction is followed by the chapters devoted to |
Task 2. Complete the following phrases:
1.The monograph on comprises four parts. 2. In part one the significance of is discussed. 3. The second section deals with 4. is analyzed in the third part. 5. The last part extensively coveres a very important problem of
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The text under review - , ; content - ; publication - (); make an attempt - , ; discuss, explore, handle - , ; mention - ; publish - , ; undertake - ; witness - ; to mention just a few - () ; to appear in print - ; lately - ; the last few decades (months, years)- () (, )
E.x.
| The text under review is an outstanding achievement in the field of | |
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Advantages - , , merits - ; achievement - ; contribution - ; grasp - , , ; coverage - , ; deapth - ; foundation - , ; considerations - , ; success - ; survey - , ; treatment - , , ; starting point - , .
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Contain , ( ); deal with, survey, treat , , .
Adquate - ; clear - ; comprehensive , ; exclusive , ; deep - ; original - ; profound , ; rich , ; successful - ; various - ; up-to-date - .
Extensive cover of , ; a great variety of , ; a wide and intelligent grasp of , at the high level ; in addition to, besides (), .
E.x.
| 1. , . | The chepters provide interesting reading due to the original approach and rich contents. |
| 2. () . | The main achievement of the work lies in a very profound treatment of the experimental material. |
| 3. . | The coverage of the book is extremely wide. |
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Disadvantages, shortcomings - ; mistakes - ; misprints - ; misspels - ; errors , ( ); lapses , , ; ommission , ; feature ; references ( , ).
Mention - ; refer , ; replace , ; retrieve (information) , ; illustrate , ; give consideration to .
Difficult ; disappointing , ; erroneous - ; generalized - ; inadequate , ; outdated , ; regretful ; scares , ; redious , ; unpardonable - ; unfortunately, regretfully ; it is to be regretted , .
E.x.
| 1. | A few of the references are given to the long out dated publications. |
V. . . .
In conclusion ; it can be said ;
It can be highly recommended ;
It is an outstanding event (achievement) ();
It is to be warmly welcomed ;
In spite of (minor foults) it should be recommended ( ), () ;
Valuable as it is toit is of ever greated value to ()
An invaluable aspect of the book is- ,
Incidental (mistakes) in no way prevent- () ( )
E.x.
| 1. | Such nistakes and ommissions are, however, incidental and in no way prevent the book being a most stimulating and useful. |
| 2. . | Any attempt to continue the investigation is to be warmly welcomed. |
| 3. . | The work under review is an out standing achievement of the year. |
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ADDITIONAL EXPRESSIONS:
1. The text under discussion (consideration, review) is entitled.
2. The main idea (thought) of the text to be discussed is
3. The author dwells upon (points out, depicts, emphasizes, draws our attention to)
4. The next passage covers the (following) information on
5. Further we can read of..
6. Firstly.
7. Secondly
8. The next part contains (covers) the data on.
9. In the end ..
10. To conclude with., in conclusion
