8. Prepositional phrasal verbs

Translate the sentences keeping in mind that the prepositions after the

verbs change their familiar meaning

set

1. Could you set down your objections in a written form?

2. This accident has set off a chain reaction in the society.

3. I`m afraid, the rain has set in for the whole day.

4. The record was set up in 1980 at the Olympic Games in the USSR.

5. She sets out to beat the new world record.

6. We are setting off on a journey to the Caucasus.

7. Public opinion is setting against it.

8. The yacht [jo:t] has set sail to Hawaii.

9. Word formation (Different ways to construct the words or new notions)

9.1 Form adjectives by adding the suffix -ful and translate them into

Russian.

care, truth, watch, skill, use, wonder, meaning, thought, plenty

9.2 Form nouns by adding the suffix -er or –or and translate them.

fund, invest, read, found, bank, manage, lend, custom, work

9.3 Give antonyms to the following words:

careless, useless, unwritten, unproductive, unskilled, imperfect, impossible,

dissatisfied, displeased, disarrange

9.4 Translate the words keeping in mind their suffixes and prefixes

respond – respondent – response – responsive – responsible – responsibility

necessary – necessitate – necessity – necessitous

introduce – introduction – introductory

public – publicist – publicity – publicise – publicly – publication

communicate – communication – communicative – commnicator

Essential grammar

SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD

10. Translate the sentences paying attention to the italicized words

A

1. You should better undertake extensive market research.

2. It was quite necessary that she find (should find) the missing information.

3. It is likely (that) you should conduct your focus group for business.

4. My suggestion is that he begin (should begin) the survey at once.

5. I wish you could use the obtained data.

6. The accountant insists that you have a business plan.

7. If I were you, I should write a business plan first.

8. He speaks English as if he were an Englishman.

9. Should you repeat the words you will remember them.

10. Repeat the word so that you remember it.

11. The student must be attentive lest he should make mistakes.

B

1. He would have helped you in your research, but he couldn’t come.

2. You ought to have conducted your market research.

3. I wish you had gathered all the necessary data.

4. He speaks of Great Lakes as if he had been there.

5. If she had been at the meeting yesterday!

11. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense-forms

A

1. If I (to know) algebra well, I should help you to solve this problem.

2. If I (to run) into him in the street I should not recognize him, he has changed

greatly.

3. They will not conduct their first experiment tomorrow unless the apparatus (to

be) ready.

4. If he (not to be) so lazy, he would not have failed in the examination.

5. If he (to be) well he could be present at the launching of the new product.

B

6. If he had had more spare time he (to take part) in the play.

7. Unless you are busy, we (to be able) to go skiing to the country.

8. If she remembers everything they say, she (to write) us about it.

9. If you called for the doctor she (to be) much calmer.

12. Translate the sentences with the if - clauses

1. Tell us if you were at the meeting with the president of our company.

2. He would be pleased if you stayed a little longer.

3. We should have enjoyed the performance if the main part had been played by

your friend.

4. We should like to know if she wants to be examined by Doctor Brown.

5. He said that if the weather was fine he would take us to the forest.

6. If the weather were fine we should (would) have a very good time in the

country.

7. I want to ask her if there are any foreign books in this library.

13. SPEAKING PRACTICE.