Phonetic Exercises

1. Learn by heart. She Was a Phantom of Delight

By William Wordsworth ¹

She was a Phantom of delight

When first she gleamed upon my sight;

A lovely Apparation, sent

To be a moment’s ornament;

Her eyes as stars of Twilight fair;

Like Twilight’s too, her dusky hair;

But all things else about her drawn

From May-time and the cheerful Dawn;

A dancing Shape, an Image gay,

To haunt, to startle, and waylay.

I saw her upon nearer view,

A Spirit, yet a Woman too!

Her household motions light and free,

And steps of virgin-liberty;

A countenance in which did meet

Sweet records, promises as sweet;

A Creature not to bright or good

For human nature’s daily food;

For transient sorrows, simple wiles,

Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles

And now I see with eye serene

The very pulse of the machine;

A Being breathing thoughtful breath,

A traveller between life and death;

The reason firm, the temperate will,

Endurance, foresight, strength, and skill;

A perfect Woman, nobly planned,

To warn, to comfort, and command;

And yet a Spirit still, and bright

With something of angelic light.

***

The Twins

By James Stephe

Good and bad are in my heart,

But I cannot tell you

(For they never are apart)

Which is stronger of the two.

I am this, I am the other,

And the devil is my brother.

But my father He is God,

And my mother is the sod;

Therefore, I am safe, you see,

Owing to my pedigree.

So I shelter love and hate

Like twin brothers in a nest,

Lest I find when it’s too late

That the other was the best.

Vocabulary Exercises

1.Derive nouns from the adjectives.

Sweet, reliable, persistent, modest, generous, tactful, talkative, decent, firm, strict, serious, witty, thoughtful, diligent, gloomy, honest, frank, tolerant, clever, aggressive, punctual, proud, decisive.

2.Give Ukrainian equivalents of the following adjectives:

Over-	Over-active, over-ambitious, over-bald, over-confident, over-critical, over-curious, over-delicate, over-eager, over-emotional, over-enthusiastic, over-excited, over-fond, over-greedy, over-suspicious;
Self-	Self-absorbed, self-assured, self-centred, self-confident, self-conscious, self-contained, self-important, self-possessed, self-reliant, self-willed, selfish, selfless, self-restrained, self-complacent, self-conceited, self-rigorous, self-seeking;
- hearted	Soft-hearted, down-hearted, lion-hearted, open-hearted, stony-hearted, chicken-hearted, cold-hearted, faint-hearted, double-hearted, slout-hearted, hard-hearted;
- headed	Soft-headed, cool-headed, hot-headed, hard-headed;
- minded	Narrow-minded, technically-minded, high-minded, strong-minded, open-minded, light-minded, absent-minded, sober-minded, lyrically-minded, evil-minded, double-minded, low-minded, pure-minded, small-minded, even-minded;
- humoured	Ill-humoured;
- natured	Good-natured,