7. Look up in the dictionary for the verb fire and answer these questions:

How many meanings are explained?
Write the number of the meaning that:
refers to making smb. leave the job
refers to baking clay
explains fire used when it starts to work

8. Look at the entry in an English dictionary for the verb way. All these examples contain way. Which (number of the) meaning does each example illustrate?

It's not right, whichever way you think about it.
They live out Cambridge way.
There are so many delicious ways you can prepare chicken.
Could you show me the way to the temple?
Frank was in a bad way for weeks after the accident.

9. Explain the meaning of each italicized word in given collocations:

1) Smart (adj).

Smart clothes, smart answer, smart house, smart garden, smart repartee, smart officer, smart blow, smart punishment;

2) Stubborn (adj.)

A stubborn child, a stubborn look, a stubborn horse, stubborn resistance, a stubborn fighting, a stubborn cough, a stubborn depression

3) Sound (adj.)

sound lungs, a sound scholar, a sound tennis-player, sound views, sound advice, sound criticism, a sound ship, a sound whipping;

4) Root (n)

edible roots, the root of the tooth, the root of the matter, the root of all evil, square root, cube root;

5) Perform (v)

to perform one’s duty, to perform an operation, to perform a dance, to perform a play;

6) kick (v)

to kick the ball, to kick the dog, to kick off one’s slippers, to kick smb. downstairs

10. Identify lexico-semantic variants of the word engaged in the following contexts:

1. They’ve been engaged for 6 months

2. I cannot get though – her line’s engaged

3. to be otherwise engaged

4. His father engaged a private tutor to improve his maths

11. Sort out the following sentences with the verb to see according to the meanings:

1. visual apprehension;

2. to visit somebody;

3. mental comprehension

4. meeting somebody.

1) Don’t you see my meaning? 2) Mr. Thomas is seeing a client at 2:30. 3) If you shut your eyes, you cannot see. 4) Can I see you on business? 5) Why not see your lawyer. 6) I can see that you are not very happy with the situation. 7) Let me see your pictures. 8) I wish you could see you again some time. 9) I had not seen him for a long time.10) He just won’t see the reason. 11) It is dark and I can hardly see to do my work. 12) Ian laughed politely even though he couldn’t see the joke. 13) I hate to see my teacher about my grades. 14) We’ll see each other at my house tonight. 15) You ought to see a doctor about those symptoms.

12. Complete the examples below with the words from the box, choosing one word which fits in the gaps in all three examples. Then check your answers by looking up the headword in the dictionary.

    post deal blow mean mind

1. A strong wind was ________ across the moors. Visitors can watch the men ________ glass in the workshop. The victim was apparently killed by a ________ to the head with a heavy object.

2. The word ________ something different in French. I’d feel ________ saying no. I didn’t ________ to step on your toe.

3. I wonder what’s going on in his ________. I don’t ________ going if no one else wants to. He told me to ________ my own business.

4. His first shot hit the ________. The Prime Minister appointed her to the ________ of ambassador. New job openings are ________ every day on their website.

5. The government must now ________ with the problem of high unemployment. She spent a good ________ of time on the project. We’ve cut a ________ with Germany on wine imports.