Vocabulary
timid students – робкие студенты
to require – требоваться
linguistic awareness – зд. «лингвистическое осознание»
to assassinate evil political leaders – казнить вражеских политических деятелей
vigorous debate – зд. «жаркие дебаты»
Task
1. Read, translate the article and find out the following the stylistic distinctive features:
Lexical features
set phrases:
special set of connective phrases:
bookish words:
terminological varieties:
international words:
socially accepted contracted forms and abbreviations:
intensifies and gap fillers:
double conjunctions:
Morphological features:
finite verb forms:
impersonal constructions.
Syntactical features:
a) direct word order:
b) participial, gerundial and infinitive complexes:
adverbial and prepositional phrases:
interrogative sentences:
Chapter 6 Lexical stylistics Animal idioms
1. The list of idioms below all contains the names. Look at cartoons and write in the name of the animals.
2. Translate the animal idioms into Russian and make up your own sentences with them.
3. Fill in the gaps with the animal idioms:
Our dog is very big, but he is …
I was surprised of seeing him and I …
My brother is getting married, and yesterday he …
It does not matter how much you angry with me, it is really…
The lesson was terrible! I forgot everything. I really …
She has discovered my secret! My brother …
We have not seen each other for ages! We … yesterday.
The test was difficult. It helped the teacher to …
My little sister is too shy! She is…
He was so awkward and he was like …
4. What are the stylistic roles of the animal idioms in the familiar colloquial style?
Synonyms and antonyms Tasks
1. Complete the conversations, using an adjective of similar meaning (synonyms) from the box, and make up your own sentences with these synonyms.
Fed up, generous, brilliant, messy, modern, wealthy |
1) ‘Mary’s family is very rich’.
‘Well, I knew her uncle was very …
2) ‘Look at all these new buildings!’
‘Yes. Paris is much more … than I expected’.
3)‘Wasn’t that film wonderful!’
‘Yes, it was …’
4)‘George doesn’t earn much money, but he’s so kind’.
‘He is, isn’t he? He’s one of the most … people I know’.
5) ‘Ann’s bedroom’s really untidy again!’
‘ Is it? I told her it was … yesterday, and she promised to clean it’.
6)I’m bored with this lesson!’
‘I know, I’m really … with it, too!’
2. Give the synonyms and antonyms of the following words
Interested bored fed up
Horrible
Mean
Old
Poor
Tidy
3. What are the stylistic roles of the synonyms and antonyms in the familiar colloquial style? Reply to these sentences, using antonyms as in the example:
Tom’s so short. Well, he’s not very tall.
He always wears such dirty clothes. They certainly aren’t very clean.
1) London’s such an expensive city’.
‘Well, it’s not very …’
2) ‘Paul and Sue are so mean’
3) ‘They’re certainly not very …’
4) ‘Their house is always so messy’.
‘Mm …it’s not very…’
5) ‘Their children are so noisy’.
‘Yes, they’re certainly not very …’
6) ‘John looks so miserable’.
‘Hmm, he’s not very …’
7) ‘His sister’s so stupid’.
‘Well, she’s certainly not very …’
(taken from “New Headway Pre-Intermediate”)