6. Indicate slang words in the following examples.

1. Bejees, if you think you can play me for an easy mark, you've come to the wrong house. No one ever played Harry Hope for a sucker сосунок! (E. O'Neill)

2. A cove пещера couldn't be too careful. (D. Cusack)

3. I've often thought you'd make a corking сногсшибательный good actress. (Th. Dreiser)

5. I steered him into a side street where it was dark and propped him against a wall and gave him a frisk обыск. (E. O'Neill)

6."George," she said, "you're a rotten liar. . . The part about the peace of Europe is all bosh чепуха – rot ." (A. Christie)

7. All these medical bastards should go through the ops they put other people through. Then they wouldn’t talk so much bloody nonsense or be so damnably unutterably невыразимо smug снобизм, пафосный. (D. Cusack)

8. Don’t wanna sleep, Don’t wanna die, just wanna go a-travelin through the pastures пастбище of the sky. (T. Capote)

7. Make this conversation more informal by changing some of the words. Use the words from the table.

Quid соверен или фунт стерлингов Bike мотоцикл place метро cab такси phone Mum Dad fridge холодтльник place

- Annie, can you lend me five pounds?

- What for?

- Well, I have to go and visit my mother and father, and my bicycle’s not working, so I’ll have to take a taxi.

- Can’t you telephone them and say you can’t come?

- Well, I could, except I want to go because they always have lots of food, and the refrigerator at our flat is empty, as usual.

- Can’t you go by Underground?

- Erm…

- Anyway, the answer’s no.

- Annie, can you lend me five Quids?

- What for?

- Well, I have to go and visit my Mum and Dad, and my bike not working, so I’ll have to take a cab.

- Can’t you phone them and say you can’t come?

- Well, I could, except I want to go because they always have lots of food, and the fridge at our place is empty, as usual.

- Can’t you go by tube?

- Erm…

- Anyway, the answer’s no.

8. Paraphrase so as to show the different uses of the verb to do.

The verb to do is used in a number of different ways in English. Here are the main uses of the verb to do for reference, self-study and in-class use. To do can be used as an auxiliary verb, a verb to speak about action in general, as well as combining with many nouns to express taking care of various tasks.

Examples:

To Do - Main Verb

To do is used as a principal verb in many set phrases used with the various tasks we do around the house and at work. To do is generally used to express tasks we do, rather than things we make. Of course, there are some exceptions to the rules. Here are some of the main set phrases about tasks we do:

do good do the dishes do sport do exercise do business do homework do yard work

Examples:

I'll do the dishes if you make dinner. Sheila tries to do sport at least three times a week. He's done that exercise a number of times.

NOTE: To do exercise is used with a number of different types of exercise. Generally, we use 'play' with competitive sports, 'go' with activities such as walking, riding, and hiking. 'Do' is used with exercises such as yoga, karate, etc.

Examples:

Jennifer did yoga for two hours this morning. I try to do some exercises like sit-ups and push-ups every morning. James does pilates at his local gym.

To Do - Auxiliary Verb

To do is also used as an auxiliary verb in the simple tenses. Remember that the auxiliary verb takes the conjugation in English, so the verb to do will change depending on the tense. Remember that 'to do' is used as an auxiliary verb only in the question and negative form. Here is a quick review of the tenses that use to do as an auxiliary verb:

Present simple:

Examples:

She doesn't like tofu. Do you enjoy rock 'n roll?

Past Simple:

Examples:

Mary didn't visit her aunt last week. Did they talk about the economy?

To Do - General Use Verb

To do is used as the main verb when asking general questions about what happens, is happening, is going to happen, etc.

Examples:

What are you doing? What will you do? What have they done? What do you do on Saturdays? etc.

1. Have you done your homework?

2. I have to do a sum. сalculate

3. Will you please do your room? clean

4. Who does the cooking in your family? prepaes

5. Go and do your teeth! brush

6. I like the way you do your hair. cut

7. They do fish very well in this restaurant. fried

8. What subjects do you do at the University? study

9. This car can do 80 miles an hour. runs

10. What do you do for a living? how do you earn

11. That won’t do.

12. If you say it again, I’ll do you! Kill u

Recommended literature:

1. Galperin I.R. Stylistics –M.: Higher School, 1977.- P. 9-25,70-119.

2. Арнольд И.В. Стилистика. Современный английский язык: Учебник для вузов.- 4-е изд., испр. и доп.- М.: Флинта: Наука, 2002.- С. 13-18.

3. Гуревич В.В. English Stylistics. Стилистика английского языка: учеб. пособие/ В.В.Гуревич.- 4-е изд.-М.: Флинта: Наука, 2009.- С. 3-4, 6-10.

4. Скребнев Ю.М. Основы стилистики английского языка: Учебник для ин-тов и фак. иностр. яз.-2-е изд., испр.- М.: ООО «Издательство АСТ»: ООО «Издательство Астрель», 2000.- С. 24-27.