UNIT ONE

Vocabulary section

1. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate function words.

1. The back window of their car was smothered ... little stickers.

2. Brickwall is a village ... the hills with all its houses built ... brick.

3. If you stop ... Stilton, stay ... the "Bell" just opposite the railway station.

4. A van was parked right... front... my car.

5. Susie was gossiping with her friend ... the boss's love life.

6. The tourists had about three hours to roam ... the town.

7. The river winds its way ... the picturesque village of Somrie.

8. Our guide told us there was a lot to do in the town and its surroundings ... the way ... sightseeing.

9. Her business is the greatest experience ... its kind.

10. I was to bring a potato salad to the potluck supper. But after I had got all the peel ... and all the eyes ..., there was nothing left to be put into the bowl.

11. The company's affairs are ...a terrible mess.

12. You should try to do your work ... a bit more care.

13. Jane put some salt... the soup, stirred it all ... and only then she decided to taste what she was cooking. She understood she hadn't added pepper and herbs ...the soup.

14. Ken opened the jar and emptied the salad dressing ... the bowl.

15. The Foxes are moving house next week, so they'll have to get rid ... their old furniture.

16. I wish you'd take a bit more interest... your work.

17. The professor explained the exam procedure ... a weary air as if he had already explained it many times before.

18. John has made an important contribution ... the company's prosperity.

19. Kate's fruit salad was a great success. Everybody said there was something so fresh and exotic ... it.

20. We were tired ... watching TV and went for a walk in the park.

2. Paraphrase the italicized words using the following phrasal verbs: to put up, to push on, to turn out, to come off, to pick out, to fish out, to stand up for.

1. Judy thought about, what to wear with her new coat in front of the open wardrobe for ten minutes or so and in the end she chose the pale pink scarf.

2. The next day the group of tourists continued their journey to Athens after staying in a small town for a few days.

3. The girl reached into her bag and pulled a handkerchief out of it.

4. The file was discovered to contain some vital information.

5. You should defend what you believe in even if it's being criticized.

6. We'll get food and lodging with our friends for the night.

7. Boris pulled at the drawer of his desk and the handle remained in his hand.

3. Suggest words and word combinations instead of their word-descriptions.

1. a small corner or sheltered place;

2. to be covered completely;

3. to be so full of something;

4. small and attractive in a delicate way;

5. excellent or grand beauty;

6. to stay for a short time in a place that is not your home;

7. (formal) real;

8. unusual and attractive, especially in an old-fashioned way;

9. to continue a journey or doing something;

10. (of food) excellent and in large quantities;

11. small things that are all different and not valuable or important;

12. something difficult or complicated that you do;

13. not seriously, playfully

14. to examine thoroughly;

15. small remaining parts of something;

16. a very thin mark or opening caused by breaking but not into separate parts

17. (very formal) to show a particular feeling, quality or attitude;

18. an action or event in the past that is used as an example or reason for a present action or event;

19. to prevent something from happening or progressing normally;

20. having a strong and pleasant flavour;

21. the inside upper part of one's mouth, ability to taste;

22. ( about things) having been used so often that they no longer seem interesting or original;

23. providing the food needed to live, grow and be healthy;

24. providing the substance that people need in order to be healthy.