Vocabulary and grammar work

1. Analyze the use of the new words in the sentences.

1. We were unable to establish proof of her innocence.

2. Marcus winked at me knowingly.

3. They stood hugging on the platform.

4. Mayor Dixon praised the efforts of those involved in the rescue.

5. She grasped his hand and pulled him towards her.

6. I was about to get undressed when there was a knock on the door.

7. 'Don't go!' he begged.

8. Ragged posters hung on the walls.

9. The children were all so shabby and hungry.

10. He wrote a letter naming the people whom he suspected.

11. Are there any decent restaurants around here?

12. It is almost certain that our offer will be rejected.

13. His conception of the world is a very strange one.

14. She quickly snapped her handbag shut.

15. He hesitated a moment, and then knocked on the door.

16. Jack's novels are well constructed with strong characterization and a fine prose style.

17. He made only a fleeting reference to his resignation.

18. She caught a fleeting glimpse of him as he rounded the corner.

19. He put down his book with a slight frown.

20. Her teachers attributed her learning difficulties to emotional problems

21. Your dislike of water is perhaps due to a subconscious fear of drowning.

22. This isn't the appropriate time to discuss the problem.

23. I praised them in my stilted German.

24. 'Wow!' Bill exclaimed. 'You look beautiful!'

25. What do you think of a man who neglects his wife?

26. She blurted out his name, then gasped as she realized what she'd done

27. He knocked a couple of nails into the door.

2. Think of the words that fit the definitions below.

1. A green-blue color

2. Preserved in vinegar or salt water

1. A dingy place or object is rather dark in an unpleasant way and often looks dirty _____

2. Information or evidence that shows that something is definitely true or definitely exists

3. Unpleasantly___________

6. The end of a book, play, or series of events, when everything is explained ____________

7. Not colorful or interesting

8. The feeling that a situation is so bad that nothing you can do will change it

9. Stilted movements or words are not relaxed and natural _____________

10. The number of copies of a newspaper or magazine sold each day, week etc

11. Crushed oats (=a type of grain), used in cooking ____

12. The key for opening the lock of an outer door from the outside _________

13. A type of poetry that has a regular pattern of sounds but does not have lines that rhyme

13. Continuing for only a very short time _________

14. Torn and dirty____________

1 6. To speak in a way that shows you are not comfortable, relaxed, or confident __________

17. Someone who tells secrets about ones own country to a country that is ones

enemy_____________

3. Choose the correct definition for each word.

to snap, to disgrace, to stroke, to tug, to neglect, to fumble,

to peck at smth, to suppress; to evoke; to jest; to blurt; to wink

- to close and open one eye as a sign to someone, for example a sign that what you have just said is a joke or a secret;

- to pull someone or something by making a short strong movement;

- to harm the reputation of a person or group by doing something bad or immoral;

- to move something quickly, for example a light switch or something else that makes a short sound, or to be moved quickly in this way;

- to eat only a small amount of a meal, without much interest;

- to stop a physical process from happening or developing;

- a hit made with someone's hand, a stick, or another object;

- to bring a particular emotion, idea, or memory into your mind;

- to fail to pay attention to something;

- to speak in a way that is not serious;

- to try to hold, move, or find something using your hands in a way that is not skilful or graceful;

- to say something suddenly and without thinking about the effect it will have, usually because you are nervous or excited.