6. Look up the words below and give their derivatives.

8. - cloth - exhaust

9. - cure - add

10. - clean

Translate the following words offhand: чистота, exhaustion, скатерть, add-on, одевать, clothing, уборщик, addition, неизлечимый, cure-all, неистощимый, cleanly (adj.), химчистка, cloth-lines, добавка, dishcloth, исчерпывающий.

7. Think of possible collocations with the following verbs.

- to help - to grow

- to knit - to pick

Give English equivalents of these Russian phrases:

распустить свитер, выручить кого-либо (из затруднения), нахмурить брови, отращивать волосы (усы, бороду), ничего не поделаешь, вязальные спицы, вырасти из одежды, долго и тщательно выбирать, угощаться чем-либо, связать узами брака, придираться к кому-либо, разобрать по косточкам, сплоченная семья.

8. Look up the following synonyms and explain their difference.

a) Attractive – beautiful – good-looking − handsome − lovely – pretty;

b) Exhausted – tired – weary – worn out;

с) Gloomy – grim – morose − sombre − sullen;

d) Harsh – severe – stern – strict – stringent;

e) To be anxious to do smth – crave for smth – dream of smth – be eager to do smth − long for smth/ to do smth – look forward to doing smth;

9. Choose the most suitable word to fill in the gaps.

1) Sarah is not a beauty, but an ___ smile so typical of her makes her really ___.

1. a) handsome; b) good-looking; c) attractive

2. a) good-looking; b) beautiful; c) attractive

2) Michael came on a leave, sun-burnt and very ___ in his military uniform.

a) pretty; b) handsome; c) beautiful

3) After all she had been through, Mary felt depressed and ___ of life.

a) exhausted; b) worn out; c) weary

4) I had a hard day today, I’m ___ and unable to do anything. But a good night’s sleep is sure to straighten me out.

a) weary; b) worn-out; c) exhausted

5) The dress fits me well enough, but I don’t like the colour – it’s too ___.

a) grim; b) morose; c) sombre

6) Mr. Mitchell was a strict and ___ teacher, but his pupils took to him as soon as they understood how kind he really was.

a) stern; b) gloomy; c) stringent

7) The judge’s expression was ___ as he was passing the sentence.

a) gloomy; b) grim; c) morose

8) There are now ___ air safety regulations.

a) stringent; b) stern; c) severe

9) Many people feel that the punishment should have been more ___.

a) strict; b) stern; c) severe

10) Hudson was ___ a cigarette and couldn’t concentrate on the lecture.

a) craving for; b) longing for; c) anxious to have

11) I hope Grace won’t spend her life ___ that guy.

a) craving for; b) longing for; c) looking forward to

12) He brought in some brushwood to light the ___.

a) oven; b) stove; c) cooker

13) Let’s have some tea. Put the ___ on, will you?

a) pot; b) kettle; c) jar

14) Will you ___ the hole on the trousers? - All right, I’ll put a patch on them.

a) sew; b) darn; c) mend

15) I want to ___ the wool socks my son wears to play football.

a) knit; b) darn; c) crochet

16) My mother doesn’t like to ___ buttons on my shirts.

a) attach; b) sew; c) fix

17) After washing the shirts I usually ___ them to make them stiff and crisp.

a) starch; b) dry; c) rinse

18) You should ___ the plates with clean water after you have washed them.

a) rinse; b) soak; c) pour

19) Mr. Fatty wants to slim down, so he should avoid ___ food.

a) fatty; b) starchy; c) spicy

20) I’ll fry the potatoes if someone ___ them.

a) cleans; b) skins; c) peels

21) Put the melon ___ in the waste basket, not on the floor.

a) skin; b) rind; c) peels

22) I really don’t like the way meals are ___ here.

a) served; b) helped; c) catered