Тема 5. Stylistic Semasiology. Lexico-semantic Stylistic Devices.

Write English equivalents of the following word: «зробити вибір»

*to make a choice;

to have a choice;

to take a chance;

to have no choice.

Write English equivalents of the following word: «цікавитися чимось»

to cope with something;

to be devoted to smth. or smb.;

*to be interested in;

to go in for smth.

Write English equivalents of the following word: «випадково зустрітися»

to be run over;

*to run into smb.;

to run into smth.;

to shout smth. down.

Write English equivalents of the following word: «озиратися по сторонам»

*to look about;

to look for;

to look through;

to look forward to.

Write the antonym of the word “comfort n”:

convenience;

inconvenience;

*Discomfort;

advantage.

Write the antonym of the word “different adj”:

*alike;

other;

another;

various.

Write the antonym of the word “painful adj”:

*painless;

unhealthy;

sick;

diseased.

Write the antonym of the word “foot n”:

*top;

leg;

hoof:

mouth.

Write the antonym of the word “vacant adj”:

free;

shallow;

*engaged;

spare.

Write the antonym of the word “to obey v”:

to conform;

*to disobey;

to surrender;

to follow one’s advice.

Write the antonym of the word “light n”:

*darkness;

sunlight;

brightness;

starlit.

«To stare» мeans:

*to look or gaze fixedly, often with hostility or rudeness

“to use one’s eyes, to try to see”

“to look about”

“to look forward to”

«To look» means:

“to look at smb. long with interest”

*“to use one’s eyes, to try to see”

“to look after”

“to have a look at”

“To gaze” means:

“to look steadily with wide-open eyes”

“to use one’s eyes, to try to see”

*to look long and fixedly, esp in wonder or admiration

“to look through”

“to аche” means:

“Sharp or sudden pain”

“to be in good condition”

*“to feel, suffer, or be the source of a continuous dull pain

“under good condition”

“Bare” means:

*“unclothed; exposed: used esp of a part of the body

“without a hat”

“without shoes and stockings”

“with bare legs”

“To puzzle” means:

“to go on strike”

“to strike a match”

“to be filled suddenly with a strong feeling”

*“to make a person think hard before finding an answer”

“To treat” means:

*“to apply treatment to

“valuable things that are found hidden”

“a long and serious piece of writing on a particular subject”

“a formal agreement between two or more countries”

“Food” means:

*“anything that people eat”

“collective term for breakfast”

“a dish served at a meal”

“a part of a meal served at one time”

“Course” means:

“a kind of a jam made from orange”

“to cook in an oven or over an open fire”

“general term for anything, that people eat”

*“any of the separate parts of a meal”

“To fry” means ;

*“To cook in boiling fat

“Is a dish served at a meal”

“To cook by slow boiling in a closed pan with a little water”

“is sliced bread made brown and crisp”

“Blank” means:

“showing no strong emotions”

*“without ornament or break

“With little color”

“to become pale because you are shocked”

“Prompt” means:

“a person who prompts actors in a play”

“without delay”

*“the act of prompting”

“to help smth. to happen or develop”

“To stew” means:

*“to cook by slow boiling in a closed pan with little water”

“Serious and often disapproving”

“Is a dish of oatmeal or other meal”

“is usually made by boiling fruit”

“to curl” means :

“A game played on ice”

“A small plastic or metal tube which you can wet”

*“to grow into curves or ringlets”

“Having a strong desire to know about sth”

“Vacant” means:

“Independent”

“not busy”

“additional to what is usually needed”

*“not occupied”

“Loose” means:

*“not tight or not fitting close”

“not sensible”

“a part of sth. such as a story”

“additional to what is usually needed”

“Journey” means:

“Several journeys to other places or countries”

“The general act of travelling”

*“an act of travelling from one place to another”

“a journey to a place and back, especially for a short visit”

“Tour” means :

*“A journey made for pleasure during witch several different towns”

“an extremely skilful performance or achievement”

“what you see when you look at a town”

“services and entertainment for people who are visiting a place for pleasure”

“to impress” means:

“not giving exact details or making sth. clear”

“an appearance that may be false”

“a drawing showing what a person looks like”

*“ to have a great effect on smth, especially smb’s mind”

“Obedient” means:

“Having a moral or legal duty to do sth.”

*“Doing what you are told to do”

“an aim or a purpose”

“A thing that can be seen and touched”

“to prevent” means:

“to give sb. a short account of sth. that is going to happen”

“the amount of money that you have to pay for sth.”

*“to stop sb. from doing sth.”

“a description in a newspaper or a magazine”

“to earn” means:

*“To get money for work that you do”

“the hard surface of the world that is not the sea or the sky”

“having a very great effect and of great importance”

“a large bank of earth that was built long ago”

“Shapely” means:

“not having any definite shape”

“Having the type of shape mentioned”

*“pleasing or attractive in shape”

“An example of sth. that has a particular form ”

“to appreciate” means:

*“to be grateful for sth. that sb. has done”

“Large enough to be noticed or thought important”

“to understand or recognize sth.”

“worry or fear that sth. unpleasant may happen”

“Service” means:

“a computer program”

*“an act of help or assistance”

“part of a restaurant where you collect your food”

“an amount of food for one person”

“Familiar” means:

*“well-known; easily recognized

“related to or typical of a family”

“affecting several members of a family”

“known about by many people”

“Scenery” means:

“having beautiful natural scenery”

“the place where sth. happens”

“the pleasant smell that sth. has”

*“the painted background that is used to represent sth. on a theatre stage”

“Shallow” means:

*“not having much distance between the top or surface and the bottom”

“a shallow place in a river or the sea”

“a situation in which people lose their jobs”

“that should make you feel ashamed”

I’d be delighted to go on a sea ___ but my wife has never been a good sailor, so we can’t join you.

voyage;

*trip;

tour;

travel.

His voice trembled … horror.

*with;

for;

in;

at.

Fill in the suitable prepositions “They gazed back … some bewilderment”:

*with;

for;

in;

about.

“to surprise” means:

* to cause to feel amazement or wonder

the act or an instance of surprising;

the act of taking unawares

a sudden or unexpected event, gift, etc

“to astonish” means:

* to fill with amazement; surprise greatly

the act or an instance of surprising;

the act of taking unawares

a sudden or unexpected event, gift, etc

“puzzle” means:

a person or thing that puzzles

to perplex or be perplexed

to solve by mental effort

*a toy, game, or question presenting a problem that requires skill or ingenuity for its solution

“to turn” means:

* to change or cause to change in course, direction, etc

a change or reversal of direction or position

a deviation or departure from a course or tendency

another word for turning

“to turn” means:

* to change or cause to change in course, direction, etc

a change or reversal of direction or position

a deviation or departure from a course or tendency

another word for turning

What is the Common colloquial vocabulary?

* is part of Standard English word-stock;

are non-standard words used by people of a certain asocial group to keep their intercourse secret.

They are used and understood by members of a certain trade or profession.

What are the Professionalisms?

*They are used and understood by members of a certain trade or profession.

is part of Standard English word-stock;

are non-standard words used by people of a certain asocial group to keep their intercourse secret.

The trouble with the book is that it’s boring me … death.

for

With

*to

till

We were actually annoyed __ these questions.

by

in

*over

for

The girls went to Kyiv to cheer __ their favorite basketball player.

*for

-

about

with

‘Cheer up’ means…

Don’t be so calm

*Don’t be so sad

Don’t be so stupid

Don’t be so smart

To chatter means…

*To speak quickly without stopping

To speak loudly

To speak calmly

To speak a lot in a wise way

Deadline is …

A special sign set up in dangerous places

*The last date for doing smth

The last day of the year

The last hour of the day

The synonym of the words ‘Your health!’ is …

Cheerio!

*Cheers!

Cheer up!

Come on!

Stylistic devices include…

Syntactical devices

Lexical devices

Choice of words and sentence patters

*All of them

Choose the odd word:

repetition

anaphora

epiphora

*Metaphor

Choose the odd word:

Epithet

*Comparison

Simile

Irony

Sounds of approval is the synonym of the word …

cheerful

cheerio

*cheers

Charity

We use the word “trial” to denote…

A court, that decides cases connected to small, unimportant crimes

A court room, used for meetings of the jury

A legal code of rules to be used by the court

*A legal procedure that takes place in the court

The antonym of ‘defence’ is…

attack

promotion

*prosecution

Procurator

The antonym of ‘prosecution’ is …

defendant

prosecutor

*defence

Attorney

The extract from ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ presents an example of … style.

fiction

*oratorical

scientific

official

A part of what is written in a book is…

*Epigraph, contents list and preface

Epigraph, preface and fly leaf

Preface, fly leaf and binding

Hardback, title and preface

“based on fact” is synonymous to …

*well-grounded

Fact-grounded

Well-proven

Fool-proof

To wash smb’s hand of smth means…

To get away the dirt

*To refuse to be concerned with smth

To use soap to wash your hands

To get your hands in a mess

Smarten up means to...

*Work in close cooperation

Work more quickly

Work longer hours

Work alone

To get a square deal means…

To be honest

*To get an honest decision

To help smb get a promotion

To give smb a telling off

What are the Dialecticisms?

* are words used by people of a certain community living a certain territory.

They are used and understood by members of a certain trade or profession.

is sometimes described as the language of sub-cultures or і language of the streets.