- •Topical vocabulary study
- •Topic: upbringing
- •Replace the underlined words with a word that has a similar meaning.
- •III. Write a word at the end of the line to describe each of these people.
- •Cross out the word which is wrong.
- •II. Rewrite the sentences starting with the words given. The meaning must stay the same. Use the words and expressions from the glossary.
- •III. Replace the underlined word(s) with a word that has a similar meaning.
- •I. Fill in the gaps with a suitable word.
- •II. Correct the mistake in each sentence.
- •III. Replace the underlined word(s) with a word that has a similar meaning.
- •I. Fill in the gaps using the correct form of the words in brackets.
- •II. Replace the underlined words with a word that has a similar meaning.
- •III. Correct the mistake in each sentence.
- •I. Replace the underlined word(s) with a word that has a similar meaning.
- •II. Cross out any words in italics which are not possible
- •I. Replace the underlined word(s) with words that have a similar meaning.
- •II. Fill in the gaps using the words from the glossary.
- •III. Correct the mistake in each sentence.
- •I. Rewrite the Sentences Using the Words or a Form of the Word in Capitals. Keep the Meaning the Same.
- •II. Fill in the gaps using the words from the glossary.
- •III. Replace the underlined word(s) with words that have a similar meaning.
- •Replace the underlined words with a word that has a similar meaning.
- •II. Fill in the gaps using the correct form of the words in brackets.
- •III. Fill in the gaps using the words from the glossary.
- •I. Replace the underlined word(s) with a word that has a similar meaning.
- •II. Fill in the gaps using the words from the glossary.
- •Fill in the gaps using the correct form of the words in brackets.
- •II. Fill in the gaps using the words from the glossary. Use the initial letters as tips.
- •Replace the underlined words with a word that has a similar meaning.
- •II. Fill in the gaps using the words from the glossary.
- •Fill in the gaps using the correct form of the words in brackets.
- •II. Fill in the gaps using the words from the glossary.
- •III. Replace the underlined words with a word that has a similar meaning.
- •Replace the underlined words with a word that has a similar meaning.
- •II. Insert the right preposition.
- •Fill in the gaps using the words from the glossary.
- •II. Insert the right preposition.
- •Replace the underlined words with a word that has a similar meaning.
- •II. Fill in the gaps using the correct form of the words in brackets.
- •III. Fill in the gaps using the words from the glossary.
- •I. Fill in the gaps using the correct form of the words in brackets.
- •II. Fill in the gaps using the words from the glossary.
- •III. Replace the underlined words with words that have similar meanings.
- •I. Replace the underlined words with words that have similar meanings.
- •II. Insert the right preposition.
- •III. Correct the mistake in each sentence.
- •I. Replace the underlined words with words that have similar meanings.
- •II. Fill in the gaps using the words from the glossary.
- •Topical vocabulary study Сборник заданий для изучения тематического словаря
- •Keys unit 1.
- •Unit 2.
I. Rewrite the Sentences Using the Words or a Form of the Word in Capitals. Keep the Meaning the Same.
She acted contrary to her beliefs. CONSISTENCY.
2. Her parents were intolerant and unwilling to accept new ideas. MIND.
3. He never cares about what people feel or worry about. RESPONSE.
4. She considered it unfair that she had been left out of the team. RESENT.
5. I found him too proud of his own abilities. ARROGANCE.
II. Fill in the gaps using the words from the glossary.
1. His daughters became increasingly … of his authority.
2. It was highly … of him to leave the children on their own in the pool.
3. We were shocked at the … disregard for human life.
4. The local government was … and corrupt.
5. He was narrow-minded and … of other people’s political beliefs.
III. Replace the underlined word(s) with words that have a similar meaning.
1. The speaker got a very unfriendly reception from the audience.
2. He was unable to do his job properly.
3. Her tone of voice proved that she wanted to be obeyed at once.
4. That piece of architecture was not at all interesting or exciting.
5. There was no correspondence between the witnesses’ evidence and their earlier statement.
UNIT 8. YOUNGSTERS: PROBLEMS OF BEHAVIOUR. UNDESIRABLE QUALITIES.
Glossary:
Delinquency – illegal or immoral behaviour, especially by young people. SYNS wrongdoing, crime, misconduct. Noun, adj. delinquent.
Rebellion – an organized attempt to change the government, or other authority, using violence. Noun rebel ['rebəl], verb rebel [ri'bel], adj. rebellious (SYNS naughty, defiant, disobedient).
Offence – an illegal action or a crime (to commit an offence, a serious offence, a minor offence – one that is not very serious). Noun offender, adj. offensive
Breach of discipline – an action that breaks a law, rule.
Tardiness – медлительность, отставание. Adj. tardy. SYN sluggishness.
Truancy – the practice of deliberately staying away from school without permission. Noun truant.
To bully sb. – to threaten to hurt someone or frighten them, especially someone smaller or weaker. Noun a bully, bullying.
To rag (a teacher) – to laugh at someone or play tricks on them.
Disrupt (break) discipline, to disrupt a lesson – to make it difficult for someone to continue in the normal way or in the way that was not planned.
To get out of hand – to become impossible to control.
To run wild – if children run wild, they do what they like because they are not controlled by an adult.
To talk back – to answer someone rudely after they have criticized you or told you to do something.
Immature – someone who is immature behaves or thinks in a way that is typical of someone much younger. Noun immaturity.
Ruthless – so determined to get what you want that you do not care if you have to hurt other people in order to do it (безжалостный, жестокий). Noun ruthlessness. SYNS callous, heartless, merciless.
Mischievous – liking to have fun, especially by playing tricks on people or doing things to annoy or embarrass them (вредный, озорной, непослушный). Noun mischief (озорство, шалость), mischief-maker (интриган, смутьян).
Disrespectful – showing a lack of respect for sb/sth. SYNS rude, irreverent, insolent, impolite, impertinent.
Complacent [kəm'pleisənt] – pleased with what you have achieved so that you stop trying to improve or change things. Noun complacency [kəm'pleisənsi].