Vocabulary

Task 4. A. Find the English equivalents of Russian words and combinations:

Занятия, словарная статья, иностранный язык, наследие, обратная сторона, произносить, жизненный опыт, потомки, стараться/прилагать усилия, крайне важный.

2. Make your own sentences with these words and combinations.

Task 5. A. Find synonyms for the following words:

Fervour In these times Complex Chance Dissimilar

Grief ABC Retain Serious Translate

B. Find antonyms for the following words:

Simple Necessary To forget

To grieve Similar Unimportant

2. Match the words with the definitions:

To communicate Cultural Language	Dictionary Grammar To study

1. a reference resource, in printed or electronic form, that consists of an alphabetical list of words with their meanings and parts of speech, and often a guide to accepted pronunciation and syllabification, irregular inflections of words, derived words of different parts of speech, and etymologies.

2. a system for the expression of thoughts, feelings, etc., by the use of spoken sounds or conventional symbols.

3. the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology, sometimes also phonology and semantics.

4. to apply the mind to the learning or understanding of (a subject), esp by reading.

5. to impart (knowledge) or exchange (thoughts, feelings, or ideas) by speech, writing, gestures, etc.

6. of or relating to artistic or social pursuits or events considered to be valuable or enlightened.

Grammar

Task 6. Look at the words and fill in the table:

Word	Prefix	Base	suffix
nowadays
descendant
education
Russian
inexplicable
international
development
technological
unfortunately
significant

Task 7. A. Find sentences with Passive Voice and translate them into Russian.

B. Choose the right variant and explain your choice:

1. Foreign languages study/are studied at the university.

2. Quite a lot of English books translated/were translated into Russian.

3. The English language speaks/is spoken all over the world.

С. Check yourself consulting the rules in Lessons 6, 9 and 14.

Task 8. Make up your own sentences using Passive Voice.

Task 9. Choose the right sentence:

1. A. What I was taught there I still partially remember.

B. What I taught there I still partially remember.

2. A. In English 'earnest' and the proper name 'Ernest' pronounced the same way.

B. In English 'earnest' and the proper name 'Ernest' are pronounced the same way.

3. A. It is worth it and the efforts will be repaid.

B. It is worth it and the efforts will repay.