Autonomous Learning for 3d Year Students. Лабораторные работы для студентов-бакалавров к «Практическому курсу английского языка. Часть 3». Учебное пос-1

2.Suggest the active vocabulary items instead of their definitions.

1.to have or keep in the hand, keep fast, grasp

2.to keep something secret

3.to assume insincerely or falsely, pretend

4.to have the ability to appreciate distinctions in; be discerning or perceptive about

5.bashful, easily frightened away, timid

6.to look at someone openly and without shame or embarrassment

7.to be filled with admiration, amazement, or awe; marvel

8.to postpone, defer

9.an organ of vision or of light sensitivity

10.crippled or physically disabled, especially in the foot or leg so as to limp or walk with difficulty

11.not elaborated, perfected, or corrected; unpolished in terms of language, verse, or style

12.to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent

13.a person of fine character but lacking refined manners or graces

14.the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour

15.to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position

16.a general sketch, account, or report, indicating only the main features

17.to walk lamely especially with irregularity, as if favouring one leg

18.tobestrongenoughtosupporttheweightofsomethingorsomeone

19.to stand up or go for a walk, especially after a prolonged period of sitting

20.a general description covering the main points of a subject

21.footprints or other marks left by an animal, person, or vehicle

22.to extinguish something like a fire

23.a place that is not well known and is far away from the places that people usually visit

24.to say or decide that someone should accept the responsibility for something bad that happens

25.to store up, save

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3.Translate the sentences from English into Russian.

1.On the first day the professor just outlined the course for us.

2.It was a Bible in a limp leather binding.

3.He wondered at her composure in such a crisis.

4.If she’s not at home, try to get hold of her at the office.

5.We were put off by the book’s abusive tone.

6.She eyed the two strangers with suspicion.

7.She held the purse in her right hand.

8.I am up to my eyes in work just now.

9.I hold him very dear.

10.The new coat of paint works wonders with this bedroom.

11.She signed the papers with her eyes open.

12.Fear held him from acting.

13.The physical therapy has worked wonders with these patients .

14.He was put down as a chronic complainer.

15.Small wonder they couldn’t make it to the party tonight.

16.His memory stretches back to his early childhood.

17.She’s been put through a lot the past year.

18.How long will the weather hold?

19.The accident left him with a slight limp.

20.All that putting on didn’t impress anyone.

21.Someone must have put him up to calling us.

22.It was a rough prize fight.

23.It is a wonder he declined such an offer.

24.The country was left with an economy that limped along at a level just above total bankruptcy.

25.Will this button hold?

4.Translate the sentences from Russian into English .

1.Он держал ребёнка за руку.

2.Он вывихнул лодыжку и пришёл домой прихрамывая.

3.Это здание — настоящее чудо!

4.Им никогда не удавалось сойтись во взглядах на политику.

5.В этот пластиковый пакет войдёт только восемь книг.

6.У него чутьё на талант.

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7.На первом собрании мы изложили только основные положения нового проекта.

8.Если откладывать еженедельно по несколько долларов, то за год можно накопить целое состояние.

9.Втуманеможнобылоразличитьлишьсмутныеочертаниямаяка.

10.Толпа соседских детей собралась вокруг нас, они молча разглядывали нас.

11.Не прилично потягиваться и зевать в присутствии других людей.

12.Если с ней что-нибудь случится, я спрошу с вас лично.

13.Он растянулся прямо на газоне.

14.Убийца вернулся на место преступления, чтобы замести следы.

15.Может быть, у него и было трудное детство, но всё же за свои поступки ему придется отвечать.

16.Они просто закрыли глаза на все нарушения.

17.Здесь трудно вести счёт времени.

18.Подождите минуту, это совсем не то, что я имел в виду!

19.Особняк, вырисовывающийся на фоне звёздного неба, был великолепен.

20.Он вскоре потерял счёт деньгам.

21.Держитесь за перила!

22.Мне необходимо выйти отсюда, чтобы немного размять ноги.

23.Не рассказывайте мне всю историю целиком, а только вкратце.

24.Я ничего не понимаю, мягко говоря.

25.На западе леса протянулись на мили.

5.Explain the meaning of the following maxims and make up a sto-

ry to conclude it with one of those given below. Write the story in 200 words.

Among the wealthy generosity is often merely a kind of shyness. (Friedrich Nietzsche)

Those who have seen little wonder a lot. (Chineese proverb)

Our very eyes are sometimes like our judgments, blind. (William Shakespeare)

The eyes are the windows of the soul.

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6. Match the words and phrases in bold with their meaning. Make sure you know how to form nouns from these adjectives.

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PART EIGHT

UNIT ONE

GENERAL REVISION

1. Be sure you remember the text. Translate the following phrases into English.

21.с энтузиазмом

2.Be sure you remember the text. Fill in the gaps.

We … … at Sonning, and went for a walk round the village. It is

the most fairy-like little … on the whole river. It is more like a … village than one built of … and mortar. Every house is … in roses,

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and now, in early June, they were … forth in clouds of … splendour. If you stop at Sonning, … … at the “Bull,” behind the church. It is a … picture of an old country inn, with green, square courtyard in front, where, on seats beneath the trees, the old men group of an evening to drink their ale and … over village politics; with low, … rooms and … windows, and awkward stairs and … passages. We … about sweet Sonning … an hour or … , and then, it being too late to push … past Reading, we decided to … … to one of the Shiplake islands, and … … there for the night. It was still early when we … settled, and George said that, as we had plenty of time, it would be a … opportunity to try a good, … supper. He said he would show us what could be done … the river in the … of cooking, and suggested that, with the vegetables and the ….. of the cold beef and general … and … , we should make an Irish stew. It seemed a … idea. George … wood and … a fire, and Harris and I started to peel the potatoes. I should never … thought that peeling potatoes was such an ... The job turned … to be the biggest thing of its kind that I … ever been in. We began cheerfully, one might almost say … , but our …. was gone by the time the first potato was finished. The more we peeled, the more peel there seemed to … … … ; by the time we had got all the peel off and all the eyes out, there was no potato … — at least none worth speaking ... George came and had a look at it — it was about the size of a pea-nut. He said: “Oh, that … … !You’re wasting them. You must … them.” So we scraped them, and that was harder work than peeling. They are such an … shape, potatoes — all bumps and warts and hollows. We worked … for five-and-twenty minutes, and did four potatoes. Then we struck. We said we should … the rest of the evening for scraping ourselves. I never saw such a thing as potato-scraping for making a fellow in a … . It seemed difficult to believe that the potato-scrapings in which Harris and I stood, half smothered, could have come … four potatoes. It shows you what can be done … economy and care. George said it was … to have only four potatoes in an Irish stew, so we washed half-a- … or so more, and put them in without peeling. We also put … a cabbage and about half a … of peas. George … it all up, and then he said that there

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seemed to be a lot of room to spare, so we … both the hampers, and picked out all the … and … and the remnants, and added them to the stew. There were … a pork pie and a bit of cold boiled bacon …, and we put them … . Then George found half a tin of potted salmon, and he … that into the pot. He said that was the … of Irish stew: you got … of such a lot

of things. I fished … a couple of eggs that had got … , and put those in. George said they would … the gravy. I forget the other …, but I know nothing was wasted; and I remember that, … the end, Montmorency, who had … great interest in the proceedings throughout, strolled away with an … and … air, reappearing, a few minutes afterwards, with a dead water-rat in his mouth, which he evidently wished to present as his … to the dinner; whether in a sarcastic spirit, or with a genuine desire to …, I cannot say. We had a discussion as to whether the rat should … … or not. Harris said that he thought it would be all right, … up with the other things, and that every little helped; but George … up for precedent. He said he … never heard of water-rats in Irish stew, and he would

rather be on the … side, and not … experiments. Harris said: “If you never try a new thing, how can you tell what it’s like? It’s men such as you that … the world’s progress. Think of the man who first tried German sausage!” It was … great success, that Irish stew. I don’t think I ever enjoyed a meal … . There was something so fresh and … about it. One’s palate gets so tired of the old … things: here was a dish with a new … , with a taste like nothing else on earth. And it was …, too. As George said, there was good … in it.The peas and potatoes … have been a bit softer, but we all had good teeth, so that did not … much: and as for the gravy, it was a poem — a little too … , perhaps, for a weak stomach, but … .

3.Use your essential vocabulary to complete the sentences.

I don’t believe Liz had an affair with him. That’s just malicious…. Route 101 … along the coastline for several hundred miles.

He could maybe … her … a bit if he had the chance. I heard an interesting piece of …about BethAnn.

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Some birds have a highly developed sense of…. Don’t tell him anything private — he’s a terrible….

She … the car window down to speak to the police officer.

Can you … the video back a little way — I want to see that bit again. Could you … an orange for me?

I hate watches that you have to….

I got sunburned, and now my face is….

…… the waxed paper from the bottom of the cake.

…and dice the potatoes.

The Tories may … home, but it’s unlikely.

I’ll have to … the ice off the windscreen before we set off. The sound of knives and forks … … plates filled the canteen. A… stream of refugees arrived at the camp.

Hold the ladder….

It’s important to keep the temperature of the oven at a …high heat. Dave’s life was a….

This is where the locals gather to …and talk politics. My hair’s a….

You can make cookies if you promise not to… … …in the kitchen. You … us into this , Terry. You can get us out of it.

Afew windows … from the heat during the fire.

Economists say they expect continued … growth throughout the year.

Astone hit the windshield and …. it. She fell and … a bone in her leg. Thunder … overhead.

Dennis rubbed his hands together and … his knuckles.

During the discussions MacDonald seemed to be listening, but he had nothing to …..

I’d like to thank all of you who … to the hospital appeal. Stress is a … factor in many illnesses.

The volunteers … their own time to the project. She is a strong and independent ….

You must have a … of the fruitcake.

His … were so low that he refused to answer his phone.

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When they took away his freedom, they broke his …

In Japan people believe that the … of the dead return to visit the earth every summer

His beliefs conflicted with the … of the age. My … sank when I saw the mess they’d left. …. in fiction vary from person to person.

I got back from my vacation eager to hear all the latest …. I don’t really like the …. of meat any more.

We have similar … in music.

4.TranslatefromRussianintoEnglishusingyouressentialvocabulary.

1.Нелегко будет протолкнуть этот проект, но я полагаю, что мы, хоть и с трудом, добьемся своего.

2.Курс фунта был устойчив по отношению к доллару

3.Я твёрдо верю в это.

4.В этом фильме полнейшая неразбериха, он столь же небрежен по замыслу, сколь и по исполнению.

5.Его лицо шелушится.

6.Она едва улыбнулась, и я сразу догадался, что она мне морочит голову

7.Полицейские вышибли дверь.

8.В твоей комнате страшный беспорядок.

9.Я ненавижу нарушать обещания.

10.Во рту остался приятный вкус от фрукта.

11.Только и было слышно, как ломается лёд.

12.Перед тем как уйти, рабочие привели всё в порядок.

13.Когда снимаешь кожуру с луковицы, под ней ещё одна.

14.Обои отстают.

15.Даже самые маленькие взносы будут приняты с благодарностью.

16.Многиеизмоихкорреспондентов,которыеполагают,чтоих статьи несправедливо игнорируются, совершенно не правы.

17.Дайте мне кусочек пудинга.

18.Солдаты стреляли в убегавшего врага.

19.Её дух был сломлен.

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20.Он храбрый, безрассудный человек.

5.Translate from English into Russian.

1.Don’t tell him anything private — he’s a terrible gossip. 2. I don’t believe Liz had an affair with him. That’s just malicious gossip. 3. Do you want to hear some juicy gossip? 4. You miss a lot of office gossip when you have a day off work. 5.Alie is as good as the truth to a gossip. 6. Can you wind the video back a little way — I want to see that bit again. 7. I find it difficult to wind down after a day at work. 8. You know you’re going to wind up in court over this. 9. Route 101 winds along the coastline for several hundred miles. 10. She wound the car window down to speak to the police officer. 11. He undid his buttons, and peeled off his shirt. 12. The windows were all shuttered and what paint was left was peeling off in huge flakes. 13. You could also drop mothballsorpeeledgarlicclovesorsprinklehotpepperintothetunnels.

14.I got sunburned, and now my face is peeling. 15. Two motorcycles peeled off from the line. 16. The earth was scraped away to uncover a trap door. 17.The two of them scraped their dishes clean. 18. I scraped my knee painfully on the concrete. 19. The sound of knives and forks scraping against plates filled the canteen. 20. We scraped our shoes on the doorstep to get the mud off them. 21. A steady stream of refugees arrived at the camp. 22. Hold the ladder steady. 23. She held on to hand rails to keep herself steady. 24. There were tears in her eyes, but her voice was steady. 25. He could not meet Connor’s steady gaze.

26.When I got home, the house was a complete mess. 27. Whoever is responsible for this mess can clear it up immediately! 28. You got us into this mess, Terry. You can get us out of it. 29. Many people make a mess of handling money. 30. California’s political map is a chaotic mess of overlapping cities, counties and school districts. 31. Don’t put boiling water in the glass or it will crack. 32. But forgive him if his voice cracks or he stumbles over a word. 33. The international banking system began to crack. 34. I think we’ve cracked the problem of the computer crashing all the time. 35. Political enemies have tried to crack me. 36. I’m 85, but I still feel young in spirit. 37. His spirits were so low that he refused to answer his phone. 38. The warm morning sun lifted our spirits. 39. My spirits sank when I saw the mess

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