Supplementary material for the third - year students. Учебное пособие

Men like (9) wives somewhere for them, but not necessary with them. The evidence is that (10) subtle differences are important. If they’re not addressed they can produce a gulf.

Ex. 13. Prepare a description of a wedding ceremony you have visited

Ex. 14. Speak on various wedding traditions in the world

SPEAKING

1.Marriage is Old-Fashioned Nowadays

WRITING

1.Marriage is Old-Fashioned

2.Girls are only interested in getting married

3.Signing a marriage contract is a good thing

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Ex.1. Match each of the following colloquial names for certain types of people with the correct description below: a pain in the neck, a busybody, a rolling stone, a crank, a sponger, a tomboy, a lone wolf, a battle-axe, a day-dreamer, a dare-devil, a slow coach, a golden boy.

a)He’s always got his head in the clouds, always fantasizing.

b)She’s very inquisitive about my private life.

c)He loves taking dangerous risks.

d)He can’t settle down. He goes from job to job, place to place.

e)He’s always borrowing money and living off other people.

f)She’s very aggressive and bossy. She likes to dominate.

g)Everyone thinks he’ll get rapid promotion. He’s destined to succeed.

h)He’s always slow and behind the others in his work or studies.

i)She’s got extremely odd, eccentric, unconventional ideas and theories.

j)He’s a real nuisance. I can’t stand him.

k)He likes to do things on his own.

l)She’s a girl who likes to play rough, boys’ games.

Ex.2. Speak about your life experience using all the names from ex.1.

Ex.3. Parts of the body appear in some colloquial idiomatic adjectives describing various human states and characteristics. For each adjective on the left below find the word or phrase on the right which has the same meaning. Translate them into Russian and compare the associations in both languages.

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Ex.4. Speak about personality of the people you know, using the words above.

Ex.5. Word formation. Fill each space with the correct form of the word in bold print.

Decide a) We mist come to a …very soon. B) We beat them… We won 7:0. c) He can never make up his mind. He’s very…

Beauty a) She is very… b) She’s training to be a… c)They’re going to… the town with more trees and parks.

Pay a) To buy this car I made a monthly…of 280 for two years. B) Please make your cheque…to John Watson. C) The person a cheque is made out to is called…

Ex.6. Put the prefixes in their correct space: arch-, out-, mal-, pseudo-. Look up their meanings in the dictionaries.

a)In my opinion this book is just …-intellectual rubbish.

b)Although he was older than his wife, he…-lived her by ten years.

c)Priests are not often ambitious men, but he had set his heart on becoming …-bishop.

d)The launch of the space-rocket was delayed by a …-function in the fuel system.

e)At the beginning of the nineteenth century, Britain’s…-enemy was France.

f)He completely …-boxed his opponent and knocked him out in the seventh round.

g)Children who grow up in time of war are more likely to be …-adjusted than other children.

h)He uses…-scientific language to persuade his readers.

i)These squalid, dark, cramped, …-odorous rooms are homes to whole families of people.

j)She was the finest dancer in the country. She…-shone all the others.

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Ex.7. Explain the meanings of the following words and phrases.

A pseudonym, arch-rivals, maladministration, out-size clothes, malnutrition, pseudo-religious, an arch-villain, to outstay your welcome.

Ex. 8. Confusing word pairs. Choose the correct word for each space: misused, disused: a) An airport…since its closure ten years before was used for car-racing. B) They complained that the new law had been …to suppress individual liberties. C) Be careful of this word. It’s often… d)The goods were stored in a …cinema.

Unreadable, illegible: a) His hand-writing is so bad it’s…b) The book is long, uninteresting and not very well-written. I find it…c) After years of being exposed to the sun and rain, the sign over the shop had become completely… d)I think her novels are… The style is awful and the plots are ridiculous.

Ex.9. Difficult verb pairs. Use the right form of the right verb in the sentences

To fall, to fell: a) Prices have…steeply since last August. B) Three old trees will have to …because they are diseased and dangerous. C) He lost his balance and…heavily.

To find, to found: a) My grandfather…this firm in 1924. b) While clearing out the bedroom, I…old letters. C) The United Nations …in 1945.

To bind, to bound: a) Switzerland …by France, Germany, Austria and Italy. B) The lion…forward and sprang at her. C) He …hand and foot by the robbers.

Ex.10. False friends. Give the Russian variant for each word, use them in the sentences.

Actual, present: a) Carter and Clinton are former American Presidents. Who is the…one? B) I’ve known many rich men, but he is the only…millionaire I’ve met. C) She used to work in advertising, but her…job is journalism.

Ignore, not know: a) His speech was interrupted by loud shouts but he wisely decided to…them and carry on. B) How can you …your teacher’s name? You see her every day. C) Well, if you…my warnings, I cannot be responsible for what happens to you.

Formidable, wonderful: a) It was a …party. We all enjoyed ourselves very much. B) To prepare for that difficult exam in only three months! That’s a …task! I don’t think I can do it. C) The northern approaches to the city are protected by…defences which only the strongest attack could penetrate. D) She’s a …person. Everyone likes and admires her.

Ex.11. Phrasal verbs. Translate and put the phrasal verbs in the correct sentences:

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get down, try out, bring up, take down, put up, call off, see off.

a)Don’t worry about the journey to the airport. I’m coming to…you.

b)The other car didn’t stop after the accident but luckily I was able to…its number.

c)The car’s in quite good condition but you can…it before you make any decision to buy.

d)Would you like to…any other matters before the meeting closes?

e)Stop worrying about it. Don’t let this failure …you.

f)I’m afraid we’ll have to…the meeting. Alice and John can’t come.

g)Her parents died when she was eight and her uncle decided to…her himself.

h)I’ve got a spare room, so I can …you if you are ever here again.

ZOOSEMES

Ex.1. Insert the phrases: dog’s life, bookworm, underdog, dog-collar, wolfwhistles, puppy fat, wolf in sheep’s clothing, wild-goose chase, stag party.

He’s always reading. He’s a real (a). He’s a very informal priest. He rarely wears a (b). Little Johnny’s parents were worried that he was very big, but the doctor told them not to worry as it was only (c). He was elected President as a man of peace and moderation, but when he began a reign of terror, people realized he was a (d). Some girls appreciate (e) but others are embarrassed by them. It’s hard work: not much money, no time to enjoy yourself. It’s a (f). Sorry, I can’t invite you, but it’s a (g). Most people want the weaker side to win for a change. It’s human nature to support the (h). I went over the place trying to get what I wanted but I had no success at all. It was (i).

Ex.2. Insert the phrases: fly on the wall, guinea pig, cat’s eyes, dog-eared, pigeon-holes, frog in my throat, bird’s-eye-view.

After a book has been used a lot, it tends to get a bit (a). I’d love to be a (b) when the American and Russian leaders meet for a private talk. From that mountain you’ll get a (c) of the town and lake. Down the middle of the road, reflecting the cars’ headlights, are the (d). I was once a (e) in a medical experiment to test a new drug. Can I have a glass of water? I’ve got a (f). In offices and hotels, letters are often placed in little, open-ended compartments called (g) labeled with the letters of the alphabet.

Ex.3. Form the verbs from these names of animals and use them in the sentences:

fox, dog, monkey, ram, worm, duck, hound, badger.

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The thief in the stolen car refused to stop so the police were forced to (a) it with their own car. This machine is complicated and dangerous so don’t (b) about with it. The children (c) their father to buy them a dog until he finally gave in and did so. He complained that because of his political beliefs he had been (d) by the press. To avoid being seen he (e) down behind the hedge. He tried to avoid telling me but after half an hour I managed to (f) the truth out of him. He managed to (g) his pursuers by changing cars three times and then escaping in disguise. All through her life she was (h) by misfortune.

Ex.4. Match the animals with the sound they produce: a lion, owl, cat, hen, dog, ravern, pig, horse, sheep; To bark, cackle, grunt, bleat, squawk, whinny, hoot, purr, roar.

Ex.5. Use some of the verbs in ex.4. to speak about people.

‘Get your hair cut,’ he (a). ‘Get out of my house and don’t come back,’ he (b). ‘Ooh, that’s funny’, she (c). ‘A ghost? In my house? Eeeek!’ he (d). ‘Hmmmph! The country’s going to the dogs’, she (e). ‘Another one for the basket’, she (f). ‘B-b-b-u-t I d-d-on’t w-want to’, he (g). ‘I like it when you bring me presents’, she (h).

Ex.6. Match the idioms with the sentences:

Ex.7. Match the animals with the movements: a dog, horse, snake, rhino, elephant, monkey, lion, camel.

a) It cantered up to the fence. b) It trotted along by its master’s side. C) It hopped from the branch onto the roof of the car. D) It crashed through the undergrowth straight towards the photographer. E) Riderless, it galloped off into sunset, past the pyramids, out into the desert. F) It bounded up to him, with eager anticipation. G) Suddenly I saw it, slithering through the leaves. H) it padded softly towards the unsuspecting antelope.

Ex.8.Complete the table.

Ex.9. Complete the table. Use the previous exercises.

Ex.10. Look at these groups of words. How are they connected to animals?

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Ex.11. Insert the words.

It is not really all that peaceful out in the country. Yesterday I was woken at dawn when the cock started (1). The calves soon began (2) and this woke the dogs who

(3) until the horses started (4). Lots of hens (5) right outside my window and so I got up. I tripped over the cat who was lying in the sun at the front door but she didn’t even stop (6).

Ex.12. Mark the sentences true/false.

1. If sb growls at you, they are probably in a bad mood. 2 If sb croaks, they probably have a sore throat. 3 If sb hoots, they are probably very unhappy. 4 If sb is caterwauling, they are singing very sweetly. 5 If sb barks at you, they sound rather angry or abrupt. 6 If sb grunts when you ask sth, they are showing a lot of interest in what you have said.

Ex.13. Describe the movements of people with the verbs: to skip, fly, swim, slither, hop, trot, gallop.

Ex.14. Insert the young animals.

New-born (1) for sale, pedigree spaniel. Good home wanted for six (2), all toms, already house-trained. Come and see the brand-new polar bear (3) at the zoo. Hadley Farm open this weekend. All children will enjoy the chance to hold the baby (4) and to stroke their soft wool. Spend the weekend at Sun Park. Hundreds of new (5), just hatched but already able to swim happily behind their mums.

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