- •Unit one.
- •Ways of looking
- •Unit two.
- •Just for fun
- •Stop and check (Units 1 @ 2)
- •Unit three.
- •Introducing london
- •Discussion
- •Lexical studies
- •Unit four.
- •Exercise II. Translate into English:
- •Exercise V. Fill in the blanks with the right prepositions: get
- •In back around on up off over down
- •In back on up off out down
- •Unit five. A freshman's experience
- •Unit six.
- •Exercise IV. Paraphrase the following sentences, using words and expressions from Essential Vocabulary:
- •Exercise V. Translate into English using words from Essential Vocabulary (p. 202):
- •Exercise VII. Retell this story in Russian for your friends to translate into English:
- •Exercise IX. Translate into English. Некоторые советы тем, кто ищет работу
- •Unit seven. The british isles
- •Unit eight. Seeing people off There was a young lady of Crewe
- •Exercises
- •Unit nine. Rose at the music-hall
- •Additional texts and sentences for translation units 1-5
- •Units 6-8
- •Contents
Exercise V. Fill in the blanks with the right prepositions: get
down on back out up in(to) away off
Excuse me! You are standing on my foot. Could you get ____?
When the policeman saw the crowd coming toward him, he told them to get __.
He got __, made his way to the back of the bus and sat down beside an elderly lady.
Take the Underground to Charing Cross, change to the Northern Line and get __ at Waterloo.
The bank robbers got __ in a stolen car, while the staff were still recovering from the shock.
She looked at me, stopped the car, opened the door and told me to get __.
I normally get __ at eight o’clock, but don’t have breakfast until about ten.
When she saw the child get onto the roof, she shouted at him to get __.
When his daughter went too near the edge of the cliff, he told her to get __.
She got __, turned on the engine and drove off.
at through out(of) back down round over on
It took some time to reach Malta on the telephone, but in the end I got __.
How are you getting __ in your new job?
You put medicines where they are difficult for children to get __.
When he had got __ his illness, he went back to work.
When I find things are getting me __, I usually go to bed and have a good night’s sleep.
He got __ the problem of having no money by robbing banks.
When I got __ from my trip I was exhausted.
The only way to get __ the problem is to spend more money.
It took her a long time to get __ the death of her brother.
Fire! Fire! Quick, everyone get __ of the building.
Supply the necessary particles with the verb “to get” for the following verbs:
to escape to leave (a car) to enter (a taxi) to reach |
to descend not to come closer to recover to return home |
to endure to avoid (a problem) to depress, to sadden to make progress |
Exercise VI. Fill in the blanks with the right prepositions:
TURN
In back around on up off over down
Could you turn that __ a bit, please? I can’t hear a word you are saying.
The record seems to have finished. Do you want me to turn it __ for you?
I’m going to bed. Shall I turn the television __?
As soon as he saw her on the other side of the road, he turned __ and started to follow her.
What was that they just said on the news? Can you turn it __, please?
“This is a beautiful plate”, he said, turning it __to see where it was made.
What a lovely skirt! Turn __ and let me see what it’s like from behind.
We started walking but had to turn __ when the rain started.
It’s time for the news. Could you turn __ the television, please?
The murderer was turned __ to the police by his own family.
down on out up into away off
Two miles further on he turned __ the main road and went towards a little village.
You should never turn __ a good offer.
The dog suddenly turned __ its owner and bit his hand rather badly.
He always gives people things and hates turning anyone __ from the door.
At the end of the fairy story, the witch turns __ a dragon.
Guess who turn __ on my doorstep the other day! My brother! All the way from Canada!
The factory turns __ more than two hundred cars a day.
I’m not going to tell you who the murderer turns __ to be.
They turned __ my proposal at first. They said it was unrealistic.
He was a horrible little boy, but he seems to have turned __ quite a nice young man.
Supply the necessary particles with the verb “to turn” for the following verbs.
to make the radio louder to appear to return |
to be discovered to make smb. go away to leave (the road) |
to reject to be converted into to make the radio quieter |
Exercise VII. Fill in the blanks with the right prepositions:
KEEP