1. Decide

(a) We must come to a …decision very soon.

(b) We beat them …decidedly . We won 7:0.

(c) He can never make up his mind. He’s very …indecisive.

2. attend

(a) You should be more …attentive while at the lesson.

(b) She listened to me so ….inattentively that didn’t even smile at my joke.

(c) …Attention, please! Now comes the time to announce the results.

3. compare

(a) In …comparison with Mike, Pete is much more capable.

(b) The process is going …comparatively slow.

(c) Scientists have made …comparative tests on the new drugs.

4.produce

(a) …Production of the new sports car has been halted by a strike.

(b) China is one of the two world’s leading …producers of rice.

(c) I’m afraid, the talks were totally …unproductive. We didn’t reach agreement on anything.

5. hero

(a) He received a medal for his …heroism .

(b) They fought …heroically in the war.

(c) She was described as a …heroine .

6. receive

(a) – Hold on the …receiver, please. I’ll explain everything. Just don’t hang it!

(b) She works as a …receptionist in a hotel in Scotland.

(c) Ask for a …receipt when you buy something, in case you need to return it.

ГЛАВА 5. О БЕДНОМ ПРЕДЛОГЕ ЗАМОЛВИТЕ СЛОВО. PUT IN A WORD FOR THE POOR PREPOSITION.

§1. Самые основные предлоги и их значения. The main prepositions and their meaning.

Потренируемся?

* R. Murphy units 120-127

* A.J. Thompson, A.V. Martinet exercises 108-113

Упражнение 1. Вставьте предлоги in / at / on если необходимо.

1. Ann’s going … home to Australia …at Christmas.

2. The exhibition opens …in Berlin …on the 2^nd of May.

3. Northern Sweden is beautiful but I wouldn’t go …in the middle of July.

4. She got really feverish …at night.

5. The baby is due to be born …on Christmas eve.

6. By then it was about three …in the morning and I felt very tired.

7. He was eventually found …on Friday, 21^st January.

8. I was talking so much …at lunch that my food went cold.

9. The ogre’s watch will be repaired …in a week.

10. He played …at Wimbledon for the first time this year.

11. He wanted to make sure that he had a seat …on the plane.

12. I saw the witch this morning but she was …in her car so I couldn’t say hello.

13. Just look …at this! Isn’t it wonderful?

14. You can’t buy season tickets …on the bus.

15. We were stuck …in the plane for hours …in Jakarta.

16. They will meet us …at the station …in Kiev.

17. It was raining so he decided to shelter …in the station.

18. She worked …at a restaurant during the evenings to earn some extra money.

19. There has been a serious accident …at the crossroads near my house.

Упражнение 2. Вставьте предлоги, передающие падежные отношения.

1. The young man was trying to prove …to the professor the necessity …of the experiment.

2. London is the capital …of Great Britain.

3. The embankments …of the Neva are faced …with granite.

4. He was killed …by robbers.

5. It is clear …to me that you are the most ungrateful person I’ve ever met.

6. He was knocked down …with a big stick.

7. The donkey was devoted …to Shreck.

8. I explained …to the teacher that by the end …of the lesson I had not finished the translation …of the text and that’s why I had not handed it …to him. The surprise …of the teacher was great. My explanation seemed strange …to the teacher.

9. He was knocked down …by a car.

10. The dragon bought a book …of English poems and gave it …to his sister.

11. I wrote …to him asking to send me a box …of chocolates.

12. The prince was treated …with effective drugs.

13. The roof …of the dragon’s castle is very old.

14. There is a monument …to Pushkin in the Square …of Arts.

15. The prince was cured …by a very skilful doctor.

16. One wheel …of the hippo’s car needs to be changed.

17. He was scolded …by his mother for breaking a leg …of a chair.

18. He was standing outside the door …of his house and explaining …to the mechanic what was wrong with his car.

19. The boat was carried …by the waves into the open sea.

20. The teacher was pleased …with our work.

21. He gave his sweater all covered …with mud …to the cleaner.

22. I sent a letter …to my friend.

23. He was killed …with a knife.

24. All the streets …of St. Petersburg are straight.

25. Many pages …of this book are torn.

Упражнение 3. Дополните предложения предлогами.

Please write the document…

1. …in ink.

2. …on one side of the paper only.

3. …in capital letters.

4. …in English.

5. …on a typewriter.

6. …in triplicate.

7. …at the top of the paper.