- •Аникеева т.Р., Денисова е.А., Дорохова л.В., Жехрова м.В., Литвинова о.А.
- •Vocabulary booster Воронеж 2014
- •I. Translate the sentences using your active vocabulary:
- •II. Answer the questions:
- •III. Correct the mistakes:
- •IV. Rephrase the words and word combinations:
- •V. Find opposites of the following:
- •VI. Match the words from the two lines to form collocations:
- •VII. Match the types of films with the phrases that are most likely to describe them:
- •VIII. What is the difference between the following?
- •IX. When making a movie, in which order do you do the things in the list?
- •X. Film reviews often use compound adjectives to describe films. Make compound adjectives by matching words in a with words in b.
- •XI. Use compound adjectives from the previous exercise to complete the film reviews below.
- •XII. Fill in the blanks with the words from your topical vocabulary:
- •XIII. А) Read the information below. Pay attention to the words and phrases in bold for revision and enlargement of your vocabulary. Talking about Films.
- •Films and Acting.
- •I. Translate the sentences using your active vocabulary:
- •II. Fill the gaps in this story with suitable expressions:
- •III. Complete these questions:
- •IV. Choose the correct collocation:
- •V. Fill in the correct word from the brackets:
- •VI. Rephrase the expressions:
- •VII. Give the opposites:
- •VIII. Put each of the following words or phrases in its correct space in the passage below:
- •IX. Correct the mistakes in the sentences:
- •X. Match the letters to the numbers:
- •XI. Check your understanding of the British system of education.
- •XII. Fill in the gaps with the words from your topical vocabulary:
- •I. Translate the sentences using your active vocabulary:
- •II. Rephrase the words and word combinations:
- •III. Read the text and put each of the following words or phrases in its correct place:
- •How much freedom should children have?
- •IV. Fill in the gaps with the words from your topical vocabulary:
- •V. Complete definitions 1 - 14 with words and expressions from the list below. You will not need all of them.
- •VI. Match the words with their definitions.
- •I. Translate the sentences using your active vocabulary:
- •II. Rephrase the words and word combinations:
- •III. Fill in the gaps with the proper prepositions where necessary:
- •I. Translate the sentences using your active vocabulary:
- •II. Restore the sentences:
- •III. Fill in the prepositions:
- •IV. Correct the mistakes:
- •V. Give synonyms:
- •VI. You need adjectives ending in either -ed or -ing to complete the sentences. Use the words in brackets to form the adjective you need.
- •VII. To know some types of the character better, fill in the blanks in the sentences below with the help of the given words.
- •VIII. Fill in the gaps in the texts with proper words or phrases from the list given after the texts. Pay attention that there are more words than necessary.
- •X. Describe the way these people feel using adjectives from your topical vocabulary:
- •XI. Describe these people using the adjectives from your topical vocabulary:
- •XII. Fill in: for, at, of, in, about, to, by, with.
- •I. Translate the sentences using your active vocabulary:
- •II. Fill in the correct word from the list below:
- •III. Fill in the gaps with words derived from the words in brackets:
- •IV. Fill in the gaps to form a compound noun or phrase from your topical vocabulary:
- •V. Here is a school kid speaking about environmental problems. Think of how a well-educated adult would describe these same things.
- •VI. Use the words and phrases from the list to complete the sentences:
- •VII. Underline the correct word.
- •VIII. Explain the following.
- •IX. Fill in the correct particle, then explain the phrasal verbs.
- •Список использованной литературы:
II. Fill the gaps in this story with suitable expressions:
At 5, Nelly Dawes went straight to (1)…. school because there were very few (2)…. schools for younger children in those days. When she was ready to go on to secondary school, she passed an exam and so got into her local (3)… school. Nowadays her own children don’t do that exam, since most children go to a (4)… school. She left school at 16 and did not go on to (5)… education, but she works during the day, then goes to (6)… … at the local school once a week to learn French. She would like to take up her education again more seriously, if she could get a (7)…. or scholarship from the government. Her ambition is to go to a (8)… … … and become a school teacher.
III. Complete these questions:
1) What homework do we have to …. tonight? 2) In which month do students usually …. their final exams in your country? 3) Who do we have to ….. our essays in to? 4) Who is …. today’s lecture on Shakespeare? 5) What do we need to do if we want to … from the course? 6) In which room is the translation class going to be ….? 7) Have you done the first … of your essay yet? 8) Do you prefer exams or continuous …? 9) Do you always … to all your lectures? 10) Does the college … training in computer skills?
IV. Choose the correct collocation:
1) I’m happy to say that you have all sat/ taken/ passed your maths test. 2) Will the teacher give/ provide/ make us some feedback on our essays? 3) The university agrees/ recognizes/ takes the school-leaving exams of most other countries. 4) It isn’t compulsory to assist/ attend/ listen to all the lectures at this university. 5) How long will it take you to carry out/ obtain your degree? 6) You must submit/ send/ write your application in before the end of June. 7) Several students have decided to withdraw/ go/ leave the course this year. 8) I want you all to write/ hold/ keep a vocabulary notebook.
V. Fill in the correct word from the brackets:
1. I could get a job as a secondary school ___ now, but I want to continue studying to become a university ___. (teacher/ lecturer) 2. History is my favourite ___, but today’s ___ wasn’t very interesting. (lesson/ subject) 3. My primary school only has 300 ___ but there are over 5000 __ at my brother’s university. (pupils/ students) 4. Frank got good ___ in all of his school exams, so he was able to go to university to do a ___. (grades/ degree) 5. There will be no lectures during the last ___ of my history __ as we are expected to study for exams then. (course/ term) 6. I got an extra __ for remembering the name of Napoleon’ horse, so my final __ for the test was 19 out of 20! (point/ mark) 7. The ___ of the arts faculty used to be the __ of a primary school. (dean/ headmaster) 8. When I went to __ I only saw my parents during the holidays, but now that I go to a __ I see them every night. (day school/ boarding school) 9. It is necessary to pay school fees in order to go to a __, whereas a __ is run by the state and is therefore free. (comprehensive school/ private school) 10. My brother and sister go to a ___ but I go to a ___ where there are only girls. (co-educational school/ single-sex school)