
- •D. H. Barber getting known
- •Exercises
- •I. Answer the following questions.
- •2. Paraphrase or explain.
- •3. Find in the text the English for:
- •4. Study the following phrases. Recall how they were used In the text. Make sentences with each. Get known (lost, found, etc.)
- •Why (not) do (go, write, etc.) ...?
- •Let smb. Come (see, read, etc.)
- •5. (K) Recast the following using adjectives with -ful derived from the italicized words. Make other necessary changes.
- •6. (K) Give the meaning of the italicized words. Paraphrase the sentences using uncompounded forms. Make other necessary changes.
- •7. Note the effect of back on the meaning of the verb. Translate the sentences Into Russian Give examples of your own.
- •8. (K) Paraphrase so as to use a complex subject.
- •9. Study the phrases with keep. Use them in sentences of your own.
- •10. (K) Translate into English using last or latest according to the sense.
- •11. Render the following In English. Use the words and phrases given below. Как я был писателем
- •George sheffield a sad story
- •1. Answer the following questions
- •2. Paraphrase or explain.
- •3. Find in the text the English for
- •4. Study the following phrases. Recall the situations -in which they were used in the text. Make sentences with each.
- •Give up smth. (smb.)
- •5. (K) Recast the following using adjectives with -less derived from the Italicized nouns. Make other necessary changes
- •6. (K) Recast the following using adjectives with -full or-less according to the sense. Make other necessary changes.
- •7. (K) Recast the following using verbs Instead of the Italicized nouns. Make other necessary changes.
- •8. Note the effect of off on the meaning of the verb. Translate the) sentences into Russian. Give examples of your own.
- •9. (K) Change the sentences so as to use the infinitive instead of the italicized verbs.
- •10. (K) Open the brackets using the appropriate form of the gerund.
- •11. Complete the following according to the model:
- •12. Study the phrases with heart. Use them in sentences of your own.
- •13. (K) Translate the following into English using rather expect (hope, think, enjoy, be surprised).
- •14. Render the following in English. Use the words and phrases given below.
- •At dover1
- •1. Answer the following questions.
- •2. Paraphrase or explain.
- •3. Find in the text the English for
- •4. Study the following phrases. Recall how they were used in the text. Make sentences with each.
- •5. (K) Use compound adjectives for the phrases.
- •6. (K) Change the sentences to the opposite by adding a negative prefix to the italicized words. Make other necessary changes.
- •7. (K) Add a negative prefix to the adjectives derived from the italicized words and rewrite the sentences without changing their meaning. Make other necessary changes.
- •8. Give the meaning of the italicized words.
- •9. (K) Choose the correct word to fill in the blanks.
- •10. (K) Open the brackets using the appropriate form of the Infinitive.
- •11. (K) Paraphrase the following using the modal verb may in the correct form.
- •12. (K) Complete the following sentences.
- •13. Watch how the following phrases are used. Make sentences with each.
- •15. (K) Translate the following into English using till, until or before according to the sense.
- •Image of King George V; a matter of experience; to develop intuition
- •18. Describe a journey by train. Use the words and phrases given below.
- •19. Speak on how to clear the Customs the easy way. Use the words and phrases given below.
- •Exercises
- •2. Explain or paraphrase.
- •3. Find in the text the English for
- •4. Study the following phrases. Recall how they were used in the text. Make sentences with each.
- •5. (K) Recast the following using adjectives with -at instead of the Italicized words. Make other necessary changes.
- •6. (K) Use nouns with -ance (-ence) for the italicized words. Make other necessary changes.
- •7. (K) Join the sentences according to the model.
- •8. (K) Rewrite the following using had better.
- •9. Note the effect of through on the meaning of the verb. Translate the sentences into Russian. Give your own examples.
- •10. Give the meaning of the italicized phrases. Use them in sentences of your own.
- •11. (K) Say when a person will
- •12. Study the phrases with thing and head. Use them In sentences of your own.
- •13. (K) Translate the following into English using to, the verb being understood.
- •14. Render the following in English. Use the words and phrases given below. Легенда длиною в 595 дней
- •15. Describe a visit to a doctor. Use the words and phrases given below.
- •4. Study the following phrases. Recall how they were used In the text. Make sentences with each.
- •5. Recast the following using nouns with -ty or -ness derived from the italicized words. Make other necessary changes.
- •6. Derive adjectives with -able from the italicized words, add a negative prefix and rewrite the sentences according to the model. Be sure to make other necessary changes.
- •7. Give the meaning of the italicized words.
- •8. Note the effect of away on the meaning of the verb. Translate the sentences into Russian. Give your own examples.
- •10. Paraphrase the sentences using the verb mast.
- •12. Study the phrases with point. Use them in sentences of your own.
- •13. Translate the following into English using refuse or deny according to the sense.
- •14. Render the following in English. Use the words and phrases given below.
- •15. Topics for oral and written composition.
- •19. I never want anyone to put themselves out on my account:
- •1. Answer the following questions.
- •2. Paraphrase or explain.
- •8. Find in the text the English for
- •4. Study the following phrases. Recall how they were used in the text. Make sentences with each.
- •6. Recast the following using adjectives with -some derived from the italicized words. Make other necessary changes.
- •6. Add the prefix oat -to the italicized words and making all the other necessary changes rewrite the sentences. Translate them into Russian.
- •7. Paraphrase the following so as to use a complex object with an infinitive or Participle I.
- •8. Study the following examples. Translate them into Russian. Use the same constructions in sentences of your own.
- •9. Paraphrase so as to use the modal verb would. Make other necessary changes.
- •10. Note the effect of up and out on the meaning of the verb. Translate the sentences into Russian. Give your own examples.
- •11. The following phrases often occur in the English language. Make sentences with each.
- •13. Translate the following into English using idea.
- •2. Paraphrase or explain.
- •3. Find in the text the English for
- •4. Study the following phrases. Recall how they were used in the text. Make sentences with each.
- •6. Recast the following, using adjectives with -y derived from the italicized words. Make other necessary changes.
- •6. Recast the following sentences, using nouns instead of the italicized words. Make other necessary changes.
- •7. Note the effect of down on the meaning of the verb. Translate the sentences into Russian. Give your own examples.
- •8. Use participles in paraphrasing (he following.
- •9. Paraphrase the following so as to use unless.
- •10. Paraphrase the following using a verb from the list
- •12. Study the phrases with way. Use them in sentences or situations of your own.
- •13. Translate into English using have {get) smth. Done.
- •14. Render the following in English. Use the words and phrases given below.
- •1. Answer the following questions.
- •2. Paraphrase or explain.
- •8. Say what is meant by
- •4. Express the following more simply.
- •5. Find in the text the English for
- •6. Study the italicized words and phrases. Recall how they were used in the text. Make sentences with each.
- •7. Paraphrase the following using words and phrases from Exercise 6.
- •8. Give the meaning of the italicized words. Use the adjectives in sentences of your own.
- •0. Explain the meaning of the italicized words, or substitute another word. /
- •10. Study the italicized words, discriminate between the shades of difference in their usage or in their meaning. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •11. Supply the missing word.
- •12. Study the phrases with turn. Use them in sentences of your own.
- •13. Study the following word combinations. Translate them into Russian. Make sentences with each.
- •15. Translate the following into English using miss according to the sense.
- •16. Render the following in English. Use the words and phrases given below.
- •Exercises
- •1. Answer the following questions
- •2. Paraphrase or explain.
- •3. Say what is meant by
- •4. Express the following more simply.
- •6. Find in the text the English for
- •6. Study the italicized phrases. Recall how they were used in the text. Make sentences with each.
- •7. Express the following using phrases from Exercise 6.
- •8. Make the following sentences emphatic using the construction with It.
- •9. In the following groups of sentences, compare the meaning of the italicized words. Translate them into Russian.
- •12. Study the following word combinations. Translate them Into Russian. Make sentences with each.
- •13. Translate the following into English using accept, admit, receive or take according to the sense,
- •14. Render the following in English. Use the words and phrases given below.
- •22. Impropriety, rather than brevity is the soul of wit:
- •1. Answer the following questions.
- •2. Paraphrase or explain.
- •3. Say what is meant by
- •4. Express the following more simply.
- •5. Find in the text the English for
- •6. Study the italicized phrases. Recall how they were used in the text. Make sentences with each.
- •9. In the following groups of sentences, compare the meaning of the italicized words. Translate them into Russian.
- •10. Translate the following into Russian.
- •11. Study the italicized words, discriminate between the shades ot difference in their usage or in their meaning. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •12. Supply the missing word.
- •13. Study the following word combinations. Translate them Into Russian. Make sentences with each.
- •14. Translate into English using mean-
- •15. Translate the following into English using for a occasion, case, chance. Incident, accident and for в offer or suggest according to the sense.
- •16. Render the following in English. Use the words and phrases given below.
- •1 To move past or to the other side of sb/sth:
- •2. Paraphrase or explain.
- •8. Say what Is meant by
- •4. Express the following In neutral style.
- •5. Find in the text the English for
- •6. Study the italicized phrases. Recall how they were used in the text. Make sentences with each.
- •I. Express the following using phrases from Exercise 6.
- •8. In the following groups of sentences, explain the meaning of the italicized words .Or substitute another word; say which phrase is used literally and which has a figurative meaning.
- •9. Give the meaning of the italicized words. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •10. Study the italicized words, discriminate between the shades of difference in their usage or in their meaning. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •14. Study the phrases with time. Use them in sentences of your own.
- •15 Render the following in English. Use the words and phrases given below.
- •Exercises
- •1. Answer the following questions.
- •2. Paraphrase or explain.
- •3. Say what is meant by
- •4. Express the following in literary English.
- •5. Find in the text the English for
- •6. Study the italicized phrases. Recall how they were used in the text. Make sentences with each.
- •7. Express the following using phrases from Exercise 6.
- •12. Translate the following into Russian.
- •13. Study the italicized words, discriminate between the shades of difference in their usage or in their meaning. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •A) state, condition
- •15. Study the following word combinations. Translate them into Russian. Make sentences with each.
- •16. Translate the following Into English using just.
- •17. Render the following in English. Use the words and phrases given "below.
- •18. Speak on a trial or a case you have read about or attended. Use the words and phrases given below:
- •I. Answer the following questions.
- •2. Paraphrase or explain.
- •3. Say what is meant by
- •4. Express the following in neutral style.
- •5. Find in the text the English for
- •7. Express the following using phrases from Exercise 6.
- •8. In the following groups of sentences, explain the meaning of the italicized words or substitute another word; say which phrase is used literally and which has a figurative meaning.
- •9. Give the meaning of the italicized words. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •10. Study the italicized words, discriminate between the shades of difference in their usage or in their meaning. Translate the sen fences into Russian.
- •11. Supply the missing word.
- •12. Study the following word combinations. Translate them into Russian. Make sentences with each.
- •13. Translate the following into English using to blame or to be guilty according to the sense.
- •2. Paraphrase or explain.
- •3. Say what is meant by
- •4. Find in the text the English for
- •6. /Study the italicized phrases. Recall how they were used in the text. Make sentences with each.
- •6. Express the following using phrases from Exercise 5.
- •7. Rewrite according to the model.
- •9. Show the difference in the meaning of the italicized words.
- •10. Explain the meaning of the italicized words or substitute another word; say which phrase is used literally and which has a figurative meaning.
- •11. The following phrases often occur in the English language. Study the examples. Translate them into Russian. Give your own examples.
- •12. Study the italicized words, discriminate between the shades of difference in their usage or in their meaning. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •13. Give the meaning of the italicized words. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •16. Translate the following using the infinitive or gerund after the verbs stop, remember, forget, regret according to the sense.
- •17. Translate into English using fail.
- •18. Render the following in English. Use the words and phrases given below.
- •2. Explain or paraphrase.
- •3. Say what is meant by
- •4. Express the following in neutral style.
- •5. Find in the text the English for
- •6. Study the italicized phrases. Recall how they were used in the text. Make sentences with each.
- •7. Express the following using phrases from Exercise 6.
- •8. In the following groups of sentences, explain the meaning of the italicized words or substitute another word; say which phrase is used literally and which has a figurative meaning.
- •9. Give the meaning of the italicized words. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •10. Study the italicized words, discriminate between the shades of difference in their usage or in their meaning. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •11. Supply the missing word. A) artificial, imitation, false, counterfeit
- •B) legal, lawful, legitimate
- •C) incredible, incredulous
- •12. Study the following word combinations. Translate them into Russian. Make sentences with each.
- •13. Translate the following into English using defend or protect according to the sense.
- •14. Render the following .In English. Use the words and phrases given below.
- •Modern Reading Key to Exercises Getting Known
- •Index of vocabulary and grammar points
7. Paraphrase the following so as to use a complex object with an infinitive or Participle I.
1. I expected that he would be annoyed at the delay. 2. We wanted that she should set to work at once. 3. She said she wouldn't have it that any of her children should have their own way while she was mistress of the house. 4. We wanted that he should first get familiar with the plan as a whole. We didn't want that he should make a hasty decision. 5. I saw that he was looking my way and smiling. 6. She told him that he couldn't expect that she should go out of her way to try and please him. 7. He believed that it had happened through some mistake. 8. She watched how the snowflakes fell and melted the minute they touched ground. 9. He often heard how she said things behind his back. 10. She wouldn't have it that anybody should take care of the child but herself. 11. "I believe he has already adjusted himself to the new circumstances. He's a very adaptable sort of fellow. 12. I find that she's a rather exciting person.
8. Study the following examples. Translate them into Russian. Use the same constructions in sentences of your own.
1. I couldn't get him to do his work properly. 2. She couldn't have him waste his time. 3. You can have him read the book at least. 4. She wondered if she would ever be able to get him to acknowledge his defeat. 5. The teacher had him answer the questions in. writing. 6. She won't have anybody cross her. 7. He got his sister to do the cooking and cleaning for him. 8. You will never get him to admit a mistake.
9. Paraphrase so as to use the modal verb would. Make other necessary changes.
Model: She always insisted on having things her own way. She would have things her own way.
67
1. I told her to listen but she said that she didn't care to, 2. She didn't give me her address though I had asked her to several times. 3. It's just like him to spoil the fun with his silly remarks and flat jokes. 4. The girl insisted on wearing a light coat though her mother had told her to put on something warmer. 5. We told her that we would be coming over to her help with the packing, but she didn't even want to hear of it. 6. Though everybody was dead tired she kept on asking her questions. 7. He is not the kind of man to stir a finger to help.
10. Note the effect of up and out on the meaning of the verb. Translate the sentences into Russian. Give your own examples.
A. 1. She looked up and smiled. 2. The news made me sit up. 3. Now, you're making up stories again! 4. What time do you get up on Sundays? 5. You mustn't stay up for me. 6. She has her own ideas about bringing up children. 7. He's a very light sleeper. He'll wake up at the slightest noise. 8. She was in the kitchen washing up. 9. He always turns up like a bad penny. 10. He hardly ever shows up nowadays.
B. 1. She felt terribly ill. A cold sweat broke out on her forehead and her hands were clammy. 2. The war broke out and for many years he was separated from his family. 3. I can't make out what he means. There seems to be little logic in what he's saying. 4. She was put out by the remark. 6. You could have brought out the difference a little more clearly. 6. I can't supply you with a ready answer. You'll have to find out things for yourself.