- •Vocabulary notes
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •I. Match the words with their definitions
- •II. Match the verbs on the left with their corresponding definitions on the right
- •III. Match the words in column a with their synonyms in column b and antonyms in column c
- •IV. Learn the meaning of the words structure, structural, structuralism, structured
- •V. Fill in the gaps in the sentences below using the words from exercise IV
- •VI. Find synonyms of the following word combinations
- •VII. Match each of the following verbs with all possible nouns given in the box
- •VIII Fill in the gaps in the word combinations given below with the prepositions beyond, from, into, of, on, to, up
- •IX. Fill in the gaps in the sentences below. The first letter or letters of the missing words are given, and the dashes correspond to the number of missing letters
- •I. Find Ukrainian equivalents of the words and word combinations given below and make up sentences with them
- •II. Find English equivalents of the words and word combinations given below and make up sentences with them
- •III. Match the English and Ukrainian equivalents
- •IV. Match the sentence halves
- •V. Fill in prepositions, where necessary
- •VI. Fill in articles where necessary
- •VII. Complete the following sentences filling in appropriate words from the box
- •VIII. Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian paying attention to the translation of the italicized words
- •IX. Translate into English
Vocabulary exercises
I. Match the words with their definitions
1. accession |
a) a group of senior politicians chosen by the governments of the European Union who are responsible for making laws and decisions within the European Union. |
2. Court of Justice |
b) a system of government in which every citizen in the country can vote to elect its government officials. |
3. democracy |
c) an association of European countries, formerly known as the European Community. |
4. European Commission |
d) an institution of the European Union, formerly called the Assembly of the European Communities. |
5. European Community |
e) an organization of Western European states that was created by the Treaty of Rome in 1957 with the broad object of furthering economic development within the Community by the establishment of a Common Market and the approximation of the economic policies of member states. |
6. European Council |
f) the occasion on which someone formally takes a position of authority, especially as a king, queen, or president. |
7. European Parliament |
g) the process of getting people of different races to live and work together instead of separately. |
8. European Union |
h) the European Union’s official organization for making economic decisions, consisting of the heads of government from each member state. |
9. integration |
i) the formal agreement made in 1958 between France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, which established the European Economic Community, which later became the European Union. |
10. Treaty of Rome |
j) the institution of the European Union that has three primary judicial responsibilities. |
II. Match the verbs on the left with their corresponding definitions on the right
1. to convince |
a) to combine two or more organizations, activities etc. so that they become more effective, make better profits etc. |
2. to integrate |
b) to combine, or to join things together to form one thing. |
3. to merge |
c) to discuss something in order to reach an agreement, especially in business or politics. |
4. to negotiate |
d) to get or achieve something that will be permanent, especially after a lot of effort. |
5. to remove |
e) to join people, groups, or countries together. |
6. to secure |
f) to make someone feel certain that something is true. |
7. to unite |
g) to take something away from, out of, or off the place where it is. |
III. Match the words in column a with their synonyms in column b and antonyms in column c
A |
B |
C |
Word |
Synonym |
Antonym |
1. certain |
2a. autonomous |
3a. circuitous |
2. common |
2b. beneficial |
3b. dependent |
3. direct |
2c. continuing |
3c. false |
4. frequent |
2d. customary |
3d. individual |
5. genuine |
2e. general |
3e. minor |
6. healthy |
2f. immense |
3f. narrow |
7. independent |
2g. leading |
3g. numerous |
8. joint |
2h. real |
3h. private |
9. lasting |
2i. separate |
3i. rare |
10. major |
2j. undoubted |
3j. transient |
11. single |
2k. uninterrupted |
3k. uncertain |
12. wide |
2l. united |
3l. unhealthy |