- •Practice: Task 9
- •Task 10
- •Laboratory work 2
- •Practice: Task 17
- •Task 18
- •Task 19
- •Conversion Task 20
- •Task 21
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- •Task 26
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- •Task 31
- •Laboratory work 3
- •Practice: Task 33
- •Task 34
- •Task 35
- •Task 36
- •Task 37
- •Task 38
- •Practice: shortening Task 39
- •Task 40
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- •Task 42
- •Task 43
- •Task 44
- •Word-formation Task 45
- •Task 46
- •Task 47
- •Laboratory work 5
- •Practice: Task 75
- •Task 76
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- •Task 81
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- •Task 85
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- •Task 87
- •Task 88
- •Task 89
- •Practice: Task 92
- •5. Tiresome because it seems to be interminable or to be marked by unremitting sameness
- •Task 93
- •Task 94
- •Task 96
- •Task 97
- •Task 98
- •Task 99
- •Task 100
- •Antonymy Task 103
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Task 89
Dwell upon the answers to the questions from the homonymic point of view.
1. "What is the difference between a watchmaker and a jailer?"
"The one sells watches and the other watches cells."
2. "What is the difference between a tree and an aeroplane?"
"One sheds its leaves and the other leaves its sheds."
"What is the difference between soldiers and girls?"
"The soldier faces powder. Girls powder faces."
"What is the difference between a cat and a comma?"
"The difference between a cat and a comma is that a cat has its claws at the end of its paws, and a comma has its pause at the end of a clause."
Laboratory work 6
“SYNONYMIC AND ANTONYMIC RELATIONS”, “SYNONYMY”, “ANTONYMY”
Discussion:
1. Definition of synonyms. Diagnostic criteria of synonyms.
2. Synonymic sets. Status and features of the synonymic dominant.
3. Classifications of synonyms.
4. Sources of synonymy.
5. Definition of antonyms.
6. Antonyms and parts of speech.
7. Semantic and structural classifications of antonyms.
8. Contextual treatment of antonyms.
Practice:
Practicum – Tasks 92-94, 96-100, 103-107, 109-114, pp.365-388.
Literature:
1. Современный английский зык (слово и предложение). – Иркутск, 1997. – С. 192-201.
2. The Issues in Englis Philology (Study Manual). – Irkutsk, 1998.- P.56-58.
3. Arnold I.V. The English Word. – М.: Высш. шк., 1986. – Р.194-206,209-215
4. Ginzburg R.S., Khidekel S.S. Knyazeva G.Y., Sankin A.A. A Course in Modern English Lexicology. – M.: Higher School Publishing House, 1966. – P.74-82.
5. Антрушина Г.Б., Афанасьева О.В., Морозова Н.Н. Лексикология английского языка. – М.: Дрофа, 1999. – С. 184-197, 209-210,216-219
Practice: Task 92
Match the synonym and the interpretation of its meaning.
Set I
These verbs mean "to cause bafflement or confusion".
1. puzzle a) this verb emphasizes extreme mental confusion
2. perplex b) this word implies defying comprehension by obscuring facts 3. mystify c) it suggests difficulty in solving or interpreting something
4. bewilder d) it means "to confuse and astonish"
5. confound e) this verb stresses uncertainty or anxiety, as over reaching an under standing or finding a solution
Set II
These adjectives refer to what is so uninteresting as to cause mental weariness.
1. boring a) this word describes what is demanding of time and effort and yet is dull and often unrewarding
2. monotonous b) this adjective is applied to something that is uninteresting because
3. tedious lack of variety
4. irksome c) something that can be characterized by this adjective fatigues