Exercise 9. What verbs collocate with the following nouns?
karate algebra kayak
mufti embargo guerilla
cul de sac coup confetti
siesta cruise sauna
seminar sherbet junta
EXERCISE 10. Put each of the following expressions into its correct place in the sentences below. State the origin of these words and expressions.
tete-a-tete hors d’oeuvre
bon voyage rendezvous
carte blanche grand prix
nouveaux riches cul-de-sac
blase chic
The advantage of living in a __________________________ is that there is no through traffic, so it’s very quiet.
Let’s order. I’m hungry. I’m going to start with a nice ___________________ .
The boss didn’t tell me how he wanted the project carried out. He gave me __________________________ to do it as I thought best.
The French _____________________________ was won by a Brazilian driver in an Italian car.
__________________________ , and send us a post-card when you arrive.
She chooses her clothes, hair-style and make-up so that she is in the latest fashion. She always looks very ____________________ .
I have one or two ideas I’d like to discuss with you. Could we have a little ________________________ one day soon?
He was very excited when his first book was published, but now, having written over 30, he’s fairly __________________________ about it.
That restaurant is a favourite ___________________________ for writers and artists.
A snob tends to look down on _______________________________ as people who have money but no class or taste.
EXERCISE 11. Instructions as above.
encore bloc
c’est la vie gourmet
detente avant garde
entourage debut
facade coup
If we take Charles to our dinner, we must choose a good restaurant. He is a ______________________ .
There was a successful _______________ last night. The president has been arrested and the main government buildings are in the hands of the army.
Film stars don’t usually travel alone. They’re normally surrounded by a large ______________________ of agents, secretaries and other helpers.
The audience liked her songs so much that at the end they shouted
‘__________________’ , and she obliged by singing one more.
Yes, I’ve had some bad luck recently, but it’s no use worrying about it.
__________________ .
The term “Eastern _______________ countries” refers to the Soviet Union
and the other socialist states of Eastern Europe.
He’s a very ________________________ artist. I have no idea what he’s
trying to express. Very few people understand his paintings.
She made her _______________________ as an actress in a film at the age of 14.
That building still has its old ________________________ as you can see, but the rest of the building behind it has been rebuilt and modernized.
At the moment there is a ___________________________ between the two countries. Relations are much easier.