P honetic Exercises

3. Mind the sounds [ ] and [e]pronunciation:

[ ] [e]

can

back

that

man

attract

land

travel

ancient

practice

antiquities

Paris

rapid

m en

centre

central

empire

engine

Venice

seven

leisure

vendor

invention

seller

Western

4. Read the following sentences:

• This is a cat that ate a fat rat.

• Seven men can travel to that land.

• Go back to the seller of ancient engines.

• Many men travel to Paris and Venice every year.

V ocabulary Exercises

5. Give Ukrainian equivalents of the following:

leisure tourism; to accommodate tourists; to provide services; tout; sites of healing gods; independent city-states of ancient Greece; to produce a remarkable evolution; under Romans’ rule; the Holy Land; decline of the Roman Empire; religious pilgrimage; to testify the beginning; the age of exploration; a direct outcome; to adopt a practice; leisure seeking young men; economic and social changes

6. G ive English equivalents of the following:

відкритий для громадськості; приваблювати не лише віруючих; шосте століття до н.е.; постачальники їжі та напоїв; рознощики сувенірів; центральний правитель; порти процвітали; сприятливі умови для подорожей; з третього століття н.е.; основна причина для подорожей; жага знань; посади при дворі; у супроводі опікуна (вчителя); винахід парової машини

7. Fill in the correct word from the list, then make sentences using the completed collocations:

leisure ____________

cultural____________

______________life

medical____________

______________gods

rapid______________

sea_______________

______________Ages

religious___________

______________class

to provide__________

steam______________

tourism, services, healing, treatment, pilgrimage, upper, centre, social, engine, increase, travel, Middle

8. Match and learn the synonyms:

9. D ivide the following words into the pairs of antonyms:

e.g. good – bad

1. major; bad; upper class; frequently; ancient; open; early; international; foreign; dangerous; easy; exceptional; end;

2. beginning; domestic; good; minor; native; closed; rarely; lower class; customary; difficult; late; safe; modern.

10. Find words in the text to match the following definitions:

    1. Someone who carries goods from place to place and tries to sell them – h…………..

    2. Someone who buys tickets for a concert, sports match etc and sells them at a higher price, usually on the street near a sports ground, theatre etc – t……………

    3. Someone who sells things, especially on the street – v…………..

    4. To provide someone with a place to stay, live, or work – a……………….

    5. A journey to a holy place for religious reasons – p……………….