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I thank all the speakers who contributed to the discussion.
The coming contributions are to be spent on the reconstruction;
expand, expansion
NATO has expanded to the East considerably lately.
The English language began to spread overseas as a result of British military and commercial expansion.
The vocabulary of the Italian language expanded mainly from old Latin.
Your task is to expand on the given subject.
Imply, implied, implication
What does this notion imply?
Very few could understand the implication of his statement.
To read between the lines is to guess the implied meaning.
The implication of the events was to be assessed later.
His words imply that he has lost touch with reality.
term, in terms of, to be on terms
to come to terms
There are a lot of English terms in Russian.
An exam in English is taken in the first term of the third yean.
President in the United States is elected for a four-year term.
The second reading of the bill was put off till the autumn term.
What are the terms of foreign investments in Russia?
In terms of technological developments one had to learn English.
In historical terms a hundred years is a short period.
You cannot measure everything in terms of money.
In terms of defence this treaty would guarantee our survival.
10. In the talks the two parties failed to come to terms.
11. These two countries are not on diplomatic terms.
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Vary, variety, various, invariably
Opinion on the matter was extremely varied.
The variety of proposals invariably surprised the chairman.
The pronunciation of the same English word and its use may vary depending on the country
American English is one of the many varieties of English.
The shop sells various goods.
There is hardly a better word than variable to describe the weather
in those parts.
7. The talks went on with varying success.
Exercise 2
Fill in the spaces with an appropriate word.
accept, accepting, acceptance, (un)acceptable, (un)acceptability
1. Some English words which used to be quite in formal style
seem to be now
2. of a word depends on what register it belongs to.
3. Common of rules is important for general agreement.
4. You will have the terms of the game.
5. Japanese can hardly be called an language as well as contributory.
Certain rules of public behaviour are generally .
They said our plan was too complicated and thus . J
8. of the idea considered is obvious.
English to be the language of the Internet.
This behaviour must be considered under the circumstances.
acquire, acquired, acquisition, acquirement 1. The ability to concentrate is a valuable .
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2.
of
the vocabulary of a foreign language is a long process and
implies and use of good dictionaries.
Smoking is an habit.
In a different context this word may a new meaning.
During these years he a great appreciation of his secretary's
efficiency.
He such skills in the course of long practice.
Those lands were his richest by marriage.
8. of good manners is most important for a diplomat.
appear, appearance, apparent(ly)
1. There is an disagreement among English linguists as to the ways
English is to be protected.
He was satisfied with what he heard.
The most difference lies in the pronunciation.
The language to have been changing for centuries.
English in many countries as an official language.
The English saying goes," are deceptive".
The origin of some gestures does not certain.
A vertical head nod, always a 'yes' sign, almost everywhere in
the world.
communicate, communication, community,
communicative, common (ly)
1. people are nice to deal with.
2. The present tense is more in a summary.
3. ________among people becomes easier if they can in a . lan guage.
There are quite a number of English words which are confused by English learners.
One of the founding Treaties is the Treaty Establishing the European Economic .
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Many ethnic in the USA try to keep their language and traditions and them to their children.
Many First Certificate tests aim to examine the applicant's abilities as well.
If a Norwegian, a Korean and a Masai were on a desert island,
would still be possible.
consider, considered, consideration(s),
considerable(ly), considerate
The next point is the role English plays in the Internet.
It was very of him to have offered help.
A part of Little Britain was destroyed during Nazi raids.
The status of spoken English has been upgraded .
The conflict must be settled as soon as possible.
The issue under now is how to protect the English language.
7.. What did you have when you rejected the offer?
8. No differences exist between British English and American
English.
9. The English vocabulary has grown for the last hundred years.
contribute, contribution, contributor(s), contributory
1. Queen Victoria was the greatest to the expansion of the borders
of the British Empire.
Japanese can hardly be called a language.
For Churchill's great to Britain a monument was erected to him
in Parliament.
All will be much appreciated by the church.
Each member of this community is to pay .
The greatest to the English language appear to be German and
French.
7. What could be most to your enlarging the vocabulary?
8. Church has always lived on .