1) Find the English equivalents in the text. Use them in sentences of your own:
в какой-то степени; в принципе; вследствие чего-либо; футболка; кружка; оценить;
возможная реакция; плохо написанный; не содержать новостей; неудивительно;
коммерческая реклама; быть предназначенным для чего-либо
2) Find the words in the text that describe or mean the following:
1 A trick or smth. unusual that you do to make people notice smb. or smth. –
2 Disagreement or angry feelings between people –
3 Smth. that you are given free, usually smth. small and not expensive –
4 Very similar to smth. –
5 Insulting and disapproving –
3) Translate the following sentences into Russian:
1 Pay is a continuing source of friction with the workers.
2 Psychologists will assess the child’s behavior.
3 He disdain New York and the art that is produced there.
4 I resented having to work such long hours.
5 At that time, the state law forbade the teaching evaluation.
4) Match the words that are close in their meaning:
Due to
despise
akin
disagreement
forbid
Owing to
distain
similar
friction
ban
5) Match the words having the opposite meaning:
disdain
different
forbid
sender
akin
respect
recipient
minority
majority
allow
6) Make up a few sentences with the following words and word combinations:
(по два предложения с каждым словом и словосочетанием)
Commercial advertisement
To follow suit
To refer to smth.
To assess
Friction
2. The meal costs a few euros
3. You look fit! Do you exercise much?
4. There is only a little gouache in the bottle. You can't draw any pictures.
5. Don't talk too much at the lesson.
6. We know the material well and ask the teacher only a few questions.
7. There are few nuts in the bowl, put some more, please.
8. I dont like sweet tea, so I put only a little sugar in my tea.
9. They have little money. - Are yoy sure the are poor?
10. In our country we don't eat much seafood.
2) She told me everything about him after he (had left).
3) I was sorry that i ( had hurt) him.
4) We ( would have undestood ) if after the teacher (had explained) it to us.
5) He had already ( learnt) French before he left for Frence. In France he soon ( remembered) all he (had learnt).
6) I asked him what countries he (had visited).
7) She said that she (had passed) her examination successfully.
8) We ( heard) that the plane (had crushed) just over the airport.
9) The new bus-driver ( had) an accident after he ( had driven) a few yards.
10) After she (had locked) and ( bolted) all the doors she (went) to bed.
11) The students ( did) the exercises very well after the teacher (had shown) how to.
12) When the plane (had landed), the sun ( set).
13) The taecher ( gave) back the exercise-books after he (had corrected) them.
14) When i was 20 , i (went) to Moscow to stude English. At that time i thought i ( knew) English quite well because i (had studied) it for nearly ten years.
15) Mr. Brown said he (had been) in London before.