Упражнения, задания: ключи к учебнику "Практический курс английского языка"

подвело его , Ill never fail you – я никогда тебя не подведу, words failed me – у меня не хватало слов) 4) забывать (never fail to write your mother – никогда не забывай писать матери) failure – 1) неудача (success came after many failures – успех пришел после многих неудач) 2) неудачник (shes a complete failure – она законченная неудачнца)

Word combinations and Phrases

to alter manners (plans, way of living) –

a ring at the bell (a knock at the door) –

to reach up (out,down) for smth. –

to have a fancy for smth. –

to keep body and soul together –

to drive up to a house –

to be littered with books –

to have not the least notion (of smth.)-

to remind smb. of smth. –

a dim recollection –

shabby clothes (house,man) –

to be at home somewhere –

to exchange smth. for. smth.

Exercises Unit 4 (5)

Ex. #3 (speech patterns)

The boy went to the skating-rink without telling his mother. He came without inviting and felt uneasy.

In this competition he had an advantage over his competitors more than ever.

He wanted to travel more than ever.

Why would I accept her invitation? I dont like her.

Why would Tom spare your feelings? It is you that have been tactless. The family feud was deep enough to ruin all the relationship between them.

Shes been determined enough to continue working.

The bushes were as thick as the brush.

I dont like this dish as much as you do.

She looked as pretty as a picture from a magazine.

Sitting in front of the television children burst their sides with laughter.

On seeing an envelope in the mailbox Ann screamed with excitement.

How he must have admired this picture!

How it must have been hard to row up-stream!

Ex. #5 (reading comprehension exercises)

He was glad to be through with his business.

Im going to give to my class a test in English literature today.

He regretted of starting to fix the shaver on his own. Its been easier

to take it apart than to put it together.

Sometimes children take the toys apart to see how they are constructed. I looked over my shoulder and saw a dog chasing me. Im sure that you know a man thats been sitting next to you. His eyes got adjusted to the dark. Im begging you to tell me some more of her. I looked over my shoulder and once more at the bay. A new teaching task flashed one the screen.

Ex. #5 (vocabulary exercises) A

Please, step aside a little you stand in my light.

I should never have thought that this in appearance timid man would stand his rights in such a steady manner.

It stands to reason that these are temporary changes and well be back to previous order when our manager recovers and starts working. He is too ill to go anywhere, he wont stand the journey. I was sure of being right and decided to stand my ground. I dont understand what these letters stand for.

Things like these should be said right into the face, but not while

standing behind somebodys back.

He hates bustle.

Ill hate Eddy till my death.

My indifference to her turned to hatred.

She greeted him with a friendly smile on her face.

The child was all smiles on seeing a Christmas tree.

"Greg, youre such a consolation to me" – said sister smiling away

vexation.

I hated heavy sound of the rain, patting down the roof.

He continued patting her gently on the shoulder, waiting her to calm

down.

He leveled the books patting them into a neat pile. Missis Rolson said good bye and left to take a train. He took a great pride of his class success in English. Friends took great pains with preparing an Irish haricot.

When nanny saw the boy got dirty, she took him to punishment angrily. Children took for granted that father should love and spoil them. I took you for your sister. You take after her as a twin. She has decided to start a new life and took to art.

Every day after his chat with clients, she took down the record-film after him. В

1. If we found wounded in the house, I would believe that the old man was on the level and told the truth.

2. For miles and miles around it was a single level surface.

3. When Anna started taking her voice was level and cold.

4. Tom tore the gun out of his hand and leveled at Sanders.

5. Janes leveled eyebrows met when she frowned.

6. He has always been living a regular life and went to the city very seldom.

7. Why wouldnt you find a regular job?

8. Sharp scream of the owl reached an extremely high level, then lowered and disappeared in the night.

9. Rout fitted a piece of silver paper for the book and started to pack it.

10. She hasnt got any dress fitting for occasion.

11. The weather is so bad that doesnt fit for walking.

12. Tom is a mixer and can fit in every company.

13 . Her black hair fitted with her round face and orient eyes.

14. She went to fit a new dress on and wont be back so soon.

15. Kate, would you like to join us? – Id love to, thank you.

16. I was head over heels in love with him.

Exercises Unit 5 (6)

Ex. #5 (speech patterns)

On going out of the house Rosemary would never have thought that the next two hours of her life would prove to be a no ordinary case.

Madam, could you give me for a cup of tea? Rosemary looked over her shoulder. She saw a little creature with big eyes, a girl of her age, squeezing a collar of the coat with blushed hands and shivering of cold.

You have no money at all? – asked Rosemary.

No madam. – said the girl and burst out crying. Such no ordinary case! That looked like a scene from a novel. She was no ordinary beggar. What if try and take her into the house. And she imagined herself telling to her friends "I just took her home with me, thats all." and she said aloud:

Would you like to join me for a cup of tea at my place? A light breakfast made the girl feel better. She stopped being shy and laid back in a big armchair. When looking at her it has been hard to believe that a little while ago shes been bursting into tears. Rosemary kept watching her stealthily.

Suddenly Rosemarys husband entered the room. After bringing his apology, he asked Rosemary to follow him into the library.

Explain, who is she? – asked Phillip – What all this mean? Rosemary said with laughter:

I picked her on the Curson street.

What are you going to do with her?

I just want to be kind to her. Take care of her, thats all! But, – uttered Phillip in a slow voice – shes amazingly beautiful. Beautiful? – Rosemary was surprised so much that she blushed to the top of her ears. – You think so?

After a half an hour Rosemary came back to the library.

– I just wanted to tell you, that miss Smith wont join us at the dinner today. I just couldnt do a thing with her. She wouldnt even take the money.

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