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.pdfкнига; 15. говорить возбужденно; 16. клубы пыли; 17. найти способ сделать что-л.; 18. неудивительно, что...; 19. сносить (дома); 20. хорошая замена; 21. уничтожать; 22. на окраине; 23. наступать (о зиме и т* д.); 24. продолжать двигаться; 25. заменять что-л. чѐм-л.; 26. уничтожающая критика; 27. не жалеть сил; 28. рассмешить кого-л.; 29. распространять знания; 30.легко запоминающаяся строчка; 31 ход конѐм.
/ III.* Translate the following sentences into Russian paying attention to the OV given in bold type (written).
1. Miss Ley caught his mood at a glance. 2. I collected a pile of dry branches and built a small fire just to smell the perfume of the burning cedar and to hear the excited crackle of the branches. 3. The two boats were caught in a violent storm after they left the harbour. 4. There are people who can make a most exciting subject unbearably boring... 5. Most of his pictures caught the spirit of the peasant life he knew so well. 6. Abandon the idea, you're never going to be a dancer. 7. "We'll walk to the station and catch the early morning train to London," he said. 8. Where nature excited him before, it now left him indifferent. 9. All the wonders of movies and television and radio will fail to wipe out the theatre—a living man in communication with a living audience. 10. She began to wonder if it wasn't a little absurd for her to imagine that John would come back, since he had gone so far away. 11. "A crime has been committed and I've got to catch the criminal," said the Sheriff. 12. After Miss Stone retired, it was very difficult to find a substitute teacher. 13. One day while we were in this house we heard footsteps on the front porch. We ran out of the house the back way and ran as hard as we could, but Mr. Feakins caught us at the fence. He was very sore and excited. 14. When we gathered anew there was no end of laughter and singing, but everything was not the way it used to be. 15. They were told the producer had not yet made any plans for the production of the film, and might even abandon it. 16. The writer knew his wife was becoming seriously ill. He felt sorry for her, and in a way for himself too. 17. She had to abandon her plans for things have become completely different now. 18. After this conversation the painter stood for some time smiling, excited that he had made the idea clear to the writer. 19. When he came home and saw his son who had been away for so long he could not conceal his excitement. 20. The constant danger of destruction makes the protective abilities of animals very strong. 21. Mike was afraid of these people and made it a point to keep out of their way. 22. The man was very close now and Billy caught a glimpse of him at last. 23. White Fang slid smoothly away from his enemies without effort. 24. When he
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landed from the steamer in San Francisco he was made dizzy by the swarming people around him. 25. Bert was a man in his forties. He was a tired-looking, exhausted man, who had come up the hard way. 26. She wondered if the Manager was in his office and decisively made her way towards it. 27. The crowds of people were swarming in the airport building. All were waiting for the weather to improve. 28. "We are going back, aren't we?" Mrs. Quonsett found it hard to restrain the excitement in her voice. 29. She looked as if she needed somebody to take care of her, and he wondered why someone so old, and apparently alone, was here late at night. 30. Winter set in early. On the outskirts of the city there was much snow which didn't melt.
IV.* Insert the proper word or word-combination (written).
1. "You seem to have ... some real atmosphere of the place," said Mauve looking at the picture. 2. He crossed the bridge and ... through the labyrinth of streets on the Left Bank. 3. We went on our way ... at the everlasting beauty of nature. 4. His quarrels with his room-mate left him too ... to sleep. 5. I ... what they were talking about. They looked very mysterious. 6. On his return he realized that he had been face to face with reality and had ... all its complexity. 7. The woman's little eyes were dancing with .... 8. "I seem to be lost, officer," said the boy. "I ... if you could direct me." 9. Being very modest he still tried to make ... at conversation. 10. Condone made his ... down the side steps and turned towards the old building. 11. He asked his father if they could ... down to the city the next day. 12. The girls and youths were ... in a frightened group, staring at Plinio who had not ... from the centre of the footpath. 13. Somewhere in the pit a shot was fired; its dull sound, which one time would have passed unnoticed was now the ominous voice of ... . 14. He could hardly ... his breath as the spasm squeezed his heart. 15. He straightened his back and stared down the valley to where the crimson glare was ... over the sky. 16. The plane looked no longer friendly. It seemed that all the greenness had ... it and it had grown sapless and empty, sapless and dry. 17. The air seemed robbed of something, so that they had to make an ... at breathing. 18. After the explosion in the pit the safety man walked deep into the danger area as a firm substitute for helplessness and hopelessness which showed on the faces of the crowd half dead and half alive with ... and worry. 19. Many people tried to ...
him red-handed but the chance never offered itself.
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V. Put questions to the following sentences and answer them. Use the words and word-combinations in bold type either in questions or in answers. Record the exercise on tape.
1. Washington Square was one of Arche's favourite walks, but on one side workmen were tearing down a handsome old building, and it stood in ugly ruins. 2. His daughters-in-law had taken over the Judge's house and divided it into several apartments with separate entrances. No wonder he felt very uncomfortable there. 3. Riley told us there were excited feelings in the town. 4. As he turned to look back the floor beneath his feet seemed to shiver, and a roaring destructive noise came from somewhere. 5. He began to breathe heavily, in the way of an old person caught up in a mounting excitement. 6. The day came when Plinio's mother, brothers, sisters and friends from the village escorted him to the railway station on the first stage of his journey to Naples, where he would catch the boat to Australia. 7. One night outside a milk bar a pretty girl with bright eyes caught his eye. 8. Andy gathered up their belongings, shouldered them and led the way down to the river. 9. He often dropped into one of the new coffee bars in the hope to meet a man from his own district, but mostly there was nobody and he went quickly on his way. 10. She saw the water coming up and a sense of horror was spreading through her.
VI. * Give phrases meaning the following (written). Consult the VN (A, B).
1. to get lost; 2. a thrilling novel; 3. to pull smth down; 4. to stir up one's interest; 5. It's not surprising; 6. adequate replacement; 7. Calm down! 8. to make an attempt; 9. to put butter on bread evenly; 10. not to cherish any hope; 11. spring came; 12. in the suburbs; 13., a state of exhilaration.
VII. * Give active words corresponding to the following definitions.
1. a feeling caused by smth unusual, surprising or inexplicable; 2. to be present in large numbers; 3. to arouse strong emotion in, to agitate; 4. to replace; to change smth for smth; 5. to abolish, to ruin; 6. attempt; 7. motion; 8. to be surprised; 9. bringing ruin; 10. away from the centre of the city.
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VIII.* Paraphrase the parts in bold type in the following sentences (written). Consult the VN.
1. I felt I wouldn't like to have the night delay me here. 2. "Will you tell me where you are going," she asked me. (indirect question)
2.He wouldn't be surprised if Irene quite enjoyed this kind of life.
4.The longer he talked, the more agitated he became. 5. The boys thronged around the ware houses. 6. It always amazes me why it is that when I plan a route too carefully it goes to pieces. 7. A storm broke out when they were still far away from home. 8. "You nearly found me out, major, that time." 9. If the other tyre blew, there we were, on a wet lonely road. 10. What in the world had happened? Had he insulted his cousin? Had he somehow estranged him? 11. They turned back heading straight for the camp in a vain attempt to fall back on their former route. 12. They rented a small flat which was all he could afford, but of course, it didn't make up for the warmth of a real home. 13. She made a motion and her hand touched something that was repulsive to the touch.
IX.* Translate the following sentences into English (written). Consult the VN (A, B).
1. Я никак не могу понять, что заставило его жениться на ней. 2. Разговор за столиком, где сидел Лотрек, сделался слишком
оживленным, и это привлекло всеобщее внимание. 3. Генри бросил на него взгляд, полный недоумения. 4. Я сам не могу объяснить, почему я затеваю то, что трудно выполнить. 5. Он стал нервно ходить по комнате, затем, повернувшись к Скоби, обратился к нему. 6. Когда Уилсон снова выглянул из окна, он увидел, что мальчишки оставили в покое Бена и окружили толпой какого-то моряка. 7. По дороге на ферму он всегда останавливался и разговаривал с крестьянами, работавшими в поле. 8. В детстве всякий раз, как мы собирались в город, я приходил в такое волнение, что не мог спать несколько ночей. 9. Я выпустил собаку, и сначала она медленно побрела к машине, а потом повернула в другую сторону. 10. На следующее утро ссора была забыта. Они вместе выпили кофе и разошлись в разные стороны по своим делам. 11. Никак не могу понять, почему он считает, что мысли и чувства животных так просты. 12. Роберта хотела схватить Клайда за рукав, но лодка покачнулась, и она упала в воду. 13. «Я хочу изображать окружающее таким, каким и его вижу», —сказал художник. 14. Пробравшись с трудом сквозь густые заросли, они вскоре вышли к бурлящему потоку. 15. Оставаться в таком безлюдном месте ночью было опасно, и они подумали, не лучше ли
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им отправиться домой до наступления темноты. 16. Ночью они проснулись и увидели, что их палатку заливает вода. Они попытались спасти свои вещи, но это им не удалось. 17. Она расстелила скатерть и начала накрывать на стол. 18. Он осторожно пробирался мимо старого дома, недоумевая, почему в доме горит свет. 19. Из комнаты донесся взволнованный шепот, затем снова наступила тишина. 20. Она так ослабла после болезни, что, когда она попыталась приподняться в постели, у нее закружилась голова. 21. Они могли заразиться, хотя им и сделали прививку. 22. «Вы думали, я позволю вам разрушить мое счастье?» — спросила она презрительно. 23. Она направилась к машине, которая ждала ее на площади. 24. Она кричала так громко, что ее голос разносился по всему дому и проникал в его самые отдаленные уголки. 25. Несколько чемоданов, принадлежащих этой женщине, лежали открытыми на столе, где таможенники производили осмотр. 26. Платья, кофты и меховое пальто были разложены поверх чемоданов.
X. Render the following in English. Stuff it with the obligatory vocabulary.
«Люди, которые жгут свечку с двух концов»
24 сентября 16:34 Евгений Гладин, Елена Барышева
Ученые, экономисты, урбанисты и психологи – о том, во что грозит превратиться Подмосковье в ближайшие десять лет
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На фоне непрекращающегося роста цен на недвижимость появляется все больше бывших москвичей и молодых специалистов из регионов, успевших пожить в Москве. Первые улучшают здесь жилищные условия, меняя малогабаритные однушки, доставшиеся в наследство от бабушек, на просторные двушки и даже трешки. Вторые, устав скитаться по съемным квартирам, покупают в Подмосковье что-то небольшое, но зато свое.
Всилу многих причин бывшие москвичи, «подмосквичи» или «замкадыши», как иногда они себя называют, нередко не идентифицируют себя с новым домом. В Москве остается работа, друзья, более развитая инфраструктура и привычные места досуга. На ассимиляцию с пригородом не хватает ни времени, ни желания.
Всвою очередь, и Подмосковью нечего предложить своим новым жителям, фактически оно и не стремится им ничего предлагать, пеняя на налоги, которые жители области оставляют в столичном бюджете.
Тем временем область продолжает разрастаться. Фактически, крупные города ближнего Подмосковья превращаются в отдаленные спальные районы столицы. По прогнозам экспертов, через 20 лет граница между Москвой и Подмосковьем и вовсе исчезнет. В итоге получится 30-миллионный мегаполис с теми же проблемами, которые Москва имеет сейчас. Чудовищные пробки на основных магистралях, переполненный общественный транспорт, вечно не поспевающая за строителями инфраструктура. И, наконец, взрывоопасная структура населения на окраинах агломерации, где в однотипных многоэтажных квартала вынуждены сосуществовать люди, представляющие совершенно разные этнические, социальные и культурные группы.
«Московские новости», сентябрь 2012, http://mn.ru/moscow_people/20120924/
XL Develop the following into situations. One of them should be a dialogue. Record them on tape. (The OV is given in bold type.)
1.Go your own way. You know what is best. I only wanted to help
you.
2.You are to remain perfectly quiet. You mustn't excite yourself. After a time things will straighten out.
3.Don't pace the floor! I can't talk to you that way.
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4.I wonder what he wants of you. Try to find it out.
5.Odd, how one person can fill a room with excitement and noise.
6.He flung a rope and I caught and fixed it.
7.What has happened? Why do you treat me this way?
8.Now that she has left, can you find any substitute for her warmth?
9.If you make an effort you are sure to succeed. Try still harder.
10.They seemed to be overwhelmed by some destructive spirit. They would not listen to any pleading.
XII. Render the following using the OV:
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to be abandoned to smth no wonder
to make one's way
New York City is Unsafe
The average New Yorker knows the danger of walking down poorly lighted streets at night. For as soon as dusk has fallen in New York City, crime is in the streets. Not even mad dogs would venture into Central Park after dark ... Almost every New Yorker sooner or later is touched in one way or another by vandalism, theft, burglary, or other crime in one of its many forms... Murder in New York is an almost daily occurrence. Crimes are no longer isolated events; they have become a fact of everyday New York City life...
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in every way
to be destructive to spread disease
to swarm an apartment
New York City is Dirty
The city has smoke-control laws, yet smoke, soot and exhaust fumes belch forth daily over much of the city, blackening and polluting its air.
Filthy slums blight the face of the city and provide breeding grounds for disease ... There are thousands of apartments in New York where even
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the most elementary requirements of sanitation are ignored. In some, food has to be hung from the ceiling to protect it from rats... There are, in fact, more rats in New York than there are people...
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it is not to be wondered to make every effort to destroy hopes to abandon all hope
New York is Expensive
There are New Yorkers who live well. They reside in fine apartments or splendid houses. They can afford the high cost of city living. They can send their children to private schools and have the special protection of private police. Doormen and elevator men safeguard their lives and their property...
However, for the vast majority of New Yorkers, who cannot afford high rents, life is costly, uncomfortable and often dangerous.
New York has some of the most appalling slums in the country. Its slum-dwellers know what a life of squalor really is in a city today. They know the near-impossibility of finding a decent apartment at a modest rental...
("SOS New York" by Eric M. Javits, Adapted)
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an adequate substitute on the outskirts
in a sense
Washington
...Most Americans are unaware that, from the close of the Revolutionary War, when the Congress was in Philadelphia, until 1800, the youthful United States had five "capitals" or meeting places of the Congress... For various reasons none of them offered an ideal seat of government for the new nation... After the Constitution was adopted, the establishment of a new city was considered... President Washington pinpointed the exact location, and Congress passed a bill for a federal city and capital on July 17, 1790. While the capital is named for George Washington, it was not named by him. The first President called it simply
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uThe Federal City", and the name "Washington" did not come into general use until after his death...
When Congress arrived from Philadelphia in 1800, the new capital must have looked very unpromising indeed. Only a fragment of the Capitol was completed, and but a part of the White House.
Other government departments were scattered about, and few houses had been built. Today, Washington ranks ninth in population among cities in the United States with Government its largest "industry".
("America's National Capital" by E. John Long. Adapted)
Speech Patterns
Exercises
I. Learn and practise the following speech patterns and use them while discussing the key text (p. 144-145).
It was ... that ...
A.
In the text:It was very far inland that I caught the first smell of the Pacific.
1.It was only as I approached Seattle that the unbelievable change became apparent.
2.It was here in Washington that I saw it first.
3.It was only after I posted the letter that I remembered I'd forgotten to stick a stamp.
4.It was here in this town that Tom grew up.
5.It was only as we reached the town that the rain stopped
B.To be too + adj ... to do smth
... to be + adj
In the text: The district is still too good to tear down and too outmoded to be desirable.
1.The news is too serious to ignore.
2.The house is too good to pull down.
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3.The play is too interesting to miss.
4.The coat is too shabby to wear.
5.The stream is too turbulent to cross.
II. Make up a short situation to illustrate the patterns.
III. Make up dialogues using the patterns.
A Bit of Grammar
Exercises
I.* Insert articles where necessary (written).
1. As ... train turned ... east at ... Spuyten Duyvil and followed ... east bank of ... Harlem River, Hurstwood nervously called her attention to ... fact that they were on ... edge of ... city. After her experience with ... Chicago, she expected ... long lines of ... cars— ... great highway of... tracks—and noted... difference. ... sight of ... few boats in ... Harlem and more in ...
East River tickled her young heart. It was ... first sign of ... great sea. Next came ... plain street with ... five-story brick flats, and then... train plunged into ... tunnel. 2. In ... nearby lagoon that opened out into ... Potomac, ...
small craft lay in ... rows as though glued to ... mirror. No ... ripple disturbed ... surface of ... water where it reflected ... early-morning sun that was now rising over ... silent domes and roofs of ... Washington across ... river. 3. He had viewed ... scene ... scores of ... times: ... great elms arching over ... sidewalk from ... White House lawn, ... last white-capped guide still prowling ... corner in ... quest of ... late tourist, ...
handful of bench sitters dozing in ... Lafayette Park, ... glow from ... great hanging lantern on ... White House portico. 4. ... towers of Zenith aspired above ... morning mist; ... austere towers of ... steel and cement and limestone, sturdy as ... cliffs and delicate as ... silver rods. They were neither ... citadels nor ... churches, but frankly and beautifully ... office buildings. 5. ... mist took pity on ... fretted structures of ... earlier generations: ... Post Office with its shingle-tortured mansard, ... red brick minarets of ... hulking old houses, ... factories with ... stingy and sooted windows, ... wooden tenements colored like ... mud. ... city was full of such ... grotesqueries, but ... clean towers were thrusting them from ...
business center, and on ... farther hills were shining ... new houses, homes
— they seemed — for laughter and tranquility. 6. ... Eathorne Mansion embodies ... heavy dignity of those Victorian financiers who created ...
somber oligarchy by gaining ... control of ... banks, mills, land, railroads, mines. 7. ... London — to ... slave—was ... sufficiently interesting place.
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