- •D. H. Barber getting known
- •Exercises
- •I. Answer the following questions.
- •2. Paraphrase or explain.
- •3. Find in the text the English for:
- •4. Study the following phrases. Recall how they were used In the text. Make sentences with each. Get known (lost, found, etc.)
- •Why (not) do (go, write, etc.) ...?
- •Let smb. Come (see, read, etc.)
- •5. (K) Recast the following using adjectives with -ful derived from the italicized words. Make other necessary changes.
- •6. (K) Give the meaning of the italicized words. Paraphrase the sentences using uncompounded forms. Make other necessary changes.
- •7. Note the effect of back on the meaning of the verb. Translate the sentences Into Russian Give examples of your own.
- •8. (K) Paraphrase so as to use a complex subject.
- •9. Study the phrases with keep. Use them in sentences of your own.
- •10. (K) Translate into English using last or latest according to the sense.
- •11. Render the following In English. Use the words and phrases given below. Как я был писателем
- •George sheffield a sad story
- •1. Answer the following questions
- •2. Paraphrase or explain.
- •3. Find in the text the English for
- •4. Study the following phrases. Recall the situations -in which they were used in the text. Make sentences with each.
- •Give up smth. (smb.)
- •5. (K) Recast the following using adjectives with -less derived from the Italicized nouns. Make other necessary changes
- •6. (K) Recast the following using adjectives with -full or-less according to the sense. Make other necessary changes.
- •7. (K) Recast the following using verbs Instead of the Italicized nouns. Make other necessary changes.
- •8. Note the effect of off on the meaning of the verb. Translate the) sentences into Russian. Give examples of your own.
- •9. (K) Change the sentences so as to use the infinitive instead of the italicized verbs.
- •10. (K) Open the brackets using the appropriate form of the gerund.
- •11. Complete the following according to the model:
- •12. Study the phrases with heart. Use them in sentences of your own.
- •13. (K) Translate the following into English using rather expect (hope, think, enjoy, be surprised).
- •14. Render the following in English. Use the words and phrases given below.
- •At dover1
- •1. Answer the following questions.
- •2. Paraphrase or explain.
- •3. Find in the text the English for
- •4. Study the following phrases. Recall how they were used in the text. Make sentences with each.
- •5. (K) Use compound adjectives for the phrases.
- •6. (K) Change the sentences to the opposite by adding a negative prefix to the italicized words. Make other necessary changes.
- •7. (K) Add a negative prefix to the adjectives derived from the italicized words and rewrite the sentences without changing their meaning. Make other necessary changes.
- •8. Give the meaning of the italicized words.
- •9. (K) Choose the correct word to fill in the blanks.
- •10. (K) Open the brackets using the appropriate form of the Infinitive.
- •11. (K) Paraphrase the following using the modal verb may in the correct form.
- •12. (K) Complete the following sentences.
- •13. Watch how the following phrases are used. Make sentences with each.
- •15. (K) Translate the following into English using till, until or before according to the sense.
- •Image of King George V; a matter of experience; to develop intuition
- •18. Describe a journey by train. Use the words and phrases given below.
- •19. Speak on how to clear the Customs the easy way. Use the words and phrases given below.
- •Exercises
- •2. Explain or paraphrase.
- •3. Find in the text the English for
- •4. Study the following phrases. Recall how they were used in the text. Make sentences with each.
- •5. (K) Recast the following using adjectives with -al instead of the Italicized words. Make other necessary changes.
- •6. (K) Use nouns with -ance (-ence) for the italicized words. Make other necessary changes.
- •7. (K) Join the sentences according to the model.
- •8. (K) Rewrite the following using had better.
- •9. Note the effect of through on the meaning of the verb. Translate the sentences into Russian. Give your own examples.
- •10. Give the meaning of the italicized phrases. Use them in sentences of your own.
- •11. (K) Say when a person will
- •12. Study the phrases with thing and head. Use them In sentences of your own.
- •13. (K) Translate the following into English using to, the verb being understood.
- •14. Render the following in English. Use the words and phrases given below. Легенда длиною в 595 дней
- •15. Describe a visit to a doctor. Use the words and phrases given below.
- •4. Study the following phrases. Recall how they were used In the text. Make sentences with each.
- •5. Recast the following using nouns with -ty or -ness derived from the italicized words. Make other necessary changes.
- •6. Derive adjectives with -able from the italicized words, add a negative prefix and rewrite the sentences according to the model. Be sure to make other necessary changes.
- •7. Give the meaning of the italicized words.
- •8. Note the effect of away on the meaning of the verb. Translate the sentences into Russian. Give your own examples.
- •10. Paraphrase the sentences using the verb must.
- •12. Study the phrases with point. Use them in sentences of your own.
- •13. Translate the following into English using refuse or deny according to the sense.
- •14. Render the following in English. Use the words and phrases given below.
- •15. Topics for oral and written composition.
- •19. I never want anyone to put themselves out on my account:
- •1. Answer the following questions.
- •2. Paraphrase or explain.
- •8. Find in the text the English for
- •4. Study the following phrases. Recall how they were used in the text. Make sentences with each.
- •6. Recast the following using adjectives with -some derived from the italicized words. Make other necessary changes.
- •6. Add the prefix oat -to the italicized words and making all the other necessary changes rewrite the sentences. Translate them into Russian.
- •7. Paraphrase the following so as to use a complex object with an infinitive or Participle I.
- •8. Study the following examples. Translate them into Russian. Use the same constructions in sentences of your own.
- •9. Paraphrase so as to use the modal verb would. Make other necessary changes.
- •10. Note the effect of up and out on the meaning of the verb. Translate the sentences into Russian. Give your own examples.
- •11. The following phrases often occur in the English language. Make sentences with each.
- •13. Translate the following into English using idea.
- •2. Paraphrase or explain.
- •3. Find in the text the English for
- •4. Study the following phrases. Recall how they were used in the text. Make sentences with each.
- •6. Recast the following, using adjectives with -y derived from the italicized words. Make other necessary changes.
- •6. Recast the following sentences, using nouns instead of the italicized words. Make other necessary changes.
- •7. Note the effect of down on the meaning of the verb. Translate the sentences into Russian. Give your own examples.
- •8. Use participles in paraphrasing (he following.
- •9. Paraphrase the following so as to use unless.
- •10. Paraphrase the following using a verb from the list
- •12. Study the phrases with way. Use them in sentences or situations of your own.
- •13. Translate into English using have {get) smth. Done.
- •14. Render the following in English. Use the words and phrases given below.
- •1. Answer the following questions.
- •2. Paraphrase or explain.
- •8. Say what is meant by
- •4. Express the following more simply.
- •5. Find in the text the English for
- •6. Study the italicized words and phrases. Recall how they were used in the text. Make sentences with each.
- •7. Paraphrase the following using words and phrases from Exercise 6.
- •8. Give the meaning of the italicized words. Use the adjectives in sentences of your own.
- •0. Explain the meaning of the italicized words, or substitute another word. /
- •10. Study the italicized words, discriminate between the shades of difference in their usage or in their meaning. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •11. Supply the missing word.
- •12. Study the phrases with turn. Use them in sentences of your own.
- •13. Study the following word combinations. Translate them into Russian. Make sentences with each.
- •15. Translate the following into English using miss according to the sense.
- •16. Render the following in English. Use the words and phrases given below.
- •Exercises
- •1. Answer the following questions
- •2. Paraphrase or explain.
- •3. Say what is meant by
- •4. Express the following more simply.
- •6. Find in the text the English for
- •6. Study the italicized phrases. Recall how they were used in the text. Make sentences with each.
- •7. Express the following using phrases from Exercise 6.
- •8. Make the following sentences emphatic using the construction with It.
- •9. In the following groups of sentences, compare the meaning of the italicized words. Translate them into Russian.
- •12. Study the following word combinations. Translate them Into Russian. Make sentences with each.
- •13. Translate the following into English using accept, admit, receive or take according to the sense,
- •14. Render the following in English. Use the words and phrases given below.
- •22. Impropriety, rather than brevity is the soul of wit:
- •1. Answer the following questions.
- •2. Paraphrase or explain.
- •3. Say what is meant by
- •4. Express the following more simply.
- •5. Find in the text the English for
- •6. Study the italicized phrases. Recall how they were used in the text. Make sentences with each.
- •9. In the following groups of sentences, compare the meaning of the italicized words. Translate them into Russian.
- •10. Translate the following into Russian.
- •11. Study the italicized words, discriminate between the shades ot difference in their usage or in their meaning. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •12. Supply the missing word.
- •13. Study the following word combinations. Translate them Into Russian. Make sentences with each.
- •14. Translate into English using mean-
- •15. Translate the following into English using for a occasion, case, chance. Incident, accident and for в offer or suggest according to the sense.
- •16. Render the following in English. Use the words and phrases given below.
- •1 To move past or to the other side of sb/sth:
- •2. Paraphrase or explain.
- •8. Say what Is meant by
- •4. Express the following In neutral style.
- •5. Find in the text the English for
- •6. Study the italicized phrases. Recall how they were used in the text. Make sentences with each.
- •I. Express the following using phrases from Exercise 6.
- •8. In the following groups of sentences, explain the meaning of the italicized words .Or substitute another word; say which phrase is used literally and which has a figurative meaning.
- •9. Give the meaning of the italicized words. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •10. Study the italicized words, discriminate between the shades of difference in their usage or in their meaning. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •14. Study the phrases with time. Use them in sentences of your own.
- •15 Render the following in English. Use the words and phrases given below.
- •Exercises
- •1. Answer the following questions.
- •2. Paraphrase or explain.
- •3. Say what is meant by
- •4. Express the following in literary English.
- •5. Find in the text the English for
- •6. Study the italicized phrases. Recall how they were used in the text. Make sentences with each.
- •7. Express the following using phrases from Exercise 6.
- •12. Translate the following into Russian.
- •13. Study the italicized words, discriminate between the shades of difference in their usage or in their meaning. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •A) state, condition
- •15. Study the following word combinations. Translate them into Russian. Make sentences with each.
- •16. Translate the following Into English using just.
- •17. Render the following in English. Use the words and phrases given "below.
- •18. Speak on a trial or a case you have read about or attended. Use the words and phrases given below:
- •I. Answer the following questions.
- •2. Paraphrase or explain.
- •3. Say what is meant by
- •4. Express the following in neutral style.
- •5. Find in the text the English for
- •7. Express the following using phrases from Exercise 6.
- •8. In the following groups of sentences, explain the meaning of the italicized words or substitute another word; say which phrase is used literally and which has a figurative meaning.
- •9. Give the meaning of the italicized words. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •10. Study the italicized words, discriminate between the shades of difference in their usage or in their meaning. Translate the sen fences into Russian.
- •11. Supply the missing word.
- •12. Study the following word combinations. Translate them into Russian. Make sentences with each.
- •13. Translate the following into English using to blame or to be guilty according to the sense.
- •2. Paraphrase or explain.
- •3. Say what is meant by
- •4. Find in the text the English for
- •5. /Study the italicized phrases. Recall how they were used in the text. Make sentences with each.
- •6. Express the following using phrases from Exercise 5.
- •7. Rewrite according to the model.
- •8. Translate the following into Russian.
- •9. Show the difference in the meaning of the italicized words.
- •10. Explain the meaning of the italicized words or substitute another word; say which phrase is used literally and which has a figurative meaning.
- •11. The following phrases often occur in the English language. Study the examples. Translate them into Russian. Give your own examples.
- •12. Study the italicized words, discriminate between the shades of difference in their usage or in their meaning. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •13. Give the meaning of the italicized words. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •16. Translate the following using the infinitive or gerund after the verbs stop, remember, forget, regret according to the sense.
- •17. Translate into English using fail.
- •18. Render the following in English. Use the words and phrases given below.
- •2. Explain or paraphrase.
- •3. Say what is meant by
- •4. Express the following in neutral style.
- •5. Find in the text the English for
- •6. Study the italicized phrases. Recall how they were used in the text. Make sentences with each.
- •7. Express the following using phrases from Exercise 6.
- •8. In the following groups of sentences, explain the meaning of the italicized words or substitute another word; say which phrase is used literally and which has a figurative meaning.
- •9. Give the meaning of the italicized words. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •10. Study the italicized words, discriminate between the shades of difference in their usage or in their meaning. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •11. Supply the missing word. A) artificial, imitation, false, counterfeit
- •B) legal, lawful, legitimate
- •C) incredible, incredulous
- •12. Study the following word combinations. Translate them into Russian. Make sentences with each.
- •13. Translate the following into English using defend or protect according to the sense.
- •14. Render the following .In English. Use the words and phrases given below.
- •Modern Reading Key to Exercises Getting Known
- •Index of vocabulary and grammar points
Exercises
1. Answer the following questions
1. Why did the great galleon become an object of special interest to the Duchess of Dulverton? 2. How did she happen to learn about the treasure? 3. What made her believe that she had an almost hereditary right to the treasure or the galleon? 4. What was the Duchess's plan? 5. Who was chosen to carry out her plan? 6. What made her think that Vasco Honiton, her nephew, was better suited for the purpose than anybody else? 7. Where did Vasco go to practise and experiment with the equipment? 8. How were his efforts rewarded? 9. How did the Duchess take the news of his discovery? 10. Why could Vasco now afford a villa in Florence and an expensive hobby? 11. Why did he propose to call the villa the Sub-Rosa?
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2. Paraphrase or explain.
1. Some were as generous in their estimate as an income-tax assessor, others applied a species of higher criticism to the submerged chests, and debased their contents to the currency of goblin gold. 2. ... she nursed the hope of being one day rich at her own computation. 3. The name Vasco had been given him possibly in the hope that he might live up to his adventurous tradition, but he limited himself strictly to the home industry of adventurer, preferring to exploit the assured rather than explore the unknown. 4. Where money was in question Vasco's conscience was liable to fits of obstinate silence. 5. ... she lent the house lavishly ... 6. "Unfortunate, perhaps, but not poor," corrected Vasco ... 7. "...I haven't troubled to include any one whose financial standing isn't above question."
3. Say what is meant by
high seas; according to tradition and report; deep-sea researches; an electric suction dredge; the more accessible levels of the ocean-bed; alleged treasures; home industry;
an unpromising situation; a safeguard; obstinate silence; a sunken wreck; a case of suicide; a water-tight strong-box;
indecent haste; thinking faculties; lack of conviction; compromising papers; to put out of harm's way; disclosures; a snappish answer
4. Express the following more simply.
where the fortune of war and weather had long ensconced it; a species of higher criticism; through the instrumentality of this relative; among other ties and encumbrances, Lulu possessed a nephew; she bethought herself of his eminent suit-ability; as to what might be perpetrated in the name of mayonnaise; in the realm of
6. Find in the text the English for
выйти в море; боевая эскадра; согласно старинным легендам и преданиям; разойтись во мнениях; затонувшее сокровище; подводные изыскания; предметы, представляющие материальную ценность; извлекать на поверхность;
приобрести права на изобретение; лелеять надежду; в те-
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чение трех столетий; оказаться достойным чего-либо; необходимые предосторожности; надзор; упорное молчание;
испытывать оборудование; сообщить о положении дел; затонувшая моторная лодка; случай самоубийства; рундук;
водонепроницаемый сейф; выдержать паузу; внутренний карман пиджака; сложенный лист бумаги; оказаться замешанным в скандальную историю; опубликовать; поместить в начале списка; в алфавитном порядке; прийти в себя;
утратить способность мыслить; компрометирующие документы; убрать от греха подальше; просочиться (о сведениях); финансовое положение; не вызывать сомнений; охрипшим голосом