- •Table of contents
- •Part 1. Grammar
- •1.1. Infinitive
- •1.1.1. Infinitive as Subject
- •1.1.2. Infinitive as Predicate
- •1.1.3. Infinitive as Predicative
- •1.1.4. Infinitive as Part of Compound Verbal Modal Predicate
- •1.1.5. Infinitive as Part of Compound Verbal Aspect Predicate
- •1.1.6. Infinitive as Object
- •Part of Modal/Verbal Aspect Predicate and Object
- •1.1.8. Infinitive as Attribute
- •1.1.9. Infinitive as Adverbial Modifier
- •1.1.10. Infinitive as Parenthesis
- •1.1.11. Complex Object
- •1.1.14. Complex Subject
- •Complex Subject, Parenthesis; For-to-Infinitive and Revision
- •Excuses! excuses!
- •Lies, damn lies?
- •What does it come under?
- •Mind your skin!
- •1.3.The Adjective and the Adverb
- •The champ
- •Eager driver
- •Not a fast life!
- •Not a dog's dinner!!
- •A splash of colour
- •I'm quite certain about this.
- •I expected the book to be boring, but it was rather interesting.
- •I looked at the frightened child encouragingly. Alike – similar
- •Part 2. Analytical reading
- •2.1. Unit One. “Three Men in a Boat”
- •Jerome k. Jerome
- •Active Vocabulary from the text
- •Vocabulary Activities
- •Task 8. Fill in the gaps with one of the active words and expressions.
- •2.2. Unit Two. “Encountering directors”
- •Ingmar Bergman
- •Active vocabulary from the text
- •2.3. Unit Three. “To Sir, with Love”
- •Part 1.
- •Part 2.
- •Part 3. Key to grammar
- •3.1. Key to Infinitive
- •Infinitive as Subject
- •Infinitive as Predicate
- •Infinitive as Predicative
- •Infinitive as Part of Compound Verbal Modal Predicate
- •Infinitive as Part of Compound Verbal Aspect Predicate
- •Infinitive as Object
- •Infinitive as Attribute
- •Infinitive as Adverbial Modifier
- •Infinitive as Parenthesis
- •Complex Object
- •Complex Subject
- •Mind your skin!
- •3.3. Key to The Adjective and The Adverb
- •The champ
- •Eager driver
- •Not a fast life!
- •Not a dog's dinner!!
- •A splash of colour
- •I looked at the frightened child encouragingly.
- •Part 4. Key to analytical reading
- •4.1. Unit One
- •4.2. Unit Two
- •4.3. Unit Three
Part 4. Key to analytical reading
4.1. Unit One
TASK 2. In the text of the lesson find synonyms to the words and expressions given below.
Lazy – idle
bright, vibrant – vivid
fabulous – fairy-like
a corner – a nook
to cover –to smother
to explode – to burst forth
delicate – dainty
grand and impressive beauty – splendour
to stay – to put up
true – veritable
strange and old-fashioned – quaint
uncomfortable – awkward
to wander –to roam
a large and very good ( meal) – slap-up
interesting, attractive – fascinating
a difficult and important task – an undertaking
not very seriously – skittishly
cheerfulness – lightheartedness
to need – to require
a lump – a bump/ a wart
a hole – a hollow
little by little/bit by bit – steadily
a dirty or untidy state – mess
to examine carefully – to overhaul
to show; to demonstrate – to evince
donation – contribution
to help – to assist
to take no risks – to be on the safe side
to hinder – to hamper
spicy – piquant
TASK 3. In the text of the lesson find the words that match the definitions below.
a mixture of sand and water used in building for holding bricks and stones together – mortar
a pub, usually in the country, and often one where people can stay the night – inn
an open space that is partly or completely surrounded by buildings and is usually part of a castle or a large house – courtyard
a type of beer – ale
to talk about other people’s private lives, often in an unkind way –to gossip
matters concerning relationships – politics
something done with small pieces of glass shaped like diamonds in a framework of metal strips – latticed windows
something having a curving and twisting shape – winding
to continue with a journey or some other activity – to push on
something that is left after the other parts have been used – remains/remnants
small items that are not valuable or are not parts of a large set – odds and ends
to refuse to work as a protest – to strike
a large basket with a lid especially one used to carry food in – a hamper
to walk in a slow relaxed way – to stroll
the particular feeling or impression that is given by someone – air
to support or defend somebody or something – to stand up for smth
a similar action or event that happened earlier – a precedent
the top part of the inside of the mouth – palate
something that is used too often and therefore boring – hackneyed
food containing a lot of fat – rich
TASK 4. Sort out the words below into the corresponding column according to their stress.
First Syllable |
Second Syllable |
Two Stressed |
veritable courtyard politics awkward winding overhaul afterwards water-rat salmon evidently precedent palate hackneyed nourishing piquant |
beneath extraordinary economy absurd advantage ingredient towards evince proceeding sarcastic experiment nutritious
|
misunderstanding opportunity lightheartedness reappear contribution fascinating undertaking |
TASK 5. Match the words given below with the antonyms from the text.
Part 1
1-g, 2-j, 3-k, 4-h, 5-b, 6-c, 7-i, 8-a, 9-e, 10-f, 11-d.
Part 2
1- i, 2-j, 3-k, 4-h, 5-b,6-c,7-a,8-l,9-f,10-d,11-g
TASK 6. Match the halves of the word combinations from the text:
Part 1
1-d, 2-h, 3-f, 4-a, 5-b, 6-c, 7-e, 8-j, 9-g, 10-i, 11-k.
Part 2
1-e,2-d,3-I,4-a,5-l,6-k,7-h,8-f,9-j,10-c,11-b,12-g
TASK 7. Study Vocabulary Notes paying special attention to the use of prepositions. Then spot and correct the mistakes in prepositions in the sentences below.
What these two ladies enjoy most of all is to get together in the evening and gossip over all their neighbours’ affairs.
Joshua has always been a hypocrite and known how to wind his way into his superiors’ affection.
Scarlet O’Hara had a much stronger character than her relatives and she could easily wind most of them around her little finger.
Yesterday I stayed in the sun for too long and today my burnt skin is peeling off my nose.
Nobody expected Margaret to pass her final exams so well. |She didn’t do well during the term and we thought she would just scrape up through the exams as usual.
What does Patrick do for living? – He contributes articles to sports newspapers and magazines.
Who could have thought that the new secretary would make a mess of this important piece of work?
My brother is having the usual teenager’s problems now, so he takes everything I tell him in the wrong spirit.
What cakes shall I buy? – Choose to your taste.
What an awful dress Pamela is wearing today! – Why are you so surprised? She has always dressed in bad taste.
When Audra first visited Paris, she wandered about the city for hours admiring its splendour.
Where are you going to stay in London? – I think I will put up at some small inexpensive hotel.
What would you recommend me to do? – To begin with, to be on the safe side, see a lawyer and discuss the matter with him.
TASK 8. Fill in the gaps with one of the active words and expressions.
1-crack, 2-mess, 3-steady, 4-scrape, 5-gossip, 6-mess, spirit, 7-crack, 8-peel off, 9-contributions, 10-spirits, 11-sarcastic, 12-steady, 13-scrape, 14-spirit, 15-mess.
TASK 9. Choose the correct alternative for each of the following questions
1-b, 2-a, 3-b, 4-b, 5-a, 6-a, 7-c, 8-b, 9-c, 10-b, 11-a.
TASK 10. Translate into English using the active vocabulary.
1. old country inn; to be smothered in flowers; to be more like … than…. 2. to gossip over smth. 3. for 4 hours or so; 4. almost skittishly; to peel; odds and ends of the dinner; lightheartedness; to strike. 5. to evince great interest, old hackneyed things.6. with fresh and piquant flavour, with the taste like nothing else on earth 7. I would never have thought; ingredients, a little too rich; with a weak stomach; nutritious. 8. a lot of room; why not put…;9. to be on the safe side; the rest of the holiday; to taste the joys of privacy. 10. That won’t do! ; to waste one’s time;11. a dish with a flavour like nothing else on earth;12. there was no money left; 13. the more… the more..14. to crack jokes; to be in high spirits; 15. to scrape a living; there is no point in…16. I would never have thought; to peel potatoes, an undertaking.