Vocabulary commentary II

b)

1) historic / historical

1) historical; 2) historic; 3) historical; 4) historic; 5) historic; 6) historical

2) leave / abandon

1) leaves; 2) abandoned; 3) abandoned; 4) leave; 5) abandon; 6) leave

3) coast / shore / beach / seaside

1) shore; 2) coast; 3) seaside; 4) beach; 5) coast; 6) beach; 7) seaside, coast; 8) shore

4) repair(s) / fix / decorate / redecorate / renovate / restore / maintain / mend

1) decorating / redecorating; 2) repair / repairing; 3) renovating; 4) fixed / repaired; 5) renovate; 6) fix; 7) restored; 8) decorating / redecorating, restoring; 9) repairs; 10) repair; 11) maintain; 12) maintenance; 13) mend

5) destroy / ruin / damage / harm / spoil / injure

5. 1) destroyed; 2) injured; 3) harm; 4) damage; 5) destroyed; 6) damage / harm / ruin; 7) ruined; 8) damage / harm / ruin / destroy; 9) injuring; 10) harm; 11) spoilt / ruined

6) cause / reason

1) reasons; 2) causes; 3) causes; 4) reason

Grammar exercises

I.

1) have been working; 2) wash; 3) is studying; 4) have you sent, am going; 5) have eaten; 6) have been playing; 7) looks; 8) arrives; 9) is singing; 10) have broken; 11) are becoming; 12) live, have heard; 13) have been reading, have not finished; 14) am leaving, does….start; 15) have been washing/have washed; 16) add, mix; 17) has used/has been using; 18) is always doing; 19) have lived/have been living; 20) have you made, am going; 21) has taught/has been teaching; 22) have already bought; 23) are constantly meeting; 24) are losing; 25) have just received, are getting married, am going.

III.

1. My mother looks very young and she feels young.

2. Tom entered the kitchen and said: ‘Mm… (It) smells delicious!’ ‘I have already tasted the soup, it really tastes good’, said Angela.

3. Mike was / felt so awkward that I felt sorry for him. He always feels shy in the presence of people he doesn’t know.

4. Anna looks very pale. I think she is unwell, she should see a doctor.

5. After her husband’s death Mary felt stressed and depressed.

6. Your remark sounded pretty rude. Please, try to be polite, will you / won’t you?

7. – How do you feel as a student? – I feel great/excellent/perfect/wonderful!

IV.

1) Are you smelling, smells; 2) are you tasting, it tastes; 3) feel; 4) am seeing, see; 5) does….weigh, is weighing; 6) am thinking, think; 7) are you looking, looks; 8) enjoy, am enjoying; 9) are you feeling, feels; 10) is appearing, appears; 11) is, is being; 12) is fitting, does it fit.

V.

1. James has been working/has worked here for more than a year.

2. The bookshop is over there near the bakery.

3. I believe what she says.

4. She has been living in London for the last two years.

5. We haven’t been to that restaurant for a long time.

6. Laura is visiting her grandparents at the weekend.

7. Sally has already found a beautiful new flat.

8. What are you doing tomorrow night?

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