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ровесники. 7. В следующий вторник мы обсудим следующий пункт программы. 8. Каковы последние достижения в этой области? 9. Последующие детали будут обсуждены на последнем заседании клуба. 10. На этой выставке представлено последнее (новейшее) оборудование со всего мира. 11. Все уважают Давида. Он здесь главный. 12. Нет, дальше мы не пойдем, темнеет. 13. Если ей помочь, то она далеко пойдет. 14. У меня две близкие подруги: Настя и Ирина. Первая очень сдержана, вторая очень эмоциональна. 15. Сядь, пожалуйста, подальше от телевизора. 16. Они принялись за работу без дальнейших комментариев. 17. Это последняя капля. Я этого не могу больше выносить. 18. Я живу дальше всех от школы. Ex. 189. Talk on the suggested topics. 1. Your proudest achievement. 2. Your most important decision. 3. Your biggest inspiration. 4. Your most memorable dream. 5. Your biggest business risk. 6. The best year of your life. 7. The thing that interests you most in people. 8. Your greatest regret or disappointment. 9. The worst job you've ever had. 10. The greatest help you ever received. 11. The strangest coincidence in your life.12. The three most important principles you follow. 13. The biggest crisis in your life. 14. Your strongest belief. Ex. 190. Read and translate the sentences. Say how degrees of comparison are intensified. 1. Are the profits that poor? 2. The weather is no better today than it was yesterday. 3. It's ever so interesting to meet new people. 4. It's most important you stay here. 5. This is a most rewarding job. 6. His is the finest car available on the market. 7. Thank you ever so much, you've been most helpful. 8. Your offer is much (a lot) better than any other's. 9. They give you the best chance imaginable. 10. He is no worse than any other boy of his age. 11. She was by far the camp's best swimmer. 12. He never ever wears a hat. 13. Mr. Parker is by far and away the biggest share holder. 14. It was the most awful film ever. 15. Where ever have you been? 16. Listen, I am dead serious about it. 17. This idea is pretty interesting. 18. Ron was having far worse problems. 19. He gave her a most loving smile. Ex. 191. Make up 8 sentences of your own according to the model. Model: l. The sky was a Wedgwood blue. 2. The walls were painted an antiseptic white. 3. The Queen Mother was dressed in forget-me-not blue for the opening ceremony. The Adjective The Noun-Intensifier 1. white ash, silver, snow, wax, lemon, magnolia, stone, chalk, powder, paper, china, antiseptic, milky 2. black raven, storm, jet, soot 3. brown earth, chocolate, rust, summer 4. green jade, emerald, bottle, grass, copper, apple, sea, pea, olive, lime 5. grey silver, iron, smoke, pearl, sea, seal 6. red gold, flower, blood, brick, rose, beet, coral, wine, turkey, rust 7. blue forget-me-not, baby, sapphire, Cezanne, pastel, Dresden, Wedgwood, ice, corn, midnight, china, sky, blue, turquoise, navy 8. yellow daisy, butter, acid, candy, lemon, creme Ex. 192. Read the text and retell it Colourful English
Colours colour our language — and that is not just pigment of my imagination. Think of the words we use to describe how we feel. At various times we are green with envy, gray with exhaustion, red with embarrassment, or white with rage. We can fall into a black mood, a purple passion, or a blue funk; when things start looking up, we feel in the pink. Even the animal world gets painted by the colouring of human imagination. Have you ever owned a white elephant? Before you shake your head no, remember that nowadays the expression white elephant means an object of some worth that nobody else seems to want, like a huge out-of-style couch or a pedal-driven sewing machine. White elephant refers back to the albino elephants once considered sacred in Siam (now Thailand). These creatures were so rare that each one born became automatically the property of the king and was not permitted to work. When a subject incurred the king's displeasure, the angry monarch would bestow one of his white elephants on him as a gift. The enormous appetite and utter uselessness of the animal would soon plunge the "gifted" man into financial ruin. Can you explain the meaning of red herring"? The original red herrings were strong-smelling fish that the fox hunters of Old England dragged across the fox's trail to confuse the hounds and give the quarry a sporting chance. Today the meaning of red herring has been broadened to signify a misleading statement that diverts our attention from the real issues. Substantivized Adjectives Ex. 193. Read and translate the sentences Find and comment on the substantivized adjectives 1. Haven is where the police is British, the cooks are Italian, the mechanics are German, the lovers are French, and all is organized by the Swiss. Hell is where the cooks are British, the mechanics are French, the lovers are Swiss, the police is German and all is organized by the Italians. 2. Mr. Alexander is writing a book on fundamentals of English Grammar. 3. The prospect of a new business deal gave her a high. 4. His illustrated talk presented the highs and lows of his journey. 5. The place was deserted, all the locals had left with the summer residents. 6. The rest had done him good, he knew that. 7. Another thought struck Ursula all of a sudden. 8. Why do you ignore the obvious? 9. The navy was in the thick of the fighting. 10. She always tries to see the best in people. 11. The authorities are very much concerned with the number of the homeless on London streets. 12. He was a German through and through. 13. It's a pobbjble. I'll think about it later. 14. From the sublime to the ridiculous there is only one step. (Napoleon) 15. He is working like a black. 16. She admired the tints of Renoir's paintings. They were breath-taking: shell-pink and pearl, deep rose and gold, soft pastel blues and greens and the most glorious of yellows. 17. All my life, I've gotten nothing but A's, Even in Latin, which I found to be a difficult subject. 18. We must turn human wrongs into human rights, 19. This figurine is a pretty. I see you are fond of pretties. Ex. 194. Insert the right article. 1, It had not occurred to her before that ... rich could be daft in the head. She had always thought it was the prerogative of ... poor. 2. He was a man who lives his life to ... fullest. 3. She stepped back and viewed the fir-tree with a critical eye. It was a healthy young fir, ... rich dark green. 4. She tried to remember only ... good and ... best. 5.1 felt claustrophobic all of ... sudden. 6.Come in, don't stand outside in ... cold. 7. She laughed, and a slight flush tinted her face ... pretty pink. 8. It felt like flying into ... unknown. 9. Escape ... ordinary. 10. How clever of you to help ... helpless and ... homeless. 11. ... more a man knows, ... more he is inclined to be modest. 12. He is leaving the country for ... good. 13. They did it for ... good of their country. 14. There are some changes for ... better in her condition. 15. His eyes were of ... brown so dark that they were almost black. 16. Do you believe in ... supernatural? Ex. 195. Complete the table Mind the use of articles. Название страны 1. Russia Прилагательное 2. Britain British 3. China Житель страны Совокупность жителей Название языка
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She felt his pain as acutely as if.
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off the gas ... . 8. You'd better t
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1. The popular music industry would
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1. Who says A must say B. 2. Knowle
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Если он хочет быть
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sleeping! It's time he went to coll
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do to pass it by. 8. Who knows what
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Ex 452. Translate into English 1.
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player continue. An example round w
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нам о своем детстве
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you will like it. — I'm sure I wi
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did it there was no sign of a Golde
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слишком строги к св
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Hugh promised not... late for his o
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1. A good education should, among o
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Paris we went to a wonderful restau
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долго ждать? 11. Дети
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to his parents' so that they could
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wearing it top to toe can be very a
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новлять мужчин на в
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Ex 557. Translate into English 1.
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forgotten ever (promise) me a job.
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her musings. 11. The insistent ring
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Charlie's grandparents were over ni
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a hectic life! I ... . be crowded,
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многого мы еще не з
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события. 4. Наши пар
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now." 6. Jake was doing everything
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have to, but because it may be the
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isn't studying languages, she's stu
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нашли без сознания
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went to market all on a market day
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last year. 4.1 won't listen to such
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wasted. 6. The longest of modern ep
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Она примерила неск
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Ex. 666. Point out the objects and
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around Europe? 17. What will you do
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Едва Гарри взгляну
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профессор математи
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a very good job for someone your ag
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know, are very fond of flowers, and
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where they usually went. Jeff repli
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1. — Were I a doctor, I would fin
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