ENGLISH FOR INTERMEDIATE STUDENTS

C. 1. Do you like people who stick at nothing? 2. Why should you stick by
your friends? 3. Is it funny if somebody’s ears stick out? 4. Who can stick
up for you if you are in trouble? 5. What should you do if you want to
achieve something in spite of difficulties.
11. Learn the phrases listed right after the text and interpret their meaning
in the sentences from the text.
1. Generally he was bad, for India offers so many chances to little sixyear-olds
of going wrong. 2. … Wee Willie Winkie was a very particular
child. 3. He accepted Brandis, a subaltern of the 195th, on sight. 4. He
regarded Brandis with gravity for at least ten minutes, and then delivered
himself of his opinion. 5. No regimental penalties could break Wee Willie
Winkie of this habit. 6. If Wee Willie Winkie took an interest in anyone,
the fortunate man was envied alike by the mess and the rank and file. 7.
… And in spite of his mother’s almost tearful remonstrances he had insisted
upon having his long yellow locks cut short in the military fashion. 8. …
Wee Willie Winkie was destined to behold strange things and far beyond
his comprehension. 9. Under ordinary circumstances he would have spoken
to his father … 10. He and Miss Allardyce had with great craft managed
to keep their engagement secret for a fortnight. 11. … And this small
marplot had discovered a great deal too much. 12. “I shall get into trouble,”
said Coppy, playing his trump card with an appealing look at the holder
of the ace.
12. Make up sentences on each phrase.
13. Make up and act out situations in which these phrases would be
appropriate.
14. Give the English equivalents for:
saturçt, izdzert tasi tçjas, man ir stipras iesnas, patîkami pavadît laiku,
tev labâk palikt gultâ, aprunâties, es to nepieïauðu;
nozîmçt, kâda tam nozîme?, tas nav svarîgi; viela, organiska (neorganiska)
viela, saturs un forma, strîda temats, gaumes jautâjums, kaut kas pats par
sevi saprotams, faktiski, kas attiecas uz to, dzîvîbas un nâves jautâjums,
laika jautâjums, naudas lietas, nopietna lieta, nekas, nekâ seviðía, iemesls
noþçlot, iespieddarbs;
maksât, nokârtot iestâðanâs maksâjumus, dzîvot savu lîdzekïu robeþâs,
maksât un izrîkot, veikals nav ienesîgs, apciemot kâdu, izteikt
komplimentu, veltît uzmanîbu, apliecinât savu cieòu; (sa)maksa, maksa
graudâ; maksa, saòemot uz rokas; apmaksa pçc pieprasîjuma, alga, pilna
algas likme, algas paaugstinâjums, bût kâda kalpîbâ; maksâjums,
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