Paraphrase the following sentences using the essential vocabulary.

1. He would never forget the time when he was made a member of the group. 2. When the boy came back with the purchases his mother wanted him to tell her exactly how he had spent the money. 3. There

isn't enough room in the book to tackle the whole subject. 4. The old man shows little sign of old age. 5. There are many newspaper de­scriptions of what happened during the earthquake. 6. I was asked earnestly to agree. 7. Don't trust him too far, he is a person who is likely to do unusual or unexpected things. 8. I'm making up a list of those going to the theatre on Monday, shall I put your name on it? 9. If we cross out this paragraph, as you suggest, there will be no log­ical connection. 10. She managed to retain her good looks right to the end of her life. 11. Jean knew that her parents did not like Robert and would never allow her to marry him. 12. What he said at the trial was complete nonsense. 13. I can't make sense of the message. His handwriting is utterly illegible.

6. Use the essential vocabulary in answering the following questions. Give
full answers repeating the wording of the questions.

1. If rights are not for everyone, merely for one person or a group, what do we call them? 2. What do we do when we want to tell some­one about what happened or what we did? 3. What ways of keeping vegetables and fruit from spoiling do you know? 4. What would you call pure adventure? 5. Why is the mountain air so healthy? 6. What sort of person would you call erratic? 7. Can you explain what "to square accounts with smb" means? 8. What do we say of people who can hardly live within their income? 9. If you want to compensate a person for the troubles he's had on your account what do you usually say? 10. Women seem to be using more and more cosmetics nowa­days. What's your attitude to it? 11. What do we call a person who is very pedantic in choosing correct words? 12. What do you usually say when you fail to understand somebody's behaviour? 13. What do you usually do when you want to be reconciled with somebody after a quarrel?

7. Make up and practise short dialogues or stories using the essential vo­cabulary.

8. Review the essential vocabulary and translate the following sentences into English:

a)1. Чем вы объясните свое отсутствие? Вы заставили нас ждать и даже не сочли нужным извиниться. 2. Эксперимент закончился блестяще, особенно если учесть, что ему никто не помогал. 3. Ни в коем случае не оставляйте ребенка

одного в квартире. 4. Конгресс продлится еще три дня, включая воскресенье. 5. Члены этой комиссии пользовались особыми правами. 6. Вы уверены, что в список внесены все фамилии? Давайте проверим еще раз, чтобы не было ника­ких сомнений. 7. Старые картины в этой коллекции находятся в прекрасном состоянии.

Ь) 1. Дарти удивительно хорошо сохранился для своих шестидесяти двух лет. 2. Что если эта история с банковскими счетами все-таки всплывет? 3. По­жилая леди была шокирована грубоватыми манерами молодого доктора. 4. Если бы не ошибки в орфографии, оценка за ваше изложение могла бы быть выше. 5. Не верьте ей. Все, что она сказала, чистейший вымысел. 6. Отец девочки ни­как не соглашался, чтобы она жила одна в таком большом городе. 7. Как ты думаешь, мы успеем добраться до города засветло?

9. a) Give Russian equivalents for the following English proverbs.

1. So many countries, so many customs.

2. East or West, home is best.

3. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

 

b) Explain in English the meaning of each proverb.

c) Make up a dialogue to illustrate one of the proverbs.