Exercise 2. Fill in the gaps

The Emperor’s Club IV

Active vocabulary: to refute, to supplant, to claim, to instill, to proclaim, to mature; a folly, brashness, concession, defiance, endowment; formidable, learned.

Exercise 1. Translate

1. Мой ученый друг, да вы только взгляните на это! My learned friend, only look at this!
2. Его победа вселила в нас надежду. His victory has instilled hope in us.
3. Он заявил, что его одурачили. He claimed that he was befooled.
4. Она опровергла выдвинутые в ее адрес обвинения. She refuted everything she was indicted.
5. Он устрашающе взглянул на него. He looked at him formidably.
6. Постепенно компьютеры вытесняют книги. Computers are supplanting books gradually.
7. Пожертвования сократились. The endowments were cut down/reduced.
8. Он был провозглашен королем. He was proclaimed a king.
9. Его рука была поднята в знак неповиновения. His hand was risen as a sign of defiance.
10. Он очень помудрел (созрел) с тех пор, как покинул дом. He has matured a lot since he left the house.
11. Правительство не пойдет на уступки террористам. The government won´t make concessions for the terrorists.
12. Настаивать дальше – полнейшая глупость. To insist further is a sheer folly.
13. Необдуманная поспешность может только навредить. Thoughtless brashness may only do harm.

Exercise 2. Fill in the gaps

1. That recommendation you wrote when I applied for the Academy... It was Glowing

2. “The Greeks carve cold marble until it almost comes to life. The Greeks compose great orations and measure the heavens so well they can predict the rising of the stars”.

3. “He talked and he told stories and he was always full of advice, always charming and always the Senator”.

4. Our three scholars will be posed questions on ancient history in increasing levels of difficulty.

5. Mr. Caesar, of the first eight emperors, which name is omitted from the following list?

6. “Mr. Bell, please translate, if you will, alea iacta est.Tell me who uttered these words and on what occasion”.

7. “And thank you, Mr. Hundert. Your virtue is a beacin of light”.

1. And why I stand before you now, to tell you my intentions of following in the formidable footsteps of my father, and announce my bid for a seat in the United States Senate.

9. My father, Hyram Bell, instilled in me a sense of principles.

10. “And they will continue to be a kindling force, and a revealing power in our lives”.

Exercise 3. Match the verbs on the left with the words and expressions in the right:

To augur well (ill) of smth / a storm / smb's failure

To enroll smb on the list / the new students / for a course of lectures / as a member

To embody the article / the regulation

To accomplish a feat /a task / a promise / one's object

To exhaust the article / the regulation

To surpass smb in smth / smb in eloquence/ in intelligence / all expectations

To demise Property / power

To hover over somebody

To extinguish Hope / love / memory / a debt / a document

To ignite the hatred/in the air

To waver in the wind / between two opinions / in one's convictions

To estimate the value of smth / the losses / highly

Task 4. Insert prepositions where necessary:

1. The words of my mother, teaching me what to do in such a situation, were emblazoned ACROSS my heart.

2. It is parents duty to mold their children’s character.

3. The fate is AT stake. Can you do anything about it?

4. Mr. Hundert was very instrumental IN Elleby’s procuring the job.

5. We had to live in one room for 3 weeks. I had nothing else to do but to put UP with her.

6. It is so awful when the children of criminals follow the “formidable” footsteps of their parents.

7. It was very difficult to talk to him because he was hard OF hearing.

8. He was exposed a liar and a cheat before the whole class.

9. All relatives of the murderer were sure that he died BY unjust execution.

10. He was the won to build relationship WITH some of the most important alumni.

Task 5. Prepare a vocabulary card (1 synonym, 1 antonym, 1 translation). Learn your active vocabulary: to refute, to supplant, to claim, to instill, to proclaim, to mature; a folly, brashness, concession, defiance, endowment; formidable, learned.

Task 6. Prepare a vocabulary card (ALL ACTIVE VOCABULARY)