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a) SlangThere is hardly any other term that is as ambiguous and obscure as the term slang.Slangseems to mean everything that is below the standard of usage of present-day English. The first thing that strikes the scholar is the fact that no other Euro­pean language has singled out a special layer of vocabulary and named it slang, though all of them distinguish such groups of words as jargon, cant (жаргон,

The ambiguous term neologism. The coining of new words generally arises first of all with the need to designate new concepts resulting from the development of science and also with the need to express nuances of meaning called forth by a deeper understanding of the nature of the phenomenon in question. It may also be the result of a search for a more economical, brief and compact form of utterance which proves to

Neutral words, which form the bulk of the English vocab­ulary, are used in both literary and colloquial language. Neutral words are the main source of synonymy and polysemy, and prolific in the production of new meanings. Most neutral English words are of monosyllabic character. Common literary wordsare chiefly used in writing and in polished speech. Literary units stand in opposition to colloquial units. This is

Фонетика португальского языкаhttp://www.portlang.ru/Введение Португальский язык, наряду с французким, испанским, итальянским, румынским, а также каталанским, молдавским, галисийским, окситанским, сардинским, ретророманским, румынским,

Петух Майк прожил полтора года после того, как в 1945 году американский фермер отрубил ему голову. У петуха осталось основание мозга и одно ухо. Когда фермер заметил, что петух до сих пор не скончался, то решил заботиться о нём, вводя

Аям Цемани — это порода полностью чёрных кур из Индонезии. Они имеют доминантный ген, вызывающий гиперпигментацию. Эти «готические» куры чёрные не только снаружи: их кости и внутренние органы тоже чёрные. Кровь этих птиц хоть и

Как они общаются?То, что человеческому уху слышится как щелчки или кудахтанье, на самом деле является настоящим языком. Ученые определилиминимум 30 различных значений куриной «речи», начиная от «мне пора отложить яйцо» или «все

В некоторых случаях действие, выраженное герундием, может иметь свой субъект. В этом случае перед герундием может стоять: 1) существительное в общем падеже, 2) существительное в притяжательном падеже, 3) притяжательное

«Субъектный инфинитивный оборот»— это сочетание существительного в общем падеже (или местоимения в именительном падеже) в функции подлежащего с инфинитивом в качестве второй части составного глагольного сказуемого. В

При переводе из прямой речи в косвенную необходимо обратить внимание на время глагола в словах автора. Если этот глагол стоит в Present или Future Simple, то в дополнительном придаточном предложении в косвенной речи может быть

A cat – cats a fox – foxesA rose – roses a watch – watchesA bush – bushesИмена существительные, оканчивающиеся на –yс предшествующей согласной, образуют множественное число путём прибавления окончания –es, причём –уменяется на –i. Например, a dictionary –

Exercise 1. Answer the questions using one or ones. Example: Do you have a bag? (brown) Yes, I have a brown one. 1. Does she have a cardigan? (grey). 2. Does your uncle have a watch? (gold). 3. Does Tom have trainers? (white). 4. Do your friends have a car? (blue). 5. Does John have a camera? (Japanese). 6. Does Mary have gloves? (leather). 7. Do you have a pen? (black). 8. Does your sister have any children?

Exercise 1. Make the sentences negative and interrogative. 1. It is cold today. 2. It is time to go home. 3. It was too late to ring them up. 4. It will be over soon. 5. It is getting dark. 6. It rained yesterday. 7. It often snows in winter. 8. It was simple to translate this article. 9. It becomes cool in September. 10. It will be difficult to solve the problem. 11. It gets warm in spring. 12. It became dark at

условие Придаточное предложение Главное предложение Перевод реальное If it looks like rain, If I have more time, If he is working on Friday, Present simple/ Cont. we will stay at home. I’ll come to you. he won’t be able to go with us Will+V1   нереальное будущее/настоящее If I were you,  

Exercise 1.Translate the sentences. 1. We thought he had already left New York. 2. I knew they would arrive in May. 3. He said he was waiting for us. 4. She asked us what story we were reading. 5. Nick told her that I would probably come later. 6. He claimed that he had met Mary on his way to college. 7. I hope you know what you are doing. 8. She said she was working when I rang her up. 9. We knew that Alice would

Exercise 1. Respond to the sentences with the imperative mood. 1. I can’t read in the dark (to switch on the light). 2. We want to listen to the news (to switch on the music). 3. I want to go to the cinema (to buy tickets). 4. I don’t know where the library is (to ask your friend). 5. There is no water in the kettle. (to pour some water). 6. I haven’t got a dictionary (to borrow it from the library). 7. I’m

Exercise 1. Read and learn. This Can’t Be Right This can’t be right. It has to be wrong. This trip can’t possibly take this long. Can’t we ask somebody where we are? Can’t we take a rest? Can’t we stop the car? We don’t have to stop. I know the way. I take this road almost every day. Exercise 2. Ask your partner if he/she can do these things. 1. говорить по-английски; 2.

Is there anybody here from Thailand? Are there any students here from Peru? Is there anybody here from Tahiti? Is anyone from Katmandu? Is there anybody here from Bali? Are there any students here from Rome? Is there anybody here from Quito? Are there any students from Nome? There’s one student from Thailand. There are two students here from Peru. There are three students here from Tahiti. There’s no one here

In predicative constructions the Gerund is in predicate relation to а nounor а pronoun. If the nominal element denotes а living being it can be expressed in the following ways: а) а noun in the common or genitive case: I’m grateful for my friend’s (my friend) helping me out. b) а possessive pronoun: I can’t remember his having even one close friend. c) а personal pronoun in the objective case: He liked