Exercise 2. Paraphrase the following sentences using the active vocabulary

1) I can’t remember names (to have no memory for).

2) She never misses her classes (to attend).

3) Mike knows history well (to have a good knowledge of smth.).

4) They are studying a lot of subjects (to learn / to do).

5) Mr. Black is an Oxford graduate (to graduate from).

6) Her daughter is leaving school this year (to finish).

7) She learns things quickly (a quick learner).

8) You can find this textbook in the library (to borrow from).

9) Let me use your grammar notes, please (to lend).

10) I am sorry I am late (to excuse).

11) She didn’t pass the exam I am afraid (to fail).

12) What subjects are you studying this term (to do)?

13) Judy decided to give up studying at night (to make up one’s mind).

14) Ann is preparing for her end-of-term test (to revise, to sit).

15) They are going to arrange a meeting tomorrow (to hold).

16) Her pronunciation is getting better (to improve).

17) She is good at linguistics (to have a good knowledge of).

18) Professor Petrov is giving lectures on old-Russian style in architecture (to lecture).

19) She carefully studied the vocabulary (to make a careful study of).

Exercise 3. Respond to the following expressing your agreement, advice, disapproval, etc.

Model 1: - John is good at history.

- No wonder. He has a good memory for dates, names and things.

Model 2: - Lucy can’t spell.

- She must learn the vocabulary and practise writing every day.

1) - I am behind the other students in grammar. – (to revise the rules, to practise the use of the grammar patterns, to catch up with).

2) I am afraid I may fail the exam in linguistics. – (to make notes, to do a lot of revision, to revise from the lecture notes).

3) - The teacher praises him for his progress. – (to do well, to get on well in one’s exams).

4) - I am not going to the party. – (to change one’s mind).

5) - She is doing her fifth year at the University. – (to graduate in a couple of months, to take one’s final exams).

6) - His knowledge of the subject is poor. – (never to do any preparation).

7) - Our time is up. – (to hand in the test-papers).

8) - Has Nell passed her English exam? – (to have bad luck, to fail).

Exercise 4. Extend the given statements. Use the prompts and any other active words or phrases which fit into the situations.

1) Jane is a quick learner (to have a good memory / ear for, to take notes of, to enjoy practising smth, to be witty and sociable, etc.).

2) I think Victor will get on well in his English exams (to attend, to do a lot of revision, to make a careful study of smth, to revise from grammar books, to improve).

3) I am sorry to say Mike is an unsatisfactory student (to miss classes without a good excuse, to be inattentive in class, never to do any preparation).

4) Working with tapes is helpful in many ways (to learn to understand native speakers, to get rid of one’s faults in pronunciation, to imitate the manner of speech).

5) It’s hard to do a vocabulary test (to do a lot of revision / preparation; to have a good memory for prepositions and things, to be good at translating into English).

6) I like to do a translation test (to teach one to be precise, to show one’s progress in mastering English, to be stimulating).

7) I find it dull to learn the rules in English (a lot of terms, hard to remember, not very helpful).

8) It isn’t much fun to try and catch up with the group after you’ve missed a lot of classes (to be behind smb with / in, to feel inadequate, to have to cover a lot of material, to study on one’s own).

9) I am not very punctual, to be frank (to be late for, to arrange to meet people, to be on time, to be scolded).

Exercise 5. Match the English fixed expressions in the left-hand column with their Russian equivalents in the right-hand column. Illustrate the meanings of the English idioms by your own examples.

1. to go into details 2. a brain twister 3. to drum something into somebody’s head 4. two and two make four 5. a stumbling block 6. the key word 7. the brain of a pigeon 8. to come easy 9. to start from scratch 10. a bluestocking

A. начать с азов B. как дважды два – четыре C. куриные мозги D. синий чулок E. вдаваться в подробности F. головоломка G. легко даваться H. ключевое слово I. камень преткновения J. вдолбить что-либо в голову

♦ LISTENING

Career Prospects

I. Pre-listening task

Study the following vocabulary to clear up any difficulties of understanding:

conscientious – добросовестный, сознательный, честный

inconsistent – противоречивый, непоследовательный

to make one’s fortune at smth. – разбогатеть за счет чего-то

to make money from smth. – зарабатывать деньги на чем-то

to take up careers – начать карьеру

to be cut out for – подходить для чего-то, быть созданным для чего-то

to slave at smth. – упорно трудиться над чем-то, корпеть

to be idle (about) – быть ленивым, праздным