to consider, to accept, to change, to eat, to export, reason, value, sense, access.
Form nouns by adding the suffix –ness from the following adjectives and translate them into Russian.
polite, cold, weak, kind, dark, harsh, blind, wicked, clever, shy.
Form new words with the help of the semi – affixes half-, semi-, ill-. Translate them.
half – truth, back, brother, hour, moon, measure, word, concisions, dead, done, round, yearly, desert.
semi – circle, colony, conductor, darkness, automatic, final, formal, precious.
ill – breeding, feeling, health, humour, luck, usage, wisher, fame, treatment.
Give nouns corresponding to the following verbs.
to express, to choose, to sign, to append, to publish, to declare, to classify, to announce, to correspond.
5. Suggest the English for:
становящийся все более важным; в некоторых отношениях;
вышеупомянутый; в отношении чего-либо (что касается…); меры,
предполагаемые и уже осуществленные; по своему содержанию; прилагаться к чему-либо; в последнем случае; содержание (тема); детальное изложение; отличительная черта; от имени; по причине чего- либо; относящийся к; фактические или правовые аспекты; проявление недоброжелательности.
6. Suggest the Russian for:
part and parcel of smth
subject matter dealt with
to elaborate and justify
ambassador or minister concerned
the most commonly used complimentary phrase
official communications fairly large
on behalf of its signatory
registering a protest
cases involving personal favours.
Choose from those listed below words and word combinations opposite in meaning to the following.
to combine, major, politeness, to consider, particular, recently, to make public, different, the latter, separate.
(rudeness, to keep secrete, similar, the former, to ignore, long ago, minor, joined together, usual, disconnect).
Choose from those listed below words and word combinations close in meaning to the following.
courtesy, to draw up, indication, display, particular, owing to, correspondence, to contemplate, standard, observe (watch, reflect on, sign, show, because of, to draft, communication, typical, politeness, specific).
Find out the meanings of the word “note” by translating the following word combinations.
1. notes of a journey.
critical notes.
to lecture from notes.
to speak without notes.
2. to write notes on the text. bibliographical notes.
marginal notes.
3. note of understanding.
exchange of notes.
to present a note.
4. worthy of note.
to take note of something. nothing of note.
5. the man of note.
a critic of note.
writers of lesser note.