Key structures and word study

Ex 4 Give the four forms of the following verbs.

hurry, brake, break, blind, keep, pat, catch, breathe, hear, drive, grin, know, hurt, fight.

Ex 5 Use derivatives instead of nouns in bold type. Make other necessary changes. Translate the sentences into Russian.

1. I'd like to hear them tell us what reception they were given by the local public. 2. It was very kind of you to send us an invitation to your party. 3. He was listening to my story with great attention. 4. I have great admiration for the activity and energy of the old worker. 5. Whose invention is the radio? 6. It's never too early to start preparations for the coming competition. 7. I failed to finish the translation in time; there were too many interruptions. 8. They haven't met since graduation. 9. You didn't really see the light go up in the empty house — it was only imagination. 10. I have nothing to say in addition to what has already been said.

Ex 6 Use verbs with the suffix '-en' instead of adjectives and nouns in brackets. Translate the sentences into Russian.

(a) 1. He — his steps when he saw the train approaching the station. (quick). 2. Long coats are not worn this year, you must — yours. (short). 3. The sky was slowly — in the East. (bright). 4. Travelling — the mind. (broad). 5. What does the expression "to — the pill" mean? (sweet). 6. Our street is being —. (wide). 7. His face — when he saw schoolchildren with flowers hurrying to meet him. (soft).

(b) 8. They met at college first and as years went by their friendship —. (strength). 9. She is a girl of fashion, she was the first to — her skirt, (length). 10. Something — the child and he ran crying toward his mother, (fright).

Ex 7 Paraphrase the following, using adjectives from the list and making all necessary changes. Translate the sentences into Russian.

thankless, truthful, hopeless, careful, careless, helpless, useful, joyless, joyful

1. He has never told a lie in his life. 2. This driver always breaks the traffic rules. 3. She is quite unable to do anything in the situation. 4. The tea party was great fun. 5. The football team lost the game and their journey home was sad and gloomy. 6. He never spends money on useless things. 7. The material you gave me helped a lot. 8. The wound was fatal and there was no hope for the man. 9. He hated doing a job that nobody paid much attention to and for which he would never be thanked.