Study the italicized words, discriminate between the shades of difference in their usage or in their meaning. Translate the sentences into Russian.

A. 1. He's not a man to shirk responsibility. 2. Hard as you may try you can't avoid the truth. 3. The true meaning of the phrase seemed to elude

me. 4. He dodged the blow. 5. He knew there were ways and means of evading the law. 6. From that time on he shunned me.

В. 1. His voice came strange and unfamiliar over the tele­phone. 2. Have you read the book by R. L. Stevenson "The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde"? 3. You will never mistake her. She's got a very peculiar accent. 4. It was a quaint house with gable (фронтон) windows and turrets. 5. His behav­iour struck us all as somewhat odd. 6. It was a queer sort of story. 7. Now she was facing the audience. She had a funny sinking feeling in her stomach as if she were falling through space. 8. What a singular (unusual) remark! 9. They all agreed he was a man of rather singular habits. 10. He's a curious fellow, to say the least. You never really know what's on his mind. 11. The two of them together was a curious sight. 12. As she looked about the room she had a curious feeling that she had been there before.

C. 1. You mustn't disturb a person when he's sleeping. 2. The loud cries from the street disturbed his train of thoughts. 3. She's always worrying. She never has a moment of peace. 4. Don't worry'. Everything will be all right in the end. 5. He kept worrying about the outcome of the game. 6. I was sorry to trouble him about such a minor affair but there didn't seem to be any other way out. 7. You needn't bother your head about such things. 8. They were bothered by mosquitoes. 9. For once he didn't bother to think of an excuse.

11. Supply the missing word.

a) clatter, patter, peal, rattle, clamour, thud, clink, clank

1. First came the ... of thunder then the steady ... of the rain on the roof. 2. I could clearly hear the excited squeals and ... of laughter from the garden where the children were" playing hide-and-seek. 3. There was a general ... for silence. 4. The bag fell to the floor with a dull ... . 5. The ... of pots and pans in the kitchen stopped. It meant that dinner was ready. 6. The ... of coins in his pocket gave him a feeling of wealth. 7. The ... of the old iron gates set the dog barking. 8. The merry ... of glasses and the gay music made him feel happy and light-hearted. 9. I heard the ... of little feet along the passage.

b) chirp, bray, bleat, hiss, neigh, purr

1. The ass ... loudly. 2. They listened to the... of the night birds in the trees. 3. The cat on the hearth was ... giving you a feeling of warmth and coziness. 4. The snake ... then reared its head and spat. 5. The sheep were ... wildly. 6. The horse ... then whinnied.

(12.! Study the following word combinations. Translate them into Russian. Make sentences with each.

claim: a reward; damages; the protectionof the law; atten­tion;

arouse: curiosity; suspicion; pity;

passion; emotions; feelings;

raise: one's hands, head, eyebrows; one's hat;

a cloud of dust; a disturbance;

a family; crops; cattle;

prices; a question;

a laugh; a storm of protest; hue and cry (hue and cry strong public protest about sth);

money;

plain: writing; print; articulation;

meaning; statement; truth;

dress; silk; wall-paper; cooking; food;

girl

13. Study the phrases with mind. Use them in sentences of your own.

1. He showed great presence of mind in handling the situ­ation. 2. I very much feel like giving the fellow a piece of my mind. 3. To my mind a job well started is half done. 4. They say that great minds run in the same channels. 5. It takes him hours to make up his mind about the simplest things. 6. She felt disturbed and found it difficult to keep her mind on her work. 7. I do hope you keep in mind my advice. 8. You don't look the thing this morning. What's on your mind? 9. In dis­cussions of this sort you should always keep an open mind. 10. First she thought she'd wear blue but then changed her mind in favour of pink. 11. Out of sight, out of mind. 12. You must admit that you have failed. The sooner you make up your mind to it, the better. 13. You've had time enough to decide what you want. Don't you know your own mind? 14. He seems to have set his mind on becoming an architect.

14. Study the phrases with time. Use them in sentences of your own.

1. He took his time over the answer. He was afraid to say the wrong thing. 2. I didn't get to the station in time to catch the six o'clock train. 3. You'll forget about it in time. 4. This trouble with names has put me in difficulties from time to time. 5. He was all the time waiting for something to happen. 6. The doctor encouraged his patient, though all the time he knew there was hardly any hope for her. 7. Now that you mention her name, I know who she is, though I didn't recognize her at the time. 8. The boy was very slow in answer­ing my questions. He must have been playing for time.9. At times she would be inattentive and forgetful. 10. I should advise you to leave things as they are for the time being. 11. The plane arrived on time. 12. We were to enter the room one at a time.

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