III. Explain why the Russian words similar in form cannot be used as substitutes for the English words in bold type

П. Note the meanings of the English international words and translate them in the examples cited below.

I. Make a careful study of the following groups of words. Note the difference in the meaning in English and in Russian and suggest the appropriate equivalents.

Exercises

1. actual/актуальный; 2. appellation / апелляция; 3. aspirant / аспирант; 4. balloon / баллон; 5. baton / батон; 6. billet / билет; 7. compositor / композитор; 8. concern / концерн; 9. depot / депо; 10. direction / дирекция; 11. fabric / фабрика; 12. genial / гениальный; 13. intelligence / интеллигенция; 14. motion / моцион; 15. motorist / моторист; 16. obligation / облигация; 17. physique / физик; 18. probe / проба; 19. protection / протекция; 20. pathos / пафос

1. extravagant adj. 1. spending much more than is necessary or prudent;

wasteful; 2. excessively high (of prices)

We mustn't buy roses — it is too extravagant in winter.

2. catholic adj. (esp. likings and interests) general, wide-spread; broad-

minded; liberal; including many or most things

Mr. Prower was a politician with catholic tastes and interests.

3. dramatic adj. 1. sudden or exciting; 2. catching and holding the

imagination by unusual appearance or effects

How would you account for such dramatic changes in the situation?

4. minister n. 1. Christian priest or clergyman; 2. a person representing his

Government but of lower rank than an ambassador

The British minister at Washington was requested to notify his Government of a possible change in the agenda of the forthcoming meeting.

5. routine n. the regular, fixed, ordinary way of working or doing things

Frequent inspections were a matter of routine in the office.

6. pathetic adj. 1. sad, pitiful; exciting pity or sympathetic sadness; affecting

or moving the feelings; 2. worthless, hopelessly unsuccessful

Perhaps it was merely that this pathetic look of hers ceased to wring his heart-strings.

7. pilot n. 1. a person qualified to steer ships through certain difficult

waters or into or out of a harbor; 2. a guide or leader

Before entering on his literary career Mark Twain was employed as pilot on vessels going up and down the Mississippi river.

8. student n. (of smth.) a person with a stated interest; anyone who is

devoted to the acquisition of knowledge

The recently published work of the world-known ornithologist will be interesting to any student of bird-life.

1. Tolstoy devoted the remainder of his life to writing little pamphlets, preaching peace and love and the abolition of poverty. 2. The navigator on an aircraft must have a good eye for spotting the slightest error in case the robot pilot goes out of control. 3. The boy is quick and accurate at figures. 4. He kept that TV going from noon till long past midnight. Away from it for any length of time he actually became confused and disoriented. 5. His faith in himself and his project was a delicate thing at best. 6. She smiled and Joe was touched suddenly by the very special beauty of the lady — by the still-young blue of eyes that were more deeply sympathetic than truly young eyes could ever be. 7. This indecision consumed the better part of an afternoon. It was typical of the kind of paralysis into which his mind had fallen. 8. Covering a portion of wall from ceiling to floor, were several long strips of paper on which had been painted in black the legend: "It's later than you think." 9. We met at the academy, roomed together and immediately felt that rare and wonderful rapport that lights up when two people get along beautifully. 10. Efforts have been made to show that Wishart carried his doctrine into practice; that he was an agitator and may well have been an intermediary in the murder plot against Beaton.

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