Consult your dictionary and give all possible derivatives from the following words

Find the English equivalents to the following words or phrases and use them in the sentences of your own.

Choose the right word from the above exercise for each of the sentences below.

Match the following definitions in the left column with the words in the right column. Find sentences with these words in the story.

Comprehension Check

Transcribe and pronounce correctly the words from the story.

Suit, waltz, weird, neighbour, tuberose, wrap, ceiling, owl, azalea,, owl, ache,chaperone,vaguely, parquet, calico, toque, wand, echo, cough, mournful, solemn, pinafore, haughtily.

a) What did you learn about Leila’s background?

b) How did she feel about her first ball?

c) Were all the young people invited to the ball excited?

d) In what way did the men’s and the ladies’ conduct differ?

e) Who were Leila’s partners?

f) What was there in the fat man’s words that spoiled Leila’s mood?

g) Who improved the situation?

h) Was the young girl happy in fact?

1. to like smth or like to do smth, to be willing to do smth	weird
2.not happy or smiling; looking very serious	to de indifferent
3.to go somewhere suddenly and / or quickly	a keepsake
4.unusual, not normal, strange	excitement
5.a small object that smb gives you so that you will remember them	to make a dash for smth
6. making you feel embarrassed	after all
7. having or showing no interest in smb or smth	to make up one’s mind
8. a feeling of being emotionally aroused; stirred.	to be under one’s wing
9. in spite of what has been said or expected	solemn
10. to decide smth	awkward
11. to take care of and help smb who has less experience of smth than you	to care for smth

a) Would you …………… another drink?

b) There was an …………….. moment as couples decided whether to stand next to their partners.

c) His face grew …………...

d) Have you ………………… where to go for your honeymoon?

e) So you made it …………….?

f) He jumped off the bus and …………….. the nearest bar.

g) The news caused great …………….. among her friends.

h) The government cannot afford to ………. to public opinion.

i) She brought some teaspoons as a keepsake of our trip to Italy.

j) It’s really ……….. seeing yourself on television.

Трудно сказать; не имело значения; незнакомый молодой человек; она пыталась казаться равнодушной; как замечательно иметь брата; единственный ребенок; не отставай; раздеться; темноволосые и светловолосые девушки; оркестр настроил свои инструменты; невозможно пережить одной; божественно; веснушчатый парень; пожалуйста, не беспокойтесь; очень скользко; все только начиналось; щеки ее пылали; откуда вы знаете?; вот для чего нужна старость; смеяться ей не хотелось; вы не должны воспринимать меня всерьез; из вежливости.

to fasten	to differ	a fool	happy	to know
to breathe	to please	a danger	polite	to forget
to appear	to compare	a success	soft	to mourn

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