Language focus

Task 1. Consult your dictionary for the correct pronunciation of the following words:

hygienic, flourishing, lino, to ooze, a labour ward, condemn, a germ, a suite, a clerk, to harbour, marvellous, an insult.

Task 2. Match the words in English and their Russian equivalents:

1) mess a) пишущая машинка

2) gloss b) мятый, скомканный

3) chipped c) (зд.) туалет

4) rickety d) беспорядок, путаница, неразбериха, грязь

5) tumble-down e) выселять

6) spick and span f) внешний лоск, глянец

7) facilities g) обветшалый, полуразрушенный

8) cracked h) стенографистка

9) crumpled i) элегантный, с иголочки

10) shorthand-typist j) неустойчивый, шаткий

11) typewriter k) потрескавшийся, надломившийся

12) evict l) со сколами

Task 3. Explain the following words and expressions:

a grammar school, a secondary modern school, an A certificate, a solicitor, a salary, a double bed, a twin bed, Telly, to make a pass at smb, to go to the full extent, to be keen on smb, to keep an eye on smb, to make a match for smb.

Task 4. Match the words and their synonyms.

1) experience a) germ-free, clean, sterile, sanitary, disinfected

2) crumpled b) intelligent, clever, bright, intellectual, witty, well-dressed

3) cracked c) spotless, neat, clean, new,

4) sufficient d)angry, annoyed

5) greasy e) wrinkled, uneven, resentful

6) uneducated f) event, incident

7) shabby g) enough, plenty, adequate

8) smart h)oily, fatty

9) indignant i) worn-out, ragged, threadbare, untidy, grubby

10) hygienic j)ignorant, illiterate, unskillful, inexperienced

11) spick and span k)broken, splintered, crushed

Task 5. Match the words and their antonyms.

1) to make friends a) to agree, to consent

2) senior b) ordinary, commonplace, usual

3) contemporary c) brand-new, fresh, state-of-the-art, up-to-the-minute

4) down and out d) toborrow

5) marvellous e)to condemn,to blame, to convict, to denounce, to hate

6) to admire f) junior, minor

7) success g) old-fashioned, antique, out-of-date, outdated, very old

8) to lend h)tidiness, cleanliness, neatness, purity

9) to deny i) flourishing, prosperous, successful, well-off, well-to-do

10) worn-out j) failure, crash, default, bankruptcy, insolvency

11) mess k)to fall out

Task 6. Match the words with their definitions.

1) ignorance	a) clothes that need to be washed or have just been washed
2) salary	b) having no job, no money, nowhere to live
3) indignant	c) to look after smb and make sure that they are safe
4) spick and span	d) a rude or offensive remark or action
5) hygienic	e) old and beginning to fall down, often in a way that seems attractive
6) down and out	f) expressing anger or surprise because you feel insulted or unfairly treated
7) tumble-down	g) completely clean and tidy
8) to keep an eye on smb	h) monthly payment received from the organization you work for
9) houseproud	i) clean and likely to prevent bacteria, infections or disease from spreading
10) an insult	j) lack of knowledge or information about smth
11) laundry	k) spending a lot of time on keeping your house clean and tidy

Task 7. Fill in the blanks with the necessary prepositions.

1. I am now more than glad that I did not pass … the grammar school.

2. The walls were painted … a bright, washable gloss.

3. This may appear to be astrange remark, … first sight.

4. I had my A certificate … typing.

5. It is a good thing to have an education … you, and I do not believe … ignorance.

6. When I went … the interview, I was surprised … the windows, and the stairs … … the offices were also far … clean.

7. There were not enough saucers to go ….

8. You could eat your lunch … Mum's floors.

9. I had to fetch a prescription … Trevor, when the epidemic was….

10. But there was no hurry … me, and I could wait … a man … a better position.

11. You might make a man … him, as he is keen … you.

12. It was time … Lorna to keep an eye … the children, while the help had her day…

13. Mavis said, “I hope he hasn't been making a pass …you, Lorna”.

Task 8. Fill in the blanks with the necessary articles.

1. I did take this as … insult, because we call it … TV.

2. I went there usually at …week-ends, but sometimes on … week-days, after supper.

3. He gave me several gifts over … period, but he never tried to go to … full extent.

4. One day, I was sent over to … grammar school and you should have seen … mess!

5. I had my A certificate for … typing, so got my first job, as … junior, in … solicitor's office.

6. … Mr Heygate's office, into which I was shown for... interview, was better.

7. … box files were falling to … pieces.

8. He said, “What do you do in … evenings, Lorna?”

9. He got … permission from … Council to remodernize … kitchen.

10. I have met … other people, of … educated type, in … past year.

11. Dr Darby said to me, “You look pale, Lorna. It's … London atmosphere.”

12. Those … Darby children frequently looked like … Leary family.

Task 9. Fill in the blanks with suitable words and word-combinations from the box below.

sufficient, crumpled, to evict, a match, a university, a typewriter, rickety, cracked, a tramp, a piece, a pass, an extra, houseproud, to hold, to harbour.

1. We never keep a … cup, but throw it out, because those cracks can … germs.

2. The desks in the general office were …

3. He is well spoken, although he has not got a … education behind him.

4.There is special lighting over the desks, and the … are the latest models.

5. The Council … the Leary family from our block, as they were far from ….

6. But he was not accustomed to those little … that I was.

7. Jim said that a bath once a week was ….

8. The box files were falling to …, and all the old papers inside them were….

9. He did not have much money, and I do not … that against him.

10. Mavis said, `I hope Willy hasn’t been making a … at you, Lorna.

11. He would not change his shirt very often, he went round like a ….

12. They had an idea to make a … for me with a chemist's assistant.

Task 10. a.Describe from Lorna’s point of view how the following places looked like. Do you think they looked this way in reality?

the grammar school, the secondary modern school, a solicitor's office, the general office, Lorna’s flat,Low's Chemical Co, the doctor's house, Jim's mother's place, a flat in Curzon Street, Willy's place.

b. Using the key words in the card, given by your teacher, guess the place and describe it from Lorna’s point of view.

Task 11. Translate the following sentences into Russian.

1. It is a good thing to have an education behind you, and I do not believe in ignorance, but I have had certain experiences, with educated people, since going out into the world.

2. The cups were all cracked. There were not enough saucers to go round. We never keep a cracked cup, but throw it out, because those cracks can harbour germs.

3. “What do you do in the evenings, Lorna? Do you watch Telly?” I did take this as an insult, because we call it T.V. and his remark made me out to be uneducated.

4. Dad was indignant, because Mr Heygate's concern was flourishing, and he had letters after his name.

5. They had an idea to make a match for me with a chemist's assistant, whom they had taken up to the picnic.

6. But there was no hurry for me, and I could wait for a man in a better position, so that I would not miss those little extras.

7. I kept in with them for the opportunity of meeting people, and Mum and Dad were pleased that I had made nice friends. So I did not say anything about the cracked lino, and the paintwork all chipped.

8. Sometimes the Darbys had people who were very down and out, although there is no need to be.

9. He gave me several gifts over the period, which I took as he would have only given them away, but he never tried to go to the full extent.

10. I agree to equality, but as to me marrying Willy, as I said to Mavis, when I recall his place, and the good carpet gone greasy, not to mention the paint oozing out of the tubes, I think it would break my heart to sink so low.

11. I explained how you have to apply to the Council, and keep at them. But it was funny that the Council had not done something already, when they go round condemning.

12. “You should have seen the mess!”

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