Владимир Аракин - Практический курс английского языка 3 курс [calibre 2.43.0]

5. steady adj 1) firmly fixed, not likely to fall, as a steady foundation, to make a chair or table steady, with a steady hand, e. g.

The chair is steady enough, syn. firm, as firm ground, foundation, steps, muscles; 2) regular in life, work, etc.; industrious, as a steady person; 3) constant, as a steady wind (rain, growth, increase), steady progress.

steadily adv in a steady manner, e. g. It has been raining steadily since the morning.

steady vt/i to make or become steady, e. g. With an effort he steadied the boat. The boat soon steadied again.

6. mess n (rarely pi.) a state of confusion, dirt or disorder; to be in a mess,e. g. The room was in a mess, to make a mess of smth.to do it badly, e. g. You've made a mess of the job. to get into a messto get into trouble or into a dirty state, e. g. You'll get into a mess if

you are not more careful.

7. crack vt/i 1) to break or cause to break, in such a way, however, that the pieces remain together, e. g. A vase may crack if

washed in boiling water. You've cracked the window. 2) to make or cause a thing to make a loud noise, as to crack a whip, e. g. His

rifle cracked and the deer fell dead, to crack a joke(si.) to make a somewhat rough joke, e. g. There is no one like him to crack jokes.

crack n an incomplete break; a sharp noise, as a wide (small, loud, sudden) crack, e. g. The walls are covered with cracks. I heard

a crack as if of a branch.

8. contribute vt/i 1) to give money, supply help, etc. to a common cause, e. g. The development of friendly ties with other

countries contributes to mutual understanding of their peoples. Good health contributes to a person's success in work. 2) to write

articles or other material for newspapers, magazines, etc., as to contribute articles to a wall-newspaper, to contribute a poem to a

magazine.

contribution n the act of contributing; that which is contributed, e. g. Montmorency brought a dead water-rat as his contribution to

the dinner.

9. spiritn 1) moral condition, tendency, as the spirit of the army, the spirit of the times (age), the spirit of the law, to take smth. in

the right (wrong) spirit, to show a proper spirit, e. g. That's the right spirit! He found himself in conflict with the spirit of the time. 2)

energy, courage, liveliness, e. g. Put a little more spirit into your work. He spoke with spirit. 3) pi. mood, as to be in high (low) spirits,

e. g. His spirits rose (fell or sank), to raise smb.'s spirits; out of spiritsdepressed, unhappy, e. g. You seem to be out of spirits today.

10. taste n 1) flavour; quality of any substance as perceived by the taste organs, e. g. The doctor prescribed her some pills with a

bitter taste. I don't care for this bread, it has a very bitter taste. I dislike the taste of olives. 2) liking, e. g. You may choose any flowers

to your taste here. There is no accounting for tastes. Tastes differ. 3) ability to form judgements in questions of beauty and manners,

e. g. The room was furnished in good taste. They say she dresses in poor taste. I was ashamed of you, your jokes were in very bad

taste.

taste vt/i 1) to try by eating or drinking; to recognize after taking into the mouth, e. g. There we found some strange meals and

made up our minds to taste them all. Can you distinguish types of apples by tasting them? I have a bad cold and cannot taste

anything. 2) to have a particular flavour, e. g. This orange tastes bitter. 3) to experience, e. g. There she tasted the joys of privacy.

tasteful adj showing good taste, as a tasteful person, work of art.

tasteless adj 1)having no taste; 2) having or showing poor taste. Usage: When tasteless is used of food it means "having no taste".

When it is used of people, furniture, ornaments, etc., it means "having or showing bad taste", e. g. The potatoes were tasteless without

salt

Word Combinations and Phrases

in early June

the rest of the evening half a dozen,

to put up at some place

half a peck of peas,

to roam the woods (through

half a pork pie, half a tin of

the woods, about a place)

salmon to stir smth. up to add

to get settled

smth. to smth. to empty smth. into

odds and ends

a pot to thicken the gravy with an

to be the size of smth.

earnest and thougtful air to be on

the safe side

READING COMPREHENSION EXERCISES

1. Listen to Text One and mark the stresses; enough time will be given for you to repeat the sentences

2. Put fifteen questions to the text

3. Note down the sentences from the text which contain the word combinations and phrases. Translate them into Russian.

4. Paraphrase the following sentences using the word combinations and phrases (p. 14).

1. At the beginning of May the village is really fairy-like with all its houses smothered in roses. 2. I'd like to stay in this small inn

for a week or so. 3. The whole day we wandered over the country-side and in the evening we had a nice rest. 4. It turned out to be quite

late when at last we made ourselves comfortable. 5. I never saw such a thing as a stew for getting rid of all remnants of food. 6. Choose

the books you need and take the others to the library, please. 7. This is a rare edition: the book is as small as a match-box, but the print

is very clear. 8. We have half a tin of potted pork left, let's put it into the stew. 9. Put some more oatmeal in the porridge and mix it

thoroughly with a spoon. 10. He may have forgotten about our arrangement, let's call him up to make sure.

5. Translate the following sentences into English using the word combinations and phrases:

Мне бы очень хотелось поехать на юг в начале июня, когда все утопает в цветах, и побродить по горам. 2. Мы решили, что

в Санкт- Петербурге остановимся в гостинице и проведем там около недели. 3. Мы быстро устроились, и оказалось, что до

вечера у нас еще много времени. 4. Когда мы наконец устроились, мы так устали, что никто из нас не захотел никуда идти. 5.

Вряд ли эти обрезки бумаги на что- нибудь годятся. 6. Никогда бы не подумала, что из этих остатков материала можно сшить

платье. 7. Моя комната такого же размера, что и ваша, но она почему-то выглядит меньше. 8. Я прочла только половину

статьи, но мне кажется, что она имеет мало отношения к интересующему вас предмету. 9. Поезд придет только через полчаса,