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

studies from nature, to paint smth. in (dark) bright coloursto describe smth. (un) favourably, e. g. The headmaster painted the school's

future in bright colours. 3) the red or

pink in the cheeks, e. g. She has very little colour today, off colournot feeling well; in low spirits, e. g. He's been feeling rather off colour lately.

colour vt/i 1)to become coloured, e. g. The leaves have begun to colour. 2) (fig.) to change in some way, to make a description more exciting, e. g. News is often coloured in newspapers

coloured adj having colour, as cream-coloured; flesh-coloured; a coloured print; a multicoloured handkerchief, e. g. I'll make

myself one white and one coloured dress for the summer. When they were wet the pebbles were multicoloured and beautiful.

colourless adj without colour; pale; (fig.) without interest or character, as a colourless story (person); ant. colourful.

colouring n style in which the thing is coloured, as gaudy (subtle) colouring, e. g. His drawing is good but his colouring is poor.

colourist n an artist whose works are characterized by beauty of colour, e. g. As a colourist Gainsborough had few rivals among

English painters.

7. doubt n uncertainty of mind; lack of certainty; a state of uncertainty, e. g. There is (there can be) no (not much, some, great,

slight) doubt about it. I have no (not much, little, not the slightest) doubt that he will come. I have doubts as to his intentions, no

doubtcertainly, e. g. She will no doubt cope with the work.

doubt vt/i to be uncertain, as to doubt the truth of smth. (the facts, smb.'s ability to do smth., etc.), e. g. Do you doubt his honesty? to doubt if (whether) smth. is correct (true, wrong, smb. will do smth.),e. g. I doubt whether he will come, not to doubt that,e. g. I don't doubt that he will come. Do you doubt that he will come?

doubtful adj uncertain; not definite; hesitating, e. g. Tha weather ' looks very doubtful. He's a doubtful character, to be (feel)

doubtful as to,e. g. I'm doubtful as to what I ought to do.

8. select vt to pick out, esp. for its superior qualities, as to select a gift (a suitable person, the best singers, the most typical cases, the best samples, etc.), e. g. They selected a site for the monument, syn. choose, pick,e. g. The small girl chose the biggest apple in the dish. Ipicked this way because it was the shortest.

selection n choice; a collection of specially chosen examples, as natural (artificial) selection; selections from Shakespeare (Russian composers, etc.); poetry, prose selections; a good selection of paintings (goods, etc.), e. g. This department store has a

good selection of hats.

9. sizen 1) a degree of largeness or smallness, e. g. It was about the size of a pea-nut. 2) one of a series of numbered classes, e.

g. What size shoes (gloves, collar) do you wear? — Size 36 shoes. I want a hat a size smaller (larger). They bought him a coat a

size (two sizes) too large (small) for him.

-sized adj (in compounds ) having a certain size, as medium-sized; a life-sized portrait, e. g. I want medium-sized pajamas.

10. effort n trying hard, as a heroic (tremendous, last, strong, great, desperate, etc.) effort; continued (constant, vain) efforts, e. g. It was such an effort to get up on those dark winter mornings, to do smth. with an effort (without effort),e. g. He collected himself with an

effort. He lifted the box without effort, to make an (every, no) effort, e. g. I will make every (no) effort to help him. to cost smb. much

effort to do smth.,e. g. It cost me much effort of will to give up tobacco, to spare no effort(s),e. g. The police promised to spare no effort(s) in their search/in searching for the missing child.

Word Combinations and Phrases

to be in good (bad) shape

to the cleaner's

at a great sacrifice

to become involved in smth.

to one's health

to execute a picture (a statue)

to take up art (painting)

to exhibit (smth.) in a show a lifetime dream a mature artist

to avert a disaster

to become a laughing-stock

to look at smb./smth. appraisingly

to be accepted for the show an inconspicuous place

a box of water-colours

to blush

a tube of oils

to the top of one's ears the close of the exhibition

to send smth.

to award a prize (a medal)

READING COMPREHENSION EXERCISES

1. a) Listen to the recording of Text Five and mark the stresses and tunes, b) Repeat the text in the intervals after the model.

2. Put fifteen questions to the text.

3. Copy out from Text Five the sentences containing the word combinations and phrases given on p. 148 and translate them into Russian.

4. Paraphrase the following sentences using the word combinations and phrases (p. 148).

1. Pygmalion fell in love with a statue of Galatea which he had made in ivory, and at his prayer Aphrodite gave it life. 2. The art

dealer looked at the picture trying to judge its worth but refused to commit himself. 3. Another of his ambitions — a cherished djeam

— was one day to have a library. 4. Is it possible to determine what works will be given prizes before the close of the exhibition? 5.

There is no denying the fact that the pictures are well done technically. 6. Unfortunately I do not remember the name of the young

artist who is giving an exhibition at the gallery. 7. When did Jane first begin to take an interest in painting? 8. Don't get mixed up in

the quarrels of other people. 9. It's the maddest idea I've ever heard. It would make Alexander an object of ridicule. 10. She blushed

furiously for shame. 11. You're in wonderful form, Diana. Where did you get that divine dress? 12. It's no use sending my clothes to

be cleaned, they are past repair. 13. Our garden is in good condition after the rain.

5. Translate the following sentences into English using the word combinations and phrases given on p. 148.

1. Дела Герствуда были в плачевном состоянии, и, казалось, ничто не могло предотвратить катастрофу. 2. Он боялся, что

станет посмешищем города. 3. Человек, которого вы называете многообещающим учеником, по-моему, зрелый художник, и

чем скорее мы покажем его картины на выставке, тем лучше. 4. Карлтон стал крупным ученым, принеся в жертву здоровье.

5. Кто-то уронил на пол тюбик с красками, а я наступил на него. Теперь придется отдавать ковер в чистку. 6. Не говори