Ex. 8. Fill in each gap with a suitable word.

 

1. No one has ever been able to explain the … of the Bermuda Triangle.
a) ghost b) crime c) mystery

2. They say the young girl’s ghost still … the house.
a) haunts b) looks for c) knocks

3. Stella … up the stairs, hoping not to wake her parents.
a) pulled b) stood c) crept

4. Do you know how much the ring is …?
a) cost b) worth c) price

5. The police finally … the gunmen and took them to prison.
a) controlled b) captured c) haunted

6. The nurse took her hand and … her to a chair.
a) led b) followed c) went

7. The … grabbed her handbag and ran off down the street.
a) burglar b) secret agent c) thief

8. The police believe the … got in through the kitchen window.
a) ghost b) prisoner c) burglar

9. Bob’s parents were angry with him because he … money from them.
a) borrowed b) stole c) robbed

10. The fire completely … the school.
a) destroyed b) broke c) ended

 

 

Ex. 9. Replace the underlined words with a single word or word combination.

 

1. You will be very surprised when you see the difference.

2. Elsa thought bad things about herself for believing his lies.

3. The new casino hopes to attract people who spend a lot of money.

4. Jake switched on his computer and checked his mail.

5. I quickly and unexpectedly realized that there was someone following me.

6. There’s a piece of information from Karen on the answerphone.

7. Ella drew the hanging cloth covering the window and switched the light on.

8. Mary had a shower and went to bed at 12 o’clock at night.

9. Marcia deliberately kept the pictures in her desk drawer where they couldn’t easily be found.

10. Rosa unlocked the door without making much noise and left the house.

Ex. 10. TranslateintoEnglish.

 

1. В то время как Ник рассказывал нам смешной анекдот, кто-то громко постучал в дверь.

2. Вчера у меня закончились деньги, потому что я потратила их на новые книги.

3. Два вора-взломщика проникли в дом, взяли три ценные картины, мобильный телефон, деньги и компьютер и скрылись в грузовике.

4. Тим открыл ключом дверь своего номера в отеле, вошел в него, включил свет и увидел человека у окна. Человек виновато прошептал: «Я – не вор,
я ничего не украл».

5. К сожалению, этот студент получил две плохие отметки на экзамене.

6. Вчера вечером мой принтер сломался, но, к счастью, я смог починить его.

7. Дети смотрели фильм и радостно смеялись.

8. Нам потребовалось несколько часов, чтобы сделать перевод статьи.

9. Полиция схватила тайного агента в тот момент, когда он разговаривал
по мобильному телефону.

10. После долгого путешествия все чувствовали себя уставшими и голодными.

11. Утром дети проснулись, встали с постели и спустились вниз.

 

 

Follow up. Write about the time when everything went wrong.

 

 

Unit IV

THE MARKET PLACE

 

Ex. 1. Find the words from column B to match their description in column A.

A.	B.
1) a group of things that are held, joined or growing together	a) float
2) someone who buys things from a shop or company etc.	b) chemist’s
3) a shop that sells bread and cakes	c) greengrocer’s
4) to stay or move on the surface of a liquid	d) herb
5) a room where you can try on clothes before buying them	e) create
6) a shop that sells food and other things used in the home	f) bargain
7) a shop that sells medicines and beauty products	g) size
8) a small plant used to improve the taste of food	h) baker’s
9) something you buy cheaply or for less than its usual price	i) luxurious
10) feeling tired and impatient because you have no interest in smth or because you have nothing to do	j) bunch
11) a shop that sells vegetables and fruit	k) grocer’s
12) to make smth new happen or exist	l) delicious
13) very comfortable, beautiful and expensive	m) changing room
14) a measurement for clothes, shoes etc.	n) spice
15) something with strong taste and smell that we use in cooking	o) bored
16) very pleasant to taste or smell	p) customer

 

 

Ex. 2. Match synonymous words and expressions.

 

1) fascinating	a) shop assistant
2) certainly	b) select
3) chemist’s	c) tasty
4) seller	d) interesting
5) choose	e) rucksack
6) spectacular	f) drugstore
7) adult	g) twelve
8) delicious	h) very impressive
9) backpack	i) definitely
10) dozen	j) grown-up

 

 

Ex. 3. Match antonymous words.

 

1) narrow	a) quiet
2) bored	b) child
3) forget	c) nothing
4) noisy	d) wide
5) adult	e) modern
6) ancient	f) remember
7) everything	g) free
8) busy	h) interested

 

 

Ex. 4. Complete the charts below. Mind some spelling changes.

 

noun	adjective		verb	noun
1. … 2. … 3. colour 4. end 5. … 6. aroma	traditional luxurious … … noisy …		1. sell 2. … 3. collect 4. produce 5. …	… choice …, … …, …, … cooker