EXERCISE 8

Give antonyms to the bold words and translate the sentences.

1. The stream was very shallow.

2. Miss Carter seemed to be in good spirits.

3. The diverse passengers in the plane were slow to obey.

4. Things are going badly in this country.

5. They have made life so difficult for us nowadays.

6. It was a cold windy evening with occasional bursts of thin misty rain.

7. The light was dim because the curtain were drawn to keep out the heat.

8. He watched the strong, easy young figure, the fine eyebrows, the thick black hair.

9. It was pleasant to discover that he was very glad to see me. He seemed in great spirits and extremely happy.

10. Even the flowers looked dull in the kitchen.

11. The nylon was dry, but the cotton dress was still damp and unpleasant.

12. He was rich and good-natured.

13. It was a hot afternoon, the first period after lunch, a time which Mor hated.

14. My heart was beating light and fast and the mouth felt dry.

15. The weather was dry and hot.

16. He tried again and was more successful.

17. There was a bodyguard here. Tall, fair -haired, handsome young men. They wore some kind of uniform.

18. The room was full of the very bright and clear but shadowed light of a southern interior.

19. She seemed unusually cheerful today.

20. She was dressed as on the day before, in white frock and her shiny white boots with their high heels.

NEOLOGISMS

EXERCISE 1

Pick out neologisms from the given sentences, comment on the sphere of life they belong and translate the sentences.

1. A splendid lay-by will be built in a year not far from our little village.

2. Honestly speaking, it’s not very difficult for us to take care of our child but we want to have a baby-sitter.

3. Is it possible for me to acquaint with this pin-up? I’m sure, I will be able to attract her attention.

4. At last the necessary programme flashed on the computer’s screen and we could continue operating it.

5. Nowadays many people like eating hamburgers and cheeseburgers but, as for me, I don’t think that they’re very good for our health.

6. You can buy practically all kitchen utensils in the hardware shop which is situated not far from our house.

7. The launch’s blast-off will take place at 10 o’clock in the morning sharp. It’ll be an exciting show.

8. Sometimes my friend suffers from sea-sickness while travelling by ship but her last sea-trip was wonderful because ahe travelled by hovercraft.

9. There are a lot of round-the-clock shops and markets in big cities.

10. I don’t think that only lazy people adore setting up early and enjoying a lie-in.

PHRASEOLOGY

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