III. Language Exercises

Study the following words and word-combinations of the Active Vocabulary looking up for their definitions in the dictionary. Find the sentences with these words in the story, read and translate them. Make up your own sentences.

Active Vocabulary

a) Words: To groan, to bristle, malicious, shrewd, to indulge, to sublet, to worship, swarthy;

b) Word-combinations: To be bound, to be worth smth (doing smth), to throw light upon smth, to make inquiries, to keep an eye on, to cover one's tracks, to take a stroll, to make a getaway.

Give English equivalents to the following words and phrases.

a) to force smb to accept smth or deal with smth/smb he doesn't want; to suggest an idea or explanation of smth for people to consider; a person who is new and has little experience in a skill, job, situation; a sudden wish to do or have smth, esp. when it is unusual or unnecessary; to make smb or yourself comfortable in a particular place or position; in a way that does not sound very confident, or that does not persuade other people; to press smth against smth; relating to or connected with money.

b) той, хто розгадує таємниці; бігти риссю; ручатися за щось; полегшити душу; так собі; дешевше не буває.

Fill in the blanks in the sentences below with the correct word or word-combination from the box.

To install to indulge to groan to throw light upon to bristle

malicious shrewd a whim to flatten against to vouch for

to thrust upon lamely to be worth to make inquiries novice

1. Children of famous people have fame …them.
2. His lies made her … with rage.
3. We all … at his terrible jokes.
4. We took … pleasure in telling me what she had said.
5. She is a … judge of character.
6. I'm a complete … at skiing.
7. The inheritance enabled him … his passion for art.
8. He was forced to pander to her every ….
9. We … ourselves in the front row.
10. " I must have made the mistake", she said …..
11. I was in bed with the flu. My wife can … for that.
12. He … himself … the wall to let me pass.
13. Recent research … the causes of the disease.
14. It … making an appointment before you go.
15. I'll have to … a few ….

A) Match the idioms with their definitions.

1. to be in the market a) to be on an organisation's list, for example of people who are

available for a particular type of work;

2. on hand b) to be at the back of a line of people, or last in a race;

3. to come to smb's ears c) available for people to buy;

4. bag and baggage; d) available, esp. to help;

5. to be on smb's books e) smb hears about smth, esp. when other people already know

about it;

6. to bring up the rear f) with all your possessions, esp. secretly or suddenly;

7. to escape by the skin of one's teeth g) to only just escape