III. Activate your vocabulary making up sentences. Define shades of meaning and explain the difference.

Approve /think smth is right/agree with/believe in / meet smb`s approval/condone.

Area / field/world/domain/realm/sphere/branch/province.

Ask /ask a question/want to know/inquire/consult/sound smb out/put smth on the spot.

Ask /request/seek/invite/approach.

Pay attention to /concentrate/keep your mind on.

Aptitude /mentality/way of thinking/outlook/world view.

Bad /be no good/not be very good/not be much good/second-ra­te/weak/poor/incompetent/ not be up to much/mediocre/not be much of.

Basic/ fundamental/ essential/underlying.

Behave /act/conduct yourself/be.

Best /finest/greatest/the/top/number one/foremost/ultimate/optimum/prime/record-breaking.

Change your mind /have second thoughts/backtrack/U-turn.

Cheat/ swindle/trick smb out/ do smb out of/ pull a fast one/take smb to the cleaner` s/you` ve been had double-cross.

Check /make sure/double-check/verify/confirm/check out.

Class /lesson/period/session/lecture/seminar/tutorial.

Copy /make a copy/xerox/reproduce.

Deal with /handle/tackle/grapple with/have a blitz on.

Go to / attend/ be at.

Interrupt /butt in/break in/barge in/cut in/cut smb short.

Take part /be involved/participate/complete/play a part in/ play a role in/be active in/contribute/be engaged in.

Enter /go in for/sign up/put your name down/enroll.

Teach /train/coach/instruct.

Way /method/approach/technique/strategy/system/tactics.

Work hard /put a lot of efforts into/be hard at it/work at/push your­self/labour/beaver away.

Homework /schoolwork/coursework/studies.

Write /put/write down/write out/put down/put smth in writing/make a note of /note down/print.

IV. Translate from English into Russian with particular attention to the marked words.

1. Consult your lawyer before signing the contract.

2. Consult your dictionary for the spelling of the word.

3. Rarity enhances the worth of old coins.

4. A school offers private tuition in languages.

5. She teaches mathematics.

6. He teaches a large class.

7. The school is adding more science courses to its curriculum.

8. She has a special aptitude for mathematics.

9. He was placed in honors classes because of his general aptitude.

10. Composing music is beyond his abilities.

11. This hotel has a large capacity.

12. The inn is filled to capacity.

13. The gasoline tank has a capacity of 20 gallons.

14. He has a capacity for hard work.

15. She has the capacity to go two days without sleep.

16. He learned the poem so he could recite it at the dinner.

17. She learned patience from her father.

18. Linda took a course in advanced mathematics last year.

19. The college will raise its tuition again next year.