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Video vocabulary






1. Match the words in italics to the definitions:

1. curious A. strange, not common

2. gossip B. a document saying how smb wishes

his property to be distributed after his death

3. affection C. a wise man

4. a will D. love

5. a plaque E. an invitation to play a game or

to have a fight to see who is better, stronger, etc.

6. a sage F. rumour

7. to propose to smb G. to worry

8. challenge H. a flat metal plate fixed on the wall as

a memorial

9. odd I. interesting

10. to disturb J. to offer smb to marry

 

2. Select the expression which best matches the words in italics in the following sentences, then write a sentence of your own using each expression:

1. It was rumoured that the tsar neglected Russian women and made advances to a foreigner.

A. didn't pay attention to B. attracted С invited

2. At one time there was a lot of fuss surrounding that event.

A.problems B. rumours С nervous excitement

3. Just recently a memorial plaque was unveiled on the walls of one of those houses in Vorontsov Street.

A. was constructed B. was opened C. was shown

4. Edward Blore drew up the plans for the Vorontsov palace.

A.built B. invested money into С designed

5. Pembroke's marvellous estate, Wilton House still contains ves­tiges of Russia.

A. clues B. flavour С traces

6. Starting something new in a new environment is tricky.

A. complicated B. amusing C. interesting

7. My friends took advantage of living in the City of London: they visited all the places of interest there.

A. used profitably B. were fond of С didn't regret

8. We're already coming to a stage where there are so many mixed marriages that it's difficult to pick one nationality where you belong.

A. to define B. to single out С to choose

9. He always keeps his word and abides by his decisions.

A. is faithful to B. puts in life С relies upon

10. Russians are the nation that is unlikely to stick to the rules.

A. to make up B. to follow С to fight with

3. Fill in the gaps with the prepositions in the box below. Each preposition should be used only once:

With, At, To, In, For, Out, From, About, Of, On

1. They fell in love................each other.

2. These streets were named............... his honour.

3. Winston Churchill lived in the Vorontsov palace at the time................. the famous Yalta Conference in 1945.

4. He was married.................a Russian lady.

5. He didn't look at it as something..........of the ordinary.

6. So.............. this perspective, it is a bit tricky.

7. Russians can come to London and laugh............the English

way of doing things.

8. Sometimes in London if you step............... someone's foot,

they will say, " Sorry".

9. He is so upset because he worries.................... his daugh­ter's health.

10. It's very hard to leave...........another country.






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