Минский Государственный Лингвистический Университет
Практикум по культуре речевого общения

Part I. REVISE YOUR ACTIVE VOCABULARY

2nd SEMESTER


Exercise 1. Which syllable is the stressed one in the following words?
1. Onslaught

2. Adversary



3. Transcript

4. Uppermost

5. Advent

6. Influx

7. Exonerate



8. Effeminate



9. Harrowing


10. Liaison



Exercise 2. Match the two parts of the words.
  • head
  • come
  • hall
  • muck
  • upper
  • mis
  • dis
  • short
  • in
  • super
  • advertently
  • perceive
  • handed
  • most
  • possess
  • mark
  • abundant
  • back
  • lights
  • raking

Exercise 3. Make up the word combinations.
A
  • soaring
  • oncoming
  • unquestionable
  • clogged
  • lowbrow
  • haphazard
  • hapless
  • disheveled
  • harrowing
  • penitent
  • artery
  • evidence
  • taste
  • building
  • experience
  • soul
  • clothes
  • victim
  • traffic
  • planning

B
  • dim
  • detached
  • rear
  • awe-inspiring
  • lowbrow
  • fatal
  • heinous
  • clogged
  • reddish
  • lurid
  • wound
  • tubes
  • crime
  • face
  • masterpiece
  • attitude
  • audience
  • tint
  • view
  • light

Exercise 4. Match the words to make up phrases.
  • to put
  • fresh
  • to be
  • to set
  • a pretty
  • to have
  • to get
  • to work
  • to fall
  • to think
  • one’s magic
  • kettle of fish
  • prey to
  • one’s bearings
  • the ruin of smb
  • smth up
  • one’s mind to smth
  • as a daisy
  • a fancy for smth
  • a mark on smb / smth

Exercise 5. Choose the word that corresponds to the definition.
1. To walk around because you are worried or excited about something



2. To persuade someone to do something by being friendly or by promising them something



3. So shocked that you are not able to think clearly



4. When you dislike someone or something and think that they do not deserve any respect



5. A person who is strongly opposed to something or someone



6. To cause a particular condition



7. A very small amount of something that still exists after most of it has gone



8. To make something



9. Cheap and of bad quality



10. A feeling of excitement or anxiety when you do not know what will happen next




Exercise 6. Match the words with their definitions.
  • fender
  • engender
  • infirmity
  • frantic
  • liaison
  • vicious
  • elicit
  • ploy
  • cripple
  • vexatious
  • tint
  • disheveled
  • to cause something to happen or come into being
  • untidy, messy or unkempt
  • especially cruel, harsh or violent
  • a delicate or pale color or hue
  • to obtain information from someone or something
  • highly excited with strong emotion or frustration
  • a scheme or cunning attempt to achieve a desired aim
  • causing or tending to cause annoyance, frustration, or worry
  • a bodily ailment or weakness
  • a panel of a car which encloses the wheel area
  • to disable or make unable to function properly
  • an illicit love affair

Exercise 7. Insert the right word from the box into the sentences below.
aggravate betrayal salacious detached vindictive fathom liaison besmirch wantonness requisite
  1. I can’t out what she’s saying.
  2. Opening a new school will only the situation.
  3. Slander can your reputation.
  4. I’m not going to watch this film.
  5. This woman will turn your life into living hell.
  6. We have to establish a better with other companies.
  7. Do you have the qualifications?
  8. cannot always be controlled with ease.
  9. He described the incident in a manner, as if nothing serious had happened.
  10. I felt a sense of when my husband refused to support me.

Exercise 8. Match the pairs of synonyms.
A
  • stammer
  • avalanche
  • tint
  • awareness
  • ditch
  • vagary
  • lunacy
  • ploy
  • misconstrue
  • marvel
  • barrage
  • insanity
  • moat
  • stutter
  • misconceive
  • admire
  • acknowledgement
  • scheme
  • quirk
  • dye

B
  • swerve
  • fathom
  • spoof
  • equisite
  • pillage
  • ogle
  • haphazard
  • convivial
  • besmirch
  • forge
  • random
  • understand
  • plunder
  • deception
  • stain
  • essential
  • fashion
  • festive
  • stare
  • turn

Exercise 9. Match the pairs of antonyms.
A
  • defy
  • rocket
  • lurid
  • cocky
  • incite
  • rear
  • heinous
  • effeminate
  • influx
  • sage
  • timid
  • discourage
  • departure
  • slow down
  • stupid
  • delightful
  • mild
  • front
  • manly
  • regard

B
  • rigid
  • discreet
  • aggravate
  • lowbrow
  • defy
  • superabundant
  • concede
  • gloat
  • effeminate
  • disheveled
  • soothe
  • masculine
  • scarce
  • sophisticated
  • dispute
  • neat
  • imprudent
  • sympathize
  • regard
  • flexible

Exercise 10. Insert the missing prepositions.
A
  1. The carpet is a perfect match the furniture.
  2. If you choose this car you will definitely be in a position advantage.
  3. The police are the criminal.
  4. I think we can dispense the formalities.
  5. You can win the game if you put your mind it.
  6. Make sure you commit all the names on the list your memory.
  7. Mice fall prey domestic cats.
  8. Let’s start, shall we? It’s no use dragging the meeting.
  9. This document makes you immune prosecution.
  10. This libelous article will be the ruin me.

B
  1. They looked a little bored but not enough to slack .
  2. I didn’t dare spout a snappy comeback.
  3. Eighteen witnesses testified behalf of the accused over the course of 15 trial days.
  4. Doctors can also exempt a person the requirement to use a seat belt on medical grounds.
  5. My hands went numb cold in a matter of seconds.
  6. Inexperienced teachers sometimes fall prey fears that they do not know enough.
  7. Call it a fancy seeing people get second chances.
  8. She found her way though the house, marveling the artwork, the sculpture.
  9. That melody is reminiscent the old days.
  10. With immigration reform, President Obama takes his cue Lincoln.

Exercise 11. Fill in the right word.
A
  1. He pressed the and the car shot forward.
  2. I could hardly make anything out in that of voices.
  3. The judge the case.
  4. Let’s the light.
  5. He is my most cunning .
  6. He keeps complaining about her .
  7. Enjoy the delicious food in the restaurant’s atmosphere.
  8. I couldn’t avoid the look in her eyes.
  9. These chemicals the ozone layer.
  10. Crocodiles are predators.

B
  1. I have an utter for people that want something for nothing.
  2. I am by circumstance to go, whether I wish it or not.
  3. Each time we the tears are spread onto the front of the eye.
  4. If you want to be rich, a wealthy entrepreneur.
  5. The officer was stabbed when he tried to intervene in the .
  6. pushing body and mind, athletes probe the limits of human performance.
  7. He was so he dropped the crystal goblet to the floor.
  8. The General Assembly can regular or extraordinary meetings.
  9. On reaching the ship they were offered some bread, which they devoured with a appetite.
  10. He moved his car into the southbound lane where he collided with an vehicle.

C
  1. My husband was in front of the TV.
  2. She in her pocket and pulled out a pen.
  3. My brother left his clothes in a pile in the corner.
  4. She was with terror.
  5. She was her usual rubbish about fashion and celebrities.
  6. When she read his cold and letter she burst out crying.
  7. There are no answers to these questions.
  8. You are too old for .
  9. We have a huge problem and have to come up with a solution.
  10. We didn’t ask him to join the group because he’s such a .

Exercise 12. Insert the missing word.
  1. I have a for a cup of coffee.
  2. Children do not have to take their from their parents when choosing a career.
  3. Well, this is a pretty of fish.
  4. It is difficult to get your in this badly planned building.
  5. Press the key to set a on this page.
  6. Even after the greatest exertions she still looks fresh as a .
  7. The new product took some time to hit its .
  8. Paris has never failed to work its on me.
  9. Can you testify on of the defendant?
  10. The income in the 10 -off regions is four times greater than in the 10 least-developed regions.

Exercise 13. Insert the active word that corresponds to the Russian one. Pay attention to the form of the word.
A
  1. People must become more environmentally (сознательный) .
  2. You must ask the right questions to (извлечь) the information you want.
  3. The political scandal (вызвал) continuing controversy.
  4. The monument was (осквернен) by vandals.
  5. The signature on the document was (подделан) .
  6. He used a fake identity to (обмануть) the bank.
  7. Stop (с вожделением смотреть) at the ring. I cannot afford such expensive gifts.
  8. Many women (подражают) the hairstyle of famous actresses.
  9. Her dress was (напоминающий) of a doctor’s uniform.
  10. He drank himself into (бессознательное состояние) .
  11. The bell rings (неустанно) all day.
  12. They take a (крохотный) fragment of DNA for the analysis.
  13. The architecture in this city is really (повергающий в трепет) .
  14. You behavior (нарушает, противоречит) the company rules.

B
  1. The winning strategy was the simplest and superficially least (хитроумный) of all.
  2. A tiny, square (заднее) window glowed dimly yellow.
  3. Oh, for goodness’ sake, don’t be such a (занудой) !
  4. Since I do not want to (рисковать) my employment, I always complete my daily goals.
  5. A strong (осознание) of tragedy ran through her life.
  6. My daughter will pretend to cry if she thinks it will allow her to (выпросить) out what she wants.
  7. Sometimes I think my math teacher is my (враг) who loves to watch me fail.
  8. She almost smiled, and there was a sort of (мстительное) satisfaction to her tone when she spoke.
  9. With the (приходом) of the internet, there now exists another, more powerful, medium with which to search for jobs.
  10. Will we ever be able to (искоренить) racial prejudice?

Exercise 14. Insert the right word from the box into the sentences below. Change the form of the word if necessary.
A
scuffle prudence purport exonerate advent verify indispensable uproot rove exempt mutter conceited transcript prurient
  1. He spent most of his life around the world.
  2. We heard the of feet.
  3. When I asked her the question she something under her breath.
  4. If you wish, we will provide a word-for-word for this tape.
  5. It is a must purchase. It is absolutely .
  6. I don’t understand the of your words.
  7. Our lives have changed greatly with the of the Internet.
  8. We need to exercise while dealing with such grave matters.
  9. Many people had to their families and flee prosecution.
  10. Insolvent patients are from all charges.
  11. The court should this man from his crime.
  12. You’re the most selfish person I’ve ever known.
  13. People have an in-built curiosity and enjoy reading lowbrow tabloids.
  14. The witness her statement.

B
onslaught influx requisite courtesy cajole crass vestige doze bustling antidote vagary purport
  1. Although the detectives had encountered lots of killers with strange habits, nothing prepared them for the of their latest suspect.
  2. When the sun appeared once more, the of the snow melted and revealed the green grass underneath.
  3. The prosecutor warned the jury the defendant would he was an innocent man.
  4. I poured the down his throat, but it was too late. Half an hour later he was dead.
  5. The schools that the children attended were often overcrowded due to the of evacuees.
  6. Every inquiry is treated with and the utmost discretion.
  7. So fierce and fearful was her that all who heard her were reduced to utter silence.
  8. My ideas were in confusion, and most likely I soon fell into a .
  9. Regina can easily Barney into donating to her charity.
  10. If you don’t want to hear comments about the way you dress, don’t wear that outfit to the night club.
  11. Failure to provide the documentation may result in the application being refused.
  12. There are quiet restaurants, looking out over a serene sea and there is nightlife.