Ex. 4. Complete the charts below. Mind some spelling changes.

PREFACE

This Handbook is intended for the students who learn English as their second foreign language on the level of beginners.

The Handbook consists of twelve units which contain a set of exercises aimed at training and consolidating the vocabulary of everyday topics and in this it fully meets the requirements of the approved Curriculum on oral and written speech practice of English as second foreign language.

Apart from traditional lexical exercises the students will find here exercises on translation from Russian into English and tasks that develop their oral speech skills.

The Key section at the end of the Handbook makes it possible to use it not only in the classroom but also for the students’ autonomous work.

UNIT I. GETTING TO KNOW YOU

VOCABULARY EXERCISES

Ex. 1. Find the words from column B to match their description in column A.

A.	B.
1) an arranged meeting between a man and a woman who don’t know each other	a) poor
2) having stopped working, usually because of your age	b) agony aunt
3) not formal or not for a formal situation	c) outgoing
4) in or from a country that is not your own	d) fun
5) having very little or no money	e) advise
6) someone who is attractive	f) star sign
7) to tell someone what you think they should do (in a particular situation)	g) relationship
8) an activity that is very enjoyable and exciting; a person who is amusing and enjoyable to be with	h) couple
9) two things or people of the same kind	i) foreign
10) one of the twelve signs of the ZODIAC	j) blind date
11) a period of study in a particular subject at university	k) grow up
12) to gradually change from being a child to being an adult	l) good-looking
13) the way that two people feel about each other	m) retired
14) a person who writes in a newspaper or magazine and helps people with their personal problems	n) course
15) someone who likes to meet and talk to new people	o) casual
16) to or in the centre or main business area of a town or city	p) graduate
17) to complete a course of education (at a college or university)	q) downtown

Ex. 2. Match synonymous words and expressions.

1) hard	a) sociable
2) kid	b) pair
3) learn	c) give up work
4) good-looking	d) strange
5) funny	e) difficult
6) couple	f) offer suggestions
7) foreign	g) amusing
8) retire	h) child
9) advise	i) attractive
10) outgoing	j) study

Ex. 3. Match antonymous words and expressions.

1) casual	a) single
2) difficult	b) often
3) foreign	c) keep working
4) married	d) unsuccessful
5) poor	e) formal
6) retire	f) terrible
7) successful	g) native
8) wonderful	h) uncomfortable
9) comfortable	i) easy
10) sometimes	j) rich

Ex. 4. Complete the charts below. Mind some spelling changes.

noun	verb		noun	adjective
1. advice 2. ---- 3. graduation 4. ----	---- design ---- inform		1. fun 2. success 3. ---- 4. retirement	---- ---- poor ----

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