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1. Look at the following international words, guess their meaning and check the pronunciation:
College, music, autonomous, act, Parliament, result, separate, polytechnics, status, academic, faculty, department, qualification, historical, style, business, administration, combination, modern
2. Fill in the gaps with these prepositions: at, for, of, to:
1. Sheryl is brilliant ___ history but she’s hopeless ___ geography.
2. Bill is tired ___ people complaining all the time.
3. Olivia is allergic ___ milk and shellfish.
4. Derek is partly responsible ___ the collapse of the company.
5. Most people are aware ___ the risks of smoking.
6. Victoria is married ___ a hugely successful football player.
7. Barcelona is famous, among other things, ___ its outstanding architecture.
8. Polly is terrified ___ mice.
9. Ashley is extremely proud ___ her students’ rapid progress.
10. Steve’s not very good ___ remembering people’s names.
11. Some newspapers are highly critical ___ the country’s new prime minister.
12. The locals are opposed ___ the building of a new terminal at the airport.
3. Here are some expressions with the preposition at. Translate and learn them:
§ at the age of | § at all | § at the beginning |
§ at the end | § at all costs | § at work |
§ at first | § at home | § at last |
§ at least | § at a loss | § to shout at |
§ to be good at | § to knock at | § to laugh at |
§ to throw at | § to work at | § to be surprised at |
§ at night | § at once | § at will |
§ at war | § at first sight |
4. Fill in the gaps with the preposition at or the expressions given above in the appropriate form:
1. Howard started ___ and reached the mountains late ….
2. They had the same books ___ that is why they refused to buy them.
3. The boy ___ a stone ___ the crow and it flew away.
4. They have been ___ this problem for a year.
5. She understood it ___ and frowned.
6. Larry never ___ his children and they respect him very much.
7. I did not recognize you ___
8. We need ___ three more days to finish this work.
9. My uncle said they had to do it ___
10. They always ___ his jokes.
11. Mankind is ___ the size of Egyptian pyramids.
12. Liz is ___ geography and ___ physics.
13. Pakistan was ___ with India some decades ago.
14. My mother always gets up ___ and does a lot of house work.
15. Hilbert was driving his Mercedes ___ 160 kilometers and we were scared.
16. Thomas was ___ in Russia for three years.
17. Sonia is a very naughty girl but ___ she is very kind-hearted.
18. At this time of the day dad is ___.
5. Fill in the gaps with the correct word to complete the sentences:
1. American technical education ___ well known for its wide relevance to employment.
§ is | § are | § were | § had been |
2. It was a good idea of ___ to go swimming this afternoon.
§ you | § yours | § your | § yourself |
3. This building was built ___ people who lived a long time ago.
§ of | § after | § by | § with |
4. Begin with a minute ___ two of small talk.
§ and | § or | § if | § but |
6. Explain the meaning of the following words and phrases in English:
Autonomous institutions; postgraduate qualifications; entry requirements; government support of education; professional work experience
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