21. Firemen wear... clothing, otherwise they would get burnt, (protect)
22. My sister is a very... person. She paints and makes sculptures, (create)
23. The two countries signed an agreement on trade and ... cooperation, (culture)
7.4. STUDY THE NEGATIVE PREFIXES WHICH ARE USED WITH DIFFERENT PARTS OF SPEECH
Note that the prefixes dis-, il-, im-, in-, ir-, un- make words opposite in meaning to the original words.
E.g. to obey - to disobey, legal - illegal, patient - impatient, definite - indefinite, regular - irregular, lucky -unlucky.
7.4.1. Change the meaning of the following words from positive into negative by using one of the above prefixes.
comfortable
dependent
educated
friendly
happy
honest
literate
polite
popular
possible
tidy
usual
to agree
to appear
to approve
to like
to load
to tie
7.4.2. Put one of the above prefixes in each space to make the word which follows opposite in meaning.
1. It is the most... believable story I've ever heard.
2. I am afraid this is a very ... convenient arrangement.
3. The country became ... dependent soon after the end of World War II.
4. My parents ... approve of early marriages.
5. John left his job because he was ... able to deal with such a large amount of work.
6. When the ambulance came, the man was ... conscious after being knocked down by a car.
7. It's his first job and he is very ... experienced.
8. We had a long talk but we still... agree on a number of points.
9. Last summer I stayed in Paris for two weeks. It was an ... forgettable experience.
10. It was dark in the corridor and it took us ages to ... lock the door.
11. The sitting-room looks ... tidy after last night's party.
12. Sailing in a boat during the storm was a very ... pleasant experience.
13. The weather is ... usually warm for this time of the year.
14. He's usually rather ... patient and ... friendly, but I must say he was very sympathetic when I told him about my family problems.
15. He just can't stop talking. He goes on and on about totally... important things.
16. We were surprised that he ... appeared without saying a word to his friends.
17. Some of the spectators ... agreed with the referee's decision.
18. The English verbs fall into two groups: regular and ... regular verbs.
19. It is ... legal to bring goods into a country without paying tax.
20. I wouldn't like to share a flat with an ... tidy person.
7 4.3- Mixed practice.
Use the words given in capitals at the end of each
form a word that fits in the space in proper line.
A-
Architects responsible for the_____ot many CONSTRUCT
skyscrapers believe that a tall building must
always have a certain minimum_____but that WIDE
there is no limit to its absolute_____. This HIGH
means that the skyscrapers of the future are likely to be even taller.
Engineers agree with this, but there is_____ AGREE
over the best shape for very tall, slim buildings.
The effects of wind_____mean that cylindrical PRESS
designs have enjoyed some_____in recent POPULAR
years, and these are quite pleasing to the eye.
Would these tall buildings of the future offer
more than a_____view? Some believe tall WONDER
towers could contain all the_____for modern REQUIRE
living. The_____of these vertical villages INHABIT
would travel up and down between their home
and work zones and would_____need to RARE
journey to the ground level.
B.
The site of the town of Winchester was a_____ NATURE
place for a_____, at the point where a river SETTLE
cut through the chalk of the_____hillsides. SOUTH
A simple camp at St Catherine's Hill was the
____known use of the site. It was the Romans EARLY
who finally established the town and_____it ROUND
with a defensive wall for the protection of their people and trade.
With the_____of its first cathedral in the BUILD
seventh century, the town became an important
_____centre. Later, King Alfred, who had RELIGION
_____pushed back the invading Danes, moved SUCCESS
his palace to Winchester. The town then experienced rapid_____, and its _____role in DEVELOP CENTRE
English history was underlined in 1066 when the conquering Normans, like Alfred, made Winchester their capital.
8. WORD ORDER
8.1. TYPICAL SCHEMES AND EXAMPLES OF WORD ORDER IN DIFFERENT TYPES OF QUESTIONS
A. General questions
1
2
3
4
5
auxiliary verb
subject group
main verb
object
adverbial modifier
Is the man smoking a pipe?
Have you given up smoking?
May I have a look at your photos?
Do you remember our trip to Brussels?
Did it rain last night?
Was anyone late for the meeting?
Is there any money in the box?
B. Special questions
All types of special questions except questions about the subject of the sentence
-1
2
3
4
5
6
interrogative word
auxiliary verb
subject group
main verb
object
adverbial modifier
Questions about the subject of the sentence
1
2
3
4
interrogative word
predicate
object
adverbial modifier
Who lives in that old brick house? What are you looking at? What can I do to help you? What is there on the floor?
8.1-1- Put the words in the right order to make up a sentence.
1. time/he/on/always/come/his/to/does/classes?
2. you/to/can/evening/airport/this/me/take/the?
3. long/studied/English/how/you/have?
4. English/well/father/as/does/mother/speak/as?
5. delivers/your/in/who/newspaper/morning/the?
6. Kate/for/waiting/is/who?
7. rich/did/want/he/to/and/be/famous?
8. afford/this/can/holiday/a/year/you?
9. an/did/last/accident/he/have/week?
10. married/last/they/get/did/month?
11. told/to/him/before/six o'clock/who/come?
12. the/any/were/iri/photographs/there/bag?
13. sent/doctor/they/have/for/a?
14. listening/the/are/students/what/to?
15. advised/the/police/accident/who/you/tell/about/to/ the?
16. to/ride/like/horse/would/a/you/learn/to?
8.2. STATEMENTS WITH DIRECT AND INDIRECT OBJECTS
/'// tell my sister the truth.
I'll tell her the truth.
I'll tell the truth to my sister.
8.2.1. Put the words in the right order to make up a sentence.
1. to/pass/plate/John/please/the
2. thcm/haven't/told/I/accident/about/the
3. to/children/the/I/taking/Zoo/am/the
4. didnVpockct/elder/to/I/money/son/any/send/my
5. you/if/mind/ask/questions/do/I/some?
6. good/was/idea/it/a/to/him/way/ask/the
7. trying/skates/put/Mr Winkle/was/to/on/his
8. want/from/anything/him/I/to/don't/take
9. director/vvith/his/not/satisfied/the/was/secretary
10. says/him/anything/he/nobody/told
11. got/a/test/the/he/mark/very/for/good
12. me/forget/send/a/to/don't/post-card
8.3. POSITION OF ADVERBIAL MODIFIERS OF PLACE AND TIME IN A SENTENCE