Engleski jezik 1 (N.V)

Key to exercises will be provided on March 26 th

Vocabulary and language in use

I Find synonyms for the following words and use their right form in the sentences below: accessible, off-putting, frivolous, dismiss, plausible, keen.

• Unimportant, irrelevant, minor, silly -
• Reject, discard, fire, free -
• Believable, possible, reasonable -
• Eager, enthusiastic, devoted -
• Discouraging, disturbing, unfavourable -
• Reachable, approachable, available, easy-going -

1. He ………………………… the reports as mere speculation.
2. We were all shocked by his ………………………… remark.
3. That explanation seems entirely ………………………… to me.
4. He is famous for being a ………………………… amateur anthropologist.
5. The town is ………………………… by bus.
6. Let`s not waste time and money on ………………………… projects.

II Add suffixes -ful, -ible, or -ous to form adjectives or prefixes dis-, un - and counter- to form nouns and verbs, respectively. Make necessary spelling changes.

e.g. counterfactual, mouthful, dreadful, impossible, unserious, dismiss

1.meaning, event, success, beauty, thought

2.possibility, permit

3.strike, balance, plan,

4.approve, agree, satisfy

5.believable, expected, important

6.fame, disaster, marvel

III Match columns A and b to form collocations.

A B

Make an example

Take an argument

Major depression

Pose debated

Suggest event

Great implicitly

Hotly/keenly a question

IV Easily confusable words. Write sentences to illustrate the difference in meaning between the following words.

To lose (v.)/loose (adj.)

1.______________________________________________________________________

2.______________________________________________________________________

To rise/to raise

1.______________________________________________________________________

2.______________________________________________________________________

To lay/to lie

1.______________________________________________________________________

2.______________________________________________________________________

V Use the following pairs of words/phrases in the following sentences:

·Used to+infinitive/ get used to + ing

1. I can’t …………………….. going to bed so late. I am tired all the time.
2. I …………………….. go to bed really late. Now I fall asleep at 10.

·To Look like/to be like

1. What ….. he …………?

He's nice. He's friendly and chatty.

2. What …… he ……….. ………..?

He's tall and slim.

·Neither …nor/either…or

1. I want to buy …………………. a new desktop computer ………… a laptop,
2. ………………………… the teacher ………… the students were in the classroom this morning.

·To be straight with someone/to get something straight

1. I will …………………………………. straight with you – you do not have my support.
2. It seems there has been a misunderstanding. Let`s ……………………………………. .

·Implicit/ explicit

1. Let me be ………………………….., I do not support this.
2. We have not finalized the decision, but have an ………………………….. agreement.