Read and Speak. Круглова М.В. - 29 стр.

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EXERCISES:

I. Replace the adjectives in italics by the adjectives

which are opposite in meaning.

Mr. Jenkins is in his late thirties. He is small and thin. His thick, dark, straight

hair is always extremely untidy. Today he is wearing dark-grey trousers, a white

nylon shirt, a bright-green pullover and brown shoes with very thin soles.

His wife has a rather wide face, deep-brown eyes, black hair and a fair

complexion. Today she is wearing a shabby green costume and low-heeled shoes.

II. Fill in the blanks in the sentences using the appropriate

words and word combinations from the following list:

(main (-ly); medium; reddish; brief (-ly); convenient (-ly); grateful (-ly);

industrial (-ly); rapid (-ly); part-time; single; ordinary (ordinarily); fortunate (-ly);

local (-ly); subsidiary; occasional (-ly); spare; temporary (temporarily); several;

everyday; strenuous (-ly); helpful (-ly):

1.I’d like to talk to you. Would tomorrow afternoon be ...?

2.I wrote him a ... note explaining why I wasn’t there.

3.My sister-in-law only works ... because she has three children.

4.The old-age pensioner smiled ... at the man who helped her off the bus.

5.The ... industry in my hometown is steel making.

6.The electronics industry has developed ... in the last few years.

7.The new shop assistant has ... hair.

8.I’d like a ... -sized packet of frozen pears, please.

9. His father is the editor of the ... newspaper.

10. When he was ... he could afford to spend much more money on clothes.

11. In England it is a ... sight to see children delivering newspapers.

12. The car skidded and hit a tree, but ... no one was hurt.

13. Rowing is one of the most ... sports I know.

14. Many women students get ... jobs at big department stores during the

vacations.