Практикум по лексикологии английского языка. Часть 2. Фразеология. Маковецкая Н.А - 7 стр.

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             Stir, flutter, drift, flow, sail, sway, shoot, swerve,
                    dawdle, crawl, tear, trundle, plod, rush.

1. The trees … back and forth as the gale grew fiercer. 2. The leaves … in the light
breeze. 3. The traffic … along because of the roadworks. 4. While clouds … across
the sky. 5. The car … to avoid a dog which had run into the road. 6. The flag … in
the wind. 7. We'll be late! Stop … ! 8. The train … just along at about 30 miles per
hour. 9. Suddenly a car came round the bend and … along the road at high speed.
Seconds later, a police car … past after it. 10. Everyone … to get their shopping
done before closing time. 11. The most famous river in France is the Seine. It …
through the capital city. 12. The cruise-liner is leaving tomorrow. It … at dawn.

Exercise 10. What other things do you think could be described by each verb apart
from the given contexts?
sway: a tree, …
crawl: traffic,…
shoot: a car, …
flutter: a flag,…
drift: a cloud, …

Exercise 11. Fill the gaps with the verbs describing the movement of liquids and
put them in the correct form.

Flow, pour, gush, trickle, drip, seep, splash, lap, gurgle, pelt.

1. The sound of a tap … kept me awake all night. 2. The rain is really … down!
We can't possibly go out in it. 3. There was a loud … sound as the bathwater ran
down the plughole. 4. Be careful how you … my beer! 5. There was a … as my
camera fell into the river. 6. As I lay in my cabin I heard the gentle sound of waves
… against the hill. 7. The River Swift rises in the hills and then … south west to
the sea. 8. A water main had burst and water was … out of the ground with great
force. 9. Moisture from the fish had … through the paper bag and made the rest of
the shopping damp. 10. Rain was falling on my collar and … unpleasantly down
my neck.

Exercise 12. Complete each of the following sentences with the correct form of an
appropriate verb taken from the box. The first is shown as an example.

  Modify, calm, take, receive, do, spend, meet, organise, attend, provide, answer

1. We all need to spend some time just enjoying ourselves.
2. Not having enough money to ______ your basic needs is a great cause of stress.
3. Many people find it hard to _______their behaviour in order to reduce stress.