Практический курс английского языка. Семушина Е.Ю. - 44 стр.

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                                Word combinations
        in addition to                       to put forward
        in answer to                         to put down
        in place of                          on behalf of
        by means of                          to predict the effect of
        on account of                        without halting

                                       EXERCISES
        1. Join this sentences using although, but, even though:
        1. She is English. Her English is terrible. (Although)
        2. She made a lot of mistakes. She is so clever. (But)
        3. The restaurant was expensive. The food was terrible. (Even though)
        4. She is very naïve. She is 50 years old. (Despite)
        5. She had a lot of money. She was unhappy. (Despite)
        6. The cat looks kind. It can scrape you. (However)
        7. She has bad character. She is very pretty. (But)
        8. They have a lit of food in the house. They don't eat a lot. (Although)
        9. She was tired. She still worked a lot. (Nevertheless)
        10. She had a bad ear for music. She was made to go to music school.
(But)
     2. Complete these sentences using a comparative or superlative form
of the word in bold:
     1. This room is … in the flat. small
     2. She is not as … as I think she should be. fast
     3. We should employ Mary not Jane as an interpreter. Jane's English is …
than Mary's. bad
     4. She studied … to achieve her goal. hard
     5. She reads … than Kate. attentive
     6. You dress look … , but it is … than your favorite one. nice, cheap
     7. I think she has put up with your existence, she behaves … than yester-
day. friendly
     8. She … moved because she was tired. hard
     9. She seemed … girl in the class. beautiful
     10. They are … than the students of our group. exciting
     3. Paraphrase the sentences using Vocabulary:
     1. She did this because of her animosity to all immigrants.
     2. She has thought of a new medicine against lung disease.
     3. It's high time to attack the country. I am sure our allies will support us.
     4. They were fighting without stop. That was a long war.
     5. It is necessary to continue the experiments. If the epidemic begins we will
have a medicine.
     6. He is a betrayer. He must be caught.
     7. He was taken instead of John.
     8. Would you suggest a place where I will not be used a lot?
     9. There was silence when he tried to foretell the result of drug influence.
     10. Operating with this instruments was forbidden and her last hope to work
there was destroyed.