W. Somerset Maugham. Theatre. Home Reading Guide. Шишкина Н.М - 20 стр.

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   10. train – v to prepare or be prepared for a job, activity or sport by learning skills
   11. linger – vi to take a long time to leave or disappear
   12. subside – vi (of a condition) to become less strong or (of a building, area or
      land) to go down to a lower level
   13. insipid – adj lacking a strong taste or character or lacking in interest or energy
   14. revue [rı´vju:] – n a not very serious theatrical show with songs, dances and
      jokes
   15. pierce [pıəs] – v to go through (smth), esp. in an exact manner or by making a
      carefully formed hole
   16. irk – vt to annoy someone
   17. forage – vi to go from place to place searching, esp. for food
   18. devour [dı´vauə] – vt 1. to eat eagerly and in large amounts so that nothing is
      left; 2. (of a feeling) to possess (a person); devouring – adj
   19. dissipated – adj (typical of a person) who wastes his/her life in search of
      foolish or dangerous pleasure
   20. skunk [skΛŋk] – n 1. a small black and white N American animal which gives
      out a powerful bad-smelling liquid as a defense when attacked; 2. infml usu.
      humour a person who is bad, unfair, unkind

                                A. Training Exercises
   1. Paraphrase the following using words and word combinations from the
chapters instead of underlined:
1. Her pain absorbed her so that she could not feel the grief she might have felt from
her discovery of Tom’s treachery.
2. A few days later Roger started his journey to Vienna.
3. You would never have thought that he was so dishonest.
4. Our policy has always been to give the younger people an opportunity.
5. “They’re going to ring up at exactly eight o’clock” – he said.
6. While they waited for it she kept up a bright flow of conversation.
7. He had completely recovered from his bad temper.
8. Now she was nearly dead from exhaustion.

  2. Use the following in sentences of your own:
an understudy; to toss up; unutterable boredom; to fetch; in high spirits; to get along;
to take advantage; cordial smile; to play off; to mention; to apologize; to take round;
a halting speech; a sulky look; to avoid; to give a sigh of relief; to thread.

 3. The following suffixes are used to form different parts of speech:
Nouns: -ing; -ment; -ness; -sion; -tion; -ty; -al.
Adjectives: -ful; -ic; -able; -ous; -y; -ive; -al.
Adverbs: -ly.