Учебное пособие по темам "SEASONS AND WEATHER" и "TIME". Волошина Г.Н - 56 стр.

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31. To set the watch by guess - поставить часы наугад.
32. To put back / to put on - подводить назад / вперед.
1.3. Vocabulary Practice
Exercise 1.
Fill the gaps with the appropriate words (age, era, spell, period,
time).
1) The Minister said that before the new law came into force there would be a ...
of six months when people could hand in firearms without being prosecuted.
2) The twentieth century will be seen by historians as the ... of the motor car.
3) These factories mark the beginning of a new ... of industrial development for
the country.
4) For a ... I thought I would never find a job, but then I was lucky.
5) We had a very cold ... in February when all the pipes froze up.
Exercise 2.
Which phrases from B (1.1. Vocabulary) could you use in the fol-
lowing situations. Write exactly as you might say, as in the example.
Example
: To a child who repeatedly leaves the fridge door open despite being
told off often. - “I’ve told you time and again
not to leave that fridge door
open!”
1) To someone you’re happy to see who arrives just as you are serving tea / cof-
fee.
2) On a postcard you expect will arrive at someone’s house after you do.
3) A large group of people want to talk to you but you’d prefer to see them indi-
vidually.
4) Ask someone to use an old photocopier while the new one is being repaired.
5) Explain to someone that the weather occasionally gets very cold in your coun-
try.
6) Tell someone you’d do your best to arrive punctually at a meeting.
Exercise 3.
Complete the sentences using verbs from C (1.1. Vocabulary).
1) Use this cassette to record, it will ... .
2) These shoes have been great, they’ve ... .
3) Everyone got bored because the speeches ... .
4) The disaster occurred in 1932. Many years ... .
5) I’ll miss you terribly, I only hope the weeks ... .
6) There’s no hurry at all, just ... .
Exercise 4.
Match the queries with suitable responses.
1) So, she’s been promoted? Well, provisionally.
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