Variant 1
Task 1. Match the items
1)adjustment
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1)by design, calculatingly, consciously, determinedly, emphatically
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2)enclose
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2)considerate, diplomatic, discreet, sensitive, tactful |
3)deliberately
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3)to admit or grant to be true; concede |
4)relieve
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4)include, insert, put in, send with |
5)delicate
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5)abate, allay, alleviate, appease, assuage, calm, comfort, console, cure |
6)confess |
6)the act of adjusting or state of being adjusted |
Task 2.
Question 1. Match the items
1.Frankly speaking
2.Generally speaking
3.Strickly speaking
4.Roughly speaking
· to give an honest opinion
· to give no details
· to be accurate in speech
· to give general and not exact information
Question 2. Choose the right variant
I'm sorry, but ... we start our classes at 8.00 not at 8.15. You are late again!
· strickly speaking
· roughly speaking
· generally speaking
· frankly speaking
Question 3. Choose the right variant
I thought we had discussed it yesterday, but ... let's finish our talk.
· to get back to the point
· to tell the truth
· to put it in another way
· to begin with
Question 4. Choose the right variant
I've come here to bring my apologies. ... I'm really very sorry for what has happened.
· To be honest
· To begin with
· So to speak
· To cut a long story short
Question 5. Choose the right variant
... let me introduce myself.
· To begin with
· To put it in another way
· To tell the truth
· To be honest
Task 3. Translate into English
1) Я не хочу, чтобы ты рассказывал маленькому Джонни перед сном страшные истории вместо сказок.
2) Г-н Росс, финансовый эксперт, предсказал небольшое снижение цен на нефть.
3) Мы обнаружили, что у нас есть взаимный интерес к альпинизму.
Variant 2
Task 1. Match the items
1) intention
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1) install, establish, place, determine
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2) delicate
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2) to put into a proper, systematic, or decorative order |
3) arrange
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4) by design, calculatingly, consciously, determinedly, emphatically |
5) deliberately
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5)aim, design, end, end in view, goal, idea, intent, meaning, object, objective, point, purpose, scope, target, view |
6) set something up
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6)considerate, diplomatic, discreet, sensitive, tactful |
Task 2.
Question 1
John is really very skillful, very handy ...
· so to speak
· to begin with
· to be honest
· to tell the truth
Question 2. Choose the right variant
Sorry, but I can't give you the exact figures. ... it will be about two thousand.
· Roughly speaking
· Generally speaking
· Frankly speaking
· Strictly speaking
Question 3. Choose the right variant
His speech was boring and monotonous, but ... he mentioned two important facts.
· to cut a long story short
· to begin with
· to get back to the point
· so to speak
Question 4. Choose the right variant
Finally he changed his mind, ... he made a new plan.
· to put it another way
· to get back to the point
· to begin with
· to cut a long story short
Question 5. Choose the right variant
What are the synonyms for "to be honest" ?
· to tell the truth
· frankly speaking
· so to speak
Task 3. Translate into English
1.Трудящиеся протестуют против низких зарплат.
2. Это была бесполезная попытка загладить ссору.
3.Моя единственная забота - найти своего питомца и забрать его домой.
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