Ex. 7. Copy the words. In each group, tick one word that have the opposite meaning. Can you do it without a dictionary?

1.  out of date  obsolete  up to date  old-fashioned

2.  to occur  to take part  to happen  to take place

3.  approximately  exactly  precisely  accurately

4.  to comprise  to except  to include  to incorporate

5.  to combine  to control  to direct  to manage

6.  entire  complete  total  incomplete  whole

7.  to generate  to produce  to manipulate  to create

8.  fast  slow  quick  rapid

9.  usually  typically  commonly  seldom  generally

10.  because of  due to  in order to  owing to

11.  unrestricted  limited  unlimited  limitless

12.  otherwise  moreover  in addition  besides

 

Ex. 8. Read and translate the sentences containing the word long. Memorize the phrases: as long as (ïîêà, äî òåõ ïîð ïîêà); no longer (áîëüøå íå).

1. There was a long silence before she spoke.

2. I’m tired. It’s been a long day.

3. Is the cable long enough to reach the socket?

4. I like it now the days are getting longer.

5. He has long experience of this type of work.

6. Helen had a long memory for names and dates.

7. The repair will take an hour at the longest.

8. The report is only three pages long.

9. An automatic rifle continues to fire as long as the trigger is pressed.

10. They’ll respect you as long as you play fair.

11. You'll be quite safe as long as you follow my instructions.

12. We’ll go as long as the weather is good.

13. This question is no longer important to him.

14. They no longer live here.

15. He can stay no longer here. Otherwise, he'll miss the train.

16. She first visited Ireland when she was 10 and developed a lifelong interest in the country.

17. The Beatles started playing together in June 1961, and it was not long before they got a recording contract.

18. The long-running musical "Jesus Christ Superstar" was closed after more than 30,000 performances.

19. How long is the trailer? I don't think it will fit in the garage.

20. We had to wait all day long.

21. ‘Have you ever been to Rome?’ ‘Yes, I have, actually. Not long ago.’

22. The programme is designed to help people who have been out of work for a long time.

23. Will you be away for long?

24. I’m sorry I haven’t written to you for so long.

25. So long!