Hard — hardly

" hard" means " difficult, not easy"; " hardly" means " only with difficulty"; used with " any", it means " very little"; used with " ever", it means " very seldom".

1. You may... believe me — but it was all I could do to get Bill to fill one pocket. 2. The one who works... has little fear of failing an exam. 3. The life of an inventor used to be very.... He had... any time to waste. 4. She was so tired that she could... stand. 5. He spoke too fast and it was... to understand him. 6. I... ever use my telephone because it is often out of order. 7. tt was... for her to admit that her son was a failure. 8. This young singer is trying... to be popular with the public.

Ex. 14. Give words of the same root in Russian. Compare the mean­ings.

Pearl, club, check, business, memory, information, financial, secret, fortune, lottery, cabin, terror, energy, police, identify, mate

Ex. 15. Form verbs from the adjectives below and use them in sen­tences, as in the model. Model: thick — thicker — The cook thickened the soup.

Bright, soft, sweet, sick, loose, deaf, dark, tight, flat, wide

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Ex. 16. Paraphrase the following sentences, using a noun with the suffix -ion (-ation, -tion, -sion) instead of a verb. Make other neces­sary changes.

1. We had to swim backto the ship, which reasonably explains it, but it wasn't Bill's reason at all. 2. I don't see how these two events are connected. 3. What did they finally decide to do about the arrangement? 4. We were greatly impressed by everything we saw at the exhibition. 5. I am not much good at introducing people. 6. How did you finally solve the problem? 7. What would you suggest in connection with the coming holiday? 8. How long did they discuss the question? 9- I knew that he saw me but he didn't show that he recognized me. 10. Can you describe his stamp collection in detail? 11. He was fully determined to win the game.

Ex. 17. Study the following chart. Paraphrase the sentences given be­low and translate them.

1. And it was a long, long time before we came to Carrappas beach, or whatever it was. 2. You'd better keep your promise whatever happens.

3. The man can be fully trusted, there is no doubt about it whatever.

4. Whatever reasons she may give, they can only be excuses.

5. Whatever she wore, was in good taste. 6. Whatever the difficulties, he never complained. 7. You may say whatever you like about her, she doesn't care. 8. Everybody voted in favour of the proposal, there was no objection whatever. 9. He gave all his attention to whatever he was doing,

Ex. 18. Translate the following sentences using " whatever".

1. Чем бы он ни занимался, он всегда доводит дело до конца. 2- Каковы бы ни были ее сомнения, это не должно повлиять на ее решение. 3. Что бы ни случилось, вы можете быть уверены, что он не потеряет голову. 4. У них не было никаких сомнений, что опыт пройдет

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успешно. 5. На переговорах надо отстаивать свою точку зрения независимо от того, какую позицию займет другая сторона в этом вопросе. 6. Ему придется принять их условия, каковы бы они ни были. 7. Пьеса, к сожалению, не произвела на нее совершенно никакого впечатления.

Ex. 19. Complete the following, using the correct form of the Infini­tive. Translate the sentences.

Study:

He

seems* seemed*

to read a lot. (His knowledge is/was surprising.)

to be reading something funny. (He is/was smiling all the time.)

to have read the letter already. (He looks/looked sad.)

to have been reading since morning (for a whole day).

to be given information regularly.

to have been told the news.

*" Seem" — казаться, представляться; по-видимому; похоже.

1. You always seem (leave) your things all around the place. 2. He seems (choose) books for a whole hour. 3. She didn't seem (look) at me but at somebody behind. 4. The pearls seemed (go) down to about six or eight inches on to a hard gray sand. 5. They seem (use) this method for years. 6. She heard the remark, but she didn't seem (hurt). 7. Bill seemed (read) of men who had come by big fortunes. 8. He seems (wear) the same suit the whole year. 9. The letter doesn't seem (reach) him. 10. Why did he rush away so suddenly? He seems (have) some business to attend to.

Ex. 20. Paraphrase the following sentences, using the constructions with the verb " seem" according to the model. Translate the sentences. (For reference see the chart in Ex. 19).

Model: 1. It seems that she knows everything about it.

She seems To know everything about it. 2. He apparently did not know it.

He didn't seem to know it.

1. He was apparently enjoying the concert. 2. It seemed that she had never tasted this fruit. 3. It seemed that he had lost interest in the subject. 4. It seemed that there was no risk in asking him the question. 5. It seemed

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that the house hadn't been lived in for a long time. 6. It doesn't seem that customers are served here properly. 7. Apparently he was particular about his food. 8. It seems that he had been collecting stamps since he was a boy. 9, It seemed that they were all talking at once. 10. It seemed that the job was risky. 11. It seems that you have been working hard lately. 12. When he looked at you it seemed that his eyes lit up and the blood paled in his face.

Ex. 21. Translate the following sentences using the construcitons with the verb " seem". (For reference see the chart in Ex.19)

1. Его родители, по-видимому, живут здесь давно. 2. Все, казалось, было в полном порядке. 3. Кажется, ее брат копит деньги на автомашину. 4. Похоже на то, что этот факт уже был упомянут. 5. Она, кажется, очень привередлива в еде. 6. У нее, по-видимому, хороший вкус. 7. Я что-то не помню вас. 8. Врач не сразу ответил. Казалось, он подыскивал нужные слова. 9. Похоже на то, что они использовали эти сведения. 10. По-видимому, он умеет работать с людьми. 11. По­хоже на то, что он опять не сдал экзамен. 12. Он не слушал докладчика, так как, по-видимому, его не интересовала эта тема.

IV. SPEECH PRACTICE

Ex. 22. Memorize the following proverbs, sayings and idiomatic ex­pressions and use them in retelling and discussing the text. I.

1. A land flowing with milk and honey. — Земля, текущая млеком и медом. Кисельные берега и медовые реки.

1. A light purse is a heavy curse. — Легкий кошелек — тяжелое прок­лятие. Хуже всех бед, когда денег нет.

3. Drunkenness reveals what soberness conceals. — Что у трезвого на уме, то у пьяного на языке.

4. Money is a good servant, but a bad master. — Человек должен распоряжаться деньгами, а не деньги человеком.

5. То roll in money. — Кататься в деньгах. Денег куры не клюют.

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