Below, under, beneath

Below suggests only that one thing is in a lower position than the other.

There is a lake below the village.

It's cold to day. The temperature is 20 degrees below zero.

Under is the most common word when one thing is directly below the other thing or covered by it. The box is under the table.

Beneath can also be used in this way; but may suggest that the two ob­jects are not close to each other. We looked down from the plane at the fields spread out beneath.

1. He enjoyed feeling the warm sand beneath (under) his feet.

2. She would not speak to people she considered beneath her.

3. " Your report is beneath criticism! " the professor said to his student.

spontaneous ad], spontaneously adv

1. Nothing he says is spontaneous - he always thinks twice before he
speaks.

2. He made a spontaneous offer of help.

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3. The crowd gave a spontaneous cheer when the result was announced.

4. Don't act spontaneously, think twice before making a decision!

violence n, violent adj

1. There is too much sex and violence shown on television nowadays.

2. The police claim that there have been acts of violence against the new
immigrants.

3. She spoke with a violence that surprised everybody who was listening
to her.

4. He met a violent death at the hands of the criminal.

5. His father was a violent and dangerous man.

6. She said she couldn't put up with his behaviour and they had a violent
quarrel.

7. He said she had a violent temper.

8. I don't like violent films. Do you?

dub(dubbed) v

1. To dub' means to change the original spoken language of a film into
another language.

e.g. It's a Russian film dubbed into English.

2. 'To dub' means to give something or someone a humorous name that
describes their character.

e.g. Mrs Thatcher was dubbed 'the Iron Lady'.

blend v, n

1. This soup tastes better if the vegetables have been blended.

2. These houses seem to blend well with the trees and the surrounding
land.

3. Our coffee is a 100 % arabica blend with a long and rich aftertaste.

4. I have to admit that we've got a wonderful team with a nice blend of
experience and youthful enthusiasm.

GRAMMAR

3. Make one conditional sentence by combining these two simple sentences.

Given: Both the director and the actors were carried away by the film they were

making. The result was a smashing success. Required: If the director and the actors weren't (hadn't been) carried away by

the film they were making, it wouldn't be (have been) a smashing success.

I.Alan Lerner was impressed by B. Shaw's Pygmalion. He decided to make a musical on the basis of the play.

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2. It wasn't an easy job to do. It took Lerner and Loewe a long time to
make the musical.

3. Lerner was impressed by Rex Harrison as Professor Higgins in the play.
He realized that he had found the proper Henry Higgins for his future
musical.

4. George Cukor was sure Audrey Hepburn would be a better Eliza than
Julie Andrews. He gave the part to her.

Complete these sentences as in the model.

A. Given: If I were you...

Required: If I were you, I would accept the challenge.

If I were you, I would have accepted the challenge.

1. If I were rich...

2. If I were younger...

3. If we had more time...

4. If I knew that you needed my advice...

5. If he wanted to be an actor...

B. Given:...he would make better progress.

Required: If he weren't so lazy, he would make better progress.

If he weren't so lazy, he would have made better progress.

1....I would have called you.

2....we would buy a better car.

3....she would have become a film star.

4....he wouldn't be so domineering.

5....we would have invited him to join us.