1) Find the English equivalents in the text. Use them in sentences of your own:
в какой-то степени; в принципе; вследствие чего-либо; футболка; кружка; оценить;
возможная реакция; плохо написанный; не содержать новостей; неудивительно;
коммерческая реклама; быть предназначенным для чего-либо
2) Find the words in the text that describe or mean the following:
1 A trick or smth. unusual that you do to make people notice smb. or smth. –
2 Disagreement or angry feelings between people –
3 Smth. that you are given free, usually smth. small and not expensive –
4 Very similar to smth. –
5 Insulting and disapproving –
3) Translate the following sentences into Russian:
1 Pay is a continuing source of friction with the workers.
2 Psychologists will assess the child’s behavior.
3 He disdain New York and the art that is produced there.
4 I resented having to work such long hours.
5 At that time, the state law forbade the teaching evaluation.
4) Match the words that are close in their meaning:
Due to
despise
akin
disagreement
forbid
Owing to
distain
similar
friction
ban
5) Match the words having the opposite meaning:
disdain
different
forbid
sender
akin
respect
recipient
minority
majority
allow
6) Make up a few sentences with the following words and word combinations:
(по два предложения с каждым словом и словосочетанием)
Commercial advertisement
To follow suit
To refer to smth.
To assess
Friction