UNIT FOUR
Ex. I, p. 120
Pattern 1:1. Our mother is hardly ever able to go to the theatre./Our mother hardly ever goes to the theatre. 2. Our students are hardly ever able to listen to native English speech. 3. She is hardly ever able to get herself a new dress. 4. They are hardly able to spend their holiday at the seaside. 5. He is hardly ever able to refuse helping his friends.
Pattern 3: 1. It will never do to stare at people. 2. The teacher said it would never do to hand in homework written carelessly./The teacher said that handing in work written carelessly would never do. 3. "I say, Turner, it will never do to treat your comrades/friends like that." 4. My mother said that it
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с) build — rebuild — 1. строить заново, восстанавливать; 2. перестраивать tell — retell — пересказывать
construct — reconstruct — 1. реконструировать, перестраивать; 2. восстанавливать, воссоздавать arm — rearm — перевооружать produce — reproduce — воспроизводить
Ex. VIII, p. Ш
Scotland Yard is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police of London. For most people its name immediately brings to mind the picture of a detective — cool, collected, efficient, ready to track down any criminal.
Scotland Yard is situated on the Thames Embankment close to the Houses of Parliament and the familiar clock tower of Big Ben The name "Scotland Yard" originates from the plot of land adjoining Whitehall Palace where since about the 14th century the royalty and nobiUty of Scotland stayed when visiting the English Court. The popular nickname of the London policeman "bobby" is a tribute to Sir Robert Peel who introduced the police force in 1829 and whose Christian name attached itself to members of the force.
Ex. X, p. 112
1 In the very centre of the City opposite the Bank of England! is the statue of Wellington, the famous English general and! statesman of the 19th century. Under his command the Britisnl troops and their allies defeated Napoleons army at Waterloo inj 1815 .Waterloo Bridge, one of the most beautiful bridges across/J over the Thames was so named/named so in memory of thid victory 2. The Mall is a broad avenue, lined with trees/a broadd tree-lined avenue leading from Trafalgar Square to Buckingham! Palace, the Royal residence. Opposite the Palace (there) stands aj huge monument with a statue of Victory at its top. This moH nument was erected/set up in memory/in honour of Queen] Victoria whose sixty-four-year reign (1837-1901) was thd longest in history. 3. The Highgate Cemetery is famous for thd grave of Karl Marx who was buried there. In 1956 a monument) to Marx was erected/set up there funded/financed with thJ donations/contributions that had been sent by workers from all over the world.
