characteristics. Such a general word in the group of synonyms is called the synonymic dominant.
To glance is another synonym of this group which differs from the rest of them by duration: it
means looking at something briefly, passingly, a moment only.
2. Antonyms are words with contrasted meanings. E. g. different — alike; convenient —
inconvenient; love — hate; up — down.
ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY (I)
Words
chorus n, υ
differ υ
join υ
comfort n, υ
difference n
look n, υ
comfortable adj
different adj
rest n, υ
convenience n
gaze n, υ
run υ
convenient adj
headmistress n
stare n, υ
depend υ
unite υ
Word Combinations
to fix one's eyes on/upon smb.
to keep an eye on smb.
to feel helpless
to give (send) a message
to give a smile (a nod, a look, etc.)
to turn one's eyes (gaze)
to bear (to have) a strong
upon smb./smth.
resemblance to
to run across
to motion to smb.
to run into
to give out (pencils, leaflets, readers,
to run over
workcards, sets of material, etc.)
to shout smb. down
to call the register (the roll)
to abandon hope
EXERCISES
I. Read the test and talk on the following points (A. Grammar, B. Word usage):
A. 1. Why is the Present Perfect used in "... as soon as you've called the register"? 2. Why is
the Past Perfect Continuous used in "... who had been crossing and uncrossing his eyes in an ugly
manner ..."? 3. Why is the Present Indefinite used in "... till you join us"? and in "If there's anything
that puzzles you ..."? 4. Tick off all the sentences with the oblique moods. Translate them.
B. Pick out all the words and phrases describing the children's actions.
II. Read the following words with silent t, p, gh. Memorize them:
hasten, fasten, listen, Christmas, castle, whistle, jostle, nestle, wrestle; cupboard, pneumonia,
psychology, raspberry; neighbour, nightingale, straight, naughty, high, height, through, sigh.
III. a) Write the Past Indefinite and Past Participle of the verbs:
grow, creep, bear, break, keep, think, leap, mean, fall, find, feel, say, cling, hear, meet, run,
show;
b) the Past Indefinite and Present Participle of the verbs:
differ, prefer, murmur, appear, occur, recover, remember, chatter, refer, stir, water, fear, offer,
drag, wag, plan, chat, slip, beg.
IV. Find nouns related to the verbs below. Pay special attention to the spelling
of the suffix -ence/-ance. Place them in two columns:
depend, differ, exist, accept, resemble, attend, perform, insist, occur.
V. What nouns are these adjectives derived from? What is the meaning of the
suffixes -еd, -у? Translate the adjectives: