ceramics, metalwork, photography, atomic, royal, canal, sunbather, major, barrier, panorama, double-
decker, disaster.
c) Write the degrees of comparison of:
narrow, small, great, old, quiet, worthy, busy, easy.
d) Find homonyms in Text of Unit Three.
IV. a) Analyse the morphological structure of the word sizable, explain its
meaning and give its Russian equivalent
b) Form adjectives from these verbal stems by adding the negative prefix
fprrjuks] on-, and the adjective-forming suffix -able. Explain the meaning of the
derivatives and translate them (in one word):
eat, read, break, forget, pardon, describe, desire, imagine, believe.
V. Write questions based on the text. Use in your questions the suggested
word combinations. Ask your questions in class:
1. to turn smth. into; 2. buildup area; 3. the home of; 4. to stand for; 5. the official home of
the Prime Minister; 6. "the square mile"; 7. the central banking institution; 8, to be full of; 9. fine and
applied arts; 10. the Science Museum; 11. theatreland; 12. to air one's views; 13. to gather by; 14. to
grow up; 15. threat of disaster; 16. to give a panorama; 17. the "rush hours".
VI. Try your hand at teaching. (See "Classroom English", Sections VI, VIII, IX,
X.)
A. Preparation. Write 2—3 special questions about each paragraph of the text and footnotes.
See to it that new words, phrases and patterns are used either in your questions or in answers to
them.
B. Work in class. Put your questions to the class and comment on the answers (express your
approval or disapproval; correct the mistakes, if there are any; add some details if necessary, etc.).
VII. Make up a dialogue based on one of the paragraphs of the text or the
footnotes. Speak for a Russian and an English student. Try and give an additional
piece of information on the topic Use the prompts:
Have you heard (about)...?; Do you happen to know...?; Have you got any idea?; Someone
has told me that...; That's what I heard; I'm afraid I don't know much about...; I wonder if you
remember...; Have I got it right?; Am I right to believe?; Absolutely; Exactly; That's very surprising!;
That's amazing!
VIII. a) Comment on the dialogue below:
A.: How can you be so stupid as to think that London is beautiful!
В.: Stupid! What nonsense! Of course it's beautiful. Look at all the parks and Buckingham
Palace and all the churches.
A.: Rubbish! They're filthy and full of junk.
В.: For goodness sake, why don't you open your eyes? Walk around instead of just driving
round in a taxi all day!
(Hargreaves R.