When tasteless is used of food it means "having no taste".
When it is used of people, furniture, ornaments, etc., it means "having or showing bad taste", e. g. The potatoes were tasteless without
salt
Word Combinations and Phrases
in early June
the rest of the evening half a dozen,
to put up at some place
half a peck of peas,
to roam the woods (through
half a pork pie, half a tin of
the woods, about a place)
salmon to stir smth. up to add
to get settled
smth. to smth. to empty smth. into
odds and ends
a pot to thicken the gravy with an
to be the size of smth.
earnest and thougtful air to be on
the safe side
READING COMPREHENSION EXERCISES
1. Listen to Text One and mark the stresses; enough time will be given for you to repeat the sentences
2. Put fifteen questions to the text
3. Note down the sentences from the text which contain the word combinations and phrases. Translate them into Russian.
4. Paraphrase the following sentences using the word combinations and phrases (p. 14).
1. At the beginning of May the village is really fairy-like with all its houses smothered in roses. 2. I'd like to stay in this small inn
for a week or so. 3. The whole day we wandered over the country-side and in the evening we had a nice rest. 4. It turned out to be quite
late when at last we made ourselves comfortable. 5. I never saw such a thing as a stew for getting rid of all remnants of food. 6. Choose
the books you need and take the others to the library, please. 7. This is a rare edition: the book is as small as a match-box, but the print
is very clear. 8. We have half a tin of potted pork left, let's put it into the stew. 9. Put some more oatmeal in the porridge and mix it
thoroughly with a spoon. 10. He may have forgotten about our arrangement, let's call him up to make sure.
5. Translate the following sentences into English using the word combinations and phrases:
Мне бы очень хотелось поехать на юг в начале июня, когда все утопает в цветах, и побродить по горам. 2. Мы решили, что
в Санкт- Петербурге остановимся в гостинице и проведем там около недели. 3. Мы быстро устроились, и оказалось, что до
вечера у нас еще много времени. 4. Когда мы наконец устроились, мы так устали, что никто из нас не захотел никуда идти. 5.
Вряд ли эти обрезки бумаги на что- нибудь годятся. 6. Никогда бы не подумала, что из этих остатков материала можно сшить
платье. 7. Моя комната такого же размера, что и ваша, но она почему-то выглядит меньше. 8. Я прочла только половину
статьи, но мне кажется, что она имеет мало отношения к интересующему вас предмету. 9. Поезд придет только через полчаса,