Задание по английскому

Task 1. Translate the following vocabulary units from Russian into English.

1. область, сфера
2. передовой, новейший
3. несовершенный, ошибочный
4. текущий, нынешний
5. уничтожить, стереть (воспоминания)
6. содействовать, способствовать чему-либо
7. менять, видоизменить
8. появление, возникновение чего-либо
9. обнадёживающий, ободряющий
10. запоминать
11. воспоминание
12.  показывать, демонстрировать
13. вспоминать
14. последовательность, череда (событий)
15. провокационный
16. бегать, носиться
17. значительный, существенный

Task 2. Translate the following expressions from Russian into English.

1. проложить путь, подготовить почву для чего-либо
2. цепная реакция
3. блокировать воспоминания
4. играть крайне важную роль в чём-либо
5. заметное улучшение
6. повысить уровень осведомлённости
7. слово в слово
8. скользкая дорожка
9. на оптимистичной ноте
10. попасть в неприятности
11. освежить память
12. избирательная память
13. запоминать что-либо
14. вольно обращаться с чем-либо

Task 3. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate words and expressions.

selective memory     to modify        cutting-edge       to recall           to block out memories          unnverving        current       to pave the way for       to raise awarness     word for word    ripple effect    flashbacks     to facilitate     realm    mind-blowing

1. Thompson ......... that he first met Henderson during a business trip to Paris.

2 A ....... effect has also been shown in experiments that manipulate the desirability of personality types.

3. The club members decided ......... the recruitment policy.

4. These reforms enabled some countries ......... political dialogue, compromise, and tolerance.

5. It is believed that the new trade agreement should ..........  more rapid economic growth.

6. What we are planning is ......... technology never seen in Europe before.

7. Students’ interests are usually limited to the academic ..........

8. The international community should ....... regarding the rights of ageing population and take  their needs into account.

9. The only point that annoys me here is the story told via .........

10. When asked for your personal views about your ....... job, on no account must you be negative.

11. It sounded rather old-fashioned, and he may have learnt the dialogue ....... from his favorite novel.

12.Over the years, she had tried ......... bad ......... and that part of her life.

13. One little change can have ......... and negatively influence everybody in the team.

14. The tourists had an opportunity to enjoy these ............ views.

15. We have all had the ......... experience of something going wrong when fifty people are sitting waiting for us to start the show.

Task 4.

A. Match the adjectives and the nouns to build as many collocations as possible.

          Adjectives                                                        Nouns

1. provocative                                                    a. memory
2. inspirational                                                   b. understanding
3. vague                                                            c. research
4. current                                                          d. effect
5. vivid                                                              e. experience
6. cutting-edge                                                 f. smile
7. selective                                                      g. behavior
8. ripple                                                           h. trend
9. reassuring                                                   i. technology
10. fundamental                                               j. person
11. charismatic                                                 k. principle
12. mundane                                                    l. agreement
13. partial                                                         m. life

B. Make up short stories of your own with the given collocations.

Task 5. 

A. Explain in English the meaning of the following phrasal verbs.

1. to freak sb. out

2. to hang around with sb.

3. read up on sth

4. to stick to sth

B. Fill in the gaps with the given phrasal verbs.

to freak (sb) out      to stick to sth (x2)      to read up on (sth)       to hang around with sb

1. Probably it would be  a great idea to ......... some necessary rules before the round!

2. The whole idea .......... . I could not breathe.

3. He promised to help us and he ..... his word.

4. My sister used to come into my room and want me ....... her all the time.

5. You must ..... the plan and the conditions agreed. 

F. Read these e-mail writing tips. Do you agree with them? What other tips would you add? What do you think are your own strengths and weakness when writing e-mails?

1 Make sure that the language is clear and concise.

2 Keep the sentences and paragraphs short, so your message is easy to read.

3 Maintain a polite tone. Even in the briefest messages include an opening greeting and a polite ending, e.g. Best wishes.

4 Use a subject header that relates to the content of the e-mail. Don't leave it blank.

5 Get to the point quickly. Emphasise key information and any action that is required.

6 Show consideration for the  recipient and make requests politely, e.g. I realise this is a busy time for you, but could you ...

7 Give all the relevant background information that the recipient will need.

8 Personalise your e-mail to establish a good rapport, even if you have never met the recipient in person

9 Proofread your message. Check that your spelling and grammar are correct

10 Think about the impression your writing style will give the recipient.

G To what extent does this e-mail follow the advice in Exercise F?

Dear Caroline and Markus,

I'm writing to confirm what we agreed during our discussion about the training earlier today. Markus is responsible for leading the first session and he will send the agenda to participants. The main task of the session is to determine what the staff already know about the database and decide how many days of training are required. Markus should briefly explain the course objectives. | have attached these here. He can then interview each participant, finding out what
their individual needs are. The time and date of the second session need to be agreed with the participants. It is my understanding that Caroline will be responsible for preparing and leading the second session. BTW | Suggest that Caroline also introduces herself in the first session.

I'd be very grateful if you could confirm that these details are all correct,

Best wishes,

Al