Unit 5 The real truth about lies. Vocabulary.
1. Explain the underlined part in each sentence in your own words. (1)very important/shocking/traumatic; (2) avoid hurting the others’ feelings; (3)modifying the truth;
(4) a course of action which can easily lead to something unacceptable, wrong or disastrous; (5)under any circumstances;
2. Fill in the blank in each sentence with a word taken from the box in the proper form.
(1) supportive; (2) perceived; (3) prevarication; (4) astounded; (5)undermine; (6) faltered; (7) fibs; (8) volunteered
3. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words. (1) unethical; (2) feigned; (3) unsparing; (4) cynical; (5) confoundedly; (6) lubricated; (7) entangled; (8) Willful
4.Fill in the blank in each sentence with an appropriate phrasal verb or collocation taken from the text.
(1) cover up; (2) blurted out; (3) set up; (4) find out;
(5) wear down; (6) specialize in; (7) professes to; (8) complimented, on; 5. Give a synonym or an antonym of the word underlined in each sentence in the sense it is used.
(1) evasion(equivocation); (2) chronic (repeated); (3) common ( prevalent, omnipresent); (4) slightly;
(5) insult (reproach, criticize); (6) distort;
(7) growth (multiplication); (8) strengthened (consolidated) 6. Explain the underlined phrasal verbs in your own words. (1)cancelled; (2)overcome; (3)follow; (4)fell into; (5)make it more acceptable; (6)feel unhappy about; (7)removed from consideration; (8)reserve for future use. Grammar.
2. Complete each sentence with what you think the most appropriate…
1~5 CCBAD 6~10 BBBAA
3. rewrite the sentences below using the words and phrases from the box.
(1) He can’t have told us everything. (2) Something must have gone wrong. (3) She can’t be only thirty years old. (4) They may not know yet.
(5) The road could/may have been closed. (6) The police must know that.
(7) There may/could have been a traffic jam. (8) The letter could/may arrive today. (9) That will/must be my mother.
(10) There should be time to do some shopping.
Translation.
1. Hamlet feigned madness when he was hesitating what to do.
2. Prevarication is one of the techniques this businessman likes to employ.
3. Sometimes the light of the truth is just too dazzling, so white lies are ubiquitous.
4. Many women in America profess that they are unhappy with their status of second-class citizens.
5. On the impulse of the moment, he blurted out the secret.
6. You should get rid of any prejudice, resist temptations and let nothing warp your judgment.
7. Being over-sensitive and imaginative, he often weaves a tangled web in mind.
8. He is very popular among his peers as he always tries to spare others any trouble.
Exercises for integrated skills.
2. Fill in each blank in the passage below with ONE word you think appropriate.
(1) service (2)rather (3)off (4)are (5)advantage (6)much (7)relations (8)if (9)as (10)moral (11)either (12)truth