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c) Make phrases with the synonyms you found and have your classmates translate them. L2
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c) Make phrases with the synonyms you found and have your classmates translate them. L2
e. g. to nurture an ambition – лелеять мечту / надежду
Ex. 5. Replace the words in bold with the words from Ex. 1 or their derivatives.
1. Asia is a region of constant territorial disputes and border collisions.
2. The Spanish army eventually ran out of money and had to yield their territory to the Dutch, effectively “losing the war. ”
3. Racist views are deeply embedded in the values of many societies, in their ideology and their religious, political and cultural assumptions.
4. The critics also like to cultivate the illusion that they are guiding public taste, leading it to undreamed-of modernist heights.
5. In May 1857, the East India Company faced an enormous rebellion that threatened the company's very presence in India.
6. Without any doubt, due to the pandemic, the global system has entered a serious crisis which will unequivocally mark an era.
7. We are continuously tempted to give way about little things, and to make compromises and concessions.
8. Confederate General Robert E. Lee gave himself up to the Union Army on April 9, 1865.
9. To fight much larger wars in the past, the Army had to expand on a large scale and rapidly to deal with threats deemed existential.
10. Nothing good comes from fostering resentment, whether it is resentment towards yourself or resentment towards others.
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Ex. 6. a) Write the synonyms from the following list in the appropriate boxes.
Cautious, individual, distinctiveness, tactful, detached, sensitivity, distinct, caution, separateness, thoughtfulness, careful, foresight, otherness, unobtrusive, individuality, separate.
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b) Do some dictionary work and make a list of collocations with these words (three collocations with each). Present them in class and have your classmates translate them. L2
Ex. 7. Choose the correct word in the following sentences.
1. You need to use more discretion / discreteness when you raise concerns about the work done by your colleagues.
2. The questionnaire consists of discreet / discrete sections such as household registration, household characteristics, standard of living index indicators, etc.
3. The control and supervision must be done discreetly / discretely and quietly, without the awareness of those who are being supervised.
4. According to the Pledge of allegiance, our nation is said to be indiscrete/ indiscreet, or indivisible into separate parts.
5. The idea of discretion / discreteness in linguistics basically means that even though language is produced as a ‘stream’ (as in ‘stream of speech’), it can be broken down into meaningful units (such as discrete / discreet sounds).
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6. The two rules should be kept apart and should be considered discreetly / discretely.
7. The investigation entailed an in-depth interview and assessment of the agent in person as well as discreet / discrete enquiries into his background and reputation.
8. The work often involves confidential information or sensitive situations that require discretion / discreteness and the exercise of sound judgement.
9. The Education Minister's indiscretion / indiscreteness in criticizing the party leader may well cost him his job.
10. Primes (простые числа) are indiscrete / indiscreet numbers that cannot be separated by any number except itself and one.
Ex. 8. Complete the sentences by using the words from Ex. 1 (you may need to use their derivatives).
1. Sexism is___________in almost all professional spheres. This is not exclusive to the military.
2. All people normally _____________ foreign interference in the internal affairs of their country.
3. Racial gaps in the US are a _____________ problem, which should be tackled in new ways.
4. The members of the small police department are a _____________ team because they share the same values.
5. Of the six kings who reigned in Hungary during that period three died violent deaths, and the other three were fighting ______________ against foreign and domestic foes.
6. The onset of World War II caused a ____________upheaval in people's lives as military mobilization engaged millions of men.
7. What was once a series of ____________ towns interspersed with countryside is now one vast megalopolis.
8. Euro-sceptics claim that nations have _______________their powers to an unaccountable bureaucracy, which imposes uniformity.
9. Sub-Saharan Africa has witnessed a wave of decentralization schemes as states are encouraged to ______________ authority to the local level as a means to enhance accountability and state legitimacy.
10. By investing in education, we _______________ the talents of children and lay the basis for future success.
Ex. 9. Translate the phrases from English into Russian (A) and from Russian into English (B).
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A discovery of profound significance; to nourish an idea; a discrete division; a massive increase in carbon emissions; to surrender arms; to be deeply entrenched in the national mindset; to stir up resentment; incessant debates; to devolve decision-making to the department level; cohesion of the party; to act with discretion.
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