Form 9. Unit 1. Lesson 6.
Reading Drills
To treat-treated-treated; treat with respect, treat with kindness, treat with politeness. My parents still treat me like a child. She doesn’t treat her boyfriend very well.
In a close-knit family people treat with respect to each other.
To offend-offended-offended; I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to offend. They never offend each other. Her rude words offended me. Avoid using words that might offend someone.
To blame-blamed-blamed; to blame (v) – blame (n); My father always blames everything on me. I blame his mother. She does everything for him. Don’t blame me. You are responsible for your own problems.
To quarrel-quarreled- quarreled; I don’t want to quarrel with you. The children quarrel all the time. It’s your private quarrel, don’t try to draw (втянуть) me in. I wish you two would stop quarreling.
To compromise ( v) – a compromise (n) ; Be prepared to make compromises. To avoid an argument, always be ready to seek ( искать) compromise. She suggested(предлагать) a compromise to us. He asked $15 for it, I offered $7 and we compromised on 10.
To avoid-avoided-avoided; to avoid smb, to avoid danger to avoid some place to avoid the world (изегать людей). They successfully avoided each other for days. She carefully avoided his eyes.
To sort – sorted- sorted; to sort out problems; Sort out the problem in any way you think fit. There are one or two things to sort out before I leave. Let’s sort out what has happened.
To communicate- communicated- communicated; She likes to communicate with her family. It is always difficult to communicate with someone who speaks a foreign language. Animals communicate in various ways. Parents try not to communicate their problems to their children.