Exercise 1. Fill in the gaps with one of the synonyms. Check yourself with the keys. The airline has *** travellers there will be no further delays. The doctors are doing everything they can to *** the child will be born healthy. Think carefully before you *** against accident, sickness and redundancy… Her doctor has *** us that she’ll be fine.
Study the definitions and do the exercise. A mountain is a very high area of land with steep sides. A hill is an area of land that is higher than the land that surrounds it. A cliff is a high area of land with a very steep side, especially one next to the sea. A cave is
Study the definitions and do the exercise. Wood — countable or uncountable a hard substance which forms the branches and trunks of trees and which can be used as a building material, for making things, or as a fuel (древесина; дерево ( материал ); лесоматериал) A forest is a large area where trees grow close together. A rainforest is a thick forest
Study the definitions and do the exercise. A stream is a small narrow river. A river is a large natural flow of water that crosses an area of land and goes into an ocean, a lake, etc. A canal is a long, narrow stretch of water that has been made for boats to travel along or to bring
I. Study the difference between expect / wait for / hope / look forward to expect 1 to think that something will happen (in the future) 2 to think that it is right or reasonable that something should happen 3 [often progressive] to be waiting for someone or something to arrive I’m expecting him to
to cure, to treat, to heal cure to make someone with an illness healthy again: 1) вылечивать, излечивать, исцелять 2) вылечиться, излечиться, исцелиться treat to use drugs, exercises, etc. to cure a person of a disease or heal an injury (лечить) heal to make or become well again, especially after a cut or other injury
to look for, to seek, to search to look for something or someone that you want or need or that is lost 1) искать что-л., кого-л. he is looking for his son — он разыскивает своего сына she is looking for her keys [her bag] — она ищет ключи [сумочку] 2) подыскивать, присматривать to look
