play your ignorance in public. 5.1 admit that I was wrong. 6. He did all that was required of him. 7. But the references were excellent.

8. She so easily flies into a temper! 9. She always displays anxiety when her daughter is out. 10. Schooling is compulsory for children

aged from 5 to 16 in England.

11. Use the following words and word combinations in dialogues (to be done in pairs):

1. to take advantage of smth.; to admit; to display contempt for smb.; to feel frustrated; to play into smb.'s hands.

2. to require help; to display concern; to have the decency to admit; wasted efforts; an advantage over smb.; to back smth.

3. to keep in the background; excellent references; medical school; to be in a bad temper; to keep up one's temper; to display

sympathy; to refer to smb.

12. Find in Text Three and copy out phrases in which prepositions 'of, 'on (upon)' are used. Translate the phrases into Russian.

13. Fill in prepositions:

1. Thus, ... the ten old Forsytes twenty-one young Forsytes had been born. 2. The blackberries tasted ... rain. 3. I didn't buy the pi -

ano tobesonated out... my house... an evening. 4. You are... the few who will be equal to it. 5.1 wash my hands ... it. 6. Tom decided

that he could be independent... Becky. 7. Vegetarians live ... vegetables, fruit and nuts. 8. He planted the apple-trees ... the left and the

pear trees... the right of the path. 9. The house was... fire. They thought it had been set... fire ... purpose. 10. There are goods ... sale

in all the shop-windows. You are very slow, why don't you hurry ... a bit? 11. Help me ... with my coat. 12. The garage was built ... a

convenient site. 13. I stumbled ... something soft. 14. There was no objection ... the part ... the owner ... the car. 15. ... the one hand I

was, of course, glad; ... the other hand I was a little bit frightened. 16. The doctor was ... the point... leaving. 17. ... reflection I gave

up the idea. 18. He was arrested ... suspicion ... murder. 19. The ghastly story made my hair stand ... end. 20. Come ...! Let's lock the

trunk to be ... the safe side. 21. The question wasn't even touched ....

14. Translate the following sentences into English. Pay attention to the prepositions:

1. По обеим сторонам улицы есть магазины. 2. Получив его телеграмму, я сразу отправился на вокзал. 3. Честное слово, я

этого не делал. 4. Как я ни старался, я не мог в тот вечер сосредоточиться на игре актеров. 5. Держитесь за перила, здесь

очень скользко. £. Продолжайте, я вас внимательно слушаю. 7. Неужели вы хотите сказать, что никогда не были в походе? 8.

Теплым сентябрьским днем дети впервые пришли в школу. 9. А ну-ка! Покажи мне, что у тебя в корзине! 10. Анна очень

страдала, когда родственники и друзья отвернулись от нее. 11. Джону нравилось, когда Мэри по вечерам надевала блузку с

юбкой. 12. Такого учителя нелегко найти, таких на тысячу — один. 13. Деревня находилась к северу от реки. 14. Он все гда

старался сделать из меня бизнесмена. 15. С его стороны было глупо даже думать о ней.

15. a) Give Russian equivalents for the following English proverbs and sayings (or translate them into Russian), b) Explain in English the