Аракин 4 курс полностью

SPEECH PATTERNS 
1. It makes me wild to think of working and working like a dog... 
It made Jane mad to hear the news. It will make the child happier to have his sister with 
him. 
2. a) All you can think of is finding fault.
All I could dreara of was going on a vacation.
All you can object to is the loss of time.
All we can hope for is the testimony of that witness. 
b) All you can (have to) do is to tell the truth.
All he was able to do was to listen to them.
All you had to do was to give your consent. 
All we can do is not to make a fuss about it. 
c) All you can (have to) say is (that) you will never do it. 
All I can say 
B 
I hope I'll never get married.
All I could say was that the matter was urgent.
All we were able to suggest was that you should not accept
the offer. 
Phrases and Word Combinations 
to pick over smth to go back on smb
to rummage through to be down on smb
to attend to (one's affairs, a word of praise
business) to get promoted
to take (great) pains to do to be made much of
smth to result in
to slave over smth to bring back old times
to leave smb out of smth to carry smth too far
to be man enough to work out
to put smb wise as to what to take sides with smb
(how, when, where, etc.) to burst in
or about smth to set smb against smth 

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Практический курс английского языка. 4 курс под ред. В.Д. Аракина
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ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY 
1. avoid vt to keep away from, as to avoid a person, speaking to smb. meeting smb, 
mentioning smth, mistakes, bad company, a quarrel, an argument, a scandal, a difficulty 
(difficulties), an attack, danger, evil, a punishment, an accident, answering, etc., e. g. 
What have I done? Why are you avoiding me? We only just avoided an accident. The 
doctor told her to avoid fatty meat (eating much fat). 
avoidable a that can be avoided, e. g. I'm sure the quarrel was quite avoidable.ydur 
interference spoiled everything.
Ant. unavoidable, e. g. The accident was unavoidable, the man ran out into the street too 
suddenly for the driver to stop the car. 
2. avert vt 1) to prevent, as to avert a blow, failure, controversy, evil, the gathering storm 
(fig.), etc., e. g. I did my best to avert the danger. Wasn't it possible to avert the accident? 
War was averted by a timely peace mission.
Syn.avoid
2) to turn away, as to avert one's gaze, face, thoughts, attention (from smth), e. g. She 
averted her eyes (gaze) from the terrible sight. 
3. slight a 1) slender, slim, e. g. She is a slight girl. 2) not serious, not important, e. g. I 
hardly felt that slight scratch. He has a slight cold. She had a slight attack of fever.