abruptly adv in an abrupt manner, e. g. "No," said Roger abruptly, "I'm staying here."
abruptness n e. g. His abruptness was really impolite.
10. ignore vt not to take notice of, e. g. Ignore the child if he misbehaves and he will
soon stop.
to ignore smth to pretend not to know or see it, e. g. She saw him coming but she
ignored him.
Ant. to consider, to regard
Note: The Russian for to ignore is игнорировать, не замечать. Ignore does not correspond to the
Russian пренебрегать, не заботиться о чем-л., упускать из виду which is expressed by the verb to
neglect, as to neglect one's duties, one's children.
ignorant a 1) lacking knowledge, not aware, as ignorant of even simplest facts, e. g. He
is quite ignorant of these facts. She was ignorant of his presence. (She didn't know he was
there.) 2) rude, impolite esp. because of lack of social training, e. g. He is an ignorant
person — he always goes through a door in front of a girl (lady). She is an ignorant girl:
she knows nothing about her country's history.
READING COMPREHENSION EXERCISES
1. a) Consult a dictionary and practise the pronunciaton of the following words:
rigidly, nuisance, bouquet, chrysanthemums, transient, exhilarate, intransigence, awe,
ensemble, casino, chord, delineate, syncopate, octave, vigorous, intricate, coon, minstrel.
b) Get together with another student. Listen to his/her reading. What recommendations would you give to
correct any mispronunciations?
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2. a) Read out aloud the following sentences from the text; divide them into intonation groups using proper
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