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PART EIGHT
Ссорить, протрезвиться, слоняться, расслабиться, прогло
тить, предпочитать, утомлять, зайти к кому-нибудь, отпра
виться, составить пару, «клеить» (женщину), принарядить
ся, проспаться.
EXERCISE 2
Fill in the blanks.
1. He ... to fishing and hunting instead of dancing.
2. Many years of married life ... John and Jane up.
3. If you ... down too much, it will take time to ... you out.
4. My father ... off all the consequences of the party.
5. Stop ... about with these guys and get busy.
6. You can easily ... loose in here.
7. Let's ... off for some place where one can ... up a girl to ...
off with.
8. Yesterday I ... on a friend of mine whom I hadn't seen for
ages.
9. Sally ... herself up and went to the party.
10. Studying really ... me in.
EXERCISE 3
Find synonyms in the text.
EXERCISE 4
Think of the nouns you can use with the phrasal verbs and
make up sentences of your own.
EXERCISE 5
What's the difference between.
• To pick up, out, at;
• To call up, in, for, on;
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• To do without, up, in;
• To take after, for, in, back, apart, down, up on, up with, off
after, up, off on, on, up to, to;
• To hang about, together, out with, up, on to, out, loose;
• To break off, in, down, up with, up?
EXERCISE 6
Retell the text.
EXERCISE 7
Speak of your attitude towards parties.
L E S S O N 3 9
HOLIDAYS. NEW YEAR
Holidays differ like tastes. There are those that have no
fixed date and those whose celebration falls on a special
day. There are modern holidays and there are those whose
origin harks back to the medieval or pagan times. No
matter what the origin of a holiday is, it is surely the day
everyone is looking forward to. It's when people can get
away from their everyday work and get into the atmosphere
of joy and fun that the holiday brings about. It's just the
way to slough off the usual dress and put on a fancy one.
There are different ways of bringing off the celebration.
Some people just feel like staying in and partaking of their
favorite food and drinks. They often hash over TV pro
grams or see some official set forth on the occasion. Some
people like to stay out. They won't bother themselves about
cooking. They are sure to fuss over their dresses or some
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