Define parts of speech of the underlined words. Translate the sentences

1. We had a long wait for the bus. If wewaitany longer, we may miss the train.

2. Could we have another bottle ofwater,please? I asked her towaterthe flower.

3. I gave him an interesting book. Did you book the table in the restaurant?

4. They always take a break after an hour’s work. Did he break his arm?

5. I go for a run most mornings. I was late so I had to run to get to university on time.

6. His dream is to pilot modern airplanes. He wants to become a pilot.

7. He has a deep cut on his head. The knife doesn’t cut.

8. The office complex can house 25000 people. In summer we’re going to build a new house.

9. I had a dream about you last night. My friend dreams about a computer.

10. She replied to me in a very rude manner. I wrote a reply to his letter yesterday.

11. The cost of the holiday was about 1000 $. How much does it cost?

12. He made an outstanding contribution to the study of microbiology. She studies at Moscow State University. My study is quite spacious.

6.2 Fill in the gaps.

Unit 7

Word-composition

Словосложение (word-composition) - это образование новой (производной) основы путем соединения двух уже существующих основ, обычно без изменения их формы.

Так, например, существительное steamship (пароход) было образовано путем словосложения из двух существительных: steam (пар) и ship (корабль). Словосложение употребляется и в русском языке, где в отличие от английского для соединения производящих основ обычно используются особые соединительные гласные: пар-о-ход.

Составные существительные (Compound Nouns)

Образование существительных при помощи словосложения. Сложные существительные образуются чаще всего из двух основ cуществительных:

Подобных сложных существительных в английском языке очень много: apple-tree (яблоня), steamship (пароход), airport (аэропорт), rainbow (радуга), ice-cream (мороженое), arm-chair (кресло), seashore (берег моря) и др. Сложные существительные пишутся слитно или через дефис.

При раздельном написании двух существительных подряд первое из них обычно является определением ко второму, а все вместе - словосочетанием, а не сложным словом.

Сравните:

Сложные существительные образуются также путем соединения основ прилагательного и существительного: black + board = blackboard; holiday, grandfather, gentleman, sweetheart.

Match the words to form compound nouns and translate them.

Fill in the gaps with the words given in the box.

1. I'm late because there was a terrible ……. in the centre of town.

2. Humphrey Bogart was a famous …… in the forties and fifties.

3. My ....................... didn't ring this morning and I didn't wake up until 9.30.

4. When I got to the surgery, I had to sit in the ….. for forty minutes before I could see the dentist.

5. Mary really wanted to see the film but she couldn't find a ….. for the children, so she had to stay at home.

6. When I'm driving I always wear ….. if it's very bright and sunny.

7. You have to pay............... on your salary in Britain; the amount depends on how much you earn.

8. My brother loves … , but I prefer true stories about the present or the past.

State the difference in meaning of the given compounds.

boathouse – houseboat; play-boy – boy-play; pot-flower – flowerpot; life-boat – boat-life; board-school – school-board; dog-house – house-dog; pot-pie – pie-pot; boy-toy – toy-boy; plant-house – house-plant.

Translate into Russian.

sunbeam, housekeeping, saleswoman, mother-in-law, craftsmanship, spokesman, sit-at-home, blacklist, bridesmaid, blacklist, bridesmaid, a businesswoman, an old- timer, a side-track, a go-getter, a looking-glass, a getaway, a mill-owner, door-handle, a buyout, a peace-maker, a scatterbrain, a baby-sitter, a low-brow, heart-beat, make-up, bottle-opener, teach-in, office-management, setback, match-breaker, go-between, go-between, bath-robe.