EXERCISES IN LEXICOLOGY. Ex. 10. Paraphrase the following sentences according to the models.

Ex. 10. Paraphrase the following sentences according to the models.

M o d e l 1: The girl looks pretty.

She is a pretty-looking girl.

1. The student works hard. He is sure to make great progress. 2. The fellow looks suspicious to me. 3. What is your impression about the man? He looks intelligent to me. 4. The house looked ordinary. 5. It is her style to wear coats that fit her close. 6. He always means well.

M o d e l 2: He is known for his good nature.

He is good-natured.

1. She has a kind heart, she won't hurt a fly. 2. I like people with a strong mind. 3. I never knew she had such a quick temper. 4. Have you noticed that he mostly uses his left hand. 5. The child has dark hair and blue eyes. 6. I still remember him as a boy, rather thin with a pale face, long legs and narrow shoulders. 7. She is a woman of mid­dle age.

Ex. 11. Give words of the same root in Russian. Compare the meaning.

intelligent, stimulating, company, extreme, charm, ordinary, po­etry, temper, mystery, remark, reserve, to treat, catastrophe, absurd

Ex. 12. Compare the meaning of the words in bold type, say which phrase is used literally and which has a figurative sense. Translate the sentences into Russian. Give your own examples.

1. a) Their final decision was to settle down in one of the newer towns, b) It usually took him hours to settle down to work. c) He was nearing thirty when he decided it was time for him to settle down. 2. a) She turned up every single bit of paper on the desk, but the note was nowhere to be found, b) He had the habit of turning up at the last mo­ment. c) He was a firm believer in his luck; he was sure that some nice offer would turn up sooner or later. 3. a) The child gave up the toy with­out a word. b) I gave up the cross-word puzzle almost at once, it was too difficult, c) He wouldn't give up hope. 4. a) The matter was put off for an indefinite time. b) He wouldn't be put off with empty prom­ises. c) Failure didn't put him off. 5. a) Of all the things offered at the sale he seemed to have picked up the most useless, b) She picked up the letter and started to read it absent-mindedly.