Ex.7. Choose the variant, A, B, or C, that correctly completes each sentence.

Ex.6. Identify each of the following words as a noun-thing, a noun-person, an adjective, or an adverb. Translate the words into Ukrainian.

B. Word formation

Ex.4. Practice reading the following words.

Ex.3. Read the words in the groups bellow. Pay attention to the word stress.

Ex.2. Read the following words with the letter g in different positions.

Ex.1. Read the words with the following letter combinations.

A. Reading drills

PRE-TEXT EXERCISES

are [ɛə] welfare, care, dare, spare, rare, compare

ire [ɑiə] retire, require, fire, acquire, tire, expire

air [ɛə] fair, stair, pair, hair, air, lair

aw[ɔ:] law, lawn, awe, awful, awkward, paw

[g] degree, regulation, government, slogan, great, regardless

[dʒ] energy, engineering, generate, average, suggest, percentage, marginal

[ŋ] among, nothing, seeing, paying

a) words with the stress on the first syllable:

certain, operate, elderly, benefit, common, public, vary, burden, taxable, influence, social, fiscal, modify, pattern, purpose, legal, levy, advocate, generate, governance, equity, equitable, argue, loophole, standard, manner, principle, measure, recognise, average, marginal, total;

b) words with the stress on the second syllable:

except, society, accept, include, utilities, activity, distribute, security, performance, transaction, transfer (v), discourage, taxation, degree, complain, criteria, efficient, intelligible, allow, withhold, afford, discomfort, impose, proportional, progressive, regressive, percentage;

c) polysyllabic words with the main and secondary stress:

economic, engineering, infrastructure, education, unemployment, regulation, externalities, representation, accountability.

Except, accept, throughout, vary, redistribute, social, society, disabled, transaction, purpose, consequential, representation, externalities, accountability, governance, government, criterion, criteria, equitable, argue, simplicity, intelligible, efficiency, withhold, measure, assume, percentage, average.

Ex.5. Form verbs adding prefix re- as in the model. Explain what new meaning the prefix adds to the words.

Model: write → rewrite

Distribute, price, do, apply, appoint, organise, appraise, make, build, construct, count, examine.

Taxation, physical, governance, accountability, recognise, theoretic, dangerous, manageable, protection, difference, homeless, really, idealist, excellence, possible, leadership, society, shorten, generate, specify, taxpayer, hopeful.

1. The __________ of the news was clear for everybody.

2. The company was unable to __________ enough profit to stay in business.

3. As your medical problem is so serious, you should see a __________ .

4. The manager was able to __________ his team to perform better.

5. It is __________ that they live so close to the university.

6. He gave an __________ incorrect answer to the question.

7. It was necessary for the speaker to __________ her message.

8. He was not concerned about the __________ of his actions.

9. The children ran __________ to the entrance of the park.

10. I think this book is one of the most __________ novels of recent years.

TEXT A: TAXES