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A tutor who taught on the flute,
Tried to teach two young footers to toot.
Said the two to the tutor:
«It is harder to toot, or To tutor two tooters to toot?»
8.2. Word-building: -ify, -ate, -en
8.2.1. Paraphrase the following word-combinations using -ify:
make or become more intense; arrange in classes; make simple; make pure; unite (form into one).
8.2.2. Make pairs of antonyms:
complicate
purify
pollute
horrify
separate
simplify
please
nullify
establish
unify
8.2.3. Give Russian equivalents for the following verbs with suffix -en:
darken, broaden, tighten, sweeten, deepen, strengthen, threaten, sharpen, blacken, redden.
8.2.4. Answer the questions:
1. When. do the days begin to lengthen?
2. What did the fascists threaten to do?
3. What heightens your interest in your studies?
4. What can you do to brighten the classroom?
5. What strengthens the world peace?
8.3. Full understanding
8.3.1. Смотрите, слушайте, повторяйте:
constitution, organ, candidate ['k
nd
d
t], to inform, deputy ['depjut
], local, periodically, President,
practice ['pr
kt
s], register ['red
st
], guarantee [,g
r(
)n't
], qualification, Democrats ['dem
kr
ts],
Republicans, platform, Russia, referendum, Federation.
*8.3.2. Смотрите, слушайте, повторяйте, запоминайте:
New words:
population — население
suffrage ['s
fr
] — избирательное право
citizen — гражданин
mass media — средства массовой информации
majority — большинство
to elect — выбирать
elector — выборщик
to represent — представлять
voter — избиратель
to receive — получать
as well as — так же, как
right (n) — право
to participate — принимать участие
set — набор, список
authority — власть
School vocabulary: both ... and
*8.3.3. Прочитайте и переведите:
Elections
Tomorrow is the great day for Peter Sokolov. For the first time in his life he'll take part in the general
elections of this country. According to the constitution of Russia all
organs of state power are elected by the
entire adult population on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot¹. The right to elect
and be elected to the bodies of state power and local authorities, and also to take part in the referendum is
guaranteed by the Constitution of Russian Federation. Pete will vote for some candidate tomorrow, but he
himself can't be elected yet, because he's only 18. Under the law every citizen of this country at the age of 21
can be elected to the Parliament. The candidate whom Pete will vote for was nominated by the university. Pete
knows that periodically the deputies will inform their electors about their activity during the meetings with
them and also with the help of mass media.