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Find in the passage and translate sentences containing synonyms or synonymous expressions for the
following.
experienced worker
servant
to do one's laundry
washing the plates
to wring
tidy
wastebin
casual jobs
to do the cleaning
worn
to smudge
dirty
domestic work
silent
Exercise 2
Pick out from the text 1) verbs denoting different kinds of housework activities; 2) nouns denoting
various tools used in housework; 3) adverbs describing the manner of doing housework.
>Pattern:
1) to wash, ...
2) a bowl, ...
3) diligently, ...
Exercise 3
Complete the sentences taking the necessary information from the passage.
1.
As Miss Cattermole refrained from telling the agency what she thought of Monica they rang her
up and ...
2.
Monica assured the agency that she was ...
3.
Mrs. Robertson wanted Monica twice a week ...
4.
The pile of washing left on the bathroom floor didn't look attractive as it consisted of...
5.
To do the washing Monica made a huge bowl of ...
6.
When she hung out the clothes she flew back to the bath
room and was discovered ...
7.
Mrs. Robertson wanted Monica to come back the next
day ...
8.
Mrs. Robertson's best camisole ...
9.
The electric iron gave off a terrific burst of blue sparks because ...
10. Monica found her perspective employer quite amusing and she thought it would be marvellous ...
11. Before laying a fire Monica put on ...
12. The trouble about housework is that ...
13. While bending down to sweep up the cinders Monica ...
14. Trying to get the dirt into the dustpan Monica went through ...
15. It didn't occur to Monica to wash up as she cooked ...
16. On the floor lay the plates and dishes and the sink ...
17. When Monica finished doing all the jobs her back ... and she arrived home ...
Exercise 4
I. The author uses analogous words or expressions to denote the same things. Find them in the text and
say how otherwise the author puts the following.
dirty
to collect ash in
to do washing
to flow back
grubby
cluttered up
hideous
to be thoroughly domesticated
a mark
at a moment's notice
II. Use your English-English dictionary and explain the difference in meaning between similar looking
words or phrases from the text.
washing washing up
to squeeze something to squeeze something on to something
to drop something to drop something in something
to go to go along to hang
to hang out to hang up by the heels
Exercise 5
Provide your own words or phrases similar and opposite in meaning to the following.
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