Arakin 4 kurs new 001 176. indd

abruptly 
adv
in an abrupt manner: 
“No,” said Roger abruptly, “I’m 
staying here”.
abruptness
n His abruptness was really impolite.
10. ignore
vt 
not to take notice of: 
Ignore the child if he misbehaves 
and he will soon stop.
to ignore smth
to pretend not to know or see it: 
She saw him com-
ing but she ignored him.
Ant
. to consider, to regard
Note. The Russian for 
to ignore 
is “игнорировать, не замечать”. 
Ignore
does not correspond to the Russian “пренебрегать, не 
заботиться о чем-л., упускать из виду” which is expressed by the 
verb 
to neglect
, 
as
to neglect one’s duties, one’s children.
ignorant
a 
1) lacking knowledge, not to know it, 
as
ignorant of 
even simplest facts: 
He is quite ignorant of these facts. She was ignorant 
of his presence. 
(She didn’t know he was there.) 2) rude, impolite esp. 
because of lack of social training: 
He is an ignorant person — he always 
goes through a door in front of a girl (lady). She is an ignorant girl: she 
knows nothing about her country’s history.
READING COMPREHENSION EXERCISES
1. Consult a dictionary and practise the pronunciation of the following 
words:
rigidly, nuisance, bouquet, chrysanthemums, transient, exhilarate, in-
transigence, awe, ensemble, casino, chord, delineate, syncopate, octave, 
vigorous, intricate, coon.
2. Paraphrase the following sentences using the speech patterns
1. He has a pleasant way of looking at her. 2. She has a poetical 
way of speaking. 3. This was the biggest meal David Copperfield had 
eaten for a week. 4. She had never before said anything so unpleasant 

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to him. 5. No matter how tired she was she was always ready to give 
a helping hand. 6. We shall buy the piano whether it is expensive or 
not. 7. She was just leaving the house when the telephone rang. 8. She 
was on the point of tears when he suddenly appeared in the doorway. 
9. I‘ve got nothing in my bag, believe me. 10. May be she is beautiful 
but she is no friend.