Arakin 4 kurs new 001 176. indd

Accepting Advice
That sounds like a good idea. Thank you.
That certainly seems to be good advice. Thank you.
That’s certainly a possibility. (
slightly tentative
)
Right. I’ll do that. Thanks. (
direct: informal
)
Yes. I’ll try that. Thanks.

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Rejecting Advice
I’m not sure I can do that. You see + EXCUSE
I’m not sure I‘d be able to do that. You see + EXCUSE
Isn’t there anything else I can/could DO...?
I’m sure that’s excellent advice, only + EXCUSE (
tentative
)
I’m afraid, that’s not really possible. (
direct
)
I’m afraid, that’s out of the question. (
direct: strong
)
11. a) Look at the plans for the three basic types of discursive essays and say 
whether each of them asks for a “for and against” essay, for an opinion essay or 
for an essay suggesting solutions to the problem(s). Then choose one of the topics 
and write an essay following the appropriate plan and implementing appropriate 
topical vocabulary items studied in this unit
“Marry in haste and 
repent at leisure.”
Discuss the pros and 
cons of acting on impetus 
when choosing a future 
spouse and plunging into 
married life.
“A good marriage 
would be between a blind 
wife and a deaf husband.” 
(Michel de Montaigne)
Point out the poten-
tial pitfalls of the interac-
tion between a husband 
and a wife. Offer reason-
able ways to avoid family 
quarrels or to quickly re-
heal the relations in the 
aftermath of a quarrel. 
“Man for the field and 
woman for the hearth;
Man for the sword 
and for the needle she;
Man with the head 
and woman with the 
heart;
Man to command and 
woman to obey;
All else confusion. 
(Lord Alfred Tennyson)
What is your per-
sonal attitude to role di-
vision in marriages?