Arakin 4 kurs new 001 176. indd

to reduce by / to
. 
We have been able to reduce our tax bill by 10%. 
The price of the chair has been reduced to $ 10.
to reduce someone to tears
to make someone weep. 
You may choose 
to scold this child, but there’s no need to reduce him to tears.
Syn
. decrease, lessen, diminish, abate, dwindle
reduction
n reducing or being reduced. 
The goods are sold at a great 
reduction in price.
Syn
. discount.
READING COMPREHENSION EXERCISES
1. Consult a dictionary and practise the pronunciation of the following 
words:
authority; contest 
n
, prize-fighter; enthusiastic; solo; despon-
dently; paths; invigilator; flagrant; dispassionately; anonymous; 
nonchalant; frustrated; recognize; tripos; admirably; remoteness; viva; 
imminent; irritatingly; desperate; photographer; prejudice; admiring; 
tetanus; previously; triumphal; plough; opiate, sponge.

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2. Practise the pronunciation of the following words paying attention to: 
a) two principal stresses; b) the secondary and principal stresses. Beat the time:
a) well-established; thenceforward; meanwhile; well-trodden; self-
consciousness; unhurriedly: dissatisfied; undeserved; unexploded; 
blackjack.
b) examination; inevitability; investigation; representative; differ-
entiate; superiority; interrogation; invitation; familiarity; inescapable; 
anatomic; disadvantage; preparation; congratulation; disappear.
3. Note down from the text the sentences containing the patterns
4. Complete the following sentences using the patterns
1. His escape from the prison was ... .2. It was .... a mistake to let 
her do the cooking. She’s made such a mess of it. 3. It’s .... a grave er-
ror to let him direct the play. It’s sure to become a flop. 4. You can just 
leave. I’m about to tell Buckley to forget it.... . 5. I’m done for the 
moment and ready to join you. I’ve rinsed my plate and my spoon and 
run a damp sponge across the kitchen counter. I didn’t intend to do 
any more cleaning…. 6. Do you want me to make a quick run to the 
market? – I’d surely appreciate it. Since we’re low on milk, I have to 
do it myself... . 7. I’ll ... the lawyer get to the bottom of the case. 
8. ... Jane see the doctor before things get worse. 9. They’ll ... Hurstwood 
tell the story of his life. 10. ... you mention it, I do remember the incident. 
11. ... everything is ready, there is no going back. 12. ... you’ve done it 
on your own initiative, you must take the consequences.