Variant 1 Read the following letter

Task 3. Change underlined words using phrasal verbs with “take”.
take after, take up, take in (use 2 times), take to, take back, take off (use 2 times), take on
1. Doesn't he resemble his father!
2. I wish I could withdraw what I said to her.
3. I find it very hard to understand his lectures.
4. She was completely deceive by him.
5. Sales have really started to improve now.
6. The plane left the ground two hours late.
7. She's very good at imitating her teacher.
8. He loved her at once.
9. When did you start golf?
Task 4. Choose the appropriate words to complete sentences:
1. Accent 2. Dialect 3. Jargon
1. a way of speaking a language that is used only in a particular area or by a particular group of people
2. a way of saying words that shows what country, region, or social class someone comes from
3. _____ special words and phrases that are only understood by people who do the same kind of work.
Task 5. What is the British English for these words?

cellphone _________________
bathrobe _________________
drugstore _________________
truck _________________
fall (n) _________________
windshield _________________
garbage _________________
cookie _________________
closet _________________
sidewalk _________________
elevator _________________
Variant 7


Task 1. Complete these sentences using one of the compound adjectives in the box.

easy-going old-fashioned well-meaning absent-minded big-headed self- centred strong- willed broad-minded self-confident hard-working

1. There’s a boy in our class who thinks the world revolves around him. He’s so ____________;
He never thinks of anyone else.
2. The ___________________ professor always forgot where he had put his hat.
3. Nilyufar is a very ________________ person and never gives up when she has made up her
mind to do something.
4. Our next dour neighbor can be irritating but her intentions are good. She’s ______________
5. Sharofiddin is a ___________________ type and always does well in interviews; I always feel really nervous.
6. My parents are very _____________________ - they even work at weekends.
7. Akmal is so__________________ ; he’s always boasting about his achievements.
8. I can say anything in front of my grandmother, she’s not easily shocked. She’s open to new ideas and very ____________________
9. Dildora is an __________________ person. She gets on well with people and makes friends
easily.
10. My uncle has got stuck in the nineteenth century – his ideas are so ____________________!