Variant 1 Read the following letter

Variant 8
Task 1. Do the following tasks.
1. Cataphoric reference is …
a) a word that refers back to a word earlier in the sentence or text
b) a word that refers forward to a word later in the sentence or text.
c) a reference to something outside the discourse
d) a key word which is used continuously throughout the text, especially when we wish to emphasis something.
2. What is substitution?
a) It is a language to get things done or to transmit content or information.
b) It is a device used to avoid repetition or shorten phrases.
c) It is an alteration that is suggested or made by a speaker, the addressee, or audience in order to correct or clarify a previous conversational contribution.
d) all are correct
3. Choose the right answer: They are key words which are used continuously throughout the text, especially when we wish to emphasis something.
a) ellipsis b) reference c) repetition d) substitution
4. Choose the right answer: … is a lexical relation where ‘two or more different (written) forms have the same pronunciation’
a) homophony b) homography c) homonymy d) polysemy
Task 2. 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 3. What is the British English for these words?

cellphone _________________
bathrobe _________________
drugstore _________________
truck _________________
fall (n) _________________
windshield _________________
garbage _________________
cookie _________________
closet _________________
sidewalk _________________
elevator _________________
pants _________________
Task 4. 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?