Variant 1 Read the following letter

Variant 6


Task 1. Replace the slang words which are underlined in the sentences below with more formal equivalents.
man, money, toilet, drunk, a car, amazed, dinner jacket, cup of tea, food, stomach ache, drink.
1 The newsreader on TV last night seemed to be pissed as he was reading the news.
2 He's quite a nice bloke really.
3 I've got a terrible belly ache - I think I'd better make an appointment with the quack.
4 Her dad was furious when he learnt he had to wear a penguin suit to the wedding.
5 Can you lend me some dosh till tomorrow?
6 I know there'll be plenty of nosh but do we need to take some booze to the party?
7 Have you got wheels or shall we call a taxi?
8 I'm dying for a cuppa. I haven't had one since breakfast.
9 Can I use your loo, please?
10 I was absolutely gobsmacked when she told me she was leaving.
Task 2. 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