Variant 1 Read the following letter

Task 2. Match the slangs with their meanings.
a) gobsmacked 1) car
b) zilch 2) excellent
c) chook 3) food
d) cuppa 4) chicken
e) knackered 5) a cup of tea
f) wicked 6) so shocked
g) tucker 7) nothing
h) wheel 8) alchahol
i) booze 9) tired
j) bloke 10) man
Task 3. Choose the right answer.
1. Homograph 2. Homonym 3. Homophone
1. ………. is the word that has same phonetic form (homophones) or orthographic form (homographs) but different unrelated meanings.
2. ………. is the case where two words are pronounced identically but they have different written forms
3. ………. is a word which is spelled the same as another word and might be pronounced the same or differently but which has a different meanings.
Task 4. In each sentence there are two synonyms. Find and underline them.
1. That woman’s remarks are always rude! Why can’t she keep her comments to herself?
2. Don’t expend too much energy on that game or you won’t have enough left to use on homework.
3. You shouldn’t make a big deal about Sam’s errors when you haven’t even corrected your own mistakes!
4. I’ll create a new account for you if you make a list of features you want it to have.
5. Carefully observe the behavior of John’s sister Ashley. If you study her actions, you’ll understand why John says she’s weird.
6. Jordan is a very smart girl. She’s intelligent enough to solve puzzles that some adults can’t handle.
7. The smell of your shoes is a most unpleasant odor.
8. The smell of that flower is a very pleasant fragrance.
Task 5. 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