Match the pairs of words with opposite meaning (antonyms).

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 488.

Learn to pronounce these words.

Read the following international words and guess their meaning.

problem, package, transport, transportation, to pack, container, airline, arrange, factory, dock, transit, airport, finance, guarantee, department, credit, bank, proportion, form.

insure [in´ʃuə]; insurance [in´ʃuərəns]; transportation [ˏtrænspə´teiʃn]; quay [ki:]; either [´aiðə]; damage [´dæmidƷ]; transit [´trænsit]; while [wail]; obviously [´obviəsli]; freight [freit]; currency [´kʌrənsi]; encourage [inkʌridƷ]; finance [´fainæns]; financial [fai´nænʃl]; guarantee [ˏgærən´ti:]; earning [´ə:niŋ].

A. 1. important; 2. abroad; 3. many; 4. carelessly; 5. damage; 6. loss; 7. sometimes; 8. agreement; 9. obviously; 10. to pay; 11. to spend; 12. to unload; 13. to encourage; 14. to borrow; 15. seller.

B. 1. disagreement; 2. buyer; 3. to load; 4. export; 5. repair; 6. to earn; 7. never; 8. at home; 9. unlikely; 10. to lend; 11. to discourage; 12. to get; 13. finding;

14. carefully; 15. few.

1.5. Guess the meaning of the words by the correspondent explanations. Use them in the sentences in the correct form.

1. to think about

Please ________ my suggestion.

2. measure taken against loss or failure

According to the contract the company takes out _________ against possible losses.

3. large metal box for transport of goods by road, rail, sea or air

This _______ is too small for such a large quantity of goods.

4. strong motor-car for carrying goods

Is it possible to transport these things in ________?

5. place where ships are loaded and unloaded

London is a big port. You can see large ships repaired in the ______.

6. public flying ground for use by airliners

At what ______ does your plane arrive?

7. price asked for goods or services

Transport ________ were not very high.

8. sum of money given by a bank

The bank refused further ________ to the company.

9. money that is in use in a country

Exporting brings foreign _________ into the country

(currency, to consider, credit, truck, insurance, dock, container, airport, charges)