EXERCISES

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 526.

Practice the pronunciation of the following words and phrases:

Explorer, mountaineer, bequeath, lavish, fragile, athletic, ridiculous, worship, influenza, death duties, heiress, admirable, jeweler, expertise, precious, thousands, worth, saloon, vicious, Ju-Jutsu, browse, coroner, Hermione, Fitzhugh.

DRILLS:

a) Read and repeat

b) Use the structures in sentences of your own

1.He was in a position to provide for his niece.

He was not in a position to give information to the press.

I'm not in a position to help the lad.

2.The old lady went in for charity on a large scale.

He ran his business on a grand scale.

From time to time Mrs. Morton entertained on a small scale.

Hermione's uncle provided for her on a lavish scale.

3.Soames had quite a few valuable pictures in his collection.

She has quite a few obstacles in her way, I'm afraid.

Helen is an attractive girl and seems to have quite a few suitors.

4.Freddy was no fool.

She was no coward and didn't lose her head at a crisis.

He was no genius, though rather popular with the younger

generation.

You needn't worry about him, the fellow is no novice in politics.

5.I happened to move at the critical moment.

He happened to be there when the racket began.

He happened to be out when the house was burgled.

She happens to know the man you need.