Fixed phrases: deeply hurt, painfully embarrassed, highly respected, bitterly cold, greatly appreciative, badly needed.
□ She was highly respected in her village.
□ A new playground for our children is badly needed.
□ She was deeply hurt by his words but didn't say a word.
EXERCISES_____________________________________________________________
Ex. 1. ( В , С ) Choose the appropriate word and state whether it is an adjective or an adverb.
1. a) They talked of_______ ideals.
b) This new play is______ spoken of.
c) We______ appreciate your hospitality, (high, highly)
2. a) He divided his wealth______ among his children.
b) You don't act_______ to the girl.
c) Why don't you give him a chance? It isn't______ . (fair, fairly)
3. a) She cut him______ saying it was not to the point.
b) He came to live there_______ after the war.
c) Speak______ on the phone, (short, shortly)
4. a) They______ saw where they were going.
b) The old man breathed so______ .
c) She tried______ not to cry. (hard, hardly)
5. a) Very cautiously he approached the window as______ as possible.
b) He is my______ friend.
c) He knew he was______ guarded all the time, (close, closely)
6. a) He was sitting at his desk______ in thought.
b) They were______ engrossed in discussing something.
c) Still waters run______ . (deep, deeply)
7. a) The device is_______ to operate and its every part can be________ replaced.
b) Try to make it_______ for her.
c) He is an______ scared man. (easy, easily)
8. a) She greeted us_______ .
b) She put a tea-cosy on the pot to keep it_______ .
c) We dressed _____ for the outing in the winter mountains, (warm, warmly)
9. a) It's a delicate situation. See that you act_______ about it.
b) She is so quick-tempered. They______ call her a termagant (сварливый).
c) Не suddenly stopped______ in front of the house, (right, rightly)
10. a) How are you? - Very_______ , thank you.
b) How is life? - Very________ , thank you.
c) How are you getting on? - Very_______ , thank you. (good, well)
Ex. 2. (В, С) Choose the appropriate adverb.
1.1 was (deep, deeply) moved by his words. 2. You must dig very (deep, deeply) to reach the water. 3. He was (high, highly) doubtful about the necessity of that action. 4. The eagle soared (high, highly), it could be (hard, hardly) seen. 5. He had to work really (hard, hardly)
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to obtain what he wanted. 6. The policeman looked (close, closely) at the suspect. 7. He stepped (closer, more closely) to get a clear view of the picture before him. 8. We have (near, nearly) run out of petrol. 9. There is a big grocery store (near, nearly) our house. 10. We have not heard from him (late, lately). 11. His letter came too (late, lately). 12. This dress is (pretty, prettily) expensive. 13. This little girl is very (pretty, prettily) dressed. 14. He passed by her window singing (loud, loudly). 15. He doesn't speak (loud, loudly) enough for everybody to hear. 16. I'm afraid you will have to pay (dear, dearly) for your silence. 17. They all loved him (dear, dearly). 18. The house was full of light; the gate of the courtyard stood (wide, widely) open. 19. Nabokov's works are (wide, widely) known throughout the world. 20. "Open (wide, widely)," he said and put a small piece of cake into her mouth.
Ex. 3. (В, С) Translate the adverbs in brackets into English.
1. She stared at us with (широко) open eyes, but remained silent. 2.1 am (глубоко) concerned about his lack of interest in our business. 3. He was (справедливо) accused of violating the rules. 4. We examined these animals very (тщательно). 5. The plant stood (близко) to the lake. 6. The man pulled (сильно) at the chain. 7. The rain was pouring so (сильно) that we could (едва) see the boat sailing up to the shore. 8. The contribution of this scientist to the progress of physics is (высоко) valued. 9. (Вскоре) after the war they started reconstructing the ruined palace. 10. Only her face, full of rapture, stood out (ясно) in his memory. But the events of that evening he remembered (более смутно). 11. When he walked, he usually held his head (высоко). It was (трудно) to guess how his pride suffered. 12. She called him (громко) and (долго) but he didn't come. 13. It is (легче) to do everything myself than to make you do things.
Ex. 4. (В, С) Translate into English.
1. Ему было очень холодно. 2. Он говорил со мной холодно. 3. Ее слова звучали холодно. 4. Они шли молча. 5. Она молча кивнула. 6. Она приятно улыбнулась. 7. Мне приятно быть с вами. 8. Вы хорошо выглядите. 9. Дело идет хорошо. 10. Хорошо, что они приедут. 11. Как ты думаешь починить это? - Очень просто. 12. Не бойся, ты сделаешь это. Это очень просто. 13. Вполне естественно, что ему не нравится такой план. 14. Она отреагировала совершенно естественно. 15. Ребенок чувствовал себя очень плохо весь день. 16. Дом спроектирован плохо. 17. Он смертельно побледнел. 18. Они упали на траву, смертельно усталые. 19. Зверь упал замертво.
2.2 ADVERBS OF TIME
Adverbs of time: when ( когда ), now ( сейчас ), then ( тогда , потом , затем ), before ( прежде , раньше ), after ( потом , после ), afterwards ( впоследствии ), once ( однажды ), just ( только что , как раз ), still ( все еще , по - прежнему ), already / yet ( уже ), yet ( еще , пока еще ), since ( с тех пор как ), early ( рано ), lately / recently ( в последнее время ), suddenly ( вдруг ), soon ( вскоре ), long ( долго , давно ), ago ( тому назад ), today , tomorrow , yesterday , etc.
NOTES: tonight, tomorrow night, last night (not "yesterday night")
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still ( все еще , по - прежнему )
□ She is still sleeping. yet ( пока еще , пока что )
□ Не is too young yet to get married. yet ( еще не ...)
□ He hasn't come yet. efee (in questions)
□ Who else do you know?
□ Where else did you go yesterday?
more ( дополнительно ) - with countable and uncountable nouns
□ Give me some more water. other ( другой )
□ What other books did you buy? only ( еще только )
□ It's only 10 o'clock.
□ He was with us only yesterday. as early as ( так давно как )
□ It was known as early as 1935.
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long , for a long time ( в течение долгого времени )
□ Have you been here long?
□ I've been here for a long time.
long ago, a long time ago ( много времени тому назад )
□ It happened long ago.
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not... long ( с недавнего времени )
□ I haven't been sitting here long. not long ago ( в недалеком прошлом )