Ex. 18. (В, С) Answer these questions in full with quite, and say whether quite means "less than" or "completely".
1. What was the play like? (good) - The play was quite good, (less than)
2. How was the trip? (amazing)_____________________________________________
3. What's Pam like? (wonderful)____________________________________________
4. How was the film? (awful)_______________________________________________
5. How was your holiday? (enjoy) __________________________________________
6. How did you like his poem? (like)_________________________________________
Ex. 19. (В, С) Add quite and rather to each sentence, where possible.
Say if they mean "inclined to (be)", "less than" or "completely".
1. I'm afraid Jane's health is quite/rather poor. ("completely"/"inclined to be")
2. Don't worry! Your son is____________ all right!______________________________
3. Your work has been_____________ unsatisfactory.__________________________
4. I'm afraid an appointment tomorrow is__________ impossible.__________________
5. Last night's documentary was____________ interesting. _____________________
Ex. 20. (В, С) Add quite and fairly. Mark as "complimentary", "less complimentary" or "completely".
1. He draws quite/fairlvweW. ("complimentary"/"less complimentary")
2. The party is___________ spoilt.__________________________________________
3. I feel_____________ well._______________________________________________
4. She's_____________ clever.____________________________________________
5. I think the old man____________ mad._____________________________________
6. This is______________ incredible!_______________________________________
Ex. 21. (В, С) Add much, any, far or a lot and give alternatives where possible.
1. I'm not much/any good at solving riddles.
2. You're______ more beautiful than she.
3. This is______ more expensive.
4. This is by_____ ^ the best way to do it.
5. I can't do it better.
6. These two recordings aren't_______ different.
7. I don't_______ like horror films.
8. I______ prefer swimming to running.
9. This machine isn't______ used.
10. You look______ healthier than when I last saw you.
Ex. 22. (C) CONTEXT. Translate the words in brackets using any, many, much, rather, fairly,
quite, etc.
Can We Go Home, Please?
It was 1 ( довольно поздно ). The restaurant clock showed 1.30 a.m. The waiters were feeling 2 ( очень усталыми ) and were beginning to yawn. There was one 3 ( довольно пожилая пара ) left. They had clearly had 4 ( довольно хорошо поели ). Now they were
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looking at each other across the table and were 5 ( совершенно не замечали ) of the world around them. The waiters wanted to go home. One of them asked the couple if they wanted 6 ( еще поесть или выпить ). Не didn't get an answer. It clearly 7 ( не было никакого смысла ) asking questions! One of the waiters had 8 ( довольно хорошую идею ). Не began stacking chairs upside-down onto the tables. The others joined in. Another waiter turned off the lights. In the end, the restaurant was 9 ( совершенно темный ). The chairs were stacked on the tables round the couple who just sat and sat and sat!
Ex. 23. (В, С) Translate into English.
I
1. Он мало спит. 2. Он мало отдыхает. 3. Она много путешествует. 4. Он много работает над английским языком? 5. Они мало работают. 6. Она много ест. 7. Он много читает.
II
1. Этот дом совсем старый. 2. Он совсем не старый. 3. Это пальто совсем новое. 4. Его шляпа не совсем новая. 5. Наш дом совсем готов. 6. Моя работа не совсем готова. 7. Мы совсем не готовы. 8. Уже совсем светло. 9. Сегодня не совсем тепло. 10. Сегодня совсем не холодно. 11. Я вполне понимаю вас. 12. Я не совсем понимаю вас. 13. Я совсем не понимаю вас. 14. Я совсем не устал. 15. Его новый роман совсем неинтересный.
Ill
1. В его работе почти нет ошибок. 2. В этой книге почти нет иллюстраций. 3. В этой библиотеке почти нет английских книг. 4. Они почти ничего не рассказывали нам об этом. 5. Он почти никогда не читает книги. 6. Почти никто не знает об этом. 7. На небе почти нет облаков. 8. В поезде почти не было пассажиров. 9. У нас почти не осталось хлеба. 10. В бутылке почти нет молока. 11. Мы почти ничего не видели, так было темно. 12. Я почти ни с кем не разговаривал вчера. 13. Он почти ничего не писал по этому вопросу. 14. Его почти никогда нет дома по вечерам. 15. Мы почти никогда не ездим туда теперь. 16. Он в последнее время почти не получал писем от своего брата. 17. Я так устал, что почти ничего не мог съесть. 18. В этом городе почти нет зелени.
2.6 VIEWPOINT ADVERBS
Viewpoint adverbs: obviously / evidently ( очевидно ), probably ( вероятно ), possibly ( возможно ), indeed ( действительно ), certainly ( конечно , несомненно ), perhaps , may be ( может быть ), apparently ( по - видимому ), decisively ( решительно ), undoubtedly ( несомненно ), practically ( практически , фактически ), naturally ( естественно , разумеется ), fortunately ( к счастью ), unfortunately ( к несчастью ), mainly / chiefly / mostly ( главным образом ), etc.
□ Perhaps he'll be here at 9 o'clock tomorrow.
□ I was indeed very glad to hear the news.
□ He will probably finish his work tonight.
□ He evidently worked hard.
□ Unfortunately, he came to the station too late and missed the train.
□ Naturally, he got very angry with them.
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We may express our "viewpoint" in speech or in writing using adverbs like these:
- (= I'm sure): clearly, definitely, honestly, naturally, obviously, really, strictly speaking;
- (= I'm going to be brief): anyhow, briefly, in brief, in effect, in a few words, in short;
- (= I'm expressing my opinion): as far as I'm concerned, frankly, in my opinion, I think.
EXERCISE
Ex. 24. ( В , С ) Match the columns A and B.
В
| a. | 1 am making a generalisation | 1. | I was agreeable |
| b. | the reason for this was | 2. | between ourselves |
| с | 1 don't want you to repeat this | 3. | after all |
| d. | 1 was pleased to learn | 4. | naturally |
| e. | as was to be expected | 5. | as a general rule |
| f. | 1 am sure | 6. | certainly |
| g. | the important thing is this | 7. | frankly |
| h. | I'm being honest | 8. | at any rate |
| i. | I'm expressing my opinion | 9. | in my view |
CONNECTING ADVERBS
We can connect ideas in speech or writing using adverbs like these:
- (= I'm adding something): in addition, again, apart from this, besides, moreover;
- (= I'm comparing/contrasting): as compared to, equally, however, in reality;
- (= I'm summarizing): all in all, and so on, essentially, in brief, in conclusion, in effect.
EXERCISES_____________________________________________________________
Ex. 25. ( В , С ) Put in the suitable phrase from the right column.
(1)... a lot of people I know, there are few things more terrifying than having to speak in public. (2)... way to succeed is to follow strict rules. (3)... you should be well-prepared. (4)... you should have a few jokes ready. (5)... you should rehearse your speech, (6) ... in front of a mirror. (7) ... being hit by a bus, public speaking isn't too bad, but it's bad enough. (8)... you can make things easier for yourself by being ready. (9) ... you can do nothing and make a fool of yourself. (10)... success depends entirely on you.
a. first of all
b. as well as that
с in comparision with
d. the only
e. alternatively
f. however
g. second
h. according to i. preferably j. to sum up
Ex. 26. (В, С) CONTEXT. Give a free translation of the article using according to, agreeably,
however, in brief, moreover, probably instead of the italicized words.