PRE-TEXT EXERCISES. 1. Look at the following international words, guess their meaning and check the pronunciation:

1. Look at the following international words, guess their meaning and check the pronunciation:

Immigration, contact, continent, navigator, colony, geographical, federal, republic, industrial, decolonization, constitution, document, parliament, political, programme, system, minister, tradition, communication, finance, global, monument, collection, museum, gallery, international, corporation, economy, company, energy, cosmopolitan

2. Here are some expressions with the preposition for. Translate and learn them:

3. Fill in the gaps with the preposition for or the expressions above in the appropriate form:

1. This actor is famous ___ his film «Rembo».

2. She is always late ___ lectures. The teachers do not like that.

3. We leave ___ London in a fortnight.

4. I like to go ___ a walk in the rain.

5. He said that he was leaving Scotland ___ ever.

6. Look at this. We always do this just ___ fun.

7. They will use it ___ special purpose.

8. She does not know about it. You had better prepare her ___ the bad news.

9. Children have been waiting ___ us for 2 hours, let us hurry.

10. Please, try to have respect ___ other people’s opinions.

11. We always care ___ the problems of our children.

12. This train starts ___ Liverpool at 10 a. m.

13. Let us take ___ instance this case and study it.

14. He looked at the city ___ the last time and turned his head.

15. Hurry up. We are late ___ the concert.

16. Did you ask ___ permission to come so late?

4. Rearrange the sentences and put the prepositions in the correct places:

1. The road was with covered snow and it was very slippery.

2. The up kittens down jumped and looked very funny.

3 Tim lives in the hotel because his under house is repair.

4. The manuscripts to belonged old duke Wellington.

5. They told us they would over talk this problem.

6. My fridge is too old and now it is use of out.

5. Fill in the gaps with the correct word to complete the sentences:

1. They went ___ a walk every evening that autumn.

a) for; b) in; c) on.

2. This lady has been waiting ___ you for two hours.

a) in; b) for; c) at.

3. She was trembling ___ cold and looked sick.

a) at; b) for; c) from.

4. He prevented her ___ falling down.

a) from; b) in; c) on.

5. My Granddad always recites poems ___ memory.

a) on; b) for; c) from.

6. We cut this cake ___ ten pieces.

a) into; b) on; c) from.

7. He was named ___ his great grandfather.

a) for; b) after; c) in.

8. She is too tired and wants to lie ___

a) near; b) at; c) down.

9. This picture hangs upside ___. You should change its position.

a) down; b) on; c) after.

10. The books are ___ date. Don’t buy them.

a) into; b) out of; c) over.

6. BRAINSTORMING: What is your understanding of the words below? Give examples.