Exercise2. Translate the first two passages of the article into Russian. Then do the reverse translation.

Exercise3. Translate the following into Russian; use these words and expressions in sentences of your own;

timeless, to disclose, to tackle a problem, to be innocent of any contact with art, luminous, to bask in, the bottom fell out of her world, the bulk of letters, to get over a loss, a lifelong champion of her work.

Exercise4. Choose a synonym out of the row of words:

Morbidity — disease, morality, mortality, possibility;

Serenity — sensuality, tranquility, crime, proximity;

Subtlety — subsequence, persistence, unpercievability, strangeness;
Ovoid — opal, nirvana, mourning, egg shaped;

Affluence -reproach,wealth, precedent;
Reassurance - receipt,review, given new life, partakes;

Texture - tissue,text, tipsy, tinker.

Exercise5.Write out all the words referring to sculpture and art.

Exercise6.Comment on the following quotations:
1. Man cannot live by bread alone.
2. Money can’t buy everything.
3. Love and cough cannot be hid.
4. Liars should have good memories.
5. Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

Conversation practice: Offers. Permission.

a) How to offer to do something.

Shall

Can I help you?

May

Let me help you.

b) How to accept the offer:

(Yes), please.

That’s very kind ( nice) of you. Thank you.

I’d be very grateful. Thanks a lot.

That would be nice. Thank you very much.

c) How to refuse the offer politely:

No, thank you (thanks). I can manage.

No, you needn’t. Thank you.

No, there’s no need. Thanks.

No, that’s all right. Thank you.

Don’t bother. I’ll manage (it).

d) How to ask permission to do something:

May

Can I go home earlier tonight?

Could

e) How to grant permission:

certainly.

of course (you/may/can/could)

Yes, all right.

please, do.

f) How to refuse permission:

Please, don’t.

I’m sorry, but you can’t.

(No,) I’m afraid not.

No, of course not.