to go into a place and steal things from it

a disadvantage

polite talk about things that are not very important

the ability or resources to do something

stones and bricks from a building that has been destroyed

extremely bad

something becomes very successful

an amount of money that a government or organization gives to someone for a particular purpose

to say that someone has a certain illness

relating to cup or bowl - the top edge

someone who is good at finding solutions to problems

to understand the meaning of something when this meaning is hidden

water from rain or a river covering the land

to move very slowly

lively and exciting

at you do

a building or area in bad condition (adj)

in a way that is very extreme and not sensible

to destroy something deliberately

a city covers a large area in an undity way (adj.)

choose the correct options

what’s tartan?

where is Glasgow situated?

what’s the name of the London underground

what is the nickname of the Liberal Party?

what is the symbol of the Speaker’s authority?

who presides over the House of Lords?

what’s the name of the British flag?

what London street is famous for shops?

what was J. Constable?

what is the aim of the course of the history of English language?

to what group of languages does the English language belong?

the Germanic tribes which invaded the British Isles in 449 were:

king who had the name the Great was:

old English is the period of:

the main sources of borrowings in Middle English:

the name od days of the week borrowed from:

the territory of the Dane law was in:

Middle English period began in:

The number of kingdoms in Old English Period was:

I dare … you’re right

I’ve … you not to do that many times before

that …, they walked out of the room in total silence

you shouldn’t take any notice of that because it’s only hear …

that’s what people are always …

what I … and what I do are not necessarily the same

it’s no good trying to persuade me because I’m not … a word

now that would be … but my lips are sealed

… us that story again

I’m afraid I can’t … for sure but I think it’s safe

what are the English nasal consonants?

what branch of phonetics studies the articulatory and auditory aspect os speech sounds?

speech is impossible without the following mechanisms:

where does the stress fall in the words “psychology, biologist”

what is the oldest and the most developed branch of phonetics?

English, Russian, German languages are traditionally considered to belong to:

three degree of word stress are suggested by:

modification of consonants under the influence of a consonant is called:

a special prominence given to one more syllable in a word is:

phonetics studies:

fellow citizens I am honoured to be … to speak to you tonight about my party

as you probably know the Tranquility Party stands for peace and … in the countryside

in our publicity, unlike our political …, we do not make a lot of noise about our policies

we want people to live in harmony with each other and to settle … amicably

you may be interested to know that we are holding a … in the centre of our town this weekend

naturally all the … are requested to be as peaceful as possible and above all not to shoutp

at the moment we are trying very hard to increase our membership which … stands at 500

… this is a very small figure in comparison with the other major political parties

but then you all have turned … tonight, and that proves there is growing interest in our ideals

in … of the terrible weather you have come along tonight, ladies and gentlemen, and I should like to thank all four of you for coming

what is the unit of Phonetics?

correlative in the time of stressed and unstressed syllable in intonation group is:

modification of consonants under the influence of a consonant is called:

what is the oldest theory of syllable formation and syllable divition?

What is the unit of Phonology?

what is received pronunciation?

which language has free word stress?

what is a syllable?

phonetics studies:

a syllable which ends in a vowel sounds is called

this castle has been here since the 16th century and hasn’t really changed - it has stood the test of

the law that has just been passed may be useful but we don’t know until we’ve … it to the test

i think you’re wise to find out first before you agree and believe it’s a good idea to test the … first

no-one knows whether he’ll succeed in his attempt to get compensation as it’s a bit of a test …

obviously before you buy a car, you’ll be allowed to test … it first.

these are indeed … times for the government as people are deciding whether to vote for them in the next election

he was one of the most experienced of the company’s test … who decided whether a plane was safe to fly

in the story of Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde we see the hero mix something up in a test … and then drink it.

the aircraft engine had to be placed in a test … to make sure that it worked properly

in order to make sure that your television is tuned properly there is a coloured test … on the screen

he’s one of those people who can’t bear being seen to be wrong in fact of losing …

we haven’t made any progress this year and are in a sense going backwards and losing …

please don’t lose … because i’m sure you’ll succeed in the end

the important key to success in the business is strong management because if you lose your …, then you’re in real trouble.

she panicked when she skidded on the ice, lost her … and crashed into the tree

yes, it’s a slight problem but quite honestly, I wouldn’t lose any … over it if i were you

I followed as much as I could of his arguments but then I gave up because I’d completely lost … of what he was saying

after he’d wasted all his money, got into debt and then ended up in prison, his family began to regard him as a bit of a lost

to be frank I find these philosophical discussions too deep for me and many of the points are lost … me

putting all your money in that enterprise is futile it’s like playing a losing …