English in Use

Module 5

Art & Literature

Lesson 5f

English in Use 5f

Word formation

Dependent prepositions

Phrasal verb RUN

Words often confused

re-

Meaning:

•

to do something

again

писать – переписать

читать – перечитать

строить – перестраивать

делать – переделать

The coffee is cold so I am

reheating it.

write

read

construct

do

rewrite

reread

reconstruct

redo

–

–

–

–

Hollywood studios often remake foreign

films.

mis-

Meanings:

•

bad / badly

•

wrong / wrongly

понять – неправильно понять

слышать – расслышать

неправильно

вести себя – неправильно себя

вести

информировать –

дезинформировать

I misunderstood the teacher –

I did exercise 5 instead of

exercise 4.

understan

d

hear

behave

inform

misunderstan

d

mishear

misbehave

misinform

–

–

–

–

My children were misbehaving at the

birthday party, so I took them home early.

under-

Meanings:

•

not enough

•

below

недожарить

недоварить

недогрузить

недооценить

I thought it would be an easy game

but I had underestimated my

opponent.

do

cook

load

estimat

e

underdo

undercook

underload

underestima

te

–

–

–

–

This chicken is undercooked;

I don’t think it’s safe to eat.

over-

Meanings:

•

too much

•

an excessive

amount

проспать, спать слишком

много

переработать

переборщить,

переусердствовать

Stop the car! I think the engine

is overheating.

sleep

work

do

overslee

p

overwork

overdo

–

–

–

I missed the bus this morning because I

overslept again.

I went to the gym yesterday, but I think I

overdid it a bit.

dis-

un-

Meanings:

•

not

•

against

•

the opposite of

одеться — раздеться

запереть — отпереть

нравиться — не нравиться

согласиться — не согласиться

появиться — исчезнуть

включать в сеть – отключить от

сети

Did you unplug the iron?

dress

lock

like

agree

appear

plug in

undress

unlock

dislike

disagree

disappear

unplug

–

–

–

–

–

–

When you go on a trip, you always

discover that you forgot a few

things.

disagree

rewrite

underestimate

misunderstand

overcharged

remake

Dependent prepositions

sort of be sold for

nice of at auction

of all time star in

popular with famous for

painting by add to

of

of

of

with

by

for

at

in

for

to

Phrasal Verb RUN

ru

n

away

t

hroug

h

out of

over

into

RUN AWAY

= when a child or teenager leaves

home because of problems with the

family

She ran away from home when she was just 15.

RUN THROUGH

= to rehearse a play, performance,

song, or presentation

I’d like to run through the presentation one more

time to make sure everything’s perfect.

RUN OUT OF

= to use all of something so that there

is

none left

I've nearly run out of money.

RUN OVER

= to hit with a vehicle (car, train,

truck),

to knock down

She’s upset because she ran over a cat while driving

home from work.

RUN INTO

= to meet by accident

I ran into my boss at the supermarket.

through

into

over

away

out of

Words often confused

The school is situated near the park.

If a story, film, etc. is set in a

particular time or place, the action in

it happens in that time or place.

be set

be situated

to be in a particular place

"West Side Story" is set in New York City in the late

1950s.

Johnny Depp starred in more than thirty films.

Will Smith has starred in “I Am Legend”.

to perform a particular character in a

theatrical performance or a film

to play

to star

to be the main actor in a film, play, or

other show

In the movie version, he played the hero.

Early in her career she played Ophelia.

I took a picture of my brother. =

I photographed him.

to point a camera at an object and

press the shutter button

to take a picture / photo

to make a picture

to draw or perhaps print a picture, not

that you just take a photo with your

camera

I took a photo of the recent solar eclipse.

He takes photos for a living.

Compare:

I made a picture of my brother. =

I drew a picture of him.

A new performance scored a great success.

a speech or talk in which a new

product, idea, or piece of work is

shown and explained to the audience

presentation

performance

an act of presenting a play, concert,

or other form of entertainment

Presentation is important if you want people to buy

your products.

an object or collection of objects on

public display in an art gallery or

museum or at a trade fair

exhibit (n)

exhibition (n)

an event at which objects such as

paintings are shown to the public;

a situation in which someone shows a

particular skill or quality to the public

Let's go to see the new dinosaur exhibit.

The museum has a fascinating collection of exhibits.

The photographs will be on exhibition until the end

of the month.

There's a new exhibition of sculpture on at the city

gallery.

had

started

had chosen

had been

looking

am going

to miss

listened

was playing

thought