Use of English. Lesson 6 f

Phrasal verb set
aside
откладывать
back задерживать
in устанавливать
off отправляться

ARRIVE GOT REACH
BRING FETCH DELIVER
JOURNEY TRIP VOYAGE
EXCURSION TOUR EXPEDITION
PLACE ROOM GAP
FOREIGN STRANGE CURIOUS
Words easily confused:

arrive got reach
The train arrived on schedule.
They arrived at the hotel.
Call us when you get home.
What time will you get there?
We reached London at midnight.
At last they reached the top of the mountain.

bring fetch deliver
I’m going to bring an umbrella with me.
I would like to bring my friends to the party.
She opened the safe to fetch her passport and money.
The man fetched a chair for that woman
The letter was delivered two weeks ago
These documents should be delivered to the main office

journey trip voyage
A journey from London to Paris can now be completed in under 3 hours.
I’ve had two journeys to London.
My boss has gone on the business trip to South America.
Let’s go on a trip to the mountains this summer!
The idea of going on a sea voyage fascinated him.
The Titanic sank on his maiden voyage.

excursion tour expedition
While driving home I took an excursion and saw some deer.
We went on an excursion to the Pyramids.
The students were given a tour of the White House.
They went on a guided tour of the museum.
The expedition started in western New York.
The expedition was preparing to march on El Obeid.

place room gap
You make the world a beautiful place to be.
Come and sit here—I’ve saved you a place
Is there enough room for me in the car?
I couldn’t park my car because there wasn’t enough room for it
There is a gap of two feet between our cars“
There is a gap of 50 km between Spain and Morocco

foreign strange curious
Spain was the first foreign country she had visited
The country needs to attract foreign investment into manufacturing.
Those were some black stones with strange symbols on them.
I moved to a strange town when I was ten.
I was curious to know what would happen next.
Babies are curious about everything around them.

Word formation: –ness, -ment
adjective + ness = Noun
DRY + NESS = DRYNESS
LAZY + NESS = LAZINESS
KIND+ NESS = KINDNESS
BITTER + NESS = BITTERNESS
verb + ment = noun
to ADVERTISE+ MENT = ADVERTISEMENT
to AGREE + MENT = AGREEMENT =
to AMAZE + MENT = AMAZEMENT
to ANNOUNCE + MENT = ANNOUNCEMENT =