Match the words in the left column with their antonyms in the right column.

collectivism idealism

materialism leftism

rightism individualism

atheism realism

abstractivism capitalism

communism religionism

conservatism barbarism

humanism progressivism

revolutionism evolutionism

 

Complete each sentence with the noun derived from the word in brackets.

-ion, -tion, -sion

 

1. We’ve got a huge … of paintings by this artist. (collect)

2. You can ask questions at the … of the programme. (conclude)

3. The zoo announced that there will be a … in staff because of financial difficulties. (reduce)

4. Recycling helps control environmental …. (pollute)

Суффиксы существительных, обозначающие действующее лицо по его занятию или предмет по его функции, профессию, деятеля, вещь, прибор, национальную принадлежность, место пребывания, местожительство

-or	to invent to sense	изобретать ощущать	inventor sensor	изобретатель сенсор
-er	to teach to heat	учить нагревать	teacher heater	учитель печь, обогреватель
-ist	physics	физика	physicist	физик
-ian(an, n)	logic Сanada	логический Канада	logician Сanadian	логик канадец
-ant(ent)	assist preside	помогать руководить	assistant president	помощник президент
-ee	to employ	нанимать	employee	служащий
-eer (-ier)	engine finance	двигатель финансирование	engineer financier	инженер финансист
-ess	to act	играть	actress	актриса

 

1.29 Form nouns from the words by means of the suffixes -er, -or.

Model: to generate «генерировать» – generat or «генератор»;

to use «использовать» – us er «пользователь»

accelerate, research, radiate, contain, observe, discover, amplify, compute, review, burn, indicate, found, oil, move, convert, start, transform.

 

Complete the sentences.

1. A person who lives on an island is called....

2. A man or a women who delivers a lecture is called....

3. A man who always swears is called....

4. A person who eats a great deal is called a heavy....

5. A man who climbs a mountain or a tree is called....

6. A person who likes to joke is called....

7. A woman who teaches you English is called....

8. A person who gets up late is called a late....

9. If you lose the game you are called....

10.When you go on a vacation you are called....

11.A person who lives in a village is called....

12.A person who calls on you early in the morning is an early ….

13. That who listens is called....

14. That who waits on you in the restaurant is called....

15. That who drives a car is called....

16.If you are busy cleaning the rooms you are called....

Translate the following words into English, using the suffixes

- er, -or.

programme (программист), изобретатель (invent), создатель (create), начинающий (begin), лектор (lecture), основатель (found), разговаривающий по телефону (call), мыслитель (think), оператор (operate), читатель (read), деятель (work), контролер (inspect), сомневающийся (doubt), слушатель (listen), строитель (build), приезжающий (come), обожатель (admire).

1.32 Each of the verbs in column A has a related noun ending in -er or

- or in column B. Complete the blanks.

A B

refrigerate condense compress resist generate conduct radiate control evaporate charge exchange

refrigerator

Answer the following questions.

1. Are you a smoker?

2. Are you a good dancer?

3. Your mother is a northerner, isn't she?

4. Are you a heavy sleeper?

5. Who is an early riser in your family?

6. What famous thinkers do you know?

7. Can you tell the difference between a villager and a townsman?

8. Who is the founder of Moscow State University?

9. Are you rather a dreamer?

10. What is a sender?

11. Do you happen to know what a thriller is?

12. Is your friend a great talker?

13. Who is the best skater in your group?

Translate the following words into Russian.

mountaineer, gondolier, engineer, pamphleteer, sloganeer, puppeteer, volunteer, racketeer, mutineer.

 

Complete the sentences.

1. A mountaineer is a person who....

2. A financier deals with....

3. There was a lot of volunteers who....

4. A profiteer is a person who....

5. You can find gondoliers in....

1.36 Form nouns from the words by means of the suffix -ess.

Model: god – бог – godd ess – богиня

poet, manager, priest, conductor, author, host, traitor, adventurer, count, emperor, Jew.

 

Complete the sentences.

1. A giantess is a woman who....

2. A patroness is one who....

3. A stewardess is one who....

4. A conductress is one who....

5. A proprietress is one who owns....

6. A heiress is one who....

 

1.38 Form new words using the suffix -ee. Translate into Russian.

Model: One who is promised – promisee

1. One who is trained –

2. One who is interviewed –

3. One who is paid –

4. One who is complained against –

5. One who is objected to –

6. One who is elected –

7. One who is quoted –

8. One who is examined –

9. One to whom something is sent –