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My aunt works as a librarian in a large public library and loves recommending interesting literature to visitors.

Task: Find the deceptive word!



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  • Correct: …recommend interesting books to visitors.

    Explanation: Literature = литература как область, а не “книги”. Подразумеваются книги.

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Sentence: She is very sensible and cries often.

  • Task: Find the deceptive word!

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  • Correct: She is very sensitive and cries often.

Explanation: 'Sensible' means 'reasonable, practical'. 'Sensitive' is the correct word

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Sentence: The athlete made a long jump during the match and surprised the public.

Task: Find the deceptive word!


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Correct: …surprised the audience.

Explanation: Public = общественность. Нужное слово — audience (зрители).

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Sentence: He looks very sympathetic in this photo.

  • Task: Find the deceptive word!

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  • Correct: He looks very nice in this photo.

Explanation: 'Sympathetic' means 'compassionate or understanding', not 'attractive'.

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Sentence: I bought a new magazine at the store.

  • Task: Find the false friend!

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  • Correct: I bought a new journal at the store.

Explanation: 'Magazine' means 'journal'.

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Sentence: She asked me to control her dog while she was inside the store.

Task: Find the deceptive word!


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Correct: …to watch her dog…

Explanation: Control = управлять/контролировать. Нужное слово — watch (присмотреть).

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Sentence: We read an interesting article in the actual newspaper.

  • Task: Find the deceptive word!

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  • Correct: We read an interesting article in the real newspaper.

Explanation: 'Actual' means 'real', while 'relevant' means 'important at the moment

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Task: Find the deceptive word!

Sentence: She is very sensible and cries often.

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Correct ✅: She is very sensitive and cries often.

Explanation: 'Sensible' means 'reasonable, practical'. 'Sensitive' is the correct word for 'easily affected emotionally'.

300

Sentence: The pupils wrote a difficult composition in their copies.

Task: Find the deceptive word!


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Correct: …wrote…in their notebooks.

Explanation: Copy = копия. Copybook может быть тетрадью, но в современном английском — notebook.

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Sentence: I will eventually call her tomorrow.

  • Task: Find the false friend!

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  • Correct: I will call her in the end / sooner or later.

Explanation: 'Eventually' means 'in the end, after some time', not 'probably'

400

Task: Find the deceptive word!

Sentence: I will eventually call her tomorrow.

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Correct ✅: I will call her in the end / sooner or later.

Explanation: 'Eventually' means 'in the end, after some time', not 'probably' or 'maybe'.

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Sentence: We discussed the actual problems of the city during the school meeting.

Task: Find the deceptive word!


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Correct: …the current problems…

Explanation: Actual = фактический. Current = текущий.

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Sentence: We read an interesting article in the actual newspaper.

  • Task: Find the false friend!

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  • Correct: We read an interesting article in the real newspaper.

Explanation: 'Actual' means 'real', while 'relevant' means 'important at the moment

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Task: Find the deceptive word!

Sentence: We read an interesting article in the actual newspaper.

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Correct ✅: We read an interesting article in the real newspaper.

Explanation: 'Actual' means 'real', while 'relevant' means 'important at the moment'. Many learners confuse these.

500

Sentence: The workers constructed a new shop in our district.

Task: Find the deceptive word!


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Correct: …constructed a new store…

Explanation: Shop в британском английском — магазин, но construct a shop звучит странно; правильно — build a store (о здании).