Task Five

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The Love Drug After O’Henry

Jim, a young car-driver, was a boarded at old Riddle’s. He was in love with Riddle’s daughter Rosy. And Rosy was in love with Jim. They wanted to get married but Mr. Riddle was against it. Jim had a friend who worked as a clerk at a druggist shop. His name was Pilkins.

One afternoon Jim called at the shop and sat down upon a chair in front of his friend Pilkins. He looked excited. Jim began:

“Old Riddle doesn’t like me. For a week he hasn’t let Rosy go outside the door with me. He may suspect we love each other. So Rosy and I decided to run away tonight and get married. We have agreed on tonight. But I am afraid she may change her mind.” Jim stopped and looked at Pilkins. “But you can help me.”

“I don’t see how,” said Pilkins.

“I say, Pilkins, isn’t there a drug that’ll make a girl like you better if you give it to her. I think that if I have such a drug to give Rosy when I see her at supper tonight it may give her courage and she will run away with me.”

“I can. I shall make it up for you, and you will see how Rosy will think of you.” Pilkins went behind his desk. There he crushed to a powder two tablets, each containing a quarter of morphia. He folded the powder in a white paper. “This,” he said to himself with a grin, “will make Rosy sleep for several hours.” He handed the powder to Jim to give it to Rosy in a liquid, if possible.

When Jim had gone, Pilkins, who was secretly in love with Rosy, went to Mr. Riddle and told him of Jim’s plan.

“Much obliged,” said Mr. Riddle briefly, “the villiant! My own room is just above Rosy’s. I will go there after supper and load my gun and wait. If he comes under Rosy’s window, he will go away in an ambulance instead of marrying her.”

Pilkins was sure that now he had nothing to fear from his rival. All night he was waited for the news of tragedy, but none come. First in the morning he started for Mr. Riddle’s house to learn the outcome. The first man he saw when stepped out of the shop was Jim with a victor’s smile on his face. Jim seized his hand and said: “Rosy and I were married last night at 10.15. She is now in my flat. Oh! How happy I am. You must come to see us some day.”

“The powder?” stammered Pilkins.

“Oh, that powder you gave me? Well, it was this way. I sat down at the supper table last night at Riddle’s I looked at Rosy and said to myself: Don’t try any tricks with this girl. She loves you well enough without that. Then I looked at her father and thought: He must feel more love for me. I put the powder in the old man’s coffee – see?”

Task Six

Speak on one of the following topics:

1. Внешность человека, черты характера.

2. Семья. Жизнь семьи, занятия членов семьи. Домашнее хозяйство.

3. Рабочий (будний) день, выходной день, уик-энд.

4. Достопримечательности города, ориентация в городе.

5. Праздники, поздравления.

6. Магазины. Покупки (одежда, сувениры).

7. Еда, пища. В кафе. В ресторане.

8. Библиотека, читальный зал. Книги, периодика. Любимые писатели, поэты и их произведения.

9. Спорт, спортивные состязания. Любимые спортсмены и спортивные команды.

10. Театр. Кино. Любимые актеры и их роли.

11. Путешествие, отдых, развлечения. Посещение выставки, театра, кино, концерта, просмотр телепередачи.

12. Почта, телеграф, телефон. Общение с друзьями и знакомыми с помощью средств и служб связи.

13. Телефонный разговор делового характера.

14. Поездки за рубеж. Таможня. Проживание в гостинице.

15. Телевидение.