- •Шурупова м.В.
- •Мгоги, 2012 Erich Segal (1937-2010)
- •Chapters 1, 2
- •1. Learn the following words:
- •2. Translate and dwell on the sentences:
- •3. Paraphrase the italicized words using the vocabulary list:
- •4. Translate the sentences into English using active vocabulary:
- •5. Put the sentences in the correct order:
- •6. Say whether the following sentences are true or false:
- •7. Answer the following questions:
- •Chapters 3, 4
- •1. Learn the following words:
- •2. Translate and dwell on the sentences:
- •3. Paraphrase the italicized words using the vocabulary list:
- •4. Translate the sentences into English using active vocabulary:
- •5. Put the sentences in the correct order:
- •6. Say whether the following sentences are true or false:
- •7. Answer the following questions:
- •Chapters 5, 6, 7
- •1. Learn the following words:
- •2. Translate and dwell on the sentences:
- •3. Paraphrase the italicized words using the vocabulary list:
- •4. Translate the sentences into English using active vocabulary:
- •5. Put the sentences in the correct order:
- •6. Say whether the following sentences are true or false:
- •7. Answer the following questions:
- •Chapters 8, 9, 10
- •1. Learn the following words:
- •2. Translate and dwell on the sentences:
- •3. Paraphrase the italicized words using the vocabulary list:
- •4. Translate the sentences into English using active vocabulary:
- •5. Put the sentences in the correct order:
- •6. Say whether the following sentences are true or false:
- •7. Answer the following questions:
- •Chapters 11, 12, 13
- •1. Learn the following words:
- •2. Translate and dwell on the sentences:
- •3. Paraphrase the italicized words using the vocabulary list:
- •4. Translate the sentences into English using active vocabulary:
- •5. Put the sentences in the correct order:
- •6. Say whether the following sentences are true or false:
- •7. Answer the following questions:
- •Chapters 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
- •1. Learn the following words:
- •2. Translate and dwell on the sentences:
- •3. Paraphrase the italicized words using the vocabulary list:
- •4. Translate the sentences into English using active vocabulary:
- •5. Put the sentences in the correct order:
- •6. Say whether the following sentences are true or false:
- •7. Answer the following questions:
- •Chapters 19, 20, 21, 22
- •1. Learn the following words:
- •2. Translate and dwell on the sentences:
- •3. Paraphrase the italicized words using the vocabulary list:
- •4. Translate the sentences into English using active vocabulary:
- •5. Put the sentences in the correct order:
- •6. Say whether the following sentences are true or false:
- •7. Answer the following questions:
- •2. Write down a short composition on one of the following topics:
- •3. Imagine the continuation of the story.
- •4. Give the literary translation of the given passage.
6. Say whether the following sentences are true or false:
1. There were things we had to discuss, things not usually broached by twenty-five-year-old lovers.
2. Before taking off again, Phil wished us all sorts of good fortune and happiness.
3. I let mine fall among the items on his desk: scissors in a leather case, letter opener with a leather handle, a photo of Mother taken a year ago.
4. As she just sat there while I threw all her things together for her, I wondered what was crossing her mind.
5. From then on, the days were simply divided between visiting hours, going home and everything else.
6. I wanted to keep looking at her because I wanted to never take my eyes from her, but still I had to lower my eyes.
7. “It’s a treatment that slows cell destruction,” he explained, “but – as Jenny knows – there can be unpleasant side effects.”
8. Even at 7 a.m. there were several distinguished looking Boston types waiting to see Oliver Barrett IV.
9. “This meeting is restricted only to Italians of American descent,” she said, looking as grey as the walls in the room, “so beat it, Barrett.”
10. It is impossible to drive from West Sixty-third Street, Manhattan, to Boston, Massachusetts, in less than two hours and thirty minutes.
7. Answer the following questions:
1. Describe Olli and Jenny’s last day at home.
2. Speak about the news Olli had to tell to Phil.
3. What was Phil’s behaviour after he learnt the truth? What was his way to overcome his grief?
4. Describe the meeting between Olli and his father. Has anything changed in their relations after 3 years of separation?
5. Do you agree that Olli felt guilty as he had stolen Jenny’s “real life”? Explain your viewpoint.
6. Describe the last scene between Olli and Jenny in the hospital.
7. Speak about Olli’s meeting with O.B. III after Jenny’s death.
Test
1. Find the synonyms to match the columns A and B:
A |
B |
1. to disparage |
a. irksome |
2. flunk |
b. gawky |
3. awkward |
c. obscene |
4. disgusting |
d. debacle |
5. hoot |
e. lousy |
6. to lash mightily |
f. to mortify |
|
g. to loathe |
|
h. to slap |
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i. guffaw |
2. Write down a short composition on one of the following topics:
The problem of generation gap raised in the story.
Love between people from different social layers.
3. Imagine the continuation of the story.
4. Give the literary translation of the given passage.
5. Give a short sketch of one of the characters: Jenny, Olli, Phil, Oliver Barrett III, Olli’s mother. Express your attitude to the chosen character.