I. Phonetic reading.

II. Find English-Russian equivalents. Situations from the text and your own.

to bits поведать

to have a nasty fall принести огромную пользу

to generate hospitality без денег

to crow over to tamper with

to bedazzle развалиться, разрушиться

III. Give English explanations to the following words:

sophisticated frantically assault brusquely

haggard effusively loquacity staunch

suffocated blandly bleak reticence

IV. Agree or disagree with the following:

~ The midnight of Andrew’s arrival chanced wonderful and quiet.

~ Sam Bevan’s injury proved disastrous.

~ Andrew was lucky to have enough anaesthesia to relieve Bevan’s suffering.

~ Andrew got much benefit by rescuing S. Bevan.

~ Andrew’s ex-patients were found to be in a hurry to return to his list.

~ The Evans departed in the same mood they had arrived.

Write down the synonyms and antonyms corresponding to the key-words in the above statements to prove your conclusion.

V. How does the situation with the Evans characterize Andrew?