III. Tasks:

1. Characterize the Mor children, their relations with each other, their attitude to their parents

and other people.

2. Briefly speak about the English school system (on the basis of chapters 2, 3,8).

3. Describe the scene in which we are introduced to “tears of blood”.

4. Speak on Mor’s feelings when he was seeing Nan off. Reflect on his semi-state of euphoria at

the train station.

5. Speak on his declaration of love to Rain. Proved that love changed him into a new being.

Chapters 10, 11

I. Active vocabulary:

• to be swayed by an overwhelming passion

• to contribute to

• to have a poor view on smb.

• to resist the temptation

• to take it into one’s head to do smth.

• to value smb’s good opinion

• to create a stir

• to take one’s time

• to hold smb. in suspense

• to do wrong

• to run the risk of doing smth.

• gypsy

• to prevent smb. from doing smth.

VOCABULARY PRACTICE:

1. Make up a dialogue using 5 or more vocabulary units.

2. Make up 2-3 sentences with them.

3. Find the following in the text: His blood froze.

II. Exercises:

1. Paraphrase or explain:

a. The House Match, which was the final in a knock-out contest, normally lasted for two days (p.112)

b. Mor looked at her, and he felt as if an enormous vehicle had driven straight through him. (p.114)

c. He couldn’r afford, at this time in the summer term, to have two crises on his hands at once. (p.116)

d. But Donald always looked more grown-up in the context of something that he could do well. (p.116)

2. Comprehension check. Correct the following.

a. The weather on the day of the House Match was nasty.

b. Mor feared that Rain Carter wouldn’t like him after the outburst of his feelings in the forest.

c. Bledyard liked, Demoyte’s portrait by Rain Carter, in his opinion it was true to life.

d. Mor promised Tim Burke to speak to Nan about his plan to become a Labour M.P. as soon as

possible.

e. That morning Mor was awakened by a piercing ringing, and when he opened the door, he saw

Nan.

f. When Nan came home in a state of mental turmoil to discuss the matter with Mor, she found

him asleep.

g. Rain Carter was mildly interested in Mor.

h. Tim Burke hated Mor and he advised Nan to make things hot for him.

i. Mor told Rain Carter that his marriage was a success.

3. Say whose words these are and what motives they are prompted by.

1) Your pappa’s poppet!

2) A fine show young Don put up.

3) Miss Carter, my expectations were high, but you have surpassed them.

4) You came and released me from a spell.

5) You’ve wakened the whole house up. You were leaning against the bell.

4. Translate the sentences:

a. Мор думал, что Рейн Картер очень невысокого мнения о нем.

b. Мор был настолько влюблен в Рейн Картер, что ему было приятно произносить его имя.

c. Кровь застыла у него в жилах, когда он услышал пронзительный и непрекращающийся звонок.

d. Из-за шума дождя он не услышал, как вошла его жена.

e. Бледьярд не спеша, внимательно изучил картину; по его мнению, она была слишком красивой.

f. Хотя Мор и не знал, был ли это шедевр, но с первого взгляда картина потрясла его как очень значительная.