- •Preface
- •Abbreviations
- •Something for nothing
- •T a s k 1. Which of the following phenomena/characteristics/ideas reflect natural features of the modern world? What would you exclude?
- •Reading Tasks
- •Post-Reading Tasks
- •Salvatore
- •Read the translation of the words from the text.
- •Explain the meaning or give the definitions to the following expressions. Use a dictionary if necessary.
- •Reading Tasks
- •Salvatore (before and after illness);
- •The girl he loved;
- •Post-Reading Tasks
- •Mrs bixby and the colonel’s coat
- •Think of any situations where you can use the following expressions.
- •Reading Tasks
- •Post-Reading Tasks
- •The hitchhiker
- •Reading Tasks
- •The hitchhiker speaks non-standard English. Find the examples in the text and explain the differences, e.G. Guv’nor, doin’, ’im, ’oo, etc.
- •Find the examples from the text to prove the following ideas.
- •Post-Reading Tasks
- •The children
- •Reading Tasks
- •Post-Reading Tasks
- •The butler
- •Reading Tasks
- •Post-Reading Tasks
- •Dip in the pool
- •Reading Tasks
- •Post-Reading Tasks Discuss the following ideas.
- •The umbrella man
- •Reading Tasks
- •Post-Reading Tasks
- •In case he is a criminal what must be “the right punishment”’ for him?
- •In the opposite case what can be his excuse? How can we justify him? the garden party
- •Reading Tasks
- •Post-Reading Tasks
- •The sound machine
- •Study the expressions that show different feelings and emotions.
- •Reading Tasks
- •Is Klausner mad? Is he a genius? Is he capable of inventing and seeing things which ordinary people are unable to? Post-Reading Tasks
Reading Tasks
T a s k 1. Do the crossword by filling in the gaps.
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3. He gave parties on a … style. (expensive and grand) 7. He could afford to buy these wines though they cost a … . 8. These wines were … expensive. (extremely) 9. He was never … of money. (he was never hard up) |
10. He regarded himself as an expert … wine. 11. An expert can … a good wine. (enjoy and understand)
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11. Notice the … taste of this wine. It’s gorgeous!
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T a s k 2. Choose the characteristics that describe Mr Cleaver and the butler the best, and prove them by extracts from the text.
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Mr Cleaver |
Tibbs, the butler |
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T a s k 3. Compare and analyze two main styles of speaking in this story – the style Mr Cleaver has and the style Tibbs has. Why are they different? Use the expressions below to help you.
Formal, informal, upper/lower class, standard, non-standard, background.
T a s k 4. Discuss the questions.
How did Mr Cleaver begin to climb the social ladder? Was it the best way?
What hardships did he face? Why wasn’t he successful in overcoming them?
How did Mr Cleaver consider the role of the butler? What was the butler’s own opinion?
Did Mr Cleaver make any mistakes in his attempts to move up in society? If any, what was the fatal one?
What was Mr Cleaver’s attitude to the servants, including the butler? How did the butler pay him back? Why did he do it?
Was the butler right or wrong to do what he had done?