- •1. A story for reading and discussion doctor in the house by richard gordon
- •1. Read the text and be ready to discuss it using exercises given in Section 5.
- •2. Essential vocabulary list
- •3. Vocabulary notes
- •5.1. Make a lexical analysis of the words from the essential vocabulary according to the following outline. Word lexical analysis
- •Word lexical analysis sample
- •5.2. Translate the following illustrative examples from the Essential Vocabulary into Ukrainian, then do their back translation.
- •1. Annoy
- •2. Chatter
- •3. Cheer
- •5. Rattle
- •6. Reduce
- •5.3. Complete the following sentences with an appropriate word.
- •1. Annoy
- •2. Chatter
- •3. Cheer
- •5. Rattle
- •6. Reduce
- •5.4. Unscramble the following sentences.
- •1. Annoy
- •2. Chatter
- •3. Cheer
- •5. Rattle
- •6. Reduce
- •4. Essential vocabulary exercises
- •1. Translate the sentences into Ukrainian paying attention to the word combinations in italics.
- •2. Paraphrase the sentences using the word combinations in italics.
- •3. Translate the sentences into English using the word combinations.
- •4. A three-minute conversation. Ask another student some of the questions given below. Have a whale of time just chattering for three minutes!
- •5. A) Translate the expressions from the story into Ukrainian.
- •6. Translate the sentences into Ukrainian paying attention to the words in italics.
- •7. Translate the sentences into English paying attention to the words in italics.
- •8. A) Fill in the correct prepositions or adverbs.
- •11. Fill in the suitable synonyms. Annoy, vex, irritate, bother, irk
- •Chatter, gab, chat, gibber
- •Reduce, decrease, lessen, diminish
- •12. Complete the sentences using annoy, reduce, go, cheer, chatter, rattle and their derivatives.
- •13. Translate these expressions into English using the essential vocabulary.
- •14. Unscrambling sentences. Unscramble the following sentences and write out each sentence putting the words or constituent parts in the correct order.
- •16. Translate the following passage into English using the essential vocabulary.
- •5. Text exercises
- •Reading aloud expressively. A) Before reading the passage from the text expressively, practice the following pronunciation phenomena.
- •3. In the reading of the story choose one sentence that you find interesting (or incomprehensible) and write it here. Talk about its meaning with another student/the group.
- •4. Responding to the story: Look through the story and answer the following questions.
- •Your response:
- •Identifying facts:
- •Interpreting meanings:
- •10. A plot summary. Give a short summary of the story using the following guidelines.
- •1. Background
- •2. Preliminary Work
- •3. Making a plot summary
- •11. A character sketch. Take one of the characters in the story – the narrator, the invigilator, an examinee (a man student or a woman student) and analyze his/her personality.
- •1. Background
- •2Writing a Character Sketch
- •Character Sketch Table
- •12. A story evaluation. Explain your response to the story Doctor in the House. Analyze the language of the story.
- •1. Background
- •Prewriting
- •3.Writing a Story Evaluation
- •13. Text analysis. Analyze the text of the story Doctor in the House according to the following guidelines.
- •13.1. Analyze the plot of the story/passage.
- •13.2. Analyze the structure of the story/passage.
- •13.3. Analyze the character/s.
- •13.4. Analyze point of view in story/passage.
- •13.5. Analyze the tone of the story/passage.
- •13. 6. Analyze the style of the story.
- •13.7. Analyze the meaning of fiction.
3.Writing a Story Evaluation
1. Cite the story’s author and title.
2. Open the second paragraph with a sentence that states your honest response to a story. Follow this up with details from the story ( given in 1) which explain and support your response.
13. Text analysis. Analyze the text of the story Doctor in the House according to the following guidelines.
13.1. Analyze the plot of the story/passage.
1. Is there a conflict in the story/passage? How is it embodied in the work?
2. Who are the protagonist and antagonist, and how do their characteristics and interests involve them in the conflict?
3. If the conflict stems out of contrasting ideas or values, what are these, and how are they brought out?
4. Does the major character face a dilemma of any sort?
5. Do the character/s reach his (her)/their goals? Why or why not.
6. As the result of the outcome, are the characters successful or unsuccessful, happy or dissatisfied?
13.2. Analyze the structure of the story/passage.
1. Is the story structured around places, times, or events? Why?
2. Is the story divided into sections or parts? What are the differences among the parts? What purpose does this division serve?
3. Does the structure of the story depart in major ways from the normal one? (exposition –
complication/nouement – crisis/climax – resolution/denouement) What purpose do any departures serve?
4. Are these departures from chronological order, for example, flashbacks? What effect is achieved by the use of flashbacks?
5. Are any crucial details of exposition held back to achieve a certain purpose? Give your explanation of these details.
6. About a major part or important action: Where does it begin? End?
13.3. Analyze the character/s.
1. What is the character’s major trait (primary characteristic) and minor traits?
2. What circumstances, actions, or appearances demonstrate the important traits of the character?
3. Is the character’s major trait a strength or weakness? Does it change from one to other as the story progresses?
4. Is the character round (dynamic)? How does s/he recognize, change with, or adjust to circumstances?
5. Is the character the protagonist or antagonist of the story?
6. What is the relationship between the protagonist and antagonist?
7. If the character is minor (static), what function s/he perform in the story? Is the character stereotypical? If so, does the character rise above the stereotype? How?
8. What do any of the other characters do, say, or think to give you insight into the character?
9. How does the character see him/herself? What does the storyteller or narrator think of the character?
13.4. Analyze point of view in story/passage.
1. First person (I and me):
- major participant, - minor participant, - nonparticipating but identifiable speaker
2. Second person (you)
3. Third person (He, she, it, they):
- dramatic objective speaker (shows the characters like a camera, without thoughts and feelings)
- omniscient speaker (gets in the minds of all characters)
- limited omniscient speaker (gets in the minds of the single character)