- •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.
5.1. Make a lexical analysis of the words from the essential vocabulary according to the following outline. Word lexical analysis
1. State what part of speech the word under analysis is.
2. Say if it is a monosemantic or polysemantic word.
3. Give the Ukrainian equivalents for every meaning of the word.
4. Illustrate the meaning(s) with a sentence or a phrase.
5. Name all the derivatives of the word if any, state their parts of speech and translate them into Ukrainian.
6. Give collocations/idioms/sayings with the word under analysis and transalte them into Ukrainian.
7. Give the sentence from the story with the word under analysis, say what derivative form it is used and what contextual meaning it has.
Word lexical analysis sample
1. ANNOY is a transitive verb.
2. It is a polysemantic word and has two main dictionary meanings.
3-4. Firstly, ANNOY means to make sb slightly angry, to disturb and nervously upset a person. In this meaning ANNOY corresponds to the Ukrainian дратувати, сердити, e.g. (for example) I’m sure she does it just to annoy me.
Secondly, ANNOY means to make sb uncomfortable or unable to relax. In the second dictionary meaning ANNOY corresponds to the Ukrainian набридати, досаждати, турбувати, e.g. He swatted a fly that was annoying him.
5. ANNOY has a few derivatives. The first derivative ANNOYING is an adjective in the meaning of causing one to feel annoyed. As an adjective it can be illustrated with such a sentence: The annoying thing is he is usually right.
The second derivative of the verb ANNOY is ANNOYANCE which functions as a noun and has two meanings:
1) a feeling of slight anger which corresponds to the Ukrainian: досада, неприємність, роздратування, e.g. A look of annoyance crossed her face.
2) something that makes you slightly angry which corresponds to the Ukrainian набридання, надокучання, приставання, e.g. I find the constant noise of the traffic an annoyance.
6. ANNOY has two collocations:
to be annoyed at /over sth in the meaning of to make sb angry or nervous because of sth. Its Ukrainian equivalent is сердитись із-за чогось, e.g. She was annoyed at his behaviour;
to be annoyed with sb in the meaning of to make sb feel angry or upset because of sb. Its Ukrainian equivalent is бути роздратованим кимось, e.g. The teacher was annoyed with noisy pupils.
7. ANNOY is used in the text in the sentence: …. Its contextual meaning is …
5.2. Translate the following illustrative examples from the Essential Vocabulary into Ukrainian, then do their back translation.
1. Annoy
1 His constant joking was beginning to annoy her.
2 It really annoys me when people forget to say thank you.
3 I’m sure she does it just to annoy me.
4 Changing schools might unsettle the kids.
5 The way she puts on that accent really irritates me.
6 She never told me what irked her that Sunday morning.
7 The memory of their conversation still vexed him.
8 He swatted a fly that was annoying him.
9 It bothers me to think of her alone in that big house.
10 She was annoyed at his behaviour.
11 The teacher was annoyed with noisy pupils.
12 The annoying thing is he is usually right.
13 A look of annoyance crossed her face.
14 Alan found the constant noise of the traffic an annoyance.