
- •Irkutsk
- •Content
- •«Goodbye, my brother»
- •Read the story.
- •Match the words to their definitions:
- •Give the synonyms of the words:
- •Give the derivatives where possible:
- •Say if the statements are true or false. Provide evidence:
- •Replace Russian words by their English equivalents:
- •Insert prepositions or adverbs.
- •Perform the dialog. Express the feelings of the characters:
- •Match the words with opposite meaning:
- •Give the derivatives where possible:
- •Fill in the blanks with the words given bellow that go with the meaning of the sentences in a proper grammar form:
- •Insert prepositions or adverbs if necessary:
- •Speak about the characters of the story:
- •Make a summary of the story.
- •Discuss the following questions:
- •Correct the mistakes if necessary:
- •Replace Russian words by their English equivalents. Ask 8-10 special questions to cover the contents.
- •Retell the story in the name of Roxanne Milbank.
- •Title the main parts of the story:
- •«The seaside houses»
- •Think of the idea of the story. What is the author message to the reader?
- •Put the parts of the story in a proper order:
- •Discuss the following questions:
- •Comment on the statements from the story:
- •Write a letter to the narrator of the story warning him about the narrator of the story of his actions.
- •Read the story.
- •Match the words to their definitions:
- •Match the verbs with the nouns:
- •Write down all domestic chores mentioned in the story.
- •Give the derivatives where possible:
- •Read the following sentences and try to choose the best answer. Prove your idea.
- •Speak about the characters:
- •Who said that? Answer the questions:
- •Make a summary of the story.
- •«A call loan»
- •Give synonyms of the following words:
- •Fill in the blanks with a suitable word from the vocabulary. Translate the sentences into Russian:
- •Find ten factual mistakes and correct them:
- •«My first car»
- •Give antonyms of the following words:
- •Insert prepositions or adverbs if necessary:
- •Give the derivatives where possible:
- •Correct the mistake:
- •Answer the following questions:
- •Say if the statements are true or false. Provide evidence:
- •Summarize the story.
- •Look through the text once again and explain the author’s ideas:
- •A dollar on the conscience
- •Customer, store, note, conscience, storekeeper, purse, coin, bundle, counter, bargain.
- •Give the derivatives where possible:
- •Answer the questions:
- •Say if the sentences are true or false:
- •Act out the dialog. Analyze the situation:
- •Retell the story in the name of Mr. Levering.
- •Look through the text once again, and comment on the author’s expressions:
- •Put the extracts into the right order:
- •Discuss the following, giving your arguments for or against.
- •«The purple dress»
- •Give the derivatives where possible:
- •Cross out the word that doesn’t belong in the same group:
- •Read the text again, study the meanings of the following words and word combination and define their contextual meaning. Give your own sentences to illustrate it:
- •Choose the right answer:
- •Speak about the characters of the story:
- •Who said that? Answer the questions:
- •Answer the following questions:
- •Make a summary of the story.
- •Put a proper preposition or an adverb if necessary:
- •Find 10 factual mistakes and correct them:
- •Comment on the sentences from the story:
- •«A flutter in eggs»
- •Choose the right answer:
- •Fill in an appropriate word:
- •Retell the story in the name of Lucille Arral.
- •Title the extracts from the story:
- •Summarize the story.
- •Find in the text the indications of the food. Put them down.
- •Put the parts of the story to the right order:
- •Say if the statements are true or false. Provide evidence:
- •Correct the mistakes:
- •Write a brief critical/complimentary assessment of the story. Cliché for retelling
- •References:
- •Useful links:
- •Автор-составитель: Хлызова Наталья Юрьевна
References:
Cheever J. The Stories of John Cheever: short stories / J. Cheever. – Eighteenth printing. – New York, 2000. – 354 p.
Fitzgerald F.S. The lees of happiness / F. Scott Fitzgerald. Juniper Grove, 2008. – 28 p.
Stowe H.B. TRIALS OF A HOUSEKEEPER / Harriet Beecher Stowe. -
Henry O. Collected Stories of O. Henry / O. Henry. – Random House Value Publishing, 1993. – 844 p.
Guthrie A.S. My first car / Andrew S. Guthrie. – Weaponizer, 2011.
Arthur T.S. Home lights and shadows / T.S. Arthur. – New York, 1853.
London J. Smoke and Shorty / Jack London. - Mills & Boon. - London, 1920. – 248 p.
Useful links:
http://americanliterature.com
http://www.fullbooks.com
http://www.literaturecollection.com
http://www.readbookonline.net
http://www.lingvo.ua/ru
http://refolit.virtbox.ru
Учебное издание
America
through short stories
Автор-составитель: Хлызова Наталья Юрьевна
Учебно-методическое пособие
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