- •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
Insert prepositions or adverbs.
We are a family that has always been very close ___ spirit. Our father was drowned ___ a sailing accident when we were young, and our mother has always stressed the fact that our familial relationships have a kind ___ permanence that we will never meet ___ again. I don’t think ___ the family much, but when I remember its members and the coast where they lived and the sea salt that I think is ___ our blood, I am happy to recall that I am a Pommeroy—that I have the nose, the coloring, and the promise ___ longevity—and that while we are not a distinguished family, we enjoy the illusion, when we are together, that the Pommeroys are unique. I don’t say any ___ this because I’m interested ___ family history or because this sense of uniqueness is deep or important ___ me but ____ advance the point that we are loyal ___ one another ___ spite ___ our differences, and that any rupture __ this loyalty is a source ___ confusion and pain.
Perform the dialog. Express the feelings of the characters:
“Isn’t the beach fabulous, Tifty?” Mother asked. “Isn’t it fabulous to be back? Will you have a Martini?”
“I don’t care,” Lawrence said. “Whiskey, gin—I don’t care what I drink. Give me a little rum.”
“We don’t have any rum,” Mother said. It was the first note of asperity.
She sensed the asperity and worked to repair it.
“Would you like some Irish, Tifty dear?” she said.
“Isn’t Irish what you’ve always liked? There’s some Irish on the sideboard. Why don’t you get yourself some Irish?”
“I don't care” Lawrence said.
Comment on the last passage of the story.
Try to predict the behavior of the characters in several years.
You work as a reporter. You are going to interview one of these people: the narrator of the story, Chaddy, Diana, Lawrence, their Mother, Odette, Helen, Ruth. Write 5 questions for the interview.
Compare two brothers: the narrator and Lawrence. Write your answer.
«THE LEES OF HAPPINESS» by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Read the story.
Comment on the meaning of the following word combinations. Find them in the story. Make up your own sentences using them:
- wished life to be carefully skirted;
- they met in a head-on rush;
- live in one;
- bungalow people;
- Indian summer.
Match the words to their definitions:
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marriage
honey-mooner
jealousy
mortgage
spouse
divorce
rompers
devotion
A person on the holiday taken by a newly married couple.
The charging of real (or personal) property by a debtor to a creditor as security for a debt (esp. one incurred by the purchase of the property), on the condition that it shall be returned on payment of the debt within a certain period.
The legal dissolution of a marriage by a court or other competent body.
The feeling of anger or bitterness that someone has when they think that another person is trying to take a lover or friend, or a possession, away from them.
A. young child's one-piece outer garment
The formal union of a man and a woman, typically recognized by law, by which they become husband and wife.
A husband or wife, considered in relation to their partner.
Love, loyalty, or enthusiasm for a person, activity, or cause.