- •Roald Dahl. Matilda.
- •The Reader of Books 1
- •Explain the meaning of the following phrases from the text:
- •Vocabulary
- •Complete the table below with the nouns that have the same root as the given verbs and adjectives:
- •Explain the difference between:
- •In the text find the English equivalents to the following words and expressions. Which of them are phrasal verbs?
- •Comment on the following saying: “a person all wrapped up in themselves makes for a mighty small package.” Reading Guide 2 The Reader of Books 2
- •Vocabulary
- •Paraphrase the following sentences using the words in brackets:
- •Match the definitions with the right words from the right column.
- •Complete the sentences with the words from Chapter 1 or their derivatives. One and the same word should fit the sentences under one number:
- •Give the English equivalents to the following words and expressions. Remember where they were used in the text:
- •Complete the sentences with the necessary prepositions:
- •What evidence do we have that suggests Matilda might be a child-genius?
- •Give several examples to support the idea that Mr. And Mrs. Wormwood “looked upon Matilda in particular as nothing more than a scab." Reading Guide 3 Miss Honey
- •Interpret the following sentences from the chapter.
- •Vocabulary
- •2. Complete the sentences from the chapter with the right prepositions and adverbs:
- •Match the definition with the right phrasal verb from exercise 2.
- •Complete the questions with the right phrasal verb or its form, ask and answer the questions in pairs:
- •Reading Guide 4 The First Miracle. The Second Miracle.
- •Interpret the following sentences from the chapter into Russian. Comment on the grammar of the sentences.
- •Vocabulary
- •Explain the difference between the following:
- •Which of these verbs can you show?
- •3. Match the expressions with their definitions. Reproduce the situations where they were used. There are more definitions than you need:
- •4. Complete the statements with necessary prepositions. Say if they are true or false:
- •Reading Guide 5 Miss Honey’s Cottage
- •1. Comment on the following sentences from the chapter:
- •2. Answer the following questions:
- •3. Make up 3 questions of yours. Ask them to your partner and answer theirs:
- •Vocabulary
- •Complete the sentences with the derivatives of the words from the right-hand column.
- •Complete the sentences with the right preposition:
- •Reading Guide 6 The Practice. The Third Miracle.
- •Vocabulary
- •Paraphrase the following sentences using the words in parenthesis():
- •Complete the sentences with the derivatives of the words from the right-hand column.
- •Explain the difference between the expressions:
- •Match the words from a) with their synonyms in b):
- •Match the definitions with the right words from the right-hand column.
- •Complete the sentences with the words from Ex. 4. Ask and answer the questions in pairs.
- •Complete the sentences with the verbs from Ex. 6 in the proper form.
- •Reading Guide 7 a New Home
- •1. Mark the following statements as true or false. Develop them:
- •2. Answer the following questions using the words in parenthesis:
- •Vocabulary
- •Match the definitions with the right words from the right-hand column. There are more words than you need. Give one derivative to these words if possible.
- •Give synonyms to the following words
- •Give the Russian equivalents to the following phrases from the text. Remember when they were used:
- •Complete the sentences with the right preposition. Think of the meanings that it may have:
Roald Dahl. Matilda.
Reading Guide 1
The Reader of Books 1
Introduction
What do you know about Roald Dahl? What is he famous for?
Look at the pictures on the first pages of the book. What can you say about the main characters of the book? Some of them have ‘speaking’ names. Can you predict their qualities by their names and pictures? Write down at least 3 attributes to describe each of them.
Reading
Read the story up to the words “By the time …”
Summarize the author’s opinion on how parents treat their children in no more than 3 sentences.
Answer the following questions. Use the vocabulary from the text:
What is a funny thing about parents?
What makes the author sick?
What kind of parents do teachers suffer from? Explain why.
What similes and metaphors does the author use in the imagined teachers’ letters? Does he resort to black humor here?
What kind of parents can you come across? Are they better or worse than the doting ones? Why?
How did Mr. and Mrs. Wormwood look upon Matilda.
What does ‘extra-ordinary’ mean?
Why did Matilda’s parents fail to notice anything unusual about her?
How did they call her and why?
Matilda didn’t really belong with this family, did she?
Explain the meaning of the following phrases from the text:
“It’s the way of the world” (p.3)
“… parents who take the opposite line” (p.6)
“… the child in question” (p.6)
“… to be wrapped up in one’s life” (p.6)
“Small girls should be seen and not heard” (p.7)
Predict how the story will develop.
Grammar
Can you interpret the following sentences from the text into Russian? What grammar do you see here?
“If I were a teacher, I would cook up some real scorchers …”
“If I were lyrical that day, I might write …”
“She was so quick to learn that her ability should have been obvious”
“I doubt they would have noticed had she crawled into the house with a broken leg”
Vocabulary
Complete the table below with the nouns that have the same root as the given verbs and adjectives:
Verbs |
Nouns |
to adore |
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to manage |
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to fail |
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to create |
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to doubt |
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to judge |
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to cover |
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Adjectives |
Nouns |
brilliant |
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curious |
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blinded |
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perfect |
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sensitive |
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What suffixes do the nouns have?
Explain the difference between:
off-spring / sibling
sensitive / sensible
to cook / to cook up