- •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:
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.
1
to disappear suddenly and/or in a way that you cannot explain
apparently
attorney
buzz
chaos
consent
frantically
frustration
savings
solicitor
to appoint
to strive
to stuff
to vanish
will
2
The feeling of being annoyed and impatient because you cannot do or achieve what you want
3
(formal) to try very hard to achieve smth
4
(BrE) a lawyer who prepares legal documents, for example for the sale of land or buildings, advises people on legal matters, and can speak for them in some courts of law
5
to fill a space or container tightly with smth:
6
an amount of smth such as time or money that you do not need to use or spend
7
(also testament) [C] a legal document that says what is to happen to smb’s money and property after they die
8
a state of complete confusion and lack of order
9
quickly and with a lot of activity, but in a way that is not very well organized
10
according to what you have heard or read; according to the way smth appears
11
permission to do smth, especially given by smb in authority
Give synonyms to the following words
To struggle, to disappear, to investigate, a lawyer, testament, evidently, mess, despair, permission, noise.
Give the Russian equivalents to the following phrases from the text. Remember when they were used:
Mind you.
More or less.
We are off.
The school was over.
They [clothes] had all gone.
Get going!
For fun.
I love it here.
He is in it deep.
…and the rest of it.
That would be heaven.
There’s no more room in the boot.
It’s fine with me
Speaking
Discuss in pairs: what is the message of the book?
What problems does it raise?
What conclusions have you made?
Give three words to describe the book.
Writing
Write an advertisement for the book to be printed on its back-cover.
Complete the sentences with the right preposition. Think of the meanings that it may have:
.Matilda was moved _____ into the top form.
Miss Honey was brought ______ in the Red House.
I didn’t even fell the hotness building ____ behind my eyeballs.
There was tremendous energy bottled ____ in there.
All Matilda’s energy is used _____ at class.
Mr Wormwood answered without looking _____.
She flew _____ the drive aand saw Miss Honey.
When Miss Honey heard Matilda racing over the gravel, she straightened ____ and stepped out of the rose-bed as the child came running _____.
Match the words from the columns to make collocations and reproduce the situations where they have been used. Give the Russian equivalents to the collocations:
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