- •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:
1. Comment on the following sentences from the chapter:
We are playing with mysterious forces, my child, that we no nothing about.
“It’s like music,” she whispered.
It was straight out of a fairy-tale.
She really must be poor.
The room was as small as a square and as bare as a prison cell.
It would be fun to find out.
2. Answer the following questions:
How did Matilda behave on their way to Miss Honey’s cottage and in the cottage? What were the reasons for such behaviour?
Describe the various feelings Matilda had seeing the way Miss Honey lived.
What was Miss Honey’s cottage like?
Miss Honey lived rough, didn’t she? Prove it.
What was Matilda appalled by in the cottage?
What was Matilda longing to find out?
What did Miss Honey want to find out?
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.
1
Miss Honey described Matilda’s powers as ___________.
caution
delicate
except
explain
press
profound
reason
ripe
trim
wise
2
Miss Honey _______ suggested that they should explore Matilda’s phenomenon.
3
She was trying to find a _________ explanation to what has happened.
4
The teacher called Matilda an _________ precocious child.
5
Berries were _________ scarlet for the birds.
6
Matilda was ________ moved by the poem.
7
You pump the Primus stove to get ________ for the flame.
8
In her _______ she seemed to be aware of the _______ of the situation.
9.
Miss Honey had always been neat and ________ dressed.
What was ‘stored away’ in the chapter?
What other kitchen ‘things’ and utensils were mentioned in the chapter?
Stove, sauce pan, bottle, bucket, tray, cupboard, container, _______, ______, _______, …..
Why is the word ‘Primus’ written with the first capital letter?
What is the opposite of the word ‘evil’ also used in this chapter?
Continue the list of words with a logically suitable word that was used in the chapter:
spoonful, teaspoonful, bowlful, handful, mouthful, houseful, ________.
What is the figurative meaning of the word ‘whitewash’?
Have you ever taken water from a well? How did Matilda feel about it? Organize the actions to describe the process in the right order.
hook the handle of the bucket to the end of the rope
lower the bucket with a rope down until you hear a slash
pull the bucket up again using the winding device
pull up a rope from the well
take a bucket
take in water