15. Look up the English idioms listed below in the left-hand column and match them with the corresponding Russian equivalents in the right-hand column. Use the idioms while discussing the text.

1. Dust smb’s coat/ give smb a dusting	Удалиться с гордо поднятой головой
2. Have (too) many irons in the fire	Лесть
3. It will all come out in the wash	Заметать следы
4. Make a mess of smth	Чернить кого-либо
5. Rub smb's nose in it/ in the dirt	Пускать пыль в глаза
6. Rub salt into the/ smb’s wounds	Устроить головомойку
7. Shake the dust from/ off one’s feet	Все устроится/ встанет на свое место: Все станет известным/ выйдет наружу
8. Soft soap	Выносить сор из избы
9. Sweep smth under the carpet/ rug	Заварить кашу/ натворить дел
10. Throw dust into somebody’s eyes	Сыпать соль на рану
11. Throw/ sling mud at smb	Хвататься за несколько дел сразу
12. Wash one’s dirty linen in public	Тыкать кого-либо носом

16. Discussion

1. What was Monica to do at Mrs. Robertson’s? Describe her impressions.

2. How did Monica and Mrs. Robertson part? Do you expect the latter to complain about Monica’s mishaps or refrain from it like Monica’s first employer?

3. What sort of housework was Monica offered by Miss Faulkener?

4. What impression did Miss Faulkener and her kitchen make on Monica? What did the kitchen look like at the end of the day?

5. How did Monica set about her business? Why did the work take her twice as long as it was to?

6. Why did the girl dislike the idea of leaving things undone till the next day?

7. Find phrases expressing Monica’s attitude to domestic work. Do you agree with all the statements?

8. Why do you think Monica lacked experience in housekeeping? What social class did she belong to? Find evidence in the text to support your idea.

9. Do you think it was wise of Monica to tell the agency that she was thoroughly domesticated? Should she have told the truth? What would you do if you were to apply for a job?

17. Read the text given below and do the following assignments:

1) choose the better option [a/ b] to fill in the gaps in the text;

2) introduce paragraphs where necessary (for tips, see SUPPLEMENT: II. Rhetoric and paragraphing).

That morning Edna was very excited, she was going to view the empty house in Mortimer Street, she thought she might buy. [1] and was quite easy to find. From the side-street Edna was going along the house looked neat and nice. However, walking up to the front door she was disappointed. [2] The garden was also extremely untidy and strewn with litter. What is more, [3] The house itself was spacious, with large windows which made it look airy and light. Unfortunately, its interior was quite daunting. The hall was dirty and littered, [4] Straight from the hallway Edna made for the kitchen. [5] It could not be called a “sight for sore eyes”. [6] The charred stove was horrid to look at. Still undaunted, Edna decided to see if the rooms were any better and walked back into the hall. [7] It was little different from the rest of the house but with growing excitement Edna noticed a large fireplace, reaching to the ceiling. [8] In English homes, the fireplace has always been, until recent times, the natural centre of interest in a room. People may like to sit at a window on a hot summer day, [9] Yet, so few houses had big fireplaces these days, moreover, in houses with central heating and air-conditioning there was no need for a fireplace at all. As for Edna, there was nothing she loved more than a house with a blazing log fire. [10]

Options:

1. a. The art gallery was opposite it

b. It was opposite an art gallery

2. a. The cracked driveway with crumbling kerbstones which seemed to date from the previous century was a picture of terrible neglect.

b. A picture of terrible neglect was the cracked driveway with crumbling kerbstones which seemed to date from the previous century.

3. a. there was a mound of rubbish with a burnt-out coach on top at the side of the house.

b. a mound of rubbish with a burnt-out coach on top was at the side of the house.

4. a. and so the rest of the house was.

b. and so was the rest of the house.

5. a. In any house it was the kitchen that she always wanted to see first.

b. She always wanted to see the kitchen first in any house.

6. a. Almost hidden under a thick layer of dust and grease were the kitchen units, the walls and ceiling were grimy.

b. The walls and ceiling were grimy, the kitchen units were almost hidden under a thick layer of grease and dust.

7. a. She came into the dining-room, pushing open an old creaking door.

b. Pushing open the old creaking door, she came into the dining-room.

8. a. This was the very kind of thing she had been hoping to find.

b. She had been hoping to find this very kind of thing.

9. a. but what they will prefer for many months of the year is to sit round the fire and watch the dancing flames.

b. but they will prefer for many months of the year to sit round the fire and watch the dancing flames.

10. a. Ever since her childhood spent in her grandmother’s old farmhouse she had loved it.

b. It was something she had loved ever since her childhood spent in her grandmother’s old farmhouse.

Vocabulary B

1. Look up the following synonyms.

I. To accept – acknowledge − admit – adopt – assume – confess – recognize

II. To decline – deny – give up – refuse – reject – turn down.

2. Fill in the gaps with one of the synonyms.

1. To accept – acknowledge − admit – adopt – assume – confess – recognize

1) Michael ___ that he was a poor actor.

2) He ___ fake cockney accent to disguise his upper-class origin.

3) Julia ___ an air of innocence and gave him one of her best smiles.

4) At the age of fifteen Len discovered that he had been ___ .

5) The court ___ Tom Timmerly the only lawful heir.

6) The witness reluctantly ___ being short-sighted.

7) Parliament unanimously ___ the new bill.

8) After he was faced with the witnesses he ___ everything.

9) The party decided to ___ more radical methods of struggle.

10) John was ___ to the psychiatric unit of the Royal Covenant Hospital.

11) She will never ___ that there is a problem.

12) Wimbledon is widely ___ as being the premier tennis tournament.

13) Mr. Proctor was accused of ___ bribes.

14) After the quarrel Dartie ___ to his wife that he had been seeing another woman.

15) Many years ago he tried to join the “Hotch Potch” but was not ___ on account of his being “in trade”.

16) It’s your right to ___ their help or not. Take it or leave it.

17) The author ___ that the role of the UN will be growing.

18) This credit card is ___ all over the world.

19) We gratefully ___ the contributions of everyone who help us.

20) Hob had been hunting for a job for quite a time before he was offered this vacancy, no wonder, he ___ it without hesitation.

21) At that crucial moment Celia was the only person to ___ control of the situation and save the company.