Part 17 (Chapters lv-lvi)

LEXICAL TASKS

1. Transcribe, read and translate the following words and restore the context from the book.

1) abruptly; 2) overwhelm; 3) discern; 4) harassed; 5) seize; 6) intolerable; 7) inevitable; 8) nausea; 9) perturbation; 10) vindictive.

2. Give the three forms of the following verbs.

Foresee, burst, sink, spring, shake, stroke, strike, lie, light, draw, weep, bite.

3. Match the words with their definitions and restore the context from the book. ONE WORD IS EXTRA!

1) apprehension 2) beam 3) be confined 4) betray 5) compose 6) consternation 7) craving 8) discern 9) evoke 10) inclined 11) long for 12) petty 13) self-restraint 14) stroke 15) tremor 16) vindictive

a shaking or trembling movement caused by fear, nervousness, illness, etc.; a very strong, almost uncontrollable desire; anxiety about the future; expectation of something unpleasant; be a sign of something one would like to hide; show the real feelings or intentions; be ready to give birth to a child; feeling a wish to do something; having or showing a mind that is limited or ungenerous; having or showing the desire to harm someone who has harmed you; make oneself calm, quiet, etc.; pass the hand over somebody or something gently, esp. for caressing; produce or call up a memory or feeling; see, notice or understand with difficulty; smile brightly and happily; the quality of being calm and controlled in all situations; want something very much.

4. Complete the following sentences with an appropriate preposition or adverb and explain what the marked expressions mean.

1. Being overwhelmed … emotions she could only stare … him … mute astonishment.

2. He beamed … recognition when he saw a familiar face in the crowd of strangers.

3. He had longed … this trip … so long that when it at last became real he felt a little disappointed.

4. Her craving … love was so great that she was ready to forgive … her unfaithful husband all his past and future sins.

5. Now that the troubles are over, let’s give ourselves … … joy!

6. She couldn’t but burst … tears.

7. The child seemed to be seized … terror.

8. The familiar music … a sudden evoked … me all the memories … the past love.

9. The mother stroked the child … the head.

10. The sight of a crying baby gave me a catch … the heart.

4. Translate the phrases into English, paying special attention to the marked words. Make your own sentences with these phrases.

1) сиять от радости; 2) выиграть время; 3) приступ тошноты; 4) душная атмосфера; 5) испуганные глаза; 6) неизбежное наказание; 7) предаться скорби; 8) мелочный человек; 9) мстительная натура; 10) разразиться рыданиями; 11) жаждать власти; 12) с трудом различить; 13) с трудом выговорить несколько слов; 14) невыносимые муки; 15) пробудить воспоминания; 16) всплеснуть руками.

READING COMPREHENSION TASKS

Recall the Contents of the Story.

1. What incident happened to Kitty when she came to the convent a day or two after her trip to the Buddhist monastery?

2. What was the first explanation for her feeling unwell that Kitty imagined? What was the real reason revealed to her by the nuns?

3. What was Walter desperate to know when he learnt of Kitty’s pregnancy?

4. What answer did she give him?

Questions and Tasks for Analytical Reading.

1. Why was Kitty so desperate to call Walter when she felt ill? Was it just because he was the only doctor at hand, in your opinion?

2. Why was Kitty shocked when she learnt she was with a baby? Why did she feel ashamed?

3. What made Walter come home early on that day though, as he said, he realised that Kitty's case wasn't serious? Was Kitty right thinking about him that his professional instincts were stronger than his personal?

4. Why didn't the nuns tell Walter what the matter was with Kitty? What reaction did they anticipate?

5. How did Walter accept the news of Kitty's being pregnant? Why did his first reaction seem devastating to her? What would it mean for him to know that he was the father? What reaction did Kitty expect from her husband in case she admitted that the baby was his? Why couldn't she say that though she terribly wanted his care and consolation?

6. What did Kitty notice and realise having given her answer? What were the reasons for Walter's exhaustion? Why didn't Kitty try to arouse his sympathy?

7. Retell Part 17 in Kitty's or Walter's name.