Reading modern British literature. Part 1. Учебное пособие
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3)to turn smb into targets;
4)to find the ideal solution;
5)to be stacked in rows;
6)to give the right to do smth;
7)to blink back a tear;
8)to browse for ten minutes or so;
9)to be angry enough to do smth;
10)to be whisked away;
11)to show no interest in smb.
8.Make up your own sentences with the expressions from ex. 7.
9.Agree or disagree with the following information.
1.Fiona’s crying in the morning didn’t bother Marcus – it was a usual thing for
him.
2.Nicky and Mark were Marcus’s best friends at school and they spend much
time together.
3.Nicky and Mark stopped hanging around with Marcus because they moved to
another city.
4.It was a problem for will to imagine himself a single father.
5.Will felt at home at SPAT centre.
6.Will chose Suzan because she was the woman he needed.
7.Marcus disliked SPAT picnics.
8.Suzie was annoyed when Will didn’t take Ned to the picnic.
9.It was funny when people started singing once and the same part of the song, Will thought.
10.Will was disappointed to know the musical preferences of Marcus.
11.Will didn’t feel any difficulty to tell about Ned.
10.Translate the sentences with the underlined phrasal verbs
1. She seemed to wake up with the hope that whatever was making her unhappy
would somehow have vanished overnight.
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2. He just ended up standing there and staring at her with his mouth open, and she’d
just carry on as if nothing was happening.
3.That cheered him up.
4.He’d quite happily give up Coco Pops if she’d give up crying all the time.
5.On the way to school he tried to work out what was wrong with her.
6.It was simply that an instinct for self-preservation took over.
11. Make a literary translation of the extract (in writing):
P. 45 “It was much more confusing than…” up to “He’d lose the point of himself,
somehow”.
12.How can you characterize Marcus’ relations with his classmates? What
would you do if you were their teacher?
13.Such groups as SPAT – what’s the use of them? Can you imagine such
groups in Russia? If yes, say about the possible reasons to unite in such groups.
14.Is it moral to look for a woman – a single mother? Do you approve of
Will’s behavior?
15.Write a letter
1.Write a letter from Marcus’s teacher to Fiona, asking to pay attention to her
son and informing her about the situation that has happened at school.
2. Write a letter from Suzie to her friend to ask for advice, connected with relationships with Will.
16. Transform the following phrases into the indirect speech. Speak about
the participants, place and the reason of the utterances.
1.“What are you watching this for? It’s rubbish. You’re always telling me”.
2.“I do. I just don’t like this one. It’s terrible”.
3.“Mum, what sort of sick?”
4.“Don’t treat me like an idiot, Mum”.
5.“You’ve got to. If you can’t look after me properly then you’ll have to find someone who can”.
6.“How can you say I don’t look after you?”
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7. “Because you don’t. All you do is make my meals and I could do that. The rest of the time you just cry. That’s… that’s no good. That’s no good to me”.
Part 3
pp. 54-77
1.Learn the following words. Provide them with transcription.
Coincidence, to keel over, second favourite, crucial time, to accuse of lying, ambulance, to reflect, to restrain from doing smth, to grumble, to spot, let’s call it a day, a delivery curry, to lose track, at your disposal, paternity leave, rejection, boredom, to treat, to beat around the bush, to make a concession, to sprinkle generously.
2.Read the part pp. 54-77.
3.Read the sentences where the following words and expressions were used
Coincidence, to keel over, crucial time, ambulance, to grumble, a delivery curry, to lose track, rejection, to treat, to make a concession.
4.Match the words from vocabulary with their definitions
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coincidence |
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extremely important because everything else |
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depends on it; |
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crucial |
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refusal; |
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ambulance |
c) |
a surprising and unexpected situation in which two |
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things that are connected happen at the same time, in the |
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same place or to the same people; |
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reflect |
d) |
try to cure an illness or injury by using drugs, |
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hospital care, operations; |
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grumble |
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to throw back the light, heat, sound or an image; |
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rejection |
f) |
a special vehicle used for taking people who are ill |
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or injured to hospital; |
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boredom |
i) |
to keep complaining in an unhappy way or to make a |
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very low sound that gets quieter then louder continuously; |
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treat |
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the feeling that you have when you are bored. |
5.Give synonyms and antonyms for the following words.
Dead, to stare, to float, sad, mysterious, to scream, empty, scary, wrong, to drag on, obviously, to punch, to hurry, to laugh, angry, incredible, batty, to sprinkle over.
6.Complete the sentences using the information from the text.
1.Marcus couldn’t believe that the duck was dead, because he was just…
2.When the park-keeper approached them, Marcus was afraid that Will…
3.When they came into the room they saw Fiona ….
4.In the ambulance Marcus grumbled because …
5.When Marcus entered the kitchen the first thing he saw was ,,,
6.He was shocked to see and read her suicide letter, but his mother…
7.The problem with a video at the newsagent’s was connected with…
8.While watching the Groundhog’s day Marcus was very worried because…
9.Marcus didn’t want to continue watching Groundhog’s day, because…
10.Filing days had never been a problem for Will, because…
11.Will was thinking where to go with Marcus, because…
12.The reason why Will needed to buy a car seat was…
7. Find the situations where the following expressions were used and
reproduce them orally.
1)to stare at the back of the head;
2)a line of defense;
3)to grass smb up;
4)crucial time;
5)to start screaming at smb;
6)to be packed off home;
7)to be carted off;
8)to push the hand away;
9)a permission for an overnight stay;
10)to pick up;
11)ought to have a little talk;
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12)to wind the tape on past the trailers;
13)to drive smb mad;
14)the need for a change;
15)to beat around the bush.
8.Make up your own sentences with the expressions from ex. 7.
9.Answer the following questions.
1.What were the incidents with Marcus that finished happily?
2.What did they discover in Marcus and Fiona’s flat?
3.What did Will feel when the trouble with Fiona took place?
4.Who did they see in the hospital?
5.What did Marcus discover on the kitchen table?
6.Why did Marcus dislike the film?
7.How did Will fill his days?
8.What was the reason why Will bought a Time Out?
9.What were the factors in the choice of a car seat?
10.Transform the following utterances into the indirect speech. Speak about
the participants, place and the reason of them.
1.“I just wanted to watch this”.
2.“This? What do you want to watch this for?”
3.“We’re doing cooking at school, and they said we had to watch this for
homework”.
4.“So you’ll be in trouble tomorrow”, said his mum. “Why didn’t you tell me you had to watch this tonight?”
5.“Anyway, we can watch the rest of the film now”.
6.“It’s not very realistic, is it?”
7.“Yes. It’s funny. Don’t you think it’s funny?”
8.“Oh, Marcus! You make me watch things where people jump from exploding
helicopters on to the tops of trains, and you complain about realism”.
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9.“Yeah, but you can see them doing it. You can actually see them doing those things. You don’t know for sure he’s waking up on the same day over and over again, because they can just pretend that, can’t they?”
10.“You do talk some rot”.
Part 4
pp. 78-102
1.Learn the following words. Provide them with transcription.
To check out, to chat up, to shrug, dangly earrings, to appreciate, at this rate, to be straight with sb, to show up, self-conscious, notion of romance, to dig, to doubt, to contemplate, embarrassment, sincerity, to recall, on behalf of, plausible, to snap open, introvert, to feel like a wally, to swear.
2.Read the part pp. 78-102.
3.Read the sentences where the following words and word combinations
were used.
Well off, to look wreck, to conk out, takeaway, requisite, sincerity, to tumble down, a rug, a bloke.
4.Give synonyms and antonyms for the following words.
Daft, malarkey, frizz, hassle, to put off, to doubt, to contemplate.
5.Match the words from vocabulary with their definitions.
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to show up |
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to go somewhere quickly, suddenly, or in a way that |
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you did not expect; |
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to shrug |
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the conditions that affect a situation, action, event |
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etc; |
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morbid |
c) |
a small electric machine that makes solid foods into |
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liquids; |
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to grumble |
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to expose or reveal the true character or nature of; |
5) |
vagrant |
e) |
to raise and then lower your shoulders in order to |
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show that you do not know something or do not care about |
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something; |
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to force feed |
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to keep complaining in an unhappy way; |
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circumstance |
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with a strong and unhealthy interest in unpleasant |
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subjects, especially death; |
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liquidizer |
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someone who has no home or work, especially |
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someone who begs; |
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to pop |
i) |
to force someone to eat by putting food down their |
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throat. |
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6.Complete the sentences using information from the text.
1.Marcus knew many things about Will as…
2.Marcus wanted to go to Planet Hollywood, because…
3.Marcus wanted Fiona to order the swordfish steak, because…
4.Fiona and Will had some difficulty in the conversation, because…
5.Will knew Fiona was not his type, because…
7. Find the situations where the following expressions were used and
reproduce them orally.
1)to check someone out;
2)to turn out;
3)to get changed;
4)to show up;
5)to have driving license;
6)to choke out of someone’s mouth;
7)to dissolve into tears;
8)to be good at anagrams;
9)the Dead Duck Day.
8.Make up your own sentences with the expressions from ex. 7.
9.Agree or disagree with the following information.
1. Marcus thought that having a baby at his mum’s age was impossible.
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2.Marcus chose the restaurant Planet Hollywood because there were many celebrities.
3.Will offered Marcus and his mum to go to Twenty-Eight instead of Planet Hollywood.
4.Marcus’s mum got angry and upset after watching a TV show, where some unpleasant woman said that everyone should have a mother and a father.
5.Will was married.
6.Fiona was a type of Will’s woman.
7.The apartment of Will was in South London.
8.Fiona began to play piano and started singing a song “Killing me softly with his
song”.
9.Marcus tumbled himself that Will didn’t have a baby.
10.Marcus wanted immediately tell the truth about Will to mum and Suzie.
11.In Will’s flat were many posters, CDs, and photos of famous musician.
12.Marcus denoted himself as suitable personality type for school.
13.Sometimes Will interested about Marcus’s mum mood and health.
10. Read and translate the passage
1.Read and translate the passage into Russian p. 91 “Fiona called him once
more…” up to “… were currently eluding him”.
2.Tell about a first date of Fiona and Will.
3.Imagine that you are Will and you have to chat with a weird woman. What should you do? Will you agree to spend some hours in her company?
4.Is it a normal situation when a kid spies after an adult? What will you do for happiness of your mum? Will you do the same?
11. Writing
1.Write an email from Fiona to her friend about the first date with Will. Ask a piece of advice.
2.Write an essay for school from Marcus about a room of his dream. Should it be
like Will’s flat?
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12. Transform the following dialogue into the indirect speech. Speak about the
participants, place and the reason of the conversation
“What?” said Will.
“Nothing.Thought I’d pop round.” That made Will smile, although Marcus couldn’t see why. “What are you doing?”
“What am I doing?” “Yeah”.
“Watching TV”.
“What are you watching?” “Countdown”.
“What’s that?” Marcus knew what it was. Every kid who had ever come home from school knew what it was: it was the most boring programme in the history of television.
“A quiz show. Words and numbers”.
“Oh. Would I like it?” Of course he wouldn’t like it. Nobody liked it, apart from his dad’s girlfriend’s mum.
“I’m not sure I care”.
“‘I could watch it with you, if you want”.
“That’s very nice of you, Marcus, but I usually manage on my own”.
“I’m good at anagrams. And maths. I’d be really helpful, if you were serious about doing well”.
“So you do know what Countdown is”.
“Yes. I remember now. I really like it. I’ll go when it’s finished”.
Will looked at him and shook his head. “Oh, hell. Come in”.
Part 5
pp. 103-122
1. Learn the following words and expressions. Provide them with transcription.
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To work smth into the fabric of the day, blankness, consolation, to swear, sympathetically, obscenity, caffeine poisoning, to seem incongruous, triumph, hail, to help to a biscuit, to embed sweets into the scull, to fling at smb, obvious, in disguise, to peer at smb, to catch sight of, at peace with oneself, to soak through, apologetic, clue, outburst, fib, premature teenage rebellion.
2.Read part V pp.103-122.
3.Read the sentences where the following words and word combinations
were used.
To chuck, magnitude, invisible machine, gleam, to repress, quid, spat, to spell out, premature, to get frustrated.
4.Give synonyms and antonyms for the following words.
To repress, to get frustrated, soggy, heir, to collide, a quid, raucous, to lure into a trap, mess up, blush.
5.Match the words from vocabulary with their definitions.
1) heir |
a) to stop yourself from doing something you want to do |
2) buzzer |
b) something that makes you feel better when you are sad |
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3) consolation |
c) one pound in money; |
4) to hail |
d) the person who has the legal right to receive the property |
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5) to chuck |
e) good or quick at noticing things; |
6) to blush |
f) a small thing, usually shaped like a button, that buzzes |
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when you press it; |
7) to repress |
g) to throw something in a careless or relaxed way; |
8) observant |
h) to become red in the face, usually because you are |
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9) quid |
i) to call to someone in order to greet them or try to attract |
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6.Complete the sentences using information from the text.
1.Will spend his free time variously, for example:…
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