Reading modern British literature. Part 1. Учебное пособие

3.“There you are, then. Back with us again”.

4.“We didn’t even enjoy the dinner particularly”.

5.“I’m spring-cleaning”.

Vocabulary exercises

1. Translate and transcribe the following words from the text: to vaccinate;

emerald; serpent; hothouse; incessant; patter; placid; daunting; turquoise; apathetic.

Explain the words in English (give their definitions). Read and translate the sentences, containing them.

2. Find Russian equivalents to the following word-combinations from the

text: to be about to do smth.; to be out of breath; to get wet through; to tighten one's grip

on smth.; to take notice of smb.; to fall into place.

Say in what situations they were used in the text. Use them in the sentences of

your own.

3.Say in one word. Choose a word from ex.1to match the following definitions:

1)a precious stone which is clear and bright green;

2)a heated greenhouse in which plants that need protection from cold weather

are grown;

3)a repeated light tapping;

4)seeming difficult to deal with in prospect; intimidating;

5)light greenish-blue colour;

6)to treat with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease;

7)a sly or treacherous person, especially one who exploits a position of trust in order to betray it;

8)(of something regarded as unpleasant) continuing without pause or

interruption;

9)calm and peaceful, with little movement or activity;

10)showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern.

4. Insert necessary prepositions and other functional words. Translate the

sentences.

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1.It had been great-grandfather’s and smelled comfortingly __tobacco, though there were moth-holes __ it and the lining was almost __ shreds.

2.It reminded her __ the paintings __ a medieval church she had once seen restored __ their original brilliance – blazing and, __ some obscure way, quite inappropriate as though to do such a thing were to tamper not __ the painting but __ the time itself.

3.They stared intently __ it and one __ them fiddled __ the knobs.

4.Her view __ the outside world was limited __ six squares __ sky let into the opposite wall __ the ward, and the most immediate and interesting thing was the glass door __ the end through which came and went everything that was worth watching.

5.The shop was full __ tables, each one covered __ objects.

6.All __ a sudden she knew what Aunt Susan wanted __ her birthday.

Discussion

1.Answer the questions:

1.What new things happen to the tribe? How do they react to them?

2.How did Clare feel after the accident?

3.Where did Clare go with her tamburan and why?

4.What details did Clare pay attention to on her way to the summit of the mountain?

5.Why couldn’t Clare give up and return back?

6.What did Clare see when she reached the ridge of the mountain?

7.What was a brown scarring that Clare had seen from the summit?

8.Describe the houses and people that Clare saw on her way.

9.How did the people from the tribe react to the shield?

10.Whom did Clare get acquainted with in the ward?

11.Where did the aunts go the day Clare didn’t find them at home?

12.Who visited Clare in the hospital?

13.What changes in nature did Clare notice on her way home from the hospital?

14.What did Clare want to give Aunt Susan for a birthday? Did she buy anything in the antique shop? Why?

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2.Make a literary translation of the extract (in writing): p. 137 from “Down into the valley.” up to p. 138 “... patchwork of the fields.”

3.Explain or paraphrase the following quotations from the text.

1.There was no one about, though, and neither did she expect there to be: this, she had always known, was a journey to be taken alone.

2.Several times she had to stop to push aside hanging curtains of a parasitic plant that slung itself round the trunks and branches of the trees.

3.Greenhouse orchids in pale, luminous colours, hanging from branches and boles like serpents, waxen and gently swaying.

4.It was as though a giant claw had reached down into the valley and scraped a wide track right across it.

5.People in hospitals are like refugees. Detached from their own lives, they establish new relationships, create a new world for themselves, fence themselves in with new concerns.

4.Speak about:

1)Clare’s way to the tribe’s village;

2)Clare’s spring-cleaning;

3)Clare’s visit to the doctor;

4)theantique shop that Clare visited.

5.Retell the chapter as if you were:

1) Clare; 2) John; 3) in the third person singular.

Chapter 12

Comprehension exercises

1.Say if the following statements are true or false according to the text.

1.Maureen was surprised by Clare’s present.

2.John didn’t know that trees in England lost their leaves in winter.

3.John wanted to marry Maureen.

4.Clare went to the museum with John.

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5.Clare wanted to leave the Norham Gardens.

2.Make the right choice.

1.Clare presented Aunt Susan with ... .

a)a bouquet of roses;

b)a bead purse;

c)copper beech.

2.How many candles were there on the birthday cake?

a)one;

b)eighty;

c)seventy-eight.

3.When Clare finished cleaning her bedroom and the attic she went on ... .

a)the study;

b)the garden;

c)the library.

4.What did Clare decide to give to the museum?

a)the shield;

b)great-grandmother’s dresses and hats;

c)great-grandfather’s diary.

Vocabulary exercises

1.Translate and transcribe the following words from the text: forlorn; weed; Michaelmas daisy; evasive; disconcerting; shoplifting; acutely; massacre; martyrdom; grievance.

Explain the words in English (give their definitions). Read and translate the sentences, containing them.

2.Find Russian equivalents to the following word-combinations from the text: to stand on one's own feet; to save up for a right moment; in reverse; to write out a receipt; to grin at smb.

Say in what situations they were used in the text. Use them in the sentences of

your own.

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3. Say in one word. Choose a word from ex.1, 2 to match the following

definitions:

1)a wild plant that grows in gardens or fields of crops and prevents the plants that you want from growing properly;

2)causing one to feel anxious, confused, or embarrassed;

3)pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely;

4)stealing from a shop by hiding things in a bag or in your clothes;

5)a display of pretended or exaggerated suffering to obtain sympathy;

6)to be or become self-reliant or independent;

7)an indiscriminate and brutal slaughter of many people;

8)difficult to find, describe, remember, or achieve;

9)a North American aster with numerous pinkish-lilac daisy-like flowers which bloom around Michaelmas;

10)If you feel or notice something ..., you feel or notice it very strongly.

4. Insert necessary prepositions and other functional words. Translate the

sentences.

1.It reminded her __ a tree she had liked long ago, __ the garden __ some house __ Somerset where the aunts had stayed.

2.How nice that I am giving birth __ one like it, as it were.

3.Clare stood __ the window __ a moment and looked down the long tunnel __

the garden.

4.She gave some water __ the tree and went inside, feeling pleased __ herself.

5.The attendant disappeared __ a moment __ a door __ some private, inner world __ the museum and came back __ another man.

6.__ the evening she sat __ the library __ the aunts, __ the heart __ the silent house.

Discussion

1.Answer the questions.

1. How does new life of the tribe differ from the old one which is described in

the beginning of the book?

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2.Did Aunt Susan like Clare’s present? What did she do with it?

3.What news did Cousin Margaret tell in her letter?

4.How did Maureen’s behaviour in John’s presence change?

5.How did Mrs. Rider explain to Clare the difference between a weed and a plant?

6.What did Clare decide to do with the shield and why?

7.What would the house in Norham Gardens be in future in the aunts’ opinion?

2.Make a literary translation of the extract (in writing): p. 152 from

“Leaving the museum, she remembered that the last time she had gone home ...” up to p. 153 “... trees and houses and watching them re-assemble.”

3. Speak about:

1)Aunt Susan’s birthday;

2)Clare’s visit to the museum.

4. Make up a dialogue using the vocabulary under study between:

1)Clare and Maureen discussing the present for Aunt Susan;

2)Clare and John discussing the shield;

3)Clare and the aunts discussing the future.

5. Retell the chapter as if you were:

1) Clare; 2) Aunt Susan; 3) in the third person singular.

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3 Assignments for self-control

2.Guess the words by their definitions:

1.a person who rents accommodation in another person’s house;

2.magic performed by using the power of evil spirits;

3.a loud and confused noise, especially that of people shouting;

4.a bag with a long strap that schoolchildren use for carrying books;

5.not clear enough to be read.

3.Fill in necessary prepositions and translate the word-combinations into

Russian:

4. Match the synonymous pairs and translate them:

5. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English, using the vocabulary under study.

1. В этом платье с блестками ты выглядишь просто превосходно! Ты его обязательно очаруешь!

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2. Он всегда так быстро ходит, что я за ним просто не успеваю. Он может,

поднимаясь по лестнице, перешагивать через две ступеньки.

3. Мне нужно во что бы то ни стало разоблачить моего соседа. Он всем говорит, что он прославленный писатель, но я-то знаю, что он в слове

«правильность» делает две ошибки.

4.Что ты ходишь туда-сюда? Из-за чего ты нервничаешь?

5.Ему не хотелось идти на свадьбу своего друга Джима, потому что он в тайне был влюблен в его невесту, но оказался не так проворен как Джим.

6.Он нашел записку, написанную неразборчивым подчерком, когда искал в

ящике книгу об аборигенах.

7.Бабушка ворчала на него, потому что соленья кончились, а он не сходил

вкладовую за другими.

8.Кейт очень волновалась, сможет ли она поладить с новым соседом.

9.Когда я вспоминаю о моих расходах за месяц, мурашки бегут по коже.

10.И он еще имеет наглость сидеть и вертеться на стуле.

11.Мы целый день бродили в поисках собаки, ходили туда и обратно. Нам надо любой ценой найти ее.

12.В час пик на дорогах такая суматоха, что машинам приходится

уступать друг другу дорогу.

13.Свадебная церемония Тома и Синди пройдет в Плазе.

14.Что за колдовство? Почему вся вязаная одежда находится в кладовке

для еды?

15.Он неохотно взял свой ранец и пошел в школу.

6. Translate the following words and word-combinations from Russian into

English and use them in the composition “The Day When Everything Went Wrong”:

1) words: кулинарная книга; унылый, подавленный; туземец, абориген;

кладовая (для мясных продуктов);

2) word-combinations: ворчать; принимать близко к сердцу; кончаться (о

запасах); после дождичка в четверг; рыться в чем-то в поисках чего-то; плакать из-за чего-либо.

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2. Guess the words by their definitions:

1)having been read often and bearing marks of frequent usage;

2)a feeling of excitement about something pleasant or exciting that you know is going to happen;

3)a place giving temporary protection from bad weather or danger;

4)a roller or clasp around which a lock of hair is wrapped to curl it;

5)to study very hard, especially when you are preparing for an examination;

6)simple but cosy and comfortable, as in one's own home.

3. Fill in necessary prepositions and translate the word-combinations into Russian.

vocabulary under study.

1.Моя свекровь продолжает вмешиваться в нашу семейную жизнь, даже несмотря на то, что мы переехали в отдельную квартиру.

2.Профессора обвинили коллеги впреступлении, которого он не совершал,

но он настаивал на своей невиновности.

3.Когда детей не слышно, значит, они что-то замышляют.

4.Миссис Беннет очень сильно хотела выдать свою дочь замуж, даже обратилась за помощью к свахе, которая с удовольствием предложила ей несколько приличных кандидатур.

5.Ты хорошо разбираешься в латыни? – Нет, не очень, мне приходится часто искать в справочнике перевод крылатых выражений.

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5. Translate the following words and word-combinations from Russian into

English and use them inthe situationof your own:

1) words: осмотр; изумлять, поражать; восприимчивый, понятливый; упрёк;

упорно добиваться;

2) word-combinations: заразительный смех; искать комнату; успокаивать,

утешать; спешить, активно продолжать (работу); полностью, по уши; с удовольствием.

Test 3 (Chapters 9-12)

1. Translate from Russian into English:

2. Guess the words by their definitions:

1)make (someone) less angry or hostile;

2)a feeling of guilt or moral scruple that prevents or follows the doing of something bad;

3)treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humour; flippant;

4)light greenish-blue colour;

5)an indiscriminate and brutal slaughter of many people;

6)a precious stone which is clear and bright green.

3. Fill in necessary prepositions and translate the word-combinations into Russian:

4. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English, using the vocabulary under study.

1.Его несчастный вид приводил меня в замешательство.

2.Стивен попытался дотянуться до книги, но ножка стула подкосилась, и он

сгрохотом упал на пол.

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