Reading modern British literature. Part 2. Учебное пособие
.pdf1)She hides in libraries, behind books. She looks like a book. (52)
2)Caris can’t work him out. He doesn’t sound like other boys she
knows. (53)
3)Caris feels as if her landscape has opened out, like a pop-up book that makes something flat and ordinary into something three-dimensional. (56)
4)We put young people first. We have an excellent anti-bulling policy.
(59)
5)…says the priest, his religious zeal filling the taxi like air-freshener.
(62)
6)There is an air of anxiety about all of them… (70)
7)We don’t want to be in a pile-up. (71)
8)There is something abandoned about her, as if she has part of herself in Left Luggage. (74)
5.Translate the passages:
-p. 61 “Mac sounds his horn…..and climbs in”;
-p. 69 “Caris goes into … she could be someone else.
6.Write a short abstract of each chapter.
Focus on culture
1.What attitude does the word “charver” used as a form of address
demonstrate to a person?(55)
2.What does “Of Mice and Men” (57) written on the blackboard in
Caris’ classroom mean?
3.Why were GCSEs (57) so vital for pupils?
4.What does the slogan “Invest in Jesus. It pays” (61) mean?
5.How do the words “all saying “Hail Mary” contribute to the idea of Mac’s being a catholic?
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Part 4
pp. 77-99
Focus on vocabulary
1. Glossary. Note down the words and word combinations, memorize them. Transcribe the following words.
Nouns: rehearsal (77), a dressing-gown (77), earlobe (77),slag (77), settee (80), sneer (82), murder (84), reassurance (84), wallet (85), bastard (87), lisp (87), slippers (91), bedclothes (94), a courtier (94), necklace (94), bedcovers (95), gatepost (95), mackintosh (96), chauffeur (96), truant (97).
Adjectives: indignant (77), brittle (78), opulent (78), languorous (78), springy (79), scratchy (80), petite (85), pious (85), threadbare (86), incarcerated (87), shiny (87), blurry (92), glorious (93), uneven (94), slender (94), steep (94), harsh (94), indelible (95), urgent 98).
Verbs: to swagger off (78), to huddle (78), to bask (84), to crouch (87), to dwell on (88), to dread (89), to toss (93), to wallop (95).
Adverbs: irreparably (88), furtively (93).
Phrases: to smash in (77), to get obsessed (78), the point of doing smth (78), anti-ageing cream 80), to be ashamed of (80), a posh boy (80), a milk tooth (81), to be on holiday (83), to sort smth. out(86), parent-teacher evenings (87), to trail away (88), to talk through (89), to hold one’s breath (89), to mess about(91), to build upon smth.(93), to make a decision (94), in the background (94), to be in order(94), bitten-down nails(94), to do smth on purpose (95), a lump in one’s throat (95), AIDS(97), to set fire to smth (97).
2. Guess the word by its definition:
1)a practice or trial performance of a play or other work for later public performance;
2)(of a woman) attractively small and dainty;
3)to relax and enjoy yourself by lying in the sun;
4)a long soft comfortable chair for two or more people;
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5)requiring immediate action or attention;
6)unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses;
7)a comfortable shoes that are worn indoors;
8)to spend time doing something in pleasantly way;
9)covering for a bed, such as sheets and blankets;
10)having, worthy of, or bringing fame or admiration.
3.Define the following words: a dressing-gown, a wallet, urgent, a tree surgeon, indignant, murder, earlobe, to wallop, to dread, mackintosh.
4.Find the situations where the following words or expressions were used and reproduce them orally: to smash in (77), to get obsessed (78), the point of doing smth (78), anti-ageing cream (80), to be ashamed of(80), a posh boy (80), a milk tooth (81), to be on holiday (83), to sort smth. out (86), parent-teacher evenings (87), to trail away (88), to talk through (89), to hold one’s breath (89), to
mess about (91), to build upon smth. (93), to make a decision (94), in the background (94), to be in order (94), bitten-down nails (94), to do smth on purpose
(95), a lump in one’s throat (95), AIDS (97), to set fire to smth (97). 5. Fill in the gaps with words from exercise 1.
1)Mrs. Smith didn’t like to attend _________, because the teacher
always complained of her two sons.
2)Yesterday evening Tom went home by train. When he got home, he realized, that he had left his _______ in the train.
3)When Lisa looked at him, she saw, that he had dirty and oily hair, chapped hands and ________ nails.
4)Tomorrow I’ll take part in a school performance, but today I’ve got
a_________.
5)Robert ________ entered the room, where his wife Elizabeth was
sleeping.
6)She has been on __________ for three months; she has already visited Spain, Italy, Germany and France.
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7)When Carry entered the store the first thing she saw was a sign of
______ cream.
8)Mr. Smithson was_________ of his behavior, he couldn’t believe that
he had just refused to marry Jane.
9)She was attractively _______ with delicate features and hands that seemed to be ageless.
10)Nowadays many people talk about incurable disease as ________.
6.Find in the text, read and translate sentences containing nouns from the glossary list.
7.Match synonymous pairs: glorious, murder, rehearsal, urgent, slender, kill, exigent, slim, famous, repetition.
8.Work in pairs. Make up a dialogue using vocabulary under study from exercise 1.
Focus on the contents
1. Say if the following statements are true or false according to the text.
1)Layla and Margaret came to Caris’s home and hit her.
2)George offered Nana Price to take his mother’s shoes.
3)Nana Price invited George to have a cup of tea.
4)Caris didn’t want to speak to her mother on telephone.
5)Mac didn’t want to go to school, because he was afraid of Mr. Fortoba.
6)Mr. Fortoba offered Caris the service of the school counselor.
7)George hung more shoes: his father’s business shoes, his mother’s fluffy
slippers and his sneakers.
8) Layla and Margaret wrote “Caris is a slag” and “Caris is a fat pig” on every available surface.
9)Degna missed her old life, the old job and of course friends.
10)When Degna got off Mac’s taxi, he understood that he had fallen in love
with her.
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2. Answer the following questions:
1)Why did Layla and Margaret want to smash Caris’s face in?
2)How did Nana Price get acquainted with George?
3)What for did Caris and George need so many shoes?
4)Why couldn’t Mac go to visit Louise? Was it a real reason?
5)Did Caris miss her mum? Prove it.
6)Why and how did Mr. Fortoba try to help Caris?
7)What did Mr. Fortoba mean when he spoke about “the bullying
incident”?
8)What did Caris feel when she saw her name written in pink and silver letters everywhere?
9)Why did Mac like picking up Degna?
10)What did Mac mean, when he said: “I can’t stop working”?
3. Say who these phrases belong to and explain the reason of the conversation. Transform them into indirect speech.
1)You’re a thief, like your thieving mum.
2)How many rooms have you got?
3)I’ve got more shoes.
4)Call me Irene. I’ve moved in while they’ve got the trouble.
5)I miss you, Caris.
6)You’ve got to wash up, Caris. You never do it.
7)The thing is, Caris, you’ve got to stop running off.
8)I need space, Dad, to work this out.
9)My daughters don’t respect me.
10)What’s wrong with being a taxi driver?
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4. Explain or paraphrase the following sentences.
1)Caris is getting into character. She feels misery welling up inside her like sick. (88)
2)Mr. Fortoba frowns, thinking of his own mother who resembles a large teapot, and how he might feel if she was incarcerated. (88)
3)Sometimes these things pass over like bad weather. (89)
4)“You’re hanging people’s souls up there”. (91)
5)…they have little to go on with the Hate Caris campaign. (93)
5)She sees herself as a queen, standing in the bows of a ship, dressed in a gown stitched with jewels, or reclining in a golden room. (94)
6)Caris stares at the looped letters with a lump in her throat. (95)
7)She curls up in its arms and lets the evening wrap her on darkness. (95)
8)The Millennium bridge is winking its wide white eye to let a ship pass underneath it. (96)
5. Translate the passage – pр. 96 “Degna stands outside… / Degna is bored.”
Focus on culture
1.Can you suggest what the play was about if Caris played Virgin
Mary? (85)
2.Why would be Mac happy if someone said “Take me to the Outer
Hebrides”?
3.Comment upon the following “The Millennium bridge is winking its
wide white eye…”
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Part 5
Pp. 100-126
Focus on vocabulary
1. Glossary. Note down the words and word combinations, memorize them. Transcribe the following words.
Nouns: gutter (100), allotment (100), jigsaw (103), bunions (103), clairvoyant (104), osteopath (107), lettuce (108), windscreen (107), tannoy (109), divorcee (110), stubble (111), drum kit (114), joint (114), twilight (115), stick insect (114), cretin (117), celebrity (118), painkiller (118), immobility (122), usherette (125).
Verbs: to glint (101), to whine (101), to shrug (103), to lurch (104), to savour (108), to chirrup (109), to despise (111), to pester (112), to glisten (114), to salivate (116), to dab (119), to persuade (117).
Adjectives: piercing (101), discordant (101), abrasive (101), compact (101), sophisticated (101), embarrassed (102), unknotted (102), motley (103), compulsory (107), muscular (109), suede (110), wary (114), edible (116), peaceable (117), obvious (119), self-conscious (122).
Adverbs: clumsily (102), bleakly (105), idly (107), wistfully (107), callously (111), disapprovingly (112), maudlin (124).
Phrases: a rush of blood (102), to be deep in conversation (106), to bring oneself to do smth (107), to be responsible for (109), a spasm of anger (112), to beckon smb over to (114), to get out of the way (117), to make an effort to do (117), to feel sorry for (118), to have an adulterous affair (118), to look forward to doing smth (119), to swear at traffic lights (117), to point out the finer details (119), out of desperation (120), tailored clothes (120), to want a rise (122), from every angle (123), for the first time (126).
2. Guess the word by its definition:
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1)the amount of something allocated to a particular person;
2)a tube of metal, plastic, or other material used to convey water, gas, oil, or other fluid substances;
3)feel contempt or a deep repugnance for;
4)a high-pitched piercing cry or sound; a scream;
5)the legal dissolution of a marriage by a court or other competent body;
6)taste (good food or drink) and enjoy it completely;
7)the panel facing the driver of a vehicle or the pilot of an aircraft, containing instruments and controls;
8)a long or arduous search for something;
9)a short road leading from a public road to a house or garage;
10)shut (a door, window, or lid) forcefully and loudly;
11)the throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it.
4. Define the following words: immobility; discordant; to fade; mantelpiece; impatience; to compete; surge; desire; canvas; drawers.
5. Find the situations where the following words or expressions were used and reproduce them orally: a rush of blood (102), to be deep in conversation (106), to bring oneself to do smth (107), to be responsible for (109), a spasm of anger (112), to beckon smb over to (114), to get out of the way (117), to make an effort to do (117), to feel sorry for (118), to have an adulterous affair (118), to look forward to doing smth (119), to swear at traffic lights (117), to point out the finer details (119), out of desperation (120), tailored clothes (120), to want a rise (122), from every angle (123), for the first time (126).
6. Fill in the gaps with words from the list.
1)We tried to find some food on the island but we were not sure if the fruits we`d found were___________.
2)It was very____ to leave this poor little puppy under such pouring rain.
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3)I can`t stand the ache any longer. Do something! – The only thing I can is to give you some____.
4)The night was full of horrors. Craws were ____outside, trees were creaking and strong wind was slamming the shutters.
5)She had never loved her husband, so very often ______thoughts came over her mind.
6)He tried to avoid his gifts of telepathy and _________as he thought it was dangerous.
7)She had to combine work as an _____in the cinema and looking after her old grandmother.
8)His mind was troubled with hard, ______ thoughts.
9)It’s ___________that it’s going to rain – the sky is covered with clouds.
10)Due to her salary she could afford _____________ clothes.
6.Find in the text, read and translate sentences containing adjectives from the glossary list.
7.Match synonymous pairs: mumble, understand, cage, sport, bemused, realize, quest, cell, murmur, puzzled.
8.Give 10 words meaning types of footwear.
Focus on the contents
1. Say if the following statements are true or false according to the text.
1)Caris desires George.
2)Mac didn`t want to see Degna anymore.
3)Caris enjoyed going to school.
4)Louise seriously thought about divorce in prison.
5)George was a very diligent student.
6)Mac tried to calm down by driving along the streets.
7)George was expelled from his previous school because of smoking
dope.
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8)Caris and George bought shoes from dead people.
9)Caris wasn’t very glad about Mrs Featherly asking her questions.
10)Louise really enjoyed working on Mrs and Mr Farrish.
2. Answer the following questions:
1)What childhood reminiscence did Caris have in a café? (104)
2)What kind of job did Louise do when Mac was unable to work?
3)What did Mac dream about when he was unable to work and spend all his time at home?
4)What is a perfect world of a taxi driver? (107)
5)What did Mac feel after having a row with Caris and driving along the
streets?
6)What kind of relations was between Caris and George?
7)Why did women in prison like Louise`s picture?
8)What was Louise thinking about when painting the picture?
9)What kind of person was Mrs Farrish? Tell about Louise’s work
experience in their house.
10)What did George think of Caris?
11)What made Mac think of divorce?
10) What kind of life did Mac dream about?
3. Say who these phrases belong to and explain the reason of the conversation. Transform them into indirect speech.
1)You might get nits. You should be careful. (104)
2)Is it your boyfriend? (105)
3)Have you been to school? (111)
4)You’re not trying! (112)
5)Take your clothes off. (115)
6)I told you, I got expelled. (115)
7)I deserve respect. (118)
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