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6.Now that everyone knew the truth, the only thing to do was to brazen it ….

7.She always celebrates her birthday …style.

8.Shewasannoyedathavingthreeextraguestssuddenlythrust…

her.

9.The Hawkers went … 5–9 in their previous match and didn’t get into the semifinal.

10.The very next morning he began to be irritable, and seemed doing his best to find fault … his brother, attacking him on his tenderest points.

11.Toolongdidmysoulsithungryattheirtable:Igottheknack… investigating, as the knack … nut-cracking.

12.We decided to climb the mountain, but …second thought real-

ized that it was too dangerous.

6. Ways of looking : “stare” / “peer” / “glare” / “gaze”

These words all mean “to look at somebody / something for a long time”.

a. Remember the context in which they were used in the story and match the words and their definition:

b. Insert the verb which suits best in the right form

1.The climbers stood on top of the mountain, … at the splendid view as if entranced.

2.As I watched the procession that moved slowly toward the throne I caught a fleeting glimpse of a black face … from behind the draperies that covered the wall back of the dais upon which stood Salensus Oll awaiting his bride.

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3.Chuck sat quietly for hours … into the distance, thinking of what might have been.

4.He was … through the wet windscreen at the cars ahead.

5.His dark heart is filled with rage and his eyes … fiercely, while he tears up the earth with his paws and lashes his flanks and shoulders with his tail so that no one dares to face him and go near to give battle.

6.Annette … admiringly at Warren as he spoke.

7.Razumov dropped into a chair, let fall his stick, and propped on his elbows, his head between his hands, … at me persistently, openly, and continuously, while I signaled the waiter and ordered some beer.

8.She … angrily at everyone and stormed out of the room.

9.As we approached the little clump of verdure I saw the man come from his tent and with hand-shaded eyes … intently at us.

10.he … at him accusingly.

11.She wondered if she should ever see him, but she knew that if she did she should not like him, and he would not like her, and that she should only stand and … at him and say nothing.

12.The driver was … into the distance trying to read the road sign.

13.There is passion, adoration, in his eyes, and he goes about in a sort of trance, … in ecstasy at the swelling sails, the foaming wake, and the heave and the run of her over the liquid mountains that are moving with us in stately procession.

14.Up went her hands, and she was turned to stone; her mouth dropped open, her eyes … wide and timorously, she was the picture of astonished curiosity touched with fear.

15.Why do you … at me so inhospitably?

7.Translate into Russian:

1.There is so much good in the worst of us, and so much bad in the best of us, that it ill behaves any of us to find fault with the rest of us.

2.Awisemanissuperiortoanyinsultswhichcanbeputuponhim, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.

3.I seized my hat and, trying not to look at Apollon, who had been all day expecting his month’s wages, but in his foolishness was unwilling to be the first to speak about it, I slipped between him and

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the door and, lumping into a high-class sledge I drove up in grand style to the Hotel de Paris.

4.If you seek truth you will not seek victory by dishonorable means, and if you find truth you will become invincible.

5.Wehadn’theardfromhimforsolong,we’dgivenhimupfordead.

6.Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done.

7.Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them. (W. Shakespeare)

8.He received it on the palm of his hand, then applied it close to his eye to see what it was, and afterwards turned it several times with the point of a pin but could make nothing of it.

9.And surely, as Norman of Torn turned in the direction from which he had just come, there, racing toward him at full tilt, rode three steel-armored men on their mighty horses.

10.Iwonderwhereshefinds thestrengthtobearupundersomuch unfair criticism.

11.Just at this moment Alice felt a very curious sensation, which puzzled her a good deal until she made out what it was: she was beginning to grow larger again, and she thought at first she would get up and leave the court; but on second thoughts she decided to remain where she was as long as there was room for her.

12.The deals did fairly by him in the long run, causing him to come away with a few dollars to the good.

13.Do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Let the day’s own trouble be sufficient for the day.

14.With unerring precision that was almost uncanny she could

track the largest or the smallest beast to his hiding place.

8. Translate into English:

1. Перестань ко мне придираться, мы проиграли потому, что ты думаешь, что лучше других. Если бы мы оставили эти деньги про запас, вместо того чтобы ставить все на эту черто-

ву лошадь, у нас сейчас было бы достаточно чтобы продолжать

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играть. Ах, если бы мы послушались совета Джека, у него просто сверхъестественная интуиция, он нас никогда не подводил. Ладно, давай-ка пораскинем мозгами как нам теперь выбираться из этой передряги.

2.Парнишка для меня полная загадка, я совершенно его не понимаю. В один момент он молчалив и умиротворен, а через ми-

нуту бесится от ярости.

3.Он живет с размахом и наслаждается, привлекая всеобщее внимание. У него довольно приличный доход и он вполне может позволить себе такой образ жизни.

4.Почему ты выглядишь такой встревоженной? Опять из-за Майкла? У него прямо дар попадать в неприятности. Почему бы тебе не махнуть на него рукой?

5.Ненавижу, когда решение мне навязывают, но если поразмыслить, то уж лучше искать помощи у друзей, чем быть одной. Гораздолегчедержаться,еслирядоместькто-то,комудоверяешь.

6.Когда Мэри увидела лошадь, несущуюся на нее на полной скорости, она упала в обморок. У нас полчаса ушло на то, чтобы привести ее в чувство. Видели бы вы ее мать, все это время она была крайне взвинчена от тревоги.

7.«Эта мерзкая мелодия меня весь день преследует», выпалила Джейн.

8.Итак, наш выигрыш 10 фунтов, мы их разделим поровну,

честное слово! И нечего тебе вести себя столь нагло!

Detailed Comprehension

1. Answer the questions:

1.What was the mother’s attitude to her children? Did she love them? Do you think she was a good mother?

2.What was the role of the father in the story?

3.Why do you think the mother thought that luck was more important than money? Do you agree with her?

4.Were the children aware of the lack of money?What voices did they hear in the house? Were they real?

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5.Why did Paul confide in his uncle but didn’t want his mother to know his secret?

6.Do you think eighty thousand pounds will solve the family’s financial problems?

7.Do you find the story supernatural or true-to-life? Do you believe in the supernatural and in the gift of prevision?

8.Who is to be blamed for Paul’s death? Why?

9.The story is written like a fable. Can you prove it? What is the message of this fable?

10.Do you consider gambling a vice / a hobby / an addiction?

2.Trace all the references to Paul’s eyes, make a list of them. Which emotions prevail in the descriptions? What kind of image is created by these references? Why?

3.Speak about:

1.The lifestyle the family kept up

2.Oscar Cresswell

3.Paul’s parents

4.Developthesituationscheckingyourknowledgeofthecontext:

1.And hurriedly she felt she must cover up some fault in herself.

2.Between wonder and amusement Uncle Oscar was silent.

3.Then something very curious happened. The voices in the house suddenly went mad, like a chorus of frogs on a spring evening.

4.The Derby was drawing near, and the boy grew more and more

tense.

5.In the evening Oscar Cresswell did not come, but Bassett sent a message, saying could he come up for one moment, just one moment?

5.Comment on the following quotations:

1.That’s why it’s better to be born lucky than rich. If you’re rich, you may lose your money. But if you’re lucky, you will always get more money.

2.It’s as if he had it from heaven, sir

3.Our house. I hate our house for whispering.

4.I hope it won’t make it all the harder for her later.

5.Abird in the hand is worth two in the bush, laddie!

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6. Act out the conversation between:

1.Uncle Oscar and Paul discussing his interest in horse-racing;

2.Uncle Oscar and Paul discussing what to do with the money Paul’s just won.

7.Make up the dialogues:

1.between the mother and the uncle after Paul’s death;

2.between the servants of the house discussing what had hap-

pened;

3.between the parents discussing Paul’s strange behaviour before the Derby.

3.What was the real reason for the lack of money in the family? a) the parents had a small income

b) one of the members had a gambling problem c) they spent more than they could afford

d) they had a lot of debts

4.What did the father do?

a)his uncle gave it to him knowing about his fascination with horse-races

b)it was a Christmas present

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c)it was a birthday present

d)it used to be his father’s toy

2.Chooseandpreparethepassageforartisticreadingandtranslate it into Russian:

1.“The boy saw she did not believe him...Anyhow, he was growing beyond her.”

2.“And then, because of the strange anxiety at her heart…. He talked and tossed, and his mother sat stonily by his side.”

3.Write an essay on one of the following topics:

1.Cut your coat according to your cloth. (use the story as an example to illustrate your point of view)

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2.Add several paragraphs to the story proving that the family’s life goes on unchanged after Paul’s death.

3.Add several paragraphs to the story proving that Paul’s death changed the parents’outlook on life completely.

Culture Corner

Horse racing is a popular spectator sport in Great Britain. It’s been known in Britain since the Roman times and has not still lost its appeal for the British. The Derby originated here, as did The Grand National which is the hardest horse race in the world. The UK has produced some of the greatest jockeys, including Sir Gordon Richards, who is often considered the world’s greatest ever jockey and who is the only jockey to have been knighted. There are 60 licenced racecourses in Great Britain, with a further two in Northern Ireland. Some of the best-known horse races are held at Ascot, Newmarket, Goodwood and Epsom.

Wagering money on horse races is as old as the sport itself, but in the UK the links between horseracing and nationwide wagering are very strong. The last 10 years in the UK, has seen massive growth in online gambling.

There were some famous racecourses mentioned in the story. Make a list of them and find the information about their locations.

1. Do you know any other typically British sports and activities that are popular in the UK nowadays? Make a short report and tell your group mates about one of them.

You might find these sites helpful: http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/

sport.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_in_the_United_Kingdom http://www.justlanded.com/english/UK/Articles/Travel-Leisure

3. Find out more about unusual sports and activities: http://www.learnenglish.de/culture/unusualsports.htm http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A403147

Which one do you find most fascinating / strange / funny?

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Love is a Fallacy

by Max Shulman

Cool was I and logical. Keen, calculating, perspicacious, acute and astute—I was all of these. My brain was as powerful as a dynamo, precise as a chemist’s scales, as penetrating as a scalpel. And—think of it!—I am only eighteen.

It is not often that one so young has such a giant intellect. Take, for example, Petey Bellows, my roommate at the university. Same age, same background, but dumb as an ox. A nice enough fellow, you understand, but nothing upstairs. Emotional type. Unstable. Impressionable. Worst of all, a faddist. Fads, I submit, are the very negation of reason. To be swept up in every new craze that comes along, to surrender oneself to idiocy just because everybody else is doing it—this, to me, is the acme of mindlessness. Not, however, to Petey.

One afternoon I found Petey lying on his bed with an expression of such distress on his face that I immediately diagnosed appendicitis. “Don’t move,” I said, “Don’t take a laxative. I’ll get a doctor.”

“Raccoon,” he mumbled thickly. “Raccoon?” I said, pausing in my flight. “I want a raccoon coat,” he wailed.

I perceived that his trouble was not physical, but mental. “Why do you want a raccoon coat?”

“Ishouldhaveknownit,”hecried,poundinghistemples.“Ishould have known they’d come back when the Charleston came back. Like a fool I spent all my money for textbooks, and now I can’t get a raccoon coat.”

“Can you mean,” I said incredulously, “that people are actually wearing raccoon coats again?”

“All the Big Men on Campus are wearing them. Where’ve you been?”

“In the library,” I said, naming a place not frequented by Big Men on Campus.

He leaped from the bed and paced the room. “I’ve got to have a raccoon coat,” he said passionately. “I’ve got to!”

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“Petey,why?Lookatitrationally.Raccooncoatsareunsanitary.They shed.They smell bad.They weigh too much.They’re unsightly.They —” “You don’t understand,” he interrupted impatiently. “It’s the thing

to do. Don’t you want to be in the swim?” “No,” I said truthfully.

“Well, I do,” he declared. “I’d give anything for a raccoon coat. Anything!”

My brain, that precision instrument, slipped into high gear. “Anything?” I asked, looking at him narrowly.

“Anything,” he affirmed in ringing tones.

I stroked my chin thoughtfully. It so happened that I knew where to get my hands on a raccoon coat. My father had had one in his undergraduate days; it lay now in a trunk in the attic back home. It also happened that Petey had something I wanted. He didn’t have it exactly, but at least he had first rights on it. I refer to his girl, Polly Espy.

I had long coveted Polly Espy. Let me emphasize that my desire for this young woman was not emotional in nature. She was, to be sure, a girl who excited the emotions, but I was not one to let my heart rule my head. I wanted Polly for a shrewdly calculated, entirely cerebral reason.

I was a freshman in law school. In a few years I would be out in practice. I was well aware of the importance of the right kind of wife in furthering a lawyer’s career. The successful lawyers I had observed were, almost without exception, married to beautiful, gracious, intelligent women.With one omission, Polly fitted these specifications perfectly.

Beautiful she was. She was not yet of pin-up proportions, but I felt that time would supply the lack. She already had the makings.

Gracious she was. By gracious I mean full of graces. She had an erectness of carriage, an ease of bearing, a poise that clearly indicated the best of breeding. At table her manners were exquisite. I had seen her at the Kozy Kampus Korner eating the specialty of the house— a sandwich that contained scraps of pot roast, gravy, chopped nuts, and a dipper of sauerkraut—without even getting her fingers moist.

Intelligent she was not. In fact, she veered in the opposite direction. But I believed that under my guidance she would smarten up.

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