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3. If you had to commute long how would you while away
thetime?Doyouthinkyouwouldstartaconversationwithyourfel
lowcommuters?
(1916–1990)wasaBritishnovelist,shortstorywriter
andscreenwriter.HewasborninWalestoNorwegianparentsin1916.
Dahlrose to prominence in the1940s with works for bothchildren
and adults, and became one of the world’s bestselling authors. He
hasbeenreferredtoas“oneofthegreateststorytellersforchildrenof
the20thcentury”.In2008TheTimesplacedDahlthe16thonitslist
of“The50greatest Britishwriterssince1945”.Someofhisnotable
worksinclude“JamesandtheGiantPeach”,“CharlieandtheChoco
lateFactory”,“George’sMarvellousMedicine”,“FantasticMrFox”,
“Matilda”,“TheWitches”and“TheBFG”.
A major part of Dahl’s literary inuences stemmed from his
childhood.Inhisyoungerdays,hewasanavidreader.Heespecially
likedfantastictalesofheroismandtriumph.Dahlwasalsoahugefan
ofghoststories.Whilehewasstillayoungster,hismother,SoeDahl,
wouldrelatetraditionalNorwegianmythsandlegendsfromhernative
homelandtoDahlandhissisters.
AfterDahl’sfather’sdeathhismotherdecidedtoremaininWales
because her husband had wished to have their children educated
inBritishschools,whichheconsideredtheworld’sbest.
ThetimeatSaintPeter’s(aboardingschoolinEngland)wasanun
pleasantexperienceforDahl.Hewasveryhomesickandwrotetohis
mothereveryweek,butneverrevealedtoherhisunhappiness,being
underthepressureofschoolcensorship.ThenheattendedtheRepton
publicSchoolinDerbyshire,
InJuly1934,DahljoinedtheShellPetroleumCompany.
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Heservedin theRoyalAirForceduringtheSecondWorldWar,
inwhichhebecameayingaceandanintelligenceagent.Hisplane
crashedinthedesertinLybiaandhesufferedseriousinjuries.
Dahlbeganwritingin1942,afterhewastransferredtoWashing
ton,D.C.asAssistantAirAttaché.HisrstpublishedworkinTheSa
turdayEveningPostwas“ShotDownOverLibya”inwhichhedes
cribedthecrash.
Dahl married the famous American actress Patricia Neal
in1953.Theirmarriagelastedfor30yearsandtheyhadvechild
ren.Dahl married Felicity“Liccy” Crosland followinga divorce
fromNealin1983.DahlandCroslandhadpreviouslybeeninare
lationship.
RoaldDahldiedon23November1990,attheageof74ofablood
disease in Oxford. In his honour, the Roald Dahl Children’sGal
lerywasopenedinNovember1996,attheBuckinghamshireCounty
Museum.
1.Why didMrPerkinsconsiderhimselftobeacontentedcom
muter? 2. Who upset Mr Perkins’ routine one day? 3. What did
thestrangerlooklike?4.Whydidthemanstickoutontheplatform?
5.WhydidMrPerkinsdislikethestranger?6.Whydidhekeepstee
lingglancesatthestranger?7.HowdidMrPerkinsfeelsittingoppo
sitehistortureraftersomanyyears?8.HadBruceFoxley’sfeatures
changed a lot? 9.Why did Bruce Foxley strike William’s father as
animpudentandillmanneredboy?10.WhywereMrPerkins’worst
memoriesconnectedwiththechangingroom?11.WhydidMrPerkins
decidetointroducehimself?12. Did hewanttoexposethe stranger
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infrontoftheothercommutersbecausehewantedasortofrevenge?
Ordidheenvyhisgoodlooks?
MrPerkinslikedtheprocessofcommutingbecause:
a)therewasaregularityaboutitthatwasverycomforting;
b)heenjoyedspeakingwithhisfellowcommuters;
c)ittookhimonlythirtytwominutes.
MrFortescuewasnotoneofthepeopleontheplatformbecause:
a)hecarriedacaneinsteadofanumbrella;
b) he had “The Daily Mail” tucked under his arm, not into
thepocket;
c)hisshoeswereblackinsteadofbrown.
WilliamPerkinsrstwentofftohispublicschool:
a)whenhewas6;
b)withhisfatherandmotherwhoescortedhimtothestation;
c)attheageoftwelveandahalf.
BruceFoxleystruckWilliam’sfather:
a)asanimpudentandillmanneredboy;
b)asacourteous,digniedperson;
c)asadependableanddigniedboy.
BeinginBruceFoxley’sstudyWilliamautomaticallybecame:
a)hisownparticularpersonalslave;
b)hisprefect;
c)hisboazer.
Mr Perkins hoped that he would introduce himself to Bruce
Foxley:
a)andthentheywouldbegintalkingaboutthelatestnews;
b)inordertomakehimleavehiscompartment;
c)andthenhewoulddescribethechangingroombeatingssoas
toembarrasshimalittle.
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“Thewalkattheotherend…alltherestofit.”
tosoothe togiveanideaoropinionofsmth
totuck a person who has done something
wrongoragainstthelaw
toconveyanimpressionofsmth tomakelessangry,excitedorangry
somehoworrather tothinkaboutsomethinginyourpast
atenderspot toforceyourselftodosmth
tobreaktheice toputsmthintoasmallplacetohideit
orkeepsafe
toswingacane anunintentionalreason
tolookbackonsmth tomoveathinstickbackwardsorfor
wardsorfromsidetoside
anunwittingcause apainfulfeeling
aculprit tomakeasuddenmovementwithyour
face or body as a result of pain, fear,
surprise
tobringyourselftodosmth tosayordosomethingthatmakespeo
plefeelmorerelaxed(atthebeginning
ofameeting,conversation)
toinch afeelingofimpatience,annoyance
aickerofirritation inawaythatisnotknownorcertain
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1.чувствоуверенностивсебе;2.благороднаяженщинасредних
лет; 3. пунктуальный и педантичный человек; 4. дать абсолютно
точныйотчет;5.уважатьчьетостаршинство;6.великолепныйдень
(2variants);7.сбитьсног;8.нахальныйиневоспитанныймальчик;
9.мучительнаяжгучаяболь;10.хлопнутькоголибопоколену
1. The old papers were all tucked away behind the books eve
rywhere. 2. Many people inch from speaking in public. So do I.
3.Thesefactsservetoconvey adeep impressionofthecompletefai
lure.4.Somehow or otherwebecamefriends.Ineverknewjustwhyit
was.5.Noonewantsto break the ice.IguessIwillbethersttodoit.
6.Heisalwaystappinghisngeronthedesk.Itgetsonmynerves.
7. Just when I had put the glass safely down on the table, the cat
jumpedupandknocked it off. 8.Thepeoplewouldsoonbeginto look
backwithlongingon theoldtimes.
meticulous
unwitting
genteel
impudent
illmannered
topping
tosoothe
toinch
totap
tolookback
toswing
unintentional
scrupulous
ripping
impolite
respectable
impertinent
to move backwards and
forwards
todrawback
toremember
tocomfort
topat
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1.Будучипунктуальнымипедантичнымстудентом,онвсегда
былготовдатьточныйотчетотом,кточтосказал.Неудивитель
но,чтоиногдавглазахегоодногруппниковможнобылоувидеть
некотороераздражение.2.Еслибыменянесбилсногтотнахаль
ныйневоспитанныймальчишка,янесломалбыногуименянеот
правили бы в больницу. Боль была жгучая. Когда я вспоминаю
тотслучай,явздрагиваю.Он—настоящийпреступник.3.Втот
чудесный день несколько мужчин средних лет прогуливались
поплатформе,помахиваятросточками.Унекоторыхвкарманах
былигазеты.Всяэтасценапередавалавпечатлениеблагородства.
4. Такили иначе,мне пришлось сделать первый шаг, хлопнуть
моегососедапокупепоколенуипредставиться,чтоисталоне
вольнойпричинойвсехмоихдальнейшихнеприятностей.
1. I like also my corner seat … the window and reading
“TheTimes”…thenoiseandmotionofthetrain.2.Itwasoneofthose
warmsparklingAprilshowersthatlast…onlyveorsixminutes,and
whenI walked …… theplatform,all theumbrellas were rolled…
andthesunwas shiningandtherewerebigwhitecloudsoating…
thesky.3.Myfatherturned……surprisingspeedandseizedthecul
prit … the wrist. 4. The boy, … least a head taller than my father,
looked … … him … a cold, arrogantlaughing glare. 5. The boy
kept … looking … my father …this funny little arrogant smile …
thecorners ofhis mouth,and hischin keptcoming further and fur
ther….6.… thatpoint,alittle impishfancybeganto take hold…
me.7.Iwouldbegintalking…ourschooldaystogether,makingitjust
loudenough…theotherpeople…thecarriagetohear.8.Suddenly
heglanced…andcaughtmestaring…him.
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young,tall,red,old,
dark,green.
small–smallish(rathersmall);big–biggish(quitebig).
b)un
changeable,intolerable,unwitting,irrelevant,discomfort,illmannered
easy,willing,respect,personal,legal,real,regular,
comfortable,polite,sociable,relevant,variable,tidy,obedient.
c)
illnatured, illbred,
illtempered
fagging, fag, house, prefect, study, changing room, boot
locker,dormitory.
1.ThewalkfromCannonStreetStationtotheofcewas…too
long…tooshort.2.Thejourneysoothed…hisbrain… his fretful
old body like a good long massage. 3. The people on the platform
looked…dependable…dignied.4.…William…hisfathercould
foreseewhatwouldfollowthesceneatthestation.5.Thestranger’s
facewas…handsome…vulgar.6.BruceFoxleyrespected…Wil
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liam … his father. 7. William Perkins considered the experience
onthetraintobe…peculiar…ratherexciting.8.OnthewaytoLon
donmostcommutersread…“theTimes”…“TheDailyMail”.9.He
was…acook…anerrandboy.
It is high time
formetoteachhimalesson.ItishightimeItaughthimalesson.
1.Itishightimeforsomebodytobreaktheice.2.It’sabouttime
foryoutostartrespectingmyseniority.3.Isn’tittimeforyoutogive
a perfectly true account of everything? 4.He said it was high time
forustosay“Neverlookback!”5.Williamthoughtitwasabouttime
forhimtollFoxley’sbath.6.It’stimeforyoutogetupifyouwant
tocatchtheeighttwelve train totheCity.7. It’sabout timeforyou
tointroduceyourself.8.Ifyouwanttomarrythisgenteelladyit’shigh
timeforyoutodoit.
“Toburn Foxley’stoast was
a“beatableoffence”.SowasforgettingtotakethemudoffFoxley’s
footballboots.SowasfailingtohangupFoxley’sfootballclothes….”
1.Hewasapunctualandmeticulousperson.Hissonwaspunctual
too.2.Ilikedtheprocessofcommuting.Itwasapleasuretomyfel
lowcommuterstoo.3.Lookingbackonourschoolyearswasatreat
tome.IalsoenjoyeddreamingofmyMaster’sdegree.4.Youstrike
measanillmanneredgirl.Yourbrotherisillbredtoo.5.Theenve
lopeswerealltuckedawaybehindthebooks.Onecouldalsondalot
ofpapersthere.6.Manypeopleinchfromspeakinginpublic.Ialso
do it. 7. The passengers seemed to like the process of commuting.
Ienjoyedittoo.8.Theirlives,likemyown,areregulatedbythemi
nutehandofanaccuratewatch.9.Ihavegivenaperfectlytrueaccount
ofmyfeelings.Mysisterhasalsodescribedhermood.
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1.Inpublicschoolsfagging…bewidelyspread,nowit’sabol
ished.2.Thechildrenatschool…callBruceFoxleyGallopingFox
ley. 3. Bruce Foxley and William Perkins … be in the same house
atschool.4.William…takethemudoffFoxley’sfootballbootsand
hanguphisfootballclotheswhenhewasafag.5.MrPerkins…enjoy
hisjourneytotheCity.6.He…beanimpudentandillmanneredboy
whenIsawhimforthersttime.7.He…tapapencilonthetable
whenImadeamistake.8.He…takehiscornerseatbythewindow
andreadTheTimesto thenoiseandmotion of thetrain.9.Tom…
neverinchfromhisdutiesnomatterhowtiredhewas.
1.…theretheyallare,goodsolid,steadfastpeople,standingintheir
right places, with their right umbrellas and hats and faces and their
newspapersundertheirarms,asunchangedandunchangeablethrough
theyearsasthefurnitureinmyownlivingroom.Ilikethat.2.…Ihave
becomeasortofclock.3.AtleasthalfthefacesIpassonthislittlewalk
arenowfamiliartome.4.Mydaywasruined…5.Icanrememberthat
Ilookedstraightback athiminsupport of myfather,whomIadored
andrespected.6.InnosocietythatIknowofintheworldisaservant
imposedupontotheextentthatwewretchedlittlefagswereimposed
uponbytheboarzersatschool.7.…itbecamemuchbetterthenbecause
itwasall overand the painwas goingandthe otherswereclustering
roundand treatingme with acertain roughsympathy bornof having
gonethroughthesamethingthemselves,manytimes.8.Infact,sofar
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as Foxley was concerned, I was a beatableoffence myself. 9. It was
somethinglikebeinginsidethecagewithatametiger.
1.Comment on thetitle of thestory.Do youthink it isa good
choice?
2.Whatdoyouthinkisthemessageofthestory?
3.DescribeWilliam’sduties?Whatdoyouthinkoffagging?Why
doyouthinkfaggingwasabolishedinallBritishpublicschools?Why
dosomanypeopleconsiderBritishpublicschoolssoprestigious?
4.Describetheauthor’sattitudetowardsMrPerkins.Proveyour
pointofview.Usequotationsfromthestorytoproveit.
1.Dwellonhisbackground,education,job,political
views,wayoflife,likesanddislikes,charactertraits.
2..Youmayndthefollowingwordsandwordcom
binationshelpful:toswingacane,toconveyanimpression,animpudent
andillmannered boy, to knocksmb offsmb’sfeet,to bringsmb to do
smth,torespectsmb’sseniority,aprefect,fag,somehoworother.
1.WilliamPerkinsonthepartofBruceFoxley;
2.BruceFoxleyonthepartofWilliamPerkins
1.MrPerkinsandhisfrienddiscussingtheepisodeonthetrain;
2.MrFortescueandhisfrienddiscussingtheepisodeonthetrain.
22.“GallopingFoxley”isoneoftheTVseries“TalesoftheUnex
pected”madebetween1979and1988forITV.Theserieswasinitially
basedonshortstories,atonetimecompiledinabookofthesametitle
byRoaldDahl.Thestoriesweresometimessinister,sometimescomedic,
butusuallyhadatwistending.
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