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Файл:The Legacy and Other Stories (Завещание и другие рассказы). Учебное пособие для студентов бакалавров, изучающих английский язык (второй год обучения),
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Beamish?3. Didanyone inthe bar support Mr.Fotheringay’spoint
ofview?4.Didheexpectthathecouldworkmiracles?5.Whatwas
therstmiracleheworked?Whatwaspeople’sreactiontoit?6.What
didMr.Fotheringayfeel afterhis rstmiracle? 7.How didhe plan
todefendhimself?8.Whydidheworkhissecondmiracle?9.What
were Mr. Fotheringay’s plans concerning his property? 10. What
went wrong with the miracle of his walkingstick? 11.Did he con
fessto Mr.Winchthathe could work miracles? DidWinchbelieve
him? 12. Why did Mr. Fotheringay sendWinch to Hades? 13. Was
Mr.Fotheringay consciencestricken? 14. Why did Mr.Fotheringay
gotochapel?15.WhowasMr.Maydig?WhatwasMr.Maydig’sreac
tiontothemiracle?16.WhatdidMr.FotheringaydoforWinchafter
sendinghimtoHades?17.Whatmiracledidheworkwiththehouse
keeper?Why?18.DidMr.MaydigworryaboutMr.Winch?19.What
miracles did he work under the guidance of Mr. Maydig? Were
thechangesgood?20.WhathappenedwhenMr.Fotheringaystopped
therotationofthe earth?21.Whatwastheeffectof the lastexperi
ment?HowdiditaffectMr Fotheringay?Why did hesuddenlyfeel
disgustofmiracles?
1.Mr.Fotheringaywasnotanexceptionalman.2.Mr.Fotherin
gaywasnotawellbalancedperson.3.Mr.Fotheringay‘stilldidnot
believeinmiracles’.4.Mr.Maydigwasavainperson.5.Mr.Fothe
ringaywasanassertiveskeptic.Mr.Fotheringaywasatalossafterhis
rstexperiment.
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___AprivateconversationwithMrMaydig.___Testingthewill
power.___InthebaroftheLongDragon.___Anassertiveargument.
___Stoppingtherotationoftheearth.___Encounterwithaconstable.
___MrMaydig’sambitionsandMrFotheringay’swillpower.
1.EveryoneinthebartoldMrFotheringaytoleave.2.MrMaydig
madeMrFotheringayworkmiracles.3.MrFotheringaycouldwork
anymiraclehewanted.4.MrFotheringaywasafraidofWinch’scome
backfromHades.5.MrsMinchinwasabeautifulwoman.6.MrFo
theringayworkedmagic inhisdream. 7. MrFotheringayfrequently
wenttochurch.8.MrMaydigwasanambitiousperson.
aninnategift
asilentauditor
tobeastonishedbeyondmeasure
tornadoofperplexity
fromwondertoelation
cautionandwatchfulness
tospeakinanoffhandway
awildernessofdisorder
toduck
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1. tobeastonishedbysmth. говоритьнаравных
2. toreceiveone’sassent почлприказу
3. tobeabashedatsmth. целыйиневредимый
4. cautious получитьчлсогласие
5. tobeaddictedtosmth. изумленныйчл
6. ineffectualattempts прийтивзамешательство
7. safeandsound неподвижный
8. atsmb’scommand осторожный,осмотрительный
9. totalklikeequals иметьпристрастиекчл,зависимость
10. still тщетныепопытки
moustache freckles brows beard
conversation quarrel row argument
miracle gift blackart magic
blaze re are light
astonish amaze annoy amuse
1. По приказу начальника рабочие вынуждены были ра
ботать в выходные. 2. Оставив тщетные попытки выучить
иностранныйязык,онвзялнаработупереводчика.3.Многие
молодые девушки — заядлые любительницы ходить по ма
газинам. 4. Психологи говорят, что с детьми надо стараться
говоритьна равных.5. Получивсогласиеродителей, они по
женились. 6. Несмотря на аварию, пассажиры и водитель,
ксчастью,осталисьцелыиневредимы.7.Невселюдиимеют
врожденныйталант к рисованию, однако егоможно развить.
8. Утверждают, что необходимо учиться занимать в беседе
рольмолчаливогослушателя.
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1.…cyclistin…barwas…silentauditor.2.…natureofhisrst
experimentswasquiteinnocent.3.Heunderstoodthat…giftrequired
…caution.…impossibleand…incredibleseemedtooeasyforhim
toachieve.4.Hewentto…chapeleverySundaymorningbecausehe
was…regularchapelgoer.5.In…minutetheyreturnedbefore …
miraclesbegan.
(Past
Simple, Past Continuous, Future in the Past, Past Perfect)
1. The man who (sit) next to the window didn’t say a word.
2. I wish I (be) a magician. 3. He knew that he (not be) welcome
inthebarifhewentthereafterhe(work)hisrstmiracle.4.Hecan’t
explainhowthismiracle(happen)butit(scare)usall.5.He(shout)
louderandloudertryingtohearhimselfspeak.
1. The teacher was standing … her back … the pupils writing
something on the blackboard. 2.… a time during the power cutoff
themensat…thedarkness.3.Ashestruggledtogethisshirt…his
headhewasstruck…abrilliantidea.4.Heturned…thepolicemen
ercely.5.Mr.Fotheringayperformednomiracles… certainprovi
sions.6.…atimethegirlssat…silence.7.Theywerehavingamee
ting,thinking… waystosolve thisproblemwhen hewassuddenly
struck…abrilliantidea.8.Theirbossgenerallyspeaks…anoffhand
way…hisemployees.9.Theygotsousedtogetting…earlytogo…
schoolthat…weekendstheywoke…theirusualhour.
1. , was visible to them all. 2. His
perceptionofenlarged.3.Aviolentgustofirritationswept
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him.4.Youarethemostimportantman—
5. stoptherotationoftheearth.
1.Howinyouropiniondoesthefeelingofpoweraffectpeople?
2.Whatisyourattitudetomiracles?Blackart?3.Ifyoucouldwork
miracles,whatwouldyoudo?4.Doyouthinkitispossibletochange
one’sdestiny?Thenaturalcourseofevents?5.Doyouthinksuchsto
rycouldhappeninreality?Why?/Whynot?6.Isitpossibletoreform
theworldbymeansofmiracle?7.Doyouthinktheauthorofthesto
ryis skeptical about theevents described? 8. Does the author want
thereadertobelieveinthestory?
WhatwasMrFotheringay’soccupation?
a)constable b)auditor c)clerk d)magician
WhatwastherstmiracleMrFotheringayworked?
a)madethewalkingstickblossom
b)willedagooseegg
c)turnedthelampupsidedown
d)willedawoolennightshirt
WheredidMrFotheringaysendWinch?
a)SanFrancisco b)LongDragon c)home d)moon
WhowasMrMaydig’shousekeeper?
a)MissMaybridge
b)MrCox
с)youngGomshott
d)MrsMinchin
When did Mr Fotheringay, inspired by Mr Maydig, begin
toworkmiracles?
a)September10,1896 b)November10,1896
c)December10,1896 d)October10,1896
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HowoldwasMrFotheringay?
a)over20 b)underage
c)over30 d)30
Whostoppedtherotationoftheearth?
a)Mr.Maydig b)MrFotheringay
c)Mr.Winch d)MrCox
Wheredidthestorybegin?
a)athome b)inthestreet
c)incourt d)inthebar
1.Miraclesareacaseofpurewilling.2.Amiracleisnothingif
notimprobable.3.Thepowertoworkmiraclesisagift—apeculiar
qualitylikegeniusorsecondsight.
1.DoyouthinkMr.Fotheringay’sgiftwasinnate?2.Whatisamir
acleaccording toMr.Fotheringay?3. Judgingby the nal sentence
inthestory,doyouthinkeverythingwillhappenagaintoMr.Fothe
ringay?4.WasMr.Fotheringayanexceptionalman?5.Enumerateall
themiraclesinthestory.Weretheyinnocentorevil?6.Howcouldyou
characterizethe natureof Mr.Fotheringay’s miracles?7. Werethey
differentatthe beginningand at theend ofthe story?8.Where did
theirsenseofunlimitedpowerleadMr.FotheringayandMr.Maydig?
9.WhatfactsinthestoryshowthatMrMaydigusedMrFotheringay
forhisownpurposes?10.WerethethingsMr.Fotheringaydidami
racle or black art? 11. If Mr. Maydig had had such miraculous po
werswheredoyouthinkitcouldhaveledhim?12.What’sthemoral
ofthestory?
1.MrFo
theringay and Toddy Beamish 2. Mr Fotheringay and Mr Maydig
intheManse3.MrFotheringay andMrMaydiginhishouseabout
aseriesofwonderfulproposals
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1.“Miracleshappentothosewhobelieveinthem.”Bernard Be-
renson.2.Lifeisamiracle.3.Lovecanworkmiracles.
Do your own survey and nd as many classical and contemporary
BritishandRussianlmsandstoriesaboutmagic.Speakaboutthem
inclass.
Look through the story again and make
alistof allthenames.Doyourownresearchandgivea talkonone
oftheminclass.
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Oscar Wilde
Onemorning theoldWaterrat puthis headout of his hole. He
had bright beady eyes and stiff grey whiskers and his tail was like
alongbitofblackindiarubber.Thelittleduckswereswimmingabout
inthepond,lookingjustlikealotofyellowcanaries,andtheirmother,
whowaspurewhitewithrealredlegs,wastryingtoteachthemhow
tostandontheirheadsinthewater.
“Youwillneverbeinthebestsocietyunlessyoucanstandonyour
heads,”shekeptsayingtothem;andeverynowandthensheshowed
themhowitwasdone.Butthelittleducksnoher.
Theyweresoyoung that theydidnotknow what anadvantageitis
tobeinsocietyatall.
“What!”criedtheoldWaterrat;“theyreal
lydeservetobedrowned.”
“Nothingofthekind,”answeredtheDuck,“everyonemustmake
abeginning,andparentscannotbetoopatient.”
“Ah!Iknownothingaboutthefeelingsofparents,”saidtheWa
terrat;“Iamnotafamilyman. In fact,Ihaveneverbeenmarried,
andIneverintendtobe.Loveisallverywellinitsway,butfriendship
ismuchhigher.Indeed,Iknowofnothingintheworldthatiseither
noblerorrarerthanadevotedfriendship.”
“Andwhat,pray,isyourideaofthedutiesofadevotedfriend?”
askedaGreenLinnet,whowassittinginawillowtreehardby,and
had.
“Yes,that is just what Iwant toknow,”saidthe Duck;and she
swamawaytotheendofthepond,andstooduponherhead,inorder
togiveherchildrenagoodexample.
“Whatasillyquestion!”criedtheWaterrat.“Ishouldexpectmy
devotedfriendtobedevotedtome,ofcourse.”
“Andwhatwouldyoudoinreturn?”saidthelittlebird,swinging
uponasilverspray,andappinghistinywings.
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“Idon’tunderstandyou,”answeredtheWaterrat.
“Letmetellyouastoryonthesubject,”saidtheLinnet.
“Isthestoryaboutme?”askedtheWaterrat.“Ifso,Iwilllisten
toit,forIamextremelyfondofction.”
“Itisapplicabletoyou,”answeredtheLinnet;andheewdown,
andalightinguponthebank,hetoldthestoryofTheDevotedFriend.
“Onceuponatime,” saidtheLinnet,“there was anhonestlittle
fellownamedHans.”
“Washeverydistinguished?”askedtheWaterrat.
“No,”answered the Linnet,“I don’tthink he was distinguished
atall,exceptforhiskindheart,andhisfunnyroundgoodhumoured
face.Helivedinatinycottageallbyhimself,andeverydayheworked
inhis garden.In allthe countrysidethere was no garden so lovely
ashis.Sweetwilliamgrewthere,andGillyowers,andShepherds’
purses,andFairmaidsofFrance.ThereweredamaskRoses,andyel
low Roses, lilac Crocuses, and gold, purple Violets and white. Co
lumbineandLadysmock,MarjoramandWildBasil,theCowslipand
theFlowerdeluce,theDaffodilandtheClovePinkbloomedorblos
somed in their proper order as the months went by, one ower ta
kinganotherower’splace,sothattherewerealwaysbeautifulthings
tolookat,andpleasantodourstosmell.
“LittleHanshadagreatmanyfriends,butthemostdevotedfriend
ofallwasbigHughtheMiller.Indeed,sodevotedwastherichMiller
tolittleHans,thathewouldnevergo by hisgardenwithoutleaning
overthewallandpluckingalargenosegay,orahandfulofsweetherbs,
orllinghispocketswithplumsandcherriesifitwasthefruitseason.
“ ‘Real friends should have everything in common,’the Miller
usedto say, andlittle Hansnodded andsmiled, andfelt veryproud
ofhavingafriendwithsuchnobleideas.
“Sometimes, indeed, the neighbours thought it strange that
therich Miller nevergave little Hans anything inreturn, though he
hada hundredsacks ofour storedaway inhis mill,and sixmilch
cows,andalargeockofwoollysheep;butHansnever
thesethings,andnothinggavehimgreaterpleasurethan
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tolistentoallthewonderfulthingstheMillerusedtosayabouttheun
selshnessoftruefriendship.
“So little Hans worked away in his garden. During the spring,
thesummer,andtheautumnhewasveryhappy,butwhenthewinter
came,andhehadnofruitorowerstobringtothemarket,hesuffered
agooddealfromcoldandhunger,andoftenhadtogotobedwithout
anysupperbutafewdriedpearsorsomehardnuts.Inthewinter,also,
hewasextremelylonely,astheMillernevercametoseehimthen.
“ ‘There is no good in my going to see little Hans as long as
thesnowlasts,’theMillerusedtosaytohiswife,‘forwhenpeopleare
introubletheyshouldbeleftalone,andnotbebotheredbyvisitors.
Thatatleastismyideaaboutfriendship,andIamsureIamright.So
Ishallwaittillthespringcomes,andthenIshallpayhimavisit,and
hewillbe ableto give mea large basketofprimroses andthatwill
makehimsohappy.’
“ ‘You are certainly very thoughtful about others,’ answered
theWife,asshesatinhercomfortablearmchairbythebigpinewood
re;‘verythoughtfulindeed.Itisquiteatreattohearyoutalkabout
friendship.Iamsuretheclergymanhimselfcouldnotsaysuchbeauti
fulthingsasyoudo,thoughhedoesliveinathreestoriedhouse,and
wearagoldringonhislittlenger.’
“ ‘But could we not ask little Hans up here?’said the Miller’s
youngestson.‘IfpoorHansisintroubleIwillgivehimhalfmypor
ridge,andshowhimmywhiterabbits.’
“‘Whatasillyboyyouare’!criedtheMiller;‘Ireallydon’tknow
whatistheuseofsendingyoutoschool.Youseemnottolearnany
thing.Why,iflittleHanscameup here, andsawourwarmre,and
ourgoodsupper,andourgreatcaskofredwine,hemightgetenvious,
andenvyisamostterriblething, and would spoilanybody’snature.
I certainly will not allow Hans’ nature to be spoiled. I am his best
friend,andI willalwayswatch overhim,and seethathe isnot
.Besides,ifHanscamehere,hemightaskme
tolethimhavesomeouroncredit,andthatIcouldnotdo.Flouris
onething,andfriendshipisanother,andtheyshouldnotbeconfused.
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