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22) sanctity – holiness; sacredness;
23) frivolity – the condition of being frivolous;
24) platitude – a statement that is true but not new, interesting or clever;
25) to dawdle – to waste time; move or do something very slowly.
I. Transcribe and translate the words below into Russian:
ecstasy, extravagant, catalogue, bilious, Madeira, chic, dictum, scent, benevolent,
perspicacity, mullet, recipe, liquor, poignancy, limb, aslant, satyr, crisis, diagnosis,
alliance, miniature, finesse, anomalous, grievance, myopia, motley.
Passage for good reading and written literary translation. If you don’t know
how to pronounce the words, consult the dictionary: Ch. IX “There are
moments when Nature reveals …. it was said, and no wonder”.
II. Fill in the gaps in the following sentences with the words from the active
vocabulary:
1. She didn’t mention Mr. Smith by name, but it was clear she ……. to him.
2. They …….a plan for getting the jewels out of the country.
3. These fine new towns are a ……. of the government’s farsighted policies.
4. The fox succeeded in ……the hunters by running back in the opposite direction.
5. Don’t ….. yourself of anything, take all you want.
6. The football player was the …… of the younger boys.
7. That old film …….memories of my childhood.
8. Those noisy children should be …… from the library.
9. You should respect the …… of marriage.
10. Your ……. is out of place on such a solemn occasion.
11. You look very …..! – “I’ve just lost all my money”.
12. He rushed out into the busy street and …… with the crowd, hoping that the
police wouldn’t spot him.
13. The ……faces of the rescued miners showed what they had suffered.
14. What …….food you cook!
15. This fascination with small details is one of the ….. of her painting.
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III. Arrange these words into pairs of synonyms:
A
B
a house with good
reputation
amorous
platitudes
a malicious attack on his
insulation
his prodigal
glances
a very uninspiring speech full of
lifestyle
1. amorous
a) the progeny resulting from the crossing of different breeds
2. to stint
b) to linger or waste time
3. prodigal
c) having a propensity for falling in love
4. imprecation
d) to exile or ostracize
5. frivolity
e) to call or summon forth
6. to dawdle
f) a trifling act, thought, saying or practice
7. to banish
g) to refer incidentally or by suggestion
8. mongrel
h) a curse
9. to allude
i) wasteful, esp. in the use of money or property
10. to evoke
j) to control or restrict
glum, to invent, holiness, jester, imprecation, haggard, gaunt, curse, sulky, idol,
buffoon, fetish, sanctity, to devise.
IV. a) make phrases by joining together a word from column A with word
from column B:
b) write a short story of your own using these phrases.
V. Match the words on the left with their definitions on the right:
VI. Prepare 2 sentences in Russian with the words from the active vocabulary
for your groupmates to translate.
After you read
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VII. Read the following statements. Say whether they are true according to
the text, if not, correct them.
1. Then news came that June had gone to the seaside with her fiancé.
2. I thought it wouldn’t be great fun if we made up a little party and drove down to
Richmond.
3. It must be confessed that the man of the world had drunk quite as much as was
good for him.
4. He knows a good thing, he knows a safe thing, and his grip on property – it
doesn’t matter whether it be wives, houses, money, or reputation – is his hall-
mark.
5. And he went to bed with the certainty that Bosinney wasn’t in love with his
wife.
VIII. Complete the sentences the way the author puts it in the text:
“ They had no desire to …..”
“ He expected to caught her out in some little game with …..”
“ I’m afraid of this myself, for I should certainly rap him over knuckles, but…..”
“ A Forsyte takes a practical – one might say ……”
“ The core of it all – he thought, is property, but ….”
“ Before we were married you promised to let me go if …..”
“ That was one of the past delights of the first two seasons of his married life,
when …”
“ Along the rails a man was walking so fast that…..”
“ A night four years ago came back to him – the night but……”
“ Yet suddenly, very faint, far off in the deathly stillness, he heard a cry writhing,
like….”
IX. Who is speaking to whom, and what are they talking about?
“ I shall say nothing about it. I don’t see any use in making a fuss!”
“ Thanks – I don’t know that it’s much of a subject for congratulation”.
“ And how do you tell them, may I ask ?”
“ I don’t want to go out; I have a headache”.
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“ Understand – he said once and for all, I won’t have you say this sort of thing”.
X. Speak on the characters of the chapter ( IX ):
Dartie and his wife ( their appearances, character traits, what you think of them )
XI. Describe the evening at Richmond in detail.
XII. Look at the conversation between young Jolyon and Bosinney about the
“Forsyte man”. Thinking about the Forsytes you’ve become acquainted with,
what is young Jolyon really saying? What does it mean having “in a
remarkable degree those two qualities which are the real tests of a Forsyte –
the power of never being able to give yourself up to anything soul and body,
and the “sense of property”.
XIII. How do you understand the title “Bosinney on parole”? Support your
opinion.
Style analyses
1. Speak on the function of the first three paragraphs in the chapter.
2. The symbols and other stylistic devices used by the author.
3. Speak on the function of the descriptive paragraphs; the symbols of the chapter;
similes and other stylistic devises as they are used here.
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1.2.5 Assignment IX (chapters XII-XIV)
Active vocabulary:
1) to deprive ( of ) – to take away from, prevent from using or having (something
thought to be necessary or a right);
2) precipice – a dangerous steep side of a high rook, mountain, or cliff;
3) amiable – pleasant and well- intentioned, likable, friendly;
4) lamentable – very unsatisfactory;
5) touchstone – something used as a test or standard;
6) to dab – to touch lightly or gently, usually several times;
7) immoral – not good or right; not following accepted moral principles;
8) sequin – a very small flat round shiny piece of metal or plastic sewn onto a
garment for decoration;
9) suspense – a state of uncertainty about something that is undecided or not get
known, causing either anxiety or sometimes pleasant excitement;
10) to hanker ( after, for ) – to have a strong wish for (usually something one
cannot have);
11) sawdust – dust or very small pieces of wood made by a saw in cutting;
12) to relish – to enjoy; be pleased and satisfied with;
13) naudible – too quiet to be heard;
14) acquiescence – ready to agree without agreement;
15) rebuff- an unkind or unfriendly answer to a suggestion, request, or offer of
help or friendship;
16) to stipulate – to state as a necessary condition, esp. of an agreement or
offer;
17) expenditure – spending or using up;
18) rancour – a feeling of bitter unforgiving hatred;
19) taunt – a remark or joke intended to hurt someone’s feelings or make them
angry;
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20) inexorable – whose actions or effects, cannot be changed or prevented by
one’s efforts;
21) ominous – giving a warning of something bad that is going to happen;
22) exploit – a brave and successful act;
23) to appease – to satisfy or make calm, esp. by giving in to demands or by
doing something to fulfill a need;
24) to mesmerize – to hold the complete attention of, esp. so as to make
speechless and unable to move.
I. Transcribe and translate the words below into Russian:
masterful, corporeal, chaotic, chasm, inadequate, courageous, bracelet, morocco,
wardrobe, reminiscent, realism, privilege, bazaar, patroness, eminence,
recompense, oxtail, cubicle, amiss, intrigue.
Passage for good reading and written literary translation. If you don’t know
how to pronounce the words, consult the dictionary: Ch. XIV “Soames went
upstairs….. what could not happen?”
II. Fill in the gaps in the following sentences with the words from the active
vocabulary:
1. Using other people for one’s own profit is ……
2. The competitors in the beauty contest were kept in ……. waiting for the
result.
3. Our request for support met with an unexpected ……
4. Can we not conduct these negotiations without ……..
5. I tried to …… green, so why have you painted it red ?
6. I think you showed great …… in not hitting him after what he said.
7. We stood by the lake, ……. by the flashing colours of the fish.
8. He performed many daring…….., such as crossing the Atlantic Ocean in a
rowing boat.
9. I tried to …..them by offering to replace the car with a brand new one.
10. The railways have been ……..of the money they need for modernization.
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III. Find all irregular verbs in the chapters you’ve read. Give their three
A
B
cruel taunts about her
silence
an ominous
young man
attitude is absolutely
ill health
an amiable
asking a few questions
to appease one’s curiosity by
lamentable
forms.
IV. Arrange these words into pairs of antonyms:
amiable, precision, immoral, well-natured, lamentable, suspense, distinct, moral,
unfriendly, ominous, inaudible, satisfactory.
V. Make phrases by joining together a word from column A with word from
column B. Use them in the sentences of your own.
VI. Prepare a short story (70–80 words) with the words from the active
vocabulary.
VII. Find in the text the English equivalents for the following Russian words
and phrases:
чувствовать себя молодым;
душевный покой;
основа высокой нравственности;
чувство уверенности;
ждать сочувствия;
превысить свои полномочия;
искать утешения;
почувствовать себя побежденным;
пропустить колкость мимо ушей;
к величайшему облегчению
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After you read
VIII. Arrange the following sentences in the proper order according to the
contests of the text:
“ In a rage he lifted his foot to kick in the panel; the thought of the servants
restrained him, and he felt suddenly that he was beaten”.
“ He had received from his son an unpractical letter, in which by rambling
generalities the boy seemed trying to get out of answering a plain question”.
“ The tune had mesmerized him, and there came into his view Irene in a soft, rose-
colored blouse with drooping sleeves, that he didn’t know”.
“ And this was her plan: to go first to Phil’s aunt, Mrs. Baynes, and, failing
information there, to Irene herself”.
“ To James’ great relief they reached the house at last; the silence and
impenetrability of this woman by his side, whom he had always thought so soft
and mild, alarmed him”.
IX. Who is speaking to whom, and what are they talking about?
“ I am going with you,” she said
“ I won’t have anything said against her”, he said unexpectedly.
“ Where are you going to take me ?” she asked.
“ I can’t show what I haven’t got”.
“ We’re all fond of you, if you’d only be more of a wife to him”.
“ Well, I can’t tell what’ s the matter. Nobody tells me anything !
“ Our friend, he said “ has exceeded his instructions again, that’s all. So much the
worse for him this time”.
“ Do you hear ? Let me in at once – I insist on being let in !”
“ Why such a hurry ? he said.
“ And where may you have been ?” he asked.
X. Why is young Jolyon’s position and of June’s so deplorable to old Jolyon?
What changes old Jolyon’s mind about his son and granddaughter?
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XI. Represent the dialogue between Irene and James.
XII. Tell the events of the chapter (XIV) as if you were:
a) Irene b) Soames
Style Analyses
1. Discuss the author’s manner of characterization in this chapter.
2. Speak a) on the function of the description of the weather in the chapter; b)
the other devices the author uses in the chapter in the text
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1.3 The Man of Property (Part III)
1.3.1 Assignment X (chapters I-III)
Active vocabulary:
1) to divest – to take away (the official position, special rights, property etc.);
2) to propound – to put forward as a question or matter for;
3) malice – the wish, desire or intention to hurt or harm someone;
4) admission – a statement admitting that something is true;
5) prejudice – an unfair feeling or opinion formed without thinking deeply and
clearly or without enough knowledge and sometimes resulting from fear or
distrust of ideas different from one’s own;
6) to haunt – ( of a spirit, esp. of a dead person ) to visit a place, appearing in a
strange form;
7) to lurk – to move or wait quietly and secretly as if intending to do something
wrong and not wanting to be seen;
8) decency – the quality of being decent;
9) to put up with – to suffer ( something annoying or unpleasant ) without
complaining;
10) neurotic – unreasonably anxious or sensitive;
11) to affiliate ( with, to ) – to join or connect (esp. to a larger group);
12) derisive – showing derision;
13) bloomers – a woman’s garment of short loose trousers gathered at the knee,
worn in Europe and America in the late 19-th century;
14) pittance – a very small ungenerous amount of pay or money;
15) proclivity – a strong natural liking or tendency, esp. towards something bad;
16) infallible – never making mistakes or doing anything bad;
17) counterpane – a top covering for a bed;
18) reek – a strong unpleasant smell;
19) dusk – the time when daylight is becoming less bright; darker part of
twilight, esp. at night;
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