- •Трунченкова н.Н., Беловенцева м.В. Методические указания по сборнику рассказов по домашнему чтению ‘From the Cradle to the Grave’
- •Tea by Saki
- •I. Expressions under study:
- •III. Give corresponding words or word combinations from the active vocabulary:
- •IV. Find the English equivalents of:
- •XI. Pick out the words and word combinations describing tea ceremony. Make up a story using them (10-12 sentences).
- •XII. Insert the correct preposition if necessary:
- •XIII. Insert the correct modal verb and comment on its meaning:
- •XIV. Insert the correct article if necessary:
- •XV. Give your own preface of the story (5-7 sentences).
- •XVI. Provide a short summary of the important plot events (the whole story should not be told or irrelevant details repeated).
- •XVII. Correct the false statement using the conversational formulas of disagreement:
- •XIX. Which aphorism reflects the idea of the story best of all (if any)? Justify your point of view. Translate them into Russian:
- •XX. Suggest a picture to illustrate the story. Do not draw the picture but say in 25-30 words what should be in it.
- •IV. Find the English equivalents of:
- •IX. Match the following:
- •X. Paraphrase the italicized parts of the following sentences:
- •XI. Translate into English using the active vocabulary:
- •XII. Insert the correct preposition if necessary:
- •XIII. Insert the correct modal verb and comment on its meaning:
- •XIV. Insert the correct article if necessary:
- •XV. Give your own preface of the story (5-7 sentences).
- •The Colonel’s Lady
- •IV. Find the English equivalents of:
- •V. Transcribe the following words and pronounce them:
- •XIII. Insert the correct modal verb and comment on its meaning:
- •XIV. Insert the correct article if necessary:
- •XV. Give your own preface of the story (5-7 sentences).
- •XX. Suggest a picture to illustrate the story. Do not draw the picture but say in 25-30 words what should be in it.
- •IV. Translate into English using the active vocabulary:
- •V. Find the English equivalents of:
- •VI. Match the following:
- •VII. Transcribe the following words and pronounce them:
- •VIII. In the text find the words that have the following meanings:
- •IX. Explain what is meant by:
- •XV. Insert the correct modal verb and comment on its meaning:
- •XVI. Insert the correct article if necessary:
- •XVII. Give your own preface of the story (5-7 sentences).
- •XXII. Suggest a picture to illustrate the story. Do not draw the picture but say in 25-30 words what should be in it.
- •IV. Translate into English using the active vocabulary:
- •X. Transribe the following words and pronounce them:
- •XXI. Suggest a picture to illustrate the story. Do not draw the picture but say in 25-30 words what should be in it.
- •IV. Translate into English using the active vocabulary:
- •IV. Find the English equivalents of:
- •XII. Explain what is meant by:
- •XVII. Insert the correct article if necessary:
- •XVIII. Give your own preface of the story (5-7 sentences).
- •A Bit of Singing and Dancing
- •IV. Find the English equivalents of:
- •V. Transcribe the following words:
- •VI. In the text find the words that have the following meanings:
- •VII. Match the following:
- •VIII. Explain what is meant by:
- •IX. Combine the following to make collocations:
- •X. Paraphrase the italicized parts of the following sentences:
- •XI. Translate into English using the active vocabulary:
- •XII. Think of the situations in which you would use the following (3-5 sentences):
- •XIII. Pick out the words and word combinations which come in handy while describing a promenade in the summer. Make up a short story using these expressions.
- •XIV. Insert the correct preposition if necessary:
- •XV. Insert the correct modal verb and comment on its meaning:
- •XVI. Insert the correct article if necessary:
- •XVII. Give your own preface of the story (5-7 sentences).
- •XXIII. Which aphorism reflects the idea of the story best of all (if any)? Justify your point of view. Translate them into Russian:
- •XXIV. Suggest a picture to illustrate the story. Do not draw the picture but say in 25-30 words what should be in it. Appendix 1
- •Appendix 2
XIV. Insert the correct preposition if necessary:
_____ the time being I am staying _____ a commercial guest house _____ Cedars Road.
I am not accustomed _____ luxury, Miss Fanshaw, you will understand that from what I have told you _____ my life, but I think I am entitled _____ comfort _____ the end _____ the working day.
She was suddenly nervous _____ how she appeared _____ his eyes.
And she went and got a sheet _____ paper, _____ which to write a list _____ things that were needed to make her mother’s old bedroom quite comfortable _____ him.
It helped, of course, that he was a man _____ very regular habits and neat, too, when she had first gone _____ his room to clean it, she could have believed that no one was using it _____ all.
XV. Insert the correct modal verb and comment on its meaning:
As far as she _______ see, the beach and the sea and the sky were all grey, merging into one another in the distance.
… and marked out with a green ball point pen news items in which she thought that her daughter _______ to take an interest.
She thought, I am free, I _______ go on or go back, or else stand here for an hour, I am mistress of myself.
But she was over fifty, she _______ be putting money on one side herself now, saving for her own old age, and besides, even the idea of spending made her feel guilty, as though her mother _______ hear, now, what was going on inside her head…
Perhaps she (not) _______ to stay here, perhaps she _______ try and sell the house, which was really far too big for her, perhaps she _______ to get a job and a small flat in London.
Her mother _______ never have been here.
You _______ take a lodger.
‘I think, if you _______ forgive me, and with respect, that we are not meant to inquire about them, or to follow them on.’
XVI. Insert the correct article if necessary:
When she answered _____ front doorbell at _____ eleven fifteen _____ following morning and found _____ Mr Amos Curry, _____ hat in _____ hand, upon _____ step, inquiring about _____ room, she remembered _____ remark her Uncle Cecil had made to her on _____ day of _____ funeral.
It’s just around _____ bend, to _____ left, _____ few hundred yards.
Well, he had suggested what seemed to him _____ most suitable sum, he was more experienced in these matters than herself.
‘No… no…certainly….our week could begin on _____ Friday, as it were.
Esme took _____ pride in her breakfasts, in _____ neat way she laid _____ table and _____ freshness of _____ cloth, she warmed his plate under _____ grill and waited until _____ last minute before doing _____ toast so that it should still be crisp and hot.
XVII. Give your own preface of the story (5-7 sentences).
XVIII. Give a summary of the story.
XIX. Relate the events of the story as if you were:
Mr Amos Curry;
Esme Fanshaw.
XX. On reading the facts of the author’s biography express your surprise using conversational formulas:
1. Susan Hill was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2012 Birthday Honours for services to literature.
2. Hill has recently founded her own publishing company, Long Barn Books, which has published one work of fiction per year.
3. The Woman in Black (1983), a Victorian ghost story, starring D.Redcliff was successfully adapted for stage and television.
4. Mrs de Winter (1993) is a sequel to Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca.
XXI. Bearing in mind conversational formulas of agreement express your point view on the following:
I like a bit of singing and dancing, it cheers you up… it takes you out of yourself. I like a bit of spectacular.
Extravagance is a cardinal sin. That is where all other evils stem from….We should all live within our means.
I always keep an open mind. ...I believe in the principle of tolerance, live and let live… The customs of others may be quite different from our own but human beings are human beings the world over.
There is nothing to be embarrassed about in speaking of money…
You never knew when something might prove of use.
XXII. What is the plot structure of the story? How predictable are the events in the unfolding story? What is the central conflict? Which episodes were given the greatest emphasis? Is the end clear-cut and conclusive or does it leave room for suggestion?