Vocabulary Practice

1. Write the transcription, read and translate the following words and phrases:

a throaty voice; an aura of joy; the drinking fountain; identification bracelet; the first issue; left-hand column; hit-parade; airy shoes; wips of leather; whirl in his arms; back-scratcher; good-naturedly; cautiously; double-date; bulletin board; poster; dark-rimmed glasses; feel fluffy; a vicious whack; casual remarks; to blurt out; enthusiastic; bewilderment; embarrassment; humiliated; assume; the Chinese restaurant; squeaking chalk; meaningless; a titter.

2. Translate into English:

сбросить туфли; клубок серой шерсти; тихонько напевать; полоса везения; наблюдатель; общественная работа; в состоянии явного волнения; поглощенный своим собственным предвкушением; догонять; делить шкафчик для одежды; номерной замок; страдающий от безнадёжной любви; оскорблять чьи-либо чувства; покраснеть от смущения; чувствовать себя не в своей тарелке; задумчиво; выяснять наверняка; послать мяч в аут; думать отчаянно.

3. Reproduce the situations from the text where the active vocabulary is used. Think of your own sentences with the words from the list.

1. Suggest words and word combinations from active vocabulary for the following:

• don't know

• to worry greatly

• to stop thinking about sth

• to admire at sth

• to disregard the fact

• to sing in a low voice happily

• a small wardrobe in a school cloak room

• an observer

• to be accepted as sb’s girl

• to exchange dances with sb

• to borrow a book at the library

• to come to someone’s mind

• to offend sb

• to jump around the gym

• to call off sth

• to clear up for sure

• to appear with sb somewhere

• to say suddenly and without thinking

• to overload with maths

1. Choose the correct statement:

1. Jane sang in a throaty voice as

1. She did the flat

2. She read a magazine

3. Tossed her schoolbooks on her bed

2. Another piece of good fortune was that

1. Stan invited her to go to the pictures

2. Stan presented her nice flowers

3. Stan’s history class met in the room next to her French class

3. That evening on the way to the movies and afterwards at Nibley’s and on the walk home, Jane waited for

1. Stan to mention the dance

2. her English teacher put her a five for the test-paper

3. her friends to visit her

4. By Monday morning it was impossible for any student to ignore the fact that

1. final exams were coming

2. Woodmont High was having a dance on Friday night

3. summer holidays were coming

5. By this time she thought it was obvious to everyone at Woodmont High that

1. she was in love with Stan

2. she would go to the dance party with Stan

3. she was Stan’s girl

6. George had guessed that

1. Stan would go to the dance with Marcy

2. She didn’t want to go with him and that she didn’t really have a date

3. Jane would be glad to go with him

1. Answer the following questions:

1. Who is the main character of the story?

2. Why was Jane in good mood when she came home from school?

3. What attracted her attention in the Woodmontonian?

4. What did the girl dream of?

5. What embarrassed Jane in Stan’s behaviour later?

6. Who wanted to invite Jane to go to the dance?

7. What made Jane upset?

8. Did she do well at school at this period?

1. Topics for general discussion

1. What kind of story is it?

2. What do you think about Jane’s character?

3. What did you know about American pupils’ life and extra curricular activities?

4. Who was George?

5. Why didn’t Jane want to hurt his feelings?

6. Can you guess who would be Stan’s partner at the dance party?

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