- •Pamela Lyndon Travers
- •Assignment I
- •V. Answer the following questions on Chapter I. Use the active vocabulary:
- •VI. Render the story from Chapter 2 according to the following outline:
- •VII. Translate in writing:
- •IV. Read and translate into Russian:
- •V. Answer the following questions. Use the active vocabulary:
- •VI. Review the active vocabulary of the two assignments. Make up 10 sentences with it for your mates to translate. They should be neither too difficult nor too easy.
- •V. Read and translate in writing:
- •VI. Answer the following questions. Use the active vocabulary:
- •V. Read and translate in writing:
- •VI. Give a summary of the story "The Bird Woman". Write the key words and use them while speaking.
- •VII. Answer the following questions on the story "Mrs Carry". Use the active vocabulary:
- •VIII. Review the active vocabulary of Assignments III and IV. Make up 10 sentences with it for your mates to translate. They should be neither too difficult nor too easy.
- •V. Write out all the proverbs you meet in the chapters. Explain in English their meaning. Learn them by heart.
- •VI. Read and translate in writing:
- •VII. Answer the following questions. Use the active vocabulary:
- •VIII. Make up a micro-situation on any topic you like. Use at least 10 word-combinations from your active vocabulary of the whole book. Learn and tell it by heart. Topics for general discussion
V. Answer the following questions on Chapter I. Use the active vocabulary:
1. Where is the house situated? Describe it.
2. How large is the Banks family? Say what impression you've got of Mr and Mrs Banks.
3. Who helps the family about the house?
4. What problem do the children's parents have to solve?
5. What was the weather like the day when Mary Poppins appeared in the house?
6. How did she appear in the house and what impression did Jane and Michael get of her?
7. What did she look like? What was surprising and wonderful about her?
8. Why was everybody glad of Mary Poppins's arrival?
VI. Render the story from Chapter 2 according to the following outline:
1. The beginning of Mary Poppins's day out (the arrangement with Mrs Banks, the way Mary looked, the direction she went).
2. Mary Poppins's meeting with the Match-Man (his two professions, the way he met Mary, the reason why they couldn't go to have tea with raspberry-jam-cakes, Mary's impression of the pictures)
3. Going to the picture (their feelings being inside the picture, changing of their appearance. Afternoon Tea, other entertainment, the reason why they had to leave the picture).
4. Mary Poppins's day out is over (their coming back, the children's questions).
VII. Translate in writing:
p.6 «Then the shape ... the whole house shook».
VIII. Read the first three paragraphs of Chapter I once more. Is it a typical beginning of fairy-tales? Compare it with other modern fairy-tales and write a short beginning of your fairy-tale.
Assignment II
(Stories 3, 4)
I. Read the stories and write out.
a) all the verbs describing movements;
b) all the words naming different sounds.
II. Learn the active vocabulary. Reproduce the situations with the given phrases:
to pay a visit to smb (21)
to be filled with (23)
to appeal to smb (27)
to get over smth (29)
to close one's eyes to smth (28)
to respect (to have respect for) (28)
can't help doing smth (37)
to blame smb (for smth) (to be to blame) (39)
III. Translate into Russian, pay attention to the use of the active vocabulary:
1. The police appealed to the crowd not to panic. 2. I don't blame you. 3. I'm filled with admiration for your bravery. 4. Our best manager will pay a visit to these customers. They are very prospective. 5. We can't help thinking he's still alive. 6. Don't tell him more than you can help. 7. If you fail the exam, you'll only have yourself to blame. 8. She can't get over her shyness. 9. Which driver was to blame for the accident? 10. She blamed him for the failure of their marriage. 11. The Government seems to be closing its eyes to the plight of the unemployed. 12. She burst out laughing; she couldn't help it. 13. I can't get over how much your children have grown. 14. I think the problem сan be got over without too much difficulty. 15. He never got over the shock of losing his wife. 16. I have the greatest respect for you. 17. The new officer soon earned the respect of his men. 18. She was in no way to blame.