Daddy-Long-Legs_Assignments

DADDY-LONG-LEGS by Jean Webster

ASSIGNMENT 1

1.Read pages 3 - 14 of the book.

2.Give a good reading and a written translation into Russian of the extract on p. 15-16

"It seems strange to be writing letters... You hate girls"

3.Find in the text the following words and word-combinations and bring out the situations in which they are used:

an orphan (3) a trustee (3) an asylum (4)

to be set in a row (3)

to make one's rounds (4) to approach smb. / smth. (5) by nature (5)

to one's surprise (5) to insist on smth. (6)

to be (get) accustomed to smb./ smth./ doing smth. (6) to care for smb. (6)

in smb.'s favor (favour) (7) to read aloud (7)

to make a speech (7)

to give an allowance (8) in return (8)

to take some (any, no) notice of smb./ smth. (8) on one's part (9)

to get lost (11)

to take an interest in smb./ smth, (11) to belong to smb. (12)

bells (12)

due to smth. / smb. (12)

4.Make up a situation of your own using the given words.

5.Answer the following questions:

1)What do уou know about Jerusha Abbot having read the first 17 pages of the book?

2)What was her usual work at the orphan asylum?

3)What did they have at the asylum on that day?

4)Who got interested in her personality? Why?

5)Who told Jerusha about her future college life?

6)What recommendations did Mrs. Lippett give Jerusha?

7)Did Jerusha take them seriously? Was she going to follow them?

8)Did the girl have a good sense of humour?

9)What were her feelings about the college just after her arrival?

10)In what way did Jerusha decide to write a letter to her Trustee? What did she call him? Why?

6.Speak on the following:

1)Jerusha Abbot is a very peculiar person.

2)Mr. Daddy-Long-Legs is a Trustee who wanted to remain unknown.

3)Mrs. Lippett is a very strict but kind teacher of the orphan asylum.

7.Give a detailed retelling of the passage you read.

ASSIGNMENT 2

1.Read and translate pp. 14-28 of the book.

2.Give a phonetic reading of the extract and translate it into Russian (in writing): pp. 26 - 27

"The Infirmary... Do you still hate girls?"

3.Find in the text the given words and word-combinations and translate them into Russian. Bring out the situations in which they are used.

confusing (14)

to look smth. up in the encyclopedia (14) bright(14) to be bored at smth. (15)

to talk plain (15)

to turn smb. into smth. (15) a campus (17)

to hear from smb. (17)

to be excited about smth. (17)

to be obliged to smb. for smth. (17) in return (18) to be brought up on smth. (19)

to buy smth. with the money (21) to confess (21)

to prompt (21) miserable (21)

a sophomore (22)

to put up with smb./smth. (22)

to have the courage to do smth. (23) a freshman (24)

all by oneself (24)

to be in a good humour (24) to be worth doing smth. (25)

4.Make up 2 situations: one - in English and the other - in Russian using the Active Vocabulary of the first two assignments.

5.Ask 15 questions.

6.Speak on the following:

a)Judy's studies at the college.

b)Judy's first Christmas present.

c)Judy's first vacation.

d)A message and flowers from Mr. Smith.

e)Judy's exams.

7.Retell the read passage.

ASSIGNMENT 3

1.Read pp. 28 - 48 of the book.

2.Find in the text the following passages, give their phonetic reading and translate them into Russian in writing:

1)p. 45 from "You will never guess ..." up to "... I'm invited for the summer"

2)p. 48 from "I don't think ..." up to "... We need rain".

3.Find the following words and word-combinations, translate into Russian and bring out the situations.

don't count (28)

to show smb. about (28) to long for smb. (29) scenery (33)

to keep smb. busy (33)

to remind smb. of smth./smb. (33)

to feel in command of the situation (34) to run for (34)

an advantage (38) confusion (40)

to try hard (41) violets (41) lilies-of-the-valley (41) imagination (44) monotonous (44) housekeeping (45)

to keep house imaginary (47) to hint (47)

frank (47)

to be disappointed at/with smth. (in/with smb.) (47) to hurt one's feelings (47)

humiliating (48) Dear me! (41) On earth .(41)

4.Make up a dialogue using this active vocabulary and conversational phrases.

5.Make up a story in English using the words of Assignments 1-3.

6.Questions and tasks:

1)What was Mr. Smith like in Judy's imagination?

2)Who came to see Julia Pendelton once? Why? What was the program for the day?

3)Speak about Judy's holiday on the farm.

4)Did she get any messages from her trustee during her vacation?

5)Speak about Judy's studies.

6)What are Judy's impressions of her 2 days' stay in New-York and her new experience of going by train?

7)Speak about Judy's reminiscences of Field Day.

8)What book reminded Judy of her stay in the asylum? Have you read this book? What thoughts did the book awaken in her?

9)How did Judy try to persuade Daddy-Long-Legs to let her go to the McBrides' for the summer? Comment on the style of the letter of June 9th.

7.Retell the letters.

ASSIGNMENT 4

1.Read pp. 48-61 of the book.

2.Translate the following passage into Russian in writing on pp. 55-56

"Are you still referring to that scholarship?... don't like her any better than me".

3.Find in the text the following words and bring out the situations: to have an orgy of reading (48)

to turn out to be (49) to long for smb. (50) in between (51)

at first glance (51) to miss smb. (53)

to apply for smth. (53) an upper classman (54) gorgeous(54)

to owe smth. to smb. (54) stubborn (55)

to obey smb./smth. (56) obedience (57)

silence means consent (57) unbalanced (59)

to be insulted (insult (v), insult (n)) (59) to drop in (60)

4.Give phonetic reading of the following passages:

1)pp. 49-50 (Friday);

2)pp. 58-59 (January 11th).

5.Make up a situation in English using new words and word-combinations.

6.Answer the following questions:

1)Describe Judy's stay at Lock Willow. Speak about her new friend.

2)What was the result of Judy's hard work in summer? How did she feel at the end of her vacation?

3)What were her feelings of being an upper classman like? What was new for her?

4)Has Judy made any progress since her entering the college? In what way was she awarded for that?

5)Explain the motives of Judy's ultimatum.

6)What were Judy's impressions of her second stay in New-York and her Christmas holidays?

7.Retell the passage that you read.

ASSIGNMENT 5

1.Answer the questions:

1.What was Judy trying to learn? Was she a success?

2.Was Daddy-Long-Legs the only person whom she was writing letters?

3.What were Judy's plans for the coming vacation?

4.What was Daddy-Long-Legs' suggestion about summer?

5.Was Judy happy to go to Europe? Why?

6.Where did Judy go for two weeks in September? Was Daddy-Long-Legs happy about it?

7.Have you noticed any coincidences in Daddy-Long-Legs' and Master Jervie's behaviour and ideas?

8.What did Judy decide after getting her diploma?

9.Why do you think Judy was so absorbed in writing at Lock Willow? Why did Judy change her mind quickly?

10.What was Judy's problem, she wanted to talk to Daddy-Long-Legs about?

11.Were you surprised having read the book to the end? What are your impressions of it?

12.What are your prospects for Judy's future?

2.Learn the following words and expressions and find them in the book:

to be independent p. 63

to insist on doing smth. p. 64 to appeal p. 64

a spoiled child p. 64 to be cross with p. 65

to follow one's advice p. 65 fault p.66

to keep on doing smth. p. 68 to suffer (from) p. 70

(not) to stand smth./smb. p. 71 in gratitude p. 72

to refuse p. 73 to be fair p. 73

3.Give a writing translation of the passage: "I didn't tell him why and I'm proud, too!"

4.Give a phonetic reading of the extract: "I started wide awake...and the door closed behind me."

5.Write a vocabulary story using the words in the task 2 .