XVIII Give the literary translation of the extract: p. 53. “Well, that was the beginning of it …. Of that heavy thing inside him.”

XIX Agree or disagree with the following statements. Use the words from Appendix 1.

1. When Michael misbehaved Mary Poppins punished him at once.

2. Mary Poppins took the kids around the world to amuse and entertain Michael.

3. All the people they met while travelling were very hospitable and friendly.

4. After the travelling Michael became obedient.

5. Michael wanted to join a circus and Mary Poppins gave him her compass to help him run away from home.

6. Falling asleep Michael felt ashamed for his bad behavior.

XX. Answer the following questions.

1. What feeling did Michael have on Tuesday?

2. What did he do wrong?

3. Where did Mary Poppins and the kids travel?

4. Give a detailed description of the people they met, their appearance, dwellings and manners.

5. What made Michael do right?

16. Make up dialogues between:

• The children discussing the travel and the people they saw;

• Mr. and Mr. Banks discussing Michael’s behaviour;

Use the phrases from Appendix 3.

16. Give the retelling of the text as if you were:

• One of the kids;

• Mary Poppins.

XXII. Write an essay giving your opinion on the problem: “What is the way of coping with misbehavior of kids?”

Chapter 7

The Bird Woman

I.Read, translate and transcribe the following words, give explanation of their meaning. Say in what situations these words and combinations are used.

To matter

To pay a visit to

The best of all treats

To make sure

To look very distinguished

To dance on one’s toe with excitement

To point

In a high chanting voice

Bread-crumbs

To circle

To leap

To swoop

Fussy

Chatty

Rough-voiced

Cackling

To be no good doing smth

To swarm upon the food

To mistake smth for smth

To pay out smb

To add the bits one has forgotten

To comb the wings with one’s claws

To smooth down the head feathers

II.Replace the following words with their synonyms from the given list.

To revenge, having a harsh voice, to come to, loving to talk, to be important, remnants of bread, to be useless, to jump, to fly around.

III.Give the three forms of the following verbs, translate and transcribe them.

To pay, to think, to take out, to know, to go, to feel, to stand, to stare, to get, to forget, to matter, to wear, to make, to sign, to spend, to see, to become, to come, to build, to belong, to point, to give to hold, to break, to feed, to fly, to rise, to swoop, to leap, to buy, to say, to spread, to leave, to rise, to mistake, to peck, to shake, to stick, to fling, to tell, to settle, to creep, to sleep, to hear.

IV. Explain the use of tenses in the following phrases.

1. And Mrs Banks had said she would think about that.

2. Suddenly when they were quite sure she would never think about Mr. Banks’ treat…

3. That is why they were walking up Ludgate Hill and feeling very excited.

4. Every now and then she would look into the shop window just to make sure the hat was still there and that the pink roses on it had not turned into common flowers like marigolds.

5. So Jane told him and he added the bits she had forgotten.

V.State the meaning of the modal verbs in the following sentences.

1. 1. My dear, if it doesn’t rain I think Jane and Michael might call for me at the Office today – that is if you are agreeable.

2. I should like to be taken out to tea…

3. As if they could have forgotten!

4. …but they didn’t dare say anything…

5. …all she could say, and all she had ever been able to say was “Feed the birds”.

6. You ought to be in a pie - that’s where you ought to be!

VI. Reproduce the following sentences in reported speech.

Use the words from Appendix 2

1. My dear, if it doesn’t rain I think Jane and Michael might call for me at the Office today – that is if you are agreeable.

2. Now, children, don’t stand staring at me like that. Get your things on. You are going to the City to have tea with your Father.

3. What happens when everybody goes away – like us?

7. Translate the sentences from English into Russian.

1. The best of all treats will be when you pay a visit to me.

2. Mary Poppins liked to look very distinguished that’s why she was very careful in what to wear.

3. It is considered to be a bad manner to point at somebody with your finger.

4. In the park the kids watched the birds circling, leaping and swooping in the air.

5. My child is very fussy about food.

6. It is no good asking her – she won’t answer anyway.

7. I’ll tell the story and you add the bits I have forgotten.

8. The pigeons were combing their wings and smoothing down their head feathers.

9. Have you mistaken your granny for a pigeon? Do you expect her to fly up and get your balloon from the tree?

10. Michael tied Andrew’s tail to the fence and Andrew bit him to pay him out.

11. Chatty and fussy grannies were gossiping in the garden.

12. The kids were looking forward to their visit to the City so they danced on their toes with excitement.