II. Translate into Ukrainian/Russian a passage beginning with “Close the deal. That’s what I meant.” ending “Don’t tell my boss”. (Chapter 1)

III. Give the English for the following and use these English phrases in reproducing the contents of the chapters under discussion.

1. to give one’s support to a movement , theory

2. a situation comedy

3. to block smth

4. crazy, mad

5. a place from which an organization is controlled

6. a feeling of shock and of being discouraged

7. to read noting only the main points

8. a word of affection

9. a journey in a plane that continues all night

10. to speak in a way that is not confident

11. to say things that are not true

12. a situation that changes often

13. a common (well-known) word or expression

14. to simulate sth

15. to separate and go in different directions

16. to fall steeply or rapidly

17. a short description of the contents of a book that is printed on the cover

18. a thing one has promised to do

19. to say sth without careful consideration

20. to place sth in the specified position firmly or forcefully

21. to make oneself appear to be sth or to be doing sth in order to deceive others

22. to improve sth

23. nonsense

24. sensation on the skin

25. magnificent

IV. Insert the correct articles, prepositions and post-positions into the following sentences from the text if necessary and distinguish between the functions of the articles:

1. But the truth is, this is the first time I've ever had to travel ___ ___deal.

2. But now Doug Hamilton's voice starts to impinge ___ my consciousness.

3. I've arrived ___ the airport with an hour to go, and have headed straight ___ the bar.

4. She has tufty dark hair and ___ IQ of about 600 and is the sweetest person I know.

5. 'Not only did I not get ___ deal, I drenched the marketing director of Glen Oil ___ cranberry drink.'

6. For the first time today, I feel ___lift in ___spirits.

7. ' There's ___ short silence as she studies my boarding pass.

8. 'No, I'm not nervous! I just . . . was wondering. Just ___ ___ interest.'

9. I remember thinking ___ very first time I saw him, wow, he's good-looking.

10. He's sweet, and he's good, and he's successful and everyone calls us ___ perfect couple...'

V. Translate the following idioms, provide the corresponding idioms in Ukrainian/Russian.

1. to pull the wool over sb's eyes

2. on the spot

3. to drag one’s feet/heels

4. to run out of steam

5. be on a roll

6. to have kittens

7. to move heaven and earth

8. the calm before the storm

9. to die the death

10. word on the street

VI. Make up plans of the chapters under consideration in the form of 5 special questions.

VII. Support or challenge the following statements.

1. Emma Corrigan was a successful businesswoman.

2. Emma’s parents were proud of her achievements.

3. Emma was in love with Connor.

4. Connor was a loser.

5. Emma and Connor had no secrets from each other.

VIII. Write Emma Corrigan’s CV

IX. Express your personal opinion on the following points.

1. You never know what's round the next corner.

2. 'A relationship is a game of chess…. You always have to look ahead. You have to plan strategi­cally. If you make the wrong move, you've had it.'

3. 'A relation­ship is about like minds. It's about soulmates finding each other.'

4. The difficulties we face make us better people.

5. Silence is golden.

X. Identify the stylistic devices and lexical expressive means in the following sentences:

1. I'm not talking about big, earth-shattering secrets.

2. My hair is straightened, I'm wearing discreet earrings like they tell you to in How-to-win- that-job articles, and I've got on my smart new Jigsaw suit.

3. Paul said the deal was done and dusted and all I had to do was nod and shake their hands, and even I should be able to manage that. And so far, I reckon it's going really well.

4. I am such a deluded moron.

5. It's like a volcano erupting.

6. But my stomach is still a tight knot of fear.

7. The plane's drop­ping through the air like a stone.

8. '... I'd never tell anyone this in a million years.

9. ' He smiles back at me; his sunny expression restored, and gives me a kiss. 'See you later.'

10. 'It says since the days of Cleopatra, the proportions of beauty have been the same, and there's a way to work out how beautiful you are, scientifically.