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3. Translate the underlined words and explain the meaning of prefixes and suffixes in them.

  1. Three reporters called to interview Ben, two of them kittenish young girls.

  2. On the fourth awful day Ben gave out the news – news to him and to me as well as to our host and hostess – that he had lost a filling which he would not trust any but his own New York dentist to replace.

  3. Ben swore he would pay no more visits until he could think up a graceful method of curtailing them in the event they proved unbearable.

  4. I’m afraid that’s impossible.

  5. It would be very hard for him to rest there in the city, with the producers and publishers and phonograph people calling him up all the time.

  6. I’ll promise you faithfully that you won’t be disturbed at all.

  7. Ben took it quiet cheerfully.

  8. You came to us for a rest and we’re not going to start you off uncomfortable.

  9. Ben was wedged between us and throughout the drive maintained a morose silence, unable to think of anything but how terrible his coat would look when he got out.

  10. Entire score must be rewritten half tone lower.

Grammar Tasks

1. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.

  1. If we _____(to see) them it _____(to be) an accident.

  2. If, miraculously, Ben ever _____(to happen) to be enjoying himself, he, of course, _____(to keep) the contents of his message a secret or else displayed it and remarked swaggeringly that he guessed he wasn’t going to let so-and-so theatrical producer spoil his fun.

  3. If we _____(to be) ‘somebody’ too, it _____(to be) different!

  4. He loves to have his music praised and I am sure he _____(to be) delighted to meet you if he _____(not to be) so terribly busy.

  5. I won’t let anyone know you are there and if any of our friends _____(to call) on us I _____(to pretend) we’re not at home.

  6. If some of his friends or business acquaintances _____(to find out) and _____(to try) to get in touch with him, I _____(to frighten) them away.

2. Put the right form of the adjectives and adverbs in brackets.

  1. And they were honestly _____(congenial) people we ever met.

  2. We had such a _____(horrible) time at the Craig’s and such a _____(bad) time getting away that Ben swore he would pay no more visits until he could think up a graceful method of curtailing them in the event they proved unbearable.

  3. The Marshalls loved musical shows, but knew _____(little) than nothing about music.

  4. And on Friday I got Ben to lunch with them and he liked them, too; they were not half as___(gushing) and____(silly) as most of his “fans”.

  5. If they stick to their promise to keep us under cover, it may be a lot _____(good) than staying in New York.

  6. And of course if things aren’t as _____(good) as they look, Irene’s telegram will provide us with an easy out.

Reading Comprehension and Discussion Tasks

1. Answer the questions:

  1. Why did Mr. Drake abhor visiting?

  2. Where did he spend all his time?

  3. What did he call his “emergency exit”?

  4. How did Mrs. Drake meet the Thayers?

  5. What did this couple suggest to the Drakes?

  6. Did the Drakes accept the suggestion?

2. Discuss the following:

  1. What kind of person was Ben Drake?

  2. Can we say that his wife was a happy woman? Why?

P. 104-114

Exercises

Pre-reading Tasks

1. Practise the pronunciation of the words from the story. When in doubt refer to the dictionary:

gin, convenient, chiffonier, ample, summon, pour, adjourn, anxious, phonograph, author, orchestra, genius, honestly, irritable, jaguar, naughty, determine, improvise, straight, juncture, appreciate, success.

Vocabulary Tasks

1. Find in the story the English for:

маленький журнальний столик; попільничка; запрошувати вниз на обід; густі вершки; вершки не для мене;, пробувати сигарету; пообіцяти чесно; ні за що в світі; неслухняний; пронизуючий погляд; засаджена кущами алея; купа книжок; приєднатися до когось; викрадати людину (дитину) з метою шантажу; зіпсувати зір; конкурент; на думку деяких людей; зробити маленький ковток; робити вигляд; приправляти їжу сиром; ставитися з презирством до чогось; ковтати їжу з труднощами; жадібно глитати; грізно заявляти; горезвісно ексцентричний, ля-бемоль, неважливе повідомлення.