5. Be ready to speak on the following topics.

1. A painter at work.

2. Every person should have a chance in his or her life (Mor children’s future).

3. Mor’s unexpected feelings.

7. Retell the chapter as if you were Demoyte or Miss Carter. Use necessary vocabulary.

Chapter 8

1. Find the following words and word combinations. Remember the situations where they occur.

• to look on exasperated

• to wriggle backwards

• to resume a former posture

• to drag arms away

• unknown quantity

• to stop in sb tracks

• an exclamation of pleasure

• to keep pace with sb

• an ancient ritual

2. Answer the following questions:

1. Why was Felicity disappointed? What did she do to feel better?

2. Why was Felicity frightened by a man sitting on the ground in the school ground?

3. How did Donald’s room look like?

4. What was an inflexible rule at St Bride?

5. Where did children intend to go? Were they successful at their business?

6. What secret did Felicity reveal by chance? Did she share it with her brother?

7. What oath did children swear to each other?

3. Translate the following extract in a proper manner from English into Russian

“The school fence was composed of slats of wood ...-… there was good cover all the way up the hill”.

4. Say if the following statements are true or false:

1) Nan liked her daughter’s behavior.

2) Felicity was allowed to visit her brother at school.

3) Felicity asked Donald to climb the school tower.

4) Donald was surprised by Felicity’s appearing at school.

5) Miss Carter ask children to call in.

6) Children brought a bunch of roses as a present for Miss Carter.

7) Felicity told about the letter to her mother.

5. Explain and develop the following idea from the text.

“You can’t behave anyhow to people and expect them to love you just the same”.

6. Be ready to discuss the following topics.

1. Felicity’s trip to school.

2. Donald and his room at school.

3. Children’s visit to miss Carter.

8. Make up sketches of the characters: Felicity and Donald.

Chapter 9

1. Find the following words and word combinations in the text. Remember the situations where they occur. Give synonyms to them.

• to go on without intermission

• to turn the place topsy-turvy

• to use an exasperating technique

• colossal quantity of luggage

• to tickle pink

• to know by sight

• inexpressible violent sense of joy

• to be intensely conscious of sb’s presence

• to say in a very quiet pensive voice

1. Answer the following questions.

1. Why did Mor look the prospect with relief?

2. Why didn’t Mor like his house?

3. How did Nan react to a Mor’s serious attempt of becoming Labour candidate?

4. How should Nan and Felicity get their destination?

5. What did Nan remember looking at the asters?

6. What emotions occupied Mor’s soul while he was saying good-bye to his wife?

7. How did Mor discover that he was desperately in love?

8. Where did Mor find Miss Carter? Why was she transformed?

9. Did Rain understand Mor’s feelings? How did she react?