Lesson 8 (pp.92 – 114). March 5th– June 9th

Ex.1 a) Find the English equivalents of these words and phrases in the text. Read and translate into Russian the sentences in which they are used.

exhilarating	to squirm
corking	to mortgage
to show smb through	a made-up heroine
inadvertently	to stamp out a flicker of smth
to be plunged into smth	to be sweet of smb (to do smth)

b) Find the English equivalents of these words and phrases in the text. Read and translate into Russian the sentences in which they are used.

бегать наперегонки с кем-л.	ходить на цыпочках
ошеломляющий эффект	развивать в ком-л. воображение
великолепный, потрясающий	многословие
смиренный	в отличном расположении духа
иметь привычку к чему-л.	согласно инструкции

c) Give your variant of translation of the following sentences:

1. I've been hearing about Shakespeare all my life, but I had no idea he really wrote so well; I always suspected him of going largely on his reputation.

2. Maybe I am going to be an author after all. I wish Mrs. Lippett hadn't given me such a silly name - it sounds like an author-ess, doesn't it?

3. Mercy! Isn't New York big? Worcester is nothing to it.

4. I never saw such lovely things as there are in the windows. It makes you want to devote your life to wearing clothes.

5. Wouldn't you like me to leave college and go into a dramatic school? And then I'll send you a box for all my performances, and smile at you across the footlights.

6. I used to squirm whenever people looked at me. I felt as though they saw right through my sham new clothes to the checked ginghams underneath.

7. It's the middle of the night now; I've been awake for hours thinking what a Worm I am - what a Thousand-legged Worm - and that's the worst I can say!

8. I know you meant it kindly, and I think you're an old dear to take so much trouble for such a silly thing as a hat. I ought to have returned it very much more graciously.

9. I can't accept any more money than I have to, because some day I shall be wanting to pay it back, and even as great an author as I intend to be won't be able to face a perfectly tremendous debt.

10. Patsy Moriarty (Patrici really. Did you ever hear such a name? Mrs. Lippett couldn't have done better) who is tall and thin was Julia's wife in a absurd green bonnet over one ear.

11. Just to live in the same house with Sallie's mother is an education. She's the most interesting, entertaining, companionable, charming woman in the world; she knows everything.

12. You needn't be afraid that I'll be crowding them, for their house is made of rubber.

Ex.2 a)Read and translate into Russian the sentences in which a case of Complex Object is used:

We have the kingdom working beautifully.

The Professor said it would be a great help if we would get our reading finished in the summer.

b) Make up an exercise of your own on this very case of Complex Object so that your groupmates could practise it.

Ex.3 Listen to the tape (Judy’s letter to Daddy-Long-Legs written on June 5^th - pp.112-113) and say if the statements below are true or false. Correct the false statements.

1. Daddy-Long-Legs’ secretary man has told Judy that in summer she should return to Lock Willow.

2. Judy doesn’t want to spend her vacations at the McBrides’ because she is afraid to become a burden to these kind people.

3. If Judy went to John Grier Home she would help them about the house.

4. Every woman ought to understand housekeeping, and Judy only knows asylum-keeping.

5. Just living in the same house with Sallie's mother is an education.

6. Mrs. McBride reminds Judy of Mrs. Lippett and all those years in the John Grier Home.

7. The McBrides’ house seems to be made of rubber, and Judy needn’t worry she may be crowding them.

8. Jimmie McBride is going to teach Judy how to ride horseback and paddle a canoe, and how to shoot.

Ex.4 Discuss the following points:

1. “I passed the exams with the utmost ease -I know the secret now, and am never going to fail again.” What is the secret Judy knows like? Do you have any secrets of the same kind? any special tokens?

2. “At present I'm Ophelia - and such a sensible Ophelia!” Do you think it is a common thing for a young girl to pretend she is her favourite book character? What are the reasons for such a “reincarnation”? Was this game that serious for Judy, or did she take it easy?

3. “When I saw my name posted, I couldn't quite believe it was true.” Speak about that little victory of Judy’s. Do you think it will influence or change her somehow?

4. “There's no doubt about it, Daddy; New York would rapidly undermine this fine stoical character which the John Grier Home so patiently built up.” Comment on this sentence. Do you think it is a humorous or a bitterly-ironical one?

5. “And after luncheon we went to the theatre - it was dazzling, marvellous, unbelievable - I dream about it every night.” Do you consider Judy to be an easily-influenced person who submits at once to the power of impression?

6. “It's different with me than with other girls. They can take things naturally from people.” Why did Judy return the cheque for fifty dollars back to her guardian? How did she firstly interpret his reasons for sending her money? Do you think she guessed right? Why did she change her mind so quickly?

7. “I have an awful habit of writing impulsively when I first think things, and then posting the letter beyond recall.” Do you consider impulsiveness a synonym of sincerity, or that of foolishness? Do you sometimes prefer impulsive people to reasonable ones?

8. “That, Daddy, is true fame.” Do you think Judy feels easy in college? Can you say it has become a true home for her, or does she still need more?

9. “Everybody likes a few surprises; it's a perfectly natural human craving.” Do you agree or disagree with this statement of Judy’s? Explain your point of view.

10. What is the favourite dream of Judy’s? How does it characterize her?