- •Easy reading
- •Предисловие
- •How to analyse the text
- •Comprehension Quiz
- •Means of communicating ideas
- •Choose the phrases you like more so as to make a structure of any text analysis. Prepare two variants: one long (300-350 words), another short (100-150 words). Unit 1
- •The story of an hour
- •1. Learn the meaning of the following words and reproduce the situations in which they are used:
- •2. Substitute the italicized words with synonyms:
- •8. Summarize the story in 15-20 sentences.
- •9. Imagine you are Mr. Mallard. Write a passage (150 words) describing his view of the situation. Unit 2
- •The hero of drummond street
- •6. Explain the meaning of the following expressions. Make up sentences using them:
- •7. Discussion:
- •8. Summarize the story in 15-20 sentences.
- •9. Write a passage (150 words) describing the whole story as if you were a) the Drooler or b) the reporter. Unit 3
- •Discussion.
- •Three is a lucky number
- •The crime in this text is murder, but there are unfortunately many others, consult the dictionary and match crimes to their definitions, translate the words on the left.
- •Discussion
- •Unit 5
- •A shocking accident
- •V. Answer the following questions.
- •VI. Read the following sentences and answer the questions that follow.
- •VII. Discussion.
- •VIII. Imagine that Jerome keeps a diary. Write his entries for these three days:
- •Unit 6
- •Tipsy and the board of health
- •1. Learn the meaning of the following words and reproduce the situations in which they are used:
- •2. Find synonyms for the following words. Make up your own sentences using these words or their synonyms.
- •3. Fill in the gaps with the necessary prepositions:
- •9. Summarize the story in 15-20 sentences.
- •Unit 7
- •Hills like white elephants
- •IV. Fill in the sentences with the words or their derivatives from the previous exercises.
- •V. Fill in the gaps with prepositions where necessary. All the expressions are taken from the text. Translate the sentences. Choose the expressions that are slang. What does the author use them for?
- •VII. Put 10 questions to the contents of the story. Work them out so that they can serve as a plan for further coherent retelling of the story. The first one is made up for you.
- •VIII. Render the contents of the story as if told by: a) Jig; b) her partner; c) the woman from the bar. Resort to the questions you’ve made up.
- •IX. Discussion.
- •Unit 8
- •The absence of emily
- •Consult the text or a good dictionary and insert the prepositions if necessary.
- •Discussion
- •In written form summaries the story in 20 sentences so as your summary to be a short text, remember to use conjunctions to make it pleasant to read. Be prepared to present your summary in class.
- •Unit 9
- •Ten indians
- •IV. Fill in the sentences with the words or their derivatives from the previous exercises.
- •V. Fill in the gaps with prepositions where necessary. All the expressions are taken from the text. Translate the sentences. Choose the expressions that are slang. What does the author use them for?
- •VI. There are words in English that are pronounced in a similar way but differ a lot in their meanings. Study the meanings of “beech” and “beach” and fill in the blanks with a suitable word:
- •VIII. Match the words on the left with their definitions on the right:
- •Unit 10
- •Campbell’s crossing
- •IV. Fill in the sentences with the words or their derivatives from the previous exercises.
- •V. Fill in the gaps with prepositions or adverbs where necessary. All the expressions are taken from the text. Translate the sentences.
- •VI. Find the notions defined below in the text. Fill in the gaps in the sentences that follow with these notions.
- •VII. Replace the words underlined with an expression from the text based on the word(s) in brackets. Make any necessary grammatical changes.
- •XI. Put 10 questions to the contents of the story. Work them out so that they can serve as a plan for further coherent retelling of the story. The first one is made up for you.
- •X. Render the contents of the story as if told by: a) Flora; b) Angus; c) an Inverlochie’s dweller. Resort to the questions you’ve made up.
- •XI. Discussion.
- •Unit 11
- •The garden party
- •Discussion.
- •Unit 12
- •Miracles do happen
- •IV. Fill in the sentences with the words or their derivatives from the previous exercises.
- •V. Fill in the gaps with prepositions where necessary. All the expressions are taken from the text. Translate the sentences.
- •VI. Replace the words underlined with an expression from the text based on the word(s) in brackets. Make any necessary grammatical changes.
- •VII. Supply the missing words. In each case the first letter of the missing word is given. All these expressions are taken from the text.
- •XI. Put 10 questions to the contents of the story. Work them out so that they can serve as a plan for further coherent retelling of the story. The first one is made up for you.
- •X. Render the contents of the story as if told by: a) Else; b) Michael; c) Hermann. Resort to the questions you’ve made up.
- •XI. Discussion.
- •Unit 13
- •The metro
- •Comment on the following ideas, agree or disagree, give your own opinion, mind to support it with arguments.
- •Reading comprehension quiz.
- •The metro
- •Translate the following words and word combinations; insert them into the sentences below:
- •Below you will find some more words from this text and their synonyms which were mixed, match each word with the correct synonym. Use them in the sentences of your own.
- •Even when words are synonymous it doesn’t always mean that they are interchangeable; in the sentences below choose one word in italics that fits the sentence best.
- •Reading Comprehension Quiz
- •Write an essay (300-400 words) on the following topic: One never knows what might happen next.
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Discussion
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In any crime story there is normally a person who knows more than the reader and who presents the story to the reader, he can be or not the detective investigating the crime. Who presents this story and is there a detective here?
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Other essential characters of a crime story are: a victim (or a couple of them), partners in crime, confusing criminals, people that make the story seem realistic. Who are the characters of the story and what is their role in it?
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The whole environment and setting, where the story takes place, should be authentic if the author wants his readers to believe him. What are the details to your mind that make the setting of this story realistic?
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In a good crime story most of the readers have a fair chance to solve the case on their own. Was it possible to guess the outcome of the story? What words or sentences contain the clue?
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The increase of suspense is a necessary element that we do not want to miss in any good crime story. The question of increasing suspense leads us to the question where the climax of a story should be placed. What are the key sentences in the text that increase the suspense of the reader?
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One of the methods to make the reader suspect that something is wrong is the contrast. Contrasting the behavior of the characters, or their behavior and their thoughts the author gives the reader a chance to guess and increases the tension at the same time. Show where in this story this stylistic device was used.
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As many crime stories are quite short, the introduction is also a very important part which also seems to be worth looking at. The introductions of such stories are designed to take us right into the action; there is no space for descriptions of nature and time unless they are regarded as necessary. Recall how the author starts the story, what did he want to show, what impression did he want to create?
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The ending of a short story is also very important. It may contain long or short explanations, or it may be the final action of the criminal that discloses the truth. Which one seems more appealing to you? Why? Would you end this story in a different way?
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The format of short stories limits the number of words the author can use to convey his message, so all the descriptions in the story as well as dialogues are essential. Look through the dialogues of the story and explain what the author wanted to show in each of them.
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There should be a criminal and a victim for a crime to happen. It requires people of a certain character type to play one a criminal and the other a victim. Get ready with character sketches of both Ronald and his third wife, use the descriptions given by the author, actions of both of them and analyze if they are a typical criminal and a victim or would you expect any of them to behave differently? For example: why do you think Edyth agreed to help the police instead of divorcing Ronald immediately?
WRITING ACTIVITIES
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In writing, describe the preparations Ronald took to kill Edyth, mind that there is no direct explanation in the text of what exactly should have caused her death, add this information in your report ( no longer than 80 words all in all). Use exercises IV and V to help you.
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Using the following words write what would happen to Ronald further (100-150 words): to arraign sb., to arrest, attorney, to bring a verdict, call witnesses, closing arguments, defendant, the jury, to fingerprint sb., to investigate, judge, plea of guilty, policeman, present the case, present evidence.