Madagascar

1. Find geographical information and some other prominent facts about Madagascar. Does it have anything in common with San Diego and Connecticut?

2. Present the summary for the cartoon.

3. Give names of the main characters. Present a good description of them. Do you feel sympathy for any of them? Why?

4. What other animals can be met in the cartoon?

5. Where did the action take place? Describe the animals’ way of life? Were they quite satisfied with it? Did they want any changes?

6. What was the turning point in their decision to see “the new world”? How did they see that way to the wild? How did their journey start?

7. How did friends get to Madagascar? Who did they meet there?

8. Who were the Foosa? What was the king’s plan concerning the Foosa and the new-comers? Was it successful?

9. Speak about the split between animals.

10. How was the problem settled?

11. Describe the end of the cartoon. Can you imagine the happy life of the four on the island or will some of them still wish to return to the Zoo?

12. Find the English equivalents in the cartoon for the following words:

• Быть в астрале

• Вражеский заговор

• Высококачественная еда

• Шницель

• Судовой журнал

• Ящик

• Заповедник

13. Find the translation of the following words in the Russian-English dictionary (or, if possible, present the exact variants used in the cartoon):

• Круглая дата

• Делать подкоп

• Невезуха

• Шницель

• Предел совершенства

• Полуночник

• Загон

• Пустить корни

• Проворный

• Прапорщик

• Кондратий хватил

14. Translate the words and reproduce the context they were used in:

• Tedious

• To break out of the boring routine

• Shovel

• Smut

• No soliciting!

Dwell upon your favourite part of the story. Why did you like it?

The Sword in the Stone

The Walt Disney animation cartoon The Sword in the Stone tells us the story of King Arthur, a semi-legendary hero of English history and folklore. In the 5^th century the Germanic tribes of Jutes, Saxons and Angles began to migrate to Britain. At first they came to plunder, but after some time they returned in larger numbers and began to conquer the country. The natives fought fiercely but they were no longer assisted by the Romans, they fell into the pre-Roman pattern of warring tribes, and were desperately in need of a unifying leader. About 500 the resistance achieved a major victory under a warrior leader called Artorius. Thus, one of the most enduring, inspiring and romantic legends was born… Read the tasks then watch the cartoon and do them.

1. Match a line in a with a line in b to define the words. Use a bilingual dictionary if necessary.

A	B
sword	a woman who has magic powers especially to do bad things
wizard	a weapon with a long pointed blade and a handle
knight	to change by magic from one thing into another, or make something do this
squire	someone who teaches one pupil
witch	a young man in the Middle Ages who learned how to be a knight by serving one
to turn into	the person who has the legal right to become king or queen
heir	a competition to show courage and fighting skill between knights in the Middle Ages
ward	a child who is under somebody’s legal protection
tournament	a man who has magic powers
tutor	a man in the Middle Ages who was trained to fight on horseback