- •Assignment 1 Chapters I-XI
- •4. Recount the episodes from the novel in which the active vocabulary is employed.
- •5. Ask fact-finding questions on the chapters under discussion using the active vocabulary.
- •6. Paraphrase or explain:
- •Assignment 2 Chapters хп-ххх
- •Active vocabulary
- •II. Exercises
- •5. Find good Russian equivalents of the sayings:
- •6. Make up short comic stories based on your own experience. Use the sentences below as suggestions:
- •7. Recall the episodes from the chapters under discussion in which you came across the following words and expressions:
- •8. Point out words of evaluation applying to Walter; to Townsend.
- •9. Paraphrase or explain:
- •10. Say whose utterances these are and what provoked them. Interpret their meaning:
- •III. Questions and topics for discussion
- •Assignment 3 Chapters XXII-XXVII
- •I. Active vocabulary
- •II exercises
- •1. A) Define the meaning of these lexical units:
- •2. Translate into Russian. Make up your own sentences with these word combinations:
- •3. Translate these sentences:
- •4. Complete these sentences:
- •5. Recall the situations in which the following words an phrases occur:
- •6. State whose utterances these are and under what circumstances they were made:
- •7. Paraphrase or explain:
- •8. Say who made these utterances and under what circumstances. Discuss the motives of the speaker and the moral implication of each utterance:
- •9. Say why these things happened or did not happen:
- •III. Topics for discussion
- •IV. Questions
- •Assignment 4 Chapters XXVIII-XXXVIII
- •I. Active vocabulary
- •II. Exercises
- •1. Give definitions relying on an English-English dictionary; give the derivatives of the words in bold type:
- •2. Study the use of the active vocabulary in these word combinations and sentences; translate them into Russian:
- •3, Make up situations of your own based on your personal experience. Use the phrases given below:
- •4. Recount the situations from the chapters under discussion in which the active vocabulary is employed.
- •5. Paraphrase or explain:
- •6. Say under what circumstances and why this happened:
- •III. Topics for discussion
- •IV. Questions
- •Assignment 5 Chapters XXXIX-xlix
- •I active vocabulary
- •II exercises
- •1. Give definitions using an English-English dictionary; point out the derivatives of the words in bold type:
- •2. Arrange these words and word combinations in pairs of antonyms and say what they mean:
- •3. Note the use of the active vocabulary in these word combinations and sentences; translate them into Russian:
- •4. Paraphrase using the active vocabulary:
- •5. Make up situations of your own based on your personal experience. Include the following phrases:
- •6. Recall the situations from the book where the active vocabulary is used.
- •7. Paraphrase or explain:
- •8. Point out historical, political or social causes behind the state of things:
- •9. Find the underlying reasons for:
- •10. Confirm or disprove the statements:
- •III. Questions and topics for discussion
- •Assignment 6 Chapters l-lvii
- •I. Active vocabulary
- •II. Exercises
- •1. Give definitions using an English-English dictionary; give the derivatives of the words in bold type:
- •2. Translate into Russian. Make up sentences of your own:
- •3. Paraphrase using the active vocabulary:
- •4. Recount the episodes from chapters XXXIX-xlix where the active vocabulary is employed.
- •5. Give as much information as possible on the subjects prompted by these sentences from the novel:
- •Paraphrase or explain:
- •7. Say who made these utterances and under what circumstances. Comment on the feelings that prompted the utterances and the moral implication they suggest:
- •III. Questions and topics for discussion
- •Assignment 7 Chapters lviii-lxiii
- •I. Active vocabulary
- •II. Exercises
- •1. Give definitions using an English-English dictionary; give the derivatives of the words in bold type:
- •Give the corresponding verbs, translate them:
- •3. Note the use of the active vocabulary in these word combinations and sentences; translate them into Russian:
- •Make up a comic short story based on your own experience. Use some of the suggested phrases, changing them if necessary:
- •5. Recount the episodes from the chapters under discussion using the sentences below as suggestions:
- •6. Paraphrase or explain:
- •7. Give your own opinion of the following utterances:
- •8. Interpret the following utterances after stating whom they belong to and in what circumstances they were made:
- •III. Questiqns and topics for discussion
- •Assignment 8 Chapters lxiv-lxxiv
- •Active vocabulary
- •II. Exercises
- •1. Define the contextual meaning of these words and word combinations:
- •2. Give the corresponding abstract nouns and translate them:
- •3. Translate into Russian. Make up your own sentences or situations:
- •4. Say what you find: a) despicable; b) degrading; c) imprudent in human behaviour. Begin your sentences as in the model.
- •5. Discuss the episodes from the novel where the active vocabulary is employed.
- •6. Use the active vocabulary applying it to situations in the chapters previously read.
- •7. Paraphrase or explain:
- •8. Say who and under what circumstances made these utterances. What feelings and motives were they prompted by?
- •9. Discuss why these things happened or did not happen:
- •III. Questions and topics for discussion
- •IV. Topics for analysis and detailed discussion
- •Assignment 9
- •I. Active vocabulary
- •II. Exercises
- •5. Make up short situations of your own similar to the sentences given below. Don't change the words in bold type:
- •6. Make up situations on the subject-matter of the books or plays you have seen or read, using the active vocabulary.
- •7. Recall the situations from the chapters under discussion relying on the prompts:
- •Say who and under what circumstances made these utterances:
- •Make a list of the proverbs Townsend used when he talked to Kitty. Say what he implied by them and why he, of all people, resorted to them. (Add those from chapters XX and XXI.)
- •III. Questions and topics for discussion
- •IV. Questions for analysis and discussion
- •Assignment 10 Discussion of the Novel
Assignment 2 Chapters хп-ххх
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Active vocabulary
Flatter
considerate
casual
to feel at home with smb
self-conscious
exasperate
to be no great fry
reserved
to do smb a good turn
conceited
to take pains to do smth
accomplishment n
to see smb by stealth
repulsive
to wash one's dirty linen
in public to know which side one's
bread is buttered
II. Exercises
1. Define the contextual meaning of these lexical units relying on an English-English dictionary:
considerate; casual; self-conscious; to exasperate; reserved to do a good turn; conceited; accomplishment; to take pains t do smth; repulsive
2. Give the corresponding nouns, translate them:
to flatter; considerate; casual; self-conscious; to exasperate; reserved; conceited; repulsive
3. Point out adjectives applying to human behaviour or personal qualities. Combine them with suitable nouns.
M о d e 1: A conceited man (fool, clerk, ass, youth, etc.).
4. Translate these sentences:
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At the party the young man felt self-conscious and tongue-tied. He could hardly feel at home among the dressed up people who took pains to show off their accomplishments and social gifts. The hostess decided to do him a good turn and engage him in a conversation. The youth found her tactful and considerate and her attention flattering.
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A casual remark caught his attention. "You say you love animals and you think snakes and insects repulsive. How is that?" "Oh, but insects and snakes are so different," answered a small boy in an exasperated tone.
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The woman takes great pains to keep her house clean and tidy, that is why her daughter may have no animals. The girl keeps a kitten in the cellar and sees her pet by stealth, poor child.
5. Find good Russian equivalents of the sayings:
to wash one's dirty linen in public; to know which side one's bread is buttered
Make up your own situations with them.
6. Make up short comic stories based on your own experience. Use the sentences below as suggestions:
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The girl took pains to look beautiful.
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A casual word caught my attention.
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You may do me a good turn if you ask me no questions.
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I like reserved people.
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This young man is no great fry, but he knows which side his bread is buttered.
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I don't want to see you by stealth.
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Thank you, you are so considerate to me.
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Who is this conceited ass?
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I am flattered.
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Unfortunately, I can't feel at home with self-conscious people.
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Her tone slightly exasperated me.
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A repulsive sight, wasn't it?
7. Recall the episodes from the chapters under discussion in which you came across the following words and expressions:
to feel at home with smb; to be no great fry; to do smb a good turn; accomplishment; to see smb by stealth; conceited
8. Point out words of evaluation applying to Walter; to Townsend.
9. Paraphrase or explain:
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He (Walter) could not bring himself to play the round games which Kitty with her high spirits found such a lark.
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He (Charles) never let red tape interfere with him.
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If he (Walter) wanted to make a scene, it was his lookout; he must not be surprised if he got more than he bargained for.
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He danced rottenly, he was a wet blanket at a party...
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"...when you come down to brass tacks a bacteriologist is no great, shakes...."