Questions

1. Where was the author travelling? 2. What were his fellow passengers talking about? 3. Who did most of the talking? 4. How did the author know that Frank was a southerner? 5. What story was Frank telling his neighbour? 6. Why did the club members decide that it was time to arrange a Negro artist's show at their club? 7. What reputation did the club have? 8. Why did Baker, the club's president, refuse to allow such a show at first? 9. What principles was he talking about? 10. How did Baker explain to the club members why he had changed his mind about the show? What dictated Baker's decision to hold a one-man show of the black artist's works? 11. Why did Baker's change of heart seem strange to most of the townspeople? 12. When did guests start arriving at the club? 13. When did the artist arrive? 14. What happened when the artist approached the doorman? 15. Why did the doorman say that the artist had no right to enter? 16. What did the doorman say when the artist showed him the invitation card and explained why he had come? 17. At what exact moment did Baker make his appearance? 18. Why did the doorman start pushing the artist toward the door? 19. Why didn't the artist stay for the opening of his own show? 20. What special orders had the doorman received on that day? 21. The whole thing had been prearranged, hadn't it?

Ex 46 Act as interpreter. Sum up the dialogue.

A: Not long ago a congress of coloured and black people was held in the United States in Miami. The delegates concentrated on race discrimination, unemployment, social injustice and violation of human rights. Do citizens of the USSR of different races and nationalities enjoy equal rights?

В: Граждане СССР всех рас и национальностей равны перед законом. Это право гарантируется Конституцией СССР.

A: In America freedom and justice are not for everyone. A black person earned in 1980 only 57 per cent of a white. What about the Soviet Union? Do all the people get equal pay for equal work?

В: Равноправие граждан СССР обеспечивается во всех областях экономической, политической и культурной жизни.

A: What rights do Socialist Republics of the USSR have?

В: Все 15 Социалистических Республик имеют свою Конституцию, законодательные органы власти, имеют право на экономическое, социальное и культурное развитие и другие права, которые обеспечиваются Конституцией СССР.

A: I read once that V. I. Lenin said that one cannot live in society and be free from society. How do you understand this?

В: Это значит, что человек, живя в обществе, не только пользуется правами, но что он имеет и обязанности перед обществом.

A: I see. It means that without discipline and respect for public order, democracy and individual freedom are unthinkable.

В: Именно так. И, с другой стороны, нельзя говорить о свободе личности, если не будут обеспечены ее экономические, социальные и культурные права.

Ех 47 Use the following words and phrases in situations of your own.

1. Driving a Car Is Not Easy

be eager to learn to drive (a car); a careful driver; enjoy (fast) driving; be good at one's job; take one's seat at the wheel; be filled with excitement; move along the street; feel perfectly splendid; be careful not to break the traffic regulations; stop at the traffic lights; see sb hurrying across the street; drive slowly; be always attentive; turn a corner; suddenly; catch one's breath; not lose one's head; stop the car in time; make an effort; behave calmly; continue on one's way; be full of danger (of the road).

2. Carelessness Is a Dangerous Thing

have a job in a chemical laboratory; the trouble is; be careless; hate asking questions; do things one's own way; pay no attention to sb; decide to make an experiment; do sth in a hurry; fill a glass with sulphuric acid; add water; make a terrible mistake; be badly hurt; be frightened to death; be taken to hospital.

3. Mistaken Identity

walk along the street; suddenly; hear sb cry out "Look here"; turn one's head towards the voice; see sb approaching; look happy; hold out one's hand; feel strange; interrupt sb; you see...; to one's mind; be mistaken; be awfully sorry; remind sb of sb; look exactly like sb; it's all right.

Ex 48 Discuss the following, giving your arguments for or against.

1. You believe that a person will show what he is really like only in a moment of danger. Your friend says that it is not always so. The only way to learn about a person is when you work or study together with him.

2. You believe that the most important qualities in a friend are honesty and truthfulness. Your friend says that there's nothing he likes better in a friend than kindness and readiness to help.

Ex 49 Topics for oral and written composition.

1. Tell the episode as it was seen by Caleb.

2. The position of the Black population in the United States.

3. Race discrimination — the policy of the ruling classes in the USA.

4. The Black movement for civil rights in the USA.

5. The Soviet Constitution about the rights of the Soviet people.