Раздел 2
“Lord of the Flies” by W. Golding*
W
hen
William Golding (1911-1993) was awarded the Nobel Prize for
Literature in 1983, the Nobel Foundation cited: "His
novels which, with the perspicuity of realistic narrative art and
the diversity and universality of myth, illuminate the human
condition in the world of today".
Those
novels are relatively few in number - twelve. He seems to have known
from childhood that he wanted to be a writer. His first published
work appeared when he was twenty-three. Quite apart from his obvious
achievements as a writer, it is worth pointing out the vast range
and diversity of the subject matter of his novels, and the challenge
he set himself. Perhaps his greatest achievement is to have lived
through the most terrible and inhumane of centuries, and to have
left behind a body of work that can be said to reflect much of the
horror of that time as well as an understanding of it.
Assignment № 1
Chapter I. “The Sound of the Shell” (pp. 39-73 \ 7-31). **
Make use of internet to find information about William Golding and his novel “Lord of the Flies”. Be ready to share it with the others.
Study the pronunciation of the following words:
lagoon, echo, adolescence, typhoon, rescue, conch, obedience, descent, choir, mirage, to exhaust.
Learn the following words and word-combinations, explain their meaning in English and use them in the situations from the book:
to be offhand 41 (8), as far as smth. goes 44 (10), to undo smth. 44 (10), to bear smth. with patience 48 (13), to make the best of a bad job 58 (20), to intimidate 58 (21), to know one’s own mind 59 (21), to keep to oneself 59 (22), to be no good 63 (24).
Give English equivalents to the following verbs of motion and use them in sentences of your own:
пробираться 39 (7), карабкаться 39 (7), направиться 42 (9), кинуться прочь 42 (9), перелезть через что-либо 43 (9), поспешить куда-либо 46 (12), идти на цыпочках 48 (13), трусить, семенить 49 (14), броситься вперед 72 (31).
Think of some short situation (5-6 sentences) to encourage your group-mates to use the vocabulary of tasks 2-4. Do not mix up this task with the task Complete my sentence, please!
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* При подготовке данного раздела использованы некоторые задания, представленные в Методических разработках по домашнему чтению по книге У. Голдинга «Повелитель мух» (составитель В.Г. Прозоров), Петрозаводск, КГПИ, 1986 г.
** Здесь и далее первая цифра указывает № страницы по изданию 1982 года, а вторая – по изданию 1995 года
Answer the following questions:
1. When does the action take place? How can you prove it? 2. What happened to the boys? 3. What did Ralph use the shell for? 4. What did the boys who had gathered on the beach look like? 5. How did the members of the choir differ from the other boys? 6. Why did Jack prefer to be called by his last name? 7. Why was Ralph elected chief? 8. What plan did he put forward? 9. What did the boys feel like during the expedition? 10. What made the boys think that the island was uninhabited? 11. Why did Jack fail to stab the pig?
VII. Comment on the sentence:
“… here at last was the imagined but never fully realized place leaping into real life” (p. 50 \ 15).
VIII. Give character sketches of Ralph, Piggy and Jack. Prepare a list of key-words for each sketch.
IX. On a separate sheet of paper give a written translation of the extract on p. 72 (31) from “They were in the beginning … up to … back to the track”.