Chapters 26-29 (pp. 127-163)

Assignment 1 Give synonyms for the following words and illustrate their meanings with examples of your own:

sacred (adj) (p.129), to retreat (p.132), business (p.151), rough (adj) (p.158), to grab (p.160).

Assignment 2 Translate the following word-combinations into Ukrainian. Use them in the sentences of your own. Reproduce the situations from the text in which the phrases from your essential vocabulary (ch-s 26-29) occur:

to be screened (p.127), to get on one’s nerves (p.128), to fall back (p.128), to fortify smth (p.129), to trap (p.129), to do smth in vain (p.130), out of earshot (p.130), to be wet to the skin (p.131), to retreat (p.132), the clearing station (p.133), an advance (p.133), to climb in (p.133), to gyp smb (p.134), to proceed to somewhere (p.134), monkey meat (p.135), not to do smb any good (p.135), to stiffen (p.138), to look at smb fiercely (p.138), to be dopey (p.140), to tie up the movement (p.141), the house was deserted (p.142), to aim at smb (p.145), to rock smb/smth back and forth (p.146), to be blown up (p.149), Holy Mary (p.150), to be none of one’s business (p.151), to be after smth else (151), to be vague in the head (p.155), to watch a chance to grab smb (p.160), battle police (p.160), to question smb (p.161), a piece of timber (162).

Assignment 3 Give the English equivalents for the following Ukrainian words and word-combinations:

розрив снаряду (p.128), мати максимальну мобільність (p/129), засісти десь/поцупити щось (сленг) (p.129), мати хороший апетит (p.129), спекулянт/”акула“ (p.130), почуватися зніяковіло (p.130), клуб диму (p.130), поранені (p.131), відступали під дощем, організовано та хмуро (p.133), проспати (p.135), підвезти когось (p.138), дівочий виводок (p.142), Стій! (команда) (p.145), по одному (p.149), залягти та перечекати (p.153), бути нестриманим на язик (p.158), дозволити варварам вторгнутись у священні межі Батьківщини (p.161), спіткнутися (p.162).

Assignment 4 Prepare the perfect reading and literary translation of the extract beginning with p.130 “I did not say anything …” up to p. 130 “…to go back to Gorizia”. The translation should be done in writing.

Assignment 5 Unravel the crossword “Military Terms”

Across:

1. a large group of soldiers, usually consisting of several battalions. (p.161)

2. a place where a soldier, guard etc. is expected to be in order to do their job. (p.127)

3. a continuous attack on a place by big guns and bombs. (p.131)

4. the part of a country’s military force that is trained to fight on land in a war. (p.143)

5. to start using guns, bombs etc. against the enemy in a war.(p.127)

6. injured by a weapon such as a gun or knife. (p.127)

7. the firing of shells from large guns. (p.127)

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Down:

4. a fight between opposing armies, groups of ships, groups of people etc., especially one that is part of a larger war. (p.132)

8. the noise of an explosion or short. (p.129)

9. large guns, either on wheels or fixed in one place. (p.127)

10. a large group of soldiers consisting of several companies. (p.130)

11. someone who is kept in a prison as a legal punishment for a crime or while they are waiting for their trial. (p.157)

12. to move away from the enemy after being defeated in battle. (p.132)

13. shooting a bullet, bomb etc. into the air. (p.148)

14. soldiers in an organized group. (p.137)

Assignment 6 Answer the following questions:

1. What was Henry’s attitude towards the retreat?

2. Why did one of the girls, accompanied Barto, always keep her eyes down?

3. Why did Henry kill the sergeant of engineers?

4. Henry was shot by the carabinieri when he was crossing the bridge, wasn’t he?

Assignment 7 Summarize the events described in the chapters.