Chapter 10-11 Home task

1. While reading: Translate and remember the following word combinations

To bungle smth (103). to boil over (105) to put smth out (105) to beam on a person (106) To be quarrelsome, snappy and ill tempered (106) To sit up late (107) To go out (about a candle) (107) to turn in (108) His watch went wrong (110) for some reason or other (110) into the bargain (110)

on that account (111) to eye smb/ up and down (112) plain-clothes constable (113)

to take up a position (113) to pass away the time (113) to be sentenced to (twenty year’s) penal (114) Tempting (115) to give in (115) to relish the plunge (115) to worm one’s way (115) the branch gave way (115) To see a joke (117) To be good at doing scrambled eggs (117) to be quite famous for smth (117) to gather from (a conversation) (117) to pine away (117)

It made our mouths water (to hear him talk about the things) (117) to squat down (117)

2. Write out the sentences with them from the text. Retell the following episodes using the words and word combinations:

3. Describe the first night on the river. Use the following words and combinations.

To bungle smth. to boil over to put smth out to beam on a person

To be quarrelsome, snappy and ill tempered

4. What happened to George’s father in the country inn?

To sit up late To go out (about a candle) to turn in

5. Tell the story of how George get up early in the morning. Use the following words and combinations. His watch went wrong

for some reason or other

into the bargain

on that account

to eye smb/ up and down

plain-clothes constable

to take up a position

to pass away the time

to be sentenced to (twenty year’s) penal

6. How did Jerome happen to swim one cold morning? Tempting to give in to relish the plunge to worm one’s way the branch gave way to have the pluck to do smth

7. How did Harris do scrambled eggs? to be good at doing scrambled eggs

to be quite famous for smth

to gather from (a conversation)

to pine away

It made our mouths water (to hear him talk about the things)

to squat down

8.Make a list of words and word combinations on the topic «Food/ Cooking.»

Chapter 10-11 Working in class

Find pairs of synonyms:

to bungle	to observe
to pass away time	to smile
Tempting	to move
to have the pluck	talented
to understand	to do badly or clumsily
to eye	to spend
to go out	to gather
to beam	to stop working
to worm	attractive
good at	to be brave

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Chapter 12 Home-task

1. Concentrate your attention on the following words while reading the text, translate and remember them.

I would not mind (119)	to prove guilty (121)	fall upon one’s neck (126)
used to (119)	to stroll out (121)	to be overcome with joy (126)
trying (120)	to choke (122)	uppish (127)
to hang about (120)	meek suggestions (124)	to give worlds for smth. (126)
to poke one’s nose (121)	to put up (126)	reckless (127)
to brighten up (128)	worth living (128)	to dress the wounds (127)
stirring tale (129)	exaggeration (129)	dainty dress (130)
a probation (131)	thrilling sensation (131)	to give way to temper (133)

2. What do you know about Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn? Find out some information and share it with your group-mates.

1. Use the words and word combinations from Recommended Vocabulary List in the situations from the text.