- •И.А. Циоменко практикум по домашнему чтению
- •Содержание Введение 4 k. Mansfield. A Cup of Tea 6
- •Введение
- •Katherine Mansfield
- •Language Activities
- •Vocabulary
- •Reproduce the passages from the text in which the vocabulary is used.
- •Paraphrase the following using the vocabulary:
- •Translate the following using the vocabulary:
- •Fill in prepositions:
- •Paraphrase or explain the following sentences. Translate them into Russian.
- •John Cheever The Sutton Place* Story
- •Language Activities
- •Vocabulary
- •Reproduce the passages from the text in which the vocabulary is used.
- •Paraphrase the following using the vocabulary:
- •Translate the following using the vocabulary:
- •Paraphrase or explain the following:
- •Find in the text the English equivalents of the following sentences in Russian:
- •Compile commentaries on the following names used in the text:
- •William Somerset Maugham Mr. Know-All
- •Language Activities
- •Vocabulary
- •Reproduce the passages from the text in which the vocabulary is used.
- •Paraphrase the following using the vocabulary:
- •Translate the following using the vocabulary:
- •Paraphrase or explain the following:
- •Translate the following sentences into Russian:
- •Language Activities Assignment I (Chapters 1-3)
- •Vocabulary
- •Reproduce the passages from the text in which the vocabulary is used.
- •Paraphrase the following using the vocabulary:
- •Translate the following using the vocabulary:
- •Paraphrase or explain the following:
- •Find in the text the English equivalents of the following sentences in Russian:
- •Assignment II (Chapters 4-7)
- •Vocabulary
- •Reproduce the passages from the text in which the vocabulary is used.
- •Paraphrase the following using the vocabulary:
- •Translate the following using the vocabulary:
- •Paraphrase or explain the following:
- •Translate the sentences into Russian:
- •Transcribe the following words and learn their pronunciation. Make up sentences of your own with these words.
- •Assignment III
- •J. D. Salinger a Perfect Day for Bananafish*
- •Language Activities
- •Vocabulary
- •Reproduce the passages from the text in which the vocabulary is used.
- •Paraphrase the following using the vocabulary:
- •Translate the following using the vocabulary:
- •Paraphrase or explain the following:
- •Translate the following into Russian:
- •Some of the phrases in the dialogue between Muriel and her mother are unfinished. Think of the possible ways of finishing them.
- •Herbert George Wells The Door in the Wall
- •Language Activities
- •Vocabulary
- •Translate the following sentences into Russian:
- •David Herbert Lawrence The Horse Dealer’s Daughter
- •Language Activities
- •Vocabulary
- •Reproduce the passages from the text in which the vocabulary is used.
- •Paraphrase the following using the vocabulary:
- •Translate the following using the vocabulary:
- •Paraphrase or explain the following:
- •Find in the text the English equivalents of the following sentences in Russian:
- •Translate the following sentences into Russian:
- •Shirley Jackson The Lottery
- •Language Activities
- •Translate the following sentences into Russian:
- •Biographical Notes on the Authors
- •John Cheever
- •W. Somerset Maugham
- •Famous quotations by w. Somerset Maugham:
- •Oscar Wilde
- •Famous quotations
- •J. D. Salinger
- •H.G. Wells
- •D.H. Lawrence
- •Shirley Jackson
- •Appendix 1 Glossary of terms
- •Appendix 2 Additional Reading
- •Report Outline
- •Список информационных источников
- •Учебное издание
Find in the text the English equivalents of the following sentences in Russian:
Катрина думала, что вкус у неё алчный и вульгарный, но такие чистота и наивность звучали в её монологе, что он казался удивительной частичкой этого ясного летнего утра.
Няня не могла жить в доме Теннисонов, так как у них было недостаточно места, поэтому миссис Харли приходила по утрам и присматривала за Деборой в течение дня.
Они много спорили, когда были одни, и спорили они как взрослые, с лукавой осведомлённостью о слабостях друг друга.
Лодки плыли вверх и вниз по реке, разрезая воду и ненадолго оставляя в воздухе привкус сырости, похожий на тот, который исходит от свежевспаханной земли.
Открыв дверь, она тут же оказалась в облачённых в перчатки руках подобострастного церемониймейстера, готового выразить соболезнования по поводу куда более глубокого горя, чем то, которое она когда-либо вообще могла бы испытать.
Она думала о латыни и звоне колоколов, и о будоражащем чувстве очищения от грехов, которое она всегда испытывала, поднимаясь с колен.
Каждый люк, яма, лестничный пролёт всецело поглощали великолепие дня, как негатив фотоплёнки, и ему казалось, что толпы людей и зелёные деревья в Центральном Парке выглядят кощунственно.
Compile commentaries on the following names used in the text:
Minneapolis
the Plaza
St. John’s
the Riviera
Abraham
Discussion points
What is the author’s way of introducing the characters? Do we learn the most important information about them at once or gradually?
What do you learn about the Tennysons from the first pages of the story? What kind of relationship existed between Deborah and her parents? How did the way of life of the Tennysons affect the child? What was her perception of the adult world?
“She (Deborah) was a city child…” What city did she live in with her parents? What information from the text may help you to draw a conclusion?
What indications are there to suggest that the Tennysons were quite well-off?
Introduce Mrs. Harvey. Speak about her background, character, attitude to Deborah.
What is the role of Renee Hall in the story? Give her psychological portrait. Was her way of life much different from that of the Tennysons’?
How can you account for the fact that Renee Hall began to feel possessive toward Deborah?
Do you think Deborah’s parents were right when they decided to stop any relations with Renee? What were their motives?
How does Renee’s behaviour at Walton’s funeral characterize her? Do you find her feelings natural?
Do you think Walton’s death prompted Renee to see Deborah again? Defend your point of view.
Who was Martha? Do you think Deborah invented her? Why did she need Martha?
Who do you think is to blame for Deborah’s disappearance? Why?
What words and phrases does the author use to describe the Tennysons’ state of mind on the day when Deborah got lost?
Make character-sketches of: a) Deborah b) the Tennysons.
What is the theme of the story?
What is the message of the story?