3.Answer the questions.

1)When did the friends arrange to start?

2)Why did George and the author vote for camping out?

3)Why did the author call Harris a person with ‘no poetry about’?

4)Why camping out is not a pleasant business?

5)How many people could fix the tent successfully? Why?

6)What mood do people have after having fixed the tent in rainy weather?

7)Why did not Montmorency revel in romantic solitude?

8) What was Montmorency’s idea of life like?

4.Translate into Russian in writing.

‘Slowly the golden memory of the dead sun fades…- …and Night, … reigns in stillness.’

‘And we sit there…-…home where mankind was born so many thousands of years.’

5.Comment on the following sentences.

-The debate was, by common assent, adjourned to the following night;and the assembly put on its hats went ou

6.Be ready to speak about.

1)Camping out : pros and cons.

2)Montmorency - an angel sent upon the earth.

3)Fixing a tent.

4)Plans discussed.

7. Make up a short summary of the chapter. Unit 3 chapter 3

1.Find the following word combinations in the text, write them out, translate into Russian, remember the situations where they occur.

-to discuss and arrange smth

-to undertake a job

-to start the whole house

-to hinder smb

-to get the spot fixed

-to be precipitated against

-to take much labour upon oneself

-to be discarded

- to come out quite sensible at times

-for funeral expense

-to sprawl

-to keep waiting

-to be a miserable impostor

2. Find the following word combinations in the text, be sure that you know the right pronunciation of them, make up your own sentences with them.

Cumbersome, gigantic arrangements, to plunge into, hundredweight, ostentation, orchis.

3.Answer the questions.

1)What did the friend assemble to discuss?

2)Who did George remind the author of?

3)How many people were to help Uncle Podgier? What were their duties?

4)Why did the friends refuse the first list?

5)How did the boat with a cover look like?

6)What did the author think about swimming?

7)What always got appetite to Harris?

8)Why did the three decide to take three towels and two suits of flannel?

9)Why was George called a miserable imposter? What did he suggest taking? Why?

4.Translate into Russian in writing.

‘It is lumber, men – all lumber !.... - .. Time to drink in life’s sunshine - …’

5.Learn the following extract by heart.

On the contrary, I feel more that I want to stop… -…where I have to pretend that I like it.’

6.Be ready to speak about.

1)Uncle Podgier undertakes to do a job.

2) Clothes for boating.

3)J.’s swimming experience.

4)Loading up the boat with a store of foolish things.

7. Make up a short summary of the chapter. Unit 4 chapter 4