4. Use the verbs in brackets in the Past Indefinite Tense.

1.) When the Moon ______ in the heavens the Nightingale ______ to the Rose-tree. (to shine, to fly)

2.) He _____ into his room, and ____ down on his little pallet-bed, and ______ to think of his love; and, after a time, he _____ asleep.

(to go, to lie, to begin, to fall)

3.) The white Moon _____ it, and she _____ the dawn, and ________

on in the sky. (to hear, to forget, to linger)

4.) He _____ the rose into the street, where it _____ into the gutter, and a cartwheel _____ over it. (to throw, to fall, to go)

5. Translate the following passages into Russian:

1.) "Ah, on what little things … is my life made wretched." (39)

2.) "but passion has made his face like pale ivory, and sorrow has set her seal upon his brow." (39-40)

3.) "It may not be purchased of the merchants, nor can it be weighed out in the balance for gold." (40)

4.) "What a pity it is that they do not mean anything, or do any practical good!" (43-44)

5.) So the Nightingale pressed … shot through her. (45)

6.) "It is not half as useful as Logic, … that are not true." (46)

6. Arrange the words in the following sentences

In proper order.

1.) of sang the and girl of a she boy first a in heart the birth of love

2.) to great rose is pay red a for Death price a

3.) the cried to closer the against Tree to Nightingale press thorn the

4.) crimson the like eastern rose marvellous the became the sky rose of

5.) room great and pulled dusty he book out his a began returned to read and

6.) soared her flight suddenly into wings for she the and air brown spread

7.) no my she and will heart of will heed me break have

8.) be you is all a that ask lover in that I return you true will of

9.) by can there it way I which is get no?

10.) with her will I rose me a dance till if she dawn bring red

7. Fill in the blanks with the words given below.

1.) Everybody knows that _______ cost far more than flowers.

2.) She is all style without any ________ .

3.) He ______ himself down on the grass and _______ his face in his hands and _____ .

4.) And a delicate _____ of pink came into the leaves of the rose.

5.) "Why, indeed?" – said a Butterfly, who was _________ about after a

_______ .

6.) Then he ______ his hat and _____ to the Professor's house with the rose in his hand.

7.) She would not _________ herself for others.

8.) He _______ down and ________ it.

sunbeam buried flush ran up leaned wept jewels fluttering sacrifice plucked put on sincerity flung

8. Form the comparative and the superlative degrees

of the following adjectives.

beautiful, wise, dark, soft, low, sweet, pleasant, dry, mighty, selfish, practical, cold, deep, loud, delicate, wild, faint, red, silly, happy.

9. a) Read the following extracts paying attention to the use of phrasal verbs. Look them up in a dictionary and translate

the sentences into Russian.

1. …. Pearls and pomegranates cannot buy it, nor is it set forth in the market place. It may not be purchased of the merchants, nor can it be weighed out in the balance for gold”. (40)

2. The Student looked up from the grass, and listened, but he could not understand what the Nightingale was saying to him. (43)

3. When she had finished her song, the Student got up, and pulled a note-book and a lead-pencil out of his pocket. (43)

4. All night long she sang, and the thorn went deeper and deeper into her breast, and life-blood ebbed away from her. (44)

5. Then he put on his hat, and ran up to the Professor’s house with the rose in his hand. (46)

6. But the girl frowned. “I am afraid it will not go with my dress”, she answered. (46)

7. …. Why, I don’t believe you have even got silver buckles to your shoes as the Chamberlain’s nephew has;” and she got up from her chair and went into the house. (46)

8. So, he returned to his room and pulled out a great dusty book, and began to read. (46)

9. b) Study the contextual meanings of these phrasal verbs.

Make up examples of your own.

B. Comprehension Check

1. Agree or disagree with the following statements.

Give your reasons.

1.) The Nightingale considered the Student to be a true lover.

2.) The Student's lady-love promised to dance with him if he brought her some real jewels.

3.) There was no way by which the Nightingale could get a red rose.

4.) The Nightingale would not sacrifice herself for others.

5.) In the Student's opinion, Love is a silly thing.

2. Answer the questions using the vocabulary of the tale:

1.) What was the Student weeping for?

2.) Why did the Nightingale call the student a true lover?

3.) How could the Nightingale get a red rose?

4.) Why did the Nightingale decide to sacrifice her life?

5.) What did the Nightingale say about Life and Death, Life and Love?

6.) What did the Student think of the Nightingale's last song

to the Oak-tree?

7.) What did the Nightingale sing to the Rose-tree about?

8.) Did the Student appreciate the Nightingale’s sacrifice? Why?

9.)Why did the Professor's daughter prefer the Chamberlain’s nephew to

the Student?

10.) The Student was disappointed in Love, wasn't he?

11.) What is the idea of the tale?

C. Give a summary of the tale

The Selfish Giant

A. Vocabulary and Grammar Work

1. Look up the words given below in the dictionary.

Practise their pronunciation and be ready to give

their Russian equivalents.

ogre, linnet, hail, castle, delicious, giant, to be wrapped in smth, to cease,

to roar, scene, wound, branch, gently, wicked, peach-trees, to hasten, breath, axe, merely, awe, palm, underneath, delicate, perfume, through, tears, anger, to kneel, to grow

2. Learn the following words and word-combinations

in situations from the text.

1. to bear rich fruit (47) обильно плодоносить

2. to put up a notice-board (48) прибивать/прикреплять доску с объявлением

3. a trespasser (48) нарушитель

4. to be prosecuted (48) быть наказанным

5. to be wrapped in furs (49) быть закутанным в меха

6. a most wonderful sight (49) весьма красивое зрелище

7. to break into blossom (50) расцвести

8. to bid smb good-bye (51) попрощаться с кем-л.

9. to long for smb/smth (51) тосковать по кому-л./чему-л.

10. marvellous (52) прекрасный, изумительный, необыкновенный