- •LUcky jIm by Kingsley Amis
- •Assignment 1 Chapter 1
- •I. Active Vocabulary
- •II. Questions and Topics for Analysis
- •III. Focus on Writing
- •Assignment 2 Chapters 2, 3 Chapter 2
- •I. Active Vocabulary
- •II. Questions and Topics for Analysis
- •III. Focus on Writing
- •Chapter 3
- •I. Active Vocabulary
- •II. Questions and Topics for Analysis
- •III. Focus on Writing
- •IV. Focus on Grammar
- •1. Define the grammar structures of Subjunctive Mood in the abstracts. Explain the usage of them:
- •Assignment 3 Chapter 4
- •I. Active Vocabulary
- •3. Fill in the gaps where possible with the corresponding words. Translate the words:
- •II. Questions and Topics for Analysis
- •III. Focus on Writing
- •IV. Focus on Text Analysis
- •Assignment 4 Chapters 5, 6
- •I. Active Vocabulary
- •4. Fill in the gaps where possible with the corresponding words. Translate the words:
- •II. Questions and Topics for Analysis
- •III. Focus on Writing
- •IV. Focus on Text Interpretation
- •Assignment 5 Chapters 7, 8 Chapter 7
- •I. Active Vocabulary
- •II. Focus on Grammar
- •III. Questions and Topics for Analysis
- •IV. Focus on Writing
- •Chapter 8
- •I. Active Vocabulary
- •II. Focus on Grammar
- •Questions and Topics for Analysis
- •IV. Focus on Writing
- •Assignment 6 Chapters 9, 10
- •I. Active Vocabulary
- •II. Questions and Topics for Analysis
- •III. Focus on Speaking
- •IV. Focus on Writing
- •Assignment 7 Chapters 11, 12
- •I. Active Vocabulary
- •2. Fill in the gaps where possible with the corresponding words. Translate the words:
- •II. Questions and Topics for Analysis
- •III. Focus on Writing
- •IV. Focus on Text Analysis
- •1. Find two synonyms to the words in italics. Translate the italicized words:
- •2. Complete the sentences with the appropriate word-combinations:
- •3. A). Complete the sentences by writing down the name of the book character who said/ about whom were said the following words. B). Explain the situation connected with the statements.
- •5. Write an essay (120-150 words) on your favourite character of the book. Explain your choice. Assignment 8 Chapters 13, 14
- •I. Active Vocabulary
- •II. Questions and Topics for Analysis
- •III. Focus on Writing
- •IV. Focus on Text Analysis
- •Assignment 9 Chapters 15, 16
- •I. Active Vocabulary
- •1. Learn the pronunciation and the meaning of the given words.
- •3. Fill in the gaps where possible with the corresponding words. Translate the words:
- •II. Questions and Topics for Analysis
- •III. Focus on Writing
- •IV. Focus on Text Analysis
- •Assignment 10 Chapters 17, 18
- •I. Active Vocabulary
- •1. Learn the pronunciation and the meaning of the given words:
- •2. Match the words with their two synonyms:
- •3. Fill in the gaps where possible with the corresponding words. Translate the words:
- •II. Questions and Topics for Analysis
- •III. Focus on Writing
- •IV. Focus on Text Analysis
- •Assignment 11 Chapter 19
- •I. Active Vocabulary
- •3. Fill in the gaps where possible with the corresponding words. Translate the words:
- •II. Questions and Topics for Analysis
- •III. Focus on Writing
- •IV. Focus on Text Analysis
- •Assignment 12 Chapters 20, 21
- •I. Active Vocabulary
- •II. Questions and Topics for Analysis
- •III. Focus on Writing
- •IV. Focus on Text Analysis
- •Assignment 13 Chapters 22, 23
- •I. Active Vocabulary
- •3. Fill in the gaps where possible with the corresponding words. Translate the words:
- •II. Questions and Topics for Analysis
- •III. Focus on Writing
- •IV. Focus on Text Analysis
- •Assignment 14 Chapters 24, 25
- •I. Active Vocabulary
- •4. Fill in the gaps where possible with the corresponding words. Translate the words:
- •II. Questions and Topics for Analysis
- •III. Focus on Writing
- •IV. Focus on Text Analysis
- •Assignment 15
- •Final Test
- •1. Characterize one of the main heroes / heroines of the book: James Dixon, Christine Callaghan, Margaret Peel, Bertrand Welch, Mr. Welch, Mr. Gore-Urquhart, Mr. Catchpole according to the scheme:
- •K. Amis. Lucky Jim final test topics
- •Lucky Jim by k.Amis Active Vocabulary
- •Word Combinations
- •Kingsley Amis (1922-1996)
- •Reputations
- •Lucky Jim by k.Amis Contents
- •Assignment 3 (Chapter 4) ……………………………… 25
- •References
- •For notes keys to the Mid-Term Test
Assignment 14 Chapters 24, 25
I. Active Vocabulary
1. Learn the pronunciation and the meaning of the given words.
Preliminary, plausibility, wary, to forge, neurotic, fatal, recital, purgative, blower, to veer, light-igniting, trot, diffidence, rebounding, to fortify, to yield, anterior, emaciate, caesura, cerise, to gauge, leer, suffuse, effeminate.
2. Match the words in column A with their synonyms in columns B and C:
A B C
Preliminary nervous cheer
Wary surrender modesty
Neurotic prelude saturate
To yield encourage measure
To fortify permeate neural
To suffuse estimate previous
Diffidence prudent submit
To gauge former preface
Anterior encourage cautious
3. Explain who or what is meant by the words and expressions:
A locker, a blower, caesura, leer, purgative.
4. Fill in the gaps where possible with the corresponding words. Translate the words:
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to emaciate |
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to reveal |
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emotional |
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to enlarge |
appearance |
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suspicion |
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thought |
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to feed |
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to quarrel |
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to forge |
5. Define the meaning of the lexical units:
To pass oneself off as/for smb, to take up one’s time, to enlarge on, to be news to smb, I take it, to pick a quarrel with smb, to feed on emotional tension, to go round, to put in an appearance, to get one’s thoughts into order, to remove suspicions of smb, in the margin, to be no use doing smth, to be under orders, to force one’s spirits down, to take smb for granted, to keep smb on a string, to be in the background, to have smth up one’s sleeve.
Recall the situations the units were used in.
II. Questions and Topics for Analysis
How did Catchpole look like? Was his appearance as well as behaviour predictable? Explain any answer.
What did the conversation between Catchpole and Dixon reveal about Margaret?
What did Dixon feel on receiving a message from Christine?
How did Dixon manage to get to the station in time?
How did the episodes with the conductor (p. 274), the traffic situation on the road (p. 275, 277) and a woman in a lilac costume (p. 277) add to the atmosphere?
How did Dixon try to “quicken” the speed of the bus? Find the epithets (p. 277-278) characterizing the moving bus.
Choose the most interesting episode of Chapter 24 to read and translate. Explain your choice.
Act out the conversation between Dixon and Christine.
Why did Jim feel so happy? Comment on the sentence: ”Now that something had happened which really deserved a face, he’d none to celebrate it with” (p. 284).