Chapter 19.

Answer the following questions:

1. What kind of medicines did Andrew give to his patients?

2. Who was jealous of his success and why?

3. Why did Dr Manson have both friends and enemies?

4. What was the only reason for the Mansons staying in Aberelaw after the death of their child?

5. What was Andrew accused of by Chenkin?

6. What was the inquiry like?

7. What argument did Owen advance? Did it work?

8. What were the complaints against Dr Manson? What did Chenkin demand?

9. What did the letter from a university in Scotland say?

10. Why did Andrew decide to resign inspite of the favourable decision of the committee? What would you do in his place?

Match English words and their definitions:

confidence to cover a large area or period of time

seldom without pity

to suffer a statement expressing annoyance about smth

to remain a search for facts

effect the action of finding smth

to prove to experience pain, difficulty or loss

inquiry not very often

fight belief that smth will happen as you hope or believe

complaint result

cruel struggle

discovery to show that smth is certainly real or true

to spread to stay after others have gone

Compose and write down your own sentences using these words.

Give Russian equivalents of the following English expressions:

1) the rest of the town; 2) although; though; 3) to prevent a disease from spreading; 4) to complete the experiment; 5) in order to do smth; 6) to take care of; 7) to push smb out of the way; 8) to come along to see smb; 9) to feel very bitter against smb; 10) in the end; 11) to cause a sensation; 12) to break out; 13) to be packed with people; 14) to break the law; 15) without permission; 16) to be reported for the crime; 17) to run into trouble; 18) to be responsible in law for one’s actions; 19) to loud applause; 20) to rise to one’s feet; 21) to keep smb in good health; 22) in recognition of smth; 23) to express relief; 24) to give the committee a month notice; 25) to be no loss; 26) to lose one’s temper.

Find sentences in the text where the English equivalents are used, be ready to translate them into Russian and back.

Retell the chapter as if you were Mr Owen.

Chapter 20.

Answer the following questions:

1. Why did Andrew worry about his future?

2. Who gave him confidence and how?

3. Why did many people in Aberalaw ask Andrew to reconsider his decision and change his mind?

4. What was Stillman busy with?

5. What did a number of medical papers in England and USA print?

6. Why did Andrew neglect to answer Challis?

7. What offer did he receive?

8. Did he accept it? Why?

Match English words and their definitions:

courage without delay

to refuse to give an answer

to interest to choose smb formally for a position or job

to recognize to give too little attention or care to smb or smth

to reply to know smb or smth you have seen or heard before

immediately grand in appearance, excellent

to neglect to make you want to know more about smth

to appoint to say firmly that you are not going to do smth

splendid the ability to control your fear

Compose and write down your own sentences using these words.

Give Russian equivalents of the following English expressions:

1) in the middle of the night; 2) for the rest of our lives; 3) to be on the move; 4) to afford to do smth / to afford doing smth; 5) to call at one’s house; 6) to change one’s mind; 7) to be clever at work; 8) to treat smb for a disease; 9) to accept the offer; 10) some time / sometimes; 11) as a result of smth.

Find sentences in the text where the English equivalents are used, be ready to translate them into Russian and back.

Retell the chapter as if you were Chris.