- •Chapter 1.
- •Chapter2.
- •Chapter 3.
- •Chapter 4.
- •Chapter 5.
- •Chapter 6.
- •Chapter 7.
- •Chapter 8.
- •Chapter 9.
- •Chapter 10.
- •Chapter 11.
- •Progress Check on Chapters 1-11.
- •Chapter 12.
- •Chapter 13.
- •Chapter 14.
- •Chapter 15.
- •Chapter 16.
- •Degrees of Comparison
- •Chapter 17.
- •Chapter 18.
- •Chapter 19.
- •Chapter 20.
- •Progress Check. Chapters 12-20.
- •Chapter 21.
- •Chapter 22.
- •Chapter 23.
- •Chapter 24.
- •Chapter 25.
- •Chapter 26.
- •Chapter 27.
- •Chapter 28.
- •Chapter 29.
- •Chapter 30.
- •Chapter 31.
- •Chapter 32.
- •Chapter 33.
- •Chapter 34.
- •Chapter 35.
- •Chapter 36.
- •Chapter 37.
- •Chapter 38.
- •Chapter 39.
- •Progress Check.
- •Анна Мееровна Митина
Chapter 26.
Answer the following questions:
What did Toppy’s father ask Andrew about?
Who was present at the time of Andrew’s visits? How did she influence some of his decisions?
Why did Andrew mean to surprise Christine buying a new expensive car?
What annoyed Andrew during his first drive with Christine?
How did Freddie feel meeting Andrew at le Roy’s house?
Why did Freddie consider Andrew to be even more helpful to him than he had expected before?
Where did Freddie take Andrew and why?
What feeling did Andrew experience after he examined Mrs. Raeburn?
Why did he forget about it at the end of the month?
Match English words and their definitions:
to cure to make smb feel rather angry
stupid to understand; to make a hope, fear or purpose real
to realize to be important
to annoy to bring health to smb who is ill
arrangement suited to your needs or the situation
to matter to give smb an idea to consider
convenient from time to time
to interrupt not rough or violent in manner or movement
to suggest to break smb’s flow of speech or action
gentle silly or foolish
occasionally an agreement with smb to do smth
Compose and write down your own sentences using these words.
Give Russian equivalents of the following English expressions:
1) on the following morning; 2) to be about to do smth; 3) in a most friendly manner; 4) to call on smb; 5) to be in a hurry; 6) nonsense; 7) to be present at the time of; 8) to suggest that smb should do smth; 9) to make no mention of smth to smb; 10) to buy a car in one payment; 11) to spread out one’s payments over (2 or 3 years); 12) to take smb for a drive; 13) to make the most of every minute; 14) to attend smb; 15) to be silent; 16) to give smb a warm welcome; 17) to ask for smb’s opinion; 18) to charge smb some money; 19) to give smb reason to believe; 20) to be worth knowing; 21) to join up with smb; 22) to take a (good) look; 23) to be delighted at the suggestion; 24) to spend money on smth; 25) to be wrong with smb; 26) to give smb one’s services; 27) to earn the payment; 28) to accept the cheque with a clear conscience.
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 Andrew.
Chapter 27.
Answer the following questions:
Why couldn’t Andrew spare the time to give his patients proper attention?
Who had to help him to deal with the medicines?
Did Christine enjoy her work? Why?
Did Andrew care about his patient any longer? Prove your point of view.
What medicines did he use to give to his patients?
How much money did Andrew earn per day?
What was Andrew's way to enjoy his success? Did Christine share his feelings?
Why did Andrew think that Christine didn’t care about his success? Was he right?
What quarrel took place between Andrew and Christine?
Why didn’t Andrew tell Christine the truth about the invitation to a lunch party at Mrs Lawrence’s? What did he tell her instead?
Did Andrew enjoy the party? What was it like?
How did Freddie get to know about the party?
Why was Christine deeply hurt?
What post was Andrew appointed to?
Why did Andrew feel ashamed?
Match English words and their definitions:
proper the condition of being excited
wisdom waste material to be thrown away; nonsense
sadness costing a lot of money
to attempt to ask for information
rubbish a feeling of unhappiness
to inquire to make an effort to do smth that may be difficult
expensive suitable and correct
excitement knowledge, experience and good judgment
Compose and write down your own sentences using these words.
Give Russian equivalents of the following English expressions:
1) to be over; 2) to spare the time; 3) to give proper attention to smth/smb; 4) to deal with smb / smth; 5) to hand smth to smb; 6) to do no harm; 7) to be a waste of breath to do smth; 8) to work out one’s accounts; 9) to do well; 10) to lock up the money in a drawer; 11) to praise one’s wisdom; 12) to get rid of smth; 13) to burst into tears; 14) to run out of the room; 15) to care about smth; 16) to show smb respect; 17) to miss an opportunity of doing smth; 18) to run the risk of doing smth; 19) a feeling of relief; 20) to join in the conversation; 21) to enjoy every moment; 22) to have a shock; 23) to tear out the page; 24) to throw smth into the fire; 25) to feel deeply hurt; 26) to give up one’s beliefs; 27) to do one’s housework; 28) to be eager for smth; 29) to be appointed to a post at some place; 30) to be touched by smth / smb.
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 Christine.