Chapter 5.

Answer the following questions:

1. Could Andrew dismiss Christine from his mind? Why?

2. How did Andrew feel and behave at the dinner he had been invited to?

3. Did he take Christine home? Why? What did he feel at the moment? Was it difficult for him to apologize to Christine?

4. What kind of note did he receive from her one day?

5. How did Andrew feel at Christine’s? What were they talking about?

6. What did he get to know about Christine?

7. What did Andrew ask Christine for when he was leaving the house? What did her answer mean?

Match English words and their definitions:

lonely belongings

to admire to have the same opinion about smth

to be in love with smb to form a picture or idea in your mind

to agree to put food ready for people to eat

possessions nice or enjoyable

pleasant to turn red from strong feeling

accident almost

to redden to love smb

to imagine to approve of or respect smth or smb

to serve alone and unhappy

nearly smth unpleasant that happens by chance

Use them in sentences of your own.

Give Russian equivalents of the following English expressions:

1) to tear smth up; 2) to feel angry with; 3) to dismiss smb from one’s mind; 4) to call out to smb; 5) for the rest of the day; 6) to take smb home; 7) to feel disappointed; 8) to get rid of smth; 9) to give a warm welcome; 10) to feel at ease; 11) to take enough trouble to find out; 12) to be in a hurry; 13) to come out with smb; 14) for a moment; 15) to feel lonely; 16) to be pleased; 17) almost at once; 18) to sit down to supper.

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.

Chapter 6.

Answer the following questions:

1. What was wrong with Annie’s brother?

2. Why did Dr. Bramwell send for Andrew to examine Emlyn?

3. What disease did Andrew find out after examining the patient?

4. Was Andrew’ treatment a success?

5. Why did Emlyn and his wife come to the surgery one evening? Why did Andrew reject their offer?

6. Was Andrew pleased with their visit? Why? Who did he want to share his joy with?

Match English words and their definitions:

to go mad to fight or disagree with smb using words

asylum a detailed consideration of or check on smth

reason the act of getting the result you aimed for

examination the condition of being ill or unhealthy

to argue to have an effect on smb or smth

to treat to become ill in the mind

sickness the fact which explains why smth happens or exists

success a hospital which treats illnesses of the mind

to influence smb or smth to try to cure an illness by medical means

Compose and write down your own sentences using these words.

Give Russian equivalents of the following English expressions:

1) for the next few weeks; 2) to have an oppotunity; 3) to admit smb; 4) to consider; 5) to make sense; 6) to show all the signs of madness; 7) in my opinion; 8) a lack of smth; 9) to suffer from smth; 10) to hide one’s exitement; 11) instead of doing smth/ instead of smth; 12) to go out of the room; 13) to start a new treatment; 14) to be back at work; 15) to owe smth to smb; 16) to feel pleased; 17) as soon as; 18) to be proud of smb or 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 Emlyne’s wife.