Chapter 12.

Answer the following questions:

1. On what condition did the Mansons buy the furniture? What kind of furniture was it?

2. Why were workers asking for certificates?

3. Why did Andrew refuse Ben Chenkin his certificate? What did he write in the certificate? Was Andrew right?

4. Who recommended Andrew “think before you act” and why?

5. Did people approve of Andrew’s decision?

6. Why was Andrew’s salary decreasing?

7. What was wrong with the arm of Thomas Evans? Why did Andrew decide to change the treatment?

8. Did the Evan’s follow his prescriptions? Why?

9. Did Andrew really begin as badly as he thought?

Match English words and their definitions:

cheap to make less in size, amount or degree

introduction to pass smth to smb

miserable result

to refuse to take a person or thing away

necessary the act or result of choosing

anxious the act of introducing or the state of being introduced

effect low in price

threat a place on your skin where you have been burned

choice a warning that smb will hurt or punish you

to hand to ask for smth firmly and not be willing to accept a refusal

to demand to say firmly that you will not give smth

to reduce nervous or troubled

burn needed

to remove very unhappy

Compose and write down your own sentences using these words.

Give Russian equivalents of the following English expressions:

1) at the rate; 2) to be fit for work; 3) never mind; 4) to be good at work; 5) to take notice of smb; 6) to introduce smb to smb; 7) for no reason; 8) to be annoyed; 9) roughly; 10) to take off one’s clothes; 11) to undress; 12) rudely; 13) to seize; 14) to rush out of the surgery; 15) to suffer from; 16) to throw smb out; 17) to rub one’s hands; 18) to cause a sensation; 19) to make smb do smth; 20) at last; 21) to sympathise with smb; 22) to go round the town; 23) to receive black looks; 24) to make a change; 25) to improve matters; 26) to run into trouble; 27) to spill water over one’s arm; 28) to become poisoned; 29) with great care; 30) bandage; 31) in silence; 32) to be silent; 33) to attend to.

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 13.

Answer the following questions:

1. Why did Andrew have very difficult time?

2. Why was he refused to use the hospital?

3. Did Andrew consider himself to be a failure?

4. What was the reason of Owen’s visiting Andrew? Why did it comfort him?

5. What did Andrew get to know about Evans? What was his reaction?

6. What kind of relationship was there between the Mansons and the Vaughans?

7. How did Andrew and Chris feel at dinner they were invited to?

8. What was the real cause of their quarrel?

Match English words and their definitions:

bitter splendid in appearance

permission real, true or honest

eager feeling fearful because you think you may loose smb

to avoid smb or smth the right to do smth

to amuse to suddenly become still and tense

sincere angry and unhappy

to spill to try to persuade smb to do smth

grand an angry argument; to have an angry argument

to encourage smb to make an effort not to do smth

a quarrel (to quarrel) to make smb laugh or smile

to stiffen to pour out accidentally

jealous having a strong desire to do smth

Compose and write down your own sentences using these words.

Give Russian equivalents of the following English expressions:

1) to be disappointed; to have disappointment; 2) to consider oneself a failure; 3) to be thrown out; 4) to lose heart; 5) to lose the use of one’s arm; 6) to express regret; 7) lung disease; 8) to lean forward; 9) to one’s surprise; 10) to persuade smb to do smth; 11) to be suspicious of smb; 12) to be friendly with smb; 13) to be ashamed of being poor; 14) to receive a warm welcome; 15) to feel awkward; 16) to be quite at ease; 17) to take part in smth; 18) to bring smb into discussion; 19) to be of no importance; 20) to be tired 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 Chris.