Assignment № 3

Chapter IV “Painted Faces and Long Hair” (pp. 107-130 \ 58-75)

1. Learn the pronunciation of the following words:

flood; assembly; triumphant; filthily; diameter; involuntarily; taboo; opalescence; malevolently; perpendicular; exhilaration; vicious; opaque; squeal

2. Give synonyms or explain the following words and word-combinations; use them in the situations from the book:

to adjust oneself to smth. 108\59; natural belligerence 109\60; to feel the unease of wrong doing 110\60; to scavenge over the beach 111\61; to pull smb.’s leg 116\65; to be at home 117\65; to impose one’s will upon smb. 123\70; to keep smth. going 124\71; to go red 124\71; to drive smb. to violence 125\71; to give way 126\72; to put oneself in the right (wrong) 126\72; to break silence 129\74.

3. Situations of encouragement.

4. Comment on the following sentences:

1.… the mask was a thing of its own, behind which Jack hid, liberated from shame and self-consciousness (115\64).

2. By the time the pile was built, they were on different sides of a high barrier (127\73).

5. Comment on the author’s allusion to the events in the big world: “civilization that knew nothing of him and was in ruins” (113\62). Is there any relevance between the outbreak of the war and the situation on the island?

Give some facts to prove the following statements. Quote the text if necessary:

1. The littluns led quite a distinct life of their own. 2. There had grown an opinion that Piggy was an outsider. 3. Ralph began to lose his authority as chief. 4. The children might have been saved by a passing ship. 5. It was Jack’s fault that the fire had burnt out. 6. Jack played a dirty trick on Piggy.

Give a character-sketch of Roger.

Give a written translation of the extract on p. 121\68 from “A procession had appeared … up to … spill her blood” p. 69.

Assignment № 4

Chapter V “Beast from water” (pp. 130-155\76-94)

I. Transcribe the words and learn their pronunciation:

wearisomeness, apex, reverence, effigy, clamour, tempestuous, ludicrous, bogy, to bully, to yawn, row (138/81), row (140/83)

Explain in English and provide the context:

to be dotted with (131/77), to be worn away (132/77), to have the wit to do smth. (132/77), to fish smth. out of smth. (134/78), to put things straight away (135/79), to be taken short (136/80 и 143/85), to flit through one’s mind (139/82), Serve you right! (140/83), to flinch away from the memory (144/86), to summon one’s wits (151/91)

Give English equivalents to the following phrases and make up your own sentences for your group-mates to translate:

язвительно улыбаться (131/76), прокрутить речь в голове (131/76), запутаться в мыслях (two variants) (131/76, 132/77), быстро принимать решение (133/78), четко выразить, о чем пойдет речь (134/79), обдумывать следующую мысль (137/81), брать слово без очереди (150/90), вскочить на ноги (151/91)

IV. Give three synonyms to the word to fight (pp. 149-151/90 – 91)

V. Comment on the sentences:

1) Serve you right if something did get you, you useless lot of cry-babies! (140/83)

2) Piggy: “I know there isn’t no fear … unless we get frightened of people” (141-142/84). Simon: “maybe there is a beast. What I mean is … maybe it’s only us” (148/89).

VI. Give some facts to prove the following statements. Quote the text if necessary.

1. Ralph’s enthusiasm of first days was gone. He thought it was the right time to talk seriously.

2. “We decide things but they don’t get done.”

3. Piggy still tried to stick to the rules of the world of adults.

4. Children started getting frightened of the unknown beast.

5. The assembly ended in a failure.

VII. Think of a problem question starting with ‘Why?’ based on the events of the chapter.

VIII. Give a written translation of the extract on p. 130-131/76 from “The tide was coming… up to … tried again”.