- •От авторов
- •Contents
- •About the author
- •1. Transcribe and pronounce correctly the words from the story.
- •2. Comprehension Check
- •3. Match the following definitions in the left column with the words in the right column. Find sentences with these words in the story.
- •4. Choose the right word from the above exercise for each of the sentences below.
- •6. Put in the missing prepositions.
- •7. Match one of the following adjectives to each description.
- •8. Complete the sentences the way the author puts it in the story.
- •9. Find the English equivalents to the following words or phrases and use them in the sentences of your own.
- •10. Choose a passage and prepare it for model reading. Give reasons for your choice. Translate the passage into Russian.
- •11. Read the beginning of the essay and finish it in your own way.
- •12. Respond to the statements.
- •13. Challenge the following statements. Give your reasons.
- •Pictures
- •1. Transcribe and pronounce correctly the words from the story.
- •2. Comprehension Check
- •3. Match the following definitions in the left column with the words in the right column. Find sentences with these words in the story.
- •4. Choose the right word from the above exercise for each of the sentences below.
- •Sun and Moon
- •1. Transcribe and pronounce correctly the words from the story.
- •2. Comprehension Check
- •3. Find the English equivalents to the following words or phrases and use them in the sentences of your own.
- •4. Choose the right word from the above exercise for each of the sentences below.
- •11. Comment on the following words of the author.
- •Life of Ma Parker
- •1. Transcribe and pronounce correctly the words from the story.
- •2. Comprehension Check
- •3. Match the following definitions in the left column with the words in the right column. Find sentences with these words in the story.
- •4. Choose the right word from the above exercise for each of the sentences below.
- •5. Consult your dictionary and give all possible derivatives from the following words.
- •6. Find words opposite in meaning to the following ones from the story. Use them in the sentences of your own.
- •7. Find the English equivalents to the following words or phrases and use them in the sentences of your own.
- •13. Speak on or write an essay about your assessment of the story and your impressions of it. Marriage a la Mode
- •1. Transcribe and pronounce correctly the words from the story.
- •2. Comprehension Check
- •3. Match the following definitions in the left column with the words in the right column. Find sentences with these words in the story.
- •4. Choose the right word from the above exercise for each of the sentences below.
- •9. Choose a passage and prepare it for model reading. Give reasons for your choice. Translate the passage into Russian.
- •10. Respond to the statements.
- •11. Challenge the following statements. Give your reasons.
- •12. Use your imagination and restore William’s letter to Isabel.
- •Miss Brill
- •1. Transcribe and pronounce correctly the words from the story.
- •2. Comprehension Check.
- •3. Match the following definitions in the left column with the words in the right column. Find sentences with these words in the story.
- •4. Choose the right word from the above exercise for each of the sentences below.
- •5. Find the English equivalents to the following words or phrases and use them in the sentences of your own.
- •6. Put in the missing prepositions.
- •Her First Ball
- •1. Transcribe and pronounce correctly the words from the story.
- •2. Comprehension Check
- •3. Match the following definitions in the left column with the words in the right column. Find sentences with these words in the story.
- •4. Choose the right word from the above exercise for each of the sentences below.
- •5. Find the English equivalents to the following words or phrases and use them in the sentences of your own.
- •6. Consult your dictionary and give all possible derivatives from the following words.
- •7. Put in the missing prepositions.
- •9. Find in the story the sentences with the words or expressions given below, translate them into Russian and ask your fellow students to translate them back into English.
- •10. Match one of the following adjectives to each description.
- •15. Challenge the following statements. Give your reasons.
- •16. Choose a passage and prepare it for model reading. Give reasons for your choice. Translate the passage into Russian.
- •17. Speak on or write an essay about your assessment of the story and your impressions of it. The Lady's Maid
- •1. Transcribe and pronounce correctly the words from the story.
- •2. Comprehension Check
- •3. Match the following definitions in the left column with the words in the right column. Find sentences with these words in the story.
- •4. Choose the right word from the above exercise for each of the sentences below.
- •5. Find the English equivalents to the following words or phrases and use them in the sentences of your own.
- •6. Match the words on the left with the words or phrases of similar meaning on the right.
- •7. Match the words on the left with their opposites on the right.
- •8. Put in the missing prepositions.
- •1.Transcribe and pronounce correctly the words from the story.
- •2. Comprehension Check
- •3. Match the following definitions in the left column with the words in the right column. Find sentences with these words in the story.
- •4. Choose the right word or word combination from the above exercise for each of the sentences below.
- •5. Find the English equivalents to the following words or phrases and use them in the sentences of your own.
- •6. Find in the story one or more synonyms to the following words. Reproduce the situations they are used in .
- •7. Find sentences with the following adjectives and adverbs in the story. Read and translate the sentences.
- •8. Discussion points.
- •9. Comment on the following words of the author.
- •10. Respond to the statements.
- •Samuel Johnson (1709–84), English author, lexicographer.
- •Challenge the following statements. Give your reasons.
- •12. Choose a passage and prepare it for model reading. Give reasons for your choice. Translate the passage into Russian.
- •13. Speak on or write an essay about your assessment of the story and your impressions of it. The Tiredness of Rosabel
- •1. Transcribe and pronounce correctly the words from the story.
- •2. Comprehension Check
- •3. Match the following definitions in the left column with the words in the right column. Find sentences with these words in the story.
- •4. Choose the right word from the above exercise for each of the sentences below.
- •11. Respond to the statements.
- •12. Challenge the following statements. Give your reasons.
- •13. Choose a passage and prepare it for model reading. Give reasons for your choice. Translate the passage into Russian.
- •14. Speak on or write an essay about your assessment of the story and your impressions of it. T he Little Girl
- •1. Transcribe and pronounce correctly the words from the story.
- •2. Comprehension Check
- •3. Match the following definitions in the left column with the words in the right column. Find sentences with these words in the story.
- •4. Choose the right word from the above exercise for each of the sentences below.
- •5. Find the English equivalents to the following words or phrases and use them in the sentences of your own.
- •6. Differentiate between the following lexical units. Think of your own sentences to bring out the difference.
- •7. Put in the missing prepositions.
- •12. Challenge the following statements. Give your reasons.
- •13. Choose a passage and prepare it for model reading. Give reasons for your choice. Translate the passage into Russian.
- •14. Speak on or write an essay about your assessment of the story and your impressions of it. Pension Seguin
- •1. Transcribe and pronounce correctly the words from the story.
- •2. Comprehension Check.
- •3. Match the following definitions in the left column with the words in the right column.
- •4. Choose the right word from the above exercise for each of the sentences below.
- •5. Find the English equivalents to the following words or phrases and use them in the sentences of your own.
- •6. Think of a synonym, or a near synonym, and an antonym for the following adjectives. Sometimes several words are possible.
- •7. Conversation-building expressions. There are some common expressions that help to modify or organize what we are saying.
- •13. Choose a passage and prepare it for model reading. Give reasons for your choice. Translate the passage into Russian.
- •14. Speak on or write an essay about your assessment of the story and your impressions of it. Late at Night
- •1. Transcribe and pronounce correctly the words from the story.
- •2. Comprehension Check
- •3. Match the following definitions in the left column with the words in the right column. Find sentences with these words in the story.
- •4. Choose the right word from the above exercise for each of the sentences below.
- •14. Challenge the following statements. Give your reasons
- •15. Choose a passage and prepare it for model reading. Give reasons for your choice. Translate the passage into Russian.
- •16. Speak on or write an essay about your assessment of the story and your impressions of it. Sixpence
- •1. Transcribe and pronounce correctly the words from the story.
- •2. Comprehension Check
- •2. Match the following definitions in the left column with the words in the right column. Find sentences with these words in the story.
- •3. Choose the right word from the above exercise for each of the sentences below.
- •4. Find the English equivalents to the following words or phrases and use them in the sentences of your own.
- •5. Differentiate between the following.
- •6. Put the correct preposition or combination of prepositions into each gap.
- •14. Challenge the following statements. Give your reasons.
1. Transcribe and pronounce correctly the words from the story.
Warning, sewing, pour, seize, exasperating, damson, encouragingly, monk, escapade, naughty, bear, kneel, quiver, swallow, coward, awkward, paw.
2. Comprehension Check
How many children did the family have? What kind of children were they?
How did Dicky behave that particular day?
What piece of advice did Mrs Spears give? Why did she consider herself to be a guru in bringing up children?
What was Mrs Bendull’s first impulse? Why did she change her mind?
In what mood did the father of the family come home?
How did Mr Bendull punish the boy?
What was the boy’s reaction ?
What did Edward feel after the unpleasant event?
How did the father try to settle the affair?
2. Match the following definitions in the left column with the words in the right column. Find sentences with these words in the story.
1. to make smb able to avoid doing smth difficult or unpleasant. |
to have moods |
2. to deliberately try to forget an unpleasant memory or thought. |
to have an effect on smb |
3. to believe smth is true without first making sure that it is. |
an outbreak |
not by accident; deliberately |
to bring up a child |
4. to experience unaccountable changes of mood. |
to hand smb over to smb |
5.to have enough money or time to be able to buy or to do smth. |
to take it for granted (that) |
6. to cause a change in smb/smth. |
out of sight |
7. the sudden start of something unpleasant. |
to save smb smth |
8. to look after a child until it is an adult. |
to afford smth |
9. to give the control of someone and responsibility for them to another person. |
to blot smth out |
10. out of the area or distance within which smb can see or smth can be seen. |
on purpose |
3. Choose the right word from the above exercise for each of the sentences below.
He did it …………… , knowing it would annoy her.
They would just catch the robbers and ………………… to the police.
I just ………………. that he’d always be around.
It was strange for such a reserved man to ……………..
She did it herself to ……….. argument.
None of them could ………….. $50 for a ticket.
He tried to ………… the image of Helen’s sad face.
We’d been ……………. to think that borrowing money was bad.
……………. of rain are expected in the afternoon.
Modern farming methods can …….. an adverse ………. on the environment.
4. Find the English equivalents to the following words or phrases and use them in the sentences of your own.
Всегда, как шелковый; его никак не утихомирить; ребенок просто обезумел; сладкий голос; вы совершаете большую ошибку; ничто не может заменить этого; говорю вам по собственному опыту; мягкие меры; в глубине души; сильно уставший; что случилось?; какая-то штуковина; его непослушание выходит за всякие рамки; чистить зубы; ввалиться в комнату непрошено; с этим надо что-то делать; ему было неловко.