Topical vocabulary

1.	master	ие, қожайын
2.	prosperous farm	гүлденген ферма
3.	lovely	тамаша
4.	handsome	сымбатты, келбетті(ер адам)
5.	strong	күшті, мықты
6.	merry	көңілді
7.	industrious	еңбекқор
8.	kind	ақ көңіл
9.	to deserve	лайықты болу
10.	happiness	бақыт
11.	wrinkled	әжімделген, әжім (с.е.)
12.	shrewd	өткір, көреген
13.	to court	б.ж.: қызға сөз айту
14.	good-looking	сүйкімді, ұнамды
15.	steady	табанды, тұрақты
16.	to get an answer	жауап алу
17.	to one's great surprise	таң қалғанда
18.	to be invited	бір жерге шақырылу
19.	to accept the invitation	шақыруды қабылдау
20.	to be in love with	жақсы көру
21.	to be married	үйленген, тұрмысқа шыққан
22.	satisfaction	қанағат

Ex. 1. Read and translate the text.

Ex. 2. Answer the questions.

1. How old was George Meadows?

2. Was his wife older or younger than he?

3. How many children did they have?

4. What were his daughters like?

5. What were his sons like?

6. Why did they deserve to be happy?

7. Who was the real master of the house?

8. How old was George’s mother?

9. What was the name of George’s uncle?

10. Who had courted Mrs. Meadows when she was Emily Green?

11. Whom did Emily marry?

12. Why did Emily marry Tom not George?

13.What did George, Tom’s brother, do?

14. Why did George go to sea?

15. Why did Mrs. Meadows decide that George was dead?

16. What did a letter inform them of?

17. Why did George decide to return?

18. Why had Captain Meadows never married anyone?

Ex.3. Find in the text English equivalents to the following:

Ферма иесі, елу жастағы кісі; әдемі қыздар; ұлдары келбетті және күшті; олар бақытқа лайық; оның жасы 70 шамасында; ол Томды таңдады; теңізге кетті (теңізші болды); ешқандай хабар болған жоқ; ол дүниеге келген үй; аз ғана өмірі қалды; өзінен өзі түсінікті; шешім қабылдады; үйленген; мені қарт капитанға таныстырды.

Ex. 4. Translate the sentences paying special attention to the italicized parts.

1. He was in his late eighties.

2. Elaine Kent was well in her twenties.

3. They were long past forty.

4. He didn’t look his age.

5. We were born in the same generation.

6. Roma was two years my senior.

7. He was seven years her junior.

8. He is of short lived stock.

9. My family on both sides is noted for longevity.

10. Bairne is gone.