- •Pamela Lyndon Travers
- •Assignment I
- •V. Answer the following questions on Chapter I. Use the active vocabulary:
- •VI. Render the story from Chapter 2 according to the following outline:
- •VII. Translate in writing:
- •IV. Read and translate into Russian:
- •V. Answer the following questions. Use the active vocabulary:
- •VI. Review the active vocabulary of the two assignments. Make up 10 sentences with it for your mates to translate. They should be neither too difficult nor too easy.
- •V. Read and translate in writing:
- •VI. Answer the following questions. Use the active vocabulary:
- •V. Read and translate in writing:
- •VI. Give a summary of the story "The Bird Woman". Write the key words and use them while speaking.
- •VII. Answer the following questions on the story "Mrs Carry". Use the active vocabulary:
- •VIII. Review the active vocabulary of Assignments III and IV. Make up 10 sentences with it for your mates to translate. They should be neither too difficult nor too easy.
- •V. Write out all the proverbs you meet in the chapters. Explain in English their meaning. Learn them by heart.
- •VI. Read and translate in writing:
- •VII. Answer the following questions. Use the active vocabulary:
- •VIII. Make up a micro-situation on any topic you like. Use at least 10 word-combinations from your active vocabulary of the whole book. Learn and tell it by heart. Topics for general discussion
VIII. Make up a micro-situation on any topic you like. Use at least 10 word-combinations from your active vocabulary of the whole book. Learn and tell it by heart. Topics for general discussion
While speaking use the active vocabulary as much as possible.
1. Mary Poppins - a nanny, a fairy, the Great Exception. What do you think of her?
2. What other character out of the ordinary appeals to you? What characters of the book might appeal to children of 6-7 years of age and why?
3. Describe Michael and Jane. Are they common type children? In what actions and features of theirs do you see it?
4. Michael and Jane's parents. Why doesn't the author speak often of them? What do you manage to learn about Mr and Mrs Banks? What are their relations with their children?
5. Do you find any philosophical implications in the stories? Could you give examples? Do they make it interesting for you to read this book?
6. Which of the stories do you like most? What seems most attractive to you in it?
7. Characterize the language of the book and the author's manner of expressing ideas. Are they vivid enough or too childish or quite neutral? Is there anything characteristic of a fairy-tale?