- •Трунченкова н.Н., Беловенцева м.В. Методические указания по сборнику рассказов по домашнему чтению ‘From the Cradle to the Grave’
- •Tea by Saki
- •I. Expressions under study:
- •III. Give corresponding words or word combinations from the active vocabulary:
- •IV. Find the English equivalents of:
- •XI. Pick out the words and word combinations describing tea ceremony. Make up a story using them (10-12 sentences).
- •XII. Insert the correct preposition if necessary:
- •XIII. Insert the correct modal verb and comment on its meaning:
- •XIV. Insert the correct article if necessary:
- •XV. Give your own preface of the story (5-7 sentences).
- •XVI. Provide a short summary of the important plot events (the whole story should not be told or irrelevant details repeated).
- •XVII. Correct the false statement using the conversational formulas of disagreement:
- •XIX. Which aphorism reflects the idea of the story best of all (if any)? Justify your point of view. Translate them into Russian:
- •XX. Suggest a picture to illustrate the story. Do not draw the picture but say in 25-30 words what should be in it.
- •IV. Find the English equivalents of:
- •IX. Match the following:
- •X. Paraphrase the italicized parts of the following sentences:
- •XI. Translate into English using the active vocabulary:
- •XII. Insert the correct preposition if necessary:
- •XIII. Insert the correct modal verb and comment on its meaning:
- •XIV. Insert the correct article if necessary:
- •XV. Give your own preface of the story (5-7 sentences).
- •The Colonel’s Lady
- •IV. Find the English equivalents of:
- •V. Transcribe the following words and pronounce them:
- •XIII. Insert the correct modal verb and comment on its meaning:
- •XIV. Insert the correct article if necessary:
- •XV. Give your own preface of the story (5-7 sentences).
- •XX. Suggest a picture to illustrate the story. Do not draw the picture but say in 25-30 words what should be in it.
- •IV. Translate into English using the active vocabulary:
- •V. Find the English equivalents of:
- •VI. Match the following:
- •VII. Transcribe the following words and pronounce them:
- •VIII. In the text find the words that have the following meanings:
- •IX. Explain what is meant by:
- •XV. Insert the correct modal verb and comment on its meaning:
- •XVI. Insert the correct article if necessary:
- •XVII. Give your own preface of the story (5-7 sentences).
- •XXII. Suggest a picture to illustrate the story. Do not draw the picture but say in 25-30 words what should be in it.
- •IV. Translate into English using the active vocabulary:
- •X. Transribe the following words and pronounce them:
- •XXI. Suggest a picture to illustrate the story. Do not draw the picture but say in 25-30 words what should be in it.
- •IV. Translate into English using the active vocabulary:
- •IV. Find the English equivalents of:
- •XII. Explain what is meant by:
- •XVII. Insert the correct article if necessary:
- •XVIII. Give your own preface of the story (5-7 sentences).
- •A Bit of Singing and Dancing
- •IV. Find the English equivalents of:
- •V. Transcribe the following words:
- •VI. In the text find the words that have the following meanings:
- •VII. Match the following:
- •VIII. Explain what is meant by:
- •IX. Combine the following to make collocations:
- •X. Paraphrase the italicized parts of the following sentences:
- •XI. Translate into English using the active vocabulary:
- •XII. Think of the situations in which you would use the following (3-5 sentences):
- •XIII. Pick out the words and word combinations which come in handy while describing a promenade in the summer. Make up a short story using these expressions.
- •XIV. Insert the correct preposition if necessary:
- •XV. Insert the correct modal verb and comment on its meaning:
- •XVI. Insert the correct article if necessary:
- •XVII. Give your own preface of the story (5-7 sentences).
- •XXIII. Which aphorism reflects the idea of the story best of all (if any)? Justify your point of view. Translate them into Russian:
- •XXIV. Suggest a picture to illustrate the story. Do not draw the picture but say in 25-30 words what should be in it. Appendix 1
- •Appendix 2
XX. Suggest a picture to illustrate the story. Do not draw the picture but say in 25-30 words what should be in it.
Mrs Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat
by Roald Dahl
I. Expressions under study:мало
without a hitch to take a peek
to be flabbergasted coyly
fatuous deceitful
clean-living spouse
cunning to console
out of the blue to encumber
magnanimously finicky
II. Study the words and word combinations above mentioned. Use them in the situations from the story. Make up sentences of your own to illustrate their usage.
III. Give corresponding words or word combinations from the active vocabulary:
too concerned with unimportant details and small things that you like or dislike;
telling lies;
to make it difficult for someone to move easily or for something to happen in the usual way;
to make someone feel better when they are feeling sad or disappointed;
a husband or wife;
kindly and generously;
unexpectedly;
pretending to be shy; adj adv
extremely surprised or shocked; to be?
without problems that delay something for a short time;
to have a look at something, especially something that you are not supposed to see;
very silly or stupid;
good at deceiving people; able to get what you want in a clever way, esp. by tricking or cheating sb
living in a manner above moral reproach, esp., obtaining abstaining from unlawful sexual intercourse and excessive drunkenness.
IV. Translate into English using the active vocabulary:
Никто не мог ее утешить лучше, чем ее верный супруг.
Я бы не назвала ее целомудренной. Она скорее хитрая.
Несмотря на его глупые комментарии все прошло гладко.
Я был очень удивлен тем, что она его великодушно простила.
Мне было слишком тяжело бежать с чемоданами.
Она улыбнулась ему застенчиво.
V. Find the English equivalents of:
доходный мучать
затягивать широко раскрытые глаза
преждевременный пряжка
распутный выкупать
союз запястье
козни, плутни снять телефонную трубку
рогоносец протез
восхитительный высокое давление
чувственный снять крышку
блоха помощь, обслуживание
одуванчик хитрый, коварный, лукавый
пломба суетиться
запонки аккуратно сложить газету
упасть в обморок поправить галстук
вечный хлопнуть дверью
полюбуйся! сморщенный
шуршать глазницы
отказать в удовольствии место работы
сделать глубокий вдох и задержать дыхание
VI. Match the following:
tissue flowers
parting generations
bony jaw
self-fertilizing countenance
lucrative beaker
satisfactory gift
succeeding rewards
prognathous paper
calibrated process
VII. Transcribe the following words and pronounce them:
subtle, rear, fascinating, prognathous, masquerade, manouevre, bicuspid, alliance, beads, voluptuous, vermouth, caricature, mangy.
VIII. In the text find the words that have the following meanings:
to increase the value of something that you have, especially your abilities, previous success, or money, by using all your opportunities well;
to make someone decide not to do something or continue doing something, especially by making them understand all the difficulties;
the belief that something that you want to happen is happening or will happen, although this is actually not true or very unlikely;
to move suddenly forwards in order to attack or catch something;
having no money;
very excited or upset about something;
without a clear outline, not clear;
a very slight smell of something.