Comprehension

Answer the following questions:

1. Why did Hilda try to take David away from his mother's room?

2. Why did David play Mendelssohn?

3. Who did Tresillian see when he went to answer the doorbell?

4. What did the newcomer give Tresillian?

5. Who was Ebenezer Farr?

6. Who did Simeon Lee introduce Mr. Farr to?

7. Why did Stephen feel embarrassed?

Discussion

Comment on David's feelings. Say, why Hilda got so worried about him.

Say, whether Tressilian’s strange feeling "as though everything was happening twice" suggests any ideas to you.

Say, what you think of Stephen's reasons for coming to Simeon Lee's house.

Conjecture, what Pillar could have thought of Stephen's visit?

Part 3 Chapter 1

Vocabulary

Active vocabulary words

1. tilt v.

2. square v.

3. drawl v.

4. disgraceful adj.

5. resent v.

6. creep v.

7. to stir up a hornet’s nest

8. for good

Find English equivalents for the following word combinations.

1. человек, повидавший мир

2. конкурс манекенщиц

3. морской офицер

4. навсегда

Match the parts of the expressions and find their equivalents.

to knock	good	остепениться, угомониться
to settle	someone	договариваться с кем-л., улаживать
to square	pointedly	навсегда
to say	about	странствовать, шататься
for	down	говорить многозначительно, подчеркнуто

Watch out!

Find this sentence in the text and say who the latter refers to.

He laid a hand gently on the latter’s shoulder.

When two people, things, or groups have just been mentioned, you can refer to the second of them as the latter. E.g. He tracked down his cousin and uncle. The latter was sick.

Pretext – a reason that you pretend to have in order to hide your real reason or intention

on/under/upon the pretext of… - под предлогом, что

to find a pretext for sth – найти предлог, отговорку для чего-л.

flimsy pretext – слабая отговорка

Match the words in each column which have the same vowel sounds.

stifling	receive	fall
drawl	foul	eye
creep	alive	ski
howl	women	proud
tilt	naught	kill

Part 3 chapter 2

Vocabulary

Active vocabulary words

1. solidarity n.

2. weakling n.

3. quiver v.

4. apprehension n.

5. glum adj.

Word combinations

1. make a will

2. boxing day

3. to make both ends meet

4. not worth a penny

5. born on the right side of the blanket

6. to set smb by ears

Fill in the correct preposition where necessary, then make sentences using the completed phrases. Suggest Russian equivalents for the phrases given.

1. to be dependent _____ sb/sth

2. to listen_____doors

3. to cut _____ one's allowance

4. to whine _____ money

Find the words/ phrases in Chapter 2 which mean the same as:

1. to speak louder

2. to be able to sew well

3. to be silly

4. to bring disagreement among sb

Match the following set phrases to their definitions. Find them in the text and suggest your variants of translating them in the context.

1. to make a will

2. to make both ends meet

3. to be born the right side of the blanket

4. for good

a. to be a legitimate child

b. permanently, finally

c. to write a legal document saying how sb. wishes his property to be distributed after his death

d. to have just enough money to buy what one needs