- •Iris Murdoch “The Sandcastle” Chapter 1
- •Chapter 2
- •1.Find the following words and word combinations in the text. Be ready to represent the situations where they occur and give synonyms to them.
- •2. Answer the following questions using the words mentioned above.
- •4. Translate the following extract in a proper manner from English into Russian.
- •Chapter 3
- •4. Translate the following extract in a proper manner from English into Russian.
- •3. Explain and develop the following ideas from the text.
- •4. Translate the following extract in a proper manner from English into Russian.
- •5. Be ready to speak on the following topics.
- •Chapter 5
- •3. Explain and develop the following ideas from the text.
- •4. Translate the following extract in a proper manner from English into Russian.
- •5. Be ready to speak on the following topics.
- •Chapter 6
- •3. Translate the following extract in a proper manner from English into Russian.
- •4. Fill in the correct prepositions in the following phrases. Make up your own sentences with them.
- •5. Say if these statements are true or false:
- •6.Make up a short summary of the events of the chapter. Use new vocabulary to describe what had happened. Chapter 7
- •3. Translate the following extract in a proper manner from English into Russian
- •4. Explain and develop the following ideas from the text.
- •5. Be ready to speak on the following topics.
- •Chapter 8
- •3. Translate the following extract in a proper manner from English into Russian
- •3. Translate the following extract in a proper manner from English into Russian
- •4. Fill in the gaps with prepositions.
- •5. Be ready to discuss the following topics.
- •Chapter 10
- •3. Translate the following extract in a proper manner from English into Russian
- •5. Explain and develop the following ideas from the text.
- •6. Be ready to discuss the following topics.
- •7. Retell the chapter with the help of the active vocabulary. Chapter 12
- •4. Explain and develop the following ideas from the text.
- •5. Be ready to discuss the following topics.
- •6 .Make up a short summary of the chapter. Use the active vocabulary from the book. Chapter 13
- •3. Translate in a proper manner from English into Russian.
- •4. Explain and develop the following ideas from the text.
- •5. Be ready to discuss the following topics.
- •6. Be ready to discuss the following topics.
- •7. Make up a short summary of the chapter in writing. Chapter 16
- •4. Explain and develop the following ideas from the text.
- •5. Be ready to discuss the following topics.
- •Chapter 17
- •4. Explain and develop the following ideas from the text.
- •5. Be ready to discuss the following topics.
- •6. Make up a short summary in writing. Chapter 18
- •4. Explain and develop the following ideas from the text.
- •4. Explain and develop the following idea from the text.
4. Explain and develop the following idea from the text.
“You are a growing tree. I am only a bird. You cannot break your roots and fly away with me”.
5. Be ready to discuss the following topics.
Mor and Rain’s last explanations.
Two pictures of the same painter.
Don’s arrival.
6. Make up a summary of the events in writing.
Revision
I. Revise the active vocabulary of the novel.
II. Use the active vocabulary when speaking on the subjects.
Outline the most vital problems of the novel.
Make up sketches of the main characters and show their development throughout the novel.
Think about the place and time of setting a scene. Speak about the role of the environment in the story.
Speak about the secondary characters of the novel and their influence on the creating the specific atmosphere.
Think over the Iris Murdock’s manner of writing. What specific features can you note down (expressive means, stylistic devices) in this particular novel.
Explain the title of the novel.
7. Write an essay about the society’s problems in the book and the role of the family.