- •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.
3. Translate the following extract in a proper manner from English into Russian.
“Before he could say any more Miss Carter skipped out of the car ...-… He experienced a deep and intense joy”.
4. Fill in the correct prepositions in the following phrases. Make up your own sentences with them.
to turn … to the main road
-to be remarkable … sb
-the appearance … logic
-to feel knocked … by the conversation
-to stop … the traffic lights
-to keep sb … anything
-to be no sign … something
-to speak … a low voice
-to turn … the pool
-to come … from … the shadow of a tree
5. Say if these statements are true or false:
Miss Carter felt comfortable after the conversation.
Mor refused to have a ride with Miss Carter.
Mor had nothing to do at school on that day.
Miss Carter did not let Mor to drive her car.
Miss Carter and Mor were searching a way to sea.
Mor bathed in the river.
Miss Carter suffered a lot when saw her car in the middle of the river.
Mor told his wife about his trip to the river.
Miss carter asked Mor to stay with her in the wood.
10)Tim said to Nan about Mor and Miss Carter’s drive.
6.Make up a short summary of the events of the chapter. Use new vocabulary to describe what had happened. Chapter 7
Find the following word combinations in the text. Remember the situations where they occur. Give synonyms to them.
to take refuge
to be at sb’s request
an agony of rheumatism
to speak in a factual voice
a battering ram
to ponder over
to feel less sanguine about sth
a state of collapse
to become a spirit
Answer the following questions.
Was everything all right with the Riley? Who took care about the car?
What was Miss Carter busy with the following day? What did she think about?
Was Demoyte satisfied with Miss Carter’s work? What did he say?
What complicated the picture according to Mor’s thoughts? Was Mor sure to tell his wife the whole story?
How did Nan behave when Mor came home? What did he feel about the whole situation?
What kind of letter did Mor write to Miss Carter? Did he manage to hand it to her?
What did Mor think about the portrait? Did he show his feelings?
Why did Demoyte seem to have decide not to take part in the conversation? What was the conversation about?
What did Mor and Demoyte speak about after Miss Carter’s leaving the room? What did Demoyte suggest?
What did Mor want to do terribly and desperately staying in the garden?
3. Translate the following extract in a proper manner from English into Russian
“Rain surveying now at leisure the object placed before her ... -…He had done this with many complaints”.
4. Explain and develop the following ideas from the text.
“Every portrait is a self-portrait ... In portraying you I portray myself”.
“Artist do paint themselves in their sitters”
“Now both Tim Burke and Demoyte would be thinking that something was going on, whereas in reality nothing was going on”.
“Mr Demoyte has a rather exaggerated view of the benefits of education. He thinks that no one can stand up unless he’s had the stuffing put in by his school and college”.