Dear students, please write and submit your diaries on a daily basis – we will not be accepting any late submissions!

For Wednesday, August 29:

1 Create different situations similar to everyday life where requests, invitations and suggestions are used. This task should be prepared in teams formed in Monday classes.

2 Read and listen to The Last Leaf written by O’Henry and write one paragraph description of:

• Sue

• Johnsy

• Behrman

• Doctor

You should choose only one of them.

Note: 1. your description must be supported by the facts from the story;

2. Use simple and clear basic sentence structures (remember: S P O)

3. Remember: it is not a documentary, try to find features which are not directly expressed; feel free to give your own imaginative features and characteristics

The story is available in Ainur’s folder.

3. Diary: select one interesting/unusual/boring/shocking event that happened to you on Tuesday and describe it in detail (why did it happen, how it happened, who was involved in this event and how it affected you as a student/person). Please use the Times New Roman, size 12 and double space.

4. Intensive reading: read Ch. 2 of The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. Underline, translate and write transcriptions of the new words right on the copy of the book. Please also answer the questions written in a separate handout in my folder on the L:drive (Intensive reading,

The Hunchback of Notre-Dame).

This week my colleague Ainur is meeting with you individually to discuss your study progress. Next week, guys, you will meet with me, all right? I will also type a schedule for our tutorials.

For Friday, August 31:

1 Read and listen to The Last Leaf of o’Henry and write a one paragraph description of:

• Sue

• Johnsy

• Behrman

• Doctor

You should choose only one of them.

Note: 1. Your description must be supported by the facts from the story;

2. Use simple and clear basic sentence structures (remember: S+P+O or Noun+Verb+Rest of the sentence);

3. Remember: it is not a documentary, try to find features which are not directly expressed; feel free to give your own imaginative features and characteristics.

The story is available in Ainur’s folder

Important note:

Before you submit your paragraph, you should report it to class orally.

2 Intensive reading: read Ch. 3 of The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. Underline, translate and write transcriptions of the new words right on the copy of the book. Please also answer the questions:

Who:

1. Is rich and beautiful?

2. Is going to marry a girl only because she is rich?

3. Watches Esmeralda all the time from the cathedral tower?

4. Can spell the name PHOEBUS with wooden letters?

5. Is living with Esmeralda and loves Djali?

6. Has never known her parents?

3 Listening

A Horseman in the Sky

Take notes and find the following details:

• When did the events described take place?

• Where did the events described happen?

• Who was the horseman?

• What did Carter do when he saw the horseman?

The story is available in Ainur’s folder.