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Tea
by Saki
I.
Expressions under study:

preliminary (noun)
straitened circumstances
obstinate
in ones minds eye
to spin sth. out
to talk coherently
complacent
to expound ones view on the subject to smb.
porcelain
to seize on smb. (about an idea)
solicitous
range of acquaintance
to bequeath
the bosom of ones family
domesticity
to be in a frame of mind
legacy
enamoured
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:
life at home with your family;
to officially arrange for someone to have something that you own after
death;
pleased with what you have achieved so that you stop trying to improve
or change things;
money or property you receive from someone after they die;
anxiously caring about someones safety, health, or comfort;
a hard shiny white substance that is used for making expensive plates,
cups etc;
unreasonably refusing to change your ideas of behavior, even though
people try to persuade you;
not at all enjoyable or pleasant; unfriendly and bad-tempered;
very unusual or strange;

the situation where you feel safe because you are with people who love
and protect you;
to suddenly become very interested, to be eager to take and use
(something such as an idea);
something that is done first, to introduce or prepare for something else;
to make something continue for longer than is necessary;
in love with, or very fond of someone;
to have an attitude at a particular time that helps you to do something;

? frame of mind?
people whom one knows but who are not particularly close friends;
not having enough money to pay for necessities;
to be in a particular mood that influences ones attitude;
in ones imagination;
to express oneself clearly and logically;
to explain a personal opinion about sth by talking about it in detail.
IV.
Find the English equivalents of:
V.
Transcribe the following words and pronounce them:

the Alps, dilatory, Norwegian, Mediterranean, Minorca, perpetual, halfmourning, fowls, frown, solemn.
VI.
In the text find the words that have the following meanings:
no longer young and rather fat;
behavior that shows you find smb. sexually attractive but are not serious
about them;
disagreement or refusal;
a light high ringing sound;
something that is said or written that refers to or mentions another
person or subject in an indirect way;
the state of being saved from harm or danger;
happening or achieving something at the end of the process;
too extreme to be expressed in words.
VII.
Match the following:

settled
matrimonial
sentimentally
home
dilatory
married
dainty
cattle
plague
approach
state
conviction
consideration
minded
circle
porcelain
VIII.
Explain what is meant by:

decent-minded
home influences
working majority
a tangle of small streets
the last vestiges of dainty porcelain
a rapturous outbreak of congratulations
IX.
Translate into English using the active vocabulary:

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XI.
XII.
Think of the situations in which you would use the following (3-5
sentences):
just as one might admire the Alps without feeling that one wanted
any particular peak as ones own private property.
were watched with the straining eagerness which a group of
unexercised terriers concentrates on the slightest movements of a human
being who may be reasonably considered likely to take them for a walk.
go together through the prescribed stages of congratulations, presentreceiving, Norwegian or Mediterranean hotels, and eventual domesticity.
As the thing was going to be done he was glad to feel that he was going
to get it settled and off his mind.
Is it one lump? I forgot. You do take milk, dont you? Would you like
some more hot water, if it is too strong?
if he , she would have urged him to take a weeks holiday at the
seaside.
appeared to find life amusing and to have a fairly good time in spite
of her straitened circumstances.
Pick out the words and word combinations describing tea ceremony.
Make up a story using them (10-12 sentences).
Insert the correct preposition if necessary:

1. His lack _____ initiative _____ this matter aroused a certain amount
_____ impatience _____ the sentimentally minded women-folk _____
his family circle.
2. Thousands _____ women, _____ this solemn afternoon hour, were
sitting _____ dainty porcelain and silver fittings, _____ their voices
tinkling pleasantly _____ a cascade _____ solicitous little questions.
3. Cushat-Prinkly had never expounded his views _____ the subject _____
his mother; all her life she had been accustomed _____ tinkle pleasantly
_____ tea-time _____ dainty porcelain and silver.
4. Now, as he passed _____ a tangle _____ small streets that lead
indirectly _____ the elegant Mayfair terrace _____ which he was bound,
a horror _____ the idea _____ confronting Joan Sebastable _____ her
tea-table seized _____ him.
XIII. Insert the correct modal verb and comment on its meaning:
1. No decent-souled mortal _______ long resist the pleading of several
pairs of walk-beseeching dog-eyes; James Cushat-Prinkly was not
sufficiently obstinate or indifferent to home influences to disregard the
obviously expressed wish of his family that he _______ become
enamoured of some nice marriageable girl.
2. Joan _______ be seated at a low table, spread with an array of silver
kettles and cream jugs and delicate porcelain teacups, behind which her
voice _______ tinkle pleasantly
3. According to his theory of life a woman _______ lie on a divan or
coach, talking with incomparable charm or looking unutterable thoughts,
or merely silent as a thing to be looked on, and from behind a silken
curtain a small Nubian page _______ silently bring in a tray with cups
and dainties...
4. If ones soul was really enslaved at ones mistresss feet, how _______
one talk coherently about weakened tea!
5. Cushat-Prinkly found that he was enjoying an excellent tea without
having to answer as many questions about it as a Minister for
Agriculture _______ be called on to reply to during an outbreak of cattle
plague.
6. They _______ not have said anything about it, but I feel sure the same
idea has occurred to them.
XIV. Insert the correct article if necessary:
1. He liked and admired _____ great many women collectively and
dispassionately without _____ singling out one for _____ especial
matrimonial consideration, just as one might admire _____ Alps
2. His most innocent flirtations were watched with _____ straining
eagerness which _____ group of _____ unexercised terriers concentrates
on _____ slightest movements of _____ human being who may be
reasonably considered to take them for _____ walk.
3. On _____ September afternoon of _____ same year, after _____ honeymoon in Minorca had ended, Cushat-Prinkly came into _____ drawingroom of his new house in _____ Granchester Square.
4. Cushat-Prinkly walked across _____ Park towards _____ Sebastable

residence in _____ frame of mind that was moderately complacent.
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:
1. The romantic suddenness of the affair did not compensate Jamess
women-folk for the ruthless negation of all their patient effort and
skilled diplomacy.
2. Im engaged to be married, he announced. No one uttered a word.
3. Rhodas straitened circumstances prevented her from finding life
amusing and having a good time.
4. Cushat-Prinkly adored the whole system of afternoon tea.
5. James became gradually accustomed to the idea that he and Joan would
go together through the prescribed stages of congratulations, presentreceiving, Swiss or Caribbean hotels, and eventual domesticity.
XVIII. How does the story make use of setting? Where and when does the
story take place? What mood is created? How does the setting affect
the events? How are the physical setting and psychological events
related?
XIX.
Which aphorism reflects the idea of the story best of all (if any)?
Justify your point of view. Translate them into Russian:
1. Many a man in love with a dimple makes the mistake of marrying the
whole girl.
2. We call a marriage of love that marriage in which a wealthy man marries
a beautiful and rich girl.
3. It is as hard to live with the person you love as to love a man with whom
you live.
4. I never knew what real happiness was until I got married and by then it
was too late.
5. Marriage is transformation of a kiss from pleasure into duty.
6. Marriage is a formality required to obtain a divorce.
7. Marriage is too perfect for imperfect people.
8. Marriage is a triumph of habit over hate.
9. Often the difference between a successful marriage and a mediocre one
consists of leaving about three or four things a day unsaid.
10.Who is capable neither of love nor of friendship is most likely to get
married.
11.We do not know what they do in paradise, but we do know what they do
not: they do not get married.
12.The most difficult years of marriage are the ones that come after the
wedding.
13.Keep your eyes wide before the wedding and close them afterwards.
XX.
Suggest a picture to illustrate the story. Do not draw the picture but
say in 25-30 words what should be in it.
Mr Lovedays Little Outing

by Evelyn Waugh
I.

to be reticent of doing sth.
reminiscence
for good
whimsically
to muse on sth.
gait
quizzical
looney bin
to anticipate
courtesy
to disconcert
uncouth
to be behindhand with sth.
at sb.s suggestion ?
to receive the very best attention
to come to light
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vocabulary:
behaving and speaking in a way that is rude or socially unacceptable;
to make sb. feel confused or worried;
polite behavior that shows you have respect for other people;
the way sb. walks;
unusually and often amusingly;
a hospital for the care and treatment of patients affected with acute or
chronic mental illness; a humorous and sometimes offensive way of
referring to a hospital for people who are mentally ill
a spoken or written story about the events that you remember;
to think carefully about sth. for a long time;
to be revealed or disclosed;
reluctant, unwilling; unwilling to tell people about things
being behind time, slow; late in doing sth
to feel or realize beforehand, foresee;
permanently, forever;
because sb suggested it;
showing that you are slightly surprised or amused
IV.

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V.
Pick out all the phrasal verbs and work out their meanings.
VI.

asylum, squall, caprice, bough, marquee, soggy, lunatic, regime,
fastening, warder, conjuring, Plymouth, pheasant, alienist, triumphed,
antiquity.
VII.
quick movement with short steps;
extremely hurried and using a lot of energy but not very organized;
a place where orange trees are grown;
someone who is kept in a mental hospital;
to walk very slowly and noisily, without lifting your feet off the ground;
to run easily with long steps;
suffering or experiencing serious problems.
VIII. Think of the situations in which you would use the following:
1. Now come along. Its a purely formal audience. You need stay no longer
than you like.
2. We just came to see you.
Well, you have come at an exceedingly inconvenient time. I am very
busy.
3. I would do more for you if I could, but you see how Im fixed.
4. You see, hes in excellent condition. Hes putting on weight, eating and
sleeping excellently. In fact, the whole tone of his system is above
reproach.
5. He is the life and soul of the place.
6. I expect we all have our secret ambitions, and there is one thing I often
wish I could do.
7. Remember that you leave behind you nothing but our warmest good
wishes. You are bound to us by ties that none will forget. Time will only
deepen our sense of debt to you.
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attempted
bitter
uncompromising
mental
the lowest
nursing
peevish
conjuring
qualified
hunting
secondary
soggy
seasonal
quizzical
abstracted
economical
jogging
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XI.
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homes
tricks
defectives
associations
voice
suicide
memories
address
gait
regime
importance
air
calls
practitioners
season
lawns
eyes
Paraphrase the italicized parts of the following sentences:

Many of her neighbours were inclined to be critical of Lord Mopings
accommodation.
They were given every consideration which their foibles permitted.
They might choose their own clothes (many indulged in the loveliest
fashions).
You seem to me to be totally bemused.
The old man fidgeted uneasily.
She moved about the ordinary routine of her home with an abstracted
air.
The doctor at the asylum showed reluctance but no real opposition.
It was a ladys machine of some antiquity.
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But I do feel that if I had done it just _____ a day, an afternoon even,
then I would die quiet. I could settle down again easier, and devote
myself _____ the poor crazed people here _____ a better heart.
Angela left the question _____ the time, but returned _____ it again
_____ luncheon _____ the following day.
I see it was a mistake to take you _____ me _____ our little visit.
Put it _____ black and white.
XIII.
1.
2.
3.
Insert the correct modal verb and comment on its meaning:

He _______ have his little outing.
You _______ stay no longer than you like.
This is Angela. You remember Angela, dont you?
No, I _______ say that I do.
4. Well, you _______ come again later.
5. You _______ mind him.

1.
She was _____ woman with _____ cause, and before _____ end of
_____ hunting season she had triumphed.
2.
_____ few lonely figures in great-coats were shuffling and loping
along _____ park.
3.
There is _____ very nice little garden for _____ people like your
father.
4.
They drove past _____ blank, yellow brick faade to _____
doctors private entrance and were received by him in _____ visitors
room, set aside for _____ interviews of this kind.
5. There is _____ Elbe and _____ Amazon and _____ Tigris to be dealt
with first, eh, Loveday?
XV.
XVI.
Relate the events of the story as if you were:

Angela;
Lady Moping;
the doctor.

disagreement:
1. Angela drove her small car to the asylum, and, after delivering the post,
asked for Mr Loveday.
2. Mr Loveday looked at her with his gentle, brown eyes.
3. Forgive my coming back, sir, but I was afraid that the young lady might
be upset at his Lordships not greeting her.
4. You see, sir, all this week Ive been helping in the library and I havent
been able to get all his Lordships reports printed out.
XVIII. Pass your judgement on the general atmosphere and the mood of
the story. Is it cheerful? gloomy? tense? Does it quite answer the
situation described in the story? If you find that the mood of the
story corresponds to the situation, prove it by examples. If you
dont, explain the reasons.
XIX.
XX.
Justify your point of view. Translate them into Russian.
1. A madman is someone who lives in his special world.
2. The world without psychopaths? It would be abnormal.
3. The longer I live, the more I am inclined to think that in the solar
system, the Earth is a lunatic asylum.
4. Crazy people are found everywhere, but only in a psychiatric hospital
their presence is striking.
5. Do you think Im an idiot? No, but I may be wrong.
6. If others were not fools, we would be them.
7. The world is full of lunatics, if you do not want to look at them, lock
yourself up and break the mirror.
8. Normal are only those people who we do not know.
9. Everyone has their kinks, except you and me, the reader. Although about
you, Im not sure.
10.If you are discharged from a mental hospital, it does not mean that you
are cured. You just become like everybody else.
The Colonels Lady

by S. Maugham
I.

slyboots
a chip off the old block
to have half a mind to do sth
keep your shirt on
obscure
to flatter
impertinent
to be seized with sth
demure
to watch ones step
shrewd
solace
conscientiously
to cover ones tracks
as thin as a rail
to doll oneself up
to be in ones line
to cost a packet
to be selling like hot cakes
worldly-wise
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vocabulary:
having a lot of experience and knowledge about life so that you are not
easily shocked or deceived;
to get ready for a social occasion by putting on attractive clothes and
make-up;
a person who is very similar to their mother or father in appearance or
character;
difficult to understand;
good at judging what people or situations are really like, especially in a
way that makes you successful in business, etc.;
to praise sb. in an insincere way in order to please them or get sth. from
them;
very thin;
used to tell sb. who is becoming angry that they should stay calm;
rude and not respectful, especially to sb. who is older and more
important;
to be careful not to leave any signs that could let people know where
you have been or what you have done because you want to keep it a
secret;
to suddenly be affected by an extremely strong feeling;
used when you are considering doing something but are not sure you
will;
used to warn someone to be careful, especially about making someone

angry;
quiet, serious, and always behaving well (used especially about women
in former times);
to be the type of thing that someone is interested in or good at;
a feeling of emotional comfort at a time of great sadness or
disappointment;
to cost a lot of money;
to be sold very quickly and in large amounts;
a person who avoids showing or telling other people what he or she is
thinking or intending;
taking care to do things carefully and correctly.
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conscientiously, glamour, desiccated, malaise, yield, languor, Tunisia,
sweat, colonel.
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someone who was a member of your family a long time in the past;
always thinking of what other people need or want and taking care not
to upset them;
thin, attractive and healthy looking;
great energy and cheerfulness;
intended for very intelligent people who like serious subjects;
an ugly or unpleasant woman, especially one who is old or looks like a
witch;
the side of an animals or persons body, between the ribs and the hip;
to express feelings of great sadness about something.
VII.

precarious
hard
discreditable
virile
placid
enchanting
jovial
thick
serenity
head
laugh
ardour
body
incident
game
happiness
VIII.

to lose ones temper
to take for granted
kick over the traces
an heir of his own loins
she was thirty-five if she was a day
I was simply bowled over
a smash hit
all-round sportsman
public-spirited
recipients of his bounty
to make a hit
to adopt a patronizing attitude
humdrum
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sentences):
It was hard luck that
The thought crossed his mind that
Better luck next time.
Youve made quite a hit.
I hate the idea, but they think I ought to be
Wonders will never cease.
I read it right through at a sitting, I simply couldnt put it down, and
when Id finished I started again at the beginning and read it through a
second time.
XI.
Pick out the words and word combinations which come in handy
while reviewing a book. Give your own review using these
expressions.
XII.

_____ the bookshelves were works _____ reference, books _____
farming, fishing and shooting, and books _____ the last war, _____
which he had won an MC and a DSO.
_____ the end _____ the war he retired and settled _____ _____ the life
_____ a country gentleman.
_____ the season he rode _____ hounds two days a week.
Sometimes her ear is a trifle _____ fault, but you can say the same
_____ Emily Dickinson.
She was a trifle flushed _____ the excitement, but seemed quite _____
her ease.
George, his elbow _____ the desk, his cheek _____ his hand, frowned
_____ the thought.
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2.
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4.
5.
6.
1. Do you realize what courage she _______ have had never by a sign to
show how dreadfully unhappy she was?
2. I _______ overlook a thing like this. Ive been made a laughing stock. I
_______ never hold up my head again.
3. Youve got no right to ask me a question like that. Ask Evie. I

_______ , George answered after an anguished pause.
4. You _______ to be jolly proud of her.
5. I _______ watch my step.
1. And she was terrified when on _____ sudden she discovered that she
was passionately in _____ love with him.
2. _____ world, _____ dull, humdrum world of every day, blazed with
_____ glory.
3. She had to be cheerful, give _____ dinner-parties and go out to _____
dinner, behave as she had always behaved, though _____ light had gone
out of her life and she was bowed down with _____ anguish.
4. _____ new edition came this morning. Ill get _____ copy.
5. She runs _____ house perfectly, we never have any servant trouble;
shes done _____ wonders with _____ garden and shes been splendid
with all _____ village people.
XV.
XVI.

George Peregrine;
Evie Peregrine.
XVII. Correct the false statements using the conversational formulas of

disagreement:
1. Evies the first woman Id have suspected of kicking over the traces.
2. George Peregrine was indifferent to golf.
3. He was a public spirited man, chairman of any number of local
organizations and, as became his class and station, a loyal member of
the Democratic Party.
4. She had been a plain little thing when he married her.
XVIII. What methods of characterisation does the author use? What
feelings do the main characters express? Are Georges feelings
consistent? Do the main characters belong to a particular character
type or represent a certain idea, value, quality or attitude? What is
the social status of the characters, and how can you tell it from how
they speak and what they speak about? How does the narrator
characterise the personage through comment or through
description? Does the narrator sympathise with the characters or
remain aloof and detached?
XIX.
1. Though marriage makes man and wife one flesh, it leaves them two
fools.
2. Where there is marriage without love, there will be love without
marriage.
3. A mother takes twenty years to make a man of the boy, and another
woman makes a fool of him in twenty minutes.
4. A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with
the same person.
5. Marriage is a book of which the first chapter is written in poetry and the
remaining chapters in prose.
6. No man expects a great deal from marriage. He is quite satisfied if his
wife is a good cook, a good valet, an attentive audience, and a patient
nurse.
7. Do not marry the person you think you can live with; marry only the
individual you think you cant live without.
8. When a girl marries she exchanges the attention of many men for
inattention of one.
XX.
Mrs Bixby and the Colonels Coat

by Roald Dahl
I.

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
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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.
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tissue
parting
bony
self-fertilizing
lucrative
satisfactory
succeeding
prognathous
calibrated
flowers
generations
jaw
countenance
beaker
gift
rewards
paper
process
VII.

subtle, rear, fascinating, prognathous, masquerade, manouevre, bicuspid,
alliance, beads, voluptuous, vermouth, caricature, mangy.
VIII.
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.
IX.

to have somebody on the payroll
to be too ridiculous for words
to disorganize ones schedule
there was a lilt in her walk
X.
Think of the situations in which you would use the following:

The whole thing was just too wonderful for words!
Good gracious! I never knew that.
Youve got a point there.
Stop keeping me in suspense! I cant bear it!
Oh boy! It was the queerest feeling!
Well! Imagine that! Right out of the blue, just when
Its fantastic! You wait till you get your eyes on this! Youll swoon!
But what in the world could it have cost?
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2.
3.
4.
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6.
7.
8.
XI.
Comment on the proverb What you loose on the swings you get
back on the roundabouts. Make up a story to illustrate its meaning.
XII.
Pick up the words that belong to medical terminology and use them
in a story of your own describing a visit to a dentist.
XIII.
Pick up all the phrasal verbs and work out their meanings.
XIV. Insert the correct preposition if necessary:

1. The great black coat seemed to slide _____ _____ her almost _____ its
own accord.
2. Try it _____. He leaned forward and draped the thing _____ her neck,
then stepped back to admire. Its perfect. It really suits _____ you.
3. Id take you out myself but Ive got old man Gorman _____ the waiting
room _____ a broken clasp _____ his denture.
4. _____ half past one precisely, Mrs. Bixby arrived _____ Mr. Bixbys
place _____ business and rang _____ the bell.
5. _____ the sound _____ the magic word she opened her eyes quick, and
_____ the same time she actually started forward _____ order to clasp
the coat _____ her arms.
XV.
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2.
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6.
7.
8.

To support these ladies in the manner to which they are accustomed, the
men _______ work like slaves, which is of course precisely what they
are.
_______ he be cuckold for the rest of his life? Yes, he _______.
Once a month always on Friday afternoons, Mrs. Bixby _______ board
the train at Pennsylvania Station and travel to Baltimore to visit her old
aunt.
My God, she cried suddenly. It _______ be true.
Very well, my dear. You _______ have the coat.
I dont want to sell it. You _______ have to. Lots of people do.
_______ I put it back in the box for you?
His wife remained in the centre of the room pulling off her gloves
watching him carefully, wondering how long she _______ wait.
XVI. Insert the correct article if necessary:

1. There are always three main characters _____ husband, _____ wife,
and _____ dirty dog.
2. _____ ticket from _____ pawnbroker. Heres _____ name and address
of _____ shop somewhere on _____ Sixth Avenue.
3. Coyly, beginning to giggle, she raised one eyelid _____ fraction of
_____ inch, just enough to give her _____ dark blurry view of _____
man standing there in his white overalls holding something up in _____
air.
4. _____ Monday morning came at last, and after _____ breakfast Mrs.
Bixby followed her husband to _____ door and and helped him on with
his coat.
5. _____ pawnbroker never gives you more than about _____ tenth of
_____ real value.
XVII. Give your own preface of the story (5-7 sentences).
XVIII. Relate the events of the story as if you were:
Mr Bixby;
Miss Pultney.
XIX.
Using the conversational formulas of making a statement and

expressing an opinion pass your judgement on Mrs. Bixbys plan for
keeping the mink coat and her future married life, now that she
knows her husband is unfaithful to her.
XX.
What is the authors tone? Is the story neutral or emotional? Is the

author positive about the subject matter or negative (disapproving)?
On what note does the story change?
XXI.
Being in love you lose your mind, being married you notice the loss.
Marriage is a public institution which allows both men and women to
enjoy a divorce.
Not being in love anymore we are happy when a spouse is unfaithful to
us because in this case we are not required to be faithful.
A woman enjoys infidelity more than a man because for her it is either a
revenge, or passion, or a sin.
In order to make a man unfaithful it is enough to marry him.
A man is unfaithful because of interest to others wives. A woman is
unfaithful because of a lack of interest from her husband.
The one charm of marriage is that it makes a life of deception absolutely
necessary for both parties.
Many marriages are simply working partnerships between businessmen
and housekeepers.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
XXII. Suggest a picture to illustrate the story. Do not draw the picture but
They Gave her a Rise

by Frank Sargeson
I.

hangover
dippy
the main chance
to tear at smb.
to kid oneself into believing
to be on crooked
to take on cleaning jobs
to blow smth. or smb. to smithereens
to be keen on smth.
to make ends meet
to put smb. on crutches
without a word of lie
joker
to help smb. out of the car
to be just a jelly
to break the news to sb
II.

III.

vocabulary:
to delude or fool (oneself) into believing something;
to have just enough money to buy what you need;
without any lies;
the best chance for personal or financial gain;
to be worn at an angle, not straight;
to cause sb. to need support used by the physically injured or disabled as
an aid in walking, usually designed to fit under the armpit and often
used in pairs;
to explode someone or something into tiny pieces;
wanting to do something or wanting something to happen very much;
silly or crazy;
to pull violently;
smb. who behaves in a way you think is stupid;
the headache and sickness that you get the day after you have drunk too
much alcohol;
to tell someone some important news, usually bad news.
IV.

, .
O .
, - .
, .
-,
.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6. , .
V.
Find English equivalents of:
VI.
VII.
Insert the correct preposition:

Id been working _____ the wharves.
Anyhow I slapped her _____ the back.
Then Id break the news _____ Mrs. Bowman.
She went _____ a treat.
1.
2.
3.
4.
VIII. Insert the correct modal verb and comment on its meaning:
1. When the explosion happened I _______ go and see where it was.
2. Sally Bowman was working out at the ammunition factory, and Mrs.
Bowman never said anything but you _______ see she thought thats
where it _______ have happened.
3. I _______ to make her go, you know I did.
4. I _______ believe my eyes, Mrs. Bowman said, I thought you was dead.
IX.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
X.
XI.
Insert the correct article if necessary:

Im _____ Doolan myself, and Mrs. Bowman was always down on
_____ churches.
Id been working on _____ wharves, and _____ case had dropped on my
foot.
Mrs. Bowman and I were in _____ kitchen and _____ crockery rattled,
and _____ dust came down off _____ light shade.
I went over _____ next door on my crutches and asked _____ people if
theyd find out about Sally and whistle me.
Shed been getting _____ dinner at _____ time and she sat there with
her head down on _____ table among _____ potato peelings.
Transribe the following words and pronounce them:
wharf, limousine, tough, millionaires, memoirs, to guarantee.
Paraphrase the italicized words:

1. But I didnt blame her because her husband had cleared out.
2. I went over next door on my crutches and asked the people if theyd find
out about Sally and whistle me.
3. The worst of it I had a sort of sick feeling that Sally had been blown up.
4. You shouldnt have thought she had a spark of religion in her after all.
5. You could see she was feeling a lot better and she spoke quite sharp.
XII.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Correct the false statement using conversational formulas of

disagreement:
Explosions are like fires, but you can always tell how far off they are.
I went back and Mrs. Bowman was better than ever.
Sally was badly injured and some of the girls had been killed so
naturally she was upset.
So I slung off at her a bit for being dippy and banged about angrily
getting them a cup of tea.
Then Mrs. Browman roused on to me for making too weak tea.
XIII.
Give your own preface of the story.
XIV.

Mrs Bowman;
Sally;
the joker driving home from golf.
XV.
Comment on the language and style of the story (colloquial words,

slang, ungrammatical speech, etc.). What effect is achieved by the
author?
XVI.
How much does a story-teller know about what is going on in the

minds of the characters? Identify the voice. What does the voice
have to do with what is happening in the text? How involved in the
action or reflection is the voice? From whose point of view is the
story told? Which narrative situation prevails? Why might the
author have made that choice? Identify the narrator. How much
does the narrator know? Is the narrative factual / dry / emotional /
credible / melodramatic?
XVII. Speak on the end of the story. Is it an unexpected one? Does it follow
from the content of the story?
XVIII. Comment on the last sentence of the story.
XIX.
XX.
Compare the attitude to the event of the narrator and Mrs.

Bowman.
1. When the tide of life turns against you
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
XXI.
And the current upsets your boat,

Dont waste tears on what might have been,
Just lie on your back and float.
There is nobody more terrible than the desperate.
If youre going through hell, keep going.
There are things that we dont want to happen but have to accept, things
we dont want to know but have to learn, and people we cant live
without but have to let go.
Grief is a healthy emotion, and its healthy to embrace it. By accepting
loss, we clarify our values and the meaning of our lives.
The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always
full of distress.
He that is of the opinion money will do everything may be well
suspected of doing everything for money.
The Bath
by Raymond Carver
I.

intersection
to feel the wall for the light switch
vivid
three-piece suit
to work ones lip with ones teeth
to wear hair in braid
loose-leaf binder
to be tied in a very thick knot
restorative
moist
tan
to take ones time
the barest information
to trick smb. into telling smth.
to peel back an eyelid
here and there
to do a scan
II.

III.

vocabulary:
making you feel healthier and stronger;
slightly wet but not too wet, especially in a way that seems pleasant or
suitable;
scattered around in several different places;
the brown colour that someone with pale skin gets after they have been
in the sun;
a place where roads, lines etc. cross each other, especially where two
roads meet;
3 ring binder that you can clip loose hole-punched paper into;
to go about something slowly and carefully; to take more time to do
something than is considered acceptable;
having intensely bright colours;
three or more strands of hair interweaved in a diagonally overlapping
pattern;
a business suit consisting of a jacket and vest and trousers.
to deliberately move your fingers over sth in order to find sth
to make sb do sth by cheating them
to perform a medical test in which a machine produces a picture of the
inside of a persons body on a computer screen after taking X-raysthe
most basic facts or details
IV.

1. . .
2. , ,
.
3. !
4. , , .
5. . .
V.

VI.
VII.
Combine the following to make collocations:

chair
braids
exchange
small
cap
number
khaki
sticks
wicker
shirt
telephone
coffee
birthday
party
kinky
baseball
VIII.

glucose, apparatus, wrist, Styrofoam, to contribute, khaki.
IX.
a friendly remark made in order to be polite;
a small board with a clip at the top for holding papers, used by smb. who
wants to write while standing or moving around;
flat leather shoes that you can put on your foot without fastening them;
to cover smth. with a white mass of small bubbles that is produced by
mixing soap with water.
X.

1. How is he?
Stable. Doctor will be in again shortly.
2. Well know more after the tests are in.
Oh, no.
Sometimes you see this.
3. I dont know anything about it.
Dont hand me that.

XI.
Pick up the words that belong to medical terminology and use them
in a story of your own.
XII.

He kept wiping his hands _____ the front of the apron.
The cake would be ready _____ Monday morning, _____ plenty _____
time _____ the party Monday afternoon.
_____ Monday morning, the boy was walking to school.
He pressed his fingers here and there _____ the body.
He ran _____ circles _____ the grass.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
1. He was wondering if he _______ finish the rest or continue on to school.
2. He _______ not answer when the other boy asked what it felt like to be
hit by a car.
3. I was saying maybe shed want to go home and get a little rest. After
the doctor comes. She _______ do that.
4. He drove the streets faster than he _______ .
5. You _______ call this coma?
6. She _______ rest. She _______ eat.
7. I _______ find the elevator.
8. Theres a chance everything _______ change when Im gone.
1. At _____ intersection, without looking _____ birthday boy stepped off
_____ curb, and was promptly knocked down by _____ car.
2. He was wondering if he should finish _____ rest or continue on to
_____ school.
3. She turned on _____ lights and put on water for _____ tea.
4. After _____ time she said, Maybe Ill do it.
5. She went past _____ nurses station and down to _____ end of _____
corridor, where she turned and saw _____ little waiting room, _____
family in there.
XV.
XVI.

the mother;
the baker;
the doctor.

disagreement:
1. The doctor came in. He looked exhausted and thinner than ever.
2. She stood at the window with her hands on the hips.
3. He has just come from somewhere with an audience. They gave him a
special certificate.
4. While the water ran into tub, the man had some tea.
5. The baker listened thoughtfully when the mother told him Scotty would
be nine years old.
XVIII. Pass your judgement on the general atmosphere and the mood of
the story. Is it cheerful? gloomy? tense? Does it quite answer the
situation described in the story? If you find that the mood of the
story corresponds to the situation, prove it by examples. If you
dont, explain the reasons.
XIX.
Comment on the fathers words: It had been a good life till now.
There had been work, fatherhood, family. What is your idea of a
good life?
XX.
Analyze the role of minor details in the story.
XXI.
Comment on the contrast between the boys condition and the

doctors appearance.
XXII. Which aphorism reflects the idea of the story best of all (if any)?
1. Things seem to be terribly durable6, when people are dying.
2. You can survive everything, but death.
3. Having a baby is no laughing matter. This means not to mind your heart
now and forever walk outside your body.
4. The purpose of medicine is to make people die as young as possible.
5. Hope is often a delayed disappointment.
6. If you want to know what love is, have a child. If you want to know
what pain is, bury him.
XXIII. Make up a monologue of the mother praying God.
XXIV. Suggest a picture to illustrate the story. Do not draw the picture but
Same Time, Same Place

by H.E.Bates
I.

to keep up appearances
presumptuous
daffodil
resurgence
create like fury
to cost the earth
carnation
barely audible
scarlet
tipple
sepia
perceptibly
to confess
tipsy
chrysanthemum
subdued light
all in good time
turquoise
affluent
to squabble
to discard
diffidence
minute
to plead for sth
in no time
to become of age
II.

III.

vocabulary:
a tall yellow spring flower with a central tube-shaped part;
to reach the age when you are legally considered to be a responsible
adult;
to ask for something very much, in a sincere and emotional way;
extremely small;
to quarrel continuously about something unimportant;
shyness and unwillingness to make people notice you or talk about you;
slightly drunk;
showing disrespect as a result of being too confident;
a white, pink or red flower that smells sweet and is often worn as a
decoration at formal ceremonies;
having plenty of money, so that you can afford to buy expensive things,
live in a nice house etc;
a garden plant with large brightly coloured flowers;
to get rid of something because it is useless;
a dark reddish brown colour;
used to tell someone to be patient because something they are waiting
for will certainly happen eventually, and probably quite soon;
very quickly or soon, especially in a way that is surprising;

to continue to wear good clothes and behave as though you have plenty
of money even though you no longer do;
bright red;
to admit something you feel embarrassed about;
the appearance again and growth of a belief or activity, especially one
that is harmful or undesirable;
to cost a lot of money;
difficult to hear;
alcoholic drink;
get very angry, make a terrible fuss;
less bright than usual (of light or colours);
a valuable greenish-blue stone or a jewel that is made from this.
IV.

()
()

V.
VI.
Transcribe the following words:

margarine, pour, affluence, stagger, grandeur, domain, poisonous,
chrysanthemum.
VII.
an area of land owned and controlled by one person or government;
something that spreads above you like a roof;
unusually and unhealthily pale;

a building for small animals, especially chicken;
to walk unsteadily, almost falling over;
to drink all the liquid in a glass;
a very small object worn on a chain or bracelet that people think will
bring them good luck;
a chemical liquid used to make dark hair lighter or to kill bacteria.
VIII.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Is it by Jove?
She gives me hell about it.
I feel in honour bound to buy you a
We must do this more often. Make it an every day thing.
God, it would be nice to live on ones own.
Earlier in life one tends to rather despise the thought. And when the time
comes its rather nice.
7. Why do the children of the same parents so often hate each other? Some
days the atmosphere in that house is poisonous. We hiss at each other
like two snakes.
IX.
X.
XI.

rummage
private
ornamental
ample
unsteady
half-green
concentrated
cold
low
means
silence
figure
apprehension
shrubbery
gestures
sale
water-birds
buds

ample
gas
powder
ring
hot
water
compact
leather
cube
shadow
sitter
blossom
basket
sugar
street
dog
wine
figure
bed
eye
ladies
imitation
litter
glass
cherry
public
chocolate
kennel
market
birds

1. Underneath these garments her corsets had so far fallen to pieces that
every now and then she padded them with folds of newspaper.
2. A few swiftly snatched up stalks turned the kennel-like bed-sitter into a
little paradise.
3. the gentleman in the homburg hat gave her a long friendly blue-eyed
stare of admiration.
4. The sherry warmed her throat, crawled snakily through her empty
stomach and moistened her eyes.
5. Inwardly she trembled with cold apprehension.
6. She did in fact felt like crying and sat for some moments biting her lips
hard, locked in impotent nervous distress.
7. The face she saw in the glass, pallid and stiff, seemed not to belong to
her and hastily she shut the compact down.
XII.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

It was very much a morning when appearances mattered.
His sister didnt drink either. That made her sub-human for a short.
Not all the wild dogs in China.
This is the day
It what did they say nowadays it sent you.
XIII.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

.
, .
.
, .
, -.
, .
: .
.
XIV.
while describing a nice spring day in the park. Make up a short
story using these expressions.
XV.

Sherry _____ hand, Miss Treadwell sat bathed _____ dreams _____
grandeur that, _____ all their emergence _____ reality, were now more
impossible than ever.
He positively swigged _____ his sherry while Miss Treadwell gently
sipped _____ hers.
We hiss _____ each other like two snakes.
Miss Treadwell hesitatingly confessed that she felt ever so slightly
tempted _____ a small sherry.
I envy _____ you that apartment _____ yours.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
XVI.
1. Miss Treadwell, who was in her late fifties, was apt to refer to her
minute bed-sitter, a mere dog kennel seven feet by ten, as my little
domain, though if occasion demanded she _______ enlarge a little on
that, calling it my apartment.
2. She had learnt other tricks by experience: for example that late on
Saturday afternoons one _______ buy, for a few pence, bags of unsold
cakes that _______ (not) keep in the shops until Monday
3. Well, I fear I _______ be going: we always have lunch at dead on
twelve.
4. Those curtains _______ have cost you a bit.
5. I think I _______ to go now, Mr Thornhill.
6. I really _______ go.
7. Perhaps if you gave her the ring it _______ help things.
8. Good God, what? _______ you just hear her?
9. I simply _______ manage the apartment without.
10.Miss Tradwell, who _______ afford to drink anyway, suddenly found
herself confronted with impossible visions of grandeur and felt slightly
frightened.
11.Sherry, port, gin, whisky, beer? what ________ it be?
XVII. Insert the correct article if necessary:
1. What _____ most unusual ring, if you forgive me for saying so.
2. After _____ third large whisky Mr Thornhill gave _____ distinct
impression of talking through _____ muslin bag.
3. In _____ bar of _____ Lansdowne Arms all was wrapped in _____ red,
subdued light.
4. _____ weather continued warm, sometimes even hot, and Miss
Treadwell discarded _____ musquash coat and some of _____
newspaper under it, wearing instead _____ pale pink jersey dress and
_____ pair of brown imitation crocodile shoes she had picked up for
_____ shilling or two at _____ rummage sale.
5. She always thought they were such pretty names, she said, and _____
gentleman in _____ homburg hat gave her _____ long friendly blueeyed stare of _____ admiration.
XVIII. Give your own preface of the story (5-7 sentences).
XIX.

Miss Treadwell;
Mister Thornhill.
XX.
Correct the false statement using the conversational formulas of

disagreement:
1. Mr Thornhill smacked the palms of his hands together and his voice was
barely audible.
2. Walking across the public gardens she kept her hands tightly folded in
front of her to keep herself warm.
3. Miss Treadwells means consisted of a huge Post Office Savings
Account from which she extracted a substantial sum every Monday
morning.
4. Her diet consisted mostly, except on Sundays, of lean meat, poultry,
dairy products, fruit and vegetables.
XXI.
On reading the facts of the authors biography express your

surprise using conversational formulas:
1. H.E. Batess youngest son, Jonathan, was nominated for an Academy
Award for his work on the 1982 film Gandhi.
2. H.E.Bates was a keen and knowledgeable gardener and wrote many
books on flowers.
3. In his home town of Rushden, H.E. Bates has a road named after him to
the west of the town leading to the local leisure centre.
XXII. What methods of characterisation does the author use? What

feelings do the main characters express? Do the main characters
belong to a particular character type or represent a certain idea,
value, quality or attitude? What is the social status of the
characters, and how can you tell it from how they speak and what
they speak about? How does the narrator characterise the
personage through comment or through description? Does the
narrator sympathise with the characters or remain aloof and
detached?
XXIII. Suggest a picture to illustrate the story. Do not draw the picture but
XXIV. Which aphorism reflects the idea of the story best of all (if any)?
1. Poverty is like punishment for a crime you didnt commit.
2. The trouble with being poor is that it takes up all your time.
3. A snob is that man or woman who is always pretending to be something
better especially richer or more fashionable than he is.
4. Were born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love
and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that were not
alone.
5. The most terrible poverty is loneliness, and the feeling of being unloved.
6. Lonely people, in talking to each other can make each other lonelier.
7. Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real.
8. Pride comes before a fall.

9. The earth is a beehive; we all enter by the same door but live in different
cells.
A Bit of Singing and Dancing

by Susan Hill
I.

spruce (adj.)
sinewy
to ply
to take sth. on trust
forthright
to read between the lines
taxing
to be accustomed to sth.
to appear in ones eyes
impeccable manners
nippy
dearth
at the back of ones mind

to be disgraced
to give smb. a new lease of life
disconsolate
within ones means
to get oneself thoroughly chilled
deceased
to speak ones mind
to act out of character
avid
dapper
II.

III.

vocabulary:
someone who has died, especially recently;
nicely dressed;
feeling extremely sad and hopeless;
slightly cold;
to make smb. very cold;
a lack of sth.;
to be made to feel ashamed; to lose the respect of people, usually so that
you lose a position of power
to act untypically;
to guess smb.s real feelings from sth. they say or write;
neat and clean;
to say exactly what you think about sth., in a very direct way;
become healthy, active, or happy again after being weak, ill, or tired; the
chance to live or last longer, or with a better quality of life
having strong muscles;
needing a lot of effort;
to be used to doing sth.;
to work; to use a tool, especially in a skillful way
not costing more than you can afford;
to believe that sth. is true without having any proof;

saying honestly what you think, in a way that sometimes seems rude;
direct and honest in manner and speech (forthright?)
completely perfect ways of behaving in social situations;
a thought or feeling influencing you even though you are not thinking
about it. used about a thought, etc., if you are aware of it but it is not
what you are mainly thinking about
very enthusiastic about sth.
IV.

V.
Transcribe the following words:

archipelagos, Ceylon, cellist, Singapore, twilight, bereaved, promenade,
fortuitous, issuing, genteel, neurotic, casserole, wicked.
VI.
a large strong wall built out into the sea to protect the shore from the
force of the waters;
calm, confident, and in control of your feelings, even in difficult or
unexpected situations;
the period of time after sth. such as a war, storm, or accident when
people are still dealing with the results;
a place where a hole in a piece of clothing has been repaired neatly with
wool;
cold and without any pleasant features;
doing sth. too quickly, without thinking carefully about whether it is
sensible or not.
VII.

casual
energy
untapped
ease
boundless
utensils
informal
arms
seasonal
house
cleaning
pedlar
sinewy
moment
doorstep
space
suitable
resources
storage
stranger
guest
caller
VIII.
1.
2.
3.

But it was an unpromising afternoon
Her mother had a right to a proper grief, a proper mourning.
her hands were stiff with cold inside the pockets of her navy-blue
coat navy, she thought was the correct step away from black.
I like to see both sides of every question.
the silence of the house oppressed her
Gloves and hats. It is easy to pick out a gentleman.
He had an ordinary face, for which she was grateful.
4.
5.
6.
7.
IX.
X.

broken
residential
portable
childrens
storage
family
dance
grammophone
streets
space
home
tap

1. And a small thrill went through her as she realized that that, too, was
entirely up to her, she could watch whichever programme she choose, or
not watch any at all.
2. A few gulls circled, bleating, in the gunmetal sky, and the waterline was
strewn with fishheads, the flesh all picked away.
3. she had been quite giddy with plans.
4. She felt flushed and a little drunk then, she felt that all things were
possible, the future was in her power.
5. Esme had been very anxious not to hoard reminders
6. I have journeyed on foot through most of the European countries, I
have earned my passage at all times.
7. His education, he said, had been rather elementary, he had a good brain
which had never been taxed to the full.
8. She felt suddenly glad to have him in the kitchen, for his presence took
the edge off the emptiness and silence which lately had seemed to fill up
every corner of the house.
XI.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
XII.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

.
.
, , .
, , ,
.
, .
, .
sentences):
Youre never too old to learn.
this is how life should be, I should be daring. I should allow myself
to be surprised. Each day I should be ready for some new encounter.
This is how to stay young.
I am extremely healthy for my age. It is because I lead such an active
life.
You should have consulted me you take far too much on trust. You
never think.
The older generation believed in speaking their minds.
there is the question of payment. I believe in having these matters
out at once. There is nothing to be embarrassed about in speaking of
money, I hope you agree.
You can never be sure there are some very peculiar people about.
XIII.
while describing a promenade in the summer. Make up a short story
using these expressions.
XIV.
1. _____ the time being I am staying _____ a commercial guest house

_____ Cedars Road.
2. I am not accustomed _____ luxury, Miss Fanshaw, you will understand
that from what I have told you _____ my life, but I think I am entitled
_____ comfort _____ the end _____ the working day.
3. She was suddenly nervous _____ how she appeared _____ his eyes.
4. And she went and got a sheet _____ paper, _____ which to write a list
_____ things that were needed to make her mothers old bedroom quite
comfortable _____ him.
5. It helped, of course, that he was a man _____ very regular habits and
neat, too, when she had first gone _____ his room to clean it, she could
have believed that no one was using it _____ all.
XV.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

As far as she _______ see, the beach and the sea and the sky were all
grey, merging into one another in the distance.
and marked out with a green ball point pen news items in which she
thought that her daughter _______ to take an interest.
She thought, I am free, I _______ go on or go back, or else stand here
for an hour, I am mistress of myself.
But she was over fifty, she _______ be putting money on one side
herself now, saving for her own old age, and besides, even the idea of
spending made her feel guilty, as though her mother _______ hear, now,
what was going on inside her head
Perhaps she (not) _______ to stay here, perhaps she _______ try and
sell the house, which was really far too big for her, perhaps she _______
to get a job and a small flat in London.
Her mother _______ never have been here.
You _______ take a lodger.
I think, if you _______ forgive me, and with respect, that we are not
meant to inquire about them, or to follow them on.
XVI. Insert the correct article if necessary:

1. When she answered _____ front doorbell at _____ eleven fifteen _____
following morning and found _____ Mr Amos Curry, _____ hat in
_____ hand, upon _____ step, inquiring about _____ room, she
remembered _____ remark her Uncle Cecil had made to her on _____
day of _____ funeral.
2. Its just around _____ bend, to _____ left, _____ few hundred yards.
3. Well, he had suggested what seemed to him _____ most suitable sum, he
was more experienced in these matters than herself.
4. No nocertainly.our week could begin on _____ Friday, as it
were.
5. Esme took _____ pride in her breakfasts, in _____ neat way she laid
_____ table and _____ freshness of _____ cloth, she warmed his plate
under _____ grill and waited until _____ last minute before doing _____
toast so that it should still be crisp and hot.
XVII. Give your own preface of the story (5-7 sentences).
XVIII. Give a summary of the story.
XIX.

Mr Amos Curry;
Esme Fanshaw.
XX.
On reading the facts of the authors biography express your

surprise using conversational formulas:
Susan Hill was appointed Commander of the Order of the British
Empire (CBE) in the 2012 Birthday Honours for services to literature.
Hill has recently founded her own publishing company, Long Barn
Books, which has published one work of fiction per year.
The Woman in Black (1983), a Victorian ghost story, starring D.Redcliff
was successfully adapted for stage and television.
Mrs de Winter (1993) is a sequel to Daphne du Mauriers Rebecca.
1.
2.
3.
4.
XXI.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Bearing in mind conversational formulas of agreement express your

point view on the following:
I like a bit of singing and dancing, it cheers you up it takes you out of
yourself. I like a bit of spectacular.
Extravagance is a cardinal sin. That is where all other evils stem
from.We should all live within our means.
I always keep an open mind. ...I believe in the principle of tolerance,
live and let live The customs of others may be quite different from our
own but human beings are human beings the world over.
There is nothing to be embarrassed about in speaking of money
You never knew when something might prove of use.
XXII. What is the plot structure of the story? How predictable are the
events in the unfolding story? What is the central conflict? Which
episodes were given the greatest emphasis? Is the end clear-cut and
conclusive or does it leave room for suggestion?
XXIII. Which aphorism reflects the idea of the story best of all (if any)?
1. Liberty is a different kind of pain from prison.
2. All parents damage their children. It cannot be helped. Youth, like
pristine glass, absorbs the prints of its handlers. Some parents smudge,
others crack, a few shatter childhoods completely into jagged little

pieces, beyond repair.
3. Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge
them; sometimes they forgive them.
4. The first part of our lives is spoilt by our parents, the second one by our
children.
5. Unable are the loved to die. For love is immortality.
XXIV. Suggest a picture to illustrate the story. Do not draw the picture but
Appendix 1
Summary
A summary is a clear concise orderly retelling of the contents of a passage
or a text and is usually about 1/3 or 1/4 as long as the original.The first and most
important step in making a summary is reading the passage thoroughly. After it
write out clearly in your own words the main points of the selection.
Subordinate or eliminate minor points.
Retain the paragraphing of the original unless the summary is extremely
short. Preserve the proportion of the original.
Change direct narration to indirect whenever it is possible, use words
instead of word combinations and word combinations instead of sentences.
Do not introduce any extra material by way of opinion, interpretation or
appreciation.
Read the selection again and criticize and revise your words.
The following phrases may be helpful:
At the beginning of the story (in the beginning) the author describes
(depicts, dwells on, touches upon, explains, introduces, mentions, recalls,
characterizes, criticizes, analyses, comments on, enumerates, points out,
generalizes, makes a few critical remarks, reveals, exposes, accuses, blames,
condemns, mocks at, ridicules, praises, sympathizes with, gives a summary of,
gives his account of, makes an excursus into, digresses from the subject to
describe the scenery, etc.)
The story (the author) begins with a/the description of, the mention of, the
analysis of, a/the comment on, a review of, an account of, a summary of, the
characterization of, his opinion of, his recollection of, the enumeration of, the
criticism of, some/a few critical remarks about, the accusation of, the/his praises
of, the ridicule of, the generalization of, an excursus into
The story opens with
The scene is laid in
The opening scene shows
We first meet her as a girl of 15
Then (after that, further, further on, next) the author passes on to (goes
on to say that , gives a detailed description (analysis, etc.), digresses from the
subject, etc.)
In conclusion the author describes
The author concludes with
The story ends with
To finish with the author describes
At the end of the story the author draws the conclusion that (comes to
the conclusion that )
At the end of the story the author sums it all up (by saying )
The concluding words are
Appendix 2
Conversational Formulas of Agreement, Certainty, Approval
I fully agree
I quite agree here
I am of the same opinion
Thats it!
Exactly so!
Precisely!
Definitely!
I am all for it!
It stands to reason!
Undoubtedly!
Beyond all doubt!
Highly probable!
Most likely!
Looks like that!
In a way yes.
I wont deny
I suppose so.
I believe so.
I hope so.
Sure enough.
Sounds good to me.
Thats a fine way of putting it!
Conversational Formulas of Disagreement, Refusal, Protest, Disapproval
I disagree with you (on that point).
I differ from you.
I object to it.
I refuse point blank.
You are wrong.
Youve got it all wrong.
Not exactly.
You are mistaken.
Theres something in what you say, but
Come! Come! Come now!
That wont do!
It isnt worth talking about it.
It makes no sense!
It is ridiculous!
Its unheard of!
By no means!
On no account!
Far from it!
Not at all!
Certainly not!
Surely not!
Decidedly not!
Not in the least!
Impossible!
Improbable!
Unlikely!
Nothing of the kind!
On the contrary!
Just the reverse!
Just the other way round!
Stuff!
Stuff and nonsense!
Rubbish!
Humbug!
Fiddlesticks (fiddle)!
Conversational Formulas of Doubt, Hesitation, Disbelief
Do you really mean it?
Is it a fact?
Are you sure?
Is that so?
How can you be sure?
You can never tell.
I dont believe it.
I doubt it.
I hesitate.
I have half a mind to
Im in two minds
I dont think so.
I shouldnt say so.
I can hardly believe my ears.
Conversational Formulas of Surprise
You dont say so!
You dont mean it, do you?
You dont mean to say it!
Just (only) fancy!
Whod have thought it?
I am astonished!
I cannot believe my ears!

How surprising!
What a shock youve given me!
Its amazing!
Its incredible!
Good gracious!
Dear me!
Conversational Formulas of Making a Statement and Expressing an
Opinion
In my opinion
To my mind
Personally, I
I dare say
If you ask me
If you (really) must know
I dont mind telling you
It just occurred to me that
To tell the truth
I mean to say
On the surface of it
One would think
I take it for granted that
I am inclined to think that
Apparently
Obviously
Evidently
The way things are
Generally speaking
Practically speaking
Strictly speaking
Putting it mildly
To put it mildly
to say the least.
It doesnt hold water.
As far as I can see
As far as I can gather
As far as I know
As far as I remember
The matter is
The thing is
The fact is
The point is
I want to press the point that

What beats me is
What matters is
Under the circumstances
In the circumstances
On the one hand
On the other hand
For one thing
Above all
More than that
Whats more

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Expressions under study:

Study the words and word combinations above mentioned. Use

Give corresponding words or word combinations from the active

very unusual or strange;

to have an attitude at a particular time that helps you to do something;

Find the English equivalents of:

Transcribe the following words and pronounce them:

Match the following:

Explain what is meant by:

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Insert the correct preposition if necessary:

4. Cushat-Prinkly walked across _____ Park towards _____ Sebastable

Give your own preface of the story (5-7 sentences).

Provide a short summary of the important plot events (the whole

XVII. Correct the false statement using the conversational formulas of

Mr Lovedays Little Outing

Expressions under study:

Study the words and word combinations above mentioned. Use

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Find the English equivalents of:

Transcribe the following words and pronounce them:

Match the following:

Paraphrase the italicized parts of the following sentences:

Insert the correct preposition if necessary:

Insert the correct modal verb and comment on its meaning:

XIV. Insert the correct article if necessary:

Give your own preface of the story (5-7 sentences).

Relate the events of the story as if you were:

XVII. Correct the false statement using the conversational formulas of

The Colonels Lady

Expressions under study:

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used to warn someone to be careful, especially about making someone

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Transcribe the following words and pronounce them:

Match the following:

Explain what is meant by:

Translate into English using the active vocabulary:

Insert the correct preposition if necessary:

3. Youve got no right to ask me a question like that. Ask Evie. I

Give your own preface of the story (5-7 sentences).

Relate the events of the story as if you were:

XVII. Correct the false statements using the conversational formulas of

Mrs Bixby and the Colonels Coat

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Give corresponding words or word combinations from the active

Translate into English using the active vocabulary:

Find the English equivalents of:

Match the following:

Transcribe the following words and pronounce them:

to make someone decide not to do something or continue doing

Explain what is meant by:

Think of the situations in which you would use the following:

XIV. Insert the correct preposition if necessary:

Insert the correct modal verb and comment on its meaning:

XVI. Insert the correct article if necessary:

Using the conversational formulas of making a statement and

What is the authors tone? Is the story neutral or emotional? Is the

They Gave her a Rise

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4. Cushat-Prinkly walked across _ Park towards _ Sebastable

1. _ the time being I am staying _ a commercial guest house