- •Трунченкова н.Н., Беловенцева м.В. Методические указания по сборнику рассказов по домашнему чтению ‘From the Cradle to the Grave’
- •Tea by Saki
- •I. Expressions under study:
- •III. Give corresponding words or word combinations from the active vocabulary:
- •IV. Find the English equivalents of:
- •XI. Pick out the words and word combinations describing tea ceremony. Make up a story using them (10-12 sentences).
- •XII. Insert the correct preposition if necessary:
- •XIII. Insert the correct modal verb and comment on its meaning:
- •XIV. Insert the correct article if necessary:
- •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:
- •XIX. Which aphorism reflects the idea of the story best of all (if any)? Justify your point of view. Translate them into Russian:
- •XX. Suggest a picture to illustrate the story. Do not draw the picture but say in 25-30 words what should be in it.
- •IV. Find the English equivalents of:
- •IX. Match the following:
- •X. Paraphrase the italicized parts of the following sentences:
- •XI. Translate into English using the active vocabulary:
- •XII. Insert the correct preposition if necessary:
- •XIII. Insert the correct modal verb and comment on its meaning:
- •XIV. Insert the correct article if necessary:
- •XV. Give your own preface of the story (5-7 sentences).
- •The Colonel’s Lady
- •IV. Find the English equivalents of:
- •V. Transcribe the following words and pronounce them:
- •XIII. Insert the correct modal verb and comment on its meaning:
- •XIV. Insert the correct article if necessary:
- •XV. Give your own preface of the story (5-7 sentences).
- •XX. Suggest a picture to illustrate the story. Do not draw the picture but say in 25-30 words what should be in it.
- •IV. Translate into English using the active vocabulary:
- •V. Find the English equivalents of:
- •VI. Match the following:
- •VII. Transcribe the following words and pronounce them:
- •VIII. In the text find the words that have the following meanings:
- •IX. Explain what is meant by:
- •XV. Insert the correct modal verb and comment on its meaning:
- •XVI. Insert the correct article if necessary:
- •XVII. Give your own preface of the story (5-7 sentences).
- •XXII. Suggest a picture to illustrate the story. Do not draw the picture but say in 25-30 words what should be in it.
- •IV. Translate into English using the active vocabulary:
- •X. Transribe the following words and pronounce them:
- •XXI. Suggest a picture to illustrate the story. Do not draw the picture but say in 25-30 words what should be in it.
- •IV. Translate into English using the active vocabulary:
- •IV. Find the English equivalents of:
- •XII. Explain what is meant by:
- •XVII. Insert the correct article if necessary:
- •XVIII. Give your own preface of the story (5-7 sentences).
- •A Bit of Singing and Dancing
- •IV. Find the English equivalents of:
- •V. Transcribe the following words:
- •VI. In the text find the words that have the following meanings:
- •VII. Match the following:
- •VIII. Explain what is meant by:
- •IX. Combine the following to make collocations:
- •X. Paraphrase the italicized parts of the following sentences:
- •XI. Translate into English using the active vocabulary:
- •XII. Think of the situations in which you would use the following (3-5 sentences):
- •XIII. Pick out the words and word combinations which come in handy while describing a promenade in the summer. Make up a short story using these expressions.
- •XIV. Insert the correct preposition if necessary:
- •XV. Insert the correct modal verb and comment on its meaning:
- •XVI. Insert the correct article if necessary:
- •XVII. Give your own preface of the story (5-7 sentences).
- •XXIII. Which aphorism reflects the idea of the story best of all (if any)? Justify your point of view. Translate them into Russian:
- •XXIV. Suggest a picture to illustrate the story. Do not draw the picture but say in 25-30 words what should be in it. Appendix 1
- •Appendix 2
XIII. Insert the correct modal verb and comment on its meaning:
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.
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 …
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...
If one’s soul was really enslaved at one’s mistress’s feet, how _______ one talk coherently about weakened tea!
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.
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:
He liked and admired _____ great many women collectively and dispassionately without _____ singling out one for _____ especial matrimonial consideration, just as one might admire _____ Alps……
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.
On _____ September afternoon of _____ same year, after _____ honey-moon in Minorca had ended, Cushat-Prinkly came into _____ drawing-room of his new house in _____ Granchester Square.
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:
The romantic suddenness of the affair did not compensate James’s women-folk for the ruthless negation of all their patient effort and skilled diplomacy.
“I’m engaged to be married”, he announced. No one uttered a word.
Rhoda’s straitened circumstances prevented her from finding life amusing and having a good time.
Cushat-Prinkly adored the whole system of afternoon tea.
James became gradually accustomed to the idea that he and Joan would go together through the prescribed stages of congratulations, present-receiving, 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?