- •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
IX. Explain what is meant by:
to have somebody on the payroll
to be too ridiculous for words
to disorganize one’s 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.
You’ve got a point there.
Stop keeping me in suspense! I can’t bear it!
Oh boy! It was the queerest feeling!
Well! Imagine that! Right out of the blue, just when …
It’s fantastic! You wait till you get your eyes on this! You’ll swoon!
But what in the world could it have cost?
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:
The great black coat seemed to slide _____ _____ her almost _____ its own accord.
‘Try it _____’. He leaned forward and draped the thing _____ her neck, then stepped back to admire. ‘It’s perfect. It really suits _____ you.’
I’d take you out myself but I’ve got old man Gorman _____ the waiting room _____ a broken clasp _____ his denture.
_____ half past one precisely, Mrs. Bixby arrived _____ Mr. Bixby’s place _____ business and rang _____ the bell.
_____ 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. Insert the correct modal verb and comment on its meaning:
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 don’t 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:
There are always three main characters – _____ husband, _____ wife, and _____ dirty dog.
_____ ticket from _____ pawnbroker. Here’s _____ name and address of _____ shop – somewhere on _____ Sixth Avenue.
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.
_____ Monday morning came at last, and after _____ breakfast Mrs. Bixby followed her husband to _____ door and and helped him on with his coat.
_____ pawnbroker never gives you more than about _____ tenth of _____ real value.