- •Hailey "The Final Diagnosis"
- •Lesson I Chapters One—Four, pp. 5 — 36.
- •I. Do General Tasks II —V.
- •II. Choose any five units of the hrov and record on tape the situations they are used in.
- •III. Do General Task VI (1, 2). Work at an excerpt from Chapter Four p. 25 (from "Watching him ease his way..." up to the bottom of p. 26).
- •IV. Expand on the following making use of the hrov.
- •Lesson II Chapters Five—Nine, pp. 36 — 67
- •I. Do General Tasks II —V.
- •II. Reproduce the dialogue between Vivian Loburton and Mike Seddons in the cafeteria making use of the hrov.
- •III. Do General Task VI (1, 2). Work at the excerpt from Chapter Eight (from "Vivian already knew that"... Up to Chapter Nine), (p. 56)
- •IV. Expand on the following making use of the hrov.
- •Lesson III Chapter Ten—Thirteen, pp. 67 — 96
- •I. Do General Tasks II — V.
- •III. Do General Task VI (1). Work at the extract from Chapter Seventeen, p. 121. (From "The afternoon flight"... Up to the end of p. 123.)
- •IV. A) Find in the text of the novel the word-combinations corresponding to the following Russian phrases:
- •V. Expand on the following making use of the hrov.
- •I. Do General Tasks II —V.
- •V Expand on the following making use of the hrov.
I. Do General Tasks II —V.
II. Reproduce the dialogue between Vivian Loburton and Mike Seddons in the cafeteria making use of the hrov.
III. Do General Task VI (1, 2). Work at the excerpt from Chapter Eight (from "Vivian already knew that"... Up to Chapter Nine), (p. 56)
IV. Expand on the following making use of the hrov.
1.There was reason for Reubens to be sour on the subject... (p. 43)
2. "In other words, you want me to carry your ax," Dornberger said dryly. (p. 48)
3. Here was a man who plainly shopped for the best in education. P 50
4. "...anything that means spending money around here is a dead duck before it starts." (p. 62)
V. Prepare to answer the following questions when discussing the book. 1. Reproduce the author's description of the cafeteria of Three Counties Hospital as a traditional meeting place for the hospital staff. 2 What kind of news was O'Donnell planning to break at a medical staff meeting and what reaction of his colleagues did he anticipate? 3. What did O'Donnell think about his possible marriage to Lucy? How do these thoughts characterize O'Donnell as a person? 4. Why was O'Donnell unwilling to report to more direct methods in tackling the problem of the Pathology Department? 5. Speak on Vivian Loburton.Why did she become a student nurse? 6. How did Dr. Pearson take the news of getting a new assistant pathologist?
Lesson III Chapter Ten—Thirteen, pp. 67 — 96
Obligatory Vocabulary
to rent (an apartment) on a short (long) lease; to do research; to haunt smb; traits of character; to stem from smth; to underrate smb; in the conventional sense; to fight back tears; How does he like it here?; to be at pains to do smth; to take pride in smth, smb; to beam; to wince; do you play a lot of sports?; to keep pace with smth; out of date; up to date; the same is true of...; to get along; to sacrifice (a principle); here and now; to be willing to do smth; to be considerate; to spare smb’ s feelings; to tease smb; one way or the other; to be downcast; to leave on the dot of(five); to give offense; to be in earnest; to be a big hit; to have a touch of (bronchitis); to drink to smth; to divorce smb; to park a car; there is no ignoring smth. Exercises
I. Do General Tasks II — V.
II. Use the HROV units: the same is true of..., here and now..., one way or the other..., to get along..., to take pride ..., there is no ignoring (doing) smth..., — in retelling an episode from a book for your individual reading.
III. Use the following idiom in a situation that clearly shows that you understand its true meaning: (not) to rock the boat
IV. Make up a short dialogue using the following phrases from the HROV.
1. How does he (she, etc.) like it here?
2. Do you play a lot of sports?
3. It's sure to be a big hit.
V. Do General Task VI (2). Work at the excerpt from Chapter Eleven (p. 78) up to the end of p. 79.
VI. Expand on the following making use of the HROV.
1. David Coleman made a mental note not to take a long lease any apartment he might find in Burlington, (p. 81)
2. The fact that Joe Pearson was seeking outside opinion was significant in itself, (p. 91)
VII. Prepare to discuss the following questions.
What made David Coleman seek an appointment in Three Counties Hospital? 2Why was John Alexander so anxious about the outdated way of blood testing practised in the hospital? 3. Why was Mike Seddons deeply troubled by Vivian's disease?
LESSON IV Chapters Four teen- High teen, pp. 96—127
Obligatory Vocabulary
to work one's way through smth; to detest smth; to make one's point; to have a point about smth; to take chances; to bring a question up; to sum smb (smth) up; to have confidence in smb; to do without smth; to make sacrifices; to dawn upon smb; to be in the habit of doing smth; to catch smb's eye; to feel like doing smth; to be entitled to (do) smth; to abandon fear (hope); to deprive smb of smth; to take for granted, crew-cut hair; to make a fuss over smth; to give smth. up; Hold on!; smth doesn't work; to check in (to a hotel); to be flattered; I belong here (there); to help smb on with (a coat); to comply with a rule; by far.
Exercises I. Do General Tasks II —V.
II. Find in the HROV English equivalents of the following word-combinations and use them in a dialogue of your own. Обойтись без ч.л, меня осенило, что,; быть нерасположенным ч.л делать: принимать, как должное, держись (не сдавайся), это не поможет, мое место здесь (там).