- •Lexical work.
- •II. Analysing microcontexts,convergences of stylistic devices
- •Ill. Analysing the chapter
- •I. Lexical work
- •II. Analysing microcontexts and convergences of stylistic devices
- •III. Analysing the chapter
- •I. Lexical work.
- •II. Analysing microcontexts
- •III. Questions on the chapter.
- •III. Working on contents
- •II. Microcontexts analysis
- •III. Questions and tasks on the chapter
- •Lexical work
- •II. Analysing microcontexts
- •III. Questions and tasks for contents comprehension
- •Lexical work
- •II. Analysing microcontexts
- •II. Analysing microcontexts.
- •Lexical work.
- •III. Questions on the chapter.
- •III. Questions on the chapter.
- •I. Lexical work
- •Analysing microcontexts
- •III. Questions on the contents
- •I. Lexical work
- •II. Analysing microcontexts and convergences of stylistic devices
- •III. Answer the questions
- •II. Analysing microcontexts
- •III. Questions to analyse the chapter
- •I. Lexical work
- •II. Microcontexts analysis
- •Contents study
- •II. Microcontexts
- •III. Questions and tasks on the chapter
- •I. Lexis
- •II. Microcontexts
- •III. Analysing the chapter
- •Lexical work.
- •II. Analysing nicrocontexts
- •III. Questions on the chapter
- •Lexical work
- •Analysing microcontexts
- •Lexical work
- •Comment on microcontexts
- •Questions on the contents of the chapter
- •Microcontexts and their analysis
- •Questions on the chapter
- •Ouestions on the structure of the book.
III. Answer the questions
l. Was Patty going to betray Anton? Reason your vjewpoint.
2. Study the way Patty was going to correct her shortcomings. Why didn't she succeed? Have you ever had a diary? Why did you begin it?
3. Analyse the way Patty says farewell to her family and surroundings. ls she serious in her intention to leave?
Analyse Anton's talk with Patty. Try to define his feelings. Why did he give her the ring?
IV. A reading and tranalation paragraph p.l29, 1.6-15.
CHAPTER 14
l. Lexical work
to sass
to call down
to prance
a loafer
name-in-l ights (adj)
relevance
receptive (adj)
filthy (adj)
II. Analysing microcontexts
p.138, l. l-6. Comment on the initial paragraph. Why did Patty stop counting day? What does it reveal about her character?
p. 138, l. l0. What is the function of the epithet? Make up Some of your own on this pattern.
3) p. l39, l. 3. Comment on the author's neologism.
4) p.139, l. 20-24, 30-35. Analyse relations between Mr Bergen and his clerks.
5) p.140, l. 11.What helps to see Patty's astonosment?
6) p .l40, l. 14. What does oxymoron show about Patty's state?
7) p. 141, l. 8-9. Ekplain the function of colloquialism used by tile narrator.
8) p. 143, 1.27. Comment on the epithet.
9) p. 143, l. 30. What devices is used here and what is its function?
10) p. 144, l. 6. Explain the phrase.
11) p. 145, l. 25-26. Fill the logical gap in between the last phrase and the previous one.
III. Questions to analyse the chapter
l. What can you say about Patty at school, her relations with teachers and classmates, lessons (make some conclusions on methods of teaching and educational system of Arkansas).
Analyse Patty's fettling when she learns Mr Bergen's plans towards Sharon. Do you think Sharon is as talented as that?
Comment on the difference between Patty and Sister Parker. Try to imagine her social and educational background, her age and appearence.
4. Speak on the way Patty invents lies. Analyse the ratio between true and false information in the lie.
5. Why couldn't Patty and her father understand each other?
a) What did Mr Bergen understand from Patty's story? Retell it from his point of view.
b) How did Patty try to explain to herself his anger (р.144, l..21-23, 28-30, p.145, l..3-7, l.15.
IV. Passage for reading and translation (p.139, l. 7-17).
CHAPTER 15
I. Lexical work
merchandise
to ascend
to surge
accurate
II. Microcontexts analysis
1) p.146. Pick out devices that show the girl's hatred to her father.
2) There are two epithets that the narrator uses describing Sheriff Cauldwell's voice. Analyse their pecularities.
3) p.149, l. 17-16. Comment on the antithesis created by the words of one thematic field.
4) p.150. Analyse the function of the prolonged metaphor. Do you think Patty managed to hurt her father?