II. Focus on Grammar

1. Mark the complex sentences with different types of the subordinate clause, e.g. These things are not so easy as you might imagine (p.101) (the complex sentence with the subordinate clause of comparison).

2. Analyze the sentence structure of the chapter.

Useful phrases:

The sentence structure is predominantly simple/ composite/ complicated by the predicative complexes …

Syntax of the chapter contributes to the atmosphere of …

Syntax of the author’s narrative is similar to / different from dialogues in …. The similarity/ difference helps create/ distinguish/ is aimed at…

3. Questions and Topics for Analysis

1. Why was Dixon summoned by Professor Welch?

2. What was Dixon after? Describe his standing at the University.

3. What feeling overwhelmed Dixon during the conversation with Professor Welch? Prove it from the text.

4. Did he think highly of Professor Welch?

5. Comment on the following “Those who professed themselves …. of the Middle Age” (p.103)

6. How does the phrase: “Atkinson’s presence would be a valuable stand-by in case of renewed difficulty with Margaret” (p.107) characterize the relations between her and Dixon?

IV. Focus on Writing

1. Add new words to your list of words, connected with the topics “Education” and “University Life”.

2. In written form translate the paragraph “Dixon switched off <…> wondering frown” (p.97) or “Yes, I’ve no doubt you are <…>, you old cockchafer ” (p.101) into Ukrainian.

3. Do you agree that “It’s better to know the worst than go on knowing either way”? (p.102). Write a short (80 words) comment on it.

4. Dwell on the contents of the chapters, the main idea and the problem/s being considered.

Assignment 6 Chapters 9, 10

I. Active Vocabulary

1. Learn the pronunciation and the meaning of the given words.

To conjure, deliquescence, smothered, to supervene, ordeal, plangent, indispensable, liable, feigned, to suborn, to submerge, to invigilate, facetious, adhesive, nostalgic, last-named, swarthy, to lurk, servility, deprecatingly, to betoken, pastel, appellation.

2. Fill in the gaps to produce the synonyms of the words in bold:

Unobtrusively – m.….. y, f……y

Adolescence – y…h, p…..y

Equanimity – c…….e, p……. of mind

Feat – d..d

To din – d…l

Tacky – s….y

Demeanor – b…….r

Insinuation – h..t

Assemblage – g…….g, c…….n

To alleviate – to l….n

Rabble – t….g, c…d

Derangement – d……r, d……….t

Mark the stresses in the words in bold and learn their meaning.

3. Match the words (column A) with their definitions (column B). Translate the words.

A B

to huddle that cannot be got/put back into the original better state

creditable very angry, furious

crumpled to play a trick on smb

irretrievable to train or teach, esp not in a place of formal education

livid to work for a long time and with great effort

to coach in/for famous or widely known for smth bad

to toil at deserving to be believed, trusted, or taken seriously

notorious for to crowd together in a group or a pile

to hoax become full of irregular folds by pressing, crushing etc

4. Ask 10 questions of 5 types to the contents of the chapters using the words from exercises 1-3.

5. Explain who or what is meant by the words and expressions:

Martian, surrogate, Morse, cracknel, infantryman, a blower, Persian, Carthaginian, Iranian, sexagenarian, a do, a potentate, a sage.

6. Define the meaning of the lexical units:

To take hold of, to touch wood, to be junked by, to do smth in good time, to hit off, none better, to puff out one’s cheek, to cry off, to throw light on the matter, to cost smb a packet, background knowledge, a rash resolve, to get round to, solid grounds, against heavy odds, to have smth in hand, a precarious position, on the premises, matters of the heart, to say smth at a venture, to upbraid with (for), to bring the situation to the crisis.

Write down the sentences they were used in. Translate them into Ukrainian.

7. Fill in the gaps with the words from the box. Translate the sentences:

peaked cap facetious alleviate swarthy liable for sheaf deranged invigilate liable to betoken

1. Usually examiners have to ___________ to make sure there is no cheating in an examination. 2. I remember a ___________ accident when my sister’s boyfriend called and took me for her – I had fun talking to him. 3. Boys over 18 are _____________ __ military service in Ukraine. 4. The areas near the river are ____________ ____ flooding. 5. _____ people don’t get sun burnt as a rule. 6. He must be totally ________ to quit University just before final exams. 7. As there was a _______of papers on the table the professor could not be seen at first sight. 8. Moscow mayor, Yuriy Luzhkov is famous for wearing a black ________. 9. the doctor prescribed a special ointment to _________ pains in the back. 10. Black clouds are believed to _______ a storm.