- •Пять английских рассказов
- •Bernard Mac Laverty
- •B iographical note on the author
- •Learning vocabulary
- •2. As you read the story write out other words and word combinations to add to your active vocabulary.
- •3. In the text find English equivalents for the following words and word combinations and use them when discussing the story.
- •2. Consider the following.
- •Vocabulary practice
- •3. Provide your own examples (3-4) to practise the following speech pattern:
- •1. Give a broader context and comment on the following.
- •4. Imagine Frankie lived; write the last conversation between him and the narrator and act out a dialogue.
- •5. Reflect on the story and retell it in short.
- •Fay weldon
- •B iographical note on the author
- •Learning vocabulary
- •3. Translate into English:
- •Vocabulary practice
- •1. Translate into English using the active vocabulary.
- •2. Act out a dialogue, discussing the idea of feminism in the contemporary society.
- •3. Comment on the title of the story.
- •4. Reflect on the story and share your ideas with the group.
- •B iographical note on the author
- •1. Write out words and expressions to help you talk about the following:
- •3. Read the following passage for detailed comprehension and translate it into Russian in writing.
- •Learning vocabulary
- •2. As you read the story find other words and word combinations to add to your active vocabulary.
- •3. Translate the sentences into Russian focusing on the active vocabulary.
- •5. Explain the meaning of:
- •6. In the story find all complexes with the infinitive, participle, and gerund.
- •Vocabulary practice
- •2. Translate into English using the active vocabulary.
- •1. Consider the following.
- •3. Comment on the title of the story.
- •4. Act out a dialogue discussing the importance of a healthy marriage.
- •5. Reflect on the story and share your ideas with the group.
- •2. Read the following passage for detailed comprehension and translate it into Russian in writing.
- •3. Learn and share the background information (about 4-5 sentences) about:
- •Learning vocabulary
- •2. As you read the story write out other words and word combinations to add to your active vocabulary.
- •3. Translate the sentences into Russian focusing on the active vocabulary.
- •3. In the text find English equivalents for the following words and word combinations and use them when discussing the story.
- •5. Provide your own examples to practise the following speech patterns:
- •Vocabulary practice
- •1. Give a broader context and comment on the following.
- •2. Consider the following.
- •3. Reflect on the story.
- •4. Give a brief summary of the story.
- •B iographical note on the author
- •Learning vocabulary
- •2. Translate the sentences into Russian focusing on the active vocabulary.
- •3. As you read the story write out other words and word combinations to add to your active vocabulary.
- •5. Look in the thesaurus for synonyms for the following words:
- •7. Make up a dialogue using the active vocabulary.
- •Vocabulary practice
- •3. In the story find words of the same root and say how they are formed.
- •Give a broader context and comment on the following.
- •Consider the following.
- •Read the poem by Andrew Marvell ‘The Garden’ to which the author referred and comment on the title of the story.
- •Give a brief summery of the story.
- •Reflect on the story and share your ideas with the group. Корытко Ирина Владимировна Пять английских рассказов
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B iographical note on the author
Bernard Mac Laverty was born in Belfast (14.9.42) and lived there until 1975 when he moved to Scotland with his wife, Madeline, and four children. He has been a Medical Laboratory Technician, a mature student, a teacher of English and, for two years in the mid eighties, Writer-in-Residence at the University of Aberdeen. After living for a time in Edinburgh and the Isle of Islay he now lives in Glasgow. He is a member of Aosdana in Ireland. He has published four novels, two of which "Lamb" and "Cal" have been made into films and four collections of short stories. He has written versions of his fiction for other media - radio plays, television plays, screenplays. He has won many awards and prizes.
READING TASK
Write out words and expressions to help you talk about the following:
the Great Profundo's traits of character.
Profundo's occupation.
the students' mode of life, the Eccentrics Genuine Club.
the narrator, his characteristic attributes.
Read the following passage for detailed comprehension and translate it into Russian in writing:
p. 115, ‘The committee of the Eccentrics …’ – ‘…the night of the performance.’
Learn to pronounce:
Matisse palaver
Chagall epee
Coup finale
Learn and share the background information (4-5 sentences) about:
Matisse, Chagall.
Give the definition of:
train-spotters
Bear in mind that: the ‘Eccentric Genuine’ is a student club here, whose members like to think of themselves as, higher up the social scale than most students.
Learning vocabulary
1. Learn the following words in situations from the story and interpret their meaning using an English dictionary.
to submerge (111)
arms akimbo (112)
keep an eye out for (113)
feign(ed) (113)
undergraduate (114)
what a coup! (115)
tenement (116)
jerk (117)
pandemonium (118)
lithe (119)
to be ajar (121)
to hold on to (122)
wary of (123)
to major in (124)
dog-eared (125)
2. As you read the story write out other words and word combinations to add to your active vocabulary.
3. In the text find English equivalents for the following words and word combinations and use them when discussing the story.
1. быть поглощённым (111); 2. вызвать любопытство (111); 3. привлечь внимание (111); 4. неразделённое внимание (112); 5. смычок скрипача; 6. подгонять (побуждать) сделать что-либо (112); 7. полиция (разг.) (113),; 8. намеренно не замечать (113); 9. пустая болтовня (113); 10. продолжить (113); 11. казначей (114); 12. сделать денежный сбор (115); 13. резко дёрнуть (117); 14. посмотреть в лицо (117); 15. быть поблизости (117); 16. барабанная дробь (119); 17. изо всех сил (120); 18. давать надежду (121); 19. организовать соревнование (123); 20. уродец (123); 21. наряд, одежда (разг.) (124); 22. при ближайшем рассмотрении (126).
4. Look up the combinatory dictionary and find fixed combinations with the following words.
graduate, major, jerk, certificate, reputation, contest.
4. Match the given explanation with a sentence from the story.
1. I saw almost nothing (111); 2. He was mumbling something (112); 3. but when they realize you are going to peril your life (113); 4. to make sure the police were not around (113); 5. the committee liked the idea (114); 6. to wipe his eyes (119); 7. he made them cease speaking (120); 8. they exhilarated and applauded (120); 9. free drink (121); 10. Jimmy went on ransacking the clothes (121); 11. I was raised (122); 12. there's no sense (124); 13. I live alone (126).