- •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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3. Translate into English:
Рисковать, объявлять, парчовая роскошь, судиться, увлекаться, нравиться, творить чудеса, угождать клиентам, ремонт, только подумай, городское зрелище, стать ведущим (главным), не идти на пользу, навсегда, быстрый спад, играть наверняка, получить огласку, подружиться, тощий, оживление (волнение).
4. Match the given explanations with a sentence from the story.
1. Helen's shoes were dark blue (187); 2. Perform your usual miracle (188); 3. she was the last client (189); 4. you avoided risks and you won (189); 5. the neck of Avril’s blouse was unclean from a mixture of make-up (190); 6. she thought without ceasing about the past (192); 7. you knew it was to happen (193); 8. nothing can be done about it (193); 9. the rest of the cast quarreled about it (193); 10. there was a lot of publicity about it (193); 11. when you touch it (194); 12. his desire was to start working on films (194); 13. Helen felt tired of the salon (195); 14. fear prevented her from turning her head (120); 15. she almost fainted (196).
Vocabulary practice
1. Translate into English using the active vocabulary.
1. Прошло много лет со времени последнего ремонта, теперь дому требовался капитальный ремонт. 2. Этот учитель буквально творит чудеса, его ученики прекрасно знают предмет. 3. Только подумай, Джек чуть не выиграл приз на международном шахматном турнире. 4. Алиса постоянно думала о последнем разговоре с родителями, она должна была принять решение как можно скорее. 5. Извини, я не смогу придти на собрание, у меня талон к врачу. 6. Он был очень осторожен в бизнесе, старался избегать нелегальных сделок. 7. Эти фотографии были опубликованы во всех газетах, и дело получило огласку. 8. Она преследовала его судебным порядком, претендуя на крупную сумму денег. 9. Андерсу всегда нравились только брюнетки. 10. Она не ест мяса и увлекается йогой. 11. Не нарушайте режим дня ребёнка, это не принесёт ему пользы. 12. Жизнь Элен была ровной и спокойной, она была не из тех, кто любил рисковать. 13. Эврил хотела обесцветить все волосы, но риск был велик, её волосы были тонкие и слабые. 14. Дела в магазине пошли в гору, теперь она работала на богатых покупателей.
2. Look in the thesaurus for synonyms for the following words:
Husky, finicky, endurance, virtuous, determined, classy, famous, slut, weary, sensible.
SPEAKING TASK
Consider the following.
Regina Barreca writes, “If you come to any of Weldon’s works, fiction or nonfiction, angry, you will be calmed; if you come to them complacent, you will leave outraged.” Do you agree with this statement judging by this story?
She also says that Weldon’s women “learn to be strong – or more accurately to recognize the strengths they have always possessed.” How do Helen and Avril fit into this saying?
Fay Weldon has always been celebrated for her distinctive style. Comment on the style and paragraphing of the story.
What reference to a literary myth (allusion) do you come across in the story?
What portrait of female identity does the author draw?
Weldon projects her women as “types’. What “types” do we see in Helen and Avril?
How do the personalities of Helen and Avril vary?
How are men sketched in the story?
What are the circumstances of Helen’s married life?
How do the women bear the strains they experience between expectations and reality?
What are male and female role-plays in the modern society at which the author ironically points?
What should these roles be in your opinion?
How would you answer the author’s unspoken question: “How to live as a woman?”