VIII. Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian. Pay special attention to the words and word combinations in italics:

1.This author often uses the elevated language to bring her message to the readers. 2. My boss is a martinet, but I respect his professionalism. 3. When police arrested the robber, the fear pent up in her disappeared. 4. Her kindness seemed phoney to me because I heard rumors of her cruelty to animals. 5. The public haven’t appreciated his arrangement of this popular song. 6. At the end of the novel a broody teenager has turned into a lovely young woman. 7. Sorry, Jane. I am usually not as gauche as that. I just wanted to protect you.

IX. Translate into English with the help of words and word combinations from the Essential Vocabulary:

1.Його історія здалася мені вигаданою. Він ухилився від відповіді на деякі мої питання. 2. Він декілька тижнів розмірковував над тим, що сталося, але так і не знайшов цьому пояснення. 3. Цей фестиваль дуже популярний. Туди завжди з’їжджається багато людей. Ви подумали, де ви будете ночувати? 4. М’яко кажучи, вона не дуже граціозна. Дехто міг би навіть назвати її незграбною. 5. Піднесений стиль його промови додавав урочистості цій події. 6. Коли людина працює з важливими документами, вона має бути прискіпливою і дуже дисциплінованою. 7. Вдома він намагався стримувати гнів, який накопичився за весь день.

X. Make up short situations or dialogues using Essential Vocabulary.

Exercises to the Text.

I.Summarize the text in a short paragraph of 60 – 80 words.

II.Write a précis of the text in 20 – 30 words.

III.Pick up from the text sentences describing the characters, their behavior and manner of speech. Give the character sketches and speech portraits.

IV.Retell the text a) on behalf of Sheila, b) Robert, c) bystander.

V.Practice dialogues between Sheila and Robert.

VI.Write out from the text sentences containing the word combinations and phrases given after the text and translate them into Ukrainian.

VII. Answer the following questions on the text as fully as possible:

1. What can you say about the setting of the story?

2. What do you know about Harvard University and American system of higher education?

3. What have you found out about characters’ family status and professional interests after reading the text?

4. What are Sheila and Robert going to celebrate?

5. What inferences can you make about characters’ relations?

6. Can you guess what happened in Sheila and Bob’s lives before the situation described in the text?

7. Do characters have a good sense of humor? What testifies to that?

8. What did Sheila and Bob discuss during their picnic lunch?

9. What strategies does Bob use to persuade Sheila of the sincerity of his feelings?

10. How does Sheila reacts to Bobs remarks?

VIII. Reread the text to answer the questions below on its style and composition:

• What types of narrative do you come across in this text?

• What stylistic device does the author use in the sentence ‘Sheila, you’re a tiger’? Are there any other examples of it in the text?

• What features of colloquial style have you noticed in characters’ speech?

• What is the function of the question ‘Haven’t I always told you were the best editor they had?’? What type of question is it?

• What intensifiers have you found in the characters’ speech? Can you suggest their Ukrainian equivalents?

• What can you say about the syntactic stylistic device used in the following sentences ‘That’s good luck,’ he said, kissing her eyes. Her cheeks. Her lips.’? Find similar examples in the text.

• Can you explain the pun used by the author in ‘I don’t want you to get cold feet. Anyway, even if you do, I’ll be there to warm them up at the last minute’? What other types of pun do you know?

• What intertexual elements are used in the text? What is the author’s point in using them?

• What stylistic device is used in the sentence ‘His heart ached for her’? What is it based on?