NOTES:
drunkard – пьяный,
mean
Exercises and Assignments on the Text Assignment № 1 Give English equivalents for the following words and expressions from the text and use them in the sentences of your own: Невзлюбил
Сесть на корабль
Казалось все ему симпатизировали
Продолжал толкать его
Старался не попадаться ему на пути
Не оставлял его в покое
Был хорошо одет
Искать более укромное место
Тебе все равно придется выйти
Горечь сменилась яростью
Дважды ранен
Зажав нож в руке
Поймал за рукав
Никто не двинулся с места
Деваться было не куда
Пытался задушить меня
Это не моя вина
Assignment № 2 Give Russian equivalents for the following words and expressions from the text and use them in the sentences of your own: come to ones rescue,
try ones best to do smth,
demand that smb. do smth,
fear smth,
make some trouble,
hold smb/smth,
shout at smb.,
chase smb.,
let smb. go,
hurt smb.
Assignment № 3 Questions on the text: 1 How did it happen that the boy and the American found themselves in the same room?
2 In what condition was the man? 3 What did he begin to do?
4 Did anybody try to save the Filipino when the man began to tease him?
5 How did the man explain his behaviour?
6 What did the poor boy do?
7 Why did the boy rush into the lavatory?
8 What made the Filipino bring the knife out of his pocket?
9 He warned the man of the possible trouble, didn’t he?
10 What happened when the boy opened the door?
11 What did the Filipino accuse the people of?
Assignment № 4 Discuss the following: 1 Give a character sketch of the drunkard. Find in the text the words and phrases he used to
hurt the boy and to praise himself.
2 Do you think the man would have behaved so if he hadn’t felt the silent support of the
people? Do you agree that silence is sometimes more dangerous than words?
3 Comment on the words “the boys bitterness grew to rage.”Why did the boy feel bitterness?
Why did he fear the rage growing in him?
4 How would you qualify the boy’s behaviour if you were a fair judge? Was the man’s death
the Filipinos fault?
5 What is the main problem raised in the text Is it acute nowadays? Does it exist in this
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country? Give examples.
6 Where do the roots of the problem of race discrimination lie? What do you think must be
done to eliminate this phenomenon? Why is it dangerous?