Учебно-методическое пособие, составленное по дисциплине «Домашнее чтение»
Exercises and Assignments on the Text
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| 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: Вспоминать детство Один из множества городков Рублённый дом С поджатыми губами Имеющая необычную власть над своим мужем Отчаянно стараться угодить кому либо Взять верх над кем-либо Не имея ни малейшего понятия Оставаться злой и ревнивой Чувствовала, что проигрывает Завоевать хоть небольшое проявление любви Выходило ей боком Значок честности Зажатый в кулаке Ждать подходящего момента Нет смысла лгать Дальнейшие попытки бесполезны Assignment № 2 Give Russian equivalents for the following words and expressions from the text and use them in the sentences of you own: adore smb, a good relationship, make endless attempts, display of affection, exaggerate, keep oneself high in smb’s esteem, eventually, stop lying, do smth special for smb, prove oneself, draw in ones breath, stare at smb, a consolation prize. Assignment № 3 Questions on the text: 1 Where did Fran Walker spend her childhood? 2 What can you say about her parents? 3 Describe Fran’s stepmother. 4 Why did Fran do her best to win her stepmothers affection though she didn’t like the woman? 5 What was the new mothers attitude towards her stepdaughter? 6 What was the reason of Fran’s exaggerations? What do you think she said about her friends, school, etc.? 7 What way out did Fran’s stepmother find to make the girl stop lying? 8 Which phrase in the text proves that it wasn’t easy for the girl to win the badge? 9 Fran was eager to announce her victory, wasn’t she? Prove it by the text. 10 It was only once that Fran’s stepmother believed her. When? Was it of any use? Assignment № 4 Discuss the following: 1 Give a character sketch of the girls stepmother. 2 Analyze relationships between the girl and her stepmother. What prevented them from becoming friends? Do you think stepmother may have become mother for the girl? 3 Whose side did Fran’s father take? Give your grounds. 4 Why was it so difficult for the girl to announce her victory? Which words of her stepmother killed all her three-month hopes and expectations? 5 What did the girl bury beneath a rock in the garden? Was it only the badge? 6 Why was Fran’s childhood “bewildering, lonely and frustrating”? Assignment № 5 Retell the text on the part of: 1) Fran Walker, 2) her stepmother, 3) one of the teachers at the summer camp. |