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Текст 1. RUTHLESS by William de Mille …………………………………..….4 Текст2. THE LIGHT THAT FAILED byRudyard Kipling…………………....10 Текст3. THE QUIET AMERICAN by Graham Greene …………………….…15 Текст4. THE MAN OF PROPERTY by John Galsworthy…………………..…22 Текст5. WHEELSbyArthurHailey…..……………………………………….38 Тематикасочиненийкитоговымзанятиям ………………………………..…49

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UNIT ONE RUTHLESSby William de Mille Outside, the woods lay basking in clear October sunlight; trees a riot of color, air full of Autumn's tang and the sharp, exciting smell of moist, leaf-covered earth. Inside, a man smiled grimly as he turned from the bathroom cabinet, entered the expensively primitive living-room of his mountain camp, and crossed to a closet set in the pine wall. It was his special closet, with a spring lock and in it he kept guns, ammunition, fishing-rods, tackle and liquor, Not even his wife was allowed to have a key, for Judson Webb loved his personal possessions and felt a sense of deep outrage if they were touched by any hand but his own. The closet door stood open, he had been packing his things away for the winter and in a few minutes would be driving back to civilization. As he looked at the shelf on which the liquor stood his smile was not attractive. All the bottles were unopened except one quart of Bourbon which was placed invitingly in front, a whiskey glass by its side. This bottle was less than half full. As he took it from the shelf his wife spoke from the adjoining bedroom. "I'm all packed, Judson. Hasn't Alec come to run the water off and get the keys?" Alec lived about a mile down the road and acted as caretaker for the city folks when they were away. "He's down at the lake taking boats out of water. Said he'd be back in half an hour." Marcia came into the room carrying her suitcase, She paused in surprise as she saw the bottle in her husband's hand. "Judson!" she exclaimed, "you're not taking a drink at ten o'clock in the morning?" "You wrong me, my dear," he chuckled. "I'm not taking anything out of this bottle. I am putting a little kick into it." His closed hand opened and he put upon the table two tiny white pellets as he started to uncork the whiskey. Her eyes narrowed as she watched him. She had learned to dread that tone of his voice, the tone he used when he was planning to "put something over"' in a business deal. "Whoever broke into my closet last winter and stole my liquor will probably try it again once we are out of here, "he went on, "only this time he'll wish he hadn't." She caught her breath at the cruel vindictiveness of his manner as one by one he dropped the tablets into the bottle and held it up to watch them dissolve, "What are they?" she asked. "Something to make him sick?" "And how!" He seemed fascinated as he saw the genial Bourbon changing into a lethal dose: "At least no one has found an antidote: once it's down—it's curtains." He corked his bottled vengeance and set it back in the shelf alongside the little whiskey glass. 4

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"Everything nice and handy," he remarked approvingly. "Now, Mr. Thief, when you break in, drink hearty, ' I won't begrudge you this one." The woman's face was pale. "Don't do it, Judson," she gasped. "It's horrible— it's murder." "The law doesn't call it murder if I shoot a thief who is entering my house by force," he said harshly, "Also, the use of rat poison is quite legal. The only way any rat can get into this closet, is to break in. What happens then is his affair, not mine." "Don't do it, Judson," she begged. "The law doesn't punish burglary by death, what right have you?" "When it comes to protecting my property I make my own laws." His deep voice suggested a big dog growling at threatened loss of a bone. "But all they did was to steal a little liquor," she pleaded. "They didn't do any real damage." "That's not the point," he said. "If a man holds me up and robs me of five dollars it makes me just as sore as if he took a hundred. A thief's a thief." She made one last effort. "We won't be here till next spring. I can't bear to think of that deathtrap waiting there all the time. Suppose something happens to us— and no one knows!" He chuckled once more at her earnestness. "We'll take a chance drop dead, you can do as you please. The stuff will be yours." It was useless to argue, she knew. He had always been ruthless in business and whenever anything crossed him. Things had to be done his way. She turned toward the door with a sigh of defeat. "I'll walk down the road and say good -bye at the farmhouse," she said quietly. "You can pick me up there." She had made up her mind to tell Alec's wife. Someone had to know. "Okay, my dear," he smiled genially, "and don't worry about your poor, abused little burglar. No one is going to get hurt who hasn't got it coming to him." As she went down the path he started to close the closet door, then paused as he remembered his hunting boots drying outside on the porch. They belonged in the closet, so leaving the door open he went to fetch them from the heavy rustic table on which they stood, along with his bag and top coat. Alec was coming up from the lake and waved to him from a distance. A chipmunk, hearing Judson's heavy tred, abandoned the acorn he was about to add to his store within the cabin wall and disappeared, like an electric bulb burning out. Judson, reaching for his boots, stepped fairly upon the acorn, his boot slid from under him and his head struck the massive table as he fell. Several minutes later he began to regain his sense. Alec's strong arm was supporting him as he lay on the porch and a kindly voice was saying. "It was not much of a fall, Mr. Webb. You ain't cut none: just knocked out for a minute. Here, take his, it'll pull you together." A small whiskey glass was pressed to his lips. Dazed and half conscious, he drank. 5

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Word Combinations to be back —вернуться to catch one's breath —затаитьдыхание onebyone— один за другим; по одному to do damage (harm) to —нанестиущерб, вред; повредить todonodamage (harm) to — ненанестиущерба, вреда, неповредить todogoodto —приноситьпользу; делатьдобро that's not the point —невэтомдело I can't bear to think (to see, etc.)—немогувынестимыслио (видетьит.д.) to take a chance (chances) —рискнуть, рисковать; syn. To take (run) a risk (risks) todropdead —упастьзамертво; зд. умереть do as you please (like, wish, want to) —делайтекакхотите tocrosssmb. tocrosssmb'spath —помешатькому-л.,статьначьем-л. пути to be cross with smb. —сердитьсянакого-л. to do smth. one's way—поступатьпо-своему; syn. to have smth. one's way to say good-bye —попрощаться to kiss good-bye —поцеловать(ся) напрощание towavegood-bye —помахатьрукойнапрощание tonodgood-bye —кивнутьголовойнапрощание tosmilegood-bye - улыбнутьсяприрасставании to be about to do smth, to be on the point of doing smth. — собиратьсячто-л. сделать to come to oneself—прийтивсебя it'll pull you together —зд. этоподкрепитвас to pull oneself together —взятьсебявруки tobehalfconscious —бытьвполубессознательномсостоянии to be unconscious —бытьбезсознания Exercises to the Text I. Study the following sentences and answer the questions referring to them. a) Outside, the woods lay basking in clear October sunlight; trees a riot of colour, air full of Autumn's tang and the sharp, exciting smell of moist, leafcovered earth. 1. What was the summer cottage in the mountain camp surrounded by? What was the weather like? Was it warm or cold? 2. Were there any leaves left on the trees? What colour were the trees? 3. What did the earth smell of? What part of day was it? Why was the earth moist? b) Judson Webb loved his personal possessions and felt a sense of deep outrage if they were touched by any hand but his own. Can we say that Judson Webb was a man of property? What proves it? What did he feel when someone touched the things belonging to him? c) Shehad learnt to dread that tone of his voice; the tone he used when he was planning to "put something over" in a business deal. 6

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1. Did Judson's wife know her husband well? Why do you think that she did know him well? Did she realize what kind of man he was when she married him? What makes you suppose that she didn't? 2. What feelings did Marcia experience when she heard her husband speak the way he did? What did she associate that peculiar tone of his with? 3. Can we conclude from the sentence what Webb's profession was? 4. Can we say judging by this sentence that the man was ruthless? What shows it? II. Correct the following wrong statements. 1. The woods lay basking in hot July sun. 2. Mrs. Webb turned toward the door with a sigh of relief. 3. Judson had been unpacking his things for the summer. 4. Alec never actedas caretaker for the city folks. 5. Alec was not coming up from the lake. III. Explain the following and say In what situations the sentences are used in the text. 1. You wrong me, my dear. 2. I am putting a little kick into it. 3. She caught her breath at the cruel vindictive-ness of his manner. 4. Once it's down—it's curtains. 5. He corked his bottled vengeance. 6. The chipmunk disappeared like an electric bulb burning out. IV. Complete the following. A 1. If Judson had not dropped the tablets into the whiskey bottle .... 2. If Marcia had not left for the farm .... 3. If Judson's foot had not slid from under him .... 4. If Alec had known .... 5. If Judson had not been so ruthless ... . 6. If Marcia had had any hold upon her husband ... . 7. If it hadn't been a waste of effort to talk to Judson any longer .... В 1. Judson wouldn't have dropped dead if... . 2. Judson wouldn't have done everything his way if ... . 3. Judson wouldn't have planned to punish the burglar by death if... .4. Judson wouldn't have lost his sense if....5. Marcia wouldn't have left for the farm if... .6. Judson said: "I wouldn't worry about that poor abused little burglar if... ." 7. The accident wouldn't have taken place if... . V. Paraphrase the following using the words and word combinations from the text instead of those in italics. 1. Inside, a man smiled gloomily when he turned from the bathroom cabinet. 2. Judson Webb loved his property. 3. When he looked at the shelf on which the liquor stood, his smile was far from being attractive. 4. Alee lived a mile down the road and looked after the property of the city folk during their absence. 5. Alee said he would return in half an hour. 6. That's not the thing. 7. He had always been cruel in business. 8. Things had to be done the way he wished. 9. She decided to tell Alec's wife.

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a) Recall the sentences from the text in which the following prepositional phrases are used. b) Use them in sentences of your own: to bask in the sun; to cross to some place; by the side of smith; one by one; by force; to rob smbofsmth; to break in; to punish smbby death; to do damage to; to wave to; from a distance; to add to; in store; to reach for; to hold up; to pick up VII. a) What nouns can be used with the following verbs? to drop, to hold, to point, to wave b) With what verbs can the following nouns be used? touch, breath, hold, point c) What phrases with the following nouns, verbs and adjectives do you know? sense, touch, breath, drop, hold, affair, point, store, wave, press, place d) What different meanings have the following words? to touch, to steal, to drop, to hold, to point VIII. a) What more emotional and expressive words are used in the text instead of neutral verbsto say, to ask,andto answer? b) What synonyms to the wordputare used in the text? Recall the sentences and give examples of your own (3 for each case). c) What English words correspond to the Russian word "дело"? Give different word combinations with these words and write examples of your own. d) Explain why the verb fetchbut not bringis used in the following sentence: "...leaving the door open he went to fetch them" (the boots). Give examples of your own using the verbs fetch and bring. IX. Insert the words given in brackets below. 1. You must ..., you know. You must keep your head. 2. I am glad that misfortune has not extinguished your .... 3.1 have told Mr. Brown that you want to have this matter settled as soon as possible and he advises you ... the manager. 4. Once or twice he saw her... him. 5. He found himself so terribly ... that he thought his chest would burst. 6. Suddenly the man's voice ... . 7. The old man felt a cool anger... him but he restrained himself. 8. He couldsee ... she made to regain her self-control. 9. He ... before me a half-dozen typescript pages. 10. At the first glance I thought I knew her, but couldn't quite ... her. (outof breath, to pull oneself together, to drop one's voice to a whisper, to steal a glance at, effort, to place (2), to take hold of, sense of humour, to get in touch with)

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X. Translate Into Russian. 1. Alee, the caretaker, was about to come. 2. You've had your own way too many years. 3. I say, you must pull yourself together, 4. He could not bear to let them go. 5. That's not the point. 6. She smiled good-bye and left. 7. Alee said he'd be back in half an hour. 8. Once or twice it seemed to me that he was on the point of telling me something. 9. Judson made no effort to detain Marcia. XI. Translate Into English. 1. Марсия видела, что дверь стенного шкафа была открыта настежь. 2. Марсия узнала от мужа, что Алек обещал вернуться через полчаса. 3. Марсия увидела, как Джадсон бросил в бутылку одну за другой две таблетки. 4. Мне не интересно, что случится потом: это его дело, а не мое. 5. Я хочу, чтобы ты поняла, что дело не в этом. 6. Мне страшно даже подуматьоб этой ловушке. 7. "Если я внезапно умру, ты можешь поступать, как хочешь", — сказал Джадсон. 8. Все должно было быть сделано так, как он хотел. 9. Джадсон видел, что Алек шел с озера и махал ему рукой. 10. Алек увидел, что Джадсон начал приходитьв себя. TopicsforOralandWrittenPractice I.Speak on the following using words and word combinations given below. 1. The "thief" inside the cottage. to chance; without any loss of time; not to lose the opportunity; to take a chance; to cross one's mind; to pick up; to have a good store of wine; to cross to the closet; to break in; to steal the liquor. 2. The way Alec behaved when he saw Mr. Webb fall. to wave to smb; to drop to the ground; to strike the table; to lie unconscious; to rush into the living-room; to catch sight of; a quarter of Bourbon; a whisky glass; to be less than half full; to uncork; to pour out; to run back; to support; to press the glass to smb's lips. 3. Тhеconversation between Mr. Webb and Alec the day before their departure. to actas caretaker; city folks; to be away; to drive back to town; to pack; to take boats out of water; to look after; to get the keys, to run the water off. 4. Describe Mr. Webb. to love one's personal possessions; to feel a sense of deep outrage; to put smth over in a business deal; to protect one's property; to make one's own laws; a thief is a thief; to make one's pile by taking chances; to be ruthless in business; to cross smb; to do things one's way. II.Summarize the story. III. Comment on the title. IV. Retell a story taken from literature or life showing people's ruthlessness.

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UNIT TWO THE LIGHT THAT FAILED byRudyard Kipling Dick sought an oculist,—the best in London. He was certain that the local practitioner did not know anything about his trade, and more certain that Maisiewould laugh at him if he were forced to wear spectacles. "I've neglected the warnings of my lord the stomach too long. Hence these spots before the eyes, Binkie. I can see as well as I ever could." As he entered the dark hall that led to the consulting-room a man cannoned against him. Dick saw the face as it hurried out into the street. . "That's the writer-type. He has the same modelling of the forehead as Torp. He looks very sick. Probably heard something he didn't like." Even as he thought, a great fear came upon Dick, a fear that made him hold his breath as he walked into the oculist's waiting-room, with the heavy carved furniture, the dark-green paper, and the sober-hued prints on the wall. He recognised a reproduction of one of his own sketches. Many people were waiting their turn before him. His eye was caught by a flaming red-and-gold Christmas-carol book. Little children came to that eyedoctor, and they needed large-type amusement. "That's idolatrous bad Art," he said, drawing the book towards himself. "From the anatomy of the angels, it has been made in Germany." He opened it mechanically, and there leaped to his eyes a verse printed in red ink— The next good joy that Mary had, It was the joy of three, To see her good Son Jesus Christ Making the blind to see: Making the blind to see, good Lord, And happy may we be. Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost To all eternity! Dick read and re-read the verse till his turn came, and the doctor was bending above him seated in an arm-chair. The blaze of a gas-microscope in his eyes made him wince. The doctor's hand touched the scar of the sword-cut on Dick's head, and Dick explained briefly how he had come by it. When the flame was removed, Dick saw the doctor's face, and the fear came upon him again. The doctor wrapped himself in a mist of words. Dick caught allusions to "scar", "frontal bone", "optic nerve", "extreme caution", and the "avoidance of mental anxiety." "Verdict?" he said faintly. "My business is painting, and I daren't waste time. What do you make of it?" Again the whirl of words, but this time they conveyed a meaning. "Can you give me anything to drink?" Many sentences were pronounced in that darkened room, and the prisoners often needed cheering. Dick found a glass of liqueur brandy in his hand. 10

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"As far as I can gather," he said, coughing above the spirit, "you call it decay of the optic nerve, or something, and therefore hopeless. What is my time-limit, avoiding all strain and worry?" "Perhaps one year." "My God!And if I don't take care of myself? " "I really could not say. One cannot ascertain the exact amount of injury inflicted by the sword-cut. The scar is an old one, and—exposure to the strong light of the desert, did you say?—with excessive application to fine work? I really could not say." "I beg your pardon, but it has come without any warning. If you will let me, I'll sit here for a minute, and then I'll go. You have been very good in telling me the truth. Without any warning; without any warning. Thanks." Dick went into the street, and was rapturously received by Binkie. "We've got it very badly, little dog. Just as badly as we can get it. We'll go to the Park to think it out." They headed for a certain tree that Dick knew well, and they sat down to think, because his legs were trembling under him and there was cold fear at the pit of his stomach. "How could it have come without any warning? It's as sudden as being shot. It's the living death, Binkie. We're to be shut up in the dark in one year if we're careful, and we shan't see anybody, and we shall never have anything we want, not though we live to be a hundred." Binkie wagged his tail joyously. "Binkie, we must think. Let's see how it feels to be blind." Dick shut his eyes, and flaming commas and Catherine-wheels floated inside the lids. Yet when he looked across the Park the scope of his vision was not contracted. He could see perfectly, until a procession of slow-wheeling fireworks defiled across his eyeballs. "Little dorglums we aren't at all well. Let's go home. If only Torp were back, now!" Word Combinations to neglect smth. —пренебрегатьчем-либо, незаботиться to hold one's breath —затаитьдыхание tocatchone'seye — броситься в глаза toleaptoone'seye — броситься в глаза, обратить на себя внимание tocomeupon — надвигаться, наступать tocomebysmth. —доставать что-либо, получать, приобретать toconveysmth. —передавать что-либо, переводить toinflict— наносить, причинять, навязывать toinflictdamage — причинять ущерб toinflictablow—наноситьудар toinflictpenalty — налагать наказание toremovesmth. — удалять что-либо, убирать towrapinamistofwords — неопределенно, туманно говорить (с какой-либо целью) 11

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towastetime — попусту тратить время toheadfor— направляться, отправляться куда-либо toheadforhome — направляться домой toheadfortrouble — напрашиваться на неприятности topronounceasentence —вынестиприговор Exercises to the Text I. Explain the following sentences and reproduce the situations in which they are used in the text. 1. That's the writer-type. He has the same modelling of the forehead as Torp. 2. His eye was caught by a flaming red-and-gold Christmas-carol book. 3. Little children came to that eye-doctor, and they needed large-type amusement. 4. When the flame was removed, Dick saw the doctor's face, and the fear came upon him again. 5. The doctor wrapped himself in a mist of words. 6. Again the whirl of words, but this time they conveyed a meaning. 7. Many sentences were pronounced in that darkened room, and the prisoners often needed cheering. 8. Dick shut his eyes, and flaming commas and Catherine-wheels floated inside the lids. II.Paraphrase the following sentences. 1. As he entered the dark hall that led to the consulting-room a man cannoned against him. 2. He looks very sick. 3. Even as he thought, a great fear came upon Dick, а fear that made him hold his breath... 4. He opened it (the book) mechanically, and there leaped to his eyes a verse printed in red ink... 5. "Verdict? ... What do you make of it?" 6. They headed for a certain tree that Dick knew well... III.Paraphrase the following sentences using expressions from the text instead of those given in italics. 1. From what the doctor said Dick understood what awaited him. 2. He walked towards a bench he often sat on. 3. A great fear seized Dick. 4. This fear left him winded. 5. Dick's attention was attracted by a reproduction of one of his own sketches. 6. Dick wanted to know how the doctor diagnosed his case. 7. He explained to the doctor when and where he had been wounded and how he had got the scar of the sword-cut. 8. He asked the oculist to tell him how much time might pass before he went 12

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blind. 9. The dog was delighted to see his master. 10. The doctor 'swords had no meaning for him at first. IV. Give Russian equivalents and use the expressions т sentences of your own. to hold one's breath; to catch one's eye; to head for a place; to pronounce a sentence; to come by something; to wrap oneself in a mist of words; to look sick; to cannon against (with) someone; to leap to one's eyes; to waste time V. Express the following in a neutral style. 1. One cannot ascertain the exact amount of injury inflicted by the sword-cut. 2. The scar is an old one, and—exposure to the strong light of the desert...— with excessive application to fine work might soon ruin your sight. VI. Give English equivalents for the following. напрасно тратить время; быть уверенным; затаить дыхание; страх овладел им; привлечь внимание; говорить правду; выносить приговор; направляться к какому-либо месту; встречать восторженно VII. Make up situations using the following expressions. to feel fear at the pit of one's stomach; to hold one's breath; to catch one's eye; to head for; to pronounce a sentence VIII. Insert prepositions or adverbs. (a) 1. Dick never took any care ... his health. He gave himself entirely ... work. 2. He gathered ... what the doctor told him that he was doomed to go blind. 3. He hurried ... ... the doctor's consulting-room wrapped ... a desire to get ... ... the people. 4. He cannoned ... another patient ... the way out. 5. He felt he had to sit ... for his legs were trembling ... him. A cold fear came ... him. 6. As the doctor bent... him Dick felt fear... the pit... his stomach. 7. He longed ... his friend to come before he was shut up ... the lonely darkness. 8. Dick and his dog headed ... a place he had long known. 9. He had been waiting ... his turn ... no less than an hour before he was invited to come in. (b) Maisie watched him, and the fear went ... ... her heart, to be followed ... a very bitter shame. He had spoken a truth that had been hidden ... the girl ... every step of the impetuous flight... London; for he was, indeed, down and done for, masterful no longer, but rather a little abject; neither an artist stronger than she, nor a man to be looked up ... , only some blind one that sat ... a chair and seemed ... the point ... crying. She was immensely and unfeignedly sorry ... him, more sorry than she had ever been ... any one ... her life, but not sorry enough to deny his words. So she stood still and felt ashamed and a little hurt...; and now she was only filled ... pity most startlingly distinct ... love. (From " The Light That Failed" by R. Kipling. Abridged.) IX. Fill in the blanks with the definite or indefinite article where required. 13

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"I'll go to steep. ... room's very dark. Let's light ... lamp andsee how the "Melancholia" looks. There ought to have been ... moon." It was then that Torpenhow heard his name called by ... voice that he did not know, in ... rattling accents of... deadly fear. "He's looked at ... picture," was his first thought,ashe hurried into ... bedroom and found Dick sitting upand beating ... air with his hands. "Torp!Torp! Where are you? For pity's sake, come to me!" "What's the matter?" Dick clutched at his shoulder. "Matter! I've been lying here for ... hours in ... dark, and you never heard me. Torp, old man, don't go away. I'm all in-dark. In ... dark, I tell you!" Torpenhow held ... candle within ... foot of ... Dick's eyes, but there was no light in those eyes. He lit ... gas, and Dick heard ... flame catch. ... grip of his fingers on Torpenhow's shoulder made Torpenhow wince. (From "The Light That Failed" by R. Kipling) X. TranslateintoEnglish. 1. Дик направился к тому месту парка, которое он больше всего любил. 2. Его охватил страх, когда он почувствовал, что остался один. 3. Яркий свет заставил его вздрогнуть. 4. Он затаил дыхание, входя в кабинет врача. 5. Его внимание привлекла висевшая на стене репродукция. 6. Он не обращал внимания на свое здоровье. 7. Эти строчки бросились ему в глаза, как только он открыл книгу. 8. В дверях он столкнулся с человеком, который, по-видимому, очень торопился. 9. Наконецподошлаегоочередь. Topics for Oral and Written Practice I. Speak on the following. 1. On what key is the extract written: lyrical, dramatic, pathetic or ironical? 2. What brought Dick to the oculist? With what feelings did he enter the oculist's waiting-room? 3. Note the incongruity between the tragic verdict pronounced on Dick by the oculist and the trifling character of his worries about Maisie's displeasure at his wearing spectacles. Does it stress the finality, the tragedy of his position? 4. Study Dick's remark: "I can see as well as I ever could." What effect does the author achieve by making Dick affirm the very opposite of what he feared might be the truth? 5. How did his collision with another patient contribute to the growing tension? 6. How could you account for the reiteration of the word "fear" throughout the extract? Pick out all the sentences in which it occurs. Could we call it the keyword of the text under study? 7. Speak about Dick. How did he behave at the crucial moment of his life 14

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when all his moral powers were put to test? Did he give way to his feelings or did he retain his self-control and dignity despite the terrible shock? 8. What ways of moulding a portrait does Kipling use? Does he resort todirect characterization? How do Dick's conduct and speech characterize his nature? 9. What is the role of the little dog Binkie in the scene discussed? Why did Dick use the pronoun "we" while speaking to the dog? Did it help him fight the coming loneliness of the blind? 10. What fills the scene discussed with vitality and dramatic tension? II.Write a summary of the text. III. Comment on the title of the novel. IV. Retell the extract as it would be told by 1) Dick; 2) the doctor. V. Make up dialogues based on the extract. Work In pairs. 1. Dick and the doctor. 2. Dick and Maisie. VI, Recall examples of courageous behaviour at the crucial moment taken from life and literature. UNIT THREE THE QUIET AMERICAN by Graham Greene When came out it was nearly half past eleven and I went down as far as the Pavilion for a glass of iced beer. The Pavilion was a coffee centre for European and American women, and I was confident that I would not see Phuong there. Indeed, I knew exactly where she would be at this time of day—she was not a girl to break her habits, and so, coming from the planter's apartment, I had crossed the road to avoid the milk-bar where at this time of day she had her chocolate malt. Two young American girls sat at the next table, neat and clean in the heat, scooping up ice-cream. They each had a bag slung on the left shoulder, and the bags were identical, with brass eagle badges. Their legs were identical too, long and slender, and their noses, just a shade titled, and they were eating their icecream with concentration, as though they were making an experiment in the college laboratory. I wondered whether they were Pyle's colleagues; they were charming, and I wanted to send them home, too. They finished their ices, and one looked at her watch. "We'd better be going," she said, "to be on the safe side." I wondered idly what appointment they had. "Warren said we mustn't stay later than eleven-twenty-five." 15

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"It's past that now." "It would be exciting to stay. I don't know what it's all about, do you?" "Not exactly, but Warren said better not." "Do you think it's a demonstration?" "I've seen so many demonstrations," the other said wearily, like a tourist glutted with churches. She rose and laid on their table the money for the ices. Before going she looked around the cafe, and the mirrors caught her profile at every freckled angle. There was only myself left and a dowdy middle-aged Frenchwoman who was carefully and uselessly making up her face. Those two hardly needed make-up, the quick dash of a lipstick, a comb through the hair. For a moment her glance had rested on me—it was not like a woman's glance, but a man's, very straightforward, speculating on some course of action. Then she turned quickly to her companion. "We'd better be off." I watched them idly as they went out side by side into the sun-splintered street. I found myself for a moment envying them their sterilized world, so different from this world that I inhabited—which suddenly, inexplicably, broke in pieces. Two of the mirrors on the wall flew at me and collapsed half-way. The dowdy Frenchwoman was on her knees in a wreckage of chairs and tables. Her compact lay open and unhurt in my lap, and oddly enough I sat exactly where I had sat before, although my table had joined the wreckage around the Frenchwoman. A curious garden sound filled the cafe—the regular drip of a fountain—and, looking at the bar, I saw rows of smashed bottles which let out their contents in a multicoloured stream—the red of porto, the orange of cointreau, the green of chartreuse, the cloudy yellow of pastis—across the floor of the cafe. The Frenchwoman sat up and calmly looked around for her compact. I gave it her, and she thanked me formally, sitting on the floor. I realized that I didn't hear her very well. The explosion had been so close that my ear-drums had still to recover from the pressure. I thought rather petulantly, 'Another joke with plastics', but when I got into the Place Gamier I realized by the heavy clouds of smoke that this was no joke. The smoke came from the cars burning in the car-park in front of the national theatre; bits of cars were scattered over the square; and a man without his legs lay twitching at the edge of the ornamental gardens. People were crowding in from the rue Catinat, from the Boulevard Bonnard. The sirens of police cars, the bells of the ambulances and fire-engines, came at one remove to my shocked ear-drums. For one moment I had forgotten that Phuong must have been in the milk-bar on he other side of the square. The smoke lay between. I couldn't see through. I stepped out into the square, and a policeman stopped me. They had formed a cordon round the edge to prevent the crowd increasing, and already the stretc hers were beginning to emerge. I implored the policeman in front of me, "Let me across. I have a friend—" "Stand back," he said. "Everyone here has friend." He stood on one side to let a priest through and I tried to follow the priest, but he pulled me back. I said, "I am the press," and searched in vain for the wallet in 16

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which I had my card, but I couldn't find it; had I come out that day without it? I said, "At least tell me what happened to the milk-bar." The smoke was clearing and I tried to see, but the crowd between was too great. He said something I didn't catch. "What did you say?" He repeated, " I don'tknow.Stand back. You are blocking the stretchers." Could I have dropped my wallet in the Pavilion? I turned to go back and there was Pyle. He exclaimed, "Thomas." "Pyle," I said, "for Christ's sake, where's your Legation pass? We've got to get across. Phuong' s in the milk-bar." "No, no," he said. "Pyle, she is. She always goes there. At eleven-thirty. We've got to find her." "She isn't there, Thomas." "How do you know? Where's your card?" "I warned her not to go." I turned back to the policeman, meaning to throw him to one side and make a run for it across the square— he might shoot; I didn't care—and then the word "warn" reached my consciousness. I took Pyle by the arm. "Warn?" I said. "What do you mean, 'warn'?" "I told her to keep away this morning." The pieces fell together in my mind. "And Warren?" I said. "Who's Warren? He warned those girls too." "I don't understand." "There mustn't be any American casualties, must there?" An ambulance forced its way up the rue Catinat into the square, and the policeman who had stopped me moved to one side to let it through. The policeman beside him was engaged in an argument. I pushed Pyle forward and ahead of me into the square before we could be stopped. We were among a congregation of mourners. The police could prevent others entering the square; they were powerless to clear the square of the survivors and the first-comes. The doctors were too busy to attend to the dead, and so the dead were left to their owners, for one can own the dead as one owns a chair. A woman sat on the ground with what was left of her baby in her lap; with a kind of modesty she had covered it with her straw peasant hat. She was still and silent, and what struck me most in the square was the silence. It was like a church I had once visited during Mass—the only sounds came from those who served, except where here and there the Europeans wept and implored and fell silent again, as though shamed by the modesty, patience, and propriety of the East. The legless torso at the edge of the garden still twitched, like a chicken which has lost its head. From the man's shirt, he had probably been a trishaw-driver. Pyle said, "It's awful." He looked at the wet on his shoes and said in a sick voice, "What's that?" "Blood," I said. "Haven't you ever seen it before?" He said, "I must get them cleaned before I see the Minister," I don't think he knew what he was saying. He was seeing a real war for the first time; he had 17

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punted down into Phat Diem in a kind of schoolboy dream, and anyway in his even soldiers did not count. "You see what a drum of Diolacton can do," I said, "in the wrong hands." I forced him, with my hand on his shoulder, to look around. I said, "This is the hour when the place is always full of women and children— it's the shopping hour. Why choose that of all hours?" He said weakly, "There was to have been a parade." "And you hoped to catch a few colonels. But the parade was cancelled yesterday, Pyle." "I didn't know." "Didn't know!" I pushed him into a patch of blood where a stretcher had lain. "You ought to be better informed." "I was out of town," he said, looking down at his shoes. "They should have called it off." "And missed the fun?" I asked him. "Do you expect General The to lose his demonstration? This is better than a parade. Women and children are news, and soldiers aren't, in a war. This will hit the world's press. You've put General The on the map all right, Pyle. You've got the Third Force and national democracy all over your right shoe. Go home to Phuong and tell her about your heroic deed — there are a few dozen less of her county-people to worry about." A small fat priest scampered by, carrying something on a dish under a napkin. Pyle had been silent a long while, and I had nothing more to say. Indeed, I had said too much. He looked white and beaten and ready to faint, and I thought, "What's the good? He'll always be innocent, you can't blame the innocent, they are always guiltless. All you can do is control them or eliminate them. Innocence is a kind of insanity." He said, "The wouldn't have done this. I'm sure he wouldn't. Somebody deceived him. The Communists—" He was impregnably armoured by his good intentions and his ignorance. I left him standing in the square and went on up the rue Catinat to where the hideous pink Cathedral blocked the way. Already people were flocking in; it must have been a comfort to them to be able to pray for the dead to the dead. Unlike them, I had reason for thankfulness, for wasn't Phuong alive? Hadn't Phuong been "warned"? But what I remembered was the torso in the square, the baby on its mother's lap. They had not been warned; they had not been sufficiently important. And if the parade had taken place would they not have been there just the same, out of curiosity, to see the soldiers, and hear the speakers, and throw the flowers? A two-hundred-Dound bomb does not discriminate. Word Combinations to break (of) one's habit —отказатьсяотпривычки, изменитьпривычке ashadetilted —немного, чуть-чутьвздернутый; ashadebetter— немного, чуть-чуть лучше 18

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(tobe) onthesafeside — на всякий случай, для большей вероятности tomakearunforit —перебежать, убежать tokeepaway — держаться в отдалении, не подходить близко toforceone'sway — прокладывать себе путь, пробивать дорогу to be engaged in an argument (conversation) —спорить (разговаривать, вестибеседу) toattend to —занятьсячём-л. (кем-л.), позаботитьсяо чём-л. (ком-л.) (to be) in the wrong hands —попастьвплохиеруки tocallsmth. off—отменитьчто-л., отложить tomissthefun —пропуститьсамоеинтересное, главное toputonthemap —сделатьизвестным, способствоватьчьей-л. известности What'sthegood (ofit)? —Какаяпользаотэтого? Какойвэтомсмысл? toblocktheway—преграждатьпуть Exercises to the Text I. Paraphrase the following sentences. Reproduce the situations in which they occur in the text. 1.... she was not a girl to break her habits ... 2. Their legs were identical too, long and slender, and their noses, just a shade tilted, and they were eating their ice-cream with concentration ... 3. "We'd better be going," she said, "to be on the safe side." 4. I wondered idly what appointment they had. 5. Then she turned quickly to her companion: "We'd better be off." 6. Two of the mirrors on the wall flew at me and collapsed halfway. 7. ... already the stretchers were beginning to emerge. 8. Stand back. You are blocking the stretchers. 9. I told her to keep away this morning. 10. An ambulance forced its way up the rue Catinat into the square... 11. "Yousee what a drum of Diolacton can do," I said, "in the wrong hands." 12. "They should have called it off," he said. "And missed the fun?" I asked him. 13. You've put General The on the map all right, Pyle. 14. What's the good? He'll always be innocent, you can't blame the innocent, they are always guiltless. 15. He was impregnably armoured by his good intentions and his ignorance. II. Explain and expand on the following. 1. "I've seenso many demonstrations," the other said warily, like a tourist glutted with churches. 2. A curious garden sound filled the cafe—the regular drip of a fountain ... 3. The pieces fell together in my mind. 4. There mustn't be any American casualties, must there? 5. It was like a church I had once visited during Mass— the only sounds came from those who served, except where here and there the Europeans wept and im19

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plored and fell silent again, as though shamed by the modesty, patience and propriety of the East. 6. ... he (Pyle) had punted down into Phat Diem in a kind of schoolboy dream, and anyway in his eyes soldiers did not count. 7. You've got the Third Force and National Democracy all over your right shoe. III.Give Russian equivalents. a) a coffee centre; iced beer; a milk bar; make-up; a course of action; a sunsplintered street; a multi-coloured stream; a legation pass; a congregation mourners b) an identic note; an identity card; an identification parade; the rush hour; the sole survivor; the survival of the fittest; a trishaw-driver; a motor-trishaw; the shopping hour; impregnably armoured; good intentions IV. Think of another way of expressing the following. 1. Keep away from the flames, your dress may catch fire. 2. My time is fully engaged. 3. He was busily engaged in writing letters. 4. You are the only person I can confide in. 5. He is confident of the results of the negotiations. 6. It's a very confidential matter. 7. He collapsed into a chair. 8. The change in him was quite inexplicable. 9, Habit is second nature, so it isn't an easy thing to break a bad habit. 10. Please attend to what I'm saying. 11. You won't succeed unless you attend to your work. 12. We must attend to the matter at once, it's urgent. 13. The firm cancelled the order. 14. Don't idle away your time. 15. He often speculated on the subject. 16. After the explosion the square was a hideous sight. 17. We wondered at the sanity of judgement in one so young. 18. They undertook to eliminate all the defects of the machine. 19. The fallen rock blocked the entrance to the cave. V. Use the following in sentences of your own. to survive; to keep away from; to attend to; to be in the wrong hands; to call something off; to miss the fun. VI. Translate the following into English giving as many versions as you can think of. на всякий случай, для большей верности; как ни странно; отменить собрание; отказаться от привычки; способствовать чьей-либо известности; прямой ответ; что толку?; преграждать путь; не подходить близко; немного, чуть-чуть лучше; официальное приветствие; официальное обращение; размышлять о чем-либо VII. Make up sentences to illustrate the meaning and usage of the following words and word combinations. a) to wonder idly; to idle away one's time; to idle about; to stand (lie) idle; an idle life; idle thoughts; an idle person; b) a formal call; formal permission; formal dress; formal resemblance; a 20

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formal address; to observe formalities; to thank formally; c)a straightforward reply; a straightforward explanation; a straightforward style; d) inexplicable silence; inexplicable behaviour; e) multi-coloured; multinational; multilateral, multifarious; VIII. Paraphrase the following using words and word combinations from the text. 1. The concert can't be put off at such short notice. 2. It is difficult to change one's ways if one has got used to doing something. 3. See to it that the patient gets all the necessary attendance. 4. It is better to give the thing a trial first in case anything should go wrong. 5. Fowler turned back to the policeman, meaning to throw him to one side and dash across the square. 6. The patient was feeling somewhat better. 7. The people were in the way, and the policeman shouted to them to stand back. 8. Pyle warned Phuong not to come near the rue Catinat. 9. The explosion, according to Fowler, would bring General The into prominence. 10. It would be a pity not to be present at the most exciting moment. IX. Translate the following into Russian. 1. I gave it (compact) her, and she thanked me formally... 2. The sirens of police cars, the bells of the ambulances and fire-engines, came at one remove to my shocked ear-drums. 3. I said, "I'm the press..." 4. I turned back to the policeman, meaning to throw him to one side and make a run for it across the square... 5. From the man's shirt, he had probably been a trishaw-driver. 6. .. .it's the shopping hour. Why choose that of all hours? 7. This is better than a parade. Women and children are news, and soldiers aren't, in a war. This will hit the world's press. 8. ... it must have been a comfort to them to be able to pray for the dead to the dead. X. Choose the right word from those given below for words in italics. TranslatethesentencesintoEnglish. 1. Вы не можете себе представить, как много мне пришлось пережить за эти два дня. 2. Он тяжело переживал свое поражение. 3. Впервые поднимаясь в космос, он пережил самые волнующие минуты в своей жизни. 4. Он пережил своих современников. 5. Я никогда не переживу своего позора. 6. Не переживайте так, все обойдется. 7. Он был единственным, кто выжил (выжившим) после катастрофы. tosurvive, to endure, to feel keenly, survivor, to take to heart, to go through, to suffer, to have experience, to outlive, to live down Topics for Oral and Written Practice I. Write a brief summary of the extract. 21

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II. Give a detailed account of: 1. Fowler's thoughts and observations in the Pavilion; 2. the conversation of the two American girls overheard by Fowler; 3. the explosion in the square; 4. the scene after the explosion; 5. Fowler's talk with Pyle. III. Fowler reports to his paper on the explosion. Write the report. IV. Pyle writes a letter to his friend giving an account of the event. Write a letter. V. Comment on the title of the novel. VI. Discuss the main characters of the novel. Use Information given in the extract. VII. Retell the extract as It would be told by 1) Pyle; 2) Fowler.

UNIT FOUR THE MAN OF PROPERTY by John Galsworthy (Extract) Most people would consider such a marriage as that of Soames and Irene quite fairly successful; he had money, she had beauty; it was a case of compromise. There was no reason why they should not jog along, even if they hated each other. It would not matter if they went their own ways a little so long as the decencies were observed—the sanctity of the marriage tie, of the common home, respected. Half the marriages of the upper classes were conducted on these lines: do not offend the susceptibilities of Society; do not offend the susceptibilities of the Church; To avoid offending these is worth the sacrifice of any private feelings. The advantages of the stable home are visible, tangible, so many pieces of property; there is no risk in the status quo. To break up a home is at best a dangerous experiment, and selfish into the bargain. ... Soames went straight to the city, but finding things slack, he left at there o'clock, glad of this chance to get home quietly. Irene did not expect him. Not that he had any desire to spy on her actions, but there was no harm in thus unexpectedly surveying the scene. After changing to Park clothes he went into the drawing-room. She was sitting idly in the corner of the sofa, her favourite seat; and there were circles under her eyes, as though she had not slept. He asked: "How is it you're in? Are you expecting somebody?" "Yes—that is, not particularly." 22

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"Who?" "Mr. Bosinney1 said he might come." "Bosinney. He ought to be at work." To this she made no answer. "Well," said Soames, "I want you to come out to the stores with me, and after that we'll go to the Park." "I don't want to go out; I have a headache." Soames replied: "If ever I want you to do anything, you've always got a headache. It'll do you good to come and sit under the trees." She did not answer. Soames was silent for some minutes; at last he said: "I don't know what your idea of a wife's duty is. I never have known!" He had not expected her to reply, but she did. "I have tried to do what you want; it's not my fault .that I haven't been able to put my heart into it." "Whose fault is it, then?" He watched her askance. "Before we were married you promised to let me go if our marriage was not a success. Is it a success? " Soames frowned. "Success," he stammered—"it would be a success if you behaved yourself properly!" "I have tried," said Irene. "Will you letme go?" Soames turned away. Secretly alarmed, he took refuge in bluster. "Let you go? You don't know what you're talking about. Let you go? How can I let you go? We're married, aren't we? Then, what are you talking about? For God's sake, don't let's have any of this sort of nonsense! Get your hat on, and come and sit in the Park." "Then, you won't let me go?" He felt her eyes resting on him with a strange, touching look. "Let you go!" he said; "And what on earth would you do with yourself if I did? You've got no money!" "I could manage somehow." He took a swift turn up and down the room; then came and stood before her. "Understand," he said, "once and for all, I won't have you say this sort of thing. Go and get your hat on!" She did not move. "I suppose," said Soames, "you don't want to missBosinney if he comes!" Irene got up slowly and left the room. She came down with her hat on. They went out. ... It was some time since he had enjoyed her company in the Park. That was one of the past delights of the first two seasons of his married life, when to feel himself the possessor of this gracious creature before all London had been his greatest, thought secret, pride. How many afternoons had he not sat beside her, extremely neat, with light grey gloves and faint, supercilious smile, nodding to 23

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acquaintances, and now and again removing his hat! His light grey gloves were still on his hands, and on his lips his smile sardonic, but where the feeling in his heart? The seats were emptying fast, but still he kept her there, silent and pale, as though to work out a secret punishment. Once or twice he made some comment, and she bent her head, or answered "Yes" with a tried smile. Along the rail a man was walking so fast that people stared after him when he passed. “Look at that ass!" said Soames; " he must be mad to walk like that in this heat!" He turned; Irene had made a rapid movement. "Hallo!" he said; "it's our friend the Buccaneer!"' And he sat still with his sneering smile, conscious that Irene was sitting still, and smiling too. "Will she bow to him? " he thought. But she made no sign. Bosinney reached the end of the rails, and came walking back amongst the chairs, quartering his ground like a pointer. When he saw them he stopped dead, and raised his hat. The smile never left Soames' face; he also took off his hat. Bosinney came up, looking exhausted, alike a man after hard physical exercise; the sweat stood in drops on his brow, and Soames' smile seemed to say: "You've had a trying time, my friend!"... "What are you doing in the Park?" he asked. "We thought you despised such frivolity!" Bosinney did not seem to hear; he made his answer to Irene: "I've been round to your place; I hoped I should find you in." Somebody tapped Soames on the back, and spoke to him; and in the exchange of those platitudes over his shoulder, he missed her answer, and took a resolution. "We're just going in," he said to Bosinney; "you'd better come back to dinner with us." Into that invitation he put a strange bravado, a strange pathos: "You can't deceive me," his look and voice seemed saving, "but see—I trust you—I'm not afraid of you!" They started back to Montpellier Square together, Irene between them. In the crowded streets Soames went on in front. He did not listen to their conversation; the strange resolution of trustfulness he had taken seemed to animate even his secret conduct. Like a gambler, he said to himself: "It's a card I dare not throw away—I must play it for what it's worth. I have not too many chances." He dressed slowly, heard her leave her room and go downstairs, and, for full five minutes after, dawdled about in his dressing-room. Then he went down, purposely shutting the door loudly to show that he was coming. He found them standing by the hearth, perhaps talking, perhaps not; he could not say. He played his part out in the face, the long evening through—his manner to his guest more friendly than it had ever been before; and when at last Bosinney went, he said: "You must come again soon; Irene likes to have you to talk about the house!" Again his voice had the strange bravado and the stranger pathos; but his 24

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hand was as cold as ice. Loyal to his resolution, he turned away from their parting, turned away from his wife as she stood under the hanging lamp to say goodnight—away from the sight of her golden head shining so under the light, of her smiling mournful lips; away from the sight of Bosinney's eyes looking at her, so like a dog's looking at its master. And he went to bed with the certainty that Bosinney was in love with his wife. The summer night was hot, so hot and still that through every opened window came in but hotter air. For long hours he lay listening to her breathing. She could sleep, but he must lie awake. And, lying awake, he hardened himself to play the part of the serene and trusting husband. In the small hours he slipped out of bed, and passing into his dressing-room, leaned by the open window. He could hardly breathe. A night four years ago came back to him—the night but one before his marriage; as hot and stifling as this. He remembered how he had lain in a long cane chair in the window of his sitting-room off Victoria Street. Down below in a side street a man had banged at a door, a woman had cried out; he remembered, as though it were now, the sound of the scuffle, the slam of the door, the dead silence that followed. ... He leaned far out of the dressing-room window, over the little court below, and saw the first light spread. The outlines of dark walls and roofs were blurred for a moment, then came out sharper than before. He remembered how that other night he had watched the lamps paling all the length of Victoria Street; how he had hurried on his clothes and gone down into the street, down past houses and squares, to the street where she was staying, and there had stood and looked at the front of the little house, as still and grey as the face of a deal man. And suddenly it shot through his mind, like a sick man's fancy: What's he doing?—that fellow who haunts me, who was here this evening, who's in love with my wife—prowling out there, perhaps, looking for her as I know he was looking for her this afternoon; watching my house now, for all I can tell! He stole across the landing to the front of the house, stealthily drew aside a blind and raised a window. The grey light clung about the trees of the square, as though Night, like a great downy moth, had brushed them with her wings. The lamps were still alight, all pale, but not a soul stirred—living thing in sight! Yet suddenly, very faint, far off in the deathly stillness, he heard a cry writhing, like the voice of some wandering soul barred out of heaven, and crying for its happiness. There it was again—again! Soames shut the window shuddering. Then he thought: "Ah! it's only the peacocks, across the water." Word Combinations a caseof compromise —случайкомпромисса 25

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toreach (achieve) a compromise —достигнутькомпромиса to agree to a compromise —пойтинакомпромисс tocompromise oneself—скомпрометироватьсебя noble, useless sacrifice —благородная, бесполезнаяжертва tomake sacrifices —приноситьжертвы tosacrifice one's life —жертвоватьжизнью stablejob, character— постоянная работа, устойчивый характер stablepeace — прочный мир visible — видимый, зримый visible at a distance of—видимыйнарасстоянии visible to the naked eye —видимыйневооруженнымглазом tobe visibly annoyed, moved —бытьявнораздосадованным, тронутым bargain — сделка, договоренность good, badbargain — выгодная, невыгодная сделка tomakeabargain —договориться с кем-либо, заключить сделку tomakethebestofabadbargain — не падать духом, мириться с превратностями судьбы tobuy at a bargain —покупатьподешевке intothe bargain —впридачу, помимо idly—праздно, лениво toidleabout— бездельничать toidleaway — попусту тратить время toliveinidleness — вести праздный образ жизни totakerefuge — найти пристанище, убежище; укрыться totake refuge in silence —отмалчиваться gracioussmile—добрая, любезная, приятная улыбка rapidmovement, flow— быстрое движение, течение to slamthe door —захлопнутьдверь to closesmth. with a slam —сшумомзахлопнутьчто-либо outline —контур, очертание, силуэт outline of a house —контурдома outline of the history—очеркпоистории outline of a speech, a story—планречи, рассказа tohauntsmb. — ходить за кем-либо по пятам, преследовать tohauntaplace— постоянно посещать место hauntedhouse—дом, населенный призраками hauntedeyes, look — трагические глаза tostir leaves, hair—шевелитьлистья, волосы not to stir a foot—несделатьнишагу not to stir a finger—пальцемнепошевелить 26

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tostir tea, soup —помешиватьчай, суп tostir smb's imagination, soul —волноватьчье-либовоображение, душу towander— бродить, странствовать, блуждать towanderovertheworld — странствовать по свету, towander about the city—бродитьпогороду towander aimlessly—бродитьбесцельно towander away—уйтиизаблудиться Exercises to the Text I.Find in the text the English equivalents. 1. To, что каждый из них будет по временам жить своей жизнью, не имеет значения, лишь бы были соблюдены приличия, лишь бы уважались священные узы брака и семейный очаг. 2. Чтобы неоскорблять их, можно принести в жертву свои собственные чувства. 3. Разрушить семью — в лучшем случае опасный эксперимент и к тому же эгоистичный. 4. ... сознание, что весь Лондон смотрит на него, обладателя этого очаровательного создания, наполняло его огромной, хотя и тайной гордостью. 5. И лежа без сна, он твердо решил играть роль спокойного, доверчивого мужа. 6. И внезапно его пронзила мысль, как бред в мозгу больного ... II. Paraphrase the following using words and world combinations from the text. 1. keep going; 2. offend the finer feelings of society;3.I am not to blame; 4. hid his alarm behind a streamofangry words; 5. he felt her looking at him; 6. you felt contempt for such useless pastime; 7. he made his decision; 8. an opportunity I cannot let slip; 9. dragged out his time; 10. on the ever of his marriage; 11. the man who pursues me; 12. hanging about there III. Find in the text the English equivalents of the following phrases and sentences. 1. возможность компромисса; 2. вкладывать душу (в это); 3. он смотрел на нее искоса; 4. как-нибудь проживу; 5. пробираясь как пойнтер по следу; 6. остановился как вкопанный; 7. обмениваясь ничего не значащими словами; 8. я должен поставить и на эту карту; 9. перед рассветом; 10. темные контуры стен и крыш расплылись; 11. переулок; 12.онторопливо оделся; 13. почем знать. IV. Find English equivalents in the text and reproduce the situations in which the following phrases are used. 1. жить каждый своей жизнью; 2. лишь бы; 3. это тебе поможет; 4. раз и навсегда; 5. упустить кого-то; 6. он сделал какое-то замечание; 7. она 27

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наклонила голову; 8. она не поклонилась (не пошевелилась); 9. с измученным видом; 10. трудное время; 11. прокрался через площадку; 12. вокруг. V. Give English equivalents and use the word combinations in sentences of your own. 1. пойти на компромисс; 2. компрометировать себя; 3. бесполезная жертва; 4. пожертвовать жизнью; 5. постоянная работа; 6. прочный мир; 7. быть явно раздосадованным; 8. видимый невооруженным глазом; 9. невыгодная сделка; 10. договориться с кем-либо; 10. покупать по дешевке; 11. мириться с превратностями судьбы; 12. помимо того; 13. свободная минута; 14. бездельничать; 15. праздное любопытство; 16. растрачивать свое время; 17. вести праздный образ жизни; 18. найти убежище; 19. отмалчиваться; 20. изящная фигура; 21. приятная улыбка; 22. быстрое движение; 23. захлопнуть дверь; 24. захлопнуть книгу; 25. очерк по истории страны; 26. конспект книги; 27. сделать резюме главы; 28. ходить по пятам за кем-либо; 29. дом, нaселенный призраками; 30. трагическое выражение лица; 31. шевелить листья; 32. волновать чье-либо воображение; 33. бродить по городу; 34. сбиться с дороги VI. Paraphrase the following using active word combinations. 1. to achieve a settlement of a dispute by each side giving up smth; 2. to lose one's reputation; 3. to give up one's life for the sake of smb. orsmth.; 4. steady job; 5. firm foundation; 6. lasting peace; 7. seen at a distance of...; 8. evident impatience; 9. to buy smth. cheap; 10. it's very cheap; 11. to get something out of an unfavourable situation; 12. lazy fellow; 13. useless chatter; 14. to waste time; 15. to find shelteror protection; 16. to avoid answering unpleasant questions; 17. amiable answer; 18. to shut the door noisily; 19. the chief points of a composition; 20. to give a summary of a story; 21. not to leave the house for a moment; 22. to leave the right path; 23. to walk about aimlessly VII. Give phrases opposite in meaning using active word combinations. 1. to have a good reputation; 2. temporary job; 3. shaky foundation; 4. good visibility; 5. good bargain; 6. to buy smth. at a high price; 7. it's very expensive; 8. busy time; 9. well-grounded curiosity; 10. serious conversation; 11. to tell the truth frankly; 12. slow development; 13. slow car; 14. slow reaction; 15. slow current; 16. to put a box carefully on the floor;17.to keep to the point; 18. to keep to the point; 19.tocome with a definite purpose VIII. TranslateintoEnglish. 28

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1. Он сказал, что никогда не пойдет на сделку с совестью. 2. Она говорила, что пожертвовала всем ради детей и не видит никакой благодарности. 3. Устойчивость отношений между нашими странами проверена временем. 4. Он увидел машину на расстоянии двух метров за поворотом. Теперь в поле зрения у него была вся дорога. 5.Товар, купленный по дешевке был плохого качества. 6. Напряженная работа отнимала все его время. Помимо всего он начал ремонт квартиры. 7. В ее вопросах сквозило пустое любопытство. 8. Наверху хлопнула дверь и послышались быстрые шаги. 9. Посетители выставки обратили внимание на портрет приятной молодой женщины с трагическим выражением лица. 10. Она праздно сидела у окна, лениво помешивая остывший кофе. 11. Он бесцельно бродил по городу, ничего не вспоминая, не думая ни о чем. IX. Find the following sentences in the text and explain the parts given in italics. 1. Half the marriages of the upper classes were conducted on these lines.2. His light grey gloves still on his hands, and on his lips his smile sardonic, but where the feelings in his heart!3. In the crowded streets Soames went on in front. 4. Again his voice had the strange bravado and the stranger pathos; but his hand was as cold as ice. X, Choose the right word. Consult the dictionary if necessary. a) (stable, lasting) 1. Bertie's gay little mother died when he was only five, leaving a ... memory of sweetness and grace personified. 2. Doris seemed to live on a ... diet of cigarettes and innumerable cups of black coffee. 3. We lived up four flights of dark stairs. They were very dirty with a ... smell of cats and boiled cabbage. 4. My knee healed in time but the injury left a ... pain which grew worse in cold or rainy weather. 5. I must have learned about it at school but somehow the facts did not leave a ... impression. b) (fast, swift, quick, rapid) 1. Driving ... cars gave him a feeling of his own importance. 2. She gave me a ... glance full of muted laughter. 3. Here the current was more ... and the boat seemed hardly to move at all though we rowed with all our might. 4. I followed the swallow with my eyes. How ... it was, how graceful! 5. Oh, can't you go ... than that? Oh, please, please,go ... go as ... as you can. c) (sir, arouse) 1. Once I thought I heard him ... and moan softly in his sleep. 2. This bit of news is sure to ... their indignation. 3. His stories ... my imagination and I began to 29

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dream of running away to be a sailor. 4. He is a kind slow creature. It's not easy to ... his anger. 5. What Ihad seen had deeply ... my soul. XI. Insert active word combinations. 1. I haven't had a ... job for years. Just a coupleofweeks here, a few days there. 2. He won't... ... to help people. 3. My pity and imagination were so ... , that for a week I was ... by bitter memories. 4. You are ..from the subject. Please, keep to the point. 5. There was a fog in the morning but by midday the house was ... again. 6. His promises used to be just... talk. You could never rely on him. 7. Without any ... cause he ignored my question and took ... in silence. 8. I heard him ... the door and leave the house. 9. His slim ... movements looked … . THE MAN OF PROPERTY by John Galsworthy (Continued) James' intended to take an opportunity this afternoon of speaking to Irene. A word in time saved nine. He found Irene seated at the piano with her hands arrested on the keys, evidently listening to the voices in the hall. She greeted him without smiling. "Your mother-in-law's in bed," he began hoping at once to enlist her sympathy. "I've got the carriage here. Now, be a good girl, and put on your hat and come with me for a drive. It'll do you good!" Irene looked at him as though about to refuse, but, seeming to change her mind, went upstairs, and came down again with her hat on. "Where are you going to take me?" she asked. "We'll just go down to Robin Hill," said James, spluttering out his words very quick; "the horses want exercise, and I should like to see what they've been doing down there." Irene hung back, but again changed her mind, and went out to the carriage, James brooding over her closely, to make quite sure. It was not before he had got her more than half way that he began: "Soames is very fond of you—he won't have anything said against you; why don't you show him more affection?" Irene flushed, and said in a low voice: "I can't show what I haven't got." James looked at her sharply; he felt that now he had her in his own carriage, with his own horses and servants, he was really in command of the situation. She could not put him off; nor would she make a scene in public. "I can't think what you're about," he said. He's a very good husband!" Irene's answer was so low as to be almost inaudible among the sounds of traffic. He caught the words: "You are not married to him!" "What's that got to do with it? He's given you everything you want. He's always 30

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ready to take you anywhere, and now he's built you this house in the country. It's not as if you had anything of your own." "No." Again James looked at her; he could not make out the expression on her face. She looked almost as if she were going to cry, and yet— "I'm sure," he muttered hastily, "we've all tried to be kind to you." Irene's lips quivered; to his dismay James saw a tear steal down her cheek. He felt a choke rise in his throat. "We're all fond of you," he said, "if you'd only"—he was going to say, "behave yourself," but changed it to—"if you'd only be more of a wife to him." Irene did not answer, and James, too, ceased speaking. There was something in her silence which disconcerted him, it was not the silence of obstinacy, rather that of acquiescence in all that he could find to say. And yet he felt as if he had not had the last word. He could not understand this. He was unable, however, to long keep silence. "I suppose that young Bosinney," he said, "will be getting married to June now?" Irene's face changed. "I don't know," she said; "you should ask her. Does she write to you? " "No." "How's that?" said James. "I thought you and she were such great friends." Irene turned on him. "Again," she said, "you should ask her!" "Well," flustered James frightened by her look, "it's very odd that I can't get a plain answer to a plain question, but there it is." He sat ruminating over his rebuff, and burst out at last: "Well, I've warned you. You won't look ahead. Soames he doesn't say much, but I can see he won't stand a great deal more of this sort of thing. You'll have nobody but yourself to blame, and, what's more, you'll get no sympathy from anybody." Irene bent her head with a little smiling bow. "I am very much obliged to you." James did not know what on earth to answer. The bright hot morning had changed slowly to a grey, oppressive afternoon; a heavy bank of clouds, with the yellow tinge of coming thunder, had risen in the south, and was creeping up. The branches of the trees drooped motionless across the road without the smallest stir of foliage. A faint odour of glue from the heated horses clung in the thick air; the coachman and groom, rigid and unbending, exchanged stealthy murmurs on the box, without ever turning their heads. To James' great relief they reached the house at last; the silence and impenetrability of this woman by his side, whom he had always thought so soft and mild, alarmed him. The carriage put them down at the door, and they entered. The hall was cool, and so still that it was like passing into a tomb; a shudder ran down James' spine. He quickly lifted the heavy leather curtains between the columns into the inner court. He could not restrain an exclamation of approval. 31

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The decoration was really in excellent taste... Evidently, no pains had been spared. It was quite the house of a gentleman. Everything was in apple-pie order, ready for immediate occupation. He turned round to speak to Irene, and saw her standing over in the garden entrance, with her husband and Bosinney. Though not remarkable for sensibility, James felt at once that something was wrong. He went up to them, and, vaguely alarmed, ignorant of the nature of the trouble, made an attempt to smooth things over. "How are you, Mr. Bosinney?" he said, holding out his hand. "You've been spending money pretty freely down here, I should say!" Soames turned his back and walked away. James looked from Bosinney's frowning face to Irene's, and, in his agitation, spoke his thoughts aloud: "Well, I can't tell what's the matter. Nobody tells me anything!" And, making off after his son, he heard Bosinney's short laugh, and his "Well, thank God! You look so —" Most unfortunately he lost the rest. What had happened? He glanced back. Irene was very close to the architect, and her face not like the face he knew of her. He hastened up to his son. Soames was pacing the picture-gallery. "What's the matter?" said James. "What's all this?" Soames looked at him with his supercilious calm unbroken, but James knew well enough that he was violently angry. "Our friend," he said, "has exceeded his instructions again, that's all. So much the worse for him this time." He turned round and walked back towards the door. James followed hurriedly, edging himself in front. He saw Irene take her finger from before her lips, heard her say something in her ordinary voice, and began to speak before he reached them: "There's a storm coming on. We'd better get home. We can't take you, I suppose, Mr. Bosinney? No, I suppose not. Then, good-bye!" He held out his hand. Bosinney did not take it, but, turning with a laugh, said: "Good-bye, Mr. Forsyte. Don't get caught in the storm!" and walked away. "Well," began James, "I don't know—" But the sight of Irene's face stopped him. Taking hold of his daughter-in-law by the elbow, he escorted her towards the carriage. He felt certain, quite certain, they had been making some appointment or other ... Nothing in the world is more sure to upset a Forsyte than the discovery that something on which he has stipulated to spend a certain sum has cost more. And this is reasonable, for upon the accuracy of his estimates the whole policy of his life is ordered. If he cannot rely on definite values of property, his compass is amiss; he is adrift upon bitter waters without a helm. After writing to Bosinney in the terms that have already been chronicled, Soameshad dismissed the cost of the house from his mind. He believed that he had made the matter of the final cost so very plain that the possibility of its being again exceeded had really never entered his head. On hearing from Bosinney that his 32

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limit of twelve thousand pounds would be exceeded by something like four hundred he had grown white with anger. His original estimate of the cost of the house completed had been ten thousand pounds, and he had often blamed himself severely for allowing himself to be led into repeated excesses. Over this last expenditure, however, Bosinney had put himself completely in the wrong. How on earth a fellow could make such an ass of himself Soames could not conceive; but he had done so, and all the rancour and hidden jealousy that had been burning against him for so long was now focussed in rage at the crowning piece of extravagance. The attitude of the confident and friendly husband was gone. To preserve property—his wife—he had assumed it, to preserve property of another kind he lost it now. "Ah!" he had said to Bosinney when he could speak, "and I suppose you're perfectly contented with yourself. But I may as well tell you that you've altogether mistaken your man!" What he meant by those words he did not quite know at the time, but after dinner he looked up the correspondence between himself and Bosinney to make quite sure. There could be no two opinions about it— the fellow had made himself liable for that extra four hundred, or, at all events, for three hundred and fifty of it, and he would have to make it good. He was looking at his wife's face when he came to this conclusion. Seated in her usual seat on the sofa, she was altering the lace on a collar. She had not once spoken to him all the evening. He went up to the mantelpiece, and contemplating his face in the mirror said: "Your friend the Buccaneer has made a fool of himself; he will have to pay for it!" She looked at him scornfully and answered: "I don't know what you are talking about!" "You soon will. A mere trifle, quite beneath your contempt—four hundred pounds." "Do you mean that you are going to make him pay that towards this hateful house?" "I do." "And you know he's got nothing?" "Yes." “Then you are meaner than I thought you." Soames turned from the mirror, and unconsciously taking a china cup from the mantelpiece, clasped his hands around it, as though praying. He saw her bosom rise and fall, her eyes darkening with anger, and taking no notice of the taunt, he asked quietly: "Are you carrying on a flirtation with Bosinney? " "No, I am not!" Her eyes met his, and he looked away. He neither believed nor disbelieved her, but he knew that he had made a mistake in asking; he never had known, never would know, what she was thinking. The sight of her inscrutable face, the thought of all the hundreds of evenings he had seen her sitting there like that soft and passive, but so unreadable, unknown, enraged him beyond measure. "I believe you are made of stone," he said, clenching his fingers so hard that he 33

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broke the fragile cup. The pieces fell into the grate. And Irene smiled. "You seem to forget," she said, "that cup is not!" Soames gripped her arm. "A good beating," he said, "is the only thing that would bring you to your senses," but turning on his heel, he left the room. Word Combinations tocreep —ползти, красться, подкрадываться tocreep about on tiptoe —крастьсянацыпочках tomakeone'sfleshcreep — привести в содрогание, почувствовать ползание мурашек tocreep up —взбиратьсяползком togivesmb.the creeps —броситьвдрожь creepystory— рассказ, от которого мурашки идут по телу tocling — прилипать, держаться, цепляться toclingtothecoast, one'shome, parents — держаться берега, цепляться за свой дом, родителей toclingtogether — держаться друг друга toclingtoone'smemories, hopes — цепляться за свои воспоминания, не терять надежды clinging dress —облегающееплатье togive (bring) relief—принестиоблегчение tosmb. 'srelief— к. чьему-либо облегчению tosigh with relief—вздохнутьсоблегчением torestrainsmb. 'sactivity— сдерживать кого-то, ограничивать чью-либо деятельность torestrain one's temper, anger —обуздыватьсвойхарактер, гнев torestrainsmb. fromdoingsmth. —не давать кому-либо сделать что-либо pretty (colloq.) —довольно, достаточно prettywell — довольно хорошо prettyhopeless — достаточно безнадежно prettymuchthesame — почти то же самое toexpress (provoke, hide) agitation — выражать (вызывать, скрывать) беспокойство, волнение nervous, visibleagitation — нервное, заметное волнение toviolate the law, a treaty, the frontier —нарушатьзакон, договор,границу violently—сильно, резко, остро toexceed the amount of smth., smb. 'sabilities — превышать количество чеголибо, чьи-либо способности toexceedsmb. instrenth — превосходить кого-либо в силе toexceedsmb.'sexpectations, hopes —превзойтичьи-либоожидания, надежды 34

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agelimit—возрастнойпредел to setoneself a limit of—ограничитьсебя toknownolimits — не иметь (не знать) предела That'sthelimit! — Это уж слишком! toaltersmth. —переделывать, изменять что-либо toalter one's mode of life —изменитьобразжизни Exercises to the Text I.Find English equivalents in the text. 1. воспользоваться случаем; 2. вовремя сказанное слово много значит; 3. завоевать ее сочувствие; 4. передумала; 5. (чтобы) быть уверенным; 6. устроить сцену на людях; 7. (увидел как) по щеке ее поползла (скатилась) слеза; 8. (он почувствовал как) к горлу у него подступил комок; 9. последнее слово осталось не за ним;10. я вас предостерег; 11. вам некого будет винить кроме себя; 12. никто вам не посочувствует; 13. что-то было неладно; 14. не зная причины неприятного положения; 15. сделал попытку смягчить создавшееся положение; 16. взять, ухватить; 17. назначали свидание; 18. перестал думать о ...; 19. последние затраты (расходы); 29. он поставил себя под удар; 21. не обращал внимания;22. тебя образумит II.Give English equivalents using active word combinations. 1.красться на цыпочках; 2. виться по стене; 3. привести в содрогание; 4. вползать; 5. ползучее растение; 6. мокрая одежда прилипает к телу; 7. держаться берега; 8. держаться вместе; 9. упорно не терять надежду; 10. облегающее платье; 11. к чьему-то облегчению; 12. сдерживать чью-либо деятельность; 13. сдерживать себя; 14. почти тоже самое; 15. быть глубоко взволнованным чем-либо; 16. вызывать волнение; 17. нарушать границу; 18. нарушать молчание; 19. нарушать договор; 20. быть кому-либо не под силу; 21. превзойти чьи-либо ожидания; 22. превзойти кого-либо в силе; 23. возрастной предел; 24. определить количество работы; 25. ограничивать себя; 26. изменить свой образ жизни. III.Paraphrase the following using active word combinations. 1. to move noiselessly on tiptoe; 2. to arouse a strong feeling of fear or disgust; 3. a story meant to arouse fear; 4. to hold tight to smb.; 5. the course of the ship lay close to the coast; 6. to keep together; 7. to cherish one's memories; 8. to come to smb.'s help; 9. to prevent smb. from doing smth.; 10. to control oneself; 11. ratherwell; 12. almost the same; 13. to hide one's excitement; 14. visible excitement; 15. to act contrary to the law; 16. to interfere with smb.'s privacy; 17. to inference with peace; 18. to invade a foreign territory; 19. to be beyond smb.'s 35

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abilities; 20. to be heavier than; 21. to go beyond smb.'s expectations;22. to make a dress look different IV. Give phrases opposite in meaning using active word combinations. 1. to walk about noisily; 2. to creep in; 3. to hang loose (about clothes) 4. to give up all hope; 5. to refuse to help smb.; 6. to intensify smb.'s anxiety; 7. to encourage smb. to waste money; 8. to be tongue-tied; 9. to give freedom; 10. to comply with the law; 11. in accordance with the terms; 12. to keep discipline; 13. to be inferior to smb. in strength; 14. to limit oneself to;15. within limits; 16. to alter radically; 17. basic alterations V. Find the following sentences in the text and give detailed explanations of the parts in italics. Reproduce the situations in which the sentences are used in the text. 1. James ... felt that now he had her in his own carriage, with his own horses and servants, he was really in command of the situation. 2. And yet he felt as if he had not had the last word. 3. "Our friend," he said, "has exceeded his instructions again, that's all. So much the worse for him this time." 4. "Then you are meaner than I thought you VI. Choose the right word. Consult the dictionary if necessary. a) (agitated, excited) 1. The girl seemed quiet and restrained as he sat in the big leather chair opposite the lawyer. Only her thin hands were strangely ... in her lap, clasping and unclasping each other, picking at her skirt, folding and unfolding her handkerchief. 2. I was suffering from a surfeit of entertainment. It got so I did not feel at all ... when taken to the circus or a theatre. 3. The cloud was dark, low, menacing and as it drew nearer the animals in the yard grew more and more .... There was danger in the air. 4. Dick's coming home. Just think! After all these years! We're so .... b)(agitation, excitement) 1. Now when my dream seemed to be coming true I felt little if any ....Only a deep seated nearly painful ... 2. The news was received without undue .... Just one more lecture by somebody we, had never heard of. 3. The coming game caused a lot of ... . There were some last minute preparations. A shuffling and reshuffling of the players. c)(violate, break) 1. They signed a treaty with the Indians and ..it less than a year later. 2. If you want to know I ... a date to come out with you. 3. No one can ... rules in this school, Frankie, not even you. 4. It was claimed that the plane in question had ... the frontier of this country. 36

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d)(exceed, surpass) 1. Don't forget that your luggage should not ..forty pounds. 2. He's a good quarter-back. His father was a good player but the boy will ... him. 3. The news ... my wildest hopes. They liked the story, they were going to publish it. e)(change, modify, vary, alter) 1. He said he would sign the contract if you ... the third point. 2. You must ... his diet. How can you expect him to eat the same breakfast year in year out? 3. You'll have to ... your tone before I agree to listen to you. 4. Whatever happens don't... the course I have set for you. These are dangerous waters. 5. We can ... some expressions but the gist will remain. 6. The dress fits reasonably well. The skirt is a trifle too long but that can easily be ... . Topics for Oral and Written Practice I.Find in the text words and phrases describing: 1) people's looks; 2) gestures; 3) emotions II.Answer the following questions. 1. Why did Irene agree to accompany Soames and James though in both cases she quite obviously didn't want to? 2. What feelings does Soames arouse in the first and the second extracts? 3. What do you think of the conversation between James and Irene on their way to Robin Hill? III.Comment on Bosinney's words: "Don't get caught in the storm!" IV. Describe the main characters of the novel. V. Comment on the title: "The Man of Property" VI. Retell the text as it would be told by 1) Irene; 2) Bosinney; 3) Soames; 4) James. VII. Compose the dialogue between Soames and Irene. Work in pairs. VIII. Give your impression. 1. What kind of resolution did Soames take and why? 2. Was it a way out for him? Give your reasons. UNIT FIVE WHEELS by Arthur Hailey 37

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The weekend had been lonely. His daughter, Barbara, was away somewhere and Matt Zaleski' had had to fend for himself. In the old days, when his wife was alive, she had always helped him over humps like model changeover2 with understanding, extra affection, and meals which—no matter how long she waited for him to come home—she prepared with special care. But it seemed so long since he had known any of those things that it was hard to remember Freda had been dead less than two years. Matt realized, sadly, that when she was alive he had not appreciated her half as much as he did now. He found himself, too, resenting Barbara's 3 preoccupation with her own life and work. Matt would have liked nothing more than to have Barbara remain at home, available whenever he came there, and thus filling—at least in part—her mother's role. For a while after Freda's death Barbara had seemed to do that. She prepared their meals each evening, which she and Matt ate together, but gradually Barbara's outside interests revived, her work at the advertising agency increased, and nowadays they were rarely in the house together except to sleep, and occasionally for a hurried weekday breakfast. Months ago Barbara had urged that they seek a housekeeper, which they could well afford, but Matt resisted the idea. Now, with so much to do for himself, on top of pressures at the plant, he wished he had agreed. He had already told Barbara, early in August that he had changed his mind and she could go ahead and hire a housekeeper after all, to which Barbara replied that she would do so when she could, but at the moment was too busy at the agency to take time out to advertise, interview, and get a housekeeper installed. Matt had bristled at that, believing it to be a woman's business—even a daughter's—to run a home, and that a man should not have to become involved, particularly when he was under stress, as Matt was now. Barbara made it clear, however, that she regarded her own work as equally important with her father's, an attitude he could neither accept nor understand. There was a great deal else, nowadays, that Matt Zaleski failed to understand. He had only to open a newspaper to become alternately angry and bewildered at news of traditional standards set aside, old moralities discarded, established orders undermined. No one, it seemed, respected anything any more—including constituted authority, the courts, law, parents, college presidents, the military, the free enterprise system, or the American flag, under which Matt and others of his generation fought and died in World War II. As Matt Zaleski saw it, it was the young who caused the trouble, and increasingly he hated most of them: those with long hair you couldn't tell from girls; students know-it-alls, choked up with book learning, militant blacks, demanding the millennium on the spot and not content to progress slowly; and all other protesters, rioters, contemptuous of everything in sight and beating up those who dared to disagree. The whole bunch of them, in Matt's view, were callow, immature, knowing nothing of real life, contributing nothing .... When he thought of the young his bile and blood pressure rose together. And Barbara, while certainly no rebellious student or protester, sympathized 38

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openly with most of what went on, which was almost as bad. For this, Matt blamed the people his daughter associated with, including Brett DeLosanto whom he continued to dislike. In reality, Matt Zaleski—like many of his age group— was the prisoner of his long-held views. In conversation which sometimes became heated arguments. Barbara had tried to persuade him to her own conviction: that a new breadth of outlook had developed, that beliefs and ideas once held immutable had been examined and found false; that what younger people despised was not the morality of their parents' generation but a facade of morality with duplicity behind; not old standards in themselves, but hypocrisy and self-deception which, all too often, the so-called standards shielded. In fact, it was a time of question, of exciting intellectual experiment from which mankind could only gain. Barbara had failed in her attempt. Matt Zaleski, lacking insight, saw the changes around him merely as negative and destroying. In such a mood, as well as being tired and having a nagging stomach ache, Matt came home late to find Barbara and a guest already in the house The guest was Rollie Knight. Earlier that evening, through arrangements made for her by Leonard Windgate, Barbara had met Rollie downtown. Her purpose was to acquire more knowledge about the life and experiences of black people— Rollie in particular. A spoken commentary to accompany the documentary film AutoCity, now approaching its final edited form, would be based, in part, on what she learned. To begin, she had taken Rollie to the Press Club, but the club had been unusually crowded and noisy; also, Rollie had not seemed at ease. So, on impulse Barbara suggested driving to her home. They did. She had mixed a whisky and water for each of them, then whipped up a simple meal of eggs and bacon which she served on trays in the living-room; after that, with Rollie increasingly relaxed and helpful, they talked. Later, Barbara brought the whisky bottle in and poured them each a second drink. Outside, the dusk— climaxing a clear, benevolent day—had turned to dark. Rollie looked around him at the comfortable, tastefully furnished, though unpretentious room. He asked, "How far we here from Blaine and 12th?" About eight miles, she told him. He shook his head and grinned. "Eight hundred, more like." Blaine and 12th was where Rollie lived, and where film scenes had been shot. Barbara had scribbled Rollie's thought in a few key words, thinking it might work well as an opening line, when her father walked in. (tobe continued} Word Combination to have (feel) and affectionfor smb. —любить, бытьпривязанным towin (gain) smb. 's affection —завоеватьчью-либолюбовь toaffect smb. 's choice, decision —повлиятьначей-либо выбор, решение 39

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toappreciaterest— ценить (знать цену) отдых toappreciatesmb. 'skindness, help — быть признательным за доброту, помощь to appreciate music —бытьзнатокоммузыки torevivesmth. — возрождать, воскрешать что-либо to choose (find) an occasion —выбратьподходящиймомент on all (rare) occasions —вовсех (вредких) случаях on the occasion of—послучаючего-либо to resist the enemy, temptation, influence—сопротивляться, неподдаватьсяврагу, искушению, влиянию tooffer (no) resistance — оказывать (не оказывать) сопротивление the top of a page, a tree, a house —верхняячасть, верх страницы, дерева, дома atthetopof— в верхней части from top to bottom —сверхудонизу ontopofsomething — в довершение к чему-либо pressure—давление, воздействие under pressure—поддавлением towork at high pressure —работатьбыстро, энергично topress smb. 's hand —пожатькому-либоруку tobe pressed for time, money—испытыватьнехваткувремени, денег totell the difference —определятьразницу totellsmb. bysmth. —узнавать кого-либо по каким-либо признакам totellupon (on) smb., smth. — сказаться на ком -либо, чем-либо tochoke with smoke, tears, anger, cough —задыхатьсяотдыма, слез, гнева, кашля intellectual—умственный, мыслительный, интеллектуальный self-deception — самообман self-respect—самоуважение self-control—самообладание self-sacrifice — самопожертвование merely—только, просто, единcтвенно bymerechance — по чистой случайности toacquireknowledge, skill, reputation, property— приобрести знания, навыки, репутацию, собственность climax— кульминация at the climax of—вразгаречего-либо

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должно, особенно когда мужчина так занят, как он, Мэт, сейчас. 3. Сейчас было еще много такого, чего Мэт не мог понять. Стоило ему только открыть газету и он тотчас же начинал сердиться, либо недоумевать, почему общепринятые критерии забыты, старые моральные нормы отброшены, установленные порядки разрушены. 4. Когда он думал о молодежи,у него разливалась желчь и поднималось кровяное давление. 5. А Барбара, которая, конечно, не относилась ни к бунтующим студентам, ни к протестующей молодежи, открыто сочувствовала тому, что происходило, и это было ничуть не лучше. II. Paraphrase the following using words and word combinations from the text. 1. to look after himself; 2. thus taking her mother's place; 3. was against the idea; 4. in addition to; 5. to get (somebody) settled; 6. a woman's duty (place); 7. gave (him) to understand; 8. all of them; 9. to mix with; 10. passionate discussions; 11. to win him over to her side; 12. to conceal, to protect. III.Find in the text the English equivalents of the following words and phrases. 1. поглощенность личной жизнью и работой; 2. ему больше всего хотелось бы; 3. посторонние интересы; 4. будничный день; 5. рассердился (2); 6. законные власти; 7. по мнению Мэта (3); 8. студенты всезнайки; 9. требующие, чтобы немедленно наступил золотой век; 10. широта взглядов; 11. непреложный; 12. (которому) не хватало проницательности; 13, под влиянием момента (вдруг); 14. приготовить еду на скорую руку. IV. Find English equivalents in the text and reproduce the situations in which the following phrases are used. 1. как бы долго она ни ждала его; 2. готовила особенно тщательно; 3. значительно меньше, чем сейчас; 4. всегда дома, когда бы он ни приходил; 5. рекламное агентство; 6. молодежь была всему виной; 7. презирающие все, что видят; 8. ничего не дающие; 9. винил людей, с которыми его дочь общалась; 10. то, к чему молодежь относилась с презрением; 11. в таком настроении; 12. по договоренности; 13. казалось, чувствовал себя неловко. V. Find the following sentences in the text. Explain the words and word combinations in italics. 1. There was a great deal else, nowadays, that Matt Zaleski failed to understand. 2. When he thought of the young his bile and pressure rose together.3. In reality Matt Zaleski... was the prisoner of his long-held views. 4. Barbara had scribbled Rollie's thoughts ... thinking it might work well as an opening line. VI. Paraphrase the following expressions using active word combinations and use them in sentences of your own. 1. to have an effect on smb.'s decision; 2. to win smb.'s love; 3. to understand and enjoy music; 4. to come or bring back to consciousness; 5. to keep oneself 41

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X. TranslateintoEnglish. 1. Работа при ярком свете плохо скажется на вашем зрении. 2. Эта книга пробудила во мне приятные воспоминания. 3. Даже его здоровый организм с трудом сопротивлялся болезни. 4. Он должен был позвонить вам по такому случаю. 5. Задыхаясь от слез, она рассказала, что действовала под давлением обстоятельств. 6. Ему всегда не хватает времени. 7. В довершение всего он оказался в трудном материальном положении. WHEELS by Arthur Hailey (Continued) Matt Zaleski froze. He looked incredulously at Barbara and Rollie Knight, seated on the same settee, drink in their hands, a whisky bottle on the floor between them, the dis carded dinner trays nearby. In her surprise, Barbara had let the pad on which she had been writing slip from her hand and out of sight. Rollie Knight and Matt Zaleski, though never having spoken together at the assembly plant, recognized each other instantly. Matt's eyes went, unbelievingly, from Rollie's face to Barbara's. Rollie grinned and downed his drink, making a show of self-assurance, then seemed uncertain. His tongue moistened his lips. "Hi, Dad!" Barbara said. "This is ..." Matt's voice cut across her words. Glaring at Rollie, he demanded, "What the hell are you doing in my house, sitting there...?" Of necessity, through years of managing an auto plant in which a major segment of the work force was black, Matt Zaleski had acquired a patina of racial tolerance. But it was never more than a patina. Beneath the surface he still shared the views of his parents and their neighbours who regarded any Negro as inferior. Now, seeing his own daughter entertaining a black man in Matt's own home, an unreasoning rage possessed him, to which tension and tiredness were an added spur. He spoke and acted without thought of consequences. "Dad," Barbara said sharply, "this is my friend, Mr. Knight. I invited him, and don't..." "Shut up!" Matt shouted as he swung toward his daughter. "I'll deal with you later." The colour drained from Barbara's face. "What do you mean—you'll deal with me?" Matt ignored her. His eyes still boring into Rollie Knight, he pointed to the kitchen door through which he had just come in. "Out!" "Dad, don't you dare!" Barbara was on her feet, moving swiftly towards her father. When she was within reach he slapped her hard across the face. It was as if they were acting out a classic tragedy, and now it was Barbara who was unbelieving. She thought. This cannot be happening. The blow had stung and she guessed there were weal marks on her cheek though that part was 43

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unimportant. What mattered was of the mind. It was as if a rock had been rolled aside, the rock of a century of human progression and understanding, only to reveal a festering rottenness beneath — the unreason, hatred, bigotry living in Matt Zaleski's mind. And Barbara, because she was her father's daughter, at this moment shared his guilt. Outside, a car stopped. Rollie, as well, was standing. An instant earlier his confidence had deserted him because he was on unfamiliar ground. Now, as it came back, he told Matt, … Matt's voice trembled. "I said get out. Now go!" Barbara closed her eyes. Well, why not? Wasn't that how life went, returning hate for hate? For the second time within a few minutes the house side door opened. Brett DeLosanto came in, announcing cheerfully, "Couldn't make anybody hear." He beamed at Barbara and Matt, then observed Rollie Knight. "Hi, Rollie! Nice surprise to see you. How's the world, good friend?" At Brett's easy greeting to the young black man, a flicker of doubt crossed Matt Zaleski's face. Rollie glanced contemptuously at Barbara. And left. Brett asked the other two, "Now what in hell was that about?" ... Barbara shook her head, unable to speak because of tears she was choking back. Brett moved across the room. Putting his arms around her, he urged gently, "Whatever it is, let go, relax! We can talk about it later." Matt said uncertainly, "Look, maybe I was ..." Barbara's voice overrode him. "I don't want to hear." She had control of herself, and eased away from Brett who volunteered, "If this is a family mishmash, and you'd prefer me to leave ..." "I want you here," Barbara said. "And when you go, I'm leaving with you." She stopped, then regarding him directly, "You've asked me twice, Brett, to come and live with you. If you still want me to, I will." He answered fervently, "You know I do." Matt Zaleski had dropped into a chair. His head came up. "Live!" "That's right," Barbara affirmed icily. "We won't be married; neither of us wants to be. We'll merely share the same apartment, the same bed ..." "No!" Matt roared. "By God, no!" She warned, "Just try to stop me!" They faced each other briefly, then her father dropped his eyes and put his head in his hands. His shoulders shook. "I'll pack a few things for tonight", Barbara told Brett, "then come back for the rest tomorrow." "Listen"—Brett's eyes were on the dejected figure in the chair—"I wanted us to get together. You know it. But does it have to be this way?" She answered crisply, "When you know what happened, you'll understand. So take me or leave me— now, the way I am. If you don't, I'll go to a hotel." He flashed a quick smile. "I'lltake you." 44

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Barbara went upstairs. When the two men were alone, Brett said uncomfortably, "Mr. Z., whatever it was went wrong, I'm sorry." There was no answer, and he went outside to wait for Barbara in his car. For almost half an hour Brett and Barbara cruised the streets nearby searching for Rollie Knight. In the first few minutes after putting her suitcase in the car and driving away, Barbara explained what had occurred before Brett's arrival. As she talked, his face went grim. After a while he said, "Poor little bastard! No wonder he took off at me too." "And me." "I guess he figures we're all alike inside. Why wouldn't he?" They drove down another empty street, then, near the end of it, their headlights picked up a shadowy figure, walking. It turned out to be a neighbour of the Zaleskis, going home. "Rollie's gone." Brett glanced across the front seat of the car inquiringly. "We know where he lives." Both knew the reason behind Brett's hesitation. It could be dangerous in downtown Detroit at night. Armed holdups and assaults were commonplace. She shook her head. "We can't do anything more tonight. Let's go home." Word Combinations to tolerate smb. 'spresence, interference — терпеть чье-либо присутствие, вмешательство racial, religious, nationaltolerance — расовая, религиозная, национальная терпимость tosharesmb. 'sresponsibility, blame, views —разделятьчью-либо ответственность, вину, взгляды toshareroom, secretswithsmb. — жить с кем-либо в одной комнате, поделиться секретами tobeinferior— быть хуже (по качеству), ниже (по положению) of inferior quality—плохогокачества inferiority complex—комплекснеполноценности entertainingnovel, conversation —занимательныйроман, увлекательныйразговор entertaining scene, sight—забавнаясцена, зрелище face to face—лицомклицу totell smth. tosmb. 'sface —сказать что-либо открыто, влицо insmb. 's face —прямовлицо tomake a face —сделатьгримасу toface a problem —стоятьпередпроблемой tobe faced with difficulties —столкнутьсяструдностями toignore a person, smb. 'swords, pain —необращатьвниманиянакого-либо, чьи-либослова, боль 45

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ignorantperson, reply—невежественныйчеловек, ответ tobeignorantofsmth. —бытьнесведущимвчем-либо toenjoy, gain, justifysmb.'sconfidence —пользоватьсязавоевать, оправдатьчье-либодоверие instrictconfidence —строгоконфиденциально toobservesmth.—наблюдатьзачем-либо toobserverules, lawscustoms —соблюдатьправила, законы, обычаи tovolunteersmth. —сообщатьчто-либопособственнойинициативе, добровольно tovolunteertodosmth. — добровольно предложить, сделать что-либо toflashsmth. — освещать что-либо, направлять свет toflashasmile, aglanceatsmb. — мимолетно улыбнуться кому-либо, бросить быстрый взгляд anideaflashedacrosssmb. 'smind — мысль мелькнула в голове Exercises to the Text I.Give English equivalents. 1. терпеть чье-либо присутствие; 2. мириться с чьим-либо вмешательством; 3. религиозная терпимость; 4. делить с кем-либо успех; 5. жить в одной комнате; 6. делить с кем-либо трудности; 7. плохого качества; 8. комплекс неполноценности; 9. занимательная книга; 10. прямо в лицо; 11. столкнуться с проблемой; 12. смотреть в лицо фактам; 13. не считаться с просьбой; 14. не обращать внимания на здоровье; 15. быть несведущим в литературе; 16. пользоваться доверием; 17. следить за дорогой; 18. соблюдать обычаи; 19. сообщить факты по собственной инициативе; 20. предложить помочь; 21. добровольческая армия; 22. осветить предмет; 23. бросить быстрый взгляд; 24. мелькнула мысль; 25. промелькнулажизнь. II.Use word combinations from exercise I in sentences of your own. III. Paraphrase the expressions using active word combinations. 1. to bear smb.'s presence; 2. to take an equal partofsmth.; 3. to live in the same room with smb.; 4. to have common interests; 5. of low quality; 6. amusing scene; 7. to pay no attention to smth.; 8. to meet danger without fear; 9. to know nothing about smth.; 10. to be trusted by smb.; 11. to keep to the law; 12. to watch the road; 13. to cast a glance; 14. an idea came into smb.'s mind. IV. Explain the parts in italics and reproduce the situations in which the sentences occur in the text. 1. In her surprise Barbara had let the pad on which she had been writing slip from her hand and out of sight.2. But it was never more than a patina. 3. It was as if a rock had been rolled aside, ... only to reveal a festering rottenness beneath.4.I guess he figures we're all alike inside. V. Choose the right word from those given in brackets. Consult the dictionary 46

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if necessary. a) (entertain, amuse) 1. Nan was ... the baby, dangling Luke's watch by its long gold chain in front of the child's delighted eyes. 2. While our respective mothers were having tea in the garden I... Marcia by showing her some coloured slides with views of Italian cathedrals. 3. I wondered what game we could play to keep the boys ... and reasonably quiet. b) (entertainment, amusement) 1. Felix tried to hide his ... but I could see he was laughing at me. 2. It is an ... given twice a year, at the beginning and at the end of the season. 3. After dinner we went to the living room where Gina played the piano for our .... c) (ignore, neglect, overlook, disregard) 1. It's the first time I've been late for weeks. I hope you will... it, Miss. 2. We can't just... those letters of protest, Dan. 3. I don't like the way you've been looking of late, young lady. I won't have you ... your health. 4. Fact is I have been ... my work of late and you know what the reason is. 5. It was a reasonable thing to ask but you preferred to ... my request. d) (observe, notice) 1. Don't look now, Beth. There's a man sitting by the door who has been ... you for he last half hour. 2. True. There was a light in one of the top floor windows. Strange that I had never... it before. 3. Most of you have ... this unusual occurrence when staying at the sea shore. VI. Give expressions opposite in meaning. Use active word combinations. 1. to have nothing to do with smb.'s success; 2. to differ in opinion; 3. superiority complex; 4. to be superior in smth; 5. a dull book; 6. to say smth behind smb.'s back; 7. to take care of one's health; 8. to pay attention to smb.'s opinion; 9. to appreciate poetry; 10. not to be trusted by people; 11. to say smth. under pressure; 12. years dragged on. VII. Fill in the blanks with active word combinations. 1. There was a sudden ... of recognition in the woman's eyes. 2. It was stupid ... one loaf of bread among so many people. 3. He always ... his health. 4. Did you ... the way they treated the child? 5. The family took great pains ... the customs. 6. When he could no longer ... my presence he looked up from his papers and ... the truth to my .... 7. Everybody enjoyed an ... film. 8. Don't ask her! She is known to be ... of music. 9. The goods of ... ... are sold badly. 10. He ... a smile at her and ... to help her with the suitcase. VIII. Disagree with the following statements using wordsand word combinations opposite in meaning. Prove yourpoint. 1. I've got the impression that Barbara couldn't tolerate Negroes in general and Roily in particular.—I'm afraid you misunderstood the situation ... . 2. Matt had 47

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no doubts that Negroes were superior to the whites.—But I've got quite a different impression .... 3. I think Barbara never intended to confide her troubles to Brett.— I shouldn't say so .... 4. Brett insisted on staying when he realized that something was wrong.—But he didn't .... 5. Matt strongly objected to Barbara leaving with Brett, and she obeyed his order.— Far from it ... . 6. Do you agree that Barbara's was a forced confession?—But don't you see ... . 7. Brett was rather absentminded, so some time passed before he realized that something was wrong.—Just on the contrary ....8. In spite of his rage Mail's face was quite expressionless.— Well, I can hardly agree with you .... 9. Being a timid girl Barbara was not ready to take the consequences of her decision.—It makes no sense ... . 10. When Barbara suggested that she should go with Brett, the latter frowned.—You are mistaken .... Topics for Oral and Written Practice I.Answer the following questions. 1. Do you approve of Barbara's actions and her attitude to her father? 2. What can you say about Brett? 3. Do you consider Matt and Barbara typical representatives of their respective generations. Give your reasons. II.Discuss the main characters of the book. Give your impression of Matt and Barbara. III. Write a brief summary of each text. IV. Retell each text in detail. V. Retell each text and analyse the problem as if would be done by 1) Matt; 2) Barbara; 3) Brett DeLosanto; 4) Rollie Knight. VI. Find in the text and write out words and expressions characterizing emotions. What is the difference between a feeling and an emotion? Describe an emotional scene taken from life or literature. VII. Comment on Matt's attitude towards the young and Barbara's arguments. Using words and expressions from the text express youropinion on the problem of generations. Tематика сочинений к итоговым занятиям. 1. “Lost on Dress Parade” O. Henry. a). My impression of Towers Chandler; b). Chandler and the girl; c). Dull routine of everyday life and our escape from it. 2. “Running for Governor” M. Twain. 48

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a). Write a summary of the text; b). Methods candidates resort to during the election campaign; c). Your participation in the recent elections. 3. “Wheels” A. Hailey. a). Give your impression of Matt and Barbara; b). What can you say about Brett? c). Your ideas of generation gap. 4. “Mr. Know-All” W.S.Maugham. a). Mr. Kelada’s appearance and character; b). My attitude to the story; c). Appearances are deceptive. 5. “The Quiet American” G. Greene. a). The explosion in the square; b). The scene after the explosion; c). Discuss the main characters of the novel. 6. “Ruthless” W. de Mille. a). Summarize the story; b). Comment on the title; c). Tell your own story showing people’s ruthlessness. 7. “The Man of Property” J. Galsworthy. a). Irene and Soames; b). Irene and Bosinney; c). My attitude to the problem viewed in the story. 8. “The Greek Interpreter” A. Conan Doyle. a). Paul Kratides and his story; b). Latimer and his job; c). Detective stories in our life. 9. “A Cup of Tea” K. Mansfield. a). Rosemary and the girl; b). Rosemary and Philip; c). Problem of poor and rich. 10. “The Light That Failed” R. Kipling. a). Write a summary of the text; b). Dick and the doctor; c). Crucial moments and our behaviour.

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