Respond to the statements

Comment on the following words of the author.

Expand on the following.

Find in the story the sentences with the words or expressions given below, translate them into Russian and ask your classmates to translate them back into English.

Consult your dictionary and give all possible derivatives from the following words.

Put the correct preposition or combination of prepositions into each gap.

Differentiate between the following.

a) Sensible – sensitive;

b) By yourself - on your own;

c) Used to - to be used to - accustomed

a) After running up the stairs he was ……breath.

b) My sister and I are very different. We don’t have much ….. common at all.

c) I don’t want to go to Franco’s Restaurant again. We always go there. Let’s go somewhere else…………. a change.

d) I don’t dislike Jane. …………the contrary, I’m very fond of her.

e) ………..general I go abroad for my holidays, but occasionally I stay at home.

f) It always pays to buy high-quality goods. ……….the long run it’s cheaper.

g) You most certainly cannot borrow my car. It’s completely ………the question.

h) This is a very important decision. All our lives are …..stake.

i) I went on holiday……. my own because sometimes I like being……..myself.

j) I’ll do it tomorrow. No, ……. second thoughts, I’ll do it today.

to account	to marvel	to encourage
to create	to dignify	to punish

That would be too undignified; it was more than annoying; I don’t care; she explained the while affair; it is the duty of the father; perfect little models; a mistake so easy to make; a professional manner; to have no control over; to behave properly; to buck up.

9. How would you describe a person who is:

a) worthy of imitation; commendable;

b) impossible to understand or explain;

c) showing caring feelings and love for smb;

d) doing what he is told to do;

e) behaving badly; not willing to obey.

10. Pick out from the story:

a) all the adjectives which enter word combinations with the noun voice:

e.g. a rasping voice / a silky voice / a soothing voice.

b) all possible word combinations describing acts of moving.

a) Dicky’s behavior during those ‘outbreaks’;

b) Mrs Spears’ upbringing theory;

c) Edward’s mood after having punished the boy.

a) ‘ …Mrs Spears’ callers often made the remark that you never would have known that there was a child in the house. There wasn’t – very often.’

b) ‘ But could even that – could even a whole sixpence – blot out what had been?’

a) ‘Distrust everyone in whom the impulse to punish is powerful!’

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900), German philosopher.

b) ‘Corporal punishment is as humiliating for him who gives it as for him who receives it; it is ineffective besides. Neither shame nor physical pain have any other effect than a hardening one.’

Ellen Key (1849–1926), Swedish author, feminist.

c) ‘If your buttocks burn, you know you have done wrong.’

White South African Proverb.

d) ‘Then spare the rod and spoil the child.’

Samuel Butler (1612–80), English poet.

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