Now that you know his name, try to work out answers for the following questions. Wrk in pairs

Beginning

(introductory phrase)	- The story I have read is called/entitled… -The extract/excerpt/passage is taken from… - The present selection is taken from… - The extract under consideration is taken from…	-by…. -It’s written by… -It belongs to the pen of…
(introductory phrase)	- The story/passage is a 1^st/3^rd person narrative (and is mixed with ….) - The story/passage is an I-narration (which is mixed with ….) - The story/passage is written in the 1^st/ 3^rd person singular and…
(introductory phrase)	- The scene of the story is laid in…. (place, time) - The action of the story is set in …. (place, time)
	- The characters of the story are … -The [9]main/principal/major/central character is ………………. There are some minor characters as well. They are …..
	- The plot of the story is as follows. - The plot of the story is the following.

Continuation and conclusion

*The story begins with: - the description of… - the introduction of… - the mention of… - the analysis of … the author’s/narrator’s comment on… - the review of (обзор)… - an account of (сообщение, рассказ)… - the summary of… - the characterization of … - (his/her) opinion of… - (his/her) recollections of… - the enumeration of… - the criticism about/of/concerning… - smb’s / the accusation of… - the exposure of… - the(his/her) praises of… - the ridicule of… - the generalization of… - an excursus into…

The story opens with… The opening scene shows … We first meet him/her as a student (a girl of fifteen, etc)… Then..... passes on to… Ater that,....... goes on from… Frther the author goes on to say Further on, gives a detailed/thorough Next...anaylis/description of…     In conclusion the author… The author concludes with… The story ends with… To conclude, the author… At the end of the story the author -draws the conclusions that… -comes to the conclusion that … - sums it all up by saying… The concluding words are…

… the author · describes · depicts · dwells on (подробно останавливаться) · touches upon · explains · enumerates · criticises · reveals (открывать; разоблачать) · accuses · condemns · ridicules (высмеивать) · gives a summary of · makes an excursus into

· introduces · mentions · recalls · characterises · analyses · comments on · points out · generalizes · makes a few critical remarks on · exposes · blames · mocks at (насмехаться) · praises · gives his account of

218 Reading comprehension

The story you are going to read is called “A Sense of Humour”. It is written by a famous English humourist. Can you guess his name? (A prompt: his first name and

last name are the same.) If you’ve guessed his name, write it in the blank below.

__________________K. ______________________

· What’s the author’s full name, middle name including?

· What book made him world famous?

· As a rule, few people know the full title of this book. Do you know it?

· Who are the principal characters of the book? Complete the list: the narrator, George and _____________?

· What was the dog’s name? Choose the correct alternative:

Montgomery, Montmorency, Monte Carlo, Montana.

· Humourous writers are expected to entertain their readers, don’t they? Is it the only purpose of humour, do you think?

· In your opinion, to have a sense of humour means what?

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