Assignment № 2

LORD OF THE FLIES” BY W. GOLDING

Assignment № 1

Part I

I.1. Make use of the Internet to find information about William Golding and his novel “Lord of the Flies”. Be ready to share it with the others.

I.2. Pre-reading questions:

1) William Golding, the author of Lord of the Flies, wrote several novels. A favorite theme, or underlying idea, in his books was the flaws in human nature. What is your definition of human nature? What are some strengths of human nature? What are some flaws?

2) Lord of the Flies was written in 1954, not long after the end of World War II. William Golding fought in that war for the British Navy. He took part in some of the famous battles of the war. What do you know about World War II? What countries were involved? What kind of technology was used?

3) Countries enter wars for different reasons. List some reasons for wars. Then share your list with the class.

4) People—including kids—can be competitive. In what kinds of situations do people become competitive? See if classmates share your ideas.

5) Today, people talk about peer pressure, especially in schools.What is peer pressure? Do you act differently in a group from the way you act one-on-one? How do you deal with things with which you don’t agree within a group? Can peer pressure be positive? Explain your ideas to the class.

6) In the book, a group of boys find themselves on a tropical island. This is the kind of place some people might consider a paradise. There are palm trees, sun, lush plants, clear water, and bright sand. What is paradise to you? What do you think paradise would be for six-year-old boys? For twelve-year-old boys? For girls of those ages? Discuss your ideas with classmates.

7) You live in a society. A society is basically a group of people who have agreed to live and work together under certain rules. If you found yourself on an island with no adults, just your classmates, what kind of society would you want to form, if any? What kind of rules would you have? How would you choose leaders? How would you choose people to do different jobs? What would you need for survival?

8) Stereotypes are ideas about people that are based on automatic ideas—not on what someone is really like. In the book, one boy says that the English are the best at everything. What stereotypes are there about your country? What personal traits are valued in your culture? Discuss your ideas with classmates.

Part II

Chapter I. “The Sound of the Shell”

I. Give the summary of the extract (in writing).

II. Pronounce the following words properly, give the translation:

1) adolescence

2) choir

3) conch

4) descent

5) echo

6) lagoon

7) mirage

8) obedience

9) rescue

10) to exhaust

11) typhoon

III. Explain the meanings of the following expressions, give the translation, memorize for the dictation and reproduce the situations they are used in:

1) as far as smth. goes,

2) to be no good.

3) to be offhand,

4) to bear smth. with patience,

5) to intimidate,

6) to keep to oneself,

7) to know one’s own mind,

8) to make the best of a bad job,

9) to undo smth.

IV. Answer the following questions:

1. When does the action take place? How can you prove it?

2. What happened to the boys?

3. What did Ralph use the shell for?

4. What did the boys who had gathered on the beach look like?

5. How did the members of the choir differ from the other boys?

6. Why did Jack prefer to be called by his last name?

7. Why was Ralph elected chief?

8. What plan did he put forward?

9. What did the boys feel like during the expedition?

10. What made the boys think that the island was uninhabited?

11. Why did Jack fail to stab the pig?

V. Give character sketches of Ralph, Piggy and Jack.

VI. Give a written translation of the extract from “They were in the beginning … up to … “back to the track”.

Assignment № 2

Chapter II “Fire on the Mountain”

Chapter III “Huts on the Beach”

Chapter IV “Painted Faces and Long Hair”

I. Read, copy out the new words, be ready to discuss the chapters.

II. Give the summary of the chapters.

III. Pronounce the following words properly, give the translation:

1) dubiety,

2) grotesque,

3) opaque,

4) silhouette,

5) spear

6) to caress,

7) to seize,

8) tumult,

9) assembly;

10) diameter;

11) exhilaration;

12) filthily;

13) flood;

14) involuntarily;

15) malevolently;

16) opalescence;

17) opaque;

18) perpendicular;

19) squeal

20) taboo;

21) triumphant;

22) vicious;

IV. Explain the meanings of the following expressions, give the translation, memorize for the dictation and reproduce the situations they are used in:

1) on all fours,

2) to break into a cheer,

3) to cock one’s ears.

4) to find room for smth.,

5) to keep a look-out,

6) to keep up with,

7) to look round challengingly,

8) to lose one’s temper,

9) to take smb. seriously,

10) to twist into oneself,

11) natural belligerence;

12) to adjust oneself to smth.;

13) to be at home;

14) to break silence.

15) to drive smb. to violence;

16) to feel the unease of wrong doing;

17) to impose one’s will upon smb.;

18) to pull smb.’s leg;

19) to put oneself in the right (wrong);

20) to scavenge over the beach;

V. Fill in the gaps with prepositions:

1. Ralph surveyed the wreck __ distaste.

2. He rolled __ and peered __ Jack’s fierce, dirty face.

3. He screwed __ his eyes and swung __ __ search the horizon.

4. The ground was hardened __ an accustomed tread and as Jack rose __ his full height he heard something moving __ it.

5. He squatted __, parted the leaves and looked __ __ the clearing.

6. I wonder how far __ you could see that.

VI. Give a character-sketch of Roger.

VII. Answer the questions:

1. How is Ralph and Jack’s friendship starting to change?

2. Why does Ralph feel it’s pointless to call a meeting to tell everyone to work more?

3. How does Jack describe the feeling he has when hunting?

4. What is the first rhythm of nature that the boys become used to?

5. What “strange things” happen at midday?

6. What kind of life do the littluns lead?

7. How does Maurice feel about throwing sand in Percival’s eye?

8. What does Jack do with the clay and charcoal?

9. What steps does Ralph take once he spots the ship?

10. Why is Ralph “envious” as he watches the other boys chant and sing about killing the pig?

11. How has Jack’s obsessive need for meat and hunting changed him?

12. How do you think Ralph feels when no one does his assigned job?

13. Why do you think Simon is keeping the clearing he has made for himself a secret?

14. What traits does Roger have that make him seem evil?

VIII. Comment on the author’s allusion to the events in the big world: “civilization that knew nothing of him and was in ruins”. Is there any relevance between the outbreak of the war and the situation on the island?

IX. Give some facts to prove the following statements. Quote the text if necessary:

1. The littluns led quite a distinct life of their own.

2. There had grown an opinion that Piggy was an outsider.

3. Ralph began to lose his authority as chief.

4. The children might have been saved by a passing ship.

5. It was Jack’s fault that the fire had burnt out.

6. Jack played a dirty trick on Piggy.

X. Topics for discussion:

1. The meeting and the decisions taken at it.

2. Making a fire on the mountain.

3. Dwell upon the symbolic meaning of the conch.

4. You are Piggy. Make up your speech on top of the mountain.

5. What was the attitude of the boys towards Simon and to what he said? Why?

XI. Give a written translation of the extract from “They found a likeliest path” … up to “Not for the two of us”.

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