XV. CHRISTMAS

I. 1. How was Christmas celebrated in the Smallwood family?

2. Did Sally and David believe that it was Father Christmas who filled the stockings?

3. What Christmas presents did the members of the family get as a rule?

II. 1. Prove the author’s words: “Christmas was always a family occasion in the Smallwood family.”

2. What’s a Christmas stocking? Describe the way it used to be arranged in the Smallwood family when the children were small.

3. Give two situations with the following word-combinations:

a) “I’d like one,” “O.K.” said David “so would I.”

b) “It’ll be fun,” to push something down into (a stocking).

III.

IV. Make up dialogues:

1. Sally and David discuss what they will buy for their parents.

2. Mr. and Mrs. Smallwood discuss what they had for Christmas.

XVI. EVENING AT HOME

I. 1. Where and why did David and Sally prefer to spend their evenings?

2. Did the young people manage to record a song?

II. b) 1. Why did David and Sally like to spend their evenings at Wendy’s?

Don’t forget to use the following words: a tape-recorder, a radio, a

gramophone, the television, a television-set, to listen to records.

2. How did the friends record a song one day?

Use the following words: to record a song, to switch on a tape-

recorder, to stop the recorder, to play the tape back again, to come

in too late, to put a song on tape, to have a deep (clear) voice.

XVII. THE FIRE

I. 1. Why did the firemen have to work fast when the Red Lion had caught fire?

2. How was the girl saved?

II. a) Give two situations with the following groups of word combinations:

1. the fire-siren, the clang-clang of a fire-engine, to rush down the

High Street, to come rushing down the street, a klaxon; What’s happened? There’s a fire somewhere?

2. to catch fire, smoke was pouring out of …, a water-hose, flashing blue

lights.

b) 1. How did the police and the firemen try to keep back the crowds of people off the pavements? What did they shout?

2. How was the girl saved?

3. Were the people sorry that the Red Lion had gone?

III.

IV. Speak about the fire: a) as if you were a manager of the hotel;

b) as if you were the fireman who had saved the

girl.

XVIII. CHRIS

I. 1. How long had David known Chris?

2. Why did David decide to see Chris?

3. Whom did David think of sharing the car with?

II. a) Use the following word-combinations in the situations: to be clever at books, to help somebody with one’s homework, to be skilful with one’s hands, to work for one’s exams, to look straight at somebody, to share a car, in turns, to keep one’s eyes open, It’s better than nothing, to do a repair job.

b) 1. What do we know about Chris, a friend of David’s?

2. What did David come to Chris for one day? What conversation took place between them?

3. Why didn’t Chris want a car?

4. What conversation took place between the owner of the garage Mr. Hunt, Chris and David?

III.

IV. Dramatize the conversation between Chris and David.

XIX. THE CAR

I. 1. How did David manage to buy a car?

2. Was it a good buy?

II. a) Use the following word-combinations in the situations: It was for David, now and again, to look smart, to get something for nothing, It’s a much better buy, in a thousand bits, to paint red.

b) 1. What news did David tell Chris one day?

2. Under what conditions did Sally agree to give David some of her savings?

3. What car did David buy?

4. Was he pleased with his new purchase?

III.

IV. Dramatize the conversation between Chris and David.

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