H. G. Wells “The New Accelerator”
Task 1 Questions to the story “The New Accelerator”
1) What’s the basic goal of professor Gibberne’s discoveries?
2) Describe his appearance, the house he lived in.
3) Prove that he was a prominent scientist.
4) What was his reason for being dissatisfied with some new stimulants?
5) What were the advantages of the new accelerator?
6) How did the narrator get to know about the invention of the new accelerator?
7) What instructions did Professor Gibberne give the narrator before he tried “the stuff”?
8) How did the narrator depict his sensations?
9) What did they see when they went out of the house? What did people look like?
10) What was amazing in the way the playing orchestra looked like?
11) What did professor Gibberne do with the lapdog and why?
12) Which adjectives are used to depict the incident in the park?
13) What were professor Gibberne’s plans for the near future?
Task 2 Match the synonyms and give the context where these words were used:
1) languid a) to diminish
2) unequalled b) noise
3) assiduous c) boredom
4) gingerly d) to flinch
5) alert e) unrivalled
6) to wane f) lazy, unenergetic
7) to haggle g) diligent, industrious
8) to wince h) to take the risk of; to dare
9) to gape at i) to argue
10) din j) attentive, watchful
11) to venture k) to stare, to gawk (at)
12) tedium l) cautiously, carefully
Task 3 Give the English equivalents of the following phrases:
Предназначаться для кого-либо (сулить кому-либо); обмануть (сыграть злую шутку); корыстный; странная предрасположенность (склонность) к чему-либо; самое большее; декоративная собачка; огибать (обходить стороной); придирка; грызть; безнаказанность; вне (нашей) сферы деятельности (компетентности).
Task 4 Study the following scheme and translate the phrases given below:
1) Выжженная земля, обжечь руку, знойный день, обжигающий взгляд, палящее солнце, мчаться с бешеной скоростью.
2) Подпалить ткань, пахнет паленым, запятнать свою репутацию.
3) Дрова медленно горели; затаенное недовольство.
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