Introductory text. The master of a prosperous farm – господар ферми, що процвітає

Notes to the text:

the master of a prosperous farm – господар ферми, що процвітає

handsome – гарний (про чоловіків)

merry – веселий

wrinkled face – обличчя в зморшках

shrewd eyes – проникливі очі

to court(ed) – залицятися, домагатися прихильності

steady – наполегливий

now and then – час від часу

to be born – народитися

it goes without saying – безперечно

to accept(ed) the invitation – погодитися на запрошення

to be in love with / to fall in love with smb / to fall out of love – бути закоханим /

закохатися / розлюбити

to add(ed) – додати

to marry(ed) – одружитися, вийти заміж

George Meadows, the master of a prosperous farm, was then a man of 50, and his wife was a year or two younger. Their three daughters were lovely and their two sons were handsome and strong. They were merry, industrious and kindly. They were happy and deserved their happiness. But the real master of the house was not George, it was his mother. She was about 70, tall, with grey hair and though her face was wrinkled, her eyes were dark, bright and shrewd.

I knew the story of George’s mother and his uncle, whose name was also George. About fifty years ago uncle George and his younger brother Tom had both courted Mrs. Meadows when she was Emily Green. George was a good-looking fellow, but not so steady as his brother, that’s why Emily chose Tom. George had gone to sea for twenty years. Now and then he sent them presents. Then there was no news of him. When Tom died Mrs. Meadows wrote George about it but they never got an answer and decided that he must be dead…

Some days ago to their greatest surprise they got a letter, which informed them that George Meadows, who was ill and felt that he had not much longer to live wanted to see the house in which he was born. I was invited to come and see him.

It goes without saying I accepted the invitation. I found the whole family in the kitchen. I was amused to see that Mrs. Meadows wore her best silk dress. I was introduced to the old captain. He was very thin and his skin hung on his bones like an old suit that was too large for him. He had lost nearly all his teeth. It was strange to see those two old people and to think that half a century ago he had loved her and she was in love with another.

“Have you ever been married, Captain Meadows?” I asked. – “Not me”, he said and added: “I said I would never marry anyone but you, Emily, and I never have”. There was some satisfaction in his voice.

Comprehension questions.

1. How old was George Meadows?
2. How old is his wife?
3. How many children did they have?
4. What were his daughters / sons like?
5. Why did they deserve happiness?
6. Who was the real master of the house?
7. How old was George’s mother?
8. Who had courted Mrs. Meadows when she was Emily Green?
9. Whom did Emily marry?
10. What did George, Tom’s brother, do?
11. Why did George go to sea?
12. Why did Mrs. Meadows decide that George was dead?
13. What did a letter inform them of?
14. Why had Captain Meadows never married anyone?

Find in the text English equivalents to the following.

Господар ферми, п’ятдесятирічний чоловік, милі донечки, гарні та сильні сини, заслуговувати щастя, залицятися, обрати когось, стати моряком, не мати жодних звісток, будинок, де він народився, залишилось мало жити, безперечно, погодитися на запрошення.

TOPICAL VOCABULARY

1. Name	1. Ім’я
name / first name / Christian name	ім’я
patronymic / middle name	по батькові
surname / second name / family name / last name	прізвище
maiden name	дівоче прізвище
Namesake	тезка
nickname	прізвисько
to call(ed) smb after	назвати когось на честь
2. Age	2. Вік
to be (was / were; been) born	народитися
Generation	покоління
to be twenty years old / be a man of twenty	виповнилося 20 років
nearly / about twenty	близько 20 років
under / on the right side of twenty	більше ніж 20 років
over / long past / on the wrong side of / turn twenty	понад 20 років
to be back in one’s second childhood	вдаватися до дитячих витівок
to be of age / to be under age	бути повнолітнім / не досягти повноліття
teenager	підліток
grown up / adult	дорослий
middle aged (elderly) person	літня людина
to be as old as the hills	бути старим, як світ
to die(ed) of an illness / for one’s country / in childbirth	померти через хворобу / за країну / у дитинстві
to be of short-lived stock	народитися в сім’ї, де всі рано помирали
to outlive(d) smb by (over) 10 years	пережити когось на 10 років
to speak (spoke; spoken) ill of the dead	погано говорити про померлих
3. Origin	3. Походження
to have roots at / to be / to come from	мати коріння з / походити від
Countryman	співвітчизник
4. Family	5. Сім’я
relatives / relations	родичі
close / distant relatives / remote kinsman	близькі / далекі родичі / “чорт козі дядько”
ancestors	пращури (предки)
husband / wife	чоловік / дружина
parents	батьки
father (dad, daddy) / mother (mum)	батько / мати
son / daughter	син / дочка
child (children, pl.)	дитина (діти, мн.)
first-born / baby / toddler	первісток / новонароджена дитина / дитина, яка починає ходити
the only child	єдина дитина
twins / triplets	близнюки / трійнята
grandfather (grandpa / granddad) / grandmother (granny / grandma)	дідусь / бабуся
grandparents / great grandparents	дідусь / бабуся (разом) / прабатьки (прадідусь / прабабуся)
grandson / granddaughter	онук / онучка
uncle / aunt	дядько / тітка
cousin	двоюрідний брат / сестра
distant cousin	троюрідний брат / сестра
nephew / niece	племінник (небіж) / племінниця (небога)
in-laws	родичі чоловіка / жінки
father-in-law / mother-in-law	тесть, свекор / теща, свекруха
son-in-law / daughter-in-law	зять / невістка
to adopt(ed)	усиновити / удочерити
orphan / orphanage	сирота / притулок для дітей
step(foster) child / half brother(sister)	нерідна дитина / зведений брат (сестра)
step(foster) parents	нерідні батьки
nanny / baby-sitter	нянька
to christen(ed) a child	охрестити дитину
godfather / godmother	хрещений / хрещена
godson / goddaughter	хрещеник / хрещениця
to be pregnant / carry(ed) a child / to be in the family way / to expect(ed) a baby	бути вагітною / очікувати дитину
to give birth to a child	народити дитину
Midwife	акушерка
maternity hospital	пологовий будинок
to bring (brought; brought) up / to raise(ed)	виховувати дитину
to take after / to resemble(d) / to be the image of / to be as like as two peas	бути схожим на / точна копія когось / схожі як дві краплини води
to inherit(ed)	успадкувати
5. Marriage	6. Шлюб
date(ed) / to go out with	побачення / ходити на побачення / зустрічатись із кимось
movie date	побачення в кіно
single / married	неодружений (незаміжня) / одружений (заміжня)
bachelor / spinster	парубок (холостяк) / стара діва
to become engaged with smb / engagement	заручитися з кимось / заручини
to propose (proposal)	освідчитися (освідчення)
to marry(ied) smb / to get married with	одружитися (вийти заміж)
to approve of smb / parents’ consent	схвалювати когось / згода батьків
wedding / civil / church	весілля / цивільне / церемонія в церкві (вінчання)
bridegroom (fiancé) / bride (fiancée)	наречений / наречена
best-man / bridesmaid	боярин / дружка
newly-weds / just married / happy couple	щойно одружені / щаслива пара
to go on a honeymoon	поїхати в медовий місяць
to divorce(d) / to separate(d) / to break off (broke; broken)	розлучитися / роз’їхатися / розірвати стосунки
ex-boyfriend / girlfriend / husband / wife	колишній хлопець / дівчина / чоловік / дружина
widow / widower	вдова / вдівець
to get widowed	овдовіти
to preserve a union	зберегти союз
What do you do for a living? / What are you? / What’s your profession (job, occupation, trade)?	Чим ви заробляєте на життя? / Хто ви за фахом? / Ваша професія?

VOCABUALARY PRACTICE

BLOCK I

1. Match the words with explanations in columns.

Niece	a. child of an earlier marriage of one’s wife or husband
nephew	b. mother of one’s wife / husband
teenager	c. daughter of one’s brother / sister
single	d. unmarried man
stepchild	e. son of one’s brother / sister
mother-in-law	f. woman who hasn’t married after her husband’s death
bride	g. not married, engaged lady
twins	h. child of one’s uncle / aunt
favorite (pet)	i. boy / girl in his / her teens
orphan	j. two children born together of the same mother
aunt	k. child who has lost one / both parents by death
cousin	l. sister of one’s father / mother
widow	m. person treated as a favorite

1. Odd man out. In every line choose one word that doesn’t fit the given category.

1. father, mother, sister, brother, cousin;
2. mother-in-law, father-in-law, stepfather, sister-in-law, son-in-law;
3. engagement, wedding, marriage, honeymoon, happy couple, divorce;
4. first-born, baby, adult, toddler, child;
5. nickname, name, middle name, surname.

3. Match the story with the correct words.

Bride, civil, engaged, reception, bridegroom, honeymoon, consent, propose, wedding, toast.

One evening, though being nervous, Joe decided to _____ to his girlfriend Linda. She accepted his proposal, they became _____ and he gave her a ring. After a year they have saved enough money to get married (they were both over 18 and didn’t need their parents’ _____). Some people have a religious ceremony with a priest, but Joe and Linda decided on a ______ ceremony in a registry office. On the day of ______ Linda, the ______ was very calm, but Joe, the ______, was nervous. Afterwards, at the ______, speeches were made and guests drank a ______ to the happy couple, who finally left for a ______ in Spain.

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