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Speech patterns, used from the text.
1. It’s rather a long story. I’m afraid it’s not a very nice one and I find it rather difficult to tell.
– It’s rather a lack, isn’t it?
– He’s rather a nice man to speak to.
2. He hesitated for a moment or so and uttered the word.
– Perhaps I’ll try to manage this meeting for an hour or so.
– I’ll be out two days or so.
3. The young man must have gone mad if he hadn’t, or else taken to drink.
– I must have been reading for four hours.
– He must have seen you somewhere, his face is very familiar to him.
4. I was never in love with anyone but you.
– I think if I won’t take the initiative, no one do that but me.
– Nothing but disaster would come from such a plan.
– She felt an inordinate pride as it was her house, she had never in her life lived in anything but a poky flat[10,12].
Phrases and Word Combinations.
in vain in revolt
to look upon smb as to wring smb’s hand
to have a bit of a jaw to speak of this or that with smb
to lit up with (pleasure, to have a bit of a jaw
annoyance, distress) with smb
to be in charge to make a clean breast of it
to hold smb. against the breast to throw water over oneself
to be short of
Complete the following sentence using the phrases and word
combinations:
1. Take some courage to wring his hand...
2. If you want that all your efforts don’t use in vain...
3. You make an impression of the chatterbox when speak this or that...
4. Be a real man and make a clean breast of...
5. Throw cold and hot water over yourself...
6. Look at these poor people? They are always short of...
7. Don’t you look upon me as...
8. Try to hold the baby against your breast...
9. Why should I always be in charge...
10. Her eyes lit up with pleasure when...
11. This isn’t the firsttimeyouhaveajawwithhim...
12. People will be in revolt if...
13. I thought the only thing is to make a clean breast of it and...
14. She wrung her hands and her twisting...
15. My whole soul is in revolt...
16. I must tell you that you’re waiting in vain...
17. They settled in a little village of which he was in charge and...
18. There was a sound of water he was throwing over himself...
19. Don’t be annoyed with me, I cannot bear when you speak this or that...
Pick out the phrases in the text having the same meaning
as the following:
1. to be eager:...
2. to be on vacation:...
3. it’s rather funny:...
4. there was a fight:...
5. He passed her the toast:...
6. women never take care of men:...
7. for an instant:...
8. to decide:...
9. flash as mile at smb.:...
10. to make onself comfortable in the chair:...
11. to withstand the climate:...
12. a word of support:...
13. to come in for lunch:...
14. the voice halted:...
15. her face twisted for a moment:...
16. she assured about:...
17. to put into order this or that:...
18. it was six at night:...
19. she spoke as though that is no business of his:...
20. to read a book completely:...
21. to made smb. to laugh:...
22. to learn by one’s own mistake:...
23. to take up much energy and efforts:...
24. it’s not my mistake:...
25. begin to speak with a stranger:...
13. Fill in prepositions:
1. A wave of emotion swept... her and her eyes filled...tears.
2. He asked her to marry... the end of the month.
3. He was a litlle round man,... a red face and blue eyes.
4. The deep affection which she saw... those merry blue eyes of his touched her.
5. He was filled...joy.
6. He threw himself... a long chair to have a sleep.
7. Guy was taking the rackets...... the press,... they played tennis in the short cool of the evening.
8. Dori was awakened... the sound of her husband’s splashing in tne bath-house.
9. So she jumped... and ran... into her own bath-house.
10. She was puzzled... the look of his face.
11. Was it possible that he was...... temper because he was not playing well?
12. I was as pleased as punch to be... my own.
13. She blushed and laughed, but she came, and then she snuggled... to me.
14. I thought the only thing was to make a clean breast... it.
15. My whole soul is... revolt.
16. I think of these thin black arms of hers... you and it fillsmewith a physical nausea.
17. Exhausted, she leaned... in her chair.
18. He leaned... the rail and looked... the softly flowingwater.
19. He took her... his arms and sought her lips, but she turned her face... and he kissed her cheek.
20. We were short of men... account... the war and I was put... charge of this place.
21. The children are all right. I’ve provided... them.
22. Shading the lamp... his hand he saw that therer was a glimmer under the door.
23. We’ve said all we had to say about it and I don’t blame you... anything.
24. He put... his hand to take hers, but she drew it....
25. When she had packed her clothes she looked... the sitting room... the things that belonged to her.
16. Answer the following guestions:
1. To what literary mode does this excerpt belong?
2. How would you describe the basic style of the text (formal or colloquial)?
3. Where is the scene set?
4. Is the author straightforward and direct in presenting the characters or is he ambiguous and evasive?
5. What was the main character – Guy and why was he put in charge of this place?
6. What impressions of Guy’s character do you derive from the extract?
7. List the words from the text which would characterise his profession.
8. Select some words and phrases which prove the near resemblance of Guy’s appearance with his characristic features.
9. What was his wife Doris and how did they get acquained?
10. Point out the sentences justifying a real love between married couple.
11. Who was that strange native woman with black children who were standing in front of their house and why did Guy avoid any conversation concerning her?
12. Why did he have to tell his wife the truth?
13. Why didn’t Doris forgive him, many years passed away?
14. Point out the phrases conveying her emotional state at that moment?
15. Where did Doris go and did she return?
16. Describe Guy’s feelings after the departure of his wife.
17. What did happen with the native woman and her children?
18. Why do you think he had acted in this way?
19. Ponder over the responsibility of the man and his family.
20. Did you really think he avoided his resposibility?
21. Outline some sentences, showing his difficultposition.
22. Can you compare the contrast in mood and the atmoshere between the firstandlastparagraph.
23. Explain and discuss the utterance ‘native women never do really care for white men, you know’.
24. Based on your interpretation of the story say something about the author.
25. What would you do in such situation if you were Guy?
19. Comment on the title of the story, why do you think the author chose this variant, offer your own one and explain your choice.
20. Summarize the text in three paragraphs (a good life between two lovers, the truth about the past of the husband and the denoument of the story).
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