The Rogue Bludger

Exercise 1. Copy out the sentences in which the word combinations are used. Learn these word combinations and give an oral reproduction of the situation in the text in which each word combination is used. Translate the word combinations.

1) to dedicate one’s life; 2) to drop one’s voice; 3) pre-match pep talk; 4) full steam ahead; 5) to chicken out; 6) Don’t be thick 7) a telltale whoosh; 8) tut-tutting; 9) inept teachers; 10) a beacon of hope; 11) to shut the book with a snap; 12) full steam ahead; 13) to make smb. rue the day; 14) to shake hands; 15) the leaden sky; 16) to have a clue; 17) to forfeit; 18) determined look; 19) to bear in mind; 20) ebb away; 21) a brainless git.

Exercise 2. Translate the sentences from English into Russian /Ukrainian.

1. If he hadn’t had a very good reason for keeping Lockhart in a good mood, he would have refused to do it.

2. She approached Lockhart’s desk, a piece of paper clutched tightly in her hand, Harry and Ron right behind her.

3. He scrawled an enormous loopy signature on the note and handed it back to Hermione.

4. Harry sincerely hoped the artist had imagined the looks of intense pains on their faces.

5. It was a muggy sort of day with a hint of thunder in the air.

Exercise 3. Translate the sentences from Ukrainian into English.

1. Гаррі підіймався вище й вище, він петляв та йшов у піке, літав по спіралі, зигзагами й колами.

2. Гаррі Поттер став маяком надії для тих із нас, хто думав, що морок ніколи не скінчиться.

3. Наступної миті до палати спиною вперед зайшов Дамблдор у довгому вовняному халаті й нічному ковпаку.

4. Хтось голосно охнув.

5. Судячи з того, що зміг побачити Гаррі на затіненому обличчі професора Макгонегел, вона збагнула ці слова не краще, ніж він сам.

Exercise 4. Paraphrase the underlined words and expressions using their synonyms from the chapter under discussion.

1. However, while Hermione was checking that it was safe for them to leave the bathroom, Ron muttered to harry, “It’ll be a lot less hassle if you can just knock Malfoy off his broom tomorrow”.

2. Harry didn’t have any idea what was going on in the rest of the game until he heard Lee Jordan, who was commentating, say, “Slytherin lead, sixty points to zero”.

3. Dobby froze, frightened, then grabbed Harry’s water-jug from his bedside table and cracked it over his own head, toppling out of sight.

4. Harry Potter must not interfere in this, it is too dangerous.

5. Dobby suddenly stopped, his bat ears quivering.

Exercise 5. Answer the following questions:

1. What is the librarian’s name?

2. How long did it take to make the Polyjuice Potion?

3. What book did Hermione get from the Restricted Section of the library?

4. What are the ingredients of the Polyjuice Potion?

5. What colour are the Quidditch robes of Gryffindor?

Exercise 6.

Grammar revision.

Define the functions of Participle II in the following sentences and translate them.

1) She approached Lockhart’s desk, a piece of paper clutched tightly in her hand.

2) They dropped their voices as they entered the muffled stillness of the library.

3) Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff were anxious to see Slytherin beaten.

4) Dimly, dared by searing pain in his arm, he slid sideways on his rain-drenched broom.

5) He focused on the Snitch clutched in his good hand.

Chapter XI

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