Assignment № 10

Chapter XII “The Cry of the Hunters” (pp. 271-279 / 183-202)

I. Learn the pronunciation of the following words:

pursuit, injury, fatal, vapour, ululation, vague, ambushing, interior, decipher, loyalty, ensconce, volleying, ravenously, elephantine, cruiser

II. Study the following words and word-combinations, give their synonyms and use them in the situations from the text:

for the time being (272/184), to make an outlaw of smb. (272/184), to shove off (277/187), to occur to smb. (279/189), to snatch at the advantage (280/190), to take (no) time (282/191), to diddle the savages (282/191), to have a stroke of luck (283/192), to put all eggs in one basket (288/195), to give a clue to a plan (288/195), to put up a good show (296/202).

III. Match the word or phrase with its definition:

1. thicket

2. to jeer at smb.

3. to be touched by smb.’s action

4. simpleton

5. to pull oneself together

6. innocence

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a) somebody who has a very low level of intelligence

b) to force oneself to stop behaving in a nervous way

c) the fact of not being guilty of a crime

d) a group of bushes and small trees

e) to be moved and a little embarrassed

f) to laugh unkindly at smb. to show that you strongly disapprove of them

IV. Give English equivalents of the following Russian words and phrases:

У него потекли слюнки (272\183), оставить кого-либо в покое (272\184), по его телу побежали мурашки (273\184), держать что-либо наготове (274\185), мне чурики (я в домике) (275\186), поднять тревогу (277\187), тебе же лучше будет (278\188), растянуться цепью (279\189), стоять на страже (280\190), продираться сквозь чащобу (287\195), прорвать цепь (288\196), пугало (295\201), передумать (296\201).

V. Situations of encouragement.

VI. Comment on the following sentences:

1. Then there was that indefinable connection between himself and Jack; who therefore would never let him alone (272-273/184)

2. Roger sharpened a stick at both ends (280/190)

3. A little boy who wore the remains of an extraordinary cap on his hair … started forward, then changed his mind and stood still (296/201)

VII. Topics for discussion:

1. What did Ralph see in the middle of the clearing?

2. Dwell upon the twins’ behavior when they saw Ralph. Why did they open Jack’s plans?

3. What ideas did Ralph have to rescue from the pursuit and which did he choose?

4. How do the boys change when the adults appear on the island?

5. Are you satisfied with the way the book ends? Why? Is it a weak ending?

6. Is the story true to life?

The final discussion of the book is proposed to be arranged in the form of a trial. Jack’s case is heard in the Court. One of the students performs the role of a Judge and invites for hearings the witnesses from the offending and defending sides, which are represented by W. Golding, Ralph, Piggy, Simon, Roger, Robert, Samneric, other members of the choir, one of the littluns, etc. Jack is also given the floor to defend himself.

РАЗДЕЛ 3

“THE GREAT GATSBY”

Francis Scott Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896 in St. Paul, Minnesota to a once well-to-do family that had lost much of its wealth and influence. A wealthy aunt sent Fitzgerald to boarding school in New Jersey in 1911, and later to Princeton. Although Fitzgerald engaged actively in theater, arts and other campus activities, his financial background was considerably poorer than those of his classmates, and he resented what he perceived as his outsider status. He left Princeton after three years and joined the Army during World War I. During his army service, he was stationed in Montgomery, Alabama, where he fell in love with Zelda Sayre, daughter of a State Supreme Court justice. She rejected the young man, fearing he would not be able to support her. Fitzgerald moved to New York and wrote the autobiographical novel This Side of Paradise (1920), which immediately launched the 23-year-old writer to fame and fortune. Impressed by his success, Zelda agreed to marry him, and the two began a whirlwind life of glamorous parties and extravagant living in New York. Unfortunately, the Fitzgeralds lived far beyond their means and soon found themselves deeply in debt. They moved to Europe, hoping to cut back on expenses. There, they befriended other expatriate writers including Ernest Hemingway and Gertrude Stein. While in Europe, Fitzgerald finished his masterpiece, The Great Gatsby (1925). However, Europe proved no cheaper for the Fitzgeralds. As the couple's debts mounted, Fitzgerald plunged into alcoholism and his wife suffered several breakdowns. In 1937, Fitzgerald moved to Hollywood to try screenwriting. He fell in love with Sheilah Graham, a prominent Hollywood gossip columnist, stopped drinking and began renewed literary efforts. In 1940, while in the midst of writing a novel about Hollywood, The Last Tycoon, Fitzgerald died of a heart attack at the age of 44. The Last Tycoon was published posthumously in 1941.

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