II. EXERCISES

1. Give definitions using an English-English dictionary; give the derivatives of the words in bold type:

to resume; to feel all thumbs; to have an inkling of smth; profound; pretext; admirable; to make amends

2. Give the corresponding verbs, translate them:

self-control, self-defence, self-examination, self-possession, self-respect, self-sacrifice, self-neglect, self-satisfaction

3. Note the use of the active vocabulary in these word combinations and sentences; translate them into Russian:

a) a profound book (novel, idea, knowledge, investigation);.a scholar of profound learning; an admirable woman (pilot, took, poet, piece of advice, collection of poems, quality, trait); to keep (need, lose, exercise) self-control

b) 1. The newcomer excited interest, and his neighbours came to see him on any pretext. 2. "If your knowledge of the subject lacks profundity, there is a good library just round the corner." 'Thank you, I think I shall take your admirable advice."3. The secretary said that Mr Brown had recovered and would resume his work the next day. 4. None of us had an inkling of what was going on behind our backs. 5. The old man used to.say that only a clear conscience could give one peace of mind. 6. His native land being gradually lost sight of in the distance gave him a pang. 7. The guests insisted on making amends for the burnt carpet, but the host would not hear of it. 8. If you lose self-control at a lesson, no good will come out of your work. 9.I felt all thumbs under his cold stare.

4. Make up a comic short story based on your own experience. Use some of the suggested phrases, changing them if necessary:

W hat an admirable creature!

The idea gave me no peace of mind.

Who will make amends for my ruined suit?

There was a profound innocence in his blue eyes.

I had an inkling of what was to come next.

We felt all thumbs in the presence of such self-importance.

It gave me a pang to see... vanish.

Soon he came back on a funny pretext.

5. Recount the episodes from the chapters under discussion using the sentences below as suggestions:

1. Her restlessness had induced her immediately to resume her work.

2. She was unreal, like a picture, and yet had an elegance which made Kitty feel all thumbs.

3. Now she seemed on a sudden to have an inkling of something remote and mysterious.

4. She was astonished at the interest the nuns took in her the sisters... on a flimsy pretext came into the room...

5. Ah, I do not know what we should have done without that admirable man.

6. She wanted him to forgive her, not for her sake any_; more, but for his own, for she felt that this alone could give him peace of mind.

7. Oh, this British self-control! There he is delighted beyond measure and when you speak to him of it he becomes quite pale.

8. The thought haunted her now that in thus giving him peace of mind she would make the only possible amends for the anguish she had caused him.

9. She was looking at Walter and she saw that his eyes were wet with tears. It gave her a pang.

6. Paraphrase or explain:

1. They (the hands) suggested the breeding of un­counted centuries.

2."... Men are incalculable; I thought you were like every­body else and now I feel that I don't know the first thing about you."

3. One day, firmly convinced that a heretic could know nothing of such matters, she told Kitty of the Annunciation.

4. She had an idea that he would welcome an uprush of emotion which would liberate him from his nightmare of resentment...

5.... in the shadow of the shuttered shops sometimes a form seemed to be lying, but you did not know whether it was a man who slept to awake at dawn or a man who slept to awake never;...

7. Give your own opinion of the following utterances:

1. "A well-bred woman does nothing which shall make peo­ple talk of her."

2. “...men often have a deeper feeling for their daughters than they ever have for their sons."

3. "There is only one way to win hearts and that is to make oneself like unto those of whom one would be loved."

8. Interpret the following utterances after stating whom they belong to and in what circumstances they were made:

1. It is all the same way and it leads nowhither.

2. This is a pretty kettle of fish.

3. The dog it was that died.

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