VI. Reproduce the situations in which the words and phrases from the list occur.

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THE MOON AND SIXPENCE

Unit 1: Chapters I — VI

Vocabulary Notes

Match the words and phrases with their definitions

1. ordinary— 2. authentic— 3. admire— 4. detractor— 5. suggest — 6. notorious —; notoriety — 7. throw light on sth — 8. bashful — 9. screw up one's courage — 10. scintillate — 11. rave about sth 12. impropriety — 13. byword — 14. saunter (through) —. 15. stockbroker — 16.take a fancy to sb — 17. faculty — 18. philistine — 19. stop the gap — 20. common, commonplace — 21. out of the common—

talk wildly, violently, angrily vt propose; bring (an idea, possibility, etc) into the mind adj normal; usual, average make sth clearer, provide new information n man whose business is the buying and selling of stock(s) n power (of mind); ability (to do sth) adj unusual adj ordinary or usual adj genuine; known to be true adj widely known (esp for sth bad): criminal thief, gambler, liar, miser, etc; n state of being well-known (esp in a bad way) n person, place, etc, regarded and spoken of as a notable example (usu bad) supply sth lacking vt look at with pleasure or satisfaction, express admiration of overcome one's fears vi walk in a leisurely way n uncultured person; person whose interests are material and commonplace n person who tries to make sb's reputation, etc, smaller vi sparkle; glitter become fond of n incorrectness; unsuitability adj shy

A. Training Exercises

I. Translate into Russian the passage beginning with "The greatness of Charles Strickland...", ending with "...his life and character" (Ch. I).

II. Find in the text English equivalents for the following words and phrases. Learn them and use when writing a summary:

порочность; лесть; дурная слава; подлинный; покор­ность; заполнить пробел; резкий ответ; символ; лег­комыслие; остроумное замечание; слабо освещенный (малоизвестный); братство; ум; щедрость; не отставать от моды; процветание; набраться храбрости; выяснять.

IV. Give antonyms to:

merits; detractor; generosity; reveal; exceptional; pro­priety; promiscuity; virgin.

V. Suggest words or word combinations for the following:

1. not remarkable or interesting, ordinary

2. a natural gift of mind or character

3. to walk slowly and more or less aimlessly

4. to convey an idea indirectly

5. being actually and precisely what is claimed

6. to recognize the worth of a person or thing

7. being what is generally met with and not in any way special, strange, or unusual

VI. Reproduce the situations in which the words and phrases from the list occur.

VII. Compose sentences of your own with the following phrases:

to conceal one's embarrassment; ill-cut bread-and-butter; to take notice of somebody; stinging humour; at one's own risk; to take a fancy to one another.

B. Speech Exercises

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