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- rich, wealthy, well off, relatively/reasonably well off, well-to-do, prosperous, be comfortably off, comfortable.
- nice, pleasant, likeable, lovely, good-natured, sweet, charming, lovable, engaging (attractive), adorable.
- rude, impolite/not polite, tactless, abrasive (несносный), bad-mannered/ill-mannered, discourteous (неучтивый), be unpleasant, loutish, rough, superior.
E. Prepare lexical and stylistic analysis of the story. Pay attention to the opening and closing sentences.
Language focus
1. Find in the story words and phrases which mean the following:
- to regularly pay money to live in a house or room that belongs to someone else;
- a small partly enclosed structure or tent where you can buy things, play games, or get information, usually at a market or a fair;
- mixture;
- barman, barmaid;
- a young man who delivers things;
- someone, especially a child, who makes a lot of noise and has a lot of energy;
- to hit your hands against each other many times to make a sound that shows your approval, agreement, or enjoyment;
- a dog which is fast and has a good sense of smell, used for hunting;
- the one for the road (a drink!);
- rude and showing no respect to other people
- the support, especially financial support, that is given to an organization or activity by a patron;
- a single example of something, often an animal or plant.
2. The old waiter shuffled over their table. Say or show how he did it. Below are other ways of how people walk. Make sure you understand them.
Stride - to walk quickly, taking big steps, in an angry, determined or confident way;
March - to walk quickly and with firm steps, especially because you feel angry or determined;
Pace - walk backwards and forwards within a small area, especially because you are nervous, bored, or angry;
Stroll - to walk in a slow and relaxed way, especially for pleasure;
Amble - to walk in a slow and relaxed way, especially when you are going a short distance, or not going anywhere in particular;
Saunter - to walk in a slow and lazy way, often when you should be hurrying to do something;
§ trudge/plod - to walk slowly and with heavy steps, especially because you are tired, it is difficult to walk, or you do not want to go somewhere;
Stagger - to walk very unsteadily, with your body moving from side to side and almost falling, especially because you are injured, very tired, or drunk;
Stumble - to walk unsteadily, often hitting things with your feet and almost falling, especially because it is dark, the ground is uneven, or because you are tired or drunk;
Lurch - to walk very unsteadily, moving forward or from side to side with sudden, irregular movements;
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