V. Give the situations in which the following are used (See Text).

steps, to take an interest in, the exchange of bills, honest, to take notice of, frank, frequent, most of, fast, to behave, training.

VI. Correct the following statements. If you find the sentence only partly wrong, use the following expressions. you're not quite right; it is true in a way; true...but (well, yes, but...), as a matter of fact

1.The brokers looked upon Frank's father as a most unreli­able person, who would deceive them when he had an opportunity to do so. For that reason he had few business connections.

2.Young Frank used to take little interest in his father's work, and though he was allowed to come to the bank on Saturdays, he did not gain a lot by watching business operations there.

3.At home Frank's people used to talk about business and financial adventure, but the talk made little sense to the boy and he did not listen to it.

4.Although Frank was young and did not know much about business he realized that his father was honest and care­ful. He told himself that when he grew up, he would be like his father, he would never do a risky, dishonest thing in business.

5.Uncle Seneca had always kept in touch with the Cowper-woods, for he was fond of the family, but this time he liked young Frank so much that he decided to stay with the family and watch the boy's progress.

6.Uncle Seneca got angry on hearing that the boy had no interest in anything except money, and told Henry Cov/perwood that he had not brought him up properly.

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THE SERENADE

(by G. Bernard Shaw)

George Bernard Shaw, the famous English playwright, came from a middle class family. He was born in Dublin, the capital of Ireland, in 1856, and was proud of being an Irishman.

In 1876 he left his home town for London, where he became a journalist. In 1884 he joined the Fabian Society, a socialist organiza­tion of petty bourgeois intellectuals.

After a few unsuccessful attempts at writing novels, Shaw turned to plays. His first play appeared in 1892. Later on he wrote a large number of plays, all of which are known for their brilliant dialogue and sharp political satire.

In 1931 Shaw visited the Soviet Union. The famous playwright was always a true friend to the first Socialist State.

Bernard Shaw died in 1950 at the age of ninety-four.

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