Speach features

It’s easily noticed that characters in the film speak in different ways. There are a lot of colloquial and “jargon” words, typically used by children. The effect of informality of style is achieved also by the frequent use of phrasal verbs. These words and expressions are in contrast with “normal”, literary vocabulary, used by the Callaways.

Exercise 1

Study the list of words and expressions below and divide them into three groups: a) formal- Fabulous, detain, Consolation, Distracted, entanglements

b) informal- phoney-baloney, to work somebody to the bone, pigsty, brainless, jock, regaling, penguin guy, nincompoops, goody-goody

c) neutral- Log, To settle sb in, Entice, Filthy, Gang, flyball.

LANGUAGE FOCUS

Exercise 1

Choose the synonyms from B of the words from A

A	B
sealed	closed
fibber	liar
outspoken	frank
weird	odd
scared	fearful
cute	attractive
consent	agree
filthy	dirty
brainless	stupid
checkers	draughts

Exercise 2

Choose the antonyms from B of the words from A

A	B
a reject	A sunny soul
pretty	ugly
own	Impersonal
distracted	Concentrated on sth
a geezer	proposely
intentionally	impersonal
scared	unafraid

Exercise 3

Match the expressions in the box with their meanings

to figure sth out		to settle sb in
	to take words out of sb’s mouth
to pass away		get away with sth
to grace sb with presence
to check sth out		to get the hang of sth

a) to learn how to do something or use something-to get the hang of smth

b) to succeed in not being criticized or punished for something wrong that you have done- get away with sth

c) to examine something, or to get information about something or someone, to make sure that what you have been told about them is true, or that they are safe or suitable, or to see what is wrong with them-to check sth out

d) to honour people by taking part in something- to grace smb with presence

e) to understand something or someone, or to find the answer to something by thinking carefully-to figure sth out

f) to say something just before someone else was going to say the same thing; to say something that someone who agrees with you might have said- to take words out of sb’s mouth

g) to die-to pass away

h) to begin to feel relaxed and happy in a new home, job, school- to settle sb in

Exercise 4

Make up sentences using expressions from the previous exercise

1) Nobody knows how he passed away.

2) He said these words and took words out of Helen’s mouth.

3) She figured answer this question out.

4) The teacher checked tasks out while the children went to the dining room.

5) He boy got hang of the new computer game.

Exercise 5

Complete the sentences with the appropriate word or phrase from the list. Change the form of the words or add some words if necessary

Collect kids, a reject, to get an interview, judge a book by the cover, father’s sense of humor, butler, to get cleaned up, to drive somebody mental, to work somebody to the bone, to consent.

1. The boy took after his mother but he had father’s sense of humor.

2. After working in the garden for 3 hours she wanted to get cleaned up.

3. Kate rang the doorbell and a minute later she was invited to come in by a butler.

4. During the World War II fascists worked people to the bone.

5. Mary really loves children, that’s why she has already adopted 3 of them. But some people think that she just collect kids.

6. He applied for a lot of jobs and in the end he consented.

7. My granny always says that we shouldn’t judge a book by the cover.

8. The girl didn’t have any friend and she thought she was rejected.

9. “I love you so much that it drives me mental ”, he told her once.

10. The landlady consented to show us the flat.

Exercise 6

Choose the right variant of translation of the italicized parts of sentences

1. You got that all wrong, lady.

a) Неправильно все поняли b) все нечестно получили

2. She had a big heart.

a) имела большое сердце b) была очень доброй

3. It might be the latest thing.

a) последний писк моды b) последняя вещь

4. We need doggie bags.

a) собачьи пакеты

b) пакеты, куда посетители ресторана могут положить оставшуюся пищу, чтобы взять домой

5. Because third time's a charm.

a) третий раз – очарование b) Бог троицу любит

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