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V. Try your hand at teaching:
A. Preparation. Search the texts of Units One, Two (I), Three (I), Four (I), Five (I) for polysyllables[43] with two stresses, practise their pronunciation.
B. Work in Class. a) Pronounce distinctly each word fixing the students' attention on the stresses.
b) Make the students repeat the words after you.
c) Ask the students individually and correct their mistakes. (See "Classroom English", Section VIII.)
VI. Study Vocabulary Notes and translate the illustrative examples into Russian.
VII. Explain (in English) what is meant by and give Russian equivalents of:
A. blank wall, blank look, blank verse, blank sheet, blank form, blank cheque, blank years, blank mind, blank face;
B. empty room, shallow interests, vacant house, shallow girl, bright dress, bright face, bright child, bright eyes, ignorant person, incomparable bore.
VIII. Paraphrase the following sentences:
1. He stared at her in utter astonishment. 2. He opened his eyes for a short while but then lost his consciousness again. 3. A faint smile enlivened her face for a moment. 4. There was a gap in my memory. 5. There are many interesting items in the newspaper today. 6. The silk stockings caused Judy's envy. 7. He used to be a capable pupil. 8. The letter aroused great interest. 9. At times she felt very unhappy. 10. The trouble with him is that he is a light-minded person. 11. This fruit is quite eatable, I'd say. 12. Your friend differs much from what he was years ago.
IX. a) Write 20 questions about the second part of the text of Unit Five using the following words and phrases:
1. Christmas present; 2. to be a surprise; 3. wrist; 4. to get to (one's) recitations; 5. a hot-water bottle; 6. to enlarge one's vocabulary; 7. to confess; 8. a low motive; 9. to do geometry; 10. to sit cross-legged; 11. a miserable creature; 12. to know (from); 13. to be very much obliged for; 14. every other sentence; 15. to be bored; 16. to be excited about; 17. to toss into the waste-basket; 18. to talk to (smb.); 19. at least.
