VIII. Discuss the following questions in class

Do you agree with the author that he was specially chosen by Miss Bradley at Calais Maritime to get her through the customs? Was it a happy choice?

Do you think it was the first time Miss Bradley was doing that kind of thing?

What would you have done if you had found yourself in the author's place?

Why is the story called "A Custom House Inci­dent"?

Have you read or heard of any similar incidents? Describe them.

IX. Retell the text: a) as it is, b) as Miss Bradley (the customs officer, the boy from the crew, a police inspector), c) give a brief summary of the text.

X. Dramatize the following episodes.

On the platform (Characters: Miss Bradley, the author, the porter.)

On board the Channel ferry (Characters: the author. Miss Bradley).

Getting through the customs (Characters: the customs inspector, Miss Bradley, the author).

The author talking to the boy from the crew before the departure of the Golden Arrow (Characters: the author, the boy).

XI. Characterize, using the words in brackets.

The author (intelligent, attractive, good manners, polite, good-natured, pleasant to deal with)

Miss Bradley (plain, shy, awkward, boring, to deceive, dishonest)

The custom house official (patient, exact, reliable, honest, ordinary, intelligent, experienced)

UNUT 9

THE LAST LEAF

(by O. Henry)

I. Active vocabulary.

to differ

to suit

suitable (unsuitable)

to pick out

to elect

to pick up

obvious (obviously)

fit (unfit)

to feel fit

to fit

to stand smth.

a strain

to strain

to suffer (from)

strength

force

a prescription

to prescribe smth. or smb.

to frighten

to be frightened

at present (at the present time)

for the present

somehow

to check

to control

to keep up with

to keep up

to keep smb. from doing smth.

anyhow

to achieve

an achievement

to be disappointed in (at)

disappointment

to one's disappointment

various

to vary

a variety

sincere (sincerely) to handle a note

to make a note of smth. to imagine