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in meaning to:
| Paragraph 3 1. inclination 2. disregard for danger | Paragraph 4 3. feeling for 4. in demand | Paragraph 5 5. a skilled working person without a regular employer | |
| Paragraph 6 6. last-minute 7. had not happened before | Paragraph 8 8. obtain | Paragraph 10 9. claims | |
| Paragraph 12 10. distant | Paragraph 14 11. wearing | Paragraph 15 12. on the other hand | |
| Paragraph 16 13. not necessarily true but widely believed 14. of the utmost importance | Paragraph 17 15. briefly | ||
С. Without quoting sentences from the passage, answer the following questions:
1. How was Lester Piggott earning his living at the time of his arrest?
2. What do you learn about Piggott's riding style in the first three paragraphs?
3. Explain what is meant by the expression «jocking off».
4. What example of «jocking off» is given in Piggott's career?
5. What was the reaction to Piggott's win following this incident?
6. How successful was Piggott in financial terms?
7. What examples are given of Piggott's financial indiscretions?
8. What two factors gave Piggott a film star image?
9. What was Piggott's reputation as a rider?
10. Describe the incident at Deauville and Piggott's attitude to it.
D. In a summary of 100-120 words describe the character of Lester Piggott as it emerges from the piece you have read.
LANGUAGE AWARENESS: Eponyms
An eponym is a word that is derived from a person's name. Something a person has done, or invented, or discovered, or been associated with, has made him so famous that his name has become part of the English language. For example, from the name of Franz Mesmer (1734-1815), an early practicioner of hypnotism, we get the verb to mesmerize, which means «to be so fascinated by something you see that you cannot move or speak»: He was mesmerized by the thousands of multicoloured butterflies that fluttered around him. Many eponyms have lost their obvious personal associations, are not written with capital letters and are used as nouns, verbs and adjectives just like other words. Examples of such words are to boycott (from Charles Boycott 1832-97) and to galvanise (from Luigi Galvan 1737-1798). But other eponyms remain closely associated with something invented by the eponymist. For example, a bowie knife, a Jeiger counter, a diesel engine (from Colonel James Bowie 1796-i836, Hans Geiger 1882-1945 and Rudolf Diesel 1858-1913).
| A. Which words are derived from the names of the people on the list below? 1. Laszlo Biro 2. The Earl of Cardigan 3. Sir George Everest 4. Guiseppe Garibaldi 5. Thomas Hobson 6. Charles Mackintosh 7. Patrick Hooligan 8. Joseph McCarthy 9. Samuel Morse 10. The Marquis de Sade 11. The Earl of Sandwich 12. The Duke of Wellington | B. Can you match the people on the list in Exercise A with these things and ideas? a) a raincoat b) rubber boots c) hounding innocent people for political reasons d) a ball point pen e) a currant biscuit f) pleasure in inflicting pain g) slices of bread with a filling h) a mountain i) giving the customer no choice j) a dot-dash alphabet k) violent behaviour 1) a long-sleeved woolen garment with buttons at the front |
C. Do you think these people would be pleased, displeased or indifferent at the way their names become part of the language?
Can you think of any other eponyms?
