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1. Where was Dan studying? 2. Why didn't he keep his promise to write his brother as soon as he arrived at College? 3. Why did it take him rather long to get used to College life? 4. What was the trouble with College as Dan saw it? 5. What mistakes did Dan make? 6. Why did he describe them as "awful"? 7. What lesson did he learn? 8. Why did Dan want to keep his textbooks after he graduated from college? 9. What sports team was he going to join, and why? 10. What was the bad news? 11. Why wasn't he upset over his failure in mathematics? 12. What made Dan change his mind about Shakespeare?
Ex 2 Look through the text once again, and:
1. See if you can find enough facts to prove that this is a text about an American college. 2. Describe the college campus. 3. Prove that Daniel was having a hard time of it. 4. Sum up Daniel's ideas about education, and prove that he was wrong. 5. Make your conclusions about Daniel's character. 6. Say if Daniel's brother was older or younger than he. 7. Say if Daniel will make a good student, or drop out.
Ex 3 Find in the text the English for the following phrases, and use them in retelling and discussing the text.
намереваться написать сразу же; вначале; навестить кого-н; свыше двухсот лет тому назад; справа; слева; спортзал; лазарет; совершить ужасный промах; в самый первый день; студент первого курса; знаменитый художник; средние века; теперь я умнее; в течение всего семестра; неправильные глаголы; остаться (в памяти); после окончания колледжа; баскетбольная команда; хорошие (плохие) новости; провалиться по математике; сдавать экзамен; приложить все усилия; сдать экзамен; приготовиться к худшему; не огорчаться; получить письмо от кого-н.
