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Active Vocabulary
1. to swap sth for sth (124) - обменять что-л. на что-л.
2. to talk face to face (128) - поговорить с глазу на глаз
3. to be absorbed in the conversation (129) - быть поглощенным,
увлечённым разговором
4. to get involved in sth (130) - вмешиваться во что-л., связываться с чем-л.
5. to get one’s own way (132) - добиться своего, настоять на своем,
поступать по-своему
6. to blackmail sb into sth (134) - шантажом заставить кого-л. сделать что-л.
7. to make a complaint (135) - подавать жалобу
8. to be/ become a truant (140) - быть/становиться прогульщиком уроков
9. to be oblivious to sth (143) - не замечать чего-л., не обращать
внимания на что-л.
10. to have the nerve/the cheek to do sth (150, 124) – иметь наглость, нахальство сделать ч/л (He had the nerve … - У него хватило наглости …)
I. Find in the novel the following words and phrases. Learn them. Get ready to reproduce the situations in which they were used. Try to use them in answering the questions and discussing the characters and the events of the novel.
II. Find in the novel informal words or word combinations with the following meaning. Put them down, translate them into Russian. Reproduce the sentences where they are used.
1. a crazy mother or father (126) ______________________________________
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2. to get rid of sb (127) ) ____________________________________________
3. to become strange (134) __________________________________________
4. not to understand sth (127) (138) ___________________________________
5. a mad and eccentric person (140)___________________________________
6. impudent, impertinent, insolent (137, 139) ____________________________
7. without any reason (142) _________________________________________
8. to miss classes (145) (148) ________________________________________
9. to go somewhere quickly for a short time (145) ________________________
10. keep calm (146) ________________________________________________
III. Find in the novel the English equivalents of the following Russian words or word combinations.
1. выглядеть смущённым, сбитым с толку (123) ________________________
2. прославиться лишь из-за одной песни (124) _________________________
3. обойтись без чьей-л. помощи (126) ________________________________
4. держаться от к/л подальше (127, 139) ______________________________
5. обращаться с просьбой об опекунстве, пытаться оформить опекунство (127) _________________________________________________________
6. бросить трубку телефона, не дослушав до конца (127) ________________
7. закон подлости (129) (infml) ______________________________________
8. ни с того ни с сего (130) _________________________________________
9. рухнуть, грохнуться с небес на землю (131) _________________________
10. не впускать кого-л/что-л. (133) ___________________________________
11. иметь неприятности (136) _______________________________________
12. дерзкий, наглый (137, 139) ______________________________________
13. получить пощёчину (129, 137) ___________________________________
14. обзываться (139) ______________________________________________
15. бороться с собственной совестью (143) ____________________________
16. шум, гул, грохот (149) _________________________________________
17. усыновлять (или удочерять) к/л (154, 155) _________________________
Chapter eighteen
1. Why did Will hate Christmas?
Did he love Christmas when he was a child?
Why did Will’s father hate Christmas too?
Which of the following nouns did Will associate Christmas time with?
| peace |
| hope |
| regret |
| bitterness |
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| goodwill |
| snow |
| joy |
| singing and dancing |
| despair |
| misery |
| anger |
| pain |
| hopelessness |
v What feelings does Christmas evoke in you? Are they positive, negative, or mixed feelings?
2. What was the point of fashion in Will’s opinion?
Do you agree with this point of view?
3. In what way was Will’s childhood similar to Marcus’s?
4. What did Will’s common sense tell him to do when he realized that there was something in common between his childhood and Marcus’s?
Was he willing to get involved and help Marcus? Why?
5. Speak on Fiona and Will’s further relationship.
What was the reason of Fiona’s telephone call and her conversation with Will in the pub? What did she want to discuss with him face to face?
What was the result of their conversation?
Describe Will’s impressions of Fiona and his attitude to her.
What does the word ‘unworldly’ (p. 131) mean in reference to Fiona?
Why is it dangerous to be unworldly, in Will’s opinion?
