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5. Translate the following sentences into English using the word combinations and phrases (p. 188):
1. Кривз находился под арестом уже месяц, но все еще категорически отказывался давать показания. 2. Из окна вагона
Джон видел, как она улыбнулась сквозь слезы и помахала ему рукой. 3. Говорили, что у старого Тима припрятаны денежки и
что держит он их у себя дома, недаром же он так боялся, что его дом ограбят. 4. Андрей бросил письмо на стол, но через
минуту снова взял его и стал читать. 5. Не пытайтесь одурачить меня. Из этого все равно ничего не выйдет. 6. Джейн была
вне себя, и ей стоило большого труда сдержаться. 7. Больше всего он боялся показаться смешным. 8. Ребекка прекрасно
понимала, что грозит ей, если только ей не удастся перехватить письмо. 9. Неожиданный вопрос так ошеломил Джо, что он
сразу же потерял самообладание. 10. Когда старый Джолион ушел, Джун не выдержала и дала волю слезам. 11. После того
как миссис Пейдж устроила ему сцену из-за денег, Эндрю твердо решил искать другую работу. 12. «На что вы намекаете? —
сказала Норин. – Осторожнее, вы можете зайти слишком далеко». 13. «Вы используете его в своих собственных интересах,
а называете это дружбой», – с возмущением сказал Питер.
6. Make up and practise a short situation using the word combinations and phrases (p. 188).
7. Make up and act out a dialogue using the word combinations and phrases (p. 188).
8. Find in Text Six equivalents for the following words and phrases and use them in sentences of your own:
womanly; to make an earnest request to smb.; to hold tightly; not to let go near; to face smb. in a hostile way; to stretch out one's
hand; to take away; to seize; to be exactly alike; in an impolite manner; a strong desire for fame; to feel respect and admiration for
smb.; in a difficult position; to face smb. boldly; to stand in an erect position; to give smb. away to the enemy; loss of good name; not
showing respect; obviously frightened.
9. Find in Text Six English equivalents for the following words and phrases and write them out:
необычайно изящная; умное лицо; избавиться от необходимости; погладить по щеке; с сияющей улыбкой; самая скучная
штука; разразиться потоком брани; поделить что-л. по-честному; задыхаться; заламывать руки; грубо и фамильярно;
компрометировать кого-л.; общественное мнение; драться на дуэли; быть выше подозрения; попасть кому-л. в руки;
надменно; честолюбивый муж; социальное положение; выведенный из себя.
10. Explain in English what is meant by the following phrases and sentences:
1. character in the chin. 2. keen, refined and original. 3. Never you mind him, General. 4. Leave me to deal with him. 5. Producing
an effect of smiling through her tears. 6. in dignified reproof. 7. This incautious echo of the lieutenant undoes her. 8. Dalila, Dali– la,
you have been trying your tricks on me. 9. The vile, vulgar Corsi– can adventurer comes out in you very easily. 1 0 . Gloating over the
papers. 1 1 . Bitter-sweetly. 1 2 . 1 am a true Corsican in my love for stories. 1 3 . Caesar's wife is above suspicion. 1 4 . You have
committed an indiscretion. 1 5 . You may go too far. 1 6 . Do you mean that you are that sort of man?
11. Answer the following questions or do the given tasks:
1. What do you know of Bernard Shaw and his place among the English playwrights? 2. What is the historical and social back-
ground of the play "The Man of Destiny" ? 3. Comment upon the nature of Shaw's long stage directions. Are they typical of his art? 4.
What do you know of Julius Caesar? Of Paul Barras? 5. Write out
from the text all the phraseological units. Comment on their stylistic value and suggest neutral equivalents. 6. Why is Dalila a
symbol of a treacherous woman? 7. Pick out the elements (lexical and syntactical) of colloquial speech and comment on them.
8. Find in the text sentences containing repetition and syntactical parallelism. What is the effect achieved? 9. Write out from the
text all the adverbs formed from adjectives by adding the suffix -ly and translate them into Russian. Which of them are epithets?
1 0 . The following words are bookish: 'affrighted', 'unvoluntarily', 'reproof, 'enraptured', 'tranquil', 'confronting (him)'. What are
their synonyms in colloquial English? 1 1 . Pick out metaphors from the text and comment on them. 1 2 . How do the following
words of the Lady characterize Napoleon? A) "Thousands of lives for the sake of your victories, your ambitions, your destiny!" b)
"The vile, vulgar Corsi– can adventurer comes out in you very easily." c) "Caesar's wife is above suspicion." d) "You became
friends through your wife." e) "A vain, silly, extravagant creature, with a husband who ... cannot help his man's instinct to make
use, of her for his own advancement." 1 3 . How do the following remarks made by Napoleon characterize him? a) "I see you
don't know me, madam, or you would save yourself the trouble of pretending to cry." b) "I am waiting for my despatches. I shall
take them, if necessary, with as little ceremony as I took the handkerchief." с) "I am not to be trifled with now." d) "I am a true
Corsican in my love for stories." ' e) "Next time you are asked why a letter compromising a wife should not be sent to her
husband, answer simply that the Jiusband wouldn't read it." 1 4 . How does Napoleon's attitude towards honour and happiness
and his fear of looking ridiculous characterize him? 1 5 . What is the Lady like as shown through her words, actions and the
author's remarks? 1 6 . What kind of person is Napoleon according to Bernard Shaw?
12. Retell Text Six in indirect speech.
13. Give a summary of Text Six.
14. a) Render the following text in English:
Великий полководец, знаменитый государственный деятель, человек необыкновенной судьбы Наполеон Бонапарт
сошел с исторической сцены в июле 1815 года.
Шесть лет после этого на затерянном в океане скалистом острове еще теплилась жизнь человека, пережившего
свою славу. Это была растянувшаяся на долгие месяцы агония узника, обреченного на медленную смерть. Английское
правительство, на великодушие которого рассчитывал Наполеон, не оправдало его ожиданий. Оно поставило своего
пленника в тяжелые и унизительные условия мелочной и придирчивой опеки, отравлявшей последние годы его жизни.
В эти долгие дни испытаний и несчастья он показал мужество и твердость духа, заставившие забыть о многих его
прежних преступлениях.
С расстояния в сто пятьдесят– сто восемьдесят лет голоса минувшей эпохи доходят до нас приглушеннее. Но историк,
восстанавливающий картину давно ушедшего времени и его героев, уже свободен от пристрастий и предубежденности
ушедшей эпохи; проверенные строгой мерой времени исторические явления и исторические герои обретают свои истинные
размеры; история каждому отводит свое место.
Наполеон Бонапарт с этого дальнего расстояния предстает во всей своей противоречивости. Он воспринимается прежде
всего как сын своего времени – переломной эпохи, эпохи перехода от старого, феодального мира к новому, шедшему ему
на смену буржуазному обществу. Его имя ассоциируется с безмерным честолюбием, с деспотической властью, с жестокими
и кровавыми войнами, с ненасытной жаждой завоеваний.
Наверное, будет правильно сказать, что Наполеон Бонапарт был один из самых выдающихся представителей буржуазии в
пору, когда она была еще молодым, смелым, восходящим классом, что он наиболее полно воплотил все присущие ей тогда
сильные черты и все свойственные ей даже на ранней стадии пороки и недостатки.
До тех пор пока в действиях Наполеона Бонапарта элементы прогрессивного оставались преобладающими, удачи,
победы сопутствовали ему. Когда же наполеоновские войны превратились в чисто захватнические, империалистические
войны, несшие народам Европы порабощение и гнет, тогда никакие личные дарования Наполеона, ни огромные усилия,
прилагаемые им, не могли уже принести победу. Он с неотвратимостью шел к крушению своей империи и личному своему
крушению. Его восхождение и его падение были вполне закономерны.
Наполеон Бонапарт был сыном своего времени и запечатлел в своем образе черты своей эпохи. Все последующие
деятели буржуазии, претендовавшие на роль Наполеона, отражая историческую эволюцию класса, который они
представляли, мельчали, вырождались в злую пародию или карикатуру на образ, который они пытались имитировать.
И все-таки из летописей истории не вычеркнуть имени Наполеона Бонапарта. В 1968 году был отмечен его
двухсотлетний юбилей: сотни книг и статей, конгрессы, конференции, телепередачи– и снова споры. Общественный
интерес к человеку, полководцу, государственному деятелю давно минувшего времени все еще велик.
О чем же спорят? Одни хулят и клянут Бонапарта, другие возносят ему хвалу, третьи стараются найти объяснение
противоречивости жизненного пути, столь непохожего на все остальные. Впрочем, сколь резко не различаются мнения, все
сходятся на том, что то был человек неповторимой, удивительной судьбы, навсегда запечатлевшейся в памяти поколений.
(Отрывок из эпилога к книге «Наполеон Бонапарт» А.З.Манфреда)
b) Compare the two points of view on Napoleon. Are they different or similar? Which point of view do you share?
15. Choose an extract from the talk between Napoleon and the Lady (one page long), learn it by heart and reproduce it with a partner.
VOCABULARY EXERCISES
1. Study the Vocabulary Notes and translate the illustrative examples into Russian.
2. Translate the following sentences into Russian. Pay attention to the words and word combinations in bold type:
A. 1. What nonsense people talked when they said you could tell character from faces. 2. She was usually cast for character parts.
3. The portrayal of the two characters is built on the contrast between appearance and reality. 4. His behaviour seemed out of
character. 5. It had never occurred to him that after 25 years of complete happiness his character would gradually lose its strength. 6.
But it is not at all characteristic of him. 7. But it was a new kind of moodiness, with tears threatening.
8. Knowing that danger threatened, the sentry was on the alert.
9. As for this man, there was no sign that the threats would come to anything. 10. Drunken drivers pose a grave threat to road users.
1 1 . Mrs. Davis was boiling a pot of grub. She bade us sit down, stirred the pot and then sank into a wicker chair. 1 2 . H e looked at
her and his heart sank: she seemed to be in one of her moods and would not concentrate on what he was saying. 1 3 . I knew that
Fred was untrustworthy, but I'd no idea he'd ever sink to doing a thing like that. 1 4 . Robert had learnt a valuable Tesson if he had the
sense to hold on to it. 1 5 . The beauty of the picture stirred in me a most enthusiastic sense of admiration. 1 6 . A strange sense of loss
came over him. 1 7 . Common sense told her it was useless at this stage to say anything about what she had seen yesterday. 1 8 .
Agnes was one of those sensitive types who go through life looking for any offence left lying about for the taking. 1 9 . There was a
sudden sense of strain in the atmosphere. 20. Do have some sense of proportion, Martin. 2 1 . One could always appeal to Carlyon's
sense of humour. 22. "You're a very sensible boy," Mr. Bowles said approvingly. 23. It was useless arguing with Jan. One couldn't talk
sense into her. 24. When Ned was angry he lost his sense of the ridiculous.
A. 1. She was in a queer spirit and I was cautious enough not to insist on my offer. 2. Caution visibly held him back. 3. I've
already seen enough to insist that ordinary precautions be taken. 4. So far his interview with Mike had proceeded cautiously – on both
sides. 5. It seemed that caution was the one virtue he recognized. 6 . 1 was in my room when Paul slipped in, his eyes shining. 7. He
knew he'd gone out on some errand and it absolutely slipped his memory. 8. Lucy slipped quickly out of bed and went along the
passage to her sister's room. 9. I dreamed of dreadful abysses amongst which I was wandering knowing that a slip of the foot meant
death. 1 0 . She moved to the door, and slipped home the little bolt. 1 1 . He tore the slip of paper in two, and tossed it into the fire. 1 2 .
It was no mere slip of the tongue that had caused Branwell to make that gross error. 1 3 . Mrs. Reed looked frightened; her work had
slipped from her knee. 1 4 . He laughed again, and it struck me that his laugh was unusually bitter. 15. There was a terrible bitter row
over George's going to college. 1 6 . He thought of June and her dead mother, and the whole story, with all his old bitterness. 1 7 .
When he turned there was bitter hatred in his face. 1 8 . A sheep dog stirred in the shade and opened a cautious eye as he passed.
19. He poured out coffee for us both and began stirring his slowly, thoughtfully. 20. It was a summer morning full of stir and life. 2 1 .
He hurried to Mr. Dombey's room, stirred the fire, put the chair ready. 22. For long times he settled down, and in those times he would
not stir a finger to lift a guinea a yard off. 23. Washington was humming with excitement like a stirred wasps' nest. 24. Our fates were
linked together. I could not injure him without injuring myself. 25. Women forgive injuries, but never forget slights. 26. When you
testified at the trial, you did not point out that Jackson received his injury through trying to save the machinery from damage. 27.
Reggie sighed, and his round face was plaintive with the melancholy of an injured child. 28. She wanted to go away and cry and hate
Constance and think of impossible but terrific ways of taking her revenge on her. 29. George Sand revenged herself upon the poet
Musset for writing "He and She" by publishing the novel "She and He".
3. Paraphrase the following sentences using the Essential Vocabulary:
A– 1. She is not, I think, an interesting personality. 2. The writer's skill in creating vivid and original images is combined with the
refinement of language and style. 3. The people depicted by the writer are all very much alike. 4. His conversation was typical of a
retired officer. 5. Look at the clouds. It looks like raining. 6. The teacher said he was going to punish the pupil unless he did his
homework properly. 7. Jap dropped into a chair, looked at me and tapped his forehead significantly. 8. His voice had risen, but now it
dropped almost to a whisper. 9. At last he subsided into heavy slumber. 1 0 . You are her friend – in the best meaning of the word.
Surely that gives you special privileges. 1 1 . The drugs had relieved the pain and she was left with a feeling of great fatigue. 1 2 .
Nora never made scenes. She was reasonable enough to know that they would only irritate Roger. 1 3 . The truth was too obvious,
and Julia had too much intelligence to miss it. 1 4 . I think she behaved with great practical wisdom. 1 5 . He never warned me about
that until yesterday.
B. 1. My friend and I moved quietly out of the room. 2. We knew what you intended to do and we took measures. 3. I meant to
give the book back to you this morning, but in the heat of our discussion, it had escaped my memory. 4. She put her hand into his and
gave him her old smile. 5. It must be awful to see year after year pass by and live in a place where nothing can happen. 6. His life
had been a severe struggle against every sort of difficulty. 7. Gorky's death was a heavy loss to all the people. 8. His failure to pass
the examination was a painful disappointment to him. 9. She was afraid to make the slightest movement for fear she might waken the
child. 10. Poetry, like music, excited him profoundly. 1 1 . He had no pity, and her tears aroused no emotion, but he didn't want
hysterics. 12. "There!" he would say in a hurt tone. "Now the nail's gone." 1 3 . Isn't it a bit too hot for sun-bathing? – Not for me. I
like it hot. The sun can't do me any harm. 1 4 . The doctor thought that the wound was inflicted by a heavy blow from some blunt
instrument. 1 5 . She is vindictive to any– -ene who has hurt her. 1 6 . He told Kate that, in practical affairs, paying back evil for evil
was a luxury he could not afford. 1 7 . That was how he could inflict injury on those people in return for their mockery. 1 8 . Ann knew
she could get even with them, but she no longer felt angry.
4. Explain or comment on the following sentences:
A. 1. Is that likely from what you know of his character? – Very unlikely. 2. His appearance did not answer his true character. 3. I
like the way the actor reveals the character. 4. The old gentleman was decidedly a character. 5. I know that Blanche has a quick
temper. It's part of her strong character. 6. The writer's favourite character is a man who is poor and alone in the world. 7. His style is
characterized by great laconism. 8. The father threatened to cut the boy off with a shilling if he disobeyed him.
9. We had had cloudy days before, but not dull days, threatening rain. 1 0 . Who was the "her" they were talking about? My heart
sank: me. 1 1 . " B u t why should they get so damned suspicious?" Miller asked. "It doesn't make sense to me, boss." 1 2 . He was
able to look after her and that was a comfort. In fact he gave a sense of support to all who were near him. 1 3 . He was sensible
enough to accept the inevitable. 1 4 . I think she behaved with great sense. 1 5 . Come on, let's talk sense. 1 6 . You're ridiculously
oversensitive. Everyone is sure to welcome you. 1 7 . No sense in catching cold. Put on your sweater. 1 8 . He has an immense sense
of his own importance. 1 9 . She broke in: "We cannot be too cautious of how we talk before children." 20. When he returned, he said
the doctor ought to see her, if only as a precaution. 2 1 . Mrs. Ebberly always took precautions against being exposed to draughts.
B. 1. She slipped the ring on her finger and stretched out her arm to have a better look at his present. 2. The minutes slipped by
into an hour. 3. "If you make another slip of the tongue, it will be the last," said the examiner. 4. He slipped off his boots and coat and
slid into the water. 5. The bitter cold of late autumn, unprepared for and unforeseen, is more bitter than the cold of winter. 6. He
reproached me bitterly for not having let him know. 7. "But that wasn't much improvement," he said with a quiet and bitter sarcasm. 8. I
was so utterly exhausted that I couldn't stir hand or foot. 9. Hallward stirred in his chair as if he were going to rise.
1 0 . In her day she had made a great stir in the little world of London. 1 1 . Do not let the children injure the bushes in the park. 1 2 .
He received injuries to his head in the accident. 1 3 . Why should she always have an injured look? 1 4 . The doctor said that sort of
thing might injure the girl's mentality for life. 1 5 . In taking revenge a man is but equal to his enemy, but in passing it over he is
superior. 1 6 . The young peasant swore to revenge himself upon the man who had insulted his sister. 1 7 . His grief and sense of loss
were replaced by a desire for revenge.
5. Choose the right word:
caution – warn
1. His friends ... him against approaching danger and ... him against running into it. 2. We ... her against speaking rashly and . . . her
of the consequences. 3. I ... him against being late. 4. The boys must be ... not to go skating on the pond: the ice is too thin.
stir – move
1 . . He held his breath, afraid ... . 2. ... aside, please. 3. He wouldn't ... a finger to help anyone. 4. He is able ... anyone to ac tion.
5. His kind attitude ... me to tears. 6. She was afraid ... not to wake up the children.
injure – damage
1. The crops were ... by a storm. 2. He was ... in the war. 3. Lots of buildings were ... by the earthquake. 4. He was the only one to
escape from the train wreck without ... . 5. The car was ... in an accident.
6. Translate the following sentences into English:
A. 1. Когда Тед появился в нашей компании, мы сразу почувствовали силу его характера. 2. В «паблик скулз»
действительно воспитывают характер, и совершенно определенный – характер лидера. 3. Когда мы стали обсуждать
главного героя рассказа, мнения разделились. 4. Решение ждать, ничего не предпринимая, очень характерно для него. 5. «Во
всяком случае ты мог бы обойтись без угроз, – сказала Джун, – угрозами ты ничего не добьешься». 6. Никто, кроме
руководителя экспедиции, не отдавал себе отчета в том, какая опасность грозит им, если пурга не стихнет к утру. 7.
"Титаник", пассажирский пароход, затонул в 1912 году. 8. Солнце клонилось к горизонту. Повеяло сыростью. 9. Во время
шторма на море их лодка затонула, но рыбакам удалось спастись. 10. Вы не находите, что этот актер переигрывает? У него
нет чувства меры. 11. «Ты же разумный человек. Как ты не понимаешь, что нет смысла спорить об этом, пока мы не
выясним все?»– сказал Тэд. 12. Это предложение бессмысленно, тут, должно быть, опечатка. 13. Джейн очень болезненно
воспринимает критику; ее обижает любое замечание, какое бы оно ни было. 14. Ты бы лучше прислушалась к словам
Роджера: он дело говорит. 15. Настойчивость и здравый смысл– вот что мне нравится в ней. 16. Будьте осторожны, это
очень плохая дорога, и по ней нельзя ехать с большой скоростью. 17. Я же предупреждал вас, чтобы вы не
опаздывали, а вы приходите с опозданием на час. 18. Против гриппа были приняты все меры предосторожности.
В. 1. Она вздрогнула, и чашка выскользнула у нее из рук.
2. Эта тропинка очень скользкая, пойдемте лучше по дороге.
3. Когда вечер был в разгаре, Анне удалось незаметно выскользнуть из дома. 4. Он очень бегло говорит по-немецки, но у
него «хромает» грамматика. 5. Я хотела позвонить вам вчера вечером, но, когда я пришла домой, я совсем забыла об этом. 6.
Миссис Дауэлс посмотрела вокруг: Тома нигде не было видно, должно быть, он опять улизнул от нее. 7. Его провал на
экзамене был для него горьким разочарованием. 8. Когда Дорин осталась одна, она дала волю слезам и долго и горько
плакала от обиды. 9. Сегодня ужасно холодно. Почему бы не отложить нашу поездку до завтра? 10. Ветра сосем не было, ни
один листок не шевелился. 11. Помешайте кашу, а то она подгорит. 12. В доме никого еще не было слышно, я открыл дверь и
вышел. 13. Марион и глазом не моргнула, когда услышала эту потрясающую новость, должно быть, она знала об этом
раньше. 14. Когда Джон попал в автомобильную катастрофу, он получил серьезные повреждения спины и до сих пор еще
недостаточно хорошо себя чувствует. 15. Боюсь, не повредило бы ребенку это лекарство. 16. Будьте потактичнее, чтобы не
задеть ее. Она очень обидчива. 17. Думаю, что она расплакалась из-за уязвленного самолюбия. 18. Она сделала это из мести,
ты же тоже не очень хорошо с ней обошлась. 19. «Никогда бы не подумала, – сказала Нора, – что она способна мстить за
небольшую обиду, которую ей, к тому же, нанесли случайно». 20. Такие мстительные люди никогда не забывают обид и
всегда надеются когда-нибудь отомстить своему обидчику.
7. Review the Vocabulary Notes and answer the following questions:
1. What do you say of a person who is easily influenced by others? 2. What do you say of a person who often does strange or un-
usual things? 3. What do you call people who are easily hurt?
4. What do you call people who desire for revenge? 5. What do some people do if they want to pay back evil? 6. What's paying back
evil called? 7. What would you do if you didn't want to show your sorrow? 8. What must be done during an epidemic? 9. How must
one walk along a street slippery with ice? 10. What may happen if one is not cautious? 11. What may happen if one slips and falls?
12. What kind of shoes are usually worn at home? 13. What kind of people cannot see a good joke? 14. What is an other way of
saying "This is typical of him"? 15. What do you call a basin with a drain in the kitchen? 16. What kind of person would you ask for
advice?
8. Respond to the following statements and questions using the Essential Vocabulary:
1. One can never know what to expect of her. 2. Why on earth did you employ him? He won't stir a finger to do the work
properly. 3. Do you think it was mere chance that she wouldn't stay and finish the job? I won't have you doing it! 4. One always has
to wait for Ann. 5. Why are you asking me for advice? 6. Do you understand what he said? 7. Why didn't you ring me up last night?
8. You look frozen. Is it as cold as that? 9. Wasn't she surprised to hear the news? 10.1 hear he's in hospital. What's the matter with
him? 11. Whatever made her say such a thing? Was she angry with you? 12. You ought to have stood your ground. 13. I'm through
with my work. 14. Aren't you ashamed? 15. What a boring party, I wish I were at home. 16.You're hours late! What's the matter? 17. I
hear he's dropped hockey.
9. Use as many word combinations from the Essential Vocabulary as possible in one situation.
10. Use the following words and word combinations in dialogues:
1. Two girls are discussing the plot of a play or story, (the main character, to intercept information, to take precautions, to trick
smb. out of smth., a slip of the tongue, not to stir an eyelid, the moment he ... , an injured air, to give smb. the slip)
2. Two first-year students are talking of their impressions of the college, (the character of, to caution against, characteristic of, to
give way to, why not?)
11. Find in Text Six and copy out phrases in which the prepositions (or adverbs) 'out', 'out of and 'into' are used. Translate the sentences into
Russian.
12. Fill in prepositions or adverbs where necessary:
1. Norman is .... He'll be back ... an hour or so. 2. "Let's forget the quarrel and be friends," he said holding ... his hand. 3. Let's
get ... the car and stretch our legs. 4. I really can't walk ... such a rate. I'm quite ... breath. 5.1 remember that I was scared ... my wits
then, but the details have faded ... my memory. 6. ... respect to her feelings ydu ought to be discreet. 7. The door won't lock. All the
locks in this cottage are ... order. 8. Are you ... your senses to act like this? 9. The lady succeeded ... tricking the lieutenant... the
despatches. 10. Are you ...your tricks again? You'll drive me ... my senses. 11. The first introduction of French ... English dates from
the time ... the Saxon kings. 12. American slang is forcing its way ... English. 13. It's good to be able to turn sorrow ... joy. 14. Why
did you burst... the room ... so much noise? 15. He sat staring ... the fire.
13. Translate the following sentences into English. Pay attention to the prepositions and adverbs:
1. Когда вечер был в разгаре, Руфь незаметно выскользнула из дома. 2. Я не могу разобрать некоторые слова, у вас
ужасный почерк. 3. День оказался прекрасным, и мы пожалели, что остались в городе. 4. С глаз долой, из сердца вон. 5. Кейт
улыбнулась сквозь слезы и сказала: «Извини меня, у меня нервы не в порядке». 6. Он живет за городом, и ему нужно полтора
часа, чтобы добраться до работы. 7. Вы попадете в беду. И не говорите тогда, что я не предостерегал вас. 8. Узнав, что отъезд
опять отменен, Кейт залилась слезами. 9. Джим ворвался в комнату, схватил что-то, и через минуту его уже снова не было в
доме. 10. Теперь, когда они были вне опасности, они могли, наконец, передохнуть. 11. Он не выходит уже месяц. 12. Дверь
не запирается: должно быть, замок не в порядке. 13. Не в его характере спорить просто из упрямства.
14. a) Give Russian equivalents for the following English proverbs and sayings (or translate them into Russian), b) Make up situations to
illustrate their meanings:
1. It is sink or swim. 2. Caution is the parent of safety. 3. Who has never tasted bitter, knows not what is sweet. 4. A threatened
blow is seldom given. 5. Better the foot slip than the tongue. 6. Between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip.
15. Write an essay on one of the following topics:
1. A Russian national hero of the war of 1812.
2. A play by B. Shaw on Russian stage.
CONVERSATION AND DISCUSSION
FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS
Topical Vocabulary
1. Positive feelings: admiration, enthusiasm, excitement, elation, joy, love, pride, zest.
2. Negative feelings: anger, annoyance, irritation, anxiety, despair, humiliation, embarrassment, tension, envy, hate, jealousy,
fear, shame, guilt, rage, terror.
3. Emotional condition: a) to feel good, to feel fine, to feel great, to feel pride and joy, to be bright and happy, to be in a good
mood; b) to feel bad, to feel uneasy/anxious/lonely/scared/miserable/ guilty, to feel put upon, to be upset, to be tense and jumpy, to be
furious, to be in a bad temper.
4. Display of emotions: to express/hide/disguise/control/re– veal/relieve one's feelings, to cope with one's feelings, an outlet for
one's feelings, to get angry at smth./smb., to let off steam, to burst out laughing/crying, to behave calmly and coolly, to take one's
irritation out on smb., to throw tantrums, to scream and yell at smb., to keep/lose one's temper, to fly into a rage.
1. Read the following text for obtaining its information:
One day you feel good and the next you feel bad, and between those two poles are compressed all the joys of heaven and the an -
guish of hell. The events that prompt feelings, the justification for the feelings, even the reality of the perceptions that lead to them
are all unimportant. It is the feeling that counts.
Despite its importance, there is an incredible amount of confusion about feelings and emotions in both the minds of the public
and the attention of the "experts". "Emotion" is the general term which encompasses the feeling tone, the biophysiological state, and
even the chemical changes we are beginning to understand underline the sensations we experience; "feeling" is our subjective
awareness of our own emotional state. It is that which we experience; that which we know about our current emotional condition.
Feelings, particularly the complex and subtle range of feelings in human beings, are testament to our capacity for choice and
learning. Feelings are the instruments of rationality, not– as some would have it – alternatives to it. Because we are intelligent
creatures, we are capable of, and dependent on, using rational choice to decide our futures. Feelings become guides to that choice.
