Make up a gist of the text (ch. 9-10)

14.Describe a person who is:

1. In high spirits;

2.In low spirits;

3.Mysterious;

4. Absorbed in thoughts;

5.Horrified by smth.;

6. Eccentric.

MAGICIAN

Ch. 11,12

l.Memorize the following:

to distract oneself from thoughts

to clench one's fists (teeth...)

on(at) the point of death (departure, leaving…,)

stone dead

self-control

he could stand it no more

a cry of horror

to reason with smb;

to take a risk (to take no risk)

safe and sound

indifference

to give a sigh of relief

refreshing

to die of heart disease(cancer, tuberculosis...)

the door wouldn't open

to show smb. into a room

battle-axe

a fellow-doctor (a fellow-passenger, a fellow-student...)

to hold one's breath

staircase

a post-mortem

total darkness

an exhumation

hideous

to make an attempt

to feed (on)

a rattle of thunder

dawn

2. Find synonyms to:

to find out; wealth; rare; to assist; huge; to conceal; odour, odd, to scream.

3. Give the names of various parts of the day:

Complete the enumeration: Morning, daytime, evening, dawn; sunrise...(.......?......)

4. Analyze the grammar structure:

1.I want you both to come to England with me at once.

2. Arthur, you couldn't have done anything, if you had been here.

3. It was so loud that it seemed to be above their heads.

4. She had just uttered these words when she heard Arthur fling himself upon the intruder.

5. Susie's self control left her, and she sobbed as though her heart would break.

6. Let's wait here and see the sun rise.

5. Complete the sentences:

1. It was a small place with one public house...

2. It was a struggle to the death between two men...

3. Haddo 's house stood in the blackness of the night..,

4. They stood in a large hall...

5. Presently Arthur gave a little laugh...

6. They heard its curious sound...

7. And then instinctively they started back...

8. Do you remember the book of Paracelsus...

6. Find the context for:

to distract himself from his thoughts; at the point of death; the lady's death was due to natural causes; to make one more attempt; the window opened on the back yard; a rattle of thunder; he clenched his teeth; the man was stone dead; a huge battle -axe; blinded for an instant by the bright light; face to face with great mystery.

7.Which statements are false? Correct them:

1. Returning to London after Margaret's disappearance, Arthur Burdon went sightseeing for distraction. He thought very little of Margaret, being sure she was quite happy with Haddo.

2. When Haddo appeared in the darkness of the inn, Arthur flung himself upon the man intending to kill him. Susie and Dr. Porhoet did their best to help him.

3. Arthur hated Haddo so much that he wanted to kill him. During their fight Arthur's hate and rage added to his power. He wanted to see Haddo dead.

4. The room in the attic was very cold and nothing pointed to its being used as a laboratory.

5. The friends found Oliver Haddo lying dead on the floor, with an expression of fear on his face.

6. In one of the glass vessels there was a nice little creature with blue eyes, looking like a human child.

8. Find in the text the proof of the following:

1. Haddo's reputation at Skene was quite bad.

2. Haddo's house was odd and full of surprising objects and little secrets.

3. Haddo had discovered the secret of life creating a human being.

9. Answer the questions:

1. Why did Arthur Burdon want his friends to accompany him to England?

2. What facts about the Haddos did they learn from the landlady of the hotel?

3. Dramatize the dialogue between Arthur & Dr. Richardson.

4. What events followed a loud rattle of thunder one night?

5. Describe the night after the storm.

6. Describe the hall of Oliver Haddo's house at Scene.

7. Did the friends find it difficult to get upstairs to the attic?

8. Describe the laboratory & Haddo's experiments.

9. In what state did they find Oliver Haddo?

10. What did Susie see when she turned round to look at Haddo's house?

11. Why did Arthur set fire to the house?

12. What, do you think, was the real cause of Margaret's death? Was it actually due to natural causes?