Transcribe and pronounce correctly the words from the story.

Warning, sewing, pour, seize, exasperating, damson, encouragingly, monk, escapade, naughty, bear, kneel, quiver, swallow, coward, awkward, paw.

 

Comprehension Check

a) How many children did the family have? What kind of children were they?

b) How did Dicky behave that particular day?

c) What piece of advice did Mrs Spears give? Why did she consider herself to be a guru in bringing up children?

d) What was Mrs Bendull’s first impulse? Why did she change her mind?

e) In what mood did the father of the family come home?

f) How did Mr Bendull punish the boy?

g) What was the boy’s reaction?

h) What did Edward feel after the unpleasant event?

i) How did the father try to settle the affair?

 

Match the following definitions in the left column with the words in the right column. Find sentences with these words in the story.

1. to make smb able to avoid doing smth difficult or unpleasant.	to have moods
2. to deliberately try to forget an unpleasant memory or thought.	to have an effect on smb
3. to believe smth is true without first making sure that it is.	an outbreak
not by accident; deliberately	to bring up a child
4. to experience unaccountable changes of mood.	to hand smb over to smb
5.to have enough money or time to be able to buy or to do smth.	to take it for granted (that)
6. to cause a change in smb/smth.	out of sight
7. the sudden start of something unpleasant.	to save smb smth
8. to look after a child until it is an adult.	to afford smth
9. to give the control of someone and responsibility for them to another person.	to blot smth out
10. out of the area or distance within which smb can see or smth can be seen.	on purpose

 

Choose the right word from the above exercise for each of the sentences below.

a) He did it ……………, knowing it would annoy her.

b) They would just catch the robbers and ………………… to the police.

c) I just ………………. that he’d always be around.

d) It was strange for such a reserved man to ……………..

e) She did it herself to ……….. argument.

f) None of them could ………….. $50 for a ticket.

g) He tried to ………… the image of Helen’s sad face.

h) We’d been ……………. to think that borrowing money was bad.

i) ……………. of rain are expected in the afternoon.

j) Modern farming methods can …….. an adverse ………. on the environment.

 

Find the English equivalents to the following words or phrases and use them in the sentences of your own.

Всегда, как шелковый; его никак не утихомирить; ребенок просто обезумел; сладкий голос; вы совершаете большую ошибку; ничто не может заменить этого; говорю вам по собственному опыту; мягкие меры; в глубине души; сильно уставший; что случилось?; какая-то штуковина; его непослушание выходит за всякие рамки; чистить зубы; ввалиться в комнату непрошено; с этим надо что-то делать; ему было неловко.

Differentiate between the following.

a) Sensible – sensitive;

b) By yourself - on your own;

c) Used to - to be used to - accustomed

Put the correct preposition or combination of prepositions into each gap.

a) After running up the stairs he was ……breath.

b) My sister and I are very different. We don’t have much ….. common at all.

c) I don’t want to go to Franco’s Restaurant again. We always go there. Let’s go somewhere else…………. a change.

d) I don’t dislike Jane. …………the contrary, I’m very fond of her.

e) ………..general I go abroad for my holidays, but occasionally I stay at home.

f) It always pays to buy high-quality goods. ……….the long run it’s cheaper.

g) You most certainly cannot borrow my car. It’s completely ………the question.

h) This is a very important decision. All our lives are …..stake.

i) I went on holiday……. my own because sometimes I like being……..myself.

j) I’ll do it tomorrow. No, ……. second thoughts, I’ll do it today.

Consult your dictionary and give all possible derivatives from the following words.