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12. Give a summary of Text Eight.

13. Make up dialogues between:

1. Ashurst and Garton about their first impressions of the farm and its inhabitants.

2. Mrs. Narracombe and Megan about putting up the young men for the night.

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. The path turned to a rocky trackwhich brought them out on the main road. 2. How much do you know of your friend Pyle?

— Not very much. Our tracks cross,that's all. 3. To say that he had hidden his trackswould be untrue. He had made no tracks to

hide.4. We saw the outlinesof the tower in the distance. 5. The old oak-tree was beautifully outlinedagainst the blue sky. 6. And in a

few simple words he outlinedAnn's appeal to him. 7. The soles of his feet were roughand callous from walking. 8. Losing two sons in

the war was roughon her. 9. How well can this truck take roughground? 1 0 . The table is made of roughplanks. 1 1 . Here'§ a

roughdraft of my speech. 1 2 . It's the one point on which Harry and I do not see eye to eye.1 3 . He caught my eyeand hurried into

explanations. 1 4 . I can assure you that I never set eyes upon him.1 5 . H e moved a little farther along the road measuring the

wall with his eye.1 6 . You'd better stay here and keep an eye on him.I'll ring up the police. 1 7 . We had coffee. — No wonder

you're wakeful.

18. Wondersare many, and nothing is more wonderfulthan man.

19. He knew that Robert had not sent for him to talk about the weather, and wonderedwhen he was coming to the point.

B. 1.You'll easily recognize him; he walks with a slight limp.2. I think he was born lame.3. June always fussed over her lame

ducks.4. I pulled myself together, made some lame explanationsand we went downstairs together. 5. You must have heard of

Limping Lucy— a lame girlwith a crutch. 6. Put a mark against the namesof the absent pupils. 7. You can't have done such a

dreadful thing as to put off goingthere for our sake. 8. The news put an end to our hopes.9. Can you put up some extra guestsfor

the night? 1 0 . He was evidently unused to the society of writers and we all tried in vain to put him at his ease.1 1 . I telephoned my

friends putting offthe small partyI had arranged for the evening. 1 2 . " I haven't thought about it lately," he wanted to add, "not

since I met you," but an odd shynessheld him back. 1 3 . She is very shyby nature. 1 4 . He is shy of showinghis emotions. 1 5 .

Now I have lost my timidity and shynesswith strangers. 1 6 . He is tall and spare and holds himself well.1 7 . Just for the moment

there was a terrible temptation to hold his tongueas his visit to them was not known by anyone. 1 8 . She went on speaking

desperately seeking to hold his arrested attention.1 9 . Her youth being over, what did the future hold for her?20. It was

comparatively cool, and I was glad to stretch my legsafter the long voyage. 2 1 . He got up, stretched himself,and leant over the

window sill. 22. He stretched outhis long thin hands to the blaze, aware of relief from tension. 23. The girl stretchedher neck and

peeped over the edge of the fence.

3. Paraphrase the following sentences using your Essential Vocabulary:

A. 1. I'm afraid I've completely lost touch with him. 2. She stumbled along the steep path that led up the hill. 3. The man was sure

he had well concealed his movement. 4. The mystery bored him and he could not follow the plot. 5. The hounds were in pursuit of the

fox. 6. I know I've done wrong. 7. The quaint ancient castle stood out against the dark sky. 8. The student was asked to give the main

points of the historical event. 9. She had told me in her letters the main facts of her life. 1 0 . The sea is not calm today. 1 1 . His rude

manner frightened the children. 1 2 . Should the weather be windy do not think of riding. 1 3 . What he told me made the true state of

affairs known to me. 1 4 . I hope we see the matter in the same way. 1 5 . I never saw her before. 1 6 . She gave me a loving look. 1 7 .

His words made me understand their plans. 1 8 . You should look after the children when they are playing. 1 9 . He was quick to see a

pretty girl. 20. A half-indignant mutter arose about him, but he refused to see or listen to it.

B. 1. Television is one of the remarkable things. 2. It's not surprising that your words sent her temper up. 3. I'm surprised at her

saying that. 4. I'm anxious to know what she told you. 5. Melody doubted if she would ever find the courage to dare to confide in

Sarah. 6. This is an unconvincing argument, it does not prove anything. 7. How would you express this in French? 8. The outbreak of

dysentery was attributed to bad drinking-water. 9. I'll speak on your behalf, I promise. 1 0 . His modesty is not genuine. 1 1 . He was

very much worried by the loss of the document. 1 2 . Let's postpone our hiking tour until the weather is better. 1 3 . Don't hesitate to

ring me up any time. I'll be in the whole day. 1 4 . She held out her fragile hand to her cousin and touched his wife softly with the other.

1 5 . He lay full length on the settee and watched the canary hop about in its cage. 1 6 . Hurst parish extends over miles of sandy

lowland and sandstone hill. 1 7 . The meeting took place in the hospital dining-room. 1 8 . He had been careful to be silent on the

subject. 1 9 . She did not know whether or not to stretch out her hand.

4. Explain or comment on the following sentences:

A. 1. I lost all track of time. This was wonderful. 2. He had covered his tracks to the last inch. 3. You're on the wrong track. 4. It

was that that put our friend on the track of what had happened.

5.I hope you don't expect me to keep track of all the details?

6.The dim white outline of her summer dress was all that I could see. 7. I begin to see — not what you would like me to see — the

outlines of a face and form — but the outlines of a mind. 8. He was prepared to take the rough with the smooth. 9. Mrs. Steptoe be-

lieves in treating poor relations rough. 1 0 . Hance was an^old man with a rough tongue and compassionate eyes. 1 3. She shook hands

very firmly, looking me straight in the eyes. 1 2 . Do you mind running your eye over these accounts? 1 3 . Well, I don't suppose there's

hope of opening your eyes to the realities of life. 1 4 . The image of the girl rose before his eyes. 1 5 . She sees everything through her

mother's eyes. 1 6 . She told me the article in outline, but I read it myself. 1 7 . He outlined the events of those stirring days. 1 8 . 1 can