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b) the Past Indefinite and Present Participle of the verbs:

differ, prefer, murmur, appear, occur, recover, remember, chatter, refer, stir, water, fear, offer,

drag, wag, plan, chat, slip, beg.

IV. Find nouns related to the verbs below. Pay special attention to the spelling

of the suffix -ence/-ance. Place them in two columns:

depend, differ, exist, accept, resemble, attend, perform, insist, occur.

V. What nouns are these adjectives derived from? What is the meaning of the

suffixes -еd, -у? Translate the adjectives:

a) freckled, nosed, haired, winged, homed, bearded, feathered;

b) watery, skinny, grassy, silky, bony, branchy, wavy, stony.

VI. Answer these questions:

1. How was Anne introduced to her class? 2. What did she feel at that moment? What words

does the author choose to describe her feelings? 3. What instructions did the headmistress give to the

young teacher? What do you think of them? 4. Why did Anne "look with fresh interest at Arnold?"

Describe Arnold's appearance and behaviour. 5. How did the other children behave in Miss

Enderby's presence? (Find words describing their behaviour.) 6. Why do you think "there came a

faint sigh of relief" after Miss Enderby left the classroom? Describe the children's behaviour after

she left. 7. What advice given her at college did Anne remember? Did she follow the advice? What

was the result? Why did the children behave like that? 8. How did Anne restore the order? Do you

think it was the only way out? 9. Comment on the words: "Anne's self-esteem crept back".

VII. Comment on the meaning of the prepositions for, in, with in the sentences

below:

A.1. ... you are very, very lucky this term to have Miss Lacey foryour new teacher. 2. They

chose him fortheir leader. 3. Must you have George fora master — here, and our mother fora

school-mistress? 4. I still want you formy wife.

B.1. "Perhaps you could say 'Good morning' to your new teacher?" suggested Miss Enderby

inan imperative tone. 2. "Good morning, children," responded Anne ina voice which bore no

resemblance to her own. 3. They conversed ina whisper.

C.1. They gazed back insome bewilderment. 2. If a man is ingrief, who cheers him; in

trouble, who consoles him; inwrath, who soothes him; in joy, who makes him double happy; in

prosperity, who rejoices; indisgrace, who backs him against the world? Who but woman?

D.1. Anne looked withfresh interest at Arnold. 2. Anne watched this change withsome

dismay. 3. Witha nervous start Anne hastened forward to the door. 4. She remembered withsudden

relief some advice given her at college in just such a situation,

E.1. ... someone yelped withpain. 2. His voice trembled withhorror. 3. He was dying with

hunger. 4. The boys were speechless withfear. 5. Ruth's eyes were wide withwonder.

VIII. Form adjectives and nouns from the given words with the help of the

prefixes an-, in-, mis-, dis-:

convenient, convenience; comfort, comfortable; dependent, dependence; different,

difference; able, capable; important; experienced; obedient; understanding; honesty.

IX. a) Fill in prepositions where necessary:

Can you remember your first day... school? It was probably rather confusing. I am sure you

ran ... your mother thinking she was deserting you. When the child goes ... school... his first day, he

has to watch ... his mother leaving. The teacher must convince him that... the end ... the day his

mother and his home will still be there. It is difficult to make the newcomer join ... a game or a walk.

A new life, completely different ... what he is used ... begins.

The mothers are as upset as their children. They hang...... their eyes fixed ... their children

and dislike leaving them ... their fate.

The best way to deal... the situation is to get the child used ... the idea... school, to help him ...

every way. Much depends ... the parents. ... the beginning ... the term the mother should take her

child to see the teacher and to look ... the school. The first day should be something to look......and

not to be feared.

b) Retell what you've read.

c) What measures would you suggest to settle the newcomers?

X. Study Vocabulary Notes, translate the illustrative sentences into Russian

and write your own sentences with the new words and phrases.

XI. Use stare or gaze instead of look where possible:

1. It's impolite to look at people like that. 2. A big crowd stood on the pavement looking at a

broken car. 3. No wonder people stand looking at this picture for hours: it's beautiful. 4. The little

boys stood looking at each other ready to start a fight. 5. Look at her: again she is looking out of the

window with that strange expression of hers. 6. When I looked at her eyes I guessed that she had

cried. 7. The Greek myth runs that Narcissus looked at his own reflection in the water until he fell in

love with it. 8. He stood looking around as if he tried to impress on his memory everything he saw.

XII. Fill in

a) look or seem :

1. The weather ... quite warm though it's only 5°C above zero. 2. The children ... tired but

they... greatly pleased with the trip, don't they? 3. The host and the hostess ... a bit oldfashioned, but

they ... to be hospitable and friendly. 4. She ... to be very light-minded, but she only. . it, in fact she is

a very serious and hard-working student. 5. My brother says that people usually ... what they are and

I believe that people are very often quite different from what they... to be.

b) another or different.

1. The teacher tried to explain the rule in a ... way and I understood it at once. 2. The

schoolboy returned the book he had read and asked for... book, but of a... kind, he said, as he wanted

to have a rest from detective stories. 3. I asked for a pair of shoes of a... kind, but the shop-girl said

that the rest of the shoes were not my size.

с) stretch or run:

1. A small stream ... along the road. 2. These steppes ... to the South for miles and miles. 3.

The path ... across the field for a mile and then was lost in the forest. 4. No matter how hard I looked

I saw only a vast plain... before me. 5. The ugly scar (шрам) ... right across the man's left cheek. 6.

For how many kilometers does this forest...?

d) comfortable or convenient

1. I like to sleep on a camp-bed, I find it very .... 2. I believe Friday the only ... day for our

meeting, we have only four lectures on that day. 3. Though the flat was rather .... warm, light and

cosy, it was not... for our work as it was rather small. 4. These shoes are very. . for wear in wet