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Shrove Tuesday – the day before the beginning of Lent (is also called Pancake Day)
Beryl and Peggy
Words and expressions
wooed a deaf girl
chump (sl.) – fool
she was really stone deaf
at the flap of her ear
it wouldn’t flurry her in the slightest
mute
dumb
finger language
lip-read
slate
hothouse
a market gardener
Jack made up to Elinor
she was deprived of
were never let out of her sight
suffer no interference with
to handle and dandle
to toddle
the little imps
strayed from their mother’s arms to
they were baffled by the deaf woman’s
inability
was the cream and the pith of her days
as like as a pair of earrings
they took their mother for granted
she craved with fantastic intensity to
hear
soaring into reaches of song
voices… distilling heavenly music
he was dubious
Elinor raged at him
lighted on the possibility of a cure
it might kill her overnight
hazardous
go clean mad
turn out no good after all
a hammer and chisel sort of affair
noddle = head
under the gas
a kind of squeak like a bird’s twitter
a queer gabble
going off at her… like the crack of a
gun
II. AFTER LISTENING TASKS. COMPREHENSION CHECK
GENERAL COMPREHENSION
a. Listen to the story once to answer the following questions
1. What do you know about Elinor Parsons?
2. How did Jack marry her?
3. Was she happy when the twins were born? How did she take care of the
children?
4. Why did the girls take their mother for granted and give their father most of
their attention and admiration?
5. What were the girls like when they were ten?
6. What wonderful dreams did Elinor have at night?
7. What did she decide to do to make her dreams come true?
8. What could possible outcomes of the operation be? 
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Shrove Tuesday – the day before the beginning of Lent (is also called Pancake Day)
Beryl and Peggy

Words and expressions                            inability
wooed a deaf girl                                was the cream and the pith of her days
chump (sl.) – fool                               as like as a pair of earrings
she was really stone deaf                        they took their mother for granted
at the flap of her ear                           she craved with fantastic intensity to
it wouldn’t flurry her in the slightest          hear
mute                                             soaring into reaches of song
dumb                                             voices… distilling heavenly music
finger language                                  he was dubious
lip-read                                         Elinor raged at him
slate                                            lighted on the possibility of a cure
hothouse                                         it might kill her overnight
a market gardener                                hazardous
Jack made up to Elinor                           go clean mad
she was deprived of                              turn out no good after all
were never let out of her sight                  a hammer and chisel sort of affair
suffer no interference with                      noddle = head
to handle and dandle                             under the gas
to toddle                                        a kind of squeak like a bird’s twitter
the little imps                                  a queer gabble
strayed from their mother’s arms to              going off at her… like the crack of a
they were baffled by the deaf woman’s            gun

   II.      AFTER LISTENING TASKS . COMPREHENSION CHECK

            GENERAL COMPREHENSION

         a. Listen to the story once to answer the following questions
   1.    What do you know about Elinor Parsons?
   2.    How did Jack marry her?
   3.    Was she happy when the twins were born? How did she take care of the
         children?
   4.    Why did the girls take their mother for granted and give their father most of
         their attention and admiration?
   5.    What were the girls like when they were ten?
   6.    What wonderful dreams did Elinor have at night?
   7.    What did she decide to do to make her dreams come true?
   8.    What could possible outcomes of the operation be?

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