Dead poets society. Климова А.Ю. - 3 стр.

invincible adj.                        непобедимый
oyster n                               зд. дом, раковина
legacy n                               наследие
weird adj.                             странный, мистический
spooky adj.                            шутл. с привидениями
hustle up in here v                    поторопитесь!
big alums n                            бывшие выпускники
to swing smth.                         устроить что-либо
suit yourself                          делай что нравится
spitting image                         точная копия
to hog smth.                           амер. хватать что-либо

                                  First Viewing Tasks
I. Can you work out the meaning of the words underlined?
A. Let me urge you now not to test me on this point.
B. Who knows where that comes from? Not a clue?
C. “Gather ye rosebuds while ye may.”
D. “Seize the day.”

II. Answer the questions.
A. Which subject requires “absolute precision”?
B. What poets are mentioned by John Keating?
C. What do you think the main idea of Mr. Keating speech is?
D. What adjectives do the boys use to give their opinion of the lesson?

III. True or false?
A. Mr. Keating forbids the students to call him “Captain, my Captain.”
B. Mr. John Keating is a graduate of this school.
C. He considers the earlier graduates of the school to be greatly different from the boys.
D. Knox didn’t like anybody at the Dunburrys’.

                                    Comprehension Tasks
Fill in the gaps with the suitable words from the list below:
A. English lesson.
1. Yes, I too attended Hellton and ... .
2. I was the equivalent of a 98 pound ... .
3. We are food for ... .
4. Full of hormones, just like you, ... like you feel.
weakling, fertilizing, worms, survived, legacy, invincible

B. After the lesson.
- Who’s up for a quick study group tonight, guys?
- Me.
- What?