English writers. Мартемьянова Н.В. - 21 стр.

                                              21
    Hard Times attacks philosopher Jeremy Bentham’s doctrine of
utilitaritarism.Betham believed that all human ideas, actions, and institutions should be
judged by their usefulness.
    In Little Dorrit(1855-1857),Dickens continued his campaign against materialism
and snoberry, which were represented by the rich Merdle family and their social-
climbing friends.He also ridiculed government inefficiency.
    In Great Expectations(1860-1861), Dickend returned to the theme of a youth’s
discovery of the realities of life.An unknown person provides the young hero Pip with
money so that Pip can live as a gentleman.Pip’s pride is shattered when he learns the
source of his “great expectations”.
    Our Mutual Friend(1864-1865) was Dickens’ final novel of social criticism.Dickens
again attacked the false great garbage heaps of the London dumps as a symbol of filthy
money.
    Dickens’ place in literature Dickens is now considered one of the major figures
in English literature.Numerous books and essays have described Dickens as a writer of
considerable depth and complexity.He has also been praised as a sensitive and
philosophic observer of hum,an struggles within social institutions.In this sense,
Dickens has been associated with such authors as Herman Melville, Franz Kafka, and
Fyodor Dostoevsky.
Vocabulary and Grammar Tasks
1      Find in the text the English for:
долг, не иметь, наклеивать, навсегда, давать материал(в прессе);большая
статья,очерк; посмертный, редактировать, портить, талант, благотворительность,
заем, очерк, известный, собственник, нелестный, едкий, едкий, цель, уменьшать,
копировать, священник, высмеивать, неспособность, общий.
2      Look at the list of adjectives from the article and divide them into three
groups: popsitive, negative and either according to their meanings.
Poor, easygoing, free, humorous, eccentric, successful, remarkable, amateur,
entertaining, criminal, greedy, private, unflattering, comic, bitter, evil, selfish, wasteful,
cruel, false, filthy, major, considerable, sensitive
Positive(good)                   Negative(bad)                 Either(not sure)

3      Complete the words in the sentences below by adding -able or -ible.Make
any spelling changes that are needed
1) A darksuit is prefer_____ to a light one for evening wear.
2) We spent a profit_____ day cleaning out the cupboards.
3) Signs of economic and social decay are clearly vis_____ in the streeyts of the capital.
4) He was a very pleasant and person_____ young man.
5) The weather was really so horr_____ yesterday.
6) Of course, this meat is not eat_____ .
7) I do not think this work is manage_____ for one person alone.
8) It’s no longer poss_____ to find a cheap flat in London.
9) My mother became comfort_____ after the operation.
10) She keeps an unbeliev____ number of cats at home!