Gender Readings. Top Ten. Ренц Т.Г - 20 стр.

       page thirty-two: the song the girls had expected to sing was on
this page. The reasons why Miss Meadows had chosen the lament at
first and now turns to this song are obvious.
       O’erladen [o:´leidn ] is a poetic form of “overladen”.
       to boot: as well, in addition. An old-fashioned expression.
       doleful: mournful, sad.
       now then: a good example of an idiomatic colloquial phrase. The
two words separately have opposite meanings. Used together, they
form a lively way of saying “Are you ready?” or “Let’s begin”.

A. Answer these questions:
      1. Why didn’t Miss Meadows like the Science Mistress?
      2. “Had she noticed anything?” What might the Science Mis-
tress have noticed?
      3. How did Miss Meadows behave when Mary Beazley offered
her the chrysanthemum?
      4. How did Mary expect her to behave?
      5. What was the effect of her behaviour on the girls?
      6. What kind of man do you think Basil was? Give reasons for
your answer.
      7. Why did the headmistress stop speaking kindly to Miss Meadows?
      8. How did Miss Meadows show her change of feelings after she
had read the telegram?
B. Find expressions in the story with the same meaning as those below:
      1) with pink cheeks (from the fresh air outside);
      2) looked fixedly and with dislike;
      5) she looked from side to side of the class;
      4) getting married and setting up house;
      5) (She) walked stiffly;
      6) What strange motive had he for writing?
      7) as if he had said;
      8) they were no longer engaged;
      9) (I) behaved as if I were mad;
     10) Good news is never urgent.




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