Gender Readings. Top Ten. Ренц Т.Г - 45 стр.

      4. Trudy looked out of the window and fingered her curls.
      5. The campers romped about and shouted to each other.
      Had better + verb
      Trudy thought, I’d better shut up.
      Practise using the phrase I’d/you’d/he’d, etc. better + verb by
completing the following sentences, using the prompts below.
      She, knock a bit off her age. You, get up and get dressed.
      They, learn some German. We, stay indoors. I, move to a more
expensive place.
      1. It’s already 11 o’clock, so ...
      2. It’s pouring with rain, so ...
      3. This hotel is awful, so ...
      4. They can’t understand a word the Austrians are saying, so ...
      5. Richard likes younger women, so ...
      Do you mind + -ing
      “I’ve knocked a bit off my age”, Trudy said. “Do you mind not
letting on.”
      Complete the following sentences using the phrase “Do you mind”
+ -ing form and the most suitable phrase from the list below.
      Come with Gwen. Go by bus. Open the window.
      Invite me to your home. Help me to lay the table.
      1. It’s very hot in here ...
      2. I’d love to meet your mother ...
      3. I have such a lot to do ...
      4. Richard can’t run you home tonight ...
      5. I’d like you to come here to supper next Sunday, too ¾
E. Discussion:
      1. Give your first impressions of the story. What did you feel
about the characters? What was the point of the title?
      2. Where do Trudy and Richard first meet? Describe the place,
Bleilach.
      3. Describe Trudy. In what way does she change her personality
when she meets Richard? Why does she lie to Richard about her age?
      4. What part does Gwen play in the story?
      5. Why does Trudy want Richard to ask her to meet his mother?
      6. When he finally takes her to meet his mother, what does it
mean for Richard?

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