Gender Readings. Top Ten. Ренц Т.Г - 53 стр.

     melodramatically: with too much feeling.
     Invention: piece of music composed by J.S. Bach.
     grill: ask a lot of detailed questions.
     phrasing: way of expressing different passages in the music.
     motet: unaccompanied piece of music for many voices.

A. Points to consider:
     While reading the story, think about the following:
     a) where do Jane’s loyalties really lie — with Mr Parker, or
with her mother and father?
     b) what kind of man is Mr Parker? Are Jane’s mother’s suspi-
cions totally unfounded?
B. True or false?
     1. Mrs Parker’s pastry was thin and wispy.
     2. Mrs Parker grew weeds in ornamental jars.
     3. Mrs Parker had suffered for many years from heart failure.
     4. The Parkers belonged to the local Methodist church.
     5. Jane and the rabbit’s son were very good friends of a sort.
     6. The Parkers’ house was painted every five years.
     7. Mr Parker was always telling his pupils off.
     8. Mr Parker disliked Baroque music.
C. Reading comprehension:
Read the text carefully and find:
     2 sentences that describe the Parkers’ house.
     2 sentences that describe Mr Parker’s taste in music.
     2 sentences that tell us about Mrs Parker’s appearance.
     2 sentences that tell us about Jane’s piano lessons.
Choose the correct answer in the following:
     1. Which of the following words means nearly the same as “tragic”?
        a) triumphant;
        b) ñîmical;
        ñ) drastic;
        d) dreadfu;l
        e) passionate.
     2. Which of the words below would you associate with the sen-
tence “the living room smelled faintly of ash”?
        a) the seaside;

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