Gender Readings. Top Ten. Ренц Т.Г - 54 стр.

        b) a hayfield;
        ñ) a forest;
        d) tobacco leaf;
        e) perfume.
     3. Which of the phrases below best explains the sentence “The
conversation was hushed and stilted”?
        a) difficult to understand;
        b) in loud tones;
        ñ) noisy and excited;
        d) quiet and formal;
        e) with long periods of silence.
D. After reading the whole story, answer these questions:
       1. Where did Mr Parker commute to every day?
       2. What was Mrs Parker known for?
       3. What was the colour of her hair when she was a child?
       4. What was the cause of Mrs Parker’s death?
       5. What did Mr Parker usually do on Saturday mornings?
       6. What did the Parkers’ house look like?
       7. How often was the house painted?
       8. What colour was it painted?
       9. What music did Mr Parker like best?
      10. Why did Jane’s mother want her to stop having piano
lessons with Mr Parker?
      11. What did Mr Parker buy to keep him company after his
wife died?
      12. What did Mr Parker drink?
      13. How did Jane perform on the piano, at the end of the story?
E. Subjects for discussion:
      1. What do you know about Mr Parker? His work? His plea-
sures? His appearance?
      2. What can you find out about Mrs Parker?
      3. Jane is a very observant girl. Give some examples of her powers
of observation. Show how she manages, in very few words, to sum up
people, places and situations.
      How do we understand at the end of the story that Jane is still
really a child?



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