Gender Readings. Top Ten. Ренц Т.Г - 55 стр.

      4. What do you think of Jane’s mother? Is she perhaps over-
protecting her daughter? What would you have done if you had been
Jane’s mother?
General Discussion:
      1. There are privileges of childhood and privileges of adulthood.
What does Jane’s mother mean by this statement, do you think? Can
you give some examples from everyday life and the privileges of child-
hood and the privileges of adulthood?
      2. Split up into pairs and talk about your musical tastes —
classical or pop. Do you play a musical instrument? Did you take
music lessons? Did you practise every day?
F. Exercises
Put the suitable relative pronoun who, whose, which, that in the gaps
below:
      Mr Parker was a man ... was very fond of music. He had a
harpsichord ... he had built himself and a piano on ... Jane had lessons.
Mrs Parker, his wife, was a pleasant woman ... pastry was well known
in the neighbourhood. The Parkers’ house ... was the last Victorian
house on the block, was shaped like a wedding cake. The living-room
... walls were curved, was round. One of the things ¾ Jane always
remembered was a stained-glass window a Victorian baby ¾ eyes were
like an old man’s.
Answer the following questions using the prompts given in brackets
with the construction want someone to do something:
      1. Why did Jane’s mother take casseroles to Mr Parker? (he, eat
properly)
      2. Why did Mr Parker send Jane a note? (she, begin piano
lessons)
      3. Why did the girl’s parents mention Mrs Murchison? (she,
study with Mrs Murchison)
      4. Why did the girl’s mother grill her about the events of the
day? (she, talk about Mr Parker)
      5. Why did Jane work on the Invention till her hands shook?
(Mr Parker, be pleased with her)
G. Written work:
      Read the descri ption of the Parkers’ house again carefully.Write
a paragraph about a house that you have visited recently.

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