Gender Readings. Top Ten. Ренц Т.Г - 70 стр.

F. Put a suitable adjective in the second sentence of each pair:
     1. The Meadows never got excited. They were ¾ .
     2. Mrs Meadows looked at Uncle George with a kindly smile.
Her smile was not ¾
     3. Uncle George had no teeth. He had a grin on his ¾ mouth.
     4. He had spent all his money. He died ¾
     5. Mrs Meadows sat in her usual chair. It would have been ¾ for
her to sit in any other chair.
G. Subjects for composition and discussion:
     1.“Mrs Meadows was twice the man her son was.” Why did
people who knew the Meadows family say this?
     2. The story is called “Home”. Think of another title and give
your reasons for choosing it.
     3. “A writer’s duty is to describe life as it is and not as it ought to
be.” How far does Maugham do this in his descri ptions of Uncle
George and Mrs. Meadows?




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