W. Somerset Maugham. Theatre. Home Reading Guide. Шишкина Н.М - 12 стр.

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     sling – n a device which uses a strap or ropes for supporting or carrying objects
  2. fidget – vi to make continuous small movements which annoy other people
  3. bustle – vi to do things in a hurried and busy way
  4. strip – v to remove your clothing or clothing of someone else
  5. precede [prı´sı:d] – vt to be or go before (smth or someone) in time or space
  6. heiress – n a woman or girl who will receive or already has received (a lot of)
     money, property or title from another person, when that person dies
  7. profound – adj showing a clear and deep understanding of serious matters
  8. fidelity [fı´dələtı] – n fml honest or lasting support; loyalty
  9. amateur [´æ mətə] – adj, n 1. (of, by, or being) a person who points pictures,
     performs plays, etc for enjoyment and without being paid for it; 2. a person
     without experience or skill in a particular art, sport, etc
  10. bubble – n 1. a hollow ball of air or gas in a liquid (or sometimes in a solid); 2.
     smth which is unsteady, risky to lost;
     bubble – vi 1. to form, produce or rise as bubbles; 2. to make the sound of
     bubbles rising in liquid
  11. retentive – adj able to retain things, esp. facts in the mind;
         retain – vt slightly fml to keep or continue to have smth
  12. beckon – v to move your hand or head in a way that tells someone to come
     hearer
  13. crumpet [´krΛmpıt] – n 1. a small round bread like cake; 2. slang – sexually
     attractive woman (many women consider this word offensive)
  14. woebegone [´wəubıֽgɔ n] – adj literary looking very sad
  15. alimony – n a regular amount of money that a court of law orders/a/person,
     usually the man, to pat their partner after a divorce
  16. predatory [´predətərı] – adj having the habit of trying to take other people’s
     property
  17. breeding – n 1. the producing of young by animals or plants; 2. the business of
     keeping animals or plants to obtain new and better kinds for sale; 3. training in
     good manners, as shown by a person’s social behavior
  18. loquacious [ləu´kweı∫əs] – adj fml talking a lot
  19. slacken – v to make or become slack; reduce in activity, force, etc or in
     tightness
  20. preposterous [prı´pɔ stərəs] – adj very foolish or ridiculous

                             A. Training Exercises
 1. Look through the chapters you’ve read and find the sentences with:
     a) Modal Verbs followed by Perfect Infinitive
     b) used to + infinitive

   Translate them into Russian. Make up your own sentences using the given
structures.