Angel Pavement. John Boynton Priestley. Соболева Л.П - 17 стр.

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2. What gave Mr Smeeth a feeling of deep satisfaction? What was life like for
him?
3 .What were the two things that happened to Mr Smeeth in the morning after
Mr Golspie's departure?
4. Why was Mr Smeeth in two minds about what to do with extra money?
5. Why was Mrs Smeeth to be envied in her husband's opinion? What figure of
speech is used in the sentence: «She came in like a savoury whirlwind»? How
does it characterize Mrs Smeeth?
6. Choose one of the fragments of the text describing the symphony pieces.
(p.p.220 - 222). Find 4-5 figures of speech you are familiar with and comment
on their functions.
7. Describe the party at the Smeeths’.
YIII. Give a brief summary of each paragraph of the chapter.
IX. Get ready for a test on sections I – YII.
SECTION YIII
CHAPTER YII
Arabian Nights for Turgis (P.P. 246 - 289 )
I. Reproduce the situation in which the words and expressions ap-
pear. Use them in sentences of your own.
1. on the prowl (250) 6. to appease (270)
2. to go to the length of doing sth (254) 7. to dispatch (277)
3. instigation (255) 8. to be in a hole (277)
4. to bother one's head about sth/ sb (257) 9. in the long run (285)
5. to be the very image of sb (258, 263)
II. Transcribe and pronounce the following words.
Luxury, dreary, mattress, extravagance, receipt, mannequin, yapping.
III. Paraphrase the underlined parts of the sentences.
1. There were clergymen of all sects
on the prowl for him, willing to lead him in
prayer. (250)
2. Turgis
went to the length of buying a few collars. (254)
3. He told himself he was silly
to bother his head about the girl. (257)
4. And now, after paying out this eight pence
he was in a hole, he had to curtail
his lunch to a mere gobble and gulp. (285)
IY. Interpret the following sentences.
1. ... the Anti-Socialists, who would have been delighted to show him how to
mount a soap-box. (250)
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