Angel Pavement. John Boynton Priestley. Соболева Л.П - 5 стр.

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порта, чиновники службы безопасности, полицейские.
YII. Give synonyms.
Contrive (v.) (9), stow away (v.) (12), genuine (adj.) (13), enormous (14), en-
tanglement (n.) (15), anguish (n.) (16).
YIII. Reproduce the dialogue between Mr Golspie and the Captain.
IX. Comment on the figures of speech.
1. She came
gliding along London’s broadest street, and then halted, swaying
gently. (9).
2. The Tower Bridge
cleared itself of midgets and toy vehicles and raised its two arms,
and then she passed underneath, accompanied by
cheerfully impudent tugs.( 9).
3. The ship, for her part,
began to think about discharging her mixed cargo. (9).
4.
On the wharf, men in caps lent a hand with ropes and gangway, ... and men in
bowler hats arrived from nowhere; and two men in blue helmets, large and
solid men, took their stand in the very middle of the scene. (9).
5. The sight of London Bridge itself too, pleased him now, for all the buses had
turned on their lights and were streaming across
like a flood of molten gold.
(14).
6. You could find anything or anybody you wanted in it, and you could also hide
in it. (14).
7. «He was, was he?» Mr Golspie
boomed, with a certain brutal heartiness char-
acteristic of him. (16).
X. Speak on the following points. Make use of the active words and
word combinations.
1. Describe Mr Golspie. What traits of character does his portrait suggest?
2. On what occasion was the dinner party on board the ship given? Who was
present there?
3. London as described in the chapter.
4. J.B. Priestley's biography and his literary activity.
5. Peculiarities of the language of the main characters.
SECTION II
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