Angel Pavement. John Boynton Priestley. Соболева Л.П - 9 стр.

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4. Why was George both a disappointment and a mystery to his father? How
does Priestley account for it?
5. What was Mr Smeeth's passion that made him different from other members
of his family?
6. Give an account of the events in the office from Mr Smeeth’s point of view.
7. Did Mr Smeeth have a foreboding of some trouble coming? Comment on the
description of the beastly London weather.
8. Do yon think Mr Dersingham was an experienced businessman? And Mr Gol-
spie?
9. How does Mr Golspie's treatment of Benenden and his talk characterize him?
10. Choose an episode from the chapter and interpret it (2-3 pages).
SECTION IY
CHAPTER III
The Dersinghams at Home (P.P. 88 – 124)
Reproduce the situation in which the words and expressions
appear. Use them in sentences of your own.
I.
1. ostentatious (92) 6. repentant (103)
2. to bump into sb (92) 7. to catch sb's eye (108)
3. to be apt to do sth (94) 8. unabashеd (109)
4. to hum a tune (96) 9. to have the heart to do sth (112)
5. to mope (99) 10. to rack one's brains (115)
II. Transcribe and pronounce the following words.
Veneers, torpedo, maisonette, yachtsman, matinee, admirable, grimace, duet,
coquettish.
III. Paraphrase the underlined parts of the sentences.
1. They made way for him with almost
ostentatious smartness.
2. He
was apt to jeer and sneer.
3. She used
to sit moping in the flat from one week's end to another.
4. Late guests may be divided into two classes:
the repentant and the unrepent-
ant.
5. Mr Golspie,
earnest and unabashed, assured her.
6. Mrs Dersingham
was racking her brains to remember something amusing in
that letter.
7. The last remark was uttered
with rash facetiousness.
IY. Interpret the following sentences.
1. Miss Dora Black ... knew more, though at second hand... (90)
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