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PART 4. HOPES FADING FOR FUTURE OF INDIAN TIGERS

 

Task 1. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:
 
Cornetto. Task 2. Read and translate the words: Dickie-bird, mug, jeer at, rockery, libber, stuff, revelation, frazzled, yomping, mortgage, to put smb finger on smth, oodles, to make smb cringe, apeshit/to go apeshit, to wash smb’s hands of the affair, jammy, risky venture, scrawny, dodgy, to dash down the path, stumpedness, to get pins and needles, dredge up, to be combustible, quid, lean through the doorway, flumbingly, lush, feisty child, scrunch up, bumfluff. Task 3. Questions for discussion:   Rocks
  1. What historical event is described in the chapter? How was this event viewed by mass media/ people/ the prime minister? Why did Jason decide to keep records of the events in his scrapbook?
  2. What was the atmosphere like in Taylor’s house? How did the children react to the situation?
  3. What do we get to know about Ewan? How did he talk to Mrs Taylor? Was he glad to be invited to dinner? How did their conversation reflect the values of that time?
  4. Comment on the phrase: “War may be an auction for countries. For soldiers it’s a lottery” (p.137)
  5. What do we get to know about Tom Yew? Why was he so ‘popular’ among people in Black Swan Green at that time?
  6. What was Jason’s mother going to do in the garden? How did the family react to that?
  7. How is the Falklands War viewed at the end of the chapter?
  8. To what important conclusion does Jason come at the end of the chapter?
Spooky
  1. Why did Jason take part in that ‘dangerous’ game? Did he climb up the hierarchy of teenagers? Prove your answer by examples from the text. How did ‘a certain reputation as a bit of a hard-knock’ change Jason’s relationship with pupils at school?
  2. What kind of organization was ‘spooky’? Was Jason surprised to find a note? What worried Jason most of all? Describe Jason’s feelings on his way to the appointed place. Whom did he meet there?
  3. What was the test for Jason? What obstacles did he face? Did he manage with the task?
  4. What do we get to know about Moran? How did Jason react to Moran’s failure? What did he do at the end of the chapter?
  Solarium
  1. Why was Jason invited to the vicarage’s? Was it the place he had expected to see?
    2. What do we get to know about Madame Crommelynch
 
   
 

               
 
  1. (appearance/manner of speaking/behavior).
  2. How did Madame Crommelynch treat Jason?
  3. What were their conversations about poems and poetry, human beauty and age like?
  4. Why did Jason use a pseudonym for his poems? How did he explain it to Madame Crommelynch? What was her perception of the thing?
  5. Comment on the statement: “True poetry is truth. Truth is not popular, so poetry also is not” (p.196)
  6. Why was Jason so eager to see Madame Crommelynch? Did he feel sorry for not seeing Madame Crommelynch again? What was important in their meetings? How did Madame Crommelynch help Jason?
  Souvenirs
  1. Where did Jason go with his father? Was he pleased to be with his father? What went wrong?
  2. How did Jason react to his father’s memories about his youth? How does it characterize the boy?
  3. What happened at the beach? What conclusion did Jason draw at after it?
  4. What do we get to know about Danny Lawlor? How do we see Jason’s father through the eyes of Danny?
  5. How did the relationship between Jason and his father change over the trip?
  6. Why was Jason looking for an antique shop? How long had he been looking for the watch? How did he change his mind about the Omega-watch? Why was he afraid to tell the truth to his family?
  7. What happened at the end of the chapter in the gallery? Do you think Jason was right to tell everything to his Mom?
Task 4. Prepare one character sketch of any character to your taste from the chapters you have read. Make use of the active vocabulary “Personal Appearance and character”. ASSIGNMENT III (p. 249-371) Part 1. Find the Russian equivalents of the following words. Maggot249, zone out of250, leper252, nancy about253, pogo 253, gang up257recalcitrant258, fizzless259, millipede, shonkily265, sickbay, borstal 275, fungusy276, out of the blue 277, hush up282, weasel 284, hygiene286, fob off289, hoodwink, stampede293, throw an eppy294, sycamore296, saggy 304, juk305, dodgem307, vonga314, Part 2. Answer the questions Maggot 1. Why did Jason lose his social rank at school?249 2. What is head-to-head?250 3. Why was Taylor disappointed about the PE class?252 4. How did Wilcox and Drake revenge Mr. McNamara? Why did the other boys supported them?256 5. What did McNamara want Taylor to do?257 6. Describe the old Gym and the punishment the boys got.261-262
 

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