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A Meeting in the Night

 

I. Intone the following sentences.

 

1. That’s a picture of a thrush on her nest!    
2. Now she wouldn’t be able to go to the garden in the morning!  
3. No one ever told me he had a boy!    
4. What a strange house this is!    
5. Do you want me to go away?    
6. That was why he locked to garden door and buried the key.  
7. They could take me there in my wheelchair.    
8. They have to please me.    
9. It would be so much nicer if it was a secret.    
10. Then it would always be a secret garden.    

 

II. Study the following words and word combinations.

 

1. Give their explanation in English (use English-English dictionary).

2. Translate them into Russian

3. Recall the situation they were used in.

4. Make sentences of your own.

 

1. message 2. to keep a secret 3. excited 4. to gasp 5. gently 6. ghost 7. journey 8. to please smb 9. angry 10. to feel miserable 11. used to do smth 12. hidden 13. nurse 14. worried 15. cousin 16. to unlock 17. poor 18. wheelchair 19. to shine 20. to stare 21. proper

 

III. Mark the following sentences as TRUE (T) or FALSE (F). If a sentence is false, write the right variant.

 

1. Mary understood that she couldn’t trust Dickon.    
2. Mary woke up at night but soon fell asleep again.    
3. The boy Mary found in one of the rooms was crying miserably.    
4. The boy always went out into the gardens to play with sticks and stones.    
5. Mr. Craven often visited his son and played a lot with him.    
6. All the servants had to please Colin and do whatever he asked for.    
7. Colin was sure he would grow up and become the owner of the house.    
8. Colin agreed not to ask anyone to take him to the secret garden.    
9. Mary didn’t stay with Colin for a long time and soon left.    
10. When Mary left Colin was still crying.    

 

IV. Complete the sentences with the words and word combinations from the text.

 

1. If I don’t answer the mobile phone, send me a ________.

2. The old house was horrible and everyone thought there were ____________ who scared people.

3. My father’s brother has two children, thus I have two _________.

4. People who cannot walk use ___________ if they need to go somewhere.

5. When I was ill a __________ came to make injections.

6. At night millions of stars __________ in the darkness.

7. When I was a child I ____________ to like milk chocolate.

8. I couldn’t open the door so I had to call for help to ____________ it.

 

V. Match the words in the left column with their meaning in the right one.

 

1. worried 2. gently 3. to gasp 4. message 5. ghost 6. to stare 7. proper 8. poor 9. journey 10. excited a piece of information that is sent to smb a spirit of a dead person in a careful way a trip from one place to another right, suitable or correct happy, interested, or hopeful having little or no money or property to breathe in suddenly, quickly especially if surprised unhappy because one is thinking about a problem to look at smth or smb for a long time steadily

 

 

VI. Answer the following questions.

 

1. What did Dickon’s picture mean?

2. Why did Mary wake up at night?

3. Whom did Mary find in one of the room?

4. Were Mary and Colin related to each other?

5. What did Mary learn about Colin?

6. Was Colin also interested in the secret garden?

7. Why didn’t Mr. Craven come to see Colin every day?

8. Did Mary ask Colin not to open the garden?

9. What did the children decide to do?

10. Did Mary stay in Colin’s room until he fell asleep?

 

VII. Write questions to the underlined parts of the sentences.

 

1. Dickon left a picture of a bird for Mary.

2. Mary heard somebody crying at night.

3. Colin wanted to open the garden.

4. Dr. Craven treated Colin’s back.

5. Mary sung for Colin and he fell asleep.

 

VIII. Retell the text using new words and word combinations.

 

Chapter VII

Colin

 

I. Intone the following sentences.

 

1. I have found out what the crying was.    
2. You shouldn’t have done that! They will be cross with me! They will send me away!  
3. I don’t believe you! Colin won’t let people look at him.  
4. Mr. Craven nearly went mad when he was born, because Mrs. Craven had died.  
5. He lies on his back all day taking medicine and reading books.  
6. There were colourful rugs and pictures, and lots of books.  
7. And if Medlock says anything about it, I’ll send her away.  
8. He plays his pipe and the foxes and squirrels and birds come and listen to him.  
9. Let’s not talk about dying! Let’s talk about living.  
10. And suddenly they seemed just like normal, healthy, happy children.  

 

II. Study the following words and word combinations.

 

1. Give their explanation in English (use English-English dictionary).

2. Translate them into Russian

3. Recall the situation they were used in.

4. Make sentences of your own.

 

1. to send smb away 2. amazement 3. tantrum 4. to be nice to smb 5. to scream 6. weak 7. medicine 8. to get fresh air 9. to take medicine 10. mood 11. to put smb in a good mood 12. daylight 13. rug 14. dressing-gown 15. importantly 16. cottage 17. to be frightened 18. to tremble 19. to stick up 20. healthy 21. to be shocked 22. to be proud of smth/smb

 

III. Mark the following sentences as TRUE (T) or FALSE (F). If a sentence is false, write the right variant.

 

1. In the morning Martha was pleased that Mary found out about Colin.    
2. Martha believed Mary that Colin was happy to see Mary.    
3. Colin didn’t send for Mary and didn’t want to see her that day.    
4. A doctor from London thought that Colin took too much medicine.    
5. Colin’s room looked even more beautiful at daylight.    
6. Colin and Mary talked about death and ghosts all the time.    
7. Mary was not surprised to hear how Colin spoke to Martha.    
8. Mary thought that Dickon and Colin were not alike.    
9. Colin was not interested in Martha’s brother and asked no questions about him.  
10. Mrs. Medlock expected to find Mary in Colin’s room and was not surprised at all.  

 

IV. Complete the sentences with the words and word combinations from the text.

 

1. When people are seriously ill they have to ___________ to get better.

2. It was stuffy in the room, so I opened the window to _____ some_______.

3. I don’t like when people _________ and shout – they are not pleasant to deal with.

4. My younger brother had a ___________ yesterday as he didn’t want to eat his porridge.

5. As our teacher was always __________ to us we liked her immensely.

6. After a weak of taking in the medicine, given by the doctor I was __________ and could be back at work.

7. I was so ____________ of my sister because she learnt to swim herself.

8. The room was beautiful with a lot of pictures and ____________ on the walls.

 

V. Match the words in the left column with their meaning in the right one.

 

1. healthy 2. medicine 3. weak 4. rug 5. tantrum 6. to scream 7. daylight 8. to tremble 9. cottage 10. good mood the state when one is happy and cheerful something you take in to get better if you are ill to produce a high unpleasant sound a small house in the country (BrE) to shake slightly because one is frightened or upset a small carpet used for decorative purposes light produced by sun during the day not ill not physically strong a moment of unreasonable bad temper and anger

 

 

VI. Answer the following questions.

 

1. Did Mary tell Martha about her night investigation?

2. Why was Martha surprised to hear that Colin was pleased to talk to Mary?

3. What did Martha tell Mary about Colin’s illness?

4. What did Colin’s room look like at daylight?

5. Why was Martha frightened and trembling when Colin asked her to come?

6. What did Mary and Colin talk about?

7. Why was Mary staring at Colin while he was talking to Martha?

8. Did Mary like to talk about dying?

9. What changes happened to the children when they were together?

10. What did Mrs. Medlock feel when she found Mary in Colin’s room?

 

VII. Change the sentences from active voice into passive (all possible variants that make sense).

 

1. Colin asked Martha to take Mary to his room.

2. Mary put Colin in a good mood.

3. Colin was always in his room and was reading books.

4. Dr. Craven made Colin wear a metal thing on his back.

5. A doctor from London said that Colin took too much medicine.

 

VIII. Retell the text using new words and word combinations.

 

Chapter VIII

A Tantrum

 

I. Intone the following sentences.

 

1. The sun was pouring in through the windows.  
2. I am going to see the garden!    
3. I couldn’t stay in bed! The world’s begun again this morning!  
4. They were so busy in the garden that Mary didn’t go to see Colin all day.  
5. If you send Dickon away, I’ll never come into this room again!  
6. I think you are proud of it!    
7. You didn’t feel the lump. There’s nothing wrong with you stupid back.  
8. Do you think I will live long enough to grow up?  
9. Have you found the way into the secret garden yet?  
10. I think I may have found the way    

 

II. Study the following words and word combinations.

 

1. Give their explanation in English (use English-English dictionary).

2. Translate them into Russian

3. Recall the situation they were used in.

4. Make sentences of your own.

 

1. early 2. to pour through 3. springtime 4. leaf-bud 5. awake 6. to snap 7. to come out 8. across 9. cub 10. to push up through 11. beak 12. to choke 13. mate 14. to wonder 15. to frown 16. to soften 17. to promise 18. to grow angry

 

III. Mark the following sentences as TRUE (T) or FALSE (F). If a sentence is false, write the right variant.

 

1. Mary didn’t want to go to the secret garden on the first morning when the sky was blue again.  
2. Mary had to call Martha to help her to get dressed.    
3. Mary found Dickon with a fox cub and a crow in the garden.    
4. The children saw the robin singing and jumping from tree to tree.    
5. Mary told Dickon that she had found out about Colin.    
6. The children didn’t want Colin to come to the secret garden.    
7. When Mary returned home she learned that Colin was close to a tantrum.    
8. Mary didn’t want to go and to see Colin because she was very tired.    
9. Mary checked Colin’s back and found no lumps there.    
10. Mary told Colin that she had found the door to the secret garden and could describe it.  

 

IV. Complete the sentences with the words and word combinations from the text.

 

1. I have to wake up ___________ to come to the University on time.

2. His eyes ____________ when his daughter presented him with the card she had made.

3. In _________ the sun shines brightly and the birds are singing.

4. While walking in the forest we saw a bird with a worm in its ___________.

5. When spring comes you can notice __________ on the trees branches.

6. In the morning the sun was _____________ the windows.

7. Dickon ____________ what was wrong with Colin.

8. I ____________ to take you to the Zoo if you behave yourself.

 

V. Match the words in the left column with their meaning in the right one.

 

1. leaf-bud 2. mate 3. awake 4. beak 5. cub 6. to choke 7. to grow angry 8. to come out 9. to frown 10. springtime a part of the year when nature wakes up a birds “nose” a bear’s or a wolf’s child an animal’s or a bird’s partner to become angry to appear not sleeping to make an expression moving eyebrows together making voice sound unnatural because of emotions a young tightly rolled up leaf

 

 

VI. Answer the following questions.

 

1. Where did Mary go early in the morning?

2. Whom did she see in the garden?

3. What did Dickon and Mary do in the garden?

4. Did Dickon know about Colin?

5. Why was Martha worried when Mary returned from the secret garden?

6. Why did Mary say that Colin was a very selfish boy?

7. What did Colin say about his back to Mary?

8. What did Colin understand when Mary said he had no lumps in his back?

9. What did Mary promise Colin to do if he had no more tantrums?

10. What was Mary telling Colin while he fell asleep?

 

VII. Change the sentences from active voice into passive (all possible variants that make sense).

 

1. Mary unlocked the side door and went outside.

2. Robin found a mate and was building a nest.

3. Dickon was going to push Colin’s wheelchair.

4. Colin felt a lump in his back.

5. Mary was telling Colin how the garden might look like.

 

VIII. Retell the text using new words and word combinations.

 

Chapter IX

“The Spring has Come!"

 

I. Intone the paragraph and learn it by heart.

 

Mary opened the box. There were several beautiful books. Two of them were about gardens. There were also two or three games, and a beautiful little writing case. Mary had not expected Mr. Craven to remember her and her hard little heart grew quite warm. She ate her breakfast quickly, and went straight to Colin’s room, carrying the box. He was lying on his bed looking pale and tired, but he was pleased to see her. Mary showed him the presents, and together they looked at the garden books.

 

II. Study the following words and word combinations.

 

1. Give their explanation in English (use English-English dictionary).

2. Translate them into Russian

3. Recall the situation they were used in.

4. Make sentences of your own.

 

1. to look pale 2. to look tired 3. to mind smth 4. to speak sensibly 5. a couple of minutes 6. to watch smb with interest 7. newborn 8. lamb 9. to rub against 10. curious 11. a feeding bottle 12. to be half dead with cold

 

III. Mark the following sentences as TRUE (T) or FALSE (F). If a sentence is false, write the right variant.

 

1. In the morning Mary found a box with presents from Mrs. Medlock.    
2. When Mary came to Colin’s room he was not glad to see her.    
3. Colin was sorry for the things he had told Mary the day before.    
4. Mary told Colin that she had found the door to the secret garden.    
5. The next morning Dickon came to Colin’s room with a pony.    
6. Colin was so surprised to see another boy that he forgot to speak.    
7. Dickon brought a newborn fox cub and put it on Colin’s knees.    
8. The children were not interested in Mary’s books and didn’t look through them.  
9. The animals didn’t stay in Colin’s room and all ran away.    
10. Colin was determined to go to the secret garden and to see the flowers.    

 

IV. Answer the following questions.

 

1. Who sent Mary a wooden box with books and games?

2. Did Mary go to Colin’s room after breakfast?

3. Did Mary tell Colin about the door to the garden?

4. Did Mary tell Colin that she had been to the secret garden already?

5. Did Colin and Mary eat their breakfast together?

6. Whom did Dickon bring with him?

7. Why was the lamb rubbing his nose against Colin’s dressing gown?

8. Where had Dickon got a lamb from?

9. What were the squirrels doing while the children were talking?

10. Did Colin really want to go to the garden?

 

V. Change the sentences from active voice into passive (all possible variants that make sense).

 

1. Mr. Craven sent a box with some presents to Mary.

2. Mary showed Colin the books with pictures.

3. The next morning Mary and Colin ate their breakfast together.

4. Dickon was holding a new born lamb in his arms.

5. Dickon had found the lamb in the moor and brought it home.

 

VI. Prepare the discussions on the topics (in groups of three).

 

1. Mary, Dickon and Colin are discussing the flowers in the secret garden.

2. Mary and Colin are asking Dickon everything about animals.

3. The children are discussing what they are going to do in the secret garden.

 

VII. Retell the text using new words and word combinations.

 

 

Chapter X

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