Exercise 13. Work out the answers to the following questions.

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Exercise 13. Work out the answers to the following questions.

1. The narrator had very little money. Why didn’t he say “no” when a lady asked him to give her a small luncheon at a restaurant? How does it characterize him?

2. The lady said she ate only one thing for luncheon. How many things did she eat? What were they?

3. Why did the narrator order the cheapest dish for himself? Did the lady know that he had very little money? Do you think she would have acted differently if she had known that?

Exercise 14. Retell the text

a) as it is;

b) as if you were the lady;

c) as if you were the waiter.

UNIT 6

VOCABULARY PRACTICE

Exercise 1. Learn the following words and phrases.

keep[kiːp] (kept) – synonym celebrate

humour['hjuːmə]

 humorous['hjuːmərəs]

humorist

although[ɔːl'ðəu] - synonym though[ðəu]

celebrate['seləbreɪt]

celebration[ˌselə'breɪʃn]

decorate['dekəreɪt]

decoration[ˌdekə'reɪʃn]

trim[trɪm]

tie[taɪ]

hire['haɪə]

drive[draɪv]

 drive(drove, driven)

hardly ever['hɑːdlɪ 'evə] - synonym almost never be able['eɪbl]

a little bit-  synonym

a little room

maid[meɪd]

pity['pɪtɪ] жалость; It’s a pity!

lovely['lʌvlɪ]

restful['restfəl]

care[k𝖼ə] for

catch[kæʧ] (caught)

 catch (a) cold

among[ə'mʌŋ]

hill[hɪl]

fetch[feʧ]

last[lɑːst]

be over['əuvə]

please[pliːz]

Exercise 2. Complete the table with the missing forms from Ex.1.

Verb

Noun

celebrate

decorate

Noun

Adjective

humour

love

rest

Exercise 3. Match the word or phrase from 1–7 with the synonym from a–g.

1. to decorate

2. almost never

3. space

4. to celebrate

5. although

6. to like

7. to end

a. to care for

b. though

c. to be over

d. hardly ever

e. to trim

f. room

g. to keep

Exercise 4. Match the word from 1–5 with its definition from a–e.

1. to please

2. to hire

3. maid

4. humorist

5. tie

a. to pay money to the owner so that you can use something for a period of time

b. a woman who works as a servant in a hotel or private house

c. to make somebody happy

d. a long narrow piece of material worn by men under the collar of a shirt

e. a writer who specializes in writing amusing things

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