Summarize the story in 15-20 sentences.

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 565.

Find different words (nouns, adjectives) describing different stages of Mrs. Mallard's state when she heard the news about her husband's death. Reproduce the situations in which they were used.

SPEAKING ACTIVITIES

Find synonyms for the verb “to shudder” and explain the semantic difference between them. Make up your own sentences using these synonyms.

ENRICH YOUR VOCABULARY

1. Learn the meaning of the following words and reproduce the situations in which they are used:

abandonment elusive to veil grief significance

hint exhaustion exalted subtle to haunt persistence riot to forestall repression to impose

3. Rearrange the following nouns so that you have the least intensive at the beginning (use an English-English dictionary to do it):

to weep to sob to cry to moan to sigh

5. Complete the following sentences from the text. Make your answer as complete as possible:

1. It was her sister Josephine who told her…

2. She did not hear the story…

3. She could see in the open square before her…

4. She was young, with a fair, calm face…

5. There was something coming to her…

6. But she saw beyond that bitter moment…

7. Her fancy was running riot…

8. Some one was opening the front door…

6. Discussion:

1. Did Mrs. Mallard love her husband? Prove your point of view.

2. Dwell on her reaction to the news about her husband's death.

3. Would Mr. Mallard ever learn the true reason for his wife's death?

4. Why is the reader given the weather description in the middle of the story?

5. How does the author describe and characterize the characters?

6. Does the joy that kills exist?

7. What is the main idea of the story?

8. What is the topic of the story?