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Date: 2015-10-07; view: 902.

вспоминать детство, один из множества городков в штате Индиана, рубленный дЪм, с поджатыми гу­бами, имеющая необычайную власть над своим му­жем, отчаянно стараться угодить кому-либо» взять верх над кем-либо, не имея ни малейшего понятия, оставаться злой и ревнивой; чувствовала, что про­игрывает; завоевать хоть небольшое проявление любви, выходило ей боком, значок честности, зажа­тый в кулаке, ждать подходящего момента, объявить о своей блистательной победе, нет смысла лгать, дальнейшие попытки бесполезны.

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Give Russian equivalents for the following words and expressions from the text and use them in the sentences of you own:

adore smb, a good relationship, make endless at­tempts, display of affection, exaggerate, keep oneself high in smb's esteem, eventually, stop lying, do smth special for smb, prove oneself, draw in one's breath, stare at smb, a consolation prize.

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Questions on the text:

1) Where did Fran Walker spend her childhood?

2) What can you say about her parents?

3) Describe Fran's stepmother.

4) Why did Fran do her best to win her stepmother's
affection though she didn't like the woman?

5) What was the new mother's attitude towards her
stepdaughter?

6) What was the reason of Fran's exaggerations? What
do you think she said about her friends, school, etc.?

7) What way out did Fran's stepmother find to make
the girl stop lying?

8) Which phrase in the text proves that it wasn't easy
for the girl to win the badge?

9) Fran was eager to announce her victory, wasn't she?
Prove it by the text.

10) It was only once that Fran's stepmother believed
her. When? Was it of any use?

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