XIII. Describe Mr Kelada's appearance and the features of his character as revealed in the story.

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XII. Give the gist of the story.

HOME – TASK Ill “FLOTSAM AND JETSAM”

I. Read the first part of the story "Flotsam and Jetsam” by S,Maugham.

II. Give English equivalents of the following using an English-Eng­lish dictionary and use as many expressions in one situation as you can.

I. brunch (p.23)

2 at length (p.14)

3.to dive a violent start (p.14)-

4. to get rid of smb (p. 15)

5. as weak as a rat (p.15)

6. to pursuade smb (p.l6)

7. to amuse oneself (p.l6)

8. to seek one's company

9. to have the activity of mind to do smth (p.17)

10. at the longest (p.18)

11. disconcerting (p.18)

12. to propose to smb (p.19)

to utter a few polite words (p.21)

to all appearance (p.23)

III. Read and give literary translation of the description of the Gran­ges' appearance. Speak of the impression you've got.

IV. Interpret the following sentences:

1. Opposite was a doorway, with a blind down, and this he guessed

led on to a veranda.(p.15)

2. He was probably manager of an estate on a cut salary, and it was not unlikely that the expense of a guest and his servant was unwelcome.(p.16)

3. Skelton felt that he should tell his host how it had come about that he had been forced to accept a hospitality which he could not but feel was grudgingly offered. (p. 20-21)

If you'd let me have one of your guns you'd pay for your board over and over again.(p.24)

"I'll leave you, gentleman, to your port", she said, both of men got up as she left the room. It was rather absurd, and somehow sinister, to see this social pretense in those poverty-stricken surroundings on a Borneo river.