IV. Be ready to discuss the characters of the story: their appearance, their character, their attitude to the natives, their background.
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II. Find the following word-combinations in the text and use them
in your own sentences:
1 to be childish in expression and faulty in language p. 88
2. to fly into a passion p.88
3 to set about the day's work p.89
4. to be jealous of smth p.90
5 to feel oneself in luck p. 90
6 to sell smth at a profit p.91
7. to be not of one's kidney p.92
8. at smb's expense p.93
9. to have a gift of repartee p.93
10. self-esteem p. 93
11. to be a heavy drinker p.95
12. to be close with one's (his, her) money p.95
13. to mix oneself in smb's affairs p.95
14.all the doctors (workers) put together p.97
15. to be three times the age of the young man p.101
III. Speak on the topic "Walker's hard life before his arrival to the island". Use the following words and word-combinations:
1. to be delighted to
2. It's best to begin
3. Now that
4. to see no reason
5. to retire from the world
6. to compel
7. to comfort, comfortable
8. grudge
9. into the bargain
V. Answer the following questions:
1. Was Mackintosh of high opinion of Mr Walker and why?
2. What was the attitude of the natives towards Walker and why?
3. How did it happen that Mackintosh appeared on the island?
4. Was Mr Walker proud of his reputation? p.90
5. Where was Walker's wife? p.92
6. Was he a truthful person? Why do you think so? p.92
7. Why did he remain perfectly unconscious of the dislike for him?
8. How did Walker treat and cure the natives? p.94
9. How does the punishment of the natives characterize Walker?
HOME – TASK IX “MACKINTOSH”
I. Read the 2nd part of the story “Mackintosh" pp. 104-121
II. Find the following words and word-combinations in the text and use them in your own sentences:
1. to begin to wear long: faces ð.104
2. to break one's spirit p. 105
3. to pull oneself together p.107
4. to bring oneself to look p.108
5. to swim (to go) to and fro p. 112
6. to have a natural gift p. 113
7. the matter was in the hands of fate p.115
8. to burst out into laughter p.115
9. to enter upon the day's work with zest p.115
10. to stand rooted to the floor p. 116
11. as right as rain p. 119
III. Interpret the following sentences:
p.105 He broke their spirit.
ð.116 He felt not peace with the world and with himself. The uncertainty was amusing and Mackintosh chuckled in the silence.
p. 116 Mackintosh stood rooted to the floor, for there, half hidden by untidy papers, was his revolver. His heart throbbed painfully and be broke into a sweat.
IV. Answer the following questions:
1. Did Mackintosh really want Mr Walker to pay the natives?
2. Why did Mackintosh want Walker to die? Did the natives also want him to die?
3.Why did Mackintsh keep his eyes on Manuma's shoulder while he was speaking to him?
4.Did Mackintosh want to marry Jarvis's daughter?
5. Why didn't Mackintosh prevent Mr. Walker's death?
6. Imagine the natives find out the real murderer of Mr.Walker,
what'1l happen then?
7. Why did Mackintosh put a bullet through his head?
Was it a good way out?