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I. Write out the words and phrases used by the author to describe: a) the way they fixed a tent, b) the nature at night. Use them in your questions and answers (Ex. V). II. Translate into Russian in written form the 3rd and 4th paragraphs on p. 114 ("It was ... awful vision hovering there."). III. Pick out a passage in colloquial style for oral translation in class. IV. Pick out sentences with a touch of humour. Comment on the character of humour. V. Make up 20 questions about the contents of the chapter. VI. Answer the following questions and motivate your answers: 1. What makes waiting so tedious? 2. Why are people often inclined to feel snappy and ill-tempered towards the" end of a trip? How does their mood change after a good supper and rest? 3. How do some people tell stale anecdotes and funny stories to get the listener interested? VII. Give a precis of the chapter. VIII. Make up dialogues between: 1. Two inexperienced hikers trying to put up a tent. 2. The tourists enjoying the beauty of the night on the bank of a river.

http://bibl.tikva.ru/base/B1148/B1148Part65-329.php EROME K. JEROME. THREE MEN IN A BOAT1