Ch+6

Exercises.
1. What is your attitude towards historical places? 2. What do you think of Jerome's statement: "Each person has what he doesn't want, and other people have what he does want?" 3. What's your attitude towards antique things? 4. Do you prefer to spend your holidays in a crowded city or in a quiet place in the country?
 * I. ** **Write out the words and phrases that show the attitude of the author towards antique things. Use them in your questions and answers (Ex. VI).**
 * II. ** **Translate into Russian in written form two paragraphs on pp. 64-65 ("To go back ... the lady of the house.").**
 * III. ** **Pick out a passage for oral translation in class.**
 * IV. ** **Pick out sentences with a touch of humour. Comment on the character of humour.**
 * V. ** **Make up twenty questions about the chapter.**
 * VI. ** **Answer the following questions and motivate your answers!**
 * VII. ** **Retell the chapter close to the text.**
 * VIII. ** **Give a precis of the chapter.**
 * IX. ** **Make up dialogues between:**
 * 1) A city lover and a nature admirer.
 * 2) A connoisseur of antique and one who is fond of modern things.

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