Ch+3

**Exercises:**
Chapter III 1. What did Harris suggest doing when they got together to discuss their plans and how did he propose to set about it? 2. Why was there a commotion up and down the house when Uncle Podger undertook a job? 3. How did he manage to keep everyone busy? 4. What did he do himself? 5. How did he treat his assistants? 6. Why did his wife wish she were away at her mother's place? 7. How did he finally manage the job? 8. What did he feel about it? 9. How did everyone feel when the picture was up? 10. Why was the first list of things discarded? 11. What principle of selecting the most necessary things did George suggest? 12. Why did they decide against taking a tent? 13. What did Jerome think of the plans people make for bathing in cold weather and of the way they carry their plans out? 1. Which do you prefer: to do a job yourself or to supervise other people doing it? 2. Do you have heavy luggage when you go on a trip or do you like to travel light? 3. What is your attitude towards having a swim in any kind of weather? Do you pretend to like it?
 * I. ** **Write out the names of the things the three friends decided to take along. Use them in your answers to the questions (Ex. V).**
 * II. ** **Translate into Russian in written form the paragraph on p. 32 ("It is lumber ... the blue forget-me-nots.")**
 * III. Pick out a short passage in colloquial style for oral translation in class. **
 * IV. ** **Pick out sentences with a touch of humour. Say how the humorous effect is achieved.**
 * V. ** **Answer the following questions:**
 * VI. ** **Answer the following questions and motivate your answers:**
 * VII. ** **Retell the chapter close to the text.**
 * VIII. ** **Give a précis of the text.**
 * IX. ** **Make up dialogues between:**
 * 1) Two inexperienced people trying to hang up a picture in a new flat.
 * 2) Two friends discussing what things should be taken along for a river trip.

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