Практикум Федеральное агентство по образованию рв владивостокский государственный университет

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Tasks One - Two

I. Vocabulary List

II. Vocabulary Exercises

1. 
   Recall the situations from the text illustrating your Active Vocabulary.
   
2. 
   Match the words and their definitions:
   

   to show something in a public place so that people can go to see it	innocent
   to stop employing someone because there is no work for them to do	coincidence
   not guilty of a crime	cautious
   when two things happen at the same time, in the same place, or to the same people in a way that seems surprising or unusual	to lay off
   to get a strong feeling of trust or confidence in someone or something	to exhibit
   careful to avoid danger or risks	to assure
   to be awake and able to understand what is happening around you	to have faith in smb/smth
   to tell someone that something will definitely happen or is definitely true so that they are less worried	to be conscious

3. 
   Explain the meaning of the following word-combinations:
   

   - to get over (with) smth	- to starve to death
   - to get smth off one’s chest	- to take smth into consideration
   - to be scared to death	- there is no point/sense in smth (in doing smth)

4. 
   Translate into Russian:
   

5. 
   Translate into English:
   

6. 
   Make five sentences of your own using your Active Vocabulary.
   
7. 
   Pick up the words and expressions which can be referred to Bill, the nurse, and Bill’s doctor:
   

   plump	contentedly	to blind smb	a dignified man
   compassionate	to treat smb	ridiculous	to be a long way off smth
   promptly	to take off the bandages	to appreciate	disappointed
   briskly	to be a wet blanket	gratitude	to act like a kid
   to draw the curtains	the accident	a man with responsibilities	a family man

8. 
   Reproduce the situations from the text using the words and collocations from ex. 7.
   

III. Speaking and Written Practice

1. 
   Agree or disagree with the following. Give your reasons:
   

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  The room was clean and everything was in readiness for the doctor.
  
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  Bill knew for sure that he would be able to see again.
  
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  He was unhappy with the treatment in the hospital.
  
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  The nurse told him what the doctor looked like.
  
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  Bill was impatient to see the light.
  
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  The doctor was upset with Bill’s losing his eyesight.
  

2. 
   State whose words these are, what motives they are prompted by. Recount the circumstances.
   

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  There’s no question of maybe. I’ll be able to see all right.
  
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  That was tough, that was tough luck.
  
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  I’m not worrying about that because I have faith. I know, just as sure as I know I’m sitting here, that when you take off the bandages I’ll be looking into your face.
  

3. 
   Answer the questions:
   

1. 
   Why was the nurse afraid of the doctor? What facts show that she was nervous?
   
2. 
   Why does Bill call himself a lucky man?
   
3. 
   Does the nurse believe that the patient will be able to see? What does Bill say to this?
   
4. 
   How does Bill fill in his heart about the doctor? How does he put it?
   
5. 
   Why does Bill describe the doctor as a “tall, dignified man with snow-white hair”?
   
6. 
   How did Bill lose his eyesight?
   
7. 
   What does the doctor say about the operation? Why does he say it?
   
8. 
   When do you begin to understand that the operation has been unsuccessful?
   
9. 
   What impression does Bill’s face with the bandages off produce on the nurse?
   
10. 
    How does the doctor tell Bill that he is blind?
    

4. 
   Give a brief summary of the text using your Active vocabulary.
   
5. 
   Write a continuation of the story telling what’ll happen to Bill and his family.
   
6. 
   Write an essay on one of the following topics:
   

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  It is important for a patient to have faith in his/her doctor (give your reasons).
  
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  Choosing a job (imagine that you are choosing a job for yourself. Explain what you’ll take into consideration).