Dear students, read the text, answer the questions, do the exercises. Find some similarities with today’s situation and write your viewpoint.
Story-Irene’s sister
Answer the question and do the ex-es.
1.Of what “plague” is the author speaking in this story?
In this story author speaking about Infantile paralysis.
2. Why was Irene Crane so popular as a child?
Irene Crane was so popular as a child, because she was the school beauty and popular with pupils and teachers alike.
3. Why was Irene’s sister Caroline always referred to, outside of her home, simply as Irene’s sister?
She was known simply as Irene’s sister, because it was natural for her to be Irene’s sister.
4. Was Irene’s sister jealous of Irene’s popularity or was she content to be only a “pale reflection” of her more popular sister?
No, Irene’s sister wasn’t jealous of Irene’s popularity and she wasn’t content to be a “pale reflection” of her more popular sister.
5. Why did the grown-ups look with some doubts upon the party at Ginny Smith’s house?
The grown-ups look with some doubts upon the party a Ginny Smith’s house or their health’s sake, but eventually they got warm.
6. Why hadn’t Irene’s sister been invited to this party?
Irene’s sister hadn’t been invited to this party, because she was not in their grade at school and Ginny Smith hadn’t know that Irene has a sister. But it doesn’t matter because she has an upset stomach.
7. Just as the girls were leaving the party, what sad message did Mrs. Smith receive by phone?
He received by phone “Your sister has infantile paralysis”.
8. Why did the author write to her father asking him to take her away from this town?
Author write to her father asking him to take her away from this town, because she was scared.
9. When, finally, did she return to this town?
She finally returned to this town 15 years later.
10. What changes had occurred in the Crane girls in the meantime?
They were the same as ever And Caroline was fine.
Vocabulary and Idiom Review
A. Match the word in the left-hand column with its OPPOSITE in the right-hand column:
1. popular ___________ unpopular
2. happy ___________ sad
3. late ___________ early
4. strong ___________ week
5. upstairs ___________ downstairs
6. true ___________ false
7. lower ___________ higher
8. hard ___________ soft
9. lost ___________ ambitious
10. dirty ___________ clean
Use the following expressions in sentences of your own:
1. be known as
She is better known as the white violin.
2. for the good of
For the good of him, he will break up.
3. play jokes on
Sometimes my sister plays jokes on me.
4. for a while
Millie left her home for a while.
5. in the past
In the past she was an outstanding actress.
6. hang up
I didn’t want to listen to him and I hung up.
7. not to matter
No matter how you left your school, you always have opportunity to study.
8. at night
At night I like to look at the stars.
9. be ashamed of
He was ashamed of his brother’s behavior.
10. after all
After all she agreed to go to the ball with him.
11. on time
She arrived to Erevan on time.
12. all day
Onda viewed her old albums to him all day.
Nouns can be formed from some verbs by adding the ending –ment.
For example: They met together to decide how the country should be governed; the government they established has lasted almost two hundred years.
Change the following verbs to nouns by adding –ment. Then use each of the resulting words in a sentence of your own:
1. develop – development
2. refresh – refreshment
3. establish – establishment
4. improve – improvement
5. manage – management
6. employ – employment
7. retire – retirement
8. arrange – arrangement
9. fulfill – fulfillment
10. excite – excitement
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