Pp. 11 – 15 (a tiger under the bed)

I. Reproduce the situations with the following word combinations, use them in your own sentences:

- to be through with something (p.11);

- to drop in (p.11);

- to date back to (p.12);

- to show an interest in something (p.13);

- bossy (p.13);

- the laundry room (p.14);

- to turn out (p.15).

II. Answer the following questions:

1) What was Judy’s achievement concerning her English?

2) What awful news did she hate to tell the guardian?

3) Comment on the ending of the letter on p.12 “Yours in sackcloth”.

4) What inspired Judy to write an extra letter in the middle of the month? What did she seek for in her guardian?

5) Why did Jerusha call herself a beast?

6) Why do you think Judy write “Sometimes a dreadful fear comes over me that I’m not a genius”?

III. Find synonyms for the following words in the text:

- to fail something (p.12);

- to wish (p.15);

- horrible (p.15).

IV. Read and translate the passage on p.13 beginning with “The Ides of March” and finishing with “J.A.”.

V. Read and translate the letter on p. 14 beginning with “The Infirmary”, finishing with “Yours forever, Judy”.

Pp. 15 – 19 (over my right shoulder)

I. Reproduce the situations with the following word combinations, use them in your own sentences:

- blotting paper (p.15);

- to make faces (p.16);

- to hurt somebody’s feelings (p.17);

- to remind somebody of somebody (p.17);

- a dimple (p.18);

- the new moon (p.19).

II. Answer the following questions:

1) What did Judy mean by blank minds?

2) What troubles did Judy have to face one day?

3) Restore Judy’s letter from p. 16 in English.

4) What was Judy’s idea of happy people?

5) Speak of Mr. Jervis Pendleton’s visit.

6) How was Judy going to spend her summer? What was good about it?

7) What did Judy think of Lock Willow Farm and her life there?

III. Find synonyms for the following words in the text:

- a difficult situation (p.15);

- to be happy (p.16);

- to snatch, to take (p.18).

IV. Read and translate the passage on p. 17 beginning with “However – to resume:” and finishing with “…to grandmothers”.

Pp. 19 – 22 (Yours in politics)

I. Reproduce the situations with the following word combinations, use them in your own sentences:

- to rise in somebody’s opinion (p.19);

- to be named after somebody (p.19);

- to leave something behind (p.20);

- to go into somebody’s head (p.21);

- a health resort (p.21).

II. Answer the following questions:

1) How did Judy spend her days on the farm?

2) Find some proof on p. 20 that Judy was a good psychologist in spite of her age.

3) What new things about Judy’s classes do we learn?

III. Find synonyms for the following words in the text:

- sleepily (p.20);

- a nasty person (p.20);

IV. Read and translate the passage on p. 21 beginning with “Behold me”, finishing with “…no matter who wins”.

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