HANGMAN

JANUARY MAN

I. Explain the meaning of the following words and phrases using an English-English dictionary:

To set foot (p. 1), to be up to sth (p. 3), book tokens (p. 5), to get a/the knack of doing sth (p. 5), to get concussion (p. 5), to pay close attention (p. 9), to loathe (p. 10), to steer clear of (p. 11), arrogance (p. 13), a venue for (p. 13), revision (p. 15), to revise (p. 17), to give sb the silent treatment (p. 16), to make a swap (p. 20), to make out (p. 23)

II. Recall the situations in which the words and phrases from ex. I were used in the chapter under discussion.

III. Explain what is meant by:

1. So I went in, thinking of the bride going into Bluebeard’s chamber after being told not to. (p. 1)

2. ‘May as well be hanged for a sheep as hanged for a handkerchief.’ (p. 2)

3. That was a strategic mistake. (p. 3)

4. … but names aren’t just names. (p. 4)

5. Or if I called Moron ‘Dean’ in front of everyone, it’d damage my own standing. (p. 4)

6. Accidentally on purpose (p. 7)

7. A pair of wishbone pines (p. 11)

8. Julia hovered in the doorway, scenting blood. (p. 15)

IV. Answer the following questions:

1. Where and when is the scene laid?

2. Who is the main character?

3. What do we learn about Jason and his family?

4. What problems does Jason face?

5. Which episode/passage do you like best? Which one do you find amusing / poetic / gripping / enjoyable / funny / boring / depressing / delightful / keeping in suspense / humourous, etc.? Comment on it.

V. Give a summary of the chapter.

HANGMAN

I. Explain the meaning of the following words and phrases using an English-English dictionary:

Execution (p. 28), to tell sb off (p. 28), satchel (p. 29), apart from (p. 31), a laughing stock (p. 33), to work out (p. 33), scurvy (p. 33), hay fever (p. 34), to hibernate (p. 34), to eavesdrop (p. 34), zit (p. 38), to grass on sb (p. 39), to make sense (p. 39), surveillance (p. 41), posh (p. 42), to sort sth out (p. 42), to listen in (p. 43), to retaliate (p. 45), for sb’s benefit (p. 47), clemency (p. 49), trepidation (p. 49), follow-up (p. 52).

II. Recall the situations in which the words and phrases from ex. I were used in the chapter under discussion.

III. Explain what is meant by:

1. Quarter past four. Sixteen hours and fifty minutes to live. (p. 30)

2. It’s social suicide! (p. 34)

3. … and he’s Irish as Hurricane Higgins, but my word, that lad hasn’t kissed the Blarney Stone, he’s bitten off chunks of it. (p. 39)

4. Talk of the gift of gab! Craig Salt dropped by while I was there to instill some God-fearing discipline into the troops, but Danny had him eating out of his hand in five minutes flat. (p. 39)

5. Julia snorted horsily, which she gets away with ‘cause she’s Julia. (p. 40)

6. Life must be brill for Julia. (p. 44)

7. People see stammerers on TV who’re forced, one magic day, to go on stage in front of a thousand people and lo and behold a perfect voice flows out. (p. 49)

8. Baptisms of fire cause third-degree burns. (p. 50)

9. If I was the pope I’d’ve made Mrs de Roo a saint. On the spot. (p. 50)

IV. Answer the following questions:

1. Describe Jason’s visit to the speech clinic. What is his speech problem? What kind of person is Mrs de Roo?

2. What is the new challenge that Jason has to face? How does he feel about it? What is a School Assembly?

3. Speak about Julia. What does the reader learn about her from this chapter?

4. Comment on the way Mr Kempsey speaks to Jason. How does his speech characterize him?

5. How is Jason doing at school? What is the teachers’ attitude to him?

V. Give a summary of the chapter.

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