Relatives

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

Horticulturist (p. 54), intrepid (p. 54), geriatric (p. 56), to lay off (p. 58), condiments (p. 58), with flying colours (p. 63), to network (p. 64), to jump to conclusions (p. 67), recession (p. 68), to stand up to sb (p. 81)

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. The Lambs go to an independent school in Richmond where you get picked on not if you’re posh but if you’re not posh enough. (p. 53)

2. … the pig came before the wife… (p. 54)

3. When the Lambs visit, salt and pepper magically turn into ‘the condiments’. (p. 58)

4. Jason’s work lacks the subtlety and maturity of The Scorpions. (p. 61)

5. It’s not the taking part that matters. It’s the winning that counts! (p. 72)

6. The Crème Eggs were insurance against you. (p. 79)

7. This “not today” attitude of yours is a cancer. (p. 81)

IV. Answer the following questions:

1. Who are the relatives? What kind of people are they?

2. What do we learn about the relations between Jason’s parents?

3. Comment on the episode in the shop.

4. What do you make of Hugo?

V. Give a summary of the chapter.

BRIDLEPATH

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

Bridlepath (p. 87), to swear (p. 98), to show one’s true colours (p. 101), traitor (p. 103), to be better off (p. 105), to endure (p. 108), to sneak (p. 115), survival techniques (p. 116), mistletoe (p. 117), to leave smb in the lurch (p. 118), to inflict (p. 119), lunatic (p. 120), to coax (p. 120)

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. Okay, but poisoned. (p. 90)

2. Human beings need to watch out for reasonless niceness too. (p. 90)

3. That No turned the three feet between into three miles. (p. 100)

4. There’re gaps between me and Dawn Madden. (p. 108)

5. Say if you hunt for Christmas presents in mid-December, find what you’re hoping to get, but then on Christmas Day there’s no sign of it in your pillowcase. That’s how I felt. (p. 115)

IV. Answer the following questions:

1. What kind of day is it? What are Jason’s plans for the day? What is a bridlepath?

2. Who does he meet on the way? Comment on each encounter.

3. Does the plot of the chapter remind you of any folktale?

4. There are a lot of descriptions of nature in the chapter. Quote some lines which you find interesting, beautiful, imaginative, etc.

V. Give a summary of the chapter.

ROCKS

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

Breadwinner (p. 124), withdrawal (p. 126), to be out of bounds (p. 129), to put one’s finger on sth (p. 130), to take out a loan (p. 130), utility bills (p. 130), to make a nuisance of oneself (p. 134), to bear a grudge (p. 139), a character reference (p. 139), condolence (p. 139), to end up doing sth (p. 141), a stand-off (p. 142), gullible (p. 143), to go bankrupt (p. 146)

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. Save the female libber stuff for your Women’s Institute friends, Helena. (p. 124)

2. Ordinary polite words shouldn’t be so toxic but they can be. (p. 128)

3. Julia asked how I knew we weren’t being lied to? ‘We’re British,’ I told her. (p. 132)

4. A lot to be said for tradition. Far too easy to throw the bath water out with the baby. (p. 133)

5. However, I also hope that you will give Thomas’s family sufficient space in which to grieve. (p. 140)

6. Tom Yew’s death killed the thrill of the war. (p. 140)

7. Do you know what a “pyrrhic victory” is, Dad? (p. 144)

IV. Answer the following questions:

1. Speak about the Falklands War and the way it affects the life in Black Swan Green. Use the information from the “ Black Swan Green by David Mitchell. A Commentary with annotations” (pp. 12-13).

2. Discuss the behaviour of Jason’s parents in this chapter.

3. Comment on the last paragraph of the chapter. Do you agree with Jason?

V. Give a summary of the chapter.

SPOOKS

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

Prank (p. 150), to get justice (p. 158), the golden mean (p. 158), loft (p. 161), to name-drop (p. 161), to be the making of someone (p. 161), to have an eye for (p. 162), to get sb’s point (p. 161), nettle (p. 165), greenhouse (p. 271), to abandon (p. 177), to traipse (p. 178)

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. ‘Pearls before swine!’ (p. 159)

2. But Mum did a proper recipe this evening, and it wasn’t even anyone’s birthday. (p. 160)

3. Dad went all Clint Eastwood. (p. 161)

4. ‘Kate says if you haven’t lived in Black Swan Green since the War of thr Roses, you’ll never be a local.’ (p. 163)

5. Disappointing ‘cause what was the point of joining the Spooks if losers like Moran’re being recruited too? (p. 165)

6. I care too much, that’s my problem. (p. 174)

IV. Answer the following questions:

1. What new position does Jason have in school? Why?

2. What do we learn about Jason’s mother?

3. Who are the Spooks? How does Jason feel about becoming a Spook?

4. What moral problem does Jason face? How does he solve it?

5. Comment on the last paragraph of the chapter.

V. Give a summary of the chapter.

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