Use the following in brief situations. See to it that the situation enhances the meaning of the word or phrase from your essential vocabulary. May be done in pairs.



1. Where did she acquire such beautiful accent? 2. You needn't cheapen yourself in this way. 3. Did you actually assist in producing the film? 4. You shouldn't nurse grievances. 5. Adolescents  подростки are sel­dom tolerant. 6. It is a temporary arrangement. 7. Yes, she is a viva­cious child. 8.1 refuse to pursue the subject. 9. You have a very vivid imagination. 10. What are the girl's acquirements?

Give the gist of Text Seven.

Compose dialogues.

Suggested situations: 1. Mr. Smeeth is talking with his son George about the letter's career . (For the attitudes, use the informa­tion provided by the text.) 2. Mrs. Smeeth is talking with Edna about her behaviour at home and outside. (Use the information provided by the text. Keep it in mind that Mrs. Smeeth is a more tolerant par­ent than her husband.) 3. George and Edna are discussing their par­ents. 4. Mr. and Mrs. Smeeth are discussing their children.

Reread Text Seven to discuss the following points of its style.

A) There are four characters in the extracts. What methods of characterization are used in the portrayal of each? Do a thorough analysis of all the portrait-sketches illustrating what you say with quotations from the text.

B) What is the dominant atmosphere of the narrative? By what lexical elements of the text is it created? (Give examples.)

C) What is the manner of the writer? Does he make use of numerous tropes (sty listic devices)? (Give examples.) What is the effect achieved by this? Is his style lucid or obscure?

D) How would you define the theme of the extract? Formulate it in one sentence.

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PROFESSION-ORIENTED EXERCISES

I. a) Reread the problem-solving situations in the Appendix. Which one seems most troublesome to you? Why?

    b) Make up one of your own to be solved  and discussed in class?

CONVERSATION AND DISCUSSION T

HE GENERATION GAP. THE PROBLEMS OF THE YOUNG

Topical Vocabulary

adolescence  юность, подростковый возраст n

adolescent  юный, молодой; юношеский; подростковый a, молодой человек; юноша; девушка; подросток n (adolescent rebellion  бунт)

avoid involvement избегать затруднительного положения

bring up v (upbringing воспитание n)

child-care manuals  руководство, справочник (child-care books)

complexes комплекс n (to give – заразить комплексом)

conformity  послушание, подчинение (определённым нормам, правилам, догмам) n (to reject  -)

delinquent  антиобщественный, нарушающий закон, делинквентный children малолетний правонарушитель

emphasis  особое внимание on the present

evade  responsibility

home background семейное происхождение, социальное происхождение (family background)

inhibitions подавление, сдерживание; комплекс n (to shed restricting – избавиться от ограничений)

juvenile  delinquency  преступность несовершеннолетних

Lack of understanding

negligence  небрежность; невнимательность, халатность n

parent(-s') authority (lax authority слабое руководство)

Parent-child relationship

permissive  позволяющий, разрешающий a

permissiveness  вседозволенность, n (excessive чрезмерная -)

psychological wounds  травмы

psychologist n

rat - race бесплодная деятельность, "мышиная возня", бешеная погоня за богатством, успехом n

spank хлопок, шлепок v (spanking битьё, порка, трёпка)

traumatic  experience пережитая травма

I. The "generation gap", i.e. the parent-child relationship, is one of the most urgent problems of today. What are the causes of numerous misunderstandings between the generations? The article that follows pleads the cause of the young.

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