II Give a recipe for a dish.
Provide a list of ingredients and a set of instructions, then tell how to cook it using the verbs from exercise I.
III Complete the crossword puzzle.
Across
1. Having a pleasant flavour. (adj)
3. A dish consisting of oatmeal or another meal or cereal boiled in water or milk. (noun)
6. Any plant with leaves, seeds, or flowers used for flavouring, food, medicine, or perfume. (noun)
7. A thick mixture of flour and liquid, used for baking into bread or pastry. (noun)
8. The root of a plant that is used to flavour food. It has a sweet spicy flavour and is often sold in powdered form. (noun)
9. A dirty or untidy state of things or of a place. (noun)
Down
2. A round fruit with a thick reddish skin. It contains lots of small seeds with juicy flesh around them. (noun)
4. An aromatic or pungent vegetable substance used to flavour food, e.g. cloves, pepper. (noun)
5. Tidiness, neatness. (noun)
10. A particular kind of tea or coffee. (noun)
DISCUSSION TASKS
I Say true or false. Correct the false statements.
1. Tommy’s favourite dish was porridge.
2. Tommy preferred cornflakes with milk for breakfast.
3. The boy ate pancakes with plum jam.
4. Mum allowed Tommy to help her in the kitchen.
5. Tom could find a piece of freedom when Granny was in the kitchen.
6. Tommy was glad to learn how to slice vegetables.
7. Tommy was happy to see Lilly in the kitchen.
8. Lilly was quiet and accurate there.
9. Granny turned over a bowl of fish soup.
10. Granny’s tea was a remedy for all diseases.
II Explain why:
1. Tommy really liked to spend time in the kitchen.
2. The boy did his granny’s errands with pleasure.
3. Tom wasn’t glad to see Lilly in the kitchen.
4. Lilly behaved like that in the kitchen.
5. Tommy didn’t want the girl to help him.
TALKING POINTS
I Describe your kitchen.
II Tell about your favourite dish.
III Answer the following questions.
1. What is your least favourite food?
2. Do you like cooking?
3. What do you prefer for breakfast/lunch/dinner?
CHAPTER 4
The Library
Later he headed for the Library, the place of intellect in the house. The boy thought that his mum was still there, but she had already left.
It was a snug room, panelled in black oak, with large windows and purple curtains. It had a special smell of wood and ink. Fine curled leaves and buds of the carved ornament on the wall were replicated on different subjects in the house – on the family china print, and on the embroidery on the cushions and coverings. That tracery always reminded of the invisible presence of family roots and standards2.
There was a very high wooden bookcase, dark of age, full of different dictionaries, thick volumes of directories and books of all genres – adventures, detectives, novels, science fiction, poems, fantasy and fairy tales.
Tommy had a special ritual of choosing a book. He climbed the ladder to get to the upper shelves of the bookcase and slowly ran his fingertip over the many-coloured spines of the books3, reading the titles and the names of the books’ authors. The process was really serious for the boy. It took him quite long. Some books attracted him by their uncommon prints, others by bright covers or even by the special paper and printer’s ink smell of the pages. He was able to define if the book was fresh or old only by its smell.
Sometimes the kid chose a book just to look at the pictures. He thoroughly followed each line of a drawing with his observant look and could distinguish grade and grade4. Tommy saw the pictures a thousand times and was able to reproduce them in detail even with his eyes closed. They were alive for him.
A lot of incredible stories captured his attention. The boy spent hours, reading in the old rocking chair in front of the fireplace, he was absorbed in the imaginary world of books so deep that forgot about time.
Another object that aroused the child’s interest was ivory chess. The ancient chess box had been on the bureau long before Tommy’s birth. Sometimes he played with his father when he had spare time, although the boy more often played chess with himself. The chessmen came to life in his hands, and the battle on the chessboard was a real intellectual challenge for the kid.
Tommy often climbed to his favourite place on the wide window sill behind the curtains, where he twisted the globe, dreaming about travelling around the world. He imagined trekking through rain forests, observing wild animals of jungles, admiring the ocean from the shore and from his yacht. Inspired by the literature characters, he was longing for adventures. He couldn’t know that inside the house something wonderful was possible and waiting for him.
HELPFUL WORDS AND NOTES
snug room [snʌg] [rum] – уютная
комната
to climb the ladder [klaɪm] [ðə] [lædə] – подниматься, взбираться по лестнице
uncommon print [ʌnkɔmən] [prɪnt] – необычный, редкий шрифт
printer’s ink smell [prɪntəz] [ɪŋk] [smel] – запах книжной печати, типограф. краски
to capture attention [kæpʧə] [əten(t)ʃ(ə)n] – завладеть вниманием, увлечь
rocking chair [rɔkıŋ] [ʧeə] — кресло-
качалка
to be absorbed in smth [əbzɔ bd] —
погружаться, быть поглощённым чем-то
ivory chess [aɪv(ə)rɪ] [ʧes] — шахматы из слоновой кости
chessmen [ʧesmən] – шахматные
фигуры
window sill [wɪndəu] [sɪl] – подоконник
to twist the globe [twɪst] [ðə] [gləub] – вертеть глобус
rain forest [reɪn] [fɔrɪst] — тропический лес
inspired [ɪnspaɪəd] — вдохновлённый
VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR TASKS
I Find in the text the English equivalents for the following words and word combinations:
Особенный запах дерева и чернил; резной орнамент; воспроизводиться на разных предметах; фамильный фарфор; вышивка на подушках и покрывалах; узор; напоминать о незримом присутствии; родовые корни и устои; тёмный от времени; особый ритуал; корешки книг; определять по запаху; тщательно; улавливать тончайшие оттенки; воспроизвести детально; захватывать внимание; погружаться в воображаемый мир; старинная шахматная коробка; любоваться океаном с берега или яхты; вдохновлённый.
II Match the words that go together.
III Make up sentences of your own using the word combinations from exercise II.
IV Translate the following sentences using the vocabulary of chapter 4. Pay attention to there is/there are construction.
1. Питер поднялся по лестнице и взял старинную коробку шахмат с верхней полки книжного шкафа.
2. В этом доме было потайное место, где мальчик мог погрузиться в воображаемый мир героев книг.
3. Эти герои оживали в его фантазии, и их приключения захватывали воображение ребёнка.
4. Рядом с камином стояло старое кресло-качалка. Том часто сидел в нем, мечтая о походе через тропические леса.
5. В его комнате на подоконнике был большой глобус. Дети вертели его, вдохновлённые рассказом дедушки о кругосветном плавании.
6. На столе отца лежала старинная книга с потрёпанным корешком и необычным шрифтом.
7. В кабинете профессора было много научных книг и журналов. В этом месте в воздухе витал особенный аромат орехового дерева и чернил.
8. На кожаной обложке той книги был удивительный рисунок, потемневший от времени.
9. Этот рисунок напоминал изысканный узор на фамильном фарфоре.
10. На шахматной доске не было нескольких пешек, но остальные фигуры из слоновой кости продолжали сражение.
DISCUSSION TASKS
I Describe the Library in Tommy’s house.
II Answer the following questions.
1. What ritual did Tommy have in the Library?
2. What did some books attract Tommy by?
3. How could the boy define if a book was new or old?
4. What was Tommy’s attitude to the pictures from the books?
5. Did the boy like reading?
6. What else aroused Tommy’s interest in the library?
7. What did Tom imagine when he was twisting the globe?
8. What was the kid longing for?
TALKING POINTS
I Answer the following questions.
1. Do you like reading?
2. What kind of books do you prefer to read? Which genre?
3. What is your favourite work of literature? Who is your favourite author?
4. Where do you usually read?
5. If you were a writer, what would you write about?
II Retell a story that you read some time ago. Describe the main characters. What is the main idea of the story?
CHAPTER 5
The Living room
In the spacious and comfortable living room the walls were painted white. The cream curtains looked like real sails, especially when they were waving in the wind blowing through the wide open window5. It was the place where the whole family gathered in the evening under the splendid crystal chandelier. The fine glass details of it reminded little pieces of ice, clinking gently from time to time in tune with vibrations of the house6. All family members would sit on the leather sofa, sharing some news, or watching and discussing a film. The family atmosphere reigned there.
Tommy was accustomed to order. He usually tried to put everything into its place. He made it a rule after an incident that had happened some time before. The small boy didn’t want to annoy his parents who used to scold him for mess.
One day Tommy broke mother’s favourite Chinese vase. He was playing absorbedly with some toy cars when he accidentally touched the vase. It rocked and fell down, shattered in small sparkling pieces with a loud crash. Tommy was standing still, not breathing in the dead silence, with his eyes full of fear.
Next moment mum, dressed in black silk, ran into the room, Lilly followed her. Saying no word, the boy’s mother looked at the broken vase, then she slowly turned her icy eyes to Tom. She kept staring at him, keeping silent. That reproachful glance followed him everywhere long afterwards. The boy broke eye contact and looked away in embarrassment.
Lilly tried to distract his mum, at the same time she made efforts to advocate and comfort Tommy.
“It isn’t Tommy’s fault, aunt Annie. He hasn’t done it on purpose!
Tom, I’ll help you to collect the fragments, be careful.
I’ll ask my parents to bring you the same beautiful vase!
Mummy is going to give it to you as a present.
Oh, it will be even more gorgeous than the broken one! You’ll see!..”
“Tom, I’m taking your toy cars until you learn how to behave,” his mum said with a calm, cold voice.
Since then Tommy had got his parents’ permission to play only in the game room or on the sports ground.
The boy’s mum and dad quite often discussed his future, appraised prospects of his success, and planned his life several years ahead. Everything was predetermined – his future profession, mode of life, place to live and what people to communicate with. Each step was under control.
“Tommy, have you completed all the Maths tasks? Where is your exercise book?”
“Not yet, mum, I am going to do sums a bit later.”
“Do it right now. And where is your essay?”
“I’ll bring it.”
“Remember that you must study hard.
You are my pride, you will achieve the highest goals.
Will you do it for me, darling?”
“I’ll try…”
“You are the best. You’ll be a great man!
Next year you are going to have more difficult tasks. Are you ready?”
“Yes, I think so.”
“Besides a course of geometry that is starting soon.”
“Ok, now I’d like to draw, mum, I’m going to the game room.”
“Wait, son. We haven’t finished yet.
Don’t waste your time on insignificant matters!
You should be more serious.
I suppose it will be great for you to study Italian, won’t it?”
“I don’t know, mum… May I go to the sports ground?”
“Not yet. You’ll go there later, little boy.
Do you love your mummy?”
“I do, mum.”
“What a good boy!” she said with a sweet voice and gave him a warm glance.
His parents were rather strict, but fair. They wanted for their son the best education, successful career and tried to bring him up as a gentleman. There were a lot of rules for him to follow. Tommy was an obedient child.
HELPFUL WORDS AND NOTES
crystal chandelier [krɪst(ə)l] [_ʃændəlɪə] – хрустальная люстра
to reign [reɪn] – царить, преобладать, править
to be accustomed to smth [əkʌstəmd] – привыкнуть к чему-либо
absorbedly [əbzɔ bɪdlɪ] – увлечённо
loud crash [laud] [kræʃ] – громкий треск
in the dead silence [ɪn] [ðə] [ded] [saɪləns] – в мёртвой тишине
reproachful glance [rɪprəuʧf(ə)l], [-ful] [glɑ n(t)s] — укоризненный взгляд
eye contact [aɪ] [kɔntækt] – зрительный контакт
in embarrassment [ɪn] [ɪmbærəsmənt] – в смущении, растерянно
to make efforts [meɪk] [efəts] — прилагать усилия, стараться
to comfort [kʌmfət] — подбадривать, утешать, успокаивать
to do smth on purpose [du] [ɔn] [pɜ pəs] – делать что-либо нарочно, с целью
permission [pəmɪʃ(ə)n] — разрешение, позволение
to appraise prospects [əpreɪz] [prɔspekts] – оценивать перспективы
predetermined [_pridɪtɜmɪnd] — предопределённый, предрешённый
to do sums [du] [sʌmz] — решать задачи, примеры
to achieve a goal [əʧi v] [ə] [gəul] —
достигать цели
insignificant matters [_ɪnsɪgnɪfɪk(ə)nt] [mætəz] — пустяки
VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR TASKS
I Here are several words and expressions from the text. (A – J) Match the definition of each of them from the list below (1 – 10).
A reproachful
B to reign
C predetermined
D to comfort
E chandelier
F to achieve a goal
G insignificant matters
H embarrassment
I eye contact
J on purpose
1. a large, decorative hanging light with branches for several light bulbs
2. to make someone feel less unhappy; to console
3. the act of looking directly into one another’s eyes
4. a feeling of self-consciousness, shame, or awkwardness
5. expressing disapproval or disappointment
6. intentionally, deliberately
7. decided by previous events or by people rather than by chance
8. something of little importance or value
9. to reach a desired objective or result by effort, skill, or courage
10. to prevail, predominate
II Replace the italicised words and word combinations with synonyms from the list below in the appropriate form.
to be accustomed to smth; permission; in embarrassment; to reign;
absorbedly; to make efforts; predetermined; to comfort; loud crash; reproachful glance; insignificant matters; on purpose
1. The guy makes no attempt to conceal his indifferent attitude to the critical situation at work. Has he found a new job? I will ask him about his intentions.
2. Alex was used to doing only what his mum wanted. He had no choice, as all his plans and prospects were decided in advance by his parents.
3. The Head of the laboratory says that she is going to give the green light to conduct the experiment and implement the new project.
4. Everybody is sure that when the art director joins the company, a rare genius will rule in this studio.
5. Jane will not even notice you if you enter the room, she is completely involved in drawing.
6. The shy girl blushed in confusion when she read the sincere message of her schoolmate.
7. She knows for sure that her son is not going to waste time on trifles. He promised her to do all his best to become a great scientist.
8. Katty won’t go to the party so late, because she doesn’t want to provoke her father’s negative reaction and catch his disapproving look on herself.
9. If you drop this sculpture here now, a huge bang will wake up the whole house.
10. Her overcritical stare won’t influence my self-evaluation.
11. It’s not a good idea to tell him jokes and entertain now, nothing will console him, until he gets over the critical moment by himself.
12. Betty didn’t believe that her brother could hurt somebody deliberately.
III Complete the sentences using will or be going to in the appropriate form.
1. They _________________ give their son a broad education, so they _______________ hire several tutors to teach him sciences and languages.
2. Andrew _________________ play with his friends in the yard later, he _____________do sums first.
3. Look out! I _________________ collect the fragments of the broken glass.
4. The guy _____________ enter the University, that is why he studies so hard.
5. She __________________ bring the presents tomorrow before our cousin’s birthday party.
6. Your teacher hopes that you __________________ write the essay about modern art in time.
7. “I expect you __________________ tidy the game room up and keep it in order”, Tommy’s mother said in a quiet voice.
8. Robert says that he (not) ________________ listen to his aunt and obey her orders when she visits their house.
9. On Friday the family __________________get together in this light spacious living room around the table under the splendid fine glass chandelier to celebrate granny’s anniversary.
10. “I ________________hide from mum behind the cream curtains! Don’t give me away!” Tommy whispered into Lilly’s ear.