II. Answer each question in 5-7 complete sentences Include a quote from the text that supports your response. Why is Scout so looking forward to starting school?
Why does Jem not want anything to do with Scout at school? Is his behavior typical of an older child?
What do you think of Miss Caroline Fisher as a teacher? Can you find qualities which would make her good or not so good at her job?
Who is Calpurnia? What is her place in the Finch household?
What is Walter Cunningham like? What does his behavior during lunch suggest about his home life?
What do you think of the way Atticus treats Walter?
Does Scout learn anything from Walter's visit? What do you think this is?
Atticus says that you never really understand a person “until you climb into his skin and walk around in it”. What does this mean? Is it an easy thing for Scout to learn? (In the last chapter of the novel, Scout repeats this, but she changes “skin” to “shoes” - this is probably not a mistake: Harper Lee suggests that Scout cannot clearly recall exactly what Atticus said and when, but the reader can check this!)
What do you learn in this chapter about the Ewells?
Describe Scout's first day at school.
Translate the paragraph: “Miss Caroline printed her name ……….everybody did”. (Chapter 2).
Give a gist of the chapters.
UNIT 3. CHAPTERS 4-6
Give the Russian equivalents for the following words.
auspicious (adj.): favorable
quelling (of) nausea: (v. + n.): To quell something is to quiet or pacify it. Nausea is the feeling you get when your stomach is upset and you feel as if you're about to vomit. Scout is trying to quell her nausea, or make her stomach settle down.
scuppernongs (n.): a sweet table grape, grown chiefly in the Southern United States.
asinine (adj.): stupid; silly
benevolence (n.): in this case, a generous or thoughtful gift
benign (adj.): kind and gentle
bridgework (n.): Unlike dentures, which replace the upper or lower sets of teeth, bridgework is made up of sections of replacement teeth that can be inserted and removed from one's mouth.
cordiality (n.): sincere affection and kindness
gaped (v.): To gape at someone is to stare at that person with your mouth open.
morbid (adj.): gruesome; horrible
placidly (adv.): calmly; quietly
pulpit Gospel (adj. + n.): A pulpit is the raised platform or lectern from which a preacher speaks in church. The Gospel refers to the teachings of Jesus Christ, specifically the first four books of the New Testament. Scout says that her faith in what she's heard about the teachings of Christ from the pulpit (preacher) in her own church has been shaken a bit.
quibbling (vb.): a type of arguing where you avoid the main point by bringing up petty details
tacit (adj.) An agreement, or, in this case, a "treaty" that is tacit is one that has been silently agreed upon. Thus, the children know that they can play on Miss Maudie's front lawn even though she never directly told them that it was all right to do so.
dismemberment (n.): To dismember someone is to tear or cut that person's limbs (arms and legs) off. Although it is unlikely that anyone would have actually pulled off Dill's arms and legs, Lee uses the word to point out how outraged Miss Rachel must have been to discover that the children had been playing strip poker.
eerily (adv.): weirdly; mysteriously
ensuing (adj.): Something that ensues is something that comes immediately after something else.
Franklin stove (n.): a cast iron heating stove, invented by Benjamin Franklin.
malignant (adj.): dangerous; evil
prowess (n.): superior ability or skill
respiration (n.): breathing
rigid (adj.): stiff
waning (adj.): becoming less bright, intense, or strong. The moonlight is waning because it's getting closer to morning, and the moon is changing its position in the sky. Words and word combinations for intensive study.
tinfoil (n.) edification (n.)
villain (n.) get one’s goat (v. + n.)
nag (v.) ramshackle (adj.)
weed (n.) swell (v.) Assignments
I. Translate the sentences in which the words and word combinations for intensive study are used. Reproduce them in the situations from the book.
II. .Answer each question in 5-7 complete sentences. Include a quote from the text that supports your response.
1. What game did Dill invent? Did Atticus approve of it?
2. Who was Miss Maudie Atkinson? What have you learnt about her background? What did she think of foot-washers?
3. What did the children undertake on the last night of Dill's stay in Maycomb?
4. Speak on Jem's night adventure and the surprise thatawaited him in the Radley Place.
III. . Translate the paragraph: “ Miss Maudie hated her house………we did not stand out of the way”. (Chapter 5).
IV. Give a gist of the chapters. UNIT 4. CHAPTERS 7-8
Give the Russian equivalents for the following words.
cleaved (vb.): stuck
gnats (n.): small, two-winged insects that can bite or sting.
perpetual embalming (adj. + n.): Something that is perpetual lasts forever. Embalming is the process of preserving a dead body.
vigil (n.): a watch. Jem is waiting and watching for Mr. Nathan to appear.
whittles (vb.): To whittle is to use a knife to cut away thin shavings of wood. Sometimes, a whittler may actually end up carving a recognizable object.
aberrations (n.): an aberration is a deviation, or a moving away from, something that is normal. The fact that winter comes so quickly in Maycomb is abnormal, thus, an aberration.
azaleas (n.): a colorful and decorative kind of flower.
cannas (n.): a beautiful tropical flower.
caricatures (n.): a representation of a person where certain features of that person are exaggerated or distorted.
flue (n.): a channel in a chimney that allows smoke and flames to pass to the outside
near libel (adj. + n.): When you commit libel, you harm someone's reputation. Atticus tells the children that they have committed a near libel; that is, their snowman is almost libelous because it so closely represents one of their neighbors and could harm that neighbor's reputation.
perpetrated (vb.): carried out; committed
plaited (vb.): braided
procured (vb): got
prophets (n.): A prophet is someone able to predict the future.
quelled (vb.): To quell is to overwhelm something until it is powerless. The tin roof of Miss Maudie's house quelled the flames because tin cannot burn so the fire was eventually stopped.
switches (n.): slender twigs or branches
taffeta (n.): a lustrous, stiff fabric, often used for women's dresses, especially formal wear
touchous (adj.) touchy; sensitive
treble (adj.): high Words and word combinations for intensive study.
crook (v.) aberration (n.)
flunk (v.) libel ( n.)
walk on eggs (v.+ n.) unfathomable (adj.)
torso (n.) extinguish (v.)
wedge (v.) Assignments
I. Translate the sentences in which the words and word combinations for intensive study are used. Reproduce them in the situations from the book.
II. Answer each question in 5-7 complete sentences. Include a quote from the text that supports your response.
1. What were Scout's impressions about the beginning of the second year at school?
2. What did Jem tell her about the night he went to the Radley Place?
3. What presents did the children find in the knothole of the oak near the Radley Place?
4. Why did Jem cry when he learnt that the knothole had been filled?
4. What was the weather like that autumn?
5. What impression did the first snowfall produce on the children? How did they spend the day?
Why did they make the snowman look like Mr. Avery?
6. Speak on the night accident. What made Jem pour all his secrets to Atticus?
III. Translate the paragraph: “For reasons unfathomable…….discomfort to ourselves”. (Chapter 8).
IV. Give a gist of the chapters. UNIT 5. CHAPTERS 9-11
Give the Russian equivalents for the following words.
ambrosia (n): a desert made up of a mixture of fruits, nuts, and coconut
attire (n.): clothing
bawled (vb.) cried out noisily
catwalk (n.): a narrow, elevated walkway
changelings (n.): a child secretly put in the place of another
crooned (vb.): To croon is to sing in a low, gentle tone.
deportment (n.): behaviour
donned (vb): put on
doused (vb.): to douse someone is to pour liquid, in this case water, all over that person.
evasion (n.): To evade is to avoid doing or answering something directly. Uncle Jack's evasion occurs when he doesn't directly answer Scout's question.
guilelessness (n.): Guile is craftiness and cunning in dealing with other. To be guileless is to have none of that craftiness. Here, Lee is being ironic since its obvious that Simon Finch didn't trust his daughters at all, and planned his house accordingly.
harbored (vb.): to hold in the mind
hookah (n): An oriental tobacco pipe with a flexible tube that draws smoke through a bowl of water.
impaired (adj.): damaged; weakened
innate (adj.): Something that is innate is a natural part of something else. To Scout, cuss words have a natural sort of attraction to them; an innate attractiveness. They have value all on their own for her.
inordinately (adv.): Inordinate means too great or too many. Cousin Ike Finch is too vain about his beard; inordinately vain.
invective (n.): Invectives are abusive terms, curses, insults, and/or cuss words
jar (vb.): shake up; disturb
mishaps (n.): unlucky or unfortunate accidents
mortify (vb.) humiliate; embarrass
nocturnal (adj.): nightly
obstreperous (adj.): noisy and unruly
ringworm (n.): a contagious skin disease caused by a fungus.
siblings (n.): brothers and/or sisters
tarried (vb.): delayed; waited
tentatively (adv.): To be tentative is to be hesitant or unsure. Francis asks Scout his question tentatively because he is unsure as to her reaction and more than a little afraid to face her.
trousseau (n.): all the new clothes a bride brings to her marriage
uncompromising lineaments (adj. + n.): Lineaments are distinctive features or characteristics. Uncompromising, in this instance, means unchanging; firm; set. Alexandra's and Francis's uncompromising lineaments are their characteristics that are set and will never change.
wary (adj.): To be wary means to be cautious on your guard against something. In this instance, the children were never afraid of or cautious about their uncle's appearance.
widow's walk (n.): a platform with a rail around it, built onto the roof of a house.
bout (n.): fight
crook (of his arm) (n.): The crook of your arm is the inside part of your arm where it bends at the elbow.
erratically (adv.): strangely; differently than normal
gingerly (adv.): carefully; cautiously
peril (n.): danger
rudiments (n.): principles; elements; subjects to be learned
tartly (adv.): sharply
torso (n.): the trunk of a body; that is, the part of the body that does not include the head, legs, or arms
apoplectic (adj.): Apoplexy is a condition of sudden paralysis; a stroke. To be apoplectic, in this case, is to behave as if on the verge of having a stroke.
arbor (n): an outdoor area shaded by trees.
bedecked (adj.): adorned; covered (with decorations)
calomel (n.): a laxative; often used as a cure for intestinal worms
camellia (n.): a shrub with glossy evergreen leaves and waxy, rose-like flowers. camisole (n.) a woman's sleeveless undergarment, usually worn under a sheer blouse
dog-trot hall (adj.): a covered passageway between two parts of a building
interdict (n.): prohibition; restraint
livid (adj.): pale; lead-colored. Livid can also mean red, as in the color someone's face gets when that person becomes angry.
oppressive (adj.): overbearing; hard to put up with
palliation (n.): to palliate is to lessen the pain, or, in this case, fear and anxiety, of something without actually making the fear and anxiety go away. Calpurnia is not a great source of palliation; that is, she doesn't make the children feel any less anxious or fearful.
passé (adj.): old-fashioned
propensities (n.): inclinations or tendencies
reconnaissance (n.): examination
rectitude (n.): uprightness of character
skulked (vb.): to move or slink about in a sinister manner. The children are skulking in the kitchen because they are fearful of Atticus's reaction when he returns home.
tranquil (adj.): calm
umbrage (n.): offense
undulate (vb.): to move in waves or in a wavy manner Words and word combinations for intensive study.
to be licked (v.) tweezers (n.)
splinter (n.) bluff (n.)
jetty(n.) apparel(n)
nag(v.) inconspicuous (adj.)
commence (v.) don(v.)
trousseau (n) breeches(n.)
knuckle(n.) to jar the jury(v.+ n.)
feeble(adj.) vicious(adj.)
livid(adj.) baton(n.)
beholden (adj.) Assignments
I. Translate the sentences in which the words and word combinations for intensive study are used. Reproduce them in the situations from the book.
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