Контрольная работа по Английскому языку на тему: "Anthony in Blue Alsatia"

14. Translate the following sentences into Russian paying special attention to the words and word combinations in italics:

A. 1. She wasn't a cultivated reader, an amusing plot being all she asked from a book. She skipped descriptions, and the author's digressions bored her to death. 2. "I will not conceal from you that the Prime Minister's presence at the Conference is a vital necessity." 3. "Monsieur Poirot, I have come to consult you upon a matter of the most vital urgency. I must ask for absolute secrecy." 4. "Mr. Vole," said "the solicitor, "I am going to ask you a very serious question, and one to which it is vital I should have a truthful answer." 5. Jack sighed, grasped his golf club firmly, but at this moment a strange sound captured his attention. 6. "I know it's difficult for you to grasp, but the theatre of today has at last acquired a social conscience, and a social purpose." 7. The letter came by the six o'clock post. An illiterate scrawl, written on common paper and enclosed in a dirty envelope with the stamp stuck on crooked. Mr. Mayherne read it through once or twice before he grasped its meaning. 8. She stared at him, her eyes filled with a deep, unspoken sorrow, like the eyes of a small captured monkey he had seen on the docks. 9. The boy at the table, making every effort to give full attention to his studies, was resentful of their conversation that captured his interest. 10. By now he was not nearly so certain as he had been that he had really heard the cry — the natural result of trying to recapture a lost sensation.

B. 1. Charlie Chaplin's "The Circus" comes to us like a surprise gift from history, the cinematic equivalent of a suddenly discovered minor masterpiece by Mozart or an unearthed James Joyce manuscript. 2. This, then, was the British expert described by Lady Willard as being a minor official at the British Museum. 3. Young Bleibner was suffering from some minor skin trouble. 4. A few yards down that unfrequented road a large car is standing, apparently broken down. 5. The constant stale of strain under which she has been working recently may lead to a serious breakdown. 6. As Ferris taxied uptown he glimpsed at intersections the lingering sunset, but by the time he reached his destination it was already autumn dark. 7. The little girl was eleven — beautifully ugly as little girls are apt to be who are destined after a few years to be inexpressibly lovely.....

 

3. Read Text One "Anthony in Blue Alsatia" by E. Farjeon at pp.158-161.

Write detailed answers to the following questions and tasks.

a) Explain the sense of the sentence "He felt that the gauze, which could not contain the torrents of the world's activities, might house this butterfly and not brush off its bloom". Point out the stylistic devices used in the sentence and comment on their effectiveness. Do you accept the comparison with a butterfly or do you consider it too ornate? Give your reasons.

b) Justify the length of the sentence beginning "It described the blue smoke...'

c) Analyse the stylistic devices used in the author's digression beginning "Railways - it is their drawback..." Point out inversion, repetition, rhetorical question and comment on their purpose. Indicate the syntax of the second part of the passage and the rhythmic effect achieved. Can you detect any sound-imitating effects? What does the rhythm of the extract imitate?

Comment on the rhythmic value of "But it never does. Never? Once it did" in relation to the preceding extract.

d) Think of a suitable heading for the episode beginning "Why have we stopped?" What is the role of the extract in the structure of the story?

Comment on the composition device by which the episode is introduced in the texture of the story.

e) Analyse the stylistic value of the fragments beginning "A hedgerow bowed with blossom...., ending "….. all were sweet and fresh and frank" and from "Beyond the meadow of flowers" to "filled the carriage". What words and phrases give atmosphere to the passages? Is it a realistic description? How is it dream-like quality created? Do you consider the description sweetish and sentimental or do you think that it serves its purpose? Support your opinion.

f) Point out the climax of the episode. Give reasons for your choice.

g) Comment on the composition device used in the last three lines of the story.

h) Comment on the end of the story. Is the reader led to expect this kind of end or is there an element of suddenness?

i) What kind of man is the hero of the story? What method of characterization is used?

j) Comment on and illustrate the various devices used to make the style suit the subject. Which of them do you consider especially effective?

k) Point out lines bearing touches of irony or humour. Prove which it is.

4. Retell the text close to the text. Give a summary of the text (4-5 sentences).

5. Write a newspaper account that might have appeared in the next issue of the newspaper under the title "The Minor Mystery Solved'. Begin in the following way:

In our previous issue we acquainted the readers with a curious incident related to the breakdown of the Blue Alsatian Express. During the emergency stop one of the passengers had mysteriously left the train. As we have been informed,…

6. Compose a second part of the story "Anthony in Blue Alsatia" with the view of showing how the newspaper article influenced Anthony's further life, behavior or psychology.