Задание с 1-10 главы

ACTIVITIES

Chapters 1-3
Before you read
1 What is an 'invisible man'? Why do you think someone might want
to become invisible?
2 Find the words in italics in your dictionary. They are all
in the story. Answer the questions.
a Do you use a napkin in a dining-room or in a bedroom?
b Does a businessman or a farmer use a scythe?
c Is a shilling a coin or a tool?
d Would you probably see a vicar at a football game or a funeral?
e Does an inn have bedrooms for guests or shops for customers?
f Is a carriage pulled by a car or by horses?
g Would you see a coach on a river or on a road?
n Do you sit and chat or wash the dishes in a parlour?
i What kind of animal growls - a cat or a dog?
After you read
3 Are these statements about the Invisible Man true or false? Correct
the false ones.
a He feels the cold.
b He eats and smokes.
c He enjoys the company of others.
d He has money.
e He gives Mrs Hall his name and address.
f He is a scientist.
g There is nothing under his clothes.
4 Who are:
a Mr and Mrs Hall?
b Millie?
c Teddy Henfrey?
d Fearenside?
e Cuss?
f Bunting?

5 Work in pairs. Imagine a conversation between Mrs Hall and Cuss.
Student A: You are Mrs Hall. Describe the Invisible Man's appearance on his arrival at the inn, and say how 
you felt about him.
Student B: You are Cuss. Explain why you decided to talk to the stranger, what happened and how you felt. Then, still
playing these parts, discuss possible explanations for this strange figure.

Chapters 5-8
Before you read
6 Look at the titles of the next few chapters. What do you think the answers are to the questions?
The Robbery at the Vicarage
a Who is the thief?
b What does he steal?
The Furniture That Went Mad
c How does furniture 'go mad'?
The Stranger Shows His Face
d Who does he show it to?
e What does it look like?
On the Road
f Why does the stranger leave the inn?
7 Find these words in your dictionary. arrest bare poker sneeze tramp visible Match them with the right groups. Think of a word or phrase
to describe each group.
a arrest 1 ill, cold, sore throat
b bare 2 beg, poor, unemployed
c poker 3 seen, obvious, clear
d sneeze 4 police, jail, criminal
e tramp 5 fire, coal, wood
f visible 6 undressed, embarrassing, freezing
8 Write a sentence for each of the new words. Use the new word and at least one of the other words from Exercise 7 in each sentence. 

After you read
9 As you read, find the answers to the questions in Activity 6.
10 Why:
a do the Buntings wait until the servant is in the kitchen
before they go upstairs?
b do the Halls hear coughs and sneezes on their stairs?
c does Mrs Hall stop answering the stranger's bell?
d does the stranger's nose roll across the floor?
e does he take his shirt off?
f does Jaffers lie on the ground without moving?
g does the Invisible Man throw stones at the tramp?
h does the tramp try to enter the parlour at the inn?
11 Explain how:
a Mr and Mrs Bunting are robbed.
b the Halls know that the stranger left the inn during the night.
c the stranger removes Mrs Hall from his bedroom.
d the stranger escapes from the policeman and the villagers.

Chapters 9-13
Before you read 
12 How do you think Mr Marvel managed to take the clothes and books from the inn?

After you read
13 Who is talking to whom? Who or what are they talking about?
a '. .. it's all Greek or Russian or some other language.'
b 'He's got my trousers - and all the vicar's clothes!'
c 'I've got a weak heart.'
d 'There isn't any Invisible Man at all.'
e 'He seems to be in a hurry.'
14 What is 'the story of the flying money'?
15 Discuss the development of the Invisible Man's character and attitudes. What was he like when he arrived at the inn? What is he like now? How do you think he will change as the story continues?