     The Inimitable Jeeves
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               "The Inimitable Jeeves" P.G. Wodehouse.   Intermediate/Upper-Intermediate.          .     , ,   ,         ,     ,      ,        .            ..,   .





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     "The Inimitable Jeeves"





Story 1. Jeeves Exerts the Old Cerebellum


Vocabulary

A matter of importance   ,  

Admirable   , 

Appropriate  , , 

Catch sight of  ,  ,  

Class distinction   

Decidedly  , , 

Desire somebodys services    - 

Drop the subject    ,     

Eatery  , 

Exceptionally clement   

Fix things   ,  

Get flustered with gratification    

In aid of some charity   -  

In every respect    

Lead a fairly unclouded life     

Perpetually  ,   , 

Postpone  , 

Precisely   , ,  

Regardless of   ,  

State the case to someone     () -

Tea-and-bun shop  , 

When it conies to literature      




Story 1. Tasks on the text


Exercise 1. Answer the questions.

1) Who is Jeeves? How would you describe him? 2) How did Bertie Wooster start his day? 3) What season was it? What kind of weather? 4) Who phoned Wooster in the morning and what did he want? 5) Where did Bingo take Wooster to meet his new affection? 6) Why did Wooster call this girl the female poisoner? 7) Where did Bingo meet Mable? How did he get there? 8) What advice did Bingo need and who did he desire to receive it from? 9) What did Jeeves suggest doing in this situation? 10) Do you think the valets advice will work out? Why?



Exercise 2. Read the statements from the text and say if they are true of false. Correct the false ones.

1. Jeeves is the best valet that Wooster ever had.

2. Wooster consulted with Jeeves about horse-racing.

3. When Bingo Little, Woosters old friend, rang up on the phone in the morning, Jeeves immediately awoke his master, because it was a very important call.

4. The weather outside was exceptionally pleasant. It was a nice summer day.

5. In the street Wooster suddenly ran into Bingo Little wearing a crimson shirt printed with horseshoes.

6. Bingo invited Wooster to a strange and cheap eatery near the Ritz.

7. The owner of the eatery was Bingos new girl-friend.

8. Bingo needed Woosters advice to marry Mable or not.

9. Bingo was entirely dependent on his uncle.

10. Jeeves thought Bingos uncle to be a rather greed old man who devoted himself only to the pleasures of the table.



Exercise 3. Choose the main events of the story, write them down and according to them retell the story. Try to avoid details.



Exercise 4. Make up dialogues.

In the story you met 4 characters: Jeeves, Wooster, Bingo and Mable. Make up dialogues between two of them ( Jeeves and Wooster in the morning discussing the weather; Wooster and Bingo in the street and in the tea-and-bun shop; Bingo and Mable at a subscription dance; Jeeves and Wooster discussing Bingos situation).



Exercise 5. Whats your opinion about the characters of the story? Who do you sympathize with? Why? How could you characterize each of them using only two or three words or adjectives?




Story 1. Tasks on vocabulary


Exercise 1. Choose the right explanation or synonym to the words and word expressions in the left column.










Exercise 2. Put the words and word combinations from the box into the appropriate sentence below.








1)All applicants should be treated equally,  of sex, race or religion.

2) The day seemed to be   for visiting old school friends who lived outside the city.

3) John was the only mechanic I know who could   with my broken car.

4) If you   , madam, I can stay here for long and offer you some more coffee or tea.

5) I dont think you cousin is a reliable person.    to money, hes always on the rocks ( ,  ).

6) Shes the most competent employee    . You can consult with her on any question.

7) They must  be the laziest people Ive ever known. They dont work anywhere and even at home they dont do anything.

8) In modern society there shouldnt be any   but still some nations are divided.



Exercise 3. Translate from Russian into English, using the words and expressions from the text.

1)     ,     ,           .

2)        ,  ,    .       .

3)    ,     .

4)     ,     .

5)           ,   ,      .

6)      -  ,       .

7)              .

8)       ,   .



Exercise 4. Wordsearch. Find the words in the grid and make up sentences with them.









Story 2. No Wedding Bells for Bingo


Vocabulary

Allowance  , ,  ()

Anticipate such outcome    ,    

Apprehension  ,  

Big scene   ,  ,  

Butt in  ,     

By an odd coincidence     

Defiance   

Dont let me down    

Drive somebody out   ,  ,   

Exceedingly  , 

In a husky voice   

Lucrative offer   

Motto  , 

Moving  , 

On the right track    

Pen-name   

Prejudiced  , , 

Reverently  , ,  

Ring off    ,   

Soften  

Subconsciously  




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