Choose any ten word combinations and structural patterns from among the following and make up sentences or short situations based on the story "Clear Profit":
to have a feeling that ..., ... could hardly control herself; (not) expect smb to do smth; to try to persuade srab to do smth; she doubted if ...; to treat smb as an equal; (not) to welcome an idea; a
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difficult person to deal with; her nerves were on edge; she didn't care; to be incapable of doing smth; to be to blame for what has (had) happened; to break the silence; can(not) afford a holiday; to give a sigh of relief; I wish he were here; as if nothing had happened; if he had done so, ... would be doing; must have talked him out of ;..; can he have done so?
Read the poem. Do you think there is anything in the poem that might reflect Enid's mood? Try your hand at translating the poem into Russian:
THE RAINY DAY
By H.W. Longfellow (1807-1882)
The day is cold, and dark, and dreary;
It rains, and the wind is never weary;
The vine still clings to the mouldering wall,
But at every gust the dead leaves fall,
And the day is dark and dreary.
My life is cold, and dark, and dreary;
It rains, and the wind is never weary;
My thoughts still cling to the mouldering Past,
But the hopes of youth fall thick in the blast,
And the days are dark and dreary.
Be still, sad heart! And cease repining;
Behind the clouds is the sun still shining;
Thy fate is the common fate of all,
Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary. |
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