The Secret Garden: Учебно-методические материалы по произведению (стр. 5 )

5. Why was Martha frightened and trembling when Colin asked her to come?

6. What did Mary and Colin talk about?

7. Why was Mary staring at Colin while he was talking to Martha?

8. Did Mary like to talk about dying?

9. What changes happened to the children when they were together?

10. What did Mrs. Medlock feel when she found Mary in Colin’s room?

VII. Change the sentences from active voice into passive (all possible variants that make sense).

1. Colin asked Martha to take Mary to his room.

2. Mary put Colin in a good mood.

3. Colin was always in his room and was reading books.

4. Dr. Craven made Colin wear a metal thing on his back.

5. A doctor from London said that Colin took too much medicine.

VIII. Retell the text using new words and word combinations.

Chapter VIII

A Tantrum

I. Intone the following sentences.

1. The sun was pouring in through the windows.
2. I am going to see the garden!
3. I couldn’t stay in bed! The world’s begun again this morning!
4. They were so busy in the garden that Mary didn’t go to see Colin all day.
5. If you send Dickon away, I’ll never come into this room again!
6. I think you are proud of it!
7. You didn’t feel the lump. There’s nothing wrong with you stupid back.
8. Do you think I will live long enough to grow up?
9. Have you found the way into the secret garden yet?
10. I think I may have found the way

II. Study the following words and word combinations.

1. Give their explanation in English (use English-English dictionary).

2. Translate them into Russian

3. Recall the situation they were used in.

4. Make sentences of your own.

1. early 2. to pour through 3. springtime 4. leaf-bud 5. awake 6. to snap

7. to come out 8. across 9. cub 10. to push up through 11. beak 12. to choke

13. mate 14. to wonder 15. to frown 16. to soften 17. to promise 18. to grow angry

III. Mark the following sentences as TRUE (T) or FALSE (F). If a sentence is false, write the right variant.

1. Mary didn’t want to go to the secret garden on the first morning when the sky was blue again.
2. Mary had to call Martha to help her to get dressed.
3. Mary found Dickon with a fox cub and a crow in the garden.
4. The children saw the robin singing and jumping from tree to tree.
5. Mary told Dickon that she had found out about Colin.
6. The children didn’t want Colin to come to the secret garden.
7. When Mary returned home she learned that Colin was close to a tantrum.
8. Mary didn’t want to go and to see Colin because she was very tired.
9. Mary checked Colin’s back and found no lumps there.
10. Mary told Colin that she had found the door to the secret garden and could describe it.

IV. Complete the sentences with the words and word combinations from the text.

1. I have to wake up ___________ to come to the University on time.

2. His eyes ____________ when his daughter presented him with the card she had made.

3. In _________ the sun shines brightly and the birds are singing.

4. While walking in the forest we saw a bird with a worm in its ___________.

5. When spring comes you can notice __________ on the trees branches.

6. In the morning the sun was _____________ the windows.

7. Dickon ____________ what was wrong with Colin.

8. I ____________ to take you to the Zoo if you behave yourself.

V. Match the words in the left column with their meaning in the right one.

1. leaf-bud 2. mate 3. awake 4. beak 5. cub 6. to choke 7. to grow angry 8. to come out 9. to frown 10. springtime

a part of the year when nature wakes up a birds “nose” a bear’s or a wolf’s child an animal’s or a bird’s partner to become angry to appear not sleeping to make an expression moving eyebrows together making voice sound unnatural because of emotions a young tightly rolled up leaf

VI. Answer the following questions.

1. Where did Mary go early in the morning?

2. Whom did she see in the garden?

3. What did Dickon and Mary do in the garden?

4. Did Dickon know about Colin?

5. Why was Martha worried when Mary returned from the secret garden?

6. Why did Mary say that Colin was a very selfish boy?

7. What did Colin say about his back to Mary?

8. What did Colin understand when Mary said he had no lumps in his back?

9. What did Mary promise Colin to do if he had no more tantrums?

10. What was Mary telling Colin while he fell asleep?

VII. Change the sentences from active voice into passive (all possible variants that make sense).

1. Mary unlocked the side door and went outside.

2. Robin found a mate and was building a nest.

3. Dickon was going to push Colin’s wheelchair.

4. Colin felt a lump in his back.

5. Mary was telling Colin how the garden might look like.

VIII. Retell the text using new words and word combinations.

Chapter IX

“The Spring has Come!"

I. Intone the paragraph and learn it by heart.

Mary opened the box. There were several beautiful books. Two of them were about gardens. There were also two or three games, and a beautiful little writing case. Mary had not expected Mr. Craven to remember her and her hard little heart grew quite warm. She ate her breakfast quickly, and went straight to Colin’s room, carrying the box. He was lying on his bed looking pale and tired, but he was pleased to see her. Mary showed him the presents, and together they looked at the garden books.

II. Study the following words and word combinations.

1. Give their explanation in English (use English-English dictionary).

2. Translate them into Russian

3. Recall the situation they were used in.

4. Make sentences of your own.

1. to look pale 2. to look tired 3. to mind smth 4. to speak sensibly 5. a couple of minutes 6. to watch smb with interest

7. newborn 8. lamb 9. to rub against 10. curious 11. a feeding bottle 12. to be half dead with cold

III. Mark the following sentences as TRUE (T) or FALSE (F). If a sentence is false, write the right variant.

1. In the morning Mary found a box with presents from Mrs. Medlock.
2. When Mary came to Colin’s room he was not glad to see her.
3. Colin was sorry for the things he had told Mary the day before.
4. Mary told Colin that she had found the door to the secret garden.
5. The next morning Dickon came to Colin’s room with a pony.
6. Colin was so surprised to see another boy that he forgot to speak.
7. Dickon brought a newborn fox cub and put it on Colin’s knees.
8. The children were not interested in Mary’s books and didn’t look through them.
9. The animals didn’t stay in Colin’s room and all ran away.
10. Colin was determined to go to the secret garden and to see the flowers.

IV. Answer the following questions.

1. Who sent Mary a wooden box with books and games?

2. Did Mary go to Colin’s room after breakfast?

3. Did Mary tell Colin about the door to the garden?

4. Did Mary tell Colin that she had been to the secret garden already?

5. Did Colin and Mary eat their breakfast together?

6. Whom did Dickon bring with him?

7. Why was the lamb rubbing his nose against Colin’s dressing gown?

8. Where had Dickon got a lamb from?

9. What were the squirrels doing while the children were talking?

10. Did Colin really want to go to the garden?

V. Change the sentences from active voice into passive (all possible variants that make sense).

1. Mr. Craven sent a box with some presents to Mary.

2. Mary showed Colin the books with pictures.

3. The next morning Mary and Colin ate their breakfast together.

4. Dickon was holding a new born lamb in his arms.

5. Dickon had found the lamb in the moor and brought it home.

VI. Prepare the discussions on the topics (in groups of three).

1. Mary, Dickon and Colin are discussing the flowers in the secret garden.

2. Mary and Colin are asking Dickon everything about animals.

3. The children are discussing what they are going to do in the secret garden.

VII. Retell the text using new words and word combinations.