it became the talking point of all America -
a highly successful film - ,
high-spirited - ,
heroine -
southern -
to defend -
gentry - (. )
to own - ,
huge -
area - ,
to cultivate -
slave -
to destroy - ,
wealth -
to advance -
northerner -
spoilt -
willful -
wit -
triangle -
gentlemanly -
wild - ,
decidedly -
stormy -
eventually -
to walk out on smb - ( , )
burning -
sequel -
review
Exercises
1. Translate the following words and word combinations into English using the text My Favourite Book.
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2. Translate the following words and word combinations into Russian using the text My Favourite Book.
She grew up in an atmosphere; really unforgettable reading; she got married; she worked for a time; rich gentry; a love triangle; the story is set around the time; was born into one of these rich houses; wit and intelligence; but only for money; family's wealth; cultivated by black slaves; is in love with her; the book is popular with the public; in a car crash; to defend their way of life; not so long ago; the marriage is stormy.
Answer the following questions.
1. What do you think made Margaret Mitchell write a book about the Civil War?
2. Who starred in the film Gone with the Wind! Was the film successful?
3. Who are the main characters of the book Gone with the Wind?
4. What is the story set around?
5. What can you say about Scarlett O'Hara?
6. Was it Margaret Mitchell who wrote the sequel under the Scarlett title?
7. Is the book popular with the public?
8. Have you read it? Did you read it in Russian or in the original?
Make up 7 questions of your own on the text.
Combine words into sentences and translate them into Russian.
1. This, makes, book, unforgettable, really, reading.
2. It, the, talking, became, of, point, all, America.
3. She, born, into, was, one, these, of, houses, rich.
4. This, is, book, about, also, love, a, triangle.
5. This, is, with, popular, the, book, public.
5. Ask all possible questions to the following sentences.
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1. She died in 1949 in a car crash.
2. The author of the book Gone with the Wind is Margaret Mitchell.
3. All the family were interested in American history.
Grammar Presentation
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| -er | -est | more | most |
| new newer - the newest big bigger- the biggest easy easier the easiest | interesting - more interesting - the most interesting difficult more difficult the most difficult difficult - less difficult the least difficult |
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Good better - the best
Bad worse the worst
Little less the least
Grammar Exercises
Write down the missing form of the adjectives and adverbs.
Good the best
Famous more famous
Rich richer
more the most
Strong the strongest
earlier the earliest
nicer the nicest
Quick quicker
Read and translate.
Long longer the longest
Small smaller the smallest
Young younger the youngest
Late later the latest
Easy easier the easiest
Big bigger the biggest
Old older the oldest
Old elder the eldest (speaking about family members)
Far farther the farthest (distance)
Far further the furthest (time)
Beautiful more beautiful the most beautiful
Interesting more interesting the most interesting
Difficult more difficult the most difficult
