Chapter IX

“The Spring has Come!"

1. 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.

2. 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.

to look pale to look tired to mind smth to speak sensibly a couple of minutes to watch smb with interest

newborn lamb to rub against curious a feeding bottle to be half dead with cold

3. 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.
Colin was so surprised to see another boy that he forgot to speak.
Dickon brought a newborn fox cub and put it on Colin’s knees.
The children were not interested in Mary’s books and didn’t look through them.
The animals didn’t stay in Colin’s room and all ran away.
Colin was determined to go to the secret garden and to see the flowers.

4. 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?

5. 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.

6. 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.

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