- •Context
- •Chapter 1.
- •Life is a game that one plays according to the rules. Chapter 2.
- •Answer the following questions:
- •Chapter 3.
- •Reproduce the situations in which the words and word combinations occur:
- •Chapter 4.
- •Answer the following questions:
- •Reproduce the situations in which the words and word combinations occur:
- •Chapter 7.
- •Are the following statements true or false:
- •Answer the following questions:
- •To hang around
- •Chapter 8.
- •Chapter 9.
- •Answer the following questions:
- •Reproduce the situations in which the words and word combinations occur:
- •Chapter 10-11.
- •Reproduce the situations in which the words and word combinations occur:
- •Chapter 12-14.
- •Chapter 15.
- •Reproduce the situations in which the words and word combinations occur:
- •To sit next to smb
- •Chapter 16.
- •Reproduce the situations in which the words and word combinations occur:
- •Chapter 17
- •Chapter 18.
- •Chapter 19.
- •Chapter 20.
- •Chapter 21.
- •Chapter 22.
- •Chapter 23.
- •Chapter 24.
- •Chapter 25-26.
- •Study Questions & Essay Topics Study Questions
- •Suggested Essay Topics
- •Assignments.
- •Vocabulary (ch.15, 18, 20). Match the phrases from a with b
- •Contents
- •Introduction
- •Writing essays or compositions:
Chapter 1.
Reproduce the situations in which the words and word combinations occur:
in the first place, in the second place
to be touchy ( as hell)
to get pretty run-down
to take it easy
to drive smb home
it killed me
movies
to mold smb into smb
to commit suicide
to drive smb mad ( with desire
to sit next to smb
to ostracise smb
to kick smb out
on account of
to flunk (four subjects at Pencey)
to give smb the ax, to get the ax, to be given the ax
to have a very good academic rating
a lot of (much) dough
to hang around
to get one’s breath
to be a heavy smoker
to be frozen to death
to wear a crew-cut
Introduce the characters: Holden Caulfield, D.B., Spencer.
Answer the following questions:
Where did Holden study?
Why wasn’t Holden down at the football game?
Why was he given the ax?
How did he get t.b.?
What was Holden’s attitude to old Spencer like?
Are the following statements true or false?
Holden was first pupil in the class.
Holden was fond of movies.
Since 1888 they have been molding boys into splendid, clear-thinking young men at Pencey.
Holden was a football fan.
Holden’s fencing team won in New York.
Explain the meaning of the following sentences:
…it was cold as a witch’s teat.
Life is a game that one plays according to the rules. Chapter 2.
Speak about Holden’s visit to his teacher using the words and word combinations:
in my opinion
to be stooped over
to figure smth out
for instance
to get a big bang out of smth (Buying a blanket)
to play according to the rules
to act one’s age
to act quite young for one’s age sometimes
to have the privilege of doing smth
to fail in (4 subjects)
to flunk smb in history
to drive smb crazy
to be mad about smth(history)
to hurt one’s feelings
it was a very dirty trick
to have no alternative
Answer the following questions:
What people were the Spencers?
What teacher was Mr. Spencer?
Why did Mr. Spencer flunk Holden in history?
Find the extract beginning with”Well… they’ll be pretty irritated” and ending at “People never notice anything”. Translate it and comment on it.
Chapter 3.
Answer the questions:
Why did Holden call himself the most terrific liar?
After whom was Holden’s wing of the dorms named?
What books was Holden fond of?
What person was Robert Ackley?
Who was Holden’s roommate?
Reproduce the situations in which the words and word combinations occur:
to be on one’s way to
a sheer lie
a dorm
to be named after smb, to name smth after smb - to be a goner
to give smb a locomotive
to create the disturbance
to be fit to do smth
by mistake
illiterate
to fall in love with smb
to marry smb
to knock smb out
to call smb up on the phone
to barge in on smb
a roommate
to room next to smb
to give a damn about smth
to do smth on purpose
to stand right in smb’s light
to take a hint
to drive smb mad
to make oneself at home
to horse around
to have a sense of humour
for a change
Speak about students’ life in the dorms, using the given word combinations.
Find the extract beginning with”He was one of these very, very tall, round-shouldered guys” and ending at “I wasn’t too crazy about him, to tell you the truth.” Translate it and comment on it.
Sum up what you have learned about Holden.