Think of three questions you would like to ask about Chekhov

1.

Think of three questions you would like to ask about Chekhov. Then,
read the biography and see if you can answer them.
He
wrote like
Theto
Darling
(1899)
and
I would
ask what
books
The
Steppewrote.
(1888).
Chekhov
I would like to ask when he became
He became famous in 1886.
famous.
I would like to ask what cities are
Moscow and Taganrog.
connected with his name.
I would like to ask what famous
He wrote The Seagull (1896).
plays he wrote.

2.

Learn new words
commercial
коммерческий
overflowing
переполненный
осматривать,
to inspect
инспектировать
лучезарно
to beam
улыбаться
superfluous
чрезмерный
to
learnнаизусть
by heart
учить
tucked
засунутый
to mutter
бормотать
sorrowfully
печально,
грустно
misty
туманный,
смутный
to cross
заплетаться
to purr
мурлыкать
fellow
парень
dimple
ямочка
на щеке
ashamed
пристыженный
tie
привязанность,
узы
to
stare на
at
глазеть
maternal instincts
материнский
инстинкт

3.

Learn new words
commercial
to beam
to inspect
to learn by
heart
superfluous
to mutter
tucked
misty
sorrowfully
overflowing
fellow
ashamed
to stare at
to purr
To
speak
and
inor
aa low
voice
If
To
the
look
weather
for
a long
is
misty,
time
with
the
To
look
at
something
someone
To
push
aquietly
loose
end
of
piece
ofis
The
natural
tendency
that
athere
mother
A learn
small hollow
place,
especially
in
such
awhen
way
that
easy
to
hear,
When
anot
liquid
overflows,
it when
flows
clothing
or
material
into
aoften
Related
to
buying
and
selling
To
make
asomething
quiet,
continuous,
soft
has
toisbehave
or
react
inor
a particular
particular
More
than
needed
wanted
eyes
Feeling
mist
wide
in
guilty
the
open,
air
or
especially
that
embarrassed
makes
carefully
inis
order
to
discover
To
relate
to
or
connect
toit
To
smile
with
obvious
pleasure
In
a
very
sad
way
A
man
one
that
appears
on
a
person’s
you
are
worried
or
complaining
place
or
position,
especially
to about
make
way
around
her
children
that
you
can
say
it
from
memory
over
the
edges
of
athe
container
things
sound
surprised,
difficult
to
frightened,
see
into
ordistance
thinking
information,
especially
about
face
when
they smile
something
it
tidy
or
comfortable
their quality or condition
dimple
tie
maternal
instincts

4.

The picture shows Olenka and Sasha. How are they related?
Read to find out.
Text 1
Text 2
Text 3
Text 4
Note

5.

Read the extract and fill in the gaps (A-F) with the parts of the
sentences marked by numbers 1-7. One part is extra.
Text 1
A–5
B–7
C–3
D–2
E–1
F-6
Text 2
Text 3
Text 4
Note
Study skills
Sentences
Answers

6.

Read the extract. Seven sentences have been removed. Match each sentences
(A-G) to the appropriate gap (1-7). Which words helped you decide?
Text 1
1 – C abandoned (line 11)
2 – G sound asleep (line 16)
3 – F breakfast (line 21)
4 – A went … to the school (line 28)
5 – E ashamed of being followed
6 – D fable to learn, Latin translation, a
problem (line 51, 2)
7 – B dreamed of the far-away, misty
future
Text 2
Text 3
Text 4
Text 5
Note
Sentences
Answers

7.

Match the highlighted words in the text with their meanings below.
rather fat
abandoned
deeply
fixed up
set up, organised
sound
pushed quickly and
carelessly
shoved
hard
stout
awakened
aroused
left alone for a
long time
difficult

8.

Using a dictionary, explain the words in bold.
commercial
to inspect
superfluous
tucked
sorrowfully
overflowing
fellow
ashamed
to stare at
To push a loose end of a piece of
ToTo
look
at something
orinsomeone
speak
quietly
and
a low
The
natural
tendency
that
a
clothing
or
material
into
athe
If
is misty,
there
is
To
lookweather
for
a long
time
with
A the
small
hollow
place,
especially
carefully
into
order
to
discover
When
athat
liquid
overflows,
it
flows
Related
to
and
selling
To
voice
learn
isbuying
not
easy
in
such
to
hear,
a soft
way
mother
has
behave
or
react
in
To
make
asomething
quiet,
continuous,
Inguilty
aopen,
very
sad
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relate
to
or
connect
toit
particular
place
or way
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Feeling
than
is
needed
or
embarrassed
orpleasure
wanted
mist
in
the
air
that
makes
eyes
wide
especially
when
A
man
To
smile
with
obvious
one
that
appears
on
aposition,
person’s
information,
especially
about
over
the
edges
ofaround
aworried
container
things
that
often
you
when
can
you
say
it
are
from
memory
a particular
way
heror
sound
especially
to
make
it
tidy
or
difficult
tofrightened,
see into
surprised,
ordistance
thinking
face
when
theythe
smile
their
quality
or
condition
complaining
about something
children
comfortable
to beam
to learn by
heart
to mutter
misty
to purr
dimple
tie
maternal
instincts

9.

Look at the list of emotions and feelings below.
It seemed
to had
Olenka
was
Never
before
she that
givenSasha
herself
up
SoHe
cheerfully,
tears
of
(l.(l.37),
41),
smiled
Oh,
she
loved
him!
Ashamed
ofat
being
followed
by
aleave
tall,
Both
was
crying
ahow
little
cross
how
difficult
)l.joy
22),
Oh,
it was
(l.
Youcompletely
must
try
hard
and(l.learn
(l. her
25-26)
completely
abandoned
10-11),
“How
so
Content,
(l. peaceful
38-29),
given
(l. 44)
lifeis
and
beamed
(l.love”
45-46)
“overflowing
with
(l. 44).
stout
woman
(l.
44)
me
alone,
56)
please
(l.
27)
a little fellow
(l. to
41)do all that?”
1
Decide who felt
them (Sasha or
Olenka) and
complete the
diagram. Give
reasons.
irritation
sympathy
embarrassment
affection
sorrow
happiness/joy
sorrow
responsibility
dedication
peacefulness
2
3
4
5

10.

Which part of the text best describes the
picture?
The
Shepicture
stopped
shows
and stared
Olenkaat
looking
him until
at Sasha
he hadas
disappeared he
through
entersthe
school.
school entrance.

11.

Sasha comes home one day and tells his aunt he
wants to go and live with his mother in Kharkov.
How would he say this? How might Olenka react?
In pairs, write a short dialogue, then act it out for
the class. Vote for the best dramatization.
Answer

12.

Fill in: beam, stare, mutter, purr, overflow, arouse in the correct form.
Workbook

13.

Complete the sentences with the correct word derived from the words in bold.

14.

Match the words. Then, use the phrase to complete the sentences.
c
d
b
a

15.

Fill in: die, open, learn, mind.

16.

Listen to a radio interview and choose the correct answer.
a
a
b
a
c
b
c
Script 1
Script 2
Script 3
Script 4