Language focus. Brill hill – возвышенность, расположенная на границе графств Оксфордшир и Бакингемшир

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Brill Hill – возвышенность, расположенная на границе графств Оксфордшир и Бакингемшир.

Queen Anne – Анна (1665 — 1714), английская королева (с 1702 г).

Chelsea – Челси, ранее пригород Лондона, в настоящее его район.

Chippendale – (1718 – 1779), английский мастер мебельного искусства. Для чиппендейловской мебели характерны резные массивные ножки, обычно в виде лапы, опирающейся на шар.

The Victoria and Albert Museum – Музей Викто́рии и А́льберта, музей в Лондоне, крупнейший в мире музей декоративно-прикладного искусства и дизайна. Основан в 1852 году.

Buckinghamshire, Sussex – графства в юга-восточной части Англии.

Tory – Тори, член консервативной партии.

Sotheby's – Сотбиc, один из старейших в мире аукционных домов. Совместно с аукционным домом Кристис (англ. Christie's) занимает около 90 % мирового рынка аукционных продаж антиквариата, предметов искусств и т. д.

Victorian times – Викторианская эпоха, период царствования королевы Виктории (1837 — 1901).

Michaelmas – день Архангела Mихаила (празднуется католической церковью 29 сентября, православной — 21 ноября).

Task 1. Match the following words with their English definitions:

1) hawthorn	a) tough breeches with padding inside the knees, worn for riding horses;
2) warehouse	b) a film of oxide formed on the surface of a metal, esp. the green oxidation of bronze or copper;
3) dilapidated	c) the aforementioned; the above; the same;
4) riding-breeches	d) any of various thorny trees or shrubs having white or pink flowers and reddish fruits (haws). Also called (in Britain): may, may tree, mayflower;
5) eulogy	e) a reddish-brown colour;
6) patina	f) a place where goods are stored prior to their use, distribution, or sale;
7) contemptuous	g) a formal speech or piece of writing praising a person or thing;
8) invoice	h) a document issued by a seller to a buyer listing the goods or services supplied and stating the sum of money due;
9) mahogany	i) showing or feeling contempt; disdainful;
10) ditto	j) falling to pieces or in a state of disrepair; shabby.

Task 2. Match the words with their synonyms:

1) to stiffen a) wary, apprehensive, careful, cautious, doubtful

2) still b) to store, accumulate, amass, bank, keep, stock

3) ignorant c) to freeze, benumb, chill, congeal

4) suspicious d) renown, acknowledgment, recognition, popularity

5) to comb e) grace, charm, delicacy, exquisiteness, sophistication

6) fame f) unenlightened, uninformed, inexperienced, naive

7) to deceive g) to hunt, examine, inspect, investigate

8) elegance h) to cheat, fake, falsify, fool, hoax

9) reproduction j) contemptuous, arrogant, cynical, disdainful

10) scornful k) facsimile, copy, fake, imitation, increase, replica

11) to giggle l) motionless, undisturbed, unruffled, tranquil

12) to tuck away m) to laugh, chortle, chuckle, titter

Task 3. Match the words with their antonyms:

1) inno­cent a) dear, costly, expensive

2) machine‑made b) clean, pure, sterile, unpolluted

3) alarmed c) approve, commend, compliment, praise

4) antique d) guilty, bad, blameable, corrupt, evil, sinful

5) enormous e) calm, afraid, anxious, aroused, fearful

6) cheap f) modern, new, recent, up-to-date

7) plump g) gloomy, cheerless, depressed, grave, unhappy

8) cheerful h) skinny, lean, thin

9) filthy i) hand-made, domestic

10) to kick out j) genuine, original, real, true, truthful

11) to denoun­ce k) tiny, insignificant, little, minute, small

12) fake l) to invite, have in, have over, welcome

Task 4. Explain the following:

1) a full sit-down Sunday dinner;

2) lucrative business;

3) to expect her to whinny;

4) abolition of bloodsports;

5) an experienced and sensitive finger‑tip;

6) it’s processed.

Task 5. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions:

1. Mr Boggis was driving the car slowly, leaning.... comfort­ably in the seat.

2. He ruled it out immediately. There was no point in calling.... the prosperous.

3. Mr Boggis climbed back.... the car and released the handbrake.

4. When buying or selling a piece he could slide smoothly.... whichever mood suited the client best.

5. While he was waiting for her to fetch a jug of water, he happened to glance in.... the door to the li­ving‑room.

6. You can't go about ringing country folk’s bells and expecting them to show you... their houses just for the asking.

7. And who in the world was going to kick him.... when they heard that he was compiling an inventory of the treasures that lay hidden in the country homes of England?

8. 'I do apologise.... bothering you,' he said and then he waited watching her face as she read the message.

9. Plenty of chairs in England worth more than twice 400 pounds are tucked.... in the farms and cottages all over the country.

10. The three men moved a little closer to peer.... the wood.

11. In fact it's almost impossible to tell the difference.... "genuine old" and "faked old".

12. One by one, the legs came...., and Bert arranged them carefully.... a row.

Task 6. Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the box below.

bargained, superb, rambling, tempted, shifty, disguised, prices, fan-belt, suspicious, embarrassing, craftsmanship, dealer.

1. Apart from the fact that he was.... at this moment in the uniform of a clergyman there was nothing very sinister about Mr Cyril Boggis.

2. By trade he was a.... in antique furniture.

3. On the way back the.... on his car had broken, causing the engine to overheat and the water to boil away.

4. They.... for half an hour, and of course in the end Mr Boggis got the chairs.

5. In fact, the friendliness with which he was received was quite...., even to him.

6. The three famous pieces known as `The Chippendale Commodes' all fetched enormous.....

7. The oldest of the three was a stumpy man with a wide frog mouth and small.... eyes.

8. This place looked.... and dirty, and some of the sheds were clearly in bad repair.

9. 'Of course, if I saw something that I took a great fancy to, and it wasn't beyond my means, I might be.... to make an offer'.

10. 'Machine‑carved' Mr Boggis answered superbly, bending down to examine the exquisite.....

Task 7. Fill in the blanks with suitable articles:

1. How beautiful..... countryside, he thought.

2.... hawthorn was exploding white and pink and red along.... hedges.

3. He drove up.... hill and stopped the car on.... outskirts of the village.

4. Just the right amount for.... leisurely afternoon's work.

5. By trade he was.... dealer in.... antique furniture.

6. He could become grave and charming for.... aged, obsequious for.... rich, sober for.... godly, master­ful for.... weak, mischievous for.... widow, arch and saucy for.... spinster.

7. He could be.... telephone man,.... plumber,.... gas inspector.

8..... slice of cold pie,.... glass of port,.... cup of tea,.... basket of plums, even.... full sit‑down Sunday dinner with the family, such things were constantly being pressed upon him.

9. He went on to inform his listener that his idea of heaven was a place where one could hunt.... fox,.... stag, and.... hare with large packs of tireless hounds from morn till night every day of the week, including Sundays.

10.... oldest of.... three was.... stumpy man with.... wide frog mouth and.... small shifty eyes.

11. Each of the other three commodes was known throug­h­out the furniture world by a special name —.... Chastle­ton Commode,.... First Raynham Commode,.... Second Rayn­ham Commode.

12. There would be a picture of it in... Times.

Task 8. Translate the following sentences with idioms and phrasal verbs into Russian.

1. But even with these (great English designers) he occasionally drew the line.

2. From now on, every Sunday, he was going to be a nice old parson spending his holiday travelling around on a labour of love for the 'Society'.

3. A Tory in riding-­breeches, male or female, was always a sitting duck for Mr Boggis.

4.... this clergyman who was certainly not the local fellow, had been sent to poke his nose into their business and to report what he found to the govern­ment.

5. 'Machine‑carved' Mr Boggis answered superbly... `. You can tell it a mile off '.

6. 'I don’t want to pry into your cupboards or into your larder'.

Task 9. Specify all pieces of furniture and their items mentioned in the story. Consult your dictionary for their pronunciation and translation.

Task 10. There are a number of examples of ungrammatical speech in this story. Put the following in correct grammatical form.

1. 'You can't tell me this writing ain't bloody old', Rummins said, and he held the paper out to Mr Boggis.

2. `Fancy that old bastard giving twenty pound for a load of junk like this'.

3. `A parson never has a big car anyway. You ever seen a parson with a big car, Mr Rummins?'

4. `He told us, didn't he, that it was only the legs he was wanting. Right? So all we've got to do is to cut 'em off quick right here on the spot before he comes back, then it'll be sure to go in the car'.

5. 'The legs is all he wants', Rummins said `If the rest of it won't go in, then he can leave it. He can't complain. He's got the legs'.

6. 'Now you know better'n that Mr Rummins', Claud said patiently. `You know damn well he's going to start knocking the price if he don't get every single bit of this into the car'.

7. 'I'll tell you one thing', he said, straightening up, wiping his brow. 'That was a bloody good carpenter put this job together and I don't care what the parson says'.

Task 11. Translate the following sentences into English.

1. Внизу на несколько миль расстилалась огромным зеленым ковром сельская местность.

2. В бинокль дом казался ветхим, но не утратившим своей прелести.

3. Поскольку он всегда покупал дешево, очень, очень дешево, а продавал очень, очень дорого, то умудрялся каждый год иметь вполне приличный доход.

4. Уединенные места, большие фермерские дома и в меру обветшалые родовые усадьбы – вот что он искал.

5. В целом же предприятие оказалось интересным, волнующим и выгодным.

6. Эксперты сошлись в том, что эти три комода могли быть исполнены самим Томасом Чиппендейлом, его собственными руками, в самый плодотворный период его творчества.

7. Боже милостивый, ну и шуму наделает комод Чиппендейла!

8. На неспециалиста вряд ли он произвел бы сильное впечатление, будучи покрыт грязной белой краской, но перед мистером Боггисом сияла мечта его жизни.

9. Только представьте себе, как вытянутся лица там, в Лондоне, когда кое-кто увидит комод завтра утром, a какие лестные предложения будут поступать от воротил из Вест-Энда.

10. Мистер Боггис всеми силами старался сохранить спокойствие.

11. Всегда любопытно узнать о новом виде мошенничества или обмана.

12. Теперь уже нельзя отступать, святой отец. Сделка состоялась.

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