Study Guide
for
Watership Down
by Richard Adams
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Study Guide for Watership Down by Riсhard Adams. Навчально-методичний
посібник / Кульчицька О.О. – Івано-Франківськ, 2010. – 30 с.
Видання друге, виправлене та доповнене.
Посібник являє собою практичні рекомендації по роботі з книгою Ричарда
Адамса Watership Down; призначається для використання на заняттях з
аналітичного читання на старших курсах факультетів іноземних мов.
Рекомендації розроблено на основі видання Richard Adams. 1975. Watership
Down. New York: Avon Books.
Укладач:
Кульчицька Ольга Остапівна,
кандидат філологічних наук,
доцент кафедри англійської філології
Прикарпатського національного університету
імені Василя Стефаника
Рецензенти: Бистров Яків Володимирович,
кандидат філологічних наук,
доцент кафедри англійської філології
Прикарпатського національного університету
імені Василя Стефаника
Остапович Олег Ярославович,
кандидат філологічних наук,
доцент кафедри німецької філології
Прикарпатського національного університету
імені Василя Стефаника
Рекомендовано до друку Вченою радою факультету іноземних мов
Прикарпатського національного університету імені Василя Стефаника,
протокол № 2 від 23 грудня 2010 р.
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This is a story of a small community of wanderers seeking for a safe place they could
call their new home, for the old home they’ve left behind is doomed. So they were
told by Fiver, the smallest and the weakest of them, who nonetheless has mysterious
unerring sixth sense that later will help them get out of many a tight corner.
This is a story of friendship and courage, adventure and death, freedom and tyranny,
war and peace, wisdom of the old and carelessness of the young, self-sacrifice and
ambition, leadership and team work, myths and every-day life.
And all these things are about a bunch of rabbits. Welcome to the warren.
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CONTENTS
Before You Start Reading ........................................................................................ 5
Unit 1. Chapters 1-4 ……………………………………………………………….5
Unit 2. Chapters 5 – 8 ……………………………………………………………..7
Unit 3. Chapters 9 – 11 ………………………………………………………….. 9
Unit 4. Chapters 12, 13 …………………………………………………………..11
Unit 5. Chapters 14, 15 ..........................................................................................13
Unit 6. Chapters 16, 17 ..........................................................................................15
Unit 7. Chapters 18, 19 …………………………………………………………..17
Unit 8. Chapters 20 – 29 …………………………………………………………19
Unit 9. Chapters 30 – 34 ……………………………………………………...…21
Unit 10. Chapters 35 – 42 ……………………………………………………..…..23
Unit 11. Chapters 43 – 46 …………………………………………………….…..25
Unit 12. Chapter 47 – Epilogue ………………………………………………...…26
Literary Analysis ……………………………………………………………..……29
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BEFORE YOU START READING
Look for the information about:
• Richard Adams,
• his book Watership Down,
• the place and period the story is set in,
• the attitude to wildlife and nature in Britain.
UNIT 1
Chapters 1 - 4
I. VOCABULARY, COLLOCATIONS, AND WORD GROUPS
Divide these items into neutral and colloquial. Provide Ukrainian equivalents for
them.
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on the outskirts of
be at peace
at the mouth of a hole
side by side
the rank and file
live as best as one can
know how to take care of oneself
There was a shrewd, buoyant air
about him.
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keep out of harm’s way
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clear out of (some place)
outskirter
I tell you what.
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a little way in front of
wrinkle one’s nose at the smell of
a dead cigarette end
drive someone beside himself /
herself
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paralyzed with fear
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smth very bad is close upon us
the crown of one’s head
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in one’s prime
at the risk of one’s own life
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How are things with you?
look anything but upset (angry,
happy, etc.)
a tall order
the right person to decide
risk the consequences
They’d take it from you.
consider smth carefully
He gets like this sometimes.
act on someone’s advice
listen carefully
bring the talk back to smth
How do you mean?
know how to get under someone’s
skin
keep on the right side of someone
(the Chief, the boss, etc.)
be one’s idea of a jolly life
go/come to the point
be the last thing someone expects
in a tight corner
get on (well, badly, etc.) with
someone
run everything
Why bother to go?
be glad to have someone
the funny thing is that + CLAUSE
as best as one can
odds and ends
feel nervous about smth
This was no time to pick and choose.
get a thin time
be off
I don’t much like the look of things.
be up to smth
work up some kind of plot against
someone
put the wind up someone
leave smth at that
know someone for a tough, sturdy
fellow
run into trouble
lift a weight from someone
be known by sight to someone
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find one’s feet among some people
take pains to do smth
break in on someone’s thoughts
break off short
be under arrest
be long coming back
take someone’s advice
II. DISCUSSION
1.
Characters: Hazel, Fiver, Bigwig.
2. The decision to leave the warren.
3. The first obstacles.
III. EXPRESSIVE READING AND LITERARY TRANSLATION (IN WRITING)
pp. 25 - 26. “Fu Inle … …into the sea”.
UNIT 2
Chapters 5 - 8
I. VOCABULARY, COLLOCATIONS, AND WORD GROUPS
Provide Ukrainian equivalents for the items below. Make up ten Ukrainian sentences,
each containing at least two of these items. Exchange your sentences with a partner
and translate them into English.
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catch up with someone/smth
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think twice before doing smth
have as much as one can stand
before long
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in a flash
run someone’s risk for them
be at a loss for smth
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at a stretch/at a time
They are not built for it.
come (un)naturally to someone
take someone’s life
can’t wait to hear smth
There was no counting them.
be responsive to smth
get the better of someone
in one’s turn
(do smth wrong and) get away with it
I will not have it so.
close by
take no chances with smth
as best as one can
stop dead
This is a nice surprise.
be troublesome
be in for trouble (snow, changes, etc.)
(live) almost on top of someone
come to no harm
be best avoided
be new to someone
be worn out
a good deal worse than smth
lighten someone’s spirits
in the open
frighten someone into smth / doing
smth
How do you know?
be single-minded
the very picture of decision (health,
hospitality, etc.)
be fit to tackle smth
be finished
as though smth is not enough
go out of one’s mind
right itself
at one’s wits end
show authority
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II. DISCUSSION
1. The story of Prince Rabbit.
2. Crossing the river. Blackberry, Bigwig and Hazel in the face of danger.
3. Blackberry’s great discovery and the way it was taken.
III. ESSAY WRITING
Present your essay in class for further discussion.
Topic: The Story of Blessing of El-ahrairah as an allusion.
UNIT 3
Chapters 9 - 11
I. VOCABULARY, COLLOCATIONS, AND WORD GROUPS
Provide Ukrainian equivalents for the items below. Choose ten items and provide
explanations for them.
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47
trust to luck
48
There was no harm in it.
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be entirely different from smth
spot someone/smth
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be at a loss
stop short
51
Having quite a day, aren’t we?
52
take the first turn
roll over
53
be alive to smth
migratory and homing journeys
(about birds)
The breeze (had) dropped.
a little way away
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push one’s way through smth
(undergrowth, crowd, etc.)
How long would their luck hold?
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the sooner the better
be halfway across the field, square,
etc.
be halfway through the book, speech,
etc.
give someone a surprise
with a touch of irritation
That’s what’s so odd.
from beyond the bend / the corner
I can’t altogether make it out.
much as someone does
by night/day
turn to find someone at one’s
shoulder
There was smth furtive and hesitant
about him.
have enough of smth
for good
look sly and shifty
talk sense
far-off hills
be out of the question
come out with one’s (foolish) notions
in front of someone
There would be no harm done.
be lost in one’s (own) thoughts
Get out of my sight.
keep close to someone
put someone’s back up
make a great business of smth
in an exaggerated manner
tear someone to bits
make up smth
I should have known better.
take in the sight of (the field)
II. EXPRESSIVE READING AND LITERARY TRANSLATION (IN WRITING)
p. 50. “Fiver and Pipkin… …helpless rabbits.”
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III. DISCUSSION
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Fighting an enemy.
Taking care of the weak.
The road: a new experience.
Bigwig’s methods of preventing a split.
Hazel – the Chief Rabbit
UNIT 4
Chapters 12, 13
I. VOCABULARY, COLLOCATIONS, AND WORD GROUPS
Provide Ukrainian equivalents for the items below. Try and make up a real long
sentence (it may lack logic) using as many items from the list as you can.
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66
with a heavy heart
the luck has changed
pell-mell
Who would have dreamed it?
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be in no particular hurry
before much longer
be about to do smth
at a pinch
take one’s time
68
there’s no point in + GERUND
It was not until…that + CLAUSE
That’s all for the best.
69
… if I know anything about it.
on one’s own
think it best to + INF
let someone alone
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take one’s eyes off someone/smth
I don’t see how it can be a trap.
of one’s own accord
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at any rate
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unless one has any objections
a situation beyond someone’s
experience
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defend oneself against someone/smth
He could make no more of the
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situation than Hazel.
get things clear
drive someone away
What I think is this.
There is no way of finding out
whether…
except to + INF
be more likely to be friendly than
otherwise
What’s the good of + GERUND?
be accustomed to do smth
rely on someone/smth
let someone down
first-rate
at least
get on terms with someone
go against the grain
at the prospect of action
to push someone beyond his/her
limits
brace up
bother about doing smth
apart from
at length
branch off smth
ahead of
be formal
rise to the occasion perfectly
put on airs
come over
for some reason or other
strike the right note in + GERUND
complement someone on smth
be up to smth
by human standards
be sensitive to smth
turn sour
little by little
in one’s lifetime
might as well + INF
make one’s way back
put smth to the proof
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II. DISCUSSION
1.
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3.
4.
A stranger and his unaccountable ways.
The invitation is accepted.
A new warren and new friends.
The mystery.
III.
ROLE-PLAY the situation:
You’ve just graduated and you are having a graduation party. You paid for the meal
and other expenses. One of your fellow-students, a boy, meets some strange girls
outside the restaurant and invites them to join you. Would you welcome them?
UNIT 5
Chapters 14, 15
I. COLLOCATIONS AND WORD GROUPS
Study the following items. Provide Ukrainian equivalents for them.
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There could be no two ways about it.
quarrel over smth
(seem to) be taken aback
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What’s the idea?
I’ll tell you how they strike me.
have smth on one’s mind
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keep to oneself
90
rough weather
size someone up
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alter one’s way
take instructions from someone
there is no point in + GERUND
bicker (with someone) over smth
92
make a (big) change for the better
We’re better off here.
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I’d follow you anywhere.
I wasn’t myself.
It all depends.
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take one’s time (about smth)
It takes (someone) some time to +
INF
now that + CLAUSE
What’s that got to do with F.? (I’ll
have nothing to do with it.)
catch sight of someone
get the hang of smth
let (the) others do all the work
What’s he up to?
feel all the better for it
talk someone out of smth
be scared stiff
can make nothing of it
It would be just like them.
stay even with someone
put up with someone/smth
It’s bound to smooth itself out in
time.
There’s no harm in that.
on second thoughts
That can’t go wrong.
lose one’s luck
live on one’s wits
from now till the end of the world
be (get) rid of someone/smth
warn someone against smth
do as one is told
be taken ill with bad stomach
put the matter in simple terms
roll one’s eyes
be as good as one’s word
keep one’s promise
Choose five familiar idioms and five new ones. Tell how the latter are new to you:
a) they contain new words;
b) the structure is new (e.g. to be taken ill with bad stomach);
c) the words acquire new meanings in a collocation/wordgroup ( e.g. to get the
hang of smth ).
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II. DISCUSSION
Cowslip’s warren and its strange ways.
Fiver’s warning.
A mysterious spot.
The story of the King’s lettuce.
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III. ESSAY WRITING
Use one of these topics to write a two-page essay.
 The message of The Story of the King’s Lettuce.
 Why do people create myths, legends, tales?
 The role of mythology, folklore, and fiction in human life.
Present your essay in class for questions, comments, and further discussion.
UNIT 6
Сhapters 16, 17
I. WORDS, COLLOCATIONS, AND WORD GROUPS
Study these units. Provide Ukrainian equivalents for them. Choose seven items to
make up sentences of your own.
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We are lucky to have him with us.
raise one’s spirits
do someone credit
un-rabbitlike melancholy
be told as much
search for smth more to say
get a clear idea of smth
crouch (stand) stock still
break a spell
take no notice of someone/smth
have difficulty in preventing smth
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be some return for smth
take the trouble to do smth
be cross at smth
antagonize someone
get some sense into someone
the last thing one wants
I know that much.
Save your breath.
be pointless
one respect in which… is that…
have no alternative
be wide awake
on the instant
be a nuisance
(The call’s deceptive.) It’s meant to
be.
a comfort and a stand-by
His anger melted away.
contrary to (one’s fears)
have more sense than someone has
given them credit for
speak roughly to someone
there is something in what one says
haven’t the heart to + INF
frighten someone out of one’s wits
I’m finished with you.
to fight against the impulse to + INF
stop the others crowding round
in a flash
be broken in two
drain one’s courage and break one’s
spirit
put smth out of mind
And another thing.
It’s all one to me.
Down with someone!
see to it that + CLAUSE
be silenced
pay someone no heed
make a good job of it
What’s that to you?
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II. DISCUSSION
1.
2.
3.
4.
Silverweed’s poem. Acceptance of one’s fate.
Fiver’s warning.
In a snare.
The mystery disclosed.
III. EXPRESSIVE READING AND LITERARY TRANSLATION (IN WRITING)
p. 117. “He turned… …and lay quiet.”
IV. TASK
Pick a piece of poetry you like most and read it in class. Explain your choice.
UNIT 7
Chapters 18, 19
I. WORDS, COLLOCATIONS, AND WORD GROUPS
The list is shorter than usual. Spot ten more items in the text to add to the list.
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129
value someone’s capacities
what would (will) become of them
there is nothing for it, but to + INF
be slow-witted
make no complaint
130
be brow-beaten (I won’t have him
brow-beaten.)
get smth right
131
give in
go head over heels
132
be on edge
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on top of smth (no article)
they might do (for us)
wander in strange country
be not particular about smth
take the risks (also: to take a risk, to
risk it)
and God knows what
if it comes to that
a regular warren (class, coffee, etc.)
in the end (Cf: at the end of smth)
stay behind
be taken aback
break off to do smth Cƒ.: “Do
you…”, he broke off.
feel like + GERUND
be lucky enough to + INF
to come upon smth
make sure that + CLAUSE
That reminds me.
wind or no wind (wet or fine)
sit tight
be changed out of all recognition
utter panic
collect one’s wits
prevent someone from + GERUND
His legs gave way beneath him.
II. DISCUSSION
1.
2.
3.
The changes in the band.
Exploring a new place and making a new home. New vision.
Night fears.
III. ROLE-PLAY
Get split into two teams: “traditionalists, or conservatives” and “adventurers”.
Role-play a dialogue between supporters and antagonists of Columbus’s trip to
explore new lands. (Be sure to consult an encyclopedia about Columbus.)
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UNIT 8
Chapters 20 - 29
I. VOCABULARY, COLLOCATIONS, AND WORD GROUPS
Provide an explanation for ten of the following items. Choose seven of them and let
the others guess the meaning using body language or pantomime.
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145
a person of consequence
be vindictive
146
the second-in-command
take first things first
149
at length
150
get the better of someone
152
if I’m any judge
157
it takes someone to do smth
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be past caring
come to one’s senses / 225. to bring
someone to his/her senses
167
rest secure on one’s promise
168
do as one thinks best
take over (from someone)
170
for the time being
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be too much of a good thing
174
be at the bottom of the trouble
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grind one’s teeth
into the bargain
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day in and day out
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get to the bottom (of things)
185
prove one’s worth
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in sharp contrast to someone/smth
at close quarters
191
at all events
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in spite of oneself
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His words sank in.
199
summon a gathering/meeting
201
run someone’s errands
be rejected on the grounds that +
CLAUSE
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be taken unawares
207
do smth as one pleases
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take decision and act on it
take to smth / GERUND
no end
get one’s bearings
distract attention
They can be told by the scar.
set one’s wits to do smth
try as one would, one couldn’t + INF
there is nothing for it but to + INF
adapt oneself to smth
half the time
time and again
Everything is so topsy-turvy with us
here.
there is no saying
to find smth a strain
meet one’s match
before a duck can dive
II. EXPRESSIVE READING, LITERARY TRANSLATION, AND TEXT
ANALYSIS
pp. 167, 168. “Rabbits… …Penelope”.
III. TASK
Reproduce the stories of Odysseus, Penelope, and Calypso.
IV. DISCUSSION
1.
2.
3.
4.
A bird in the warren.
An expedition to the farm.
Hazel returns home.
Holly’s account of their expedition to Efrafa.
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UNIT 9
Chapters 30 - 34
I. WORD GROUPS AND COLLOCATIONS
Study the items below. Provide Ukrainian equivalents for them. Choose five items,
write down the words they consist of in random order. Then ask your partner to
“reassemble” the items.
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265
work against one’s fear
when it comes to the point
266
against all odds
underrate the danger
268
be beyond questions
269
at all costs
270
it’ll sort itself out
271
save someone the trouble
272
leak out (about information, secret,
etc.)
274
drive a bargain with someone
275
offer smth in return for smth
talk far into the day / night
set out in a journey
278
try as one would + NEGATIVE
CLAUSE
280
numb one’s senses
281
place one’s hopes on someone
be past being afraid
283
have the impertinence to do smth
287
break in upon someone
seize the opportunity
288
quicken one’s pace
289
never better
in ones and twos
290
be strung up
291
there’s too much at stake
297
there’s no telling
298
the idea is beyond someone
302
on top of that
what it comes to is + CLAUSE/ it
comes to this
leave it at that
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What are you after?
come in handy
back someone up
that’s all to the good
practise what one preaches
happy-go-lucky
pay dearly for smth
lie in wait
before one’s eyes
fall victim to someone
keep smth under control
on one’s advice
keep clear from
casualties are high
fill vacancies
take strong measures
be/become short of smth
follow someone closely
in an instant
with / and nothing to show for it
draw one’s horns in
II. DISCUSSION
1. A new journey and the new obstacles – the iron road and the great river.
2. Symbolism: the Black Rabbit.
3. General Woundwort.
III. TEXT ANALYSIS
pp. 284 - 286. “They made their way… …coming up the combe!”
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UNIT 10
Chapters 35 - 42
I. WORD GROUPS AND COLLOCATIONS
Study the items below. Look for some more useful collocations and word groups:
pp. 319-331, 350-364, 368-584, 391-397, 403-406, 409-413.
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317
play a trick on someone
to say nothing of + N
be worn out
make the most of smth
321
grounds for smth / GERUND
332
stumble upon smth
on one’s own account
333
It adds very much to the risk.
334
a stroke of luck
335
a sound sleeper
336
put someone out of action
in no time
337
count on smth
be given to + GERUND
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put smth out of one’s mind
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on the spot
341
pass the time
very likely
a stroke of bad luck
342
stop someone short
343
be nowhere to be seen
345
betray oneself
346
at the best
his nerve failed
347
of one’s own accord
348
have it one’s own way
351
disregard someone’s authority
354
for all I know
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He was not a member of Owslafa for
nothing.
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I’ll give him that.
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have twice one’s numbers
be beyond the understanding of
someone/beyond someone
do someone a good turn
stay-at-home person
prove one’s worth
resentment against someone
nerve, strained to the limit
overreach oneself
We can do with a rest.
be all the better for it / none the worse
for it
owe smth to someone
twenty persons all told
wag one’s tail
into the bargain
Don’t fail me!
bark/yell/scream to raise the dead
have a word with someone
know only too well
II. DISCUSSION
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Efrafa from inside.
Bigwig on his own.
Escape from Efrafa.
Bigwig, Hazel and Blackavar: differences in ways and attitudes.
III. EPIGRAPH ANALYSIS
1. Each part of the book has an epigraph. Pick an epigraph you like most and analyze
its role in the text.
2. Pay attention to the epigraph from Shakespeare (page 351). Comment on the use
of it.
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UNIT 11
Chapters 43 - 46
I. WORD GROUPS AND COLLOCATIONS
Study the items below. Work in pairs. Make up ten Ukrainian sentences using
equivalents of these items and ask your partner to translate them into English.
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416
They’ve got short memories.
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do smth in person
in two days’ time
a long way off
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be on one’s guard
be all to the good
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be excused all duties
take charge of smth
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catch someone off his/her guard
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The sunset is in their eyes.
come to terms
You won’t lose by that, you’d gain.
as it is
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the leader of vision and genius
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behind one’s back
427
tell someone’s thoughts
keep one’s wits about one
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high standing
keep up the pretence
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short breath and quick pulse
Every moment counts now.
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the small hours
432
it won’t take long
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that’s certain
it can’t be helped
if the worst comes to the worst
have a raid on a place
that’s all that matters
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that’s my lookout
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be off balance
437
it’s not like someone to do smth
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know where one is
over here
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What do you make of it?
fancy the idea of + GERUND
that won’t do
dead or alive
put someone on smth (a job, task,
etc.)
be (only) a matter of time +
CLAUSE
What’s to be done?
impose one’s will on someone
be beyond one’s reach
size up a situation
II. TEXT ANALYSIS
Pick five items that mark turning points of the story (Chapters 43-46). Comment on
their use.
III. DISCUSSION
1.Woundwort. A new perspective.
2.What historical allusion does the author make describing Woundwort and his
attempt to conquer Hazel’s warren?
3. Hazel’s plan.
4. Bigwig stands his ground.
UNIT 12
Chapter 47 - Epilogue
I. WORDS, COLLOCATIONS, AND WORD GROUPS
Match the words on the right to the words on the left. Provide Ukrainian equivalents
for these items.
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make
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smth is a long
to start
no
you leave
draw
the impossible
the plain
have another
be (not) up
wideherederive little
in obedience
in one’s
have effect
run for
stand
in cold
in the long
put up
that’s nothing
hold smth at
be longbad news
what is left
have the presence of
recover
it so
suffer
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be subject
on account
do everything
turn
against all
learn (know) better
none other
act
make a good
one’s breath (449)
go (450)
and-gone (452)
on someone (453)
travel fast (461)
arm’s length (459)
oneself (462)
for smth (444)
odds (473)
one’s ground (454)
happened (462)
mind to do smth (462)
time coming (446)
sighted (459)
run (457)
one’s life (454)
satisfaction from smth (452)
truth (450)
sensibly (474)
with (447)
of them (461)
and a great deal more (467)
has happened (450)
eyed (452)
time (453)
of someone/smth (467)
it to me (448)
than to do smth (474)
to smth (disease, change, etc.)
(465)
up (468)
blood (457)
to smth (452)
than someone (474)
job of it (474)
a fight (459)
to smth (451)
much (459)
hardship (465)
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II. DISCUSSION
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Woundwort – the story’s most important character?
The siege.
The role of people in the story.
Did you expect the story to end like that?
III. TEXT ANALYSIS
In the text, pick expressive means and stylistic devices
 to characterize Woundwort.
 to speak on the mood of Chapters 47 and 50.
 to speak on the messages of the final chapters of the story.
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TEXT INTERPRETATION
Analyse chapters 2. The Chief Rabbit
14. “Like Trees in November”
17. The Shining Wire
27. “You Can’t Imagine it Unless You’ve been There”
28. The Story of El-ahrairah and the Black Rabbit of Inlè
38. The Thunder Breaks
45. Nuthanger Farm Again
46. Bigwig Stands his Ground
49. Hazel Comes Home
Discuss the following elements of the text (suggested by Raymond Harris in
− 1994. Best Short Stories: Middle Level. Chicago: Jamestown Publishers, Inc.
2d edn.
− 1990. Best Short Stories: Advanced Level. Chicago: Jamestown Publishers, Inc.
2d edn.):
1. PLOT
- exposition
- conflicts and complications
- crisis and climax
- resolution
2. SETTING
- setting as an element of the plot (the time and place of action)
- the atmosphere, or mood, of the setting
- the sense of really being there: details that make the setting come alive
- setting and the idea it presents
3, THEME
- themes and the reader’s feelings
- themes and characters’ thoughts, conversations and feelings
- themes and character development
- theme and action
4. CONFLICT
- kinds of conflict
- conflict and character
- conflict and main ideas
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5. POINT OF VIEW
- kinds of narration
- the author and the narrator
- the author and characters
- the author as observer and interpreter
6. TONE AND MOOD
- the author’s tone and the mood of the story
- tone, mood, and word choice
- tone and mood – characters and setting
- tone, mood, and dialogue
7. CHARACTERS
- creating characters with description
- characterization through action and dialogue
- characters’ relationship
- characters as presenters of the author’s ideas
8. SYMBOLISM
- elements of setting as symbols
- characters as symbols
- symbols in situation and actions
Finally, analyse the IDEAS of the chapters. Discuss the following issues:
• the main idea and the title of the chapter
• supporting ideas
• idea(s) presented by setting
• idea(s) and characters – the protagonist, the antagonist, supporting characters
• the kind of conflict that reveals the idea
• tone and mood that reveal the idea
• idea(s) and symbols
• idea and the choice of words
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