Chapter 10-11 Home task

1. While reading: Translate and remember the following word combinations

To bungle smth (103). to boil over (105) to put smth out (105) to beam on a person (106) To be quarrelsome, snappy and ill tempered (106) To sit up late (107) To go out (about a candle) (107) to turn in (108) His watch went wrong (110) for some reason or other (110) into the bargain (110)

on that account (111) to eye smb/ up and down (112) plain-clothes constable (113)

to take up a position (113) to pass away the time (113) to be sentenced to (twenty year’s) penal (114) Tempting (115) to give in (115) to relish the plunge (115) to worm one’s way (115) the branch gave way (115) To see a joke (117) To be good at doing scrambled eggs (117) to be quite famous for smth (117) to gather from (a conversation) (117) to pine away (117)

It made our mouths water (to hear him talk about the things) (117) to squat down (117)

2.Write out the sentences with them from the text. Retell the following episodes using the words and word combinations: