— But, doctor, each touch gives me ....

— Well, try and take it easy.

b) in, on:

— Your child's health is ... a rather bad condition, he must be thoroughly examined in the

policlinic.

— But, doctor, he is ... no condition to leave the house, he's too weak.

— Perhaps we'd better take him to hospital then.

— Oh, doctor, isn't it possible to keep him at home?

— Well, only ... condition that you follow all my instructions.

c) refuse, give up:

1. In spite of his father's wish he ... to leave the Medical Institute as he was fond of medicine

and didn't want to ... . 2. I decided to break with him after he had ... to help me when I was in great

need of help. 3. Though she regularly ... his proposals he couldn't... his dream of marrying her sooner

or later. 4. If she asks me for any favour I'll never ... her. 5. If I were you I wouldn't... my plan so

easily.

d) like, as:

1. The children jumped and squealed (визжали) ... little puppies. 2. The girl tried to

behave ... a grown-up person. 3. She was invited to this conference ... a specialist in medicine. 4. He

works ... a doctor in one of our hospitals. 5. You just listen to him, he speaks ... a real doctor, though

he doesn't know anything about medicine. 6. ... your doctor, I don't allow you to get up for some

more days.

VIII. Write 5 questions after each pattern below. (Keep to the same word order.)

Discuss them in class:

1. Do you think the boy would have worried about his temperature if he had known the

difference between the Fahrenheit and the Centigrade thermometers?

2. Why, do you think, the medicines were in different coloured capsules?

IX. Retell the text in reported speech following the outline given below:

1. The boy looks ill.

2. The father calls for a doctor.

3. The doctor diagnoses the illness and leaves instructions.

4. The boy seems detached from what is going on around him.

5. The father goes for a walk.

6. The boy's state troubles his father.

7. The father finds out what worries the boy.

8. The boy relaxes.

Use the vocabulary of the text and the words:

to ask (about, if, why), to wonder (whether, why, what...), to say (that), to tell smb. (about

smth.), to add (that), to answer (that), to reply (that), to inquire after (smb.'s health), to declare

(that).

X. Supply articles where necessary:

1. ... clinical thermometer is ... small thermometer for finding ... temperature of ... body. 2. ...

boiling point of ... Fahrenheit thermometer is 212°, of ... Centigrade thermometer — 100° and of...

Reamur thermometer — 80°. 3.... kilometer is ... measure of length as well as... mile and... foot;...

kilogram and ... pound are ... measures of weight. 4. His high temperature worried... boy because he

didn't know... difference between... Fahrenheit and Centigrade thermometers.

XI. Make up short dialogues starting with the sentences below. Try and argue

with each other:

1. The mother to the father: You shouldn't have gone for a walk when the child was ill.

2. The father to the boy: You should have told me what worried you.

3. The mother to the boy: You should have let me in, why didn't you?

4. The mother to the father: You might have guessed that something was worrying the boy.

5. The father to the mother: You might have dropped in to see what state the boy was in.

6. The mother to the father (the next day): I don't like the boy's state. Perhaps we had better

call the doctor again?

Use such phrases as;

But why should (shouldn't) I?; Well, I don't (didn't) think...; I wish I could, but...; I really

couldn't imagine...; What a silly way to talk!; I wish you wouldn't...; I'm really sorry, but...; I really

feel bad about it...; What do you think I should have done...?, etc.

Example:

Father: You should go to bed at once.

Son: Why should I? I'm all right.

Father: But you aren't. You're shivering and your face is white.

Son: Well, I just feel a bit cold, I'll sit down by the fire.

Father: You are ill and you have a fever.

Sоn: How do you know?

Father: I knew it just when I put my hand on your forehead.

XII. Translate into English;

1. В каких условиях вы жили, когда были ребенком? 2. Я записала все его замечания по

этому вопросу. 3. Если бы ты вчера приняла эти таблетки, ты сегодня чувствовала бы себя

гораздо лучше. 4. У девочек был совсем несчастный вид, когда им сказали о болезни их

матери. 5. Позволь детям побегать босиком, это не причинит им вреда. 6. Все больные

одинаковы: нервничают по пустякам и ведут себя как дети. 7. На вашем месте я бы не

записывала все эти данные, они не имеют большого значения. 8. Если ты не будешь спать, ты

будешь отвратительно чувствовать себя завтра. 9. Мне нравится этот врач, потому что он не

прописывает слишком много лекарств. 10. Он снова отсутствует? Это похоже на него:

пропускать уроки, когда у вас письменная контрольная. П. Я бы не сказала, что между нами

большое сходство. 12. Как будто собирается дождь. Думаю, нам лучше посидеть дома.

ХIII. а) Fill in prepositions or adverbs where necessary and summarize15 the

passage:

"Well, you'd better let me take your temperature," said Griffiths.

"It's quite unnecessary," answered Philip irritably.

"Come on."

Philip put the thermometer ... his mouth. Griffiths sat ... the side ... the bed and chattered

brightly ... a moment, then he took it... and looked ... it.

"Now, look here, old man, you stay ... bed, and I'll bring old Deacon ... to have a look ...

you."

"Nonsense," said Philip. "There's nothing the matter. I wish you wouldn't bother ... me."

"But it isn't any bother. You've got a temperature and you must stay ... bed. You will, won't

you?"

"You've got a wonderful bedside manner," Philip murmured, closing his eyes ... a smile.

15 to summarize (or to give a summary): to give a short version (usu. in reported speech) of a passage, story, novel, etc. containing

its main points only.

(From "Of Human Bondage" by Somerset Maugham)

b) Add question tags to the sentences below and answer them. Begin your

answers with "Yes, he did/was'', "No, he didn't/wasn't" or "But he did/was" and then

give full answers:

Example: — Griffiths didn't want Philip to take his temperature, did he?

— Yes, he did. He saw that his friend looked quite sick and miserable.

1. Philip was not irritated at Griffiths' advice,...? 2. Philip put the thermometer under bis arm,

...? 3. Philip's temperature wasn't all right, ...? 4. Griffiths didn't even try to chatter sitting at his

friend's bed,...? 5. Philip thought that there was nothing the matter with him, ...? 6. There was really

nothing the matter with Philip, ...? 7. Griffiths didn't want Philip to stay in bed", ...? 8. Philip didn't

want his friend to look after him, ...? 9. Griffiths was going to bring a doctor to Philip, ...? 10. Philip

smiled because he wanted bis friend to think, that he was all right,...?

XIV. Translate the following text into English:

Мать сидела рядом с кроваткой ребенка, не сводя с него глаз. Ребенок бредил, у него

был сильный жар, щеки пылали, а под глазами были темные круги. Зашла соседка, принесла

термометр и какое-то лекарство. Она сказала, что это лекарство снизит температуру. Через два