Chapter One. The Boy Who Lived.
Part 1 of 4 "Mr Dursley's way to work": from “Mr and Mrs Dursley, of number four…” to “Mr Dursley arrived in the Grunnings car park, his mind back on drills”
1. Find the English equivalent for:
1. шпионить за соседями
2. узнать секрет
3. пригодиться (сослужить хорошую службу)
4. содрогаться при мысли
5. причина держать Поттеров подальше
6. общаться (вступать в контакт) с таким ребёнком
7. выбрать галстук
8. что-то странное
9. выкинул кошку из головы
10. на краю города
11. что-то другое вытеснило дрели из его головы
12. Он не мог не заметить, что вокруг, казалось, было много странно одетых людей.
13. Его глаза упали на кучку этих чудаков.
14. Господину Дурслю пришло в голову, что...
2. Use the word combinations from exercise one to fill in each gap.
1. Surprisingly the sky was very bright. … millions of flying lanterns … . 2. There’s … about her. She gives me the creeps. 3. I needed to crane over the fence so that I could ... Victor. 4. I remembered what had happened the day before and … laughing. 5. My little brother’s rudeness was ... not inviting my friends home. 6. She couldn’t … a china for the tea-party and was about to throw a tantrum. 7. Later nobody … a great family … that Ivan was adopted. 8. My mom gave me rubber boots, they … to walk in the country. 9. The plane was … the storm, it was flying away from it. 10. You must not .... strangers. 11. I ... what would happen with that poor puppy in the street. 12. I'm trying to … it … . I don’t want to think about it right now. 13. My thoughts about summer …. the new task that our teacher gave us. 14. She couldn’t understand what was going on, but then … a man dressed like a knight and she realized it was a silly stunt.
3. Replace the italicized words with words (phrases) from exercise one.
1. My father is a doctor, so I’ve communicated with doctors since I was a child. 2. Lucy realized that she should have paid for entering the park. 3. That is why I keep my relatives away. 4. They found out that he had never been to war. 5. The homework was replaced in his thoughts by the coming holidays. 6. He sat on the side of the bed, humming a song. 7. He hardly could keep from talking about her. 8. I can’t forget that accident. 9. Your new tablet is going to help you with all your schoolwork. 10. My wife was slightly shaken at the sight of a one-eyed cat. 11. They don’t hold with those strange habits. 12. I chose one of my favourite suits. 13. He suddenly noticed a red box. 14. She sent you to look after me, didn’t she?
4. Fill in prepositions (particles, adverbs) where necessary.
1. There seemed to be only a lot of tall trees … . She could see nothing else. 2. Mary hummed … a Christmas carol. 3. He looked … . But there was nobody. 4. It struck … Kate that she shouldn’t have been there. 5. The cat looked … the sign. 6. She craned … the balcony to say something to her friends. 7. The new knife really came … very useful in the forest. 8. He shuddered … the thought of the sick cat. 9. The Claytons held ... the old-fashioned manners. 10. Debts were the reason … losing the house. 11. She could hardly pick … a dress for the party. 12. The siblings lived … edge of the woods. 13. The Romans used to spy … the Celts. 14. My father didn’t allow me to mix … the Claytons. 15. My eyes fell … the man in a very peculiar get-up. 16. Mr Dursley stared … the cat.
5. Choose between “shudder” and “start”.
shudder - to shake suddenly with very small movements because of a very unpleasant thought or feeling. She shuddered at the thought of kissing him. (Definition of shudder from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
start - to move your body suddenly because something has surprised or frightened you. He started at the sound of the phone. (Definition of start from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
1. Everytime I remember that Kate spies on me, I … . 2. A loud noise made him … . 3. She … at the sound of the doorbell. 4. I … at the thought of dead bodies. 5. John … at every noise. 6. Mike … slightly at the memory. 7. Those peculiar get-ups made Mr Dursley … . 8. The neighbour … when his eyes fell on Mrs Dursley craning over the fence.
6. Translate into English.
1. Его взгляд упал на ваши кроссовки, и ему пришло в голову, что вы много бегаете. 2. Казалось, вокруг было много людей в нарядах. 3. Новая записная книжка очень пригодится на лекции. 4. Главная причина его счастья в том, что он лучший в классе. 5. Люси приходится общаться с преступниками, так как она работает в тюрьме. 6. Если бы он не придерживался такой ерунды, то не связался бы с этими чудаками в костюмах. 7. Сара уже выбросила Майка из головы; она думает о такой ерунде едва ли больше пяти минут. 8. Они не придерживались этого старого обычая, потому что он казался таким странным. 9. Я содрогаюсь при мысли, на что они способны.10. Гензель и Гретель жили на краю леса. 11. Я знаю, что мы можем раскрыть тайну. 12. Он не мог удержаться от смеха над этими чудаками в костюмах. 13. Ты хочешь сказать, что все это время шпионил за мной? 14. Я напевала свою любимую песню, выбирая футболку для вечеринки.
Key.
1.
1. to spy on the neighbours, 2. to discover a secret, 3. to come in very useful, 4. to shudder to think, 5. reason for keeping the Potters away, 6. to mix with a child like this, 7. to pick out a tie, 8. something peculiar, 9. put the cat out of his mind, 10. on the edge of the town, 11. drills were driven out of his mind by something else, 12. He couldn’t help noticing that there seemed to be a lot of strangely dressed people about, 13. His eyes fell on a huddle of these weirdos, 14. It struck Mr Dursley that…
2.
1. There seemed to be… about, 2. something peculiar, 3. spy on, 4. couldn’t help, 5. the reason for, 6. pick out, 7. discovered … secret, 8. came in very useful, 9. on the edge of, 10. mix with, 11. shuddered to think, 12. put … out of my mind, 13. were driven out of my mind by, 14. her eyes fell on
3.
1. mixed, 2. It struck Lucy, 3. the reason for keeping, 4. discovered the secret, 5. driven out of his mind, 6. edge, 7. couldn’t help, 8. put that accident out of my head, 9. come in very useful, 10. shuddered, 11. peculiar, 12. picked out, 13. His eyes fell on, 14. spy on
4.
1.about/around, 2. none, 3. about/around, 4. none, 5. at, 6. over, 7. in, 8. at, 9. with, 10. for, 11. out, 12. on/at, 13. on, 14. with, 15. on, 16. at
5.
1. shudder, 2. start, 3. starts/started, 4. shudder/shuddered, 5. starts/started, 6. shuddered, 7. shudder, 8. started
6.
1. His eyes fell on your trainers and it struck him that you run a lot. 2. There seemed to be a lot of people in get-ups about. 3. The new note-book will come in very useful in a lecture. 4. The main reason for his happiness is that he is top of the class. 5. Lucy has to mix with criminals as she works in the prison. 6. If he hadn’t have held with such nonsense he wouldn’t have mixed with those weirdos in get-ups. 7. Sarah has already put Mike out of her mind; she thinks about such nonsense for hardly more than five minutes. 8. They didn’t hold with that old custom because it seemed to be so peculiar. 9. l shudder to think what they're capable of. 10. Hansel and Gretel lived on the edge of the forest. 11. I know we can discover the secret. 12. He couldn't help laughing at those weirdos in get-ups. 13. You mean all this time you've been spying on me? 14. I was humming my favourite song while picking out a t-shirt for the party.
Vocabulary notes
(definitions and examples are from the Cambridge Dictionary © Cambridge University Press 2021, URL: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/ )
not hold with sth - to not approve of an idea or activity. (Definition of not hold with sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
hardly - only just; almost not. I could hardly hear her at the back. We hardly ever (= almost never) go to concerts. (Definition of hardly from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
come in handy, useful, etc. - to be useful for a particular purpose. Keep it, it might come in useful. The money will come in handy when I want to travel. (Definition of come in from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
crane - to stretch in order to look at something. He craned forward to see the procession. (Definition of crane from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
shudder - to shake suddenly with very small movements because of a very unpleasant thought or feeling. She shuddered at the thought of kissing him. (Definition of shudder from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
mix (with somebody) - to be with or communicate well with other people. Do you mix with a wide variety of people in your job? (Definition of mix from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
hum - to sing without opening your mouth. She hummed to herself as she walked to school. (Definition of hum from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
pick out something/someone - to choose, find, or recognize something or someone in a group. From all the puppies, we picked out the smallest one to take home. ( Definition of pick out something/someone from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
tawny - of a light yellow-brown color, like that of a lion. (Definition of tawny from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
flutter - to make a series of quick delicate movements up and down or from side to side, or to cause something to do thisButterflies fluttered about in the sunshine. (Definition of flutter from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
tantrum - a sudden period of uncontrolled anger like a young child's. Charlie had/threw a tantrum in the shop because I wouldn't buy him any sweets. (Definition of tantrum from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
chortle - to laugh, showing pleasure and satisfaction. She chortled with glee at the news. (Definition of chortle from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
peculiar - unusual and strange, sometimes in an unpleasant way. She has the most peculiar ideas. It's peculiar that they didn't tell us they were going away. (Definition of peculiar from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
get-up - a set of clothes, especially strange and unusual ones. He was in some kind of Mafia get-up, with a pinstriped suit and wide tie. (Definition of get up from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
huddle - a small group of people or things that are close together. A small group of people stood in a huddle at the bus stop. (Definition of huddle from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
weirdo - a person who behaves strangely. What did he mean by that? Weirdo! (Definition of weirdo from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
strike (struck, struck) - to cause someone to have a feeling or idea about something. It strikes me (that) you'd be better off working for someone else. I was immediately struck by the similarities between the two murders.
If a thought or idea strikes you, you suddenly think of it. It's just struck me that I still owe you for the concert tickets. Sitting at her desk, she was struck by the thought that there had to be something more to life.
(Definition of strike from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
stunt - an exciting action, usually in a film, that is dangerous or appears dangerous and usually needs to be done by someone skilled. (Definition of stunt from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
