St. Peter's 1. Match the headings to the parts of the story. One heading is extra. A. Writing home. B. School life downstairs. C. The best day at St Peter's. D. Boys' treasures. E. How it started. F. School life upstairs. G. What we had to wear.
2. Complete the sentences. 1. A... is a place where children learn and live. 2. A ... is clothes which school children have to wear. 3. A... is a place where children keep their things. 4. ... is something that the children's parents send them from home. 5. The ... was the main person downstairs at St. Peter's. 6. The ... was the main person upstairs at St. Peter's. 7. ... are the rooms in a boarding school where children live. 8. A ... is a thing which was used to punish the boys.
3. True or false 1. The parents had chosen St. Peter's because they believed that schools in South Wales were the best in the world. 2. Only the Headmaster had the right to open tuck-boxes. 3. A tuck-box was a box where the boys kept their tuck, food and all kinds of treasures. 4. St. Peter's was a long four-storied building, 5. At St. Peter's Saturday morning was letter-writing time. 6. Letter-writing was a serious business like a spelling and punctuation
4. Answer the questions 1. Why did the parents choose St. Peter's? 2. What was boys' school uniform? 3. What happened once in the evening? 4. How did Arkle feed his frog after the children had given away their keys?
5. What was the main reason for Headmaster's interest while letter- writing?
5. What do you like best about St. Peter's? What don't you like?
is the best known by - хорошо известен
is the best loved by - очень любим
was so inspired by - был вдохновлен
was sent to school - отправили учиться в школу
novels were written and published - романы были написаны и опубликованы
it was published - он был опубликован
the novels were published - романы были опубликованы
the novels were set in - действие романов происходило в
he was honoured by his contemporaries - его чтили его современники
his books were translated into - его книги были переведены на
his birthplace is visited by tourists - туристы посещают его родину
3.People used to write letters as they didn't have the internet.
4.People used to wash clothes by hand because they didn't have the washmachines.
5.People used to dance at balls as they didn't have any disco buildings.
6.People used to see very few cars in the streets as just the rich people could buy it.
7.People used to have servants as (придумай сам).
8.People used to light their houses with gas as they didn't have an electricity.