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МИНИСТЕРСТВО ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ И НАУКИ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ ГОУ ВПО «КАЗАНСКИЙ (ПРИВОЛЖСКИЙ) ФЕДЕРАЛЬНЫЙ УНИВЕРСИТЕТ» ЕЛАБУЖСКИЙ ИНСТИТУТ Кафедра основ межкультурных коммуникаций

А.К. Гараева Ю.К. Казакова

УЧЕБНО-МЕТОДИЧЕСКОЕ ПОСОБИЕ ПО РОМАНУ Э. ХЕМИНГУЭЯ “ПРОЩАЙ, ОРУЖИЕ”

Пособие для преподавателей и студентов

Елабуга 2013

Печатается по решению редакционно-издательского совета ЕИ КФУ Протокол № 32 от 26 сентября 2013. УДК 821.111

РЕЦЕНЗЕНТЫ: Муртазина Д. А., к. ф.н., доцент кафедры иностранных языков МАОУ ВПО "Нижнекамский муниципальный институт". Поспелова Н.В., к.ф.н., доцент кафедры ОМК, К(П) ФУ

Учебно-методическое пособие по роману Э.Хемингуэя “Прощай, оружие” для студентов II курса факультета иностранных языков. Настоящее учебно-методическое пособие предназначено обеспечить руководство самостоятельной (внеаудиторной) и аудиторной деятельностью студентов, направленной на глубокое освоение произведения и его обсуждение, обогащение словарного запаса и расширение речевых возможностей студентов. Каждое целевое задание состоит из трёх частей: вокабуляра, предназначенного для активизации, языковых и речевых упражнений и проблемных вопросов для обсуждения в аудитории. Заключительные задания обобщают проделанную работу.

СОСТАВИТЕЛИ: Гараева А.К. к.ф.н., доцент кафедры Романо-германских языков и международной коммуникации. Института Международных Отношений КФ(П)У. Казакова Ю.К. ст.преп. кафедры ОМК, КФ (П)У в г. Елабуга Принято на заседании кафедры основ межкультурных коммуникаций Протокол № 1 от 11.09.2013 © Казанский федеральный университет

Contents:

Life and Career. ………..………………………………………………....p.3 Сhapters I-IV (pp. 31-45)……………………………………..……….…p.5 Chapters V-VIII (pp. 45-63)…………………………………………….p.10 Chapters IX-XII (pp. 63-90)……………………………………...... p.19 Chapters XIII-XVI (pp. 91-109)……………………………….………..p.23 Chapters XVII-XX (pp.109-129)…….………………………………….p.29 Chapters XXI-XXIV (pp. 129-150)…………………………….…….…p.33 Chapters XXV-XXVII (pp. 153-177) …………………………………..p.41 Chapters XXIX-XXX (pp. 177-203)……………………………………..p.48 Chapters XXXI - XXXIV (pp. 203-223)…….……………………….. p.55 Chapters XXXV-XXXVI (pp. 223-249) ……………………………….p.63 Chapters XXXVIII-XL (pp. 253-269)……………………………….…p.68 Assignment for discussion…………………………………………….....p.74 Appendix 1. Medical terms……………………………………………..p.78 Appendix 2. Phrases and word-combinations to be used for analysis of the text……………………………………………………………………..….p.81 Appendix 3. Ways of characterization. Talking about characters….p.85 Bibliography………………………………………………..………….....p.88

A Farewell to Arms.

by Ernest Hemingway

Read information about the author. Speak about some facts of his biography and be ready to talk about his most famous works.

Life and Career.

Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American author and journalist. His economical and understated style had a strong influence on 20th-century fiction, while his life of adventure and his public image influenced later generations. Hemingway produced most of his work between the mid-1920s and the mid-1950s, and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. He published seven novels, six short story collections, and two non-fiction works. Three novels, four collections of short stories, and three non-fiction works were published posthumously. Many of these are considered classics of American literature. Hemingway was raised in Oak Park, Illinois. After high school he reported for a few months for The Kansas City Star, before leaving for the Italian front to enlist with the World War I ambulance drivers. In 1918, he was seriously wounded and returned home. His wartime experiences formed the basis for his novel A Farewell to Arms. In 1921, he married Hadley Richardson, the first of his four wives. The couple moved to Paris, where he worked as a foreign correspondent and fell under the influence of the modernist writers and artists of the 1920s "Lost Generation" expatriate community. The Sun Also Rises, Hemingway's first novel, was published in 1926. After his 1927 divorce from Hadley Richardson, Hemingway married Pauline Pfeiffer; they divorced after he returned from the Spanish Civil War where he had been a journalist, and after which he wrote For Whom the Bell Tolls. Martha Gellhorn became his third wife in 1940; they separated when he met Mary Welsh in London during World War II. He was present at the Normandy Landings and the liberation of Paris. 6

Shortly after the publication of The Old Man and the Sea in 1952, Hemingway went on safari to Africa, where he was almost killed in two successive plane crashes that left him in pain or ill health for much of the rest of his life. Hemingway had permanent residences in Key West, Florida (1930s) and Cuba (1940s and 1950s), and in 1959, he bought a house in Ketchum, Idaho, where he committed suicide in the summer of 1961. Hemingway left behind an impressive body of work and an iconic style that still influences writers today. His personality and constant pursuit of adventure loomed almost as large as his creative talent. When asked once about the function of his art, Hemingway proved once again to be a master of the "one true sentence": "From things that have happened and from things as they exist and from all things that you know and all those you cannot know, you make something through your invention that is not a representation but a whole new thing truer than anything true and alive, and you make it alive, and if you make it well enough, you give it immortality."

Works: The Torrents of Spring (1926) The Sun Also Rises (1926) A Farewell to Arms (1929) To Have and Have Not (1937) For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940) Across the River and into the Trees (1950) The Old Man and the Sea (1952) Islands in the Stream (1970, posthumous) The Garden of Eden (1986, posthumous) True at First Light (1999, posthumous)

Сhapters I-IV (pp. 31-45)

I. Find the following word-combinations in the text, use your dictionary to give their English definitions and reproduce the situations in which they are used:  to be captured by______ to attract smb’s attention______ to shake smb’s faith______ to have a great success______ to be in good condition______ to make a good impression on somebody______

II. Make up your own sentences with the above given word- combinations. ______III. What is the opposite of:  bare______

 a mountain______ permanent______ to commence______

IV. Give the English equivalents of the following words and learn them:  пушки______ тягачи______ военные грузовики______ стволы орудий______ артиллерийский обстрел______ окопы______ столовая______ наступление______ майор______ лейтенант______ санитарные машины______ противогаз______ каска______ оптический прицел снайперской винтовки______ доложить______ осколки______

V. Prepare the following passage for expressive reading and literary translation: (p. 36) “When I came back to the front… I decided to go on upstairs.”

VI. Find the passage where Henry, Rinaldi and Catherine speak about England and Scotland. Comment on it. ______9

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VII. Discuss the following points: a. Where and when was the scene laid? ______b. Pick up the following geographical names and comment on them: Gorizia, Carso, Amalfi, Palermo, Rome, Naples, Abruzzi, Florence. ______c. Talk about the personalities of: Frederick, Catherine, the priest and the captain. ______d. Why did some officers at the mess like to make fun of the priest? ______e. What did Frederick Henry and the nurse talk about? ______f. Do you think to lose seven thousand in the army because of cholera was a slight loss? ______

10 g. What made that fall very different from the previous one? ______h. Why does the author pay so much attention to the description of nature? ______i. Explain in your own words the meaning of the phrase “This is the picturesque front.” (p.44) ______

VIII. Skim through the text to find sentences with “rain”. What are their implications? ______

IX. Retell the contents of all the chapters.

Chapters V-VIII (pp. 45-63)

I. Find these word-combinations in the text; give their English definitions from the dictionary:  to call on smb______ ridiculous______ to aim at______ to get/become involved with smb/ in smth______ to make progress with smth______ to avoid smth______

II. Use your imagination to complete the sentences:  It’s ridiculous… ______ If you get involved with these people, it will lead to… ______ When she said it I understood that she aimed at… ______ At the moment she is making much progress with… ______ We were going to call on him, but… ______ I recommend you to avoid… ______

III. Give the English equivalents of the following words and learn them:  батарея______

 перевязочный пункт______ пехота______ понтонный мост______ фугасный снаряд______ автомат______

IV. Prepare to read the following passage aloud and translate it into Russian: (pp. 45-46) “The day had been hot…because it was in plain sight.”

V. Recall the situations:  “We work very hard but no one trusts us.”  “It’s better to wear him. That’s what it’s for.”  This was a game, like bridge, in which you said things instead of playing cards.

VI. Translate the following sentences with modal constructions, find them in the text to help you translate:  Could I join now? ______ I… and could feel her heart beating. ______ Isn’t there anywhere we can go? ______ We might sit there just for a little while. ______ Somebody said you should be able to learn it in two weeks. ______ You don’t need to say a lot of nonsense.______

VII. Answer the following questions: a. Why was it impossible to start the offensive and advance?

______b. Whom did Frederick intend to call on in the evening? ______c. How did Catherine become a V.A.D. in the British hospital? ______d. What was Catherine Barkley’s reaction to Frederick’s attempt to kiss her? ______e. What do you think about Henry’s life before he met Catherine Barkley? ______f. How do you account for the fact there were British and American soldiers and hospitals in Italy at that time? ______g. Who was required to wear weapon? ______

II. Give a summary of all the chapters.

Chapters IX-XII (pp. 63-90)

I. Find the following word-combinations in the text. Explain their meaning in English using your dictionary:  to draw attention (away) from smth______ to protect smb______ to make money out of smth______ to make sure______ to be moved______ to get wounded______III. Practise using this vocabulary in the dialogue based on the events of the chapters you have read. (see I)

IV. Find the English equivalents for these words and word combinations. Learn them:  разгромленный мост______ блиндаж______ гражданские права______ вход______ кашель______ болезненный______ машина скорой помощи______ боготворить______ отделение______ капрал______ нашивки за ранение______ быть награжденным орденом (медалью)______15

 звание______ корпус______ офицер связи______ ружейный патрон______ объявить войну______ союзник______

V. Give synonyms to the following underlined word-combinations:  The road was crowded. ______ We won’t get a chance to eat after this thing starts. ______ It was because we were scared. ______ Are you hit badly? ______ Underneath we are the same. ______

VI. Find the passage where Passini and Henry speak about war and defeat. Comment on it. ______

VII. Find the passage where Henry and the priest speak about war. Comment on it. ______

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VIII. Find the passage where the priest speaks about love. Comment on it. ______

IX. Discuss the following quotations. Who do they belong to? What common theme unites them?  I believe we should get the war over. (p.66) ______ Let everybody defend his home. (p.66) ______ No. But I hate the war. (p.82) ______

X. Make up 5 general, 5 alternative, 5 disjunctive and 10 special questions to the chapters so as to cover the main ideas. Ask your group-mates to answer them. ______17

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X. Talk over the following points:  What did most people think about war? ______ Do you think Henry took the war seriously? ______ How did the officers pass their time? ______18

 Were all the Italians patriotic enough to be eager to take part in the war? ______ Do you think Henry was brave or just indifferent? ______ Do you think Henry really deserved a decoration? ______ Why were the Italians very excited about any Americans coming down? ______ Do you agree that war is not won by victory? ______XI. Retell the happenings of the chapters as if you were: -Frederick -one of the captains

Chapters XIII-XVI (pp. 91-109)

I. Find the following word-combinations in the text, explain them in English, and give the context:  suspicious______ disgraceful______ to communicate with______ to be frightened of______ to be disturbed by______ to be anxious for / about smth / to do smth______

II. Fill the gaps in the sentences using suitable words from the vocabulary list (see I):  It was somewhat… ______that I was in company with those beggars, though my clothes weren’t shabby and I looked decent.  A little girl …______a large dog that kept on barking through the whole afternoon in the neighboring garden.  As the guests came he … ______to please everybody, so that his party was said to be the best one they had ever had.  Earlier people used…______each other by means of letters, now internet and mobile telephones have made things much easier.  Their afternoon rest… ______a sudden appearance of Mr. Smith, who rushed into the room, as if he knew something that could change the history of the world.

 “You shouldn’t be so…______when I come home late. Much as I like you, I don’t feel you have the right to poke your nose in my life”- said she to her aunt.

III. Say in which of these sentences from the text can, could, be able to refer to: - ability - possibility - permission.  I can’t understand Italian. (p.92)______ “I can’t put on sheets,” the woman said. (p.92)______ Can I have the barber before breakfast? (p. 98)______ A doctor who cannot take out your appendix properly will recommend you to a doctor who will be unable to remove your tonsils with success. (p. 101)______ You understand, doctor, I couldn’t stay in bed six months.( p 104)______ Then you could have light exercise. (p.104)______ Could another surgeon see it? (p. 104)______

IV. The author uses a historical allusion: Cleopatra. Say what you know about her. (p.101)

V. Make a list of medical terms from these chapters. Consult your dictionary to find out their meaning and learn them. Refer to the writer’s use of them and the effect produced. ______

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VI. Give the English equivalents of the following words and phrases and learn them:  луч прожектора______ зенитная пушка______ шрапнельно-фугасный снаряд______ дистанционная трубка______ ручная граната______ командовать ротой______ получить повышение______ дивизия______ отпуск по болезни______ трибунал______ пулеметчик______ оттянуть затвор______ заполнить обойму______

XI. Give the character sketch of Dr. Valentini.

VIII. Answer the following questions: a. Where did the ambulance take Frederick to? ______b. What kind of hosital was Henry brought to? ______

22 c. Who met Frederick at the hospital? ______d. Was Miss Van Campen kind to Frederick? ______e. Did Catherine find her beloved in Milan? ______f. What do you think about the episode with the Italian barber at the hospital? ______g. Is it right that doctors who fail in the practice of medicine have a tendency to seek one another’s company and aid in consultation? ______h. What verdict did the doctors return after the examination? ______i. Why did Henry not want to wait for six months for the operation? Was he eager to return to the front? ______j. Whom did Frederick decide to apply to after such a medical verdict?

______k. How did the relationship between Frederick and Catherine develop? Find evidence in the text to prove that they both were beginning to fall in love with each other. ______

XII. Retell the chapters using the vocabulary acquired from the previous chapters.

Chapters XVII-XX (pp.109-129)

I. Transcribe and translate the words. What parts of speech are they? chemical______afterward______sensitive______formality______experience______perhaps______marsh______successful______conceit______disgusting______whiskey______

II. Find the words or phrases in the text that mean the following:  v, to blow up or burst or cause (especially a bomb or other explosive) (p.110)______ v, to get or give smth by stretching out a hand or arm (p. 111) ______ v, to give an appearance (of smth that is not true), with the intention of deceiving (p.115)______ adj, full of or showing loyalty (p.118) ______ phr, to try to escape smth that causes difficulties, worry, annoyance, or suffering (p.122) ______ v, to be given a higher position or rank (p.122) ______ v, to calm down, to set smb free from anxiety, pain, suffering (p.124) ______

III. Give antonyms of the following words:  quiet______ silly______ sensitive______ tired______ to reach______ to respect______ satisfied______ separate______

IV. a) Prepare the following passage for expressive reading and literary translation: “We had a lovely time that summer…about wines like fresa”.( p.113) b) What does the reader actually find out from this description of their life in Milan? ______

V. The author uses a historical allusion: Hundred Years War. Say what you know about it. (p.118) ______

VI. The author mentions the Scala. Say what you know about it. (p.119) ______

VII. Find sentences with words used metaphorically. E.g. All I wanted was to see Catherine. The rest of the time I was glad to kill.

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VIII. How many sentences with as if / as though can you find? What is their effect? E.g. When she came upstairs it was as though she had been away on a long trip… ______

IX. Explain what the author means by:  May be it was another Hundred Years War. (p.118) ______ He was a legitimate hero who bored everyone he met. (p.122) ______

X. Talk over the following points:  Did Frederick feel better after the operation? ______ How was Catherine Barkley treated at the hospital? ______ Did they have a lovely time that summer? Find evidence in the chapter to support your view.

______ Why couldn’t they get married? ______ What did they speak so often about? ______ What was the situation like at the front? What did Frederick think about it? ______ Why did Simmons say about Ettore “he’s the boy they’re running the war for”. ______ Was Ettore a militarist? ______ Who went to the races with Frederick and Catherine one day? ______ Why did the men at the gate let their carriage into the race track without cards? What does it tell you about? ______28

 Did they manage to win anything? ______ Frederick wanted to marry Catherine, didn’t he? Find evidence in the text to support this idea. ______ What does the phrase “…did not worry much and I suppose I enjoyed not being married, really” tell you about Frederick’s state of mind and personality? (p.115) ______

XIII. Retell the contents of the chapters on behalf of (or as if you were): -Frederick -Catherine

Chapters XXI-XXIV (pp. 129-150)

I. Find the English equivalents of the following word-combinations:

 беспокоиться______ заслужить (~вать)______ преувеличивать______ обвинять кого-либо______ устроить что-либо______

______ различаться______

II. Make up your own situation based on the events of the book using the word -combinations from the task I.

III. Comment on the following passage: (pp.129-130) “In September the first cool nights came…. There was a great contrast between his world pessimism and his personal cheeriness.” ______a. Tell of the British major’s thoughts about the war. ______b. What do you understand by the words: “…the Italians had bitten off more than they could chew.”? (p.129) ______c. Refer to the use of the phrase to be cooked and the effect produced. (p.130) ______d. Does this passage characterize the state of mind of a single person only? ______

IV. Which words and phrases show that Frederick didn’t want to go back to the front? Don’t you think there was something true in what Miss Van Camen said about self-inflicted jaundice? ______

V. Decide how far you agree with the statement “The coward dies a thousand deaths, the brave but one.” (W. Shakespeare, Julius Caesar) (p.135) ______

VI. Comment on the meaning of the modal verbs in the following sentences:

 I should think it might be hard to manage. ______ …and I believe she must have seen them going out. ______ We may have several babies before the war is over. ______ We might as well say good bye. ______ He could have had it all. ______ I could have given him that anyway. ______ They must have got some troops along the road. ______ What must it have been like before there were anesthetics? ______

VII. Explain what the author means by:  But I should think you would try something more intelligent than producing jaundice with alcoholism.(p.137) ______ I don’t believe self-inflicted jaundice entitles you to a convalescent leave.(p.138) ______ … because she had disliked me for a long time and she was now cashing in.(p.138) ______

VIII. Make up 15 questions to the chapters so as to cover all the main points. ______

IX. Give a summary of the chapters.

Chapters XXV-XXVII (pp. 153-177)

I. Find the following word-combinations in the text. Explain them in English:  to be through with smth______ to be depressed by______ to feel like hell______ to be cheerful______ to lead a quiet life______ to remind smb of smth______ to tease smb______

II. Use them in a situation of your own based on war and your attitude to it.

III. Prepare the following passage for good reading and literary translation: (pp. 169 -170) “I did not say anything…in the car to go back to Gorizia.”

III. What do these words mean: sacred, glorious, sacrifice. Note down your personal definition and examples to explain the meaning. ______

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IV. What’s the English for:  неудачная______ промокнуть до костей______ нагрузить______ отступление______ смущаться______ голодать______ сонный______ траектория______ звук выстрела______ оборона______ укреплять фланги______ отступать______ батальон______ передовая______ шрапнель______ контрнаступление______ прорыв______ персона______ штабная машина______

V. Recall the situations: I’ve often thought you were lucky to be hit when you were. (p.154) ______This war is killing me. I’m very depressed by it. (p.156)

______The dogfish are selling it somewhere else. (p.169) ______I like a retreat better than an advance. (p.175) ______

VI. Agree or disagree with.  Frederick and Rinaldi wanted to get drunk just to be cheerful. ______ The soldiers were glad to have the retreat started. ______

VII. Skim the chapters to find sentences about rain. What do you feel while reading them? ______

VIII. What are the main emotions conveyed by these sentences (loss, fear, anger, sadness, joy)? ______

IX. Explain what the author means by:  He has had a summer and a fall of it. (p.154) ______ Every time I see that glass I think of you trying to clean your conscience with a toothbrush. (p.157) ______ “That saint Paul,” said Rinaldi. “He’s the one who makes all the trouble”. The priest looked at me and smiled. I could see that the baiting didn’t touch him now. (p.161) ______ It is in defeat that we become Christian. (p.165) ______ The Russians did, to trap Napoleon. (p.168) ______ “Yes,” I said “It can’t win a war, but it can lose one”. (p.169) ______

X. Answer the following questions; a. What did Frederick feel when he returned to the front? ______36 b. What made him say it didn’t feel like homecoming when he returned to Gorizia? ______c. What did the major mean by saying “it’s all over”? ______d. Was Rinaldi glad to see his old friend? What did they talk about? ______e. Why did Rinaldi say he was becoming a lovely surgeon? ______f. What did the major and Rinaldi say about the war? ______g. Why did Rinaldi drink so much though he was fully aware it was self destruction day by day? ______h. Did Frederick enjoy the talk with the priest? Why? ______i. What did the priest think about the war and life? Why did he think the war couldn’t go on much longer?

______j. Do you agree with Henry that the side which is winning, will never stop fighting? ______k. Why did Gino think neither side would attack? ______l. Had anything been done about organizing fine positions for defence in the Bainsizza? ______m. What did Frederick see when he watched Austrian guns fire? ______n. Were the attacks of the Croatians and the Austrians successful? ______o. What did Frederick do the next few days? ______p. Why and where did the retreat start? ______

q. Was the retreat well planned or was it chaotic? ______

VII. Retell the contents of the chapters.

Chapters XXIX-XXX (pp. 177-203)

I. Find these word-combinations in the text, explain them in English and give the context.  to make difference?______ to be out of sight______ to save smth for______ to be in danger______ to resist smth______ to deal with______ to realize______

II. Use them in your own situation based on the events of the book.

III. Prepare the following passage for expressive reading and literary translation.(pp. 196-197 )“ That was a very strange night… I wondered where Bonello was”. IV. Find the English equivalents of the following words and learn them: сержант______инженерная часть______пехота______взять в плен______подполковник______

V. Clarify the following quotes:  The whole country was moving, as well as the army. (p.196) ______ If the war is over it makes no difference. (p.197) ______ Italy should never retreat. (p.201) ______

VI. Find the English equivalents of the following:  Как солдата накормишь, так он и сражаться будет. ______ Матерь Божья! ______ Долой офицеров! ______ Даже если война закончилась, уже все равно. ______ Берег теперь был не виден. ______

VII. Make up 15 special and 5 disjunctive questions to the contents of the chapters to cover the main points. Ask your group-mates to answer them. ______

VIII. Explain what the author means by: “The questioners had all the efficiency, coldness and command of themselves of Italians who are firing and are not being fired on.” (p.201) ______

XI. Henry says “The questioners (The Battle Police) had that beautiful detachment and devotion to stern justice of men dealing in death without being in any danger of it”. Comment on it. (p.202) ______

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XII. Be ready to answer the following questions: a. Why does the author show so much rain during the trip? Can it be a symbol of coming disaster and grief? ______b. Why did Henry shoot one of the sergeants when Aymo’s car stuck in a muddy road? ______c. Do you think Piani and Bonello were really socialists? ______d. How did Frederick and his men come on the Germans? ______e. Why did Bonello go away from Piani and Henry? ______f. What did Piani ask Henry in connection with Bonello’s flight and why? ______g. Who did Piani and Henry come on in crossing the bridge?

______h. What were the functions of the Battle police? ______i. Why was the encounter with the Battle police so dangerous? ______j. How did Henry manage to escape? ______k. Was Frederick’s attitude to the war influenced by the Battle police? Why? ______l. Do you think that Frederick would really escape from them? ______m. Do you think such a punishing body as the Battle police is necessary in war time? ______n. What is your attitude to those executing officers who had to question and moreover to shoot soldiers who had abandoned their troops?

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XIII. Give a summary of the chapters.

Chapters XXXI - XXXIV (pp. 203-223)

I. Transcribe and translate the following words. What parts of speech are they?  engine ______ uncomfortable ______ conspicuous ______ obligation ______ to cease ______ employment ______ to appreciate ______ tobacco ______

II. Find these word-combinations in the text; give their English definitions and the context they are used in.  to get crazy ______

 insurance ______ to depend on smth ______ to embrace smb ______ to comfort smb ______

III. Translate the following sentences into Russian:  Должно быть, она сошла с ума. Все время твердит одно и то же. ______ К концу года вам, возможно, выплатят страховку, но только если вы предъявите необходимые документы. ______ Я пыталась успокоить ее, а сама все думала, как он мог так поступить. ______ Чтобы обнять девочку, отцу пришлось встать на колени. ______ Тебе давно пора ни от кого не зависеть. Я в твоем возрасте уже жила отдельно от родителей, и сама могла обеспечить себе кров и пищу. ______

IV. Prepare the following passage for good reading and literary translation: (pp. 220-221)”That night at the hotel… there will be no special hurry.”

V. Rephrase these sentences using modal verbs:  I did not have strength to pull myself up but I knew I wouldn’t drown now. ______ You were out of it now. You had no more obligation. ______ And Rinaldi. He was probably at Pordenone. ______ I lay and thought where we would go. There were many places. ______ Probably we have to go damned quickly. ______ It’s hard now to leave the country but in no way impossible. ______ Take anything you want. ______ But I didn’t have the feeling that it was really over. ______ I nearly sent him some pipe-tobacco once. ______

VI. Find sentences with words used metaphorically. E.g. Anger was washed away in the river along with any obligation ______

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VII. Find sentences in the text, which focus on Frederick’s leaving the front. Find words that give a dramatic effect to these sentences. What are the pros and cons of his escape? ______

VIII. Describe how the writer conveys his feelings and emotions. ______

IX. Find evidence in the text to support or disprove the following:  Frederic couldn’t get out of the river, so he got drowned.  When he was safe, he found no money in his pocket.  Frederic didn’t manage to catch the passing train, that’s why he was noticed by the guards.  All the time he was half-starved.  He didn’t think about Catherine at all.  The proprietor of a wine shop in Milan was friendly and anxious to help Frederic.  When Frederic came to Milan, it turned out that Catherine was there at the hospital.

 Frederic visited one of his old friends Sim to get to know the procedure for going to Switzerland.  When Frederick came to Stresa, the hotel season was in full swing; so all the rooms were booked.  Catherine and Ferguson were having breakfast when Frederick came to their hotel.  They both were very glad to see him.  Ferguson didn’t want Frederick and Catherine to be happy, as she really hated Frederic.  Ferguson was envious of Catherine.  Henry was liable to be arrested any time in Stresa.  Catherine liked living like criminals very much.

X. Explain what the author means by:  They avoided looking at me and were very scornful of a civilian my age.(p.216) ______ I had made a separate peace. (p.216) ______ “What are you doing in mufti?” Ferguson asked “I’m in the Cabinet”. (p.218) ______

XI. Make up a plan to each chapter in writing and retell the contents using this plan. ______

XII. Give your personal idea of the phrase “to live like criminals”. What do you understand by this phrase? ______

XIII. Make up a situation explaining this idea. Practise using the vocabulary acquired from the previous chapters.

Chapters XXXV-XXXVI (pp. 223-249)

I. Transcribe and translate the following words. What parts of speech are they?  billiards ______50

 island ______ weight ______ civilian ______ fragile ______ discipline ______ handicap ______ fortunate ______ wisdom ______ doubtfully ______ giant ______ straight ______

II. Find the following word-combinations in the text; explain them in English and reproduce the context they are used in:  to take a walk ______ to have a strike ______ to keep from doing smth ______ to be jealous of smb to smb ______

 to be impressed by smth ______ to practise smth ______ to pray for smb ______

III. Practise this vocabulary in the dialogue based on the events of the book.

IV. Find the English equivalents of the following words and word- combinations. Read and translate the sentences with them:  играть в бильярд ______ победить ______ наилучший способ ______ прилечь (полежать) ______ гражданская одежда ______ большая слабость ______ арестовать ______ сонный ______ грести ______

V. Recall the situations:  Tell me how goes the war.  Do you value life?

 It’s rough but you will be all right.  It’s a great country.

VI. Which is the correct word in the context?  We rowed along the shore/ the bank/ the coast, the barman holding the line in his hand…  Should we talk Italian? It’s my great weak point/ weakness/ fault now.  I had always expected to become blessed/ sincere/ devout.  Finally my hands were so sore/ painful/ aching I could hardly close them over the oars.  Rowing in moderation/ reduction is very good for the pregnant lady.

VII. Find the passage where Henry and Count Greffi speak about older and younger nations, wisdom and cynicism. Comment on it. ______

VIII. Explain what the author means by:  You did not want something reasonable, you wanted something technical and then stick to it without explanations. (p.246) ______

IX. Answer the following questions: a. What was Frederick informed about by the barman? ______b. What was Count Greffi? Describe his appearance and his way of living? ______c. Where did Frederick and the barman go after their talk to? Did they have a strike there? ______d. What did Fred and Count Greffi talk about? What language did they speak? Why? ______e. Was Count Greffi wise or cynical or both? ______f. Was Count Greffi a V.I.P.? ______g. What happened at night? ______h. Why did Frederic and Catherine go to Switzerland and not to any other country?

______i. Who helped them to arrange the escape? ______j. Was it an easy thing to reach Switzerland? ______k. Why didn’t the authorities in Locarno bring Henry to court-martial for desertion? ______l. Where did Frederic and Catherine go and why? ______m. How does the author try to make the events “come alive” to the reader? ______

X. Retell the chapters as if you were:  Frederick  Catherine  Ferguson  The barman

Chapters XXXVIII-XL (pp. 253-269)

I. Find the following words and word-combinations; give their English definitions; reproduce the context they are used in:  the rest of smth______ to make very little trouble______ to be through with smth______ to send a cable______ to ruin smb/smth______ to make a face______

II. Find words or phrases in the text, which fit these definitions from the English dictionary:  n, a person who hates and opposes another person (p.255) ______ n, sudden serious misfortune causing great suffering and damage ( p.255) ______ adj, correct or allowable according to the law (p.257) ______ adj, angry, violent and likely to attack (p.264) ______ v, to destroy or spoil completely (p.265) ______ adj, reasonable; having or showing good sense (p.268) ______

III. Prepare the following passage for expressive reading and literary translation: p.265 “We had a fine life…Outside we could hear the rain.”

IV. Discuss the motives of the speaker and the moral implication of each utterance:  I’m not going to be married in this splendid matronly state. (p.257) ______ It’s rotten not to be able to ski. (p.259) ______ Are you worried because you haven’t anything to do? (p.260) ______ Yes. I want to ruin you. (p.265) ______

V. What’s the English for: господствовать, властвовать, иметь влияние______предотвращать, препятствовать______отнимать время______восхищаться______указывать на, показывать______пробежаться пальцами по______расставить фигуры (шахм.)______вдыхать______по причине, из-за ______

VI. Discuss the following questions: a. What kind of place did they live in? ______b. What things did they enjoy doing there? ______c. What worried Catherine so much? Why couldn’t she get married right away? ______d. How did the doctor comment upon Catherine’s state? ______e. How long did they stay at the hotel? ______f. What was the place where Frederick amused himself? ______

VII. Make a list of words and phrases proving that they had fun living in Switzerland. Be ready to translate them and refer to the writer’s use of language. ______

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VIII. Think and say what role descriptions of nature play in these chapters. ______

IX. Give a summary of these chapters.

Chapter XLI (pp. 269-286)

I. Transcribe and translate the following words. What parts of speech are they?  to stir ______ regularly ______ an elevator ______ self-conscious ______ an interval ______ a wrist ______ to breathe 59

______ breath ______ unconscious ______ a statue ______

II. Prepare any passage you like for expressive reading and literary translation.(no less than 20 lines)

III. Find 9 words or word-combinations in the chapter to explain them in English and reproduce the context. ______

IV. Note down a synonym, definition and example to explain the meaning of:  to stir ______ a watchman ______ brave ______60

 rough ______ protracted ______ to moan ______ to slacken ______

V. Find words and phrases that give a dramatic effect to this chapter. ______

VI. Pick up evaluative adjectives characterizing a person. ______

VII. Say who and under what circumstances made the utterances:

 I’m so glad it’s started. (p.270) ______ Things are going very well. (p.273) ______ You would have to do something eventually. (p.277) ______ I’m going to die. (p.285) ______ There is nothing to do. (p.286) ______

VIII. Comment on the following passage: pp. 276-277 “Poor, poor dear Cat… What if she should die?” ______

IX. Discuss the following questions: a. What happened one morning? ______b. How did the doctors relieve Catherine’s pains? ______c. What ways out did the doctor suggest? Were they dangerous? ______d. Did Frederick have any feeling for the child? ______e. What was the matter with the baby? ______f. How did Catherine stand her last hours? ______

62 g. What did Catherine die of? ______h. What did Frederick feel after her death? ______i. Is it the end you have expected? ______j. How would you have reacted in Henry’s position? ______k. What advice would you give him? ______X. Make up sentences in the past to speak about the things that Frederick Henry:  Should/ shouldn’t have done or said ______ Could have done /would /may have done or said in different circumstances ______

XI. Give a summary of this chapter.

Assignment for discussion.

I. Give a character sketch of:  Frederick Henry ______ Catherine Barkley ______ Doctor Rinaldi ______ Count Greffi ______

II. Say what role descriptions of nature and weather play in the book. Pay special attention to the symbolic usage of rain and the effect achieved. ______

III. Tell your group mates the new facts you have learned about World War I. ______

IV. Think about the title and explain it.

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V. Refer to the writer’s use of language, the style and composition of the book. Say whether you like it or not. Justify your choice. ______

VI. Comment on the problem of war as shown in the book. Which writer’s ideas are closest to yours. ______

VII. Discuss the way Hemingway treats the same subjects (war, love, treachery, death, etc.) in his other books. (For Whom the Bell Tolls for example) ______

VIII. Discuss the way other American or British writers treat the subject of war. (Death of a Hero by R. Aldington for example) ______

IX. Write an essay on the subject of war. Compare the essays in your group to find out which is the best.

X. Make up a situation to express your attitude towards this book. Use the vocabulary acquired from all the chapters. 65

Appendix 1. Medical terms.

1. anaesthetic (US anes-) —n. substance producing anaesthesia. —adj. producing.anaesthesia. 2. appendix n. (pl. -dices) 1 tissue forming a tube-shaped sac attached to the large intestine. 3. bandage —n. strip of material used to bind a wound etc. —v. (-ging) bind with a bandage. [French: related to *band] 4. bedpan n. portable toilet for use in bed. 5. bloody —adj. (-ier, -iest) of, like, running with, or smeared with blood. 6. coagulate v. (-ting) 1 change from a fluid to a semisolid. 2 clot, curdle. coagulant n. coagulation n. [Latin coagulum rennet] 7. crutch n. 1 usu. T-shaped support for a lame person fitting under the armpit. 2 support, prop. 3 crotch. [Old English] 8. cyst n. sac formed in the body, containing liquid matter. [Greek kustis bladder] 9. dressing n. bandage, ointment, etc., for a wound. 10. fever —n. 1 a abnormally high temperature, often with delirium etc. b disease characterized by this (scarlet fever). 11. flesh n. a soft, esp. muscular, substance between the skin and bones of an animal or a human. b plumpness; fat. 12. forceps n. (pl. same) surgical pincers. [Latin] 13. fracture —n. breakage, esp. of a bone or cartilage. —v. (-ring) cause a fracture in; suffer fracture. [Latin: related to *fraction 14. gonorrhea n. (Brit. gonorrhoea) venereal disease with inflammatory discharge from the urethra or vagina. [Greek, = semen-flux] 15. hemorrhage (Brit. haem-) —n. 1 profuse loss of blood from a ruptured blood-vessel. 2 damaging loss, esp. of people or assets. —v. (-ging) suffer a haemorrhage. [Greek haima blood, rhegnumi burst] 16. hernia n. protrusion of part of an organ through the wall of the body cavity containing it. [Latin] 17. inflammation n. 1 inflaming. 2 bodily condition with heat, swelling, redness, and usu. pain.

18. itch —n. 1 irritation in the skin. 2 impatient desire. 3 (prec. by the) (in general use) scabies. —v. 1 feel an irritation in the skin. 19. jaundice —n. 1 yellowing of the skin etc. caused by liver disease, bile disorder, etc. 2 disordered (esp. mental) vision 20. nausea n. 1 inclination to vomit. 2 revulsion. [Greek naus ship] 21. operate v. (-ting) a perform a surgical operation. [Latin operor work: related to *opus] 22. patch —n. shield protecting an injured eye. 23. prescribe - v. (-bing) advise the use of (a medicine etc.). b recommend, esp. as a benefit. 24. probe —n. 1 penetrating investigation. 2 small device, esp. an electrode, for measuring, testing, etc. 3 blunt-ended surgical instrument for exploring a wound etc. 25. rupture —n. 1 breaking; breach. 2 breach in a relationship; disagreement and parting. 3 abdominal hernia. —v. (-ring) 1 burst (a cell or membrane etc.). 2 sever (a connection). 3 affect with or suffer a hernia. [Latin rumpo rupt- break] 26. scalpel n. surgeon's small sharp knife. [Latin scalpo scratch] 27. self-inflicted adj. inflicted by and on oneself. 28. stretcher n. two poles with canvas etc. between, for carrying a person in a lying position. 29. synovia n. Physiol. viscous fluid lubricating joints etc. • synovial adj. [medieval Latin] 30. syphilis n. contagious venereal disease. • syphilitic adj. [Syphilus, name of a character in a poem of 1530] 31. tissue n. any of the coherent collections of specialized cells of which animals or plants are made (muscular tissue). 32. treatment n. 1 process or manner of behaving towards or dealing with a person or thing. 2 medical care or attention. 33. X-ray —n. 1 (in pl.) electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength, able to pass through opaque bodies. 2 photograph made by X-rays, esp. showing the position of bones etc. by their greater absorption of the rays. —v. photograph, examine, or treat with X-rays. [X, originally with ref. to the unknown nature of the rays] 67

Appendix 2. Phrases and word-combinations to be used for analysis of the text:

Story

1. The general slant of the text is satirical (humorous, pathetic, unemotional)… 2. The story presents a serious (mocking)… account of… 3. The story abounds in… 4. The present chapter (story)… opens with… 5. The description is so complete, real, one seems almost able to visualize… 6. The story (passage) conveys the most vivid description of… 7. in the passage under discussion… 8. The text is permitted with allusions, quotations… 9. particularly prominent 10. gives a mock-serious portrait of… 11. The emotional quality of the passage (story) is conveyed to the reader through… 12. What really matters is… 13. …is of secondary importance 14. …is a true-to-life description of… 15. By way of conclusion… 16. I want to make it a special point that… 17. I feel strongly that… 18. …gives a deeper insight into… 19. the present passage is very typical of… in its peculiar blend of minute psychological analysis and abstract reasoning both intricate and individual.

Structure

1. …parts, however different in form, possess great intrinsic unity 2. We get the possibility to see the character gradually, bit by bit. 3. The syntactical structure of the first part helps to create a mood of enraptured contemplation. 4. The final part brings a marked change from the mood of tender delight to that of sadness and tension. 5. A parallel arrangement of sentences and a definite rhythmical pattern of the sentence are meant to accentuate… 6. exposition 7. complication 8. climax 9. denouement 10. digression

Author

1. The author’s sympathy lies with... 2. The author employs (resorts to) some stylistic devices 3. The author is at his best as a satirical observer of human nature. 4. His presentation of things is always tinged with irony, romantic exaggeration. 5. The author is always concerned with… 6. The author handles…portrait in a subtle and convincing way. 7. Due to a simple and clear-cut syntax, his style is lucid. 8. The author makes ample use of… 9. The most obvious feature of the author’s style is its objective, impersonal character. 10. The author lets the reader judge for himself. 11. The author fully possesses the art of making a few pages go very far in enabling the reader to enter into the most intimate feelings of his heroes. 12. Conveying much while saying little is on of the most essential principles of the author’s art. 69

13. …the author’s skill at impressing with the unsaid, the implied, the suggested. 14. It is characteristic of the author’s art that the pettiest (smallest) details should grow in importance. 15. The author’s style is clear-cut and elegant. 16. The author’s ridicule is directed against… 17. The author pointedly stresses… 18. The author’s greatest art is that of suspense (humour)… 19. The leading characteristics of the author’s style are simplicity, reticence and detachment. 20. The author further conveys the tense atmosphere… 21. The author lauds…

Ways of characterization

1. That inner monologue is a very fine piece of characterization. 2. She lays bare her inner soul. 3. The same is true of… 4. His personality looms above all the characters. 5. The reader can’t help falling captive to the character’s charm. 6. The dialogue is an effective means to let the characters speak for themselves without the author’s interference. 7. The author makes his character part and parcel of his surroundings. 8. …to render the feelings of…by means of… 9. little touches significant in themselves but brimful of meaning. 10. The author reveals his character’s mentality by allowing the reader a glimpse into the inner processes of his thoughts and feelings. 11. restrained and objective irony 12. fierce mockery 13. The author reproduces the endless flow of talk. 14. to cloak one’s insincerity and mercenary motives 15. We get the possibility to see the character gradually, bit by bit. 16. …add a good deal to that tone of… 70

17. …gives a mock serious portrait of… 18. A play upon contrasts and contradictions and affirming the very opposite of the obvious truth lies at the basis of the author’s sarcastic method in portraying his characters. 19. …to reveal in a few tiny, but significant touches. 20. Credit must be given to the author for being extremely resourceful in moulding the portrait of… 21. …is manifest in…(the choice of…) 22. The author creates a life-size character making smb speak himself. 23. The author describes…with his tongue in his cheek. 24. in depth review 25. protagonist 26. antagonist

Stylistic Devices

1. The use of… contributes to the atmosphere of growing suspense. 2. The metaphor (simile) is in perfect keeping (association) with… 3. The use of…helps us to realize… 4. His attractiveness is brought home to the reader in the epithets… 5. The emotional quality of the passage is conveyed to the reader through… 6. A whole cluster of metaphors is devoted to… 7. The richness of imagery is further developed in effective similes. 8. The emotional colouring is made definite by words naming emotions… 9. The effect is further enhanced… 10. …effect is achieved primarily by… 11. touch of humour

Appendix 3. Ways of characterization. Talking about characters. .

Positive feelings: Negative feelings: admiration anger enthusiasm annoyance excitement irritation elation anxiety joy despair love humiliation pride embarrassment zest tension happiness envy hate jealousy fear shame guilt rage terror

Emotional conditions: be bright and happy feel low be in a good mood feel guilty feel uneasy be upset feel anxious be tense and jumpy feel lonely be furious feel scared be in a bad temper feel miserable be in high spirits Display of emotions:

72 express one’s feelings scream and yell at smb hide one’s feelings lose one’s temper disguise one’s feelings fly into a rage control one’s feelings outlet for one’s feelings reveal one’s feelings let off steam cope with one’s feelings throw tantrums

Virtuous characteristics: affable amiable good-natured good-humoured kind kind-hearted communicative sociable modest discreet generous magnanimous considerate attentive thoughtful earnest calm quiet composed self-possessed honest merciful impartial just patient forbearing sympathetic respectable cordial broad-minded witty dignified capable benevolent philanthropic scrupulous consistent easy-going affectionate devoted loyal courageous persevering sweet gentle proud

Evil characteristics:

ill-natured unkind hard-hearted reserved uncommunicative hostile naughty arrogant dashing showy indiscreet unscrupulous greedy inconsistent tactless insincere hypocritical false vulgar double-faced indifferent fussy dispassionate dishonest unrestrained cruel bottled-up partial intolerant conceited self-willed willful capricious perverse insensible inconsiderate servile presumptuous deceitful harsh sulky sullen obstinate coarse rude vain impertinent revengeful

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