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1. Comment on the writer's use of the expression
"in anything
but name". 2. What in the opinion of the writer are the main disad
vantages of having company on a walking tour? 3. "You should be
as a pipe for any wind to play on." What is the significance of this
statement? 4. How, according to the writer, is man affected by pro
longed walking in the open air? 5. What impression do we receive
from the use of the word "bodily"? 6. The writer describes the
knapsack as becoming magnetic. In what way is this an accurate
description? 7. Taking the theme as a whole, what do you think is
"the spirit of the journey" referred to?
2. Give a summary of the text.
3. Use the Topical Vocabulary in answering the questions:
1. What are the advantages and the disadvantages of a hiking tour? 2. What must you take with you if you are going on a week's walking tour? 3. What's your daily routine when on a hike? 4. How would you plan your day in hot stuffy weather? 5. What would you do in cold and rainy weather? 6. Do you take the weather forecast into account when going hiking? 7. What do you like for breakfast, dinner and supper when on a hike? 8. What must you do to make a fire, to cook scrambled eggs/ to cook fish soup, to cook porridge? 9. Do you like sleeping out? 10. Which would you prefer: sleeping out or being put up at the village? Give reasons for your choice. 11. Do you make a point of having a swim every day no matter what the weather is? 12. Which would you rather choose: a hiking trip or a river trip? Why? 13. Have you or your friends ever gone fishing? What is characteristic of an experienced angler? 14. What do you do of an evening during a hiking tour?
4. Read the poem, comment on it and answer the questions.
Leisure
What is this life if, full of care.
We have no time to stand and stare.
No time to stand beneath the boughs And stare as long as sheep or cows.
No time to see when woods we pass, Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.
No time to see, in broad daylight, Streams full of stars, like skies at night.
No time to turn at Beauty's glance, And watch her feet, how they can dance.
No time to wait till her mouth can Enrich that smile her eyes began.
A poor life this is if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare.
W.H.Davis (1871—1940)
1. What do you consider to be the author's message of the poem? 2. What is the author's attitude towards the life full of care? 3. Show how the reader is constantly reminded of the poor life he lives. 4. In view of the contents of the poem, what is hinted at in the title "Leisure"? 5. Observe whether irony enters into the author's treatment of the subject. 6. Choose two words or phrases which you find particularly vivid. Comment on each of them so as to convey the reasons why you find them effective. 7. The poet treats his subject in a very lovely and interesting manner. One way in which he sustains interest is by using expressions which suggest that there is something "human" about nature. Find in the poem what is often used with reference to human beings. 8. What do the images of the poem suggest are the poet's feelings about nature? 9. Bring out the effectiveness of the repetition in the poem. 10. Would you recommend the poem to a friend? Give your brief reasons. 11. Suppose that you had some reasons to get up an hour before dawn. Describe the signs and stages by which the rest of the world "wakes up". 12. As a teacher you propose to introduce this poem to your pupils. Prepare your introductory talk.
5. Work in pairs or in small groups. Use the phrase list of the Topical Vocabulary:
1. You've been chatting to
a friendly fellow -hiker on your way to
the meeting place about your last year experience on a hiking tour.
2. You have been invited to
join your friend's family on a hiking
tour. You've never been before and you want to know much about
the new experience.
3. A friend is saying
good-bye to you as you are about to go off
on a short hiking tour. You are not convinced you are going to en
joy yourself.
4. You have arranged with
your friend, Mike, to go out for a pic
nic. But it is pouring with rain.
5. At your English
Department you have planned an end-of-
term walking tour. You speak to your teacher about the arrange
ments.
6. You and some friends are
planning a hiking tour, but you
want to do something unusual.
7. You are going on a
hiking tour and have discovered that you
have no rucksack. You remember your friend Jane has an old ruck
sack that she probably isn't using. You telephone her.
8. Your friend Bob has
agreed to come with you and two other
friends on a hiking tour. Suddenly he changes his mind and says
he wants to go to the seaside. You try to persuade him to stay
with you. 9. You and your sister are
on a walking tour. Your sister has de
cided that you need to slim and has placed two raw eggs in a glass
in front of you as your dinner. 10. Give two descriptions of hiking tours. In one
of them de
scribe the tour from the point of view of an ardent hiker, in the oth
er describe the tour from the point of view of a tour-hater. 11. Imagine that you are a newly employed teacher and you are anxious to
impress on your Headmistress the importance of hiking tours.