«The Raven» by Edgar Allan Poe
Рубрика: English
POETRY TIME
Poetry: To Celia
Drink to me, only, with thine eyes,
And I will pledge with mine;
Or leave a kiss but in the cup
And I’ll not look for wine.
The thirst, that from the soul doth rise
Doth ask a drink divine:
But might I of Jove’s nectar sup,
I would not change for thine.
I sent thee, late, a rosy wreath,
Not so much honouring thee,
As giving it a hope, that there
It could not withered be.
But thou thereon did’st only breath,
And sent’st it back to me:
Since when it grows, and smells, I swear,
Not of itself, but thee.
B en Jonson wrote this in 1660 and was first put to music in 1770 by an unknown person (www.contemplator.com). The poem is a love dedication to a person who seems not to care about the affections (my take on it anyway). “Drink to me only with thine eyes” means honor me by paying me the attention I crave from you. I wish nothing else.
Explanation: Paraphrase of the poem:
The speaker tells a woman (we’re guessing her name is Celia) to drink to him only with her eyes – kind of like saying “cheers,” but with her eyes instead of raising a glass. He goes on to describe his “thirst” for this woman.
We’re not totally sure how much Celia likes the speaker, though. He tells us about how he sent her a wreath of flowers once, but she returned it. The cool thing is that, even though she returned the wreath, it never wilted. Somehow, Celia breathing on the wreath has given it eternal life.
Key Vocabulary words Explained:
1- Pledge: Promise
2- Divine:Heavenly, Godly
3- Sup :Sip, gulp.
4- Wither: To decay, decline, lose vitality.
5- Thereon: Immediately after that.
6- To honour: To pay respect.
7- To swear: To promise with an oath.
To swear to evidence under oath in order to obtain (a warrant for arrest).
Classwork
Arise-The man arose stairs.
Awake-She awoke me.
Be-I have been in London twice .
Bear-I was born in Armenia.
Beat-He beats me very badly.
Become-I want to become a accountant.
Begin-She began to cry.
Bet-He bet on volleyball games.
HOMEWORK FOR 03.04.2019
Read the following paragraphs again and answer the following questions:
1- Which sentence in the first paragraph has the main, the most important idea of the paragraph?
Monday mornings are never easy.
2 – What does the author do for a living? What is her job?
She is unemployed.
3- Do you think the author has a lot of responsibility on her shoulders? Why yes, or why not, explain.
I think that the author has a lot of responsibility, because she has 5 children to feed, clothe and house, a recession and she has to do it all alone, because her two adult kids are unemployed as well.
4- According to those who have been unemployed, work is:
a- curse
b- blessing
c- burden
d- duty
It’s Monday and I sit at my cubicle just about to begin another day of work. Monday mornings are never easy. Inevitably there is a certain amount of chaos. The chores that were forgotten during the weekend suddenly matter as I scramble for socks, my lunch and wonder why I didn’t pick up any snacks (let alone healthy!) for school lunches. The words from this song by the Bangles has a catchy tune and a way of getting inside my head every Monday.
In the past few years my view of work has dramatically altered. Two bouts of unemployment with 5 children to feed, clothe and house, a recession, plus watching my adult children and others struggle to find employment are just a couple of the reasons for this change.
Ask anyone who has gone through unemployment and they will look you straight in the eye and tell you what a gift work is. The uncertainty of getting up in the morning and wondering if today would be the day when that phone call comes saying those precious words “We’d like to offer you the job” is not forgotten once a job is found – sometimes after 2 months, other times after 2 years
CLASSWORK 27.02.2019
Ex. 1: Say the type of the sentence.
- I have lost my passport.
- She has gone to bed.
- We have bought a new car.
- I haven’t bought a present for Linda.(N)
- She hasn’t arrived yet.(N)
- Where has he gone?(I)
Ex. 2: Put the words in the right tense.
Break
Buy
Decide
Finish
Forget
Invite
Go
Go
See
Not see
Take
Tell
- Can I have this newspaper? – Yes, I have finished with it.
- I have bought some new shoes. Do you want to see them?
- Where is Lisa? She has gone out.
- I’m looking for Paula. Have you seen her?
- Look! Somebody has broken that window.
- Does Lisa know that you’re going away?- Yes I have told her.
- I can’t find my umbrella. Somebody has taken it.
- I’m looking for Sara. Where has she gone?
- I know that woman but I have forgotten her name.
- Sue is having a party tonight. She has invited a lot of people.
- What are you going to do? Have you decided?
- Where are my glasses? I don’t know. I haven’t seen them.
HOMEWORK FOR 25.02.2018
Read the following passage several times, then answer the questions that follow.
And there is another thing we see in this dream that ultimately distinguishes democracy and our form of government from all of the totalitarian regimes that emerge in history. It says that each individual has certain basic rights that are neither conferred by nor derived from the state. To discover where they came from it is necessary to move back behind the dim mist of eternity, for they are God-given. Very seldom if ever in the history of the world has a sociopolitical document expressed in such profoundly eloquent and unequivocal language the dignity and the worth of human personality. The American dream reminds us that every man is heir to the legacy of worthiness.
Ever since the Founding fathers of our nation dreamed this noble dream, America has been something like a schizophrenic personality, tragically divided against herself. On the one hand we have profoundly professed the principles of democracy, and on the other hand we have sadly practiced the very antithesis of those principles. Indeed slavery and segregation have been strange paradoxes in a nation founded on the principle that all men are equal.
I- Make sentences with the following words:
1- Democratic:
The parliamentary system of government in the United Kingdom allows there to be a democratic style of making decisions.
2- Segregated:
The civil rights movement fought against practices that segregated blacks and whites.
3- Ambitious:
The company was created by two very ambitious young men in the
4- Eloquent:
His success serves as an eloquent reminder of the value of hard work.
5- Language:
She expressed her ideas using simple and clear language.
RICKI-TICKI-TAVI
Ricki Ticki was a mongoose, a natural enemy to snakes, actually the biggest enemy that snakes have. Actually snakes are aware of the fact and make sure they avoid mongooses. They are natural enemies and prey on each other. Cobras are excellent at striking and mongooses are very quick in moving in the air, turning, moving and attacking snakes in deadly ways. Cobras strike and swallow in one bite prey which are quite big. Mongooses are considered the biggest protection to humans as they are very friendly and pro- human. They are even a stronger protection than big trained watchdogs. If I had a mongoose in my child’s nursery I would have a peaceful mind and be sure that no snake would be around my child.
Comprehension questions:
- What kind of relationship do snakes and mongooses have?
Snakes and mongooses are natural enemies.
- Who preys on who?
They prey on each other.
- Would you keep a mongoose at home if you had a child? Why or why not?
No, I wouldn’t. Mongooses may keep the snakes away but they are also wild animals and I wouldn’t be safe with one of them around my child.
- Do mongooses get a special training to attack snakes or they have it in their genes?
No, mongooses aren’t trained. It’s in their nature.
Give the synonyms of the following words:
To die – pass away, expire
To protect – defend, save
Deadly – fatal
Actually – literally
Swallow – eat
English
Time for reading
1. Getting around the city 5. The city of skyscrapers
2. Always in a hurry 6. For the holiday and more
3. Unknown side of the city 7. Saving the variety
4. Winning and losing 8. Nickname for a building
For the holiday and more
A. New York is really the melting pot of the world. Over 30 percent of its
residents have come from abroad. It is believed that the city has the greatest
linguistic diversity on the planet. There are over 800 different languages
spoken by its people. As some of these languages are nearly extinct, the City
University of New York has begun a project called the Endangered Language
Alliance. Its aim is to preserve rare languages like Bukhari, Vhlaski, and Ormuri.
Unknown side of the city
B. New Yorkers love to think they know everything about their city: where to find the best fruit, how to avoid paying full price at museums, what route to take to avoid traffic. But New York City can reveal new treasures even to its veterans. Beyond the city where New-Yorkers work, eat, play and commute every day lies a hidden New York: mysterious, forgotten, abandoned or just overlooked.
There are places about which you’re not likely to read in any guidebook.
The city of skyscrapers
C. The Chrysler Building was in a race with the Bank of Manhattan for getting the title of the tallest skyscraper in the world. The Bank was likely to triumph, with its height of 282 meters. But the spire of the Chrysler Building was constructed in secret inside the tower. Just one week after the Bank of Manhattan was finished, it was put in place, making it 318 meters tall and beating the Bank. It wouldn’t keep this title for long: one year later the Empire State Building was erected.
Nickname for a building
D. The Flatiron Building was constructed between 1901 and 1903 at the
intersection of Broadway and Fifth Avenue. It was designed by Chicago’s
Daniel Burnham as a steel-frame skyscraper covered with white terra-cotta.
Built as the headquarters of the Fuller Construction company, the skyscraper
was meant to be named Fuller Building. But locals soon started calling it
“Flatiron” because of its unusual shape. The name stuck and soon became official.
Saving the variety
E. How does Rockefeller Center manage to find the perfect fur-tree each
Christmas season? They do aerial searches by helicopter, of course, and bring it
to the city during the night when there isn’t much traffic on the streets. After
the tree is taken down for the year, it continues to be useful. For example, in
2005 Habitat for Humanity used the wood to make doorframes for houses for
the poor and in 2012 the paper was used to publish a book.
Always in a hurry
F. In New York life never stands still. People have to call cabs, ride subway cars, do business of all kinds, eat pizzas and sandwiches for lunch. When you
multiply that by more than eight million people in less than 500 square miles,
you get the idea: everyone goes everywhere as fast as it is humanly possible.
Whatever you do, don’t stop in the middle of the sidewalk or you’ll make
everyone around you incredibly angry.
Getting around the city
G. New York is extremely easy to navigate. Manhattan is divided into numbered
streets from north to south and avenues from east to west. It’s almost
impossible to get lost there. Buses are useful to travel around Manhattan, and
the subway is the best means of transport to the other parts of the city. At some stage you’ll definitely use a yellow taxi. Try to get one on an avenue that’s going in the same direction you are – you’ll save time and money. And don’t forget to leave a tip for the driver.
English. Classwork
1.Complete the sentences. Use the verbs in the box with the correct form of be going to.
a)2) I’ve got a diffcult history project to do. My sister is going to help me with it.
3) I am not going to watch television tonight. All the programmes are boring !
4) Are you going to wear your black jeans tonight?
5) My parents going to visit my grandfater at the weekend.
6) Pater doesn’t like horses . He is not going to ride with us this afternoon .
7) There’sa party next Friday night, and we are going to dance all night:
2.Complete each sentence with must or mustn’t.
b)2) It’sa great book. You really must read it.
3) Sorry, jimmy , I’m late . I mustn’t go now.
4) You must tell anyone about this ! It’s too embarrassing.
5)Diane, turn the music down! You must’nt play it so loudly!
6) I can go out with you tonight, but must be can have a pet snakebut it must come into the house!
c)3.Complete the first conditional sentences with the correct form of the verbs.
1) If you help me , I will buy you an ice cneam.
2) If jack comes to school late, the teacher will be really angry.
3) The neighbours will complain if we make a lat of noise.
4) If I have time , I will get the tckets this afternoon.
4.Complete the adjectives with the –ed or –ing ending.
2b) 1)I was really tired last night when I went to bed. Yesterday was a very tiring day.
2)We were excited about going to the football, but in the end it was a boring match.
3)I thought the Dracula film was quite frightening, but my girlfriend wasn’t frightened at all.
4) We went to a museum last Sunday. My parents thought it was really interesting, but I was a bit bored.