Everyday English

In the centre of the room, under the chandelier, as became a host, stood the head of the family, old Joyion himself. Eighty years of age, with his fine, white hair, his dome-like forehead, his little, dark grey eyes, and an immense white moustache, which drooped and spread below the level of his strong jaw, he had a patriarchal look, and in spite of lean cheeks and hollows at his temples, seemed master of perennial youth.

Philip Bosinney was known to be a young man without fortune, but Forsyte girls had become engaged to such before, and had actually married them.

Notes:

¹ Timothy ['timaOi]

² Swithin ['swiSm]

³ Quilp [kwilp] - злой и коварный карлик («Лавка древностей», Диккенс)

Ех. 27. Read the text and translate the passage: “Over the piano ... of surrounding facts.”

Ex. 28. Answer the questions:

1. On what occasion have the family gathered at Old Joyion’s?

2. Who were present at the family gathering?

3. Say, how June Forsyte is related to Soames; Aunt Ann to Swithin; Juley to Timothy; James to Old Joyion.

4. Who was the eldest in the family?

5. Why did they wear the appearance of “sniff”?

Ex. 29. Look at the family tree (see p. 60-61) and tell everything you can about:

a) the older generation of the Forsyte family;

b) Winifred Dartie;

c) young Joyion.

Ex. 30. Draw your Family tree (see Forsyte Family tree, p. 60-61), tell about your relations and ancestors.

Ex. 31. Have you read the “Forsyte Saga” by John Galsworthy? If “yes”, can you tell what happened to all the main characters at the end of this book?

Ex. 32. Bring your family photo or family album and tell about your family.

Humour

She: “Jack, I was sorry to treat you the way I did. You’ll forgive me, won’t you, for being so angry with you all last week?”

He: “Sure! That’s all right, I saved 22 dollars while we weren’t on speaking terms.”

- Have you broken off your engagement to Mary?

- She won’t have me.

- You told her about your rich uncle?

- Yes, she is my aunt now.

“No, thank you, I’ll stay at home,” - said a man who had been invited to join a party visiting the Zoo, - “My eldest daughter walks as a kangaroo¹, my second daughter talks like a parrot, my son laughs like a hyena², my wife watches me like a hawk, my cook’s as cross as a bear, and my mother-in-law says I’m an old gorilla!³ When I go anywhere I want a change!”

Notes:

¹ kangaroo [,кжддэ'ги:]

² hyena [hai'rna]

³ gorilla [ga'rila]

They’d been “having words” because he came home very late again. “Well, at any rate, I’m a man of my word,” he snapped angrily. “I do call a spade a spade.” “Maybe, Henry,” his wife retorted, “but you don’t call a club a club, you call it working late.”

FORSYTE

b. 1741, JOLYON FORSYTE (Farmer, of Hays,

Ib. 1770, Jolyon (Builder),d. 1850. “Superior Dosset”m. 1798. Ann Pierce, daughter of Country SolicitorI			IEdgar.(In Jute.)
(1)|	(2)|	(3)|	(4) |
b. 1799,	b. 1806, Jolyon,	b. 1811, James,	b. 1811, Swithin,
Ann,	d. 1892. “Old Jolyon.”	d. 1901.	d. 1891.
d. 1886,	(Tea Merchant:	(Solicitor. Founder of	(Estate and
“Aunt Ann.	” “Forsyte and Treffry.”	firm “Forsyte, Bustard	Land Agent.
	Chairman of	and Forsyte.”)	“Four-in-hand
	Companies.)	Park Lane.	Forsyte.”)
	Stanhope Gate.	m. 1852, Emily Golding,	Hyde Park
	m. 1846,	b. 1831, d. 1910	Mansions.
	Edith Moor,	“Emily.”
d. 1874.

b. 1847, Jolyon. d. 1920.“Young Jolyon.”(Underwriter and Artist.) St. John’s Wood, and Robin Hill.	b. 1855, Soames, d. 1926. (Solicitor and Connoisseur.) Montpellier Square: and	Winifred,b. 1858, m. 1879,Montague Dartie.“Man of the	Rachel.b. 1861.		Cicely.b. 1865.
	Mapledurham.	World.”Green Street.
m. 1880 (2), Helene Hilmer, d. 1894.(Austro-English.)