SB p. 86, ex. 4 - Translate the text
A Story |
Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 – 13 August 1946), known primarily as H. G. Wells,was a prolific English writer in many genres, including the novel, history, politics, and social commentary, and textbooks and rules for war games. Wells is now best remembered for his science fictionnovels, and is called the father of science fiction, along with Jules Verne andHugo Gernsback. His most notable science fiction works include The Time Machine (1895), The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896), The Invisible Man(1897), and The War of the Worlds (1898). He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in four different years. |
THE INVISIBLE MAN
The Invisible Man is a science fiction novella by H. G. Wells. Originally serialized in Pearson's Weekly in 1897, it was published as a novel the same year. The Invisible Man of the title is Griffin, a scientist who has devoted himself to research into optics and invents a way to change a body's refractive index to that of air so that it absorbs and reflects no light and thus becomesinvisible. He successfully carries out this procedure on himself, but fails in his attempt to reverse it.
The book is about a mysterious man, Griffin, arrives at the local inn of the English village of Iping, West Sussex, during a snowstorm. The stranger wears a long-sleeved, thick coat and gloves; his face is hidden entirely by bandages except for a fake pink nose; and he wears a wide-brimmed hat. He is excessively reclusive, irascible, and unfriendly. He demands to be left alone and spends most of his time in his rooms working with a set of chemicals and laboratory apparatus, only venturing out at night. While Griffin is staying at the inn, hundreds of strange glass bottles (that he calls his luggage) arrive. Many local townspeople believe this to be very strange. He becomes the talk of the village.......
The book is about a mysterious man, Griffin, arrives at the local inn of the English village of Iping, West Sussex, during a snowstorm. The stranger wears a long-sleeved, thick coat and gloves; his face is hidden entirely by bandages except for a fake pink nose; and he wears a wide-brimmed hat. He is excessively reclusive, irascible, and unfriendly. He demands to be left alone and spends most of his time in his rooms working with a set of chemicals and laboratory apparatus, only venturing out at night. While Griffin is staying at the inn, hundreds of strange glass bottles (that he calls his luggage) arrive. Many local townspeople believe this to be very strange. He becomes the talk of the village.......
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Practice
Compete the information in the factfile about someone you know. Write a short paragraph \50-60 words\ about this person.
NAME:......................
AGE: ........................
COLOUR OF THE EYES: ..................
COLOUR OF THE HAIR: ....................
NATIONALITY: ................................
PLACE OF BIRTH: .........................
PARENTS' NAME: ........................
OCCUPATION: ................................
NAME:......................
AGE: ........................
COLOUR OF THE EYES: ..................
COLOUR OF THE HAIR: ....................
NATIONALITY: ................................
PLACE OF BIRTH: .........................
PARENTS' NAME: ........................
OCCUPATION: ................................
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Phrasal verbs |
PHRASAL VERBS WITH GET
get out- leave or move. I don't want you here. Get out of my way!get over (something)- stop thinking about something. I can't get over how hard that test was.
get away with (something)- do something wrong without punishment. The bank robbers got away with robbing the bank. The police never found them.
get on with (something)- continue with something. Listen everyone, it's time to stop talking and get on with our class.
get around- way to go places. I get around by bicycle, but my brother gets around on foot.
get around to (something)- finally do something. I finally got around to doing my homework. I didn't do it for several days.
get along with- be friendly with. My neighbor and I get along very well. We talk everyday.
get by- have enough to survive. I have enough money to get by until next week.
get down to- become serious about. Dinner is finished and now it's time to get down to business.
get out- leave or move. I don't want you here. Get out of my way!get over (something)- stop thinking about something. I can't get over how hard that test was.
get away with (something)- do something wrong without punishment. The bank robbers got away with robbing the bank. The police never found them.
get on with (something)- continue with something. Listen everyone, it's time to stop talking and get on with our class.
get around- way to go places. I get around by bicycle, but my brother gets around on foot.
get around to (something)- finally do something. I finally got around to doing my homework. I didn't do it for several days.
get along with- be friendly with. My neighbor and I get along very well. We talk everyday.
get by- have enough to survive. I have enough money to get by until next week.
get down to- become serious about. Dinner is finished and now it's time to get down to business.
PHRASAL VERBS WITH PUT
Put off - postpone, leave until a later time.
Put up with - to tolerate.
Put down - to insult.
Put on - to dress oneself.
Put up - to erect.
Put across - to communicate something.
Put out - to publish.
Put back - to put something where it was previously.
PHRASAL VERBS WITH RUN
'to run across someone' means to meet them by accident.
- I hadn't seen Gloria for ages when I ran across her in the supermarket.
- I ran across an old friend in town today. I hadn't seen him for ages.
- I'm always running around trying to get everything done on time.
- I spent all morning running around trying to find the things you needed.
- He was very unhappy in boarding school and ran away twice.
- She ran away from home at sixteen and went to live with a friend in London.
- When I called her, she ran down so fast she nearly fell.
- When I heard the news I ran down the street to tell Lily who lives at the bottom.
- Stock is very expensive. We're trying to run it down to a minimum.
- They are running the company down by not replacing people who leave.
- I was crossing the road when a car nearly ran me down.
- She's in hospital after being run down by a car on Market Street.
'to run into' something when you're driving means to hit something.
to run off' means to escape or leave a place quickly.
- The boys took some sweets from the shop and ran off laughing.
- She waved goodbye and ran off to play with her friends.
- They hit the man and ran off with his wallet and mobile phone.
- The financial manager ran off with half a million of the company's money
The Present Perfect Tense
HOMEWORK
Write one sentence for each expression below. Use FOR or SINCE to complete the time expressions.
Write one sentence for each expression below. Use FOR or SINCE to complete the time expressions.