Words.
Report card – табель об успеваемости
Fraud – обман
Epitome - [ɪ'pɪtəmɪ] изображение в миниатюре; изображение в уменьшенном размере
Decline - падение, спад; упадок, конец, закат
Penmanship - а) стиль или манера писателя, стиль создания художественного произведенияб) литературное сочинение
Flunk - а) провалиться на экзамене б) завалить, засыпать, срезать (студента на экзамене)
Fraternity - амер. студенческая организация (занимается учебными, профессиональными и внеаудиторными делами)
swim meet — соревнования по плаванию
Bribe – взятка
Kick back - разг. отдавать часть денег, отстёгивать (обычно противозаконно), давать откат
Merger - слияние, объединение (коммерческое, промышленное)
incorporated - объединённый, комбинированный
2) зарегистрированный как корпорация; являющийся корпорацией; имеющий статус акционерного общества
Executive – зд. руководитель
To delegate authority – передавать полномочия
Monkey business - обман, жульничество, надувательство, мошенничество, афера
Legitimate - законный, легальный; легитимный
Cramp - спазм, судорога
Accountant – бухгалтер
Transcript - выписка из зачётно-экзаменационной ведомости (содержит информацию о прослушанных курсах, сданных экзаменах и зачётах и полученных оценках)
S.A.T -? do you remember?
Notes
Klimt - Gustav Klimt (July 14, 1862 – February 6, 1918) was an Austrian Symbolist painter and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (pronounced /vɒnɨɡət/; November 11, 1922 – April 11, 2007) was an American novelist who wrote works blending satire, black comedy, and science fiction, such as Slaughterhouse-Five (1969), Cat's Cradle (1963), and Breakfast of Champions (1973). He was known for his humanist beliefs as well as being honorary president of the American Humanist Association. He is widely considered one of the most influential American writers of the 20th century. Vonnegut played himself in a cameo in Back to School, in which he is hired by Thornton Melon to write a paper on the topic of the novels of Kurt Vonnegut. Recognizing the work as not Melon's own, Professor Turner tells him, "Whoever did write this doesn't know the first thing about Kurt Vonnegut."
NASA - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA, pronounced /ˈnæsə/) is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's civilian space program.
Answer the questions;
1. Was Thornton a diligent pupil at school?
2. Did Thornton manage to make a successful career? What business did he have?
3. Did he have a happy marriage? What was his wife like?
4. Why did Thornton Melon decide to go to college?
5. How did Melon enter the university?
6. Why was Dr. Phillip Barbay against Melon’s entering the Lake University? He even called him “ the walking epitome of the decline of modern education”, why?
7. How did Thornton equip the dorm?
8. What was surprising for Thornton in the college life?
9. What proposal did Dr Barbay make to Dr Diane Turner? Did she accept it?
10. Why did Melon criticize Dr.Barbay’s business project?
11. Why did Melon need a tutor?Who did he ask and why?
12. How did Thornton cope with the workload? What tasks was he given and how did he do them?
13. Jason told his dad “I was a lot happier when I was miserable”. What did he mean? Why did he decide to leave college?
14. What was Thornton accused of?
15. What did Dr Philip Barbay suggest in order to test Thornton’s knowledge?
16. How did Melon prepare for his exams? Describe using the active vocabulary.
17. How did Thornton help the college diving team at the swim meet?
18. Describe Thornton’s exam. Did he pass it?
19. What advice did Thornton give when in his address to the graduates?
True or false?
· Thornton’s dad thought that for a successful person education wasn’t important.
· Thornton’s divorce was unexpected and was a shock to him.
· Thornton’s son Derek was going to drop out of college.
· Melon wasn’t accepted to the Lake University because of his age.
· Thornton had read a lot of books and was really interested in literature.
· Thornton didn’t do any homework
· Dr Turner didn’t like Thornton’s work on Kurt Vonnegut because it was badly written.
· Jason was happy to get his astronomy report written by NASA [1]
· Thornton didn’t enjoy studies.
· Chas had a cramp so he couldn’t dive at the swim meet
· Thornton passed his exam with flying colours
Who said that? Do you agree with these statements