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Dame Muriel Spark
A longed-for invitation becomes a brutal reality-check in this delicious comic masterpiece.
The action takes place:
Southern Austria Bleilach
London
The main characters:
Gwen
Trudy
Richard
Richard’s mother
Vocabulary to remember
confinement
the situation in which person or animal is kept somewhere, usually by force: She spent most of those years under house arrest or close confinement. Vocabulary to remember
crinkly
to become covered in many small lines and folds, or to cause something to do this: She crinkled (up) her nose in distaste. Vocabulary to remember
Revelation
the act of making something knownthat was secret, or a fact that is made known:a moment of revelation[+ that] His wife divorced him after the revelation that he was having an affair. come as/be a revelation to be an extremely pleasant surprise: This book came as a completerevelation to me. Vocabulary to remember
suicidal adjective (DEATH)
People who are suicidal want to killthemselves or are in a mental state in which it is likely that they will try to do so: Pete was so depressed after his girlfriend left him that I actually thoughthe was suicidal. Vocabulary to remember
Virtuous adjective
He described them as virtuous and hard-working people.›
disapproving A virtuous person thinkshimself or herself morally better than other people:He only does charity work so he can feel virtuous.
Vocabulary to remember
imperturbable
always staying calm and controlled, even in difficult situations that would cause other people to worry Vocabulary to remember
appreciation the act of recognizing or understanding that something is valuable, important, or as described: Max has no appreciation of the finerthings in life.The crowd cheered in appreciation. Children rarely show any appreciation of/for what their parents do for them. These flowers are a token of my appreciation of/for all your help. Vocabulary to remember
indifference
lack of interest in someone or something: Many native speakers of a languageshow indifference to/towardsgrammatical points. His attitude was one of bored indifference. Vocabulary to remember
awning US also sunshade) › a cloth or plastic cover fastened to a building or structure and supportedby a frame that is used to protect someone or something from the sun or rain:
The gaily striped awnings of the marketstalls made an attractive scene. Vocabulary to remember
invisible
impossible to see:
These bacteria are invisible unlessviewed with a microscope.
Hometask
1. The retelling of the text
II. Words (learn)
III. Written Work (I or II p. 73)
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