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DISCUSSION TASKS
I Describe the living room in Tommy’s house.
II Answer the following questions.
1. What did the family usually do in the room?
2. Why did Tommy try to keep order in the house?
3. What incident happened in the living room?
4. What was Tommy’s reaction when he broke the vase?
5. What was his mother’s reaction?
6. How did Lilly act in that situation?
7. Why did Tommy’s mum take his toy cars from him?
8. What did the incident with the broken vase lead to?
9. What aspects of Tommy’s life did his parents control?
10. What new subjects was Tommy supposed to take up?
11. Why did his mum want her son to study so hard?
12. Did Tommy have the same intentions?
13. Did the child want to spend much time studying?
14. What would Tommy like to do instead?
15. What was his mother’s attitude to his own interests?
16. Why were Tommy’s parents strict with the boy?
17. Did Tommy follow all his parents’ rules? Why?
18. What was the living room associated with?
III Analyse the following:
1. Lilly’s behaviour in the situation with the broken vase;
How does it characterise the girl?
2. Conversation between Tommy and his mother; How does it characterise the boy, and his mum?
TALKING POINTS
I Tell about the room that you associate with your family place. Describe it.
II Answer the following questions.
1. Is there a tradition in your family? Tell about it.
2. Are you accustomed to keeping order in your room?
3. Do you have to follow a lot of rules at home? What are they?
III Tell about your parents. Are they strict or mild?
CHAPTER 6
The Game room
The game room presented a great variety of things for entertainment.
There were some board games, toys, stationery and everything you can imagine for a kid to play. Tin soldiers, small planes, toy cars of different models and colours were on the shelf and on the floor. The railroad on the carpet was an object of the boy’s pride. Playing it, he passed a lot of stations as an engine driver in his fantasy travelling.
Tommy usually put on a record. When he was listening to music, he went on dreaming. The magic sounds aroused in his soul strange unknown feelings, they were unclear to him. He couldn’t explain why one liquid melody evoked melancholy while another beautiful piece of music made him smile.