Exercises. Exercise 1. Translate the following phrases into Russian; use them in sentences or situations.

Exercise 1. Translate the following phrases into Russian; use them in sentences or situations.

1. A lonely road. 2. A lonely evening. 3. To leave somebody (something) alone. 4. To feel lonely. 5. To find oneself (somebody) alone. 6. A lonely cottage. 7. A lonely widow. 8. To do something alone. 9. A lonely figure. 10. To live all alone. 11. To be (sit, dine, eat, work, come, go, play, etc.) alone.

Exercise 2. Answer the following questions.

1. What is your opinion of the people who are fond of being alone? 2. Do you ever feel lonely? Why? 3. Can you do this work alone, or shall we do it together? 4. In what way can one help lonely old people? 5. Who accompanied you to the theatre yesterday? 6. Do you live all alone? 7. What animals and birds did Robinson Crusoe keep not to be alone? 8. Did Andrew Manson feel lonely when he started on his medical career? Enlarge on it. 9. Why did Gregory’s political opponents want to find him alone? 10. Is it correct to say that Anthony Graham was lonely all his life?

 

Exercise 3. Paraphrase the following sentences using one of the words under discussion.

1. The girl looks as if she were absolutely friendless. 2. There was only Peter in the room. 3. Don’t tease the child! 4. He lives by himself. 5. There was a solitary tree in the field. 6. My grandfather lives in a small hut in the middle of a large forest. 7. Ossie knew what loneliness was.

Exercise 4. * Fill in the blanks using one of the words under discussion.

1. «But, Conor, to be up there, before them all, ….» «You won’t be.... I’ll be with you. And so will Laurence.» 2. It was Janet Mac Kenzie’s night out and I knew she’d be... and might be rather.... 3. She was prepared to set out as she was and make her way... to some place of safety. 4. Thus, much against his will, at first, Gregory found himself.... 5. I am a... and deprived man, without family ties. 6. Anthony, friendless here in Stormhoek, was... and miserable; Steve was happy when he was.... 7. But why did you come...? I mean — aren’t you very...? 8. Triton Station was a... one at nearly all times save in the morning and around seven at night, and tonight it seemed especially so. 9. If he was Daniel’s friend, living with him for company, then he must do the thing properly, not leave him there to... darkening autumn evenings. 10. It was draughty and very... and he had to sit there for hours on end. 11. «Good night, my boy.» Vanamee was left.... 12. At five o’clock the following day old Jolyon sat..., a cigar between his lips. 13. «Can’t you forgive me?» She threw him a look of hatred. «Never. Why don’t you leave me...?» 14. It was pleasant to lie a while smoking a cigarette and to feel oneself in one’s little cabin so enchantingly.... 15. He saw couples on the... benches.

 

Exercise 5. Complete and expand on the following sentences using one of the words under discussion.

1. I’m afraid I can’t cope with... 2. My grandparents live... 3. It stands to reason-that those who have no friends... 4. The place looked secluded and... 5. It was very early in the morning, and t was afraid... 6. Little children should not... 7. The bull is very dangerous, you’d better... 8. Everybody supports him, he is not... 9. No one came to see the sick woman, and she felt... 10. When I entered the dining-room Father was sitting...

Exercise 6. Use the following sentences in situations.

1. She understood that he was not alone. 2. Why couldn’t you leave me alone? What harm had I ever done you? 3. Why should this strange car stop just here at this lonely bend just as he was approaching it? 4. He struck out along the lonely stretch of road. 5. After the long walk in the snow she was cold, lonely, and tired. 6. It was a hundred miles from anything that could be described as civilization and the life had been lonely. 7. He was alone, confronted by a case which he must diagnose and treat unaided. 8. For days, for weeks, months even, he had been alone. 9. It was bad to be alone. It made you think — futile, distorted, unbearable thoughts. 10. Since their deaths, she had become increasingly lonely and unhappy. 11. She came down the steps and walked towards him, alone. 12. We’re all alone in the room. 13. He had the comfortable feeling of working alone in a large empty building.

Exercise 7. Make up a list of nouns that go with the word lonely and a list of verbs that go with the word alone; use several of the resulting phrases in short dialogues or situations based on the subject matter of English or American novels.

Exercise 8. Translate the following sentences into English.

1. Оставьте ее в покое. 2. Старик жил совсем один и чувствовал себя очень одиноким. 3. Когда я вошел в комнату, отец был один. 4. В соседней квартире живет одинокая женщина. 5. Он шел по уединенной дороге и предавался воспоминаниям детства. 6. Она провела весь вечер одна за чтением интересной книги. 7. Вы не поможете мне? Боюсь, что мне одной не справиться. 8. Он не одинок в своих выводах, его многие поддерживают. 9. Они уехали за город вместе, но вскоре она возвратилась одна. 10. Он чувствовал себя одиноко в незнакомом городе.