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Dasha Fomina
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Vocabulary

1)have a glimmer of an idea-появляется блестящая идея

Then I have a glimmer of an idea.

2) sacrifice-приносить в жертву

It’s a trial, another way I can sacrifice myself.

3) a lump building-набухает комок

I feel a lump building in my throat.

4) know deep down-знать в глубине души

“I always knew deep down you were a very dirty girl.”

5) scramble to my feet-подняться на ноги

I scramble to my feet and go as quickly as I can toward the source of the sound...

6) absolutely freezing-продрогнуть до костей

I’m absolutely freezing; and half the population of Thomas Jefferson thinks I’m a pajama‑wearing freak.

7) take a sip of-сделать глоток чего-то

I take a sip of my coffee.

8) scalding-обжигающий

Syn:

1.burning 2., poignant

It’s scalding and has to be the best coffee in all of Ridgeview, in all the world.

9) She’s totally cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs-Она белены объелась

10) “You scared me to death.”-ты напугала меня до смерти

11) kosher-разг.а) кошерный, дозволенный, законный; правильный, праведный

б) истинный, настоящий, неподдельный

Okay, so maybe lying isn’t 100 percent kosher on the Good Deeds Scale (especially lying to your best friends), but it’s for a very, very good cause.

12) loping walk-размашистая походка

I think I see his loping walk, or catch sight of some floppy brown hair on a boy

13) My heart shoots into my throat- мое сердцк подскакивает к горлу

14) a lifeline-путеводная нить

...something solid I can hold on to, a lifeline.

15) reach up on the tiptoes-подняться на цыпочки

I reach up on my tiptoes so I’m whispering in his ear.

16) send chills -бегут муражки

She raises her arm and mimes slashing a knife through the air, emitting a series of high‑pitched shrieks that send chills and down my arms....

17) frustrated- (frustrated at / with smth.) расстроенный (чем-л.), недовольный(чем-л.), отчаявшийся (из-за чего-л.), удручённый (чем-л.)

bewildered- обескураженный

By this point I’m so frustrated and bewildered I have to fight back tears.

18) We lock eyes-мы встречаемся глазами

19) to catch smb off guard-заставать кого-л. Врасплох

I think the question catches Lindsay off guard.

20)lemon balm-мелисса

Syn: mellissa,sweet-Mary

What I liked about the story:

• It has an unexpected turn of events.
• You can read the story for hours, but don’t notice it.
• The  book is written in simple easy manner.
• It shows the inner world of teenagers, their relationships and their views on life.

What I did not like about the story:

• There are some contradictions.
• The main character wasn’t impressed me, her description is vaguely.
• The beginning of the story is bored, the plot becomes more interesting in the middle of the book.

Provide your own ending

  First of all, I’d like to tell you the true ending of the story. This ending was very unexpected for me that the main character died. Samantha Kingston decided to make a sacrifice to herself in order to save Juliet’s life. She saw just one chance to find a way out in this action.

  But If I were the author of this book, I would write the story with happy ending. I like reading books which have happy ending, because I always want to believe in something good. Every reader hopes for the victory of good over evil. So am I! That’s why I offer another ending for this book.

  During the same sixth day, Sam has understood what she must do to return her to the normal life. When the seventh day comes, she already has a well-thought plan of her action for last day. Samantha confesses to Kent that he is only man with whom she would like to be. Then she spends all day in the company of her three girlfriends and in the evening she goes to the party, where she will have to do good for Juliet. When she meets Juliet at a party, Samantha tries to persuade her not to commit suicide. Juliet agrees with her not to do it and decides to talk to another girls. During talking, the girls realize that they were wrong and cruel in relation to Juliet as well as in relation to other guys and offer Juliet to become their new girlfriend. Of course, Juliet accepts their kind offer.

  At midnight Samantha, lying in bed,  is considering all her actions for the whole day and comes to the conclusion that she could do everything according to the plan and falls asleep with confidence in the next new day of her life.

Happy End 

Imagine filming the story

Mmm…just imagine!

  If I were the film director, I would include a scene from the story in a film. The film would be romantic and about love. It would be called «Explain Love». The scene would consist of two main characters: Samantha Kingston and Kent McFuller. During this scene, Sam and Kent have a dialogue from which we have realized that Kent really loves Samantha and he is ready to do anything for her.

First of all, I should choose certain actors for the film. So, I had two main characters, I would choose Nina Dobrev for woman role 

and Daniel Radcliffe for man role. I think that these actors are completely suitable for my film, because Nina Dobrev has the same appearance as Samantha Kingston. She has long dark hair, brown eyes and she’s tall and slender. Daniel Radcliffe has a charisma which attracts the audience. They are mutually complementary. They will be a beautiful couple. Then I would hand out the screen script to every actor and give a few days to look through it. The actors should meet each other in order to find a common language and mutual understanding. The shooting would go quicker thanks to this.

  In conclusion, in such way I would organize my process of making film. I believe that I’m not mistaken in my choice of the actors and the film «Explain Love» would win first place in the box-office takings.

Write a letter

Dear Abby,

  I’m speaking to you for help. I’m Samantha Kingston from Jefferson High School. I led good, bright and funny for me and I was at all happy with such lifestyle. But suddenly the strange thing happened to me which changed my life.

  After the party I and my girlfriends returned home and had an accident. I think I died. But I’ve got an opportunity to relive my last day again. This is the fifth time when I wake up in the same morning. I don’t understand what’s happened to me. I feel awful because of going through the same day many times. I tried to change my treatments to people around me, my behavior, but it didn’t work. So, I learnt to appreciate my family and the moments spending together. I’ve discovered my girlfriends from another side and loved them much more. Unfortunately, this didn’t help to return to my daily life. Should I help somebody to solve their problems? Is Juliet Sykes the chance to put an end to my sorrow?

  What is your advice? What is your opinion about this situation? What should I do to set my life? You is my last hope. Thank for your attention and time. I’m looking forward to receiving your letter.

Sincerely,

Katya Sukhorukova.

Read a review

Review

I have no idea how to rate this book. I would say 5 stars to author Lauren Oliver in taking juveniles with a blatant disregard for humanity and turning it into the story of Sam who discovers the importance of humanity. Some of the thoughts that Sam would think as she would pass from one day to the next were beautifully thoughtful causing you to question how you treat and respect the people and things we have. How do we (ourselves) treat individual people? How much affect do we have on the world (people) around us? I think it is a thought provoking book. So I would give the author 5 stars to make us question how we treat others. But all the other parts of the book, in order to get her point across, were rough and depressing to read. I struggled through the majority of the book because of these 4 teenage girls and their behavior to others. There lack of caring was sorrowing for me the reader. The book may have been realistic but it was depressing to read. Thus is the reason for the 1 star rating.

My opinion

I don’t completely agree with the reviewer in one aspect. This review imagined my own thoughts about the book. When you read from one chapter to the next, the story points out those questions which the reviewer touched upon and which you should to ask yourself. You should accept them in all seriousness and give the satisfactory answers for yourself. Then you understand what the main idea the author of the book suggests. The main idea is to appreciate people around you and treat them kindly. It occurs to you  thanks to the relationship of four girlfriends and their treatments to others. May be it makes you sad and depressed to read about these girls, but that’s just real life. The author is a genuine in her depiction of these teenagers. That’s why I don’t completely agree with the reviewer and I think I can rate this book in 5 stars.

Information Gap

What is going to happen next after Samantha had an accident?

I’ll try  to think about the continuation of this book.

I think that  Sam is in coma. Her mind returns to the last day of Sam’s life,Friday.She gets a chance to throw light on her lifestyle.Sam must review her relations with the fellows.For example,she will cease to nickname Juliet Sykes,will confess that she copied Loren Lornet’s answers of chemistry quiz,will help Sarah Grundel not to be late for lesson and will find the true friend,Kent McFuller. She can come back to life with a new view of the future.This is fate which will help Sam to overcome difficulties.

Vocabulary

  1.       just before you die your whole life flashes before your eyes  -  перед смертью вся жизнь проносится перед глазами

They say that just before you die your whole life flashes before your eyes, but that’s not how it happened for me.

2.       Some things are better left buried and forgotten- Кто старое помянет, тому глаз вон

Some things are better left buried and forgotten, as my mom would say.

3.       get away with everything- все сходит с рук

And we’re popular because we can get away with everything.

4.       Happiness is found when one is not looking- Счастье придет, когда его не ждешь

She pockets a fortune cookie and breaks it open when we get outside. “Happiness is found when one is not looking ,” she reads...

5.to be kind of music-obsessed-быть помешанным на музыке

Lindsay’s kind of music-obsessed, so she makes us a playlist for the ride to Kent’s house...

6.scream one’s head -вопеть что есть мочи

Thomas Jefferson and the football field and the metal bleachers where we sit and scream our heads off every homecoming.

7. to howl at the top of lungs-рыдать навзрыд

Elody’s howling at the top of her lungs. She has the lowest tolerance out of all of us.

8. fight turns into an all-out brawl-ссора перестает в настоящий скандал

Ally and I decide to go on a mission to save Lindsay before her fight with Patrick turns into an all-out brawl.

9.hook up with smb-подцепить кого-л. или связаться встречаться с кем-то

One of them, Rachel Kornish, supposedly hooked up with Matt Wilde not long ago.

10. a mouth drops open-челюсть отвисает

Ally catches on first and her mouth drops open. “What the…?”

11. to rip someone’s head off-оторвать кому-нибудь голову

...and she looks ready to rip someone’s head off.

12.freak( n.)-чудак

The music doesn’t stop, but as everyone in the room starts to pick up on the fact that Juliet Sykes—bedwetter, freak, and all-around psycho

freak(v.)-чудиться,дурачиться

freak out (phr. v.)-приходить в возбуждение (из-за наркотиков)

freak(adj.)-необычный,причудливый

13.to be covered with sweat-быть в поту

I’m covered with sweat even though my room is cold.

14.to  sue for copyright infringement- подать в суд за нарушение авторских прав

We should sue for copyright infringement.

15.to mink at smb-подмигивать кому-либо

I’m concentrating so hard on not looking at him I almost miss it when Mr. Daimler winks at me and smiles.

 16.to be not close to on key-не попадать в ноты

Music thumps from the living room. Ally and Elody are out there singing their heads off to “Like a Prayer.” Ally’s not even close to on key.

17. time is falling away-время утекает

...time ticking and then falling away, lost forever...

18. Dizziness-головокружение

Syn: giddiness,vertigo,swim(разг.)

19.to make any sense-иметь смысл

“That story doesn’t make any sense.”

20.to change the subject-сменить тему разговора

“Can we change the subject?” Lindsay brakes  for just a second before yanking the car out onto the wet road.