Mr. Know-All – Pair work (2A)                                

A.      Match the words in bold with one of the words on the list of Row B

1.    Although not born in the British Isles, Mr. Kelada was loyal to the British Empire.  ___________

2.       He was extremely talkative to the point where it became unbearable. ________  ____________

3. Mr. Know-All was hardly ever wrong.  _______________

4. Everyone participated in the activities Mr. Kelada set up.  _____________

5. Mr. Kelada’s vanity caused dislike for everything he did. _____________

6. The narrator hated the endless arguments at table.  ______________

7. Mr. Ramsay had gone back to bring his wife with him to Kobe, where he was serving.       ____________           ______________

8. Mr. Ramsay’s holiday was coming to an end and he would now continue his service at Kobe. ______________

9. Mrs. Ramsay had a quality of modesty. _____________

10. Most people working for the Consular Service abroad were poorly paid.        ____________

 

B. Add suitable prefixes to the words in the list to form their opposite meaning    Now fill in the blank spaces of Part B in Row B. The first one has been done for you.

    _____agreed        ____important     ____packed          _____tolerable    _____formal         ____liked            _____pleasant      _____fortunate         _____modest       ____possible

 

C.      Reread part 2 and answer the following questions

1.    Why didn’t Mrs. Ramsay want her husband bet on the chain. Justify your answer.

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2.   When and why did the narrator change his mind about Mr. Kelada?

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2.         The pearls are used as a metaphor. Explain . ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3.    What do the remarks “a very pretty little thing” and “a pretty little wife” tell us about the narrator’s view of women? How is this connected to his cultural background?

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                                                     Mr. Know-All – Pair work (2B)                                

A.      Match the words  on the list with the words in bold of Row A

1.  interminable                                   7. mistaken

2. fetch                                                8. possessed

3. resentment                                      9. intolerable

4. organized                                       10. stationed

5. ill                                                     11. resume

6. chatty                                              12. patriotic

B. Fill in the blank spaces with the opposites of the word list Row A has for part B) (the first one is done)

1. All the passengers on the ship disliked Mr. Kelada.

2. When the narrator entered the cabin, he discovered that Mr. Kelada  had already ______________ his toilet things there.

3. Mr. Kelada was most _______________ at meal times.

4. It was ______________ for the author to snub Mr. Kelada.

5. Mr. Kelada would feel insulted if you _____________ with him.

6. Mr. Kelada would not drop a subject, however _______________, till he     had brought you round to his way of thinking.

7. When the argument about the pearls continued, the narrator felt that something ______________ was about to occur.

8. The narrator felt that Mr. Kelada was an _______________ person.

9.The narrator didn't like Mr. Kelada's _________________ way of   addressing him.

D.      Reread part 2 and answer the following questions

4.    Why didn’t Mrs. Ramsay want her husband bet on the chain. Justify your answer.

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2.   When and why did the narrator change his mind about Mr. Kelada?

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5.         The pearls are used as a metaphor. Explain . ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6.    What do the remarks “a very pretty little thing” and “a pretty little wife” tell us about the narrator’s view of women? How is this connected to his cultural background? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________