Reading lesson TORREY THORNE'S JOв 7. Torrey is main character in the story Bright Particular Star by Marion Garthwaite. 1) Look at the expressions from the story. Do you think Torrey Thorne was an experienced worker? (interpreting figurative language; anticipating) an appointment meeting at agreed time arrangements the way in which sth is organised a credit a successfully completed part of a course a degree qualification to get sth straight to understand clearly to get the hang of to learn how to do sth the ropes all the things someone needs to know to do a job 2) Read the story to check your predictions about Torrey's experience. (reading for the main idea) 0n Monday morning Torrey went down to the after phoning for an appointment. A pleasant-faced girl took her to Mr Brock's office. "Thanks, Miss Clavel. Good morning, Miss Thorne." He rose and shook hands with her. He's nice, thought Torrey. She took the chair he offered, and he sat down in the chair before a desk littered with papers, books, a chart, and letters. "I understand you have a college degree and a year of school, but not a degree, is that it?" Torrey agreed. "Then we can only offer you half-time employment for the present. It has been sug- gested that you might like to complete the credits for your degree." "I'd like to try." "No reason why you can't. Want to try the half-time job for a week or two and see how it goes?" "I haven't had much practical experience, Mr Brock. Will there be someone to show me the ropes?" "Clarissa Clavel, the girl who brought you in. She's a top specialist. She'll help you if you need it. All work is a mass of detail, as you must realize, after a year in school. But while books and records are important, people are more so. And children," he added, "are more important than anybody. Which do you prefer, morning or afternoon?" Torrey hadn't thought about that. "How about afternoons to start with?" Mr Brock suggested. "Then you can see what is offered at School. If your classes come in the morning, we can continue the arrangement, or we can change if necessary. There are always more children here in the afternoon." 2 Mr Brock suggested that Torrey would work in the afternoona because a Torrey might need mornings for studying. b Clarissa worked in the mornings. c there weren't so many people in the afternoon in the library. 3 Torrey liked working with Clarissa because a Clarissa did everything quickly. b Clarissa was a skilled specialist and a good person. c Clarissa helped her to find books for children. 4 It was difficult to work in the library because.... a it was not easy to find out the rules of the library. b the books in the library were too heavy to carry. c in different libraries the rules were different. 5 "They let her help them find the books they wanted" me а «Они предлагали ей помощь и находили книги, ка В «Они хотели, чтобы она помогала им найти книг © «Они разрешали ей помогать находить нужные 1.Torrey could only get half time employment be a) there was no full-time employment in the li