Assignment I.

I. Read Chapter 1, 2 (pp. 2-7).

II. Language Focus:

1. Active Vocabulary: find the following words and phrases in the text and reproduce the situations from the story. Give some examples of your own using the vocabulary.

to be famous (with)

an accident (syn. an incident)

to get angry (with)

a true story (about)

to be dead; a dead body; a dead man

to be mad (with, about)

2. Word-building / - Iv /. Give the meaning of the italicised words and make up sentences of your own to illustrate their meaning:

to talk quietly

to say something angrily

... our best singer is ill. Suddenly!

a motherly woman

c) Read and memorise the following phrases and speech patterns. Find them in the text. Reproduce the episodes. Make up sentences in Russian for your groupmates to translate.

What’s the matter?

I don’t like somebody doing something.

Wait and see.

Don’t you remember?

I can be a good friend but a bad enemy.

Don’t say a word to anyone.

I couldn’t (can’t) stop doing something.

We are new here.

d) Open the brackets and put the verbs in the correct form:

1. Work on the building (to begin) in 1875.

2. Joseph Buquet (to see) him two days ago.

3. What your mother (to know) about the ghost?

4. What are we (to go) to do about this letter?

5. I (to write) to tell you some important thing.

6. Suddenly, they (to hear) somebody in the passage.

7. Most of the girls (to be) afraid, but a tall girl with black hair (to laugh).

8. But she (not to open) the door.

9. The two men (to read) the letter again. It (not to be) very long.

10. Somebody (to think) we are fools, because we (to be) new here.

III. Activities.

a) Before-Reading Activities (p.45, ex. 1. 2).

b) While-Reading Activities (p. 46, Chapters1,2)

c) Find in the text the description of:

1. the ghost;

2. Meg Giry and her mother;

3. the new directors;

4. Joseph Buquet.

What do you know about these characters?

4. Describe the Opera House in Paris.

5. Ask and answer questions on the text (4 types).

6. Retell the text оf Chapters 1 and 2.

7. Express your impression of the story (thoughts and emotions it evokes).

For students

The Phantom of the Opera (chapters III,IV)

1. Read chapters II, IV (pp. 8-15)

2. II. Language Focus:

Active Vocabulary

1. to have the voice of an angel

to be more like.. .than...

to be on holiday by the sea

I see = I understand

to shout at smb

to be helpful

to be dangerous

to stare at smb. smth

to wait for smb

While reading find the active words and word combinations in the text. Translate the sentences into Russian. Give some examples of your own using the active vocabulary.

b) Find the appropriate phrases and sentences in the text. Reproduce the situations with them.

1. В чем дело? Вы не помните меня?

2. Она прекрасна, лучшая певица в мире.

3. Он хотел видеть ее возлюбленного - ее врага.

4. Все в жизни шло хорошо.

5. У нее безобразный, как у жабы голос.

6. Почему вы так говорите?

7. Выйдите, пожалуйста все из комнаты. Ей нужен покой.

8. Когда призрак что-нибудь хочет, он должен это получать.

c) Insert prepositions where necessary.

1. The noise.. .the Opera House went on.. .along time.

2. He smiled back....his brother.

3. You are.. .love! But this is your first night.. .Paris, your firs visit.. .the opera.

4. .. .him, good families were not important, and young men never listen.. .their older brothers.

5. He moved.. .the door, and soon everybody left.. .the room.

6. How could she say that.. .him? He waited.. .some minutes, than he went back.. .the door.. .her dressing-room.

7. He waited.. .the shadows near her room.

8. Raoul waited, but no man came out.. .her. He looked everywhere - .. .the chairs. .. .all the clothes, .. .all dark corners.. .the room.

9. It was "Faust" again, but.. .this time.. .La Carlotta singing Margarita.

10. Madame Giry was not afraid.. .ghosts.

11. The opera ghost is angry-. .you.

12. The ghost wants box 5? He can have it.. .every night.

Word - formation

1. write out all the adverbs with -ly. Say what part of speech they are formed from. Use them in your own examples.

2. Say what part of speech each of these is and form -ly-adverbs (adverbs-adjectives) from it.

Love Cheap Day

Usual Cold Week

Regular Easy Part

Slow Late Helpless

Bright First careful

Guess their meaning.