- •Chapters 1-2
- •Vocabulary Section
- •1. Work out the suggested list of useful words and expressions, translate into Russian:
- •2. Test your understanding of the text:
- •3. These conversational expressions appear in the text. What do you think they mean?
- •4. Here are some sentences from the text. Explain what the words in bold type mean.
- •5. Match the words on the left with their meanings on the right.
- •6. A) Find the synonym in the right column which suits the meaning of the word in the left one:
- •7. Find in the text the English equivalents for the following expressions:
- •8. Say the same in English:
- •10. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.
- •11. Who said these words? In what way do they characterize the people who said them?
- •12. Find facts from Chapter 1 to support these statements:
- •13. Out of the suggested adjectives pick up the ones which best describe the characters introduced in the first chapters.
- •14. Put the sentences in the correct order according to the Chapter 2.
- •15. Which of the following statements are true and which are false? Write «t» if the statement is true and «f» if it is false. Give reasons for your answers.
- •16. Note down theatrical terms you have come across in the chapters. Post-Reading Discussion Section
- •1. Attention Check:
- •2. Discussion points.
- •Chapters 3-4.
- •Vocabulary Section
- •1. Work out the following expressions. Recall the situations from the text in which they are used.
- •2. Read the following words in transcription, than put them down minding the spelling.
- •3. Test your understanding of the text:
- •4. Match the words from column a with the definitions from b.
- •5. Give the English variant of the following:
- •6. Match the synonyms. Translate them.
- •7. Try to translate the sentences with idioms. Comment on them.
- •8. Give the literary translation to the sentences from the text:
- •9. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •Post-Reading Discussion Section
- •1. Find facts from chapter 3 to support these statements:
- •2. Attention Check:
- •3. Discussion points.
Chapters 3-4.
Vocabulary Section
1. Work out the following expressions. Recall the situations from the text in which they are used.
to have bitter experiences
to feel inclined to do something
at first sight
to give someone a pang
to make a nuisance of oneself
to be bound to do something
to be in management
to reproach somebody for something
to come to the rescue
to be in circulation
to be content to do something
to be head over ears in love with somebody
to be set on something
to bear a look of
to play one’s cards well
to be inclined to do smth
to be a milestone round one’s neck
to be stony
to throw one’s money about
to mention now and then
to be a great hit
to be full of praise
smb’s share of the expenses
to recover oneself immediately
out of the public eye
an engaging trait
a fine display of acting
to let a notion sink in his mind
to find backers
to act off the stage
to take courage in both hands
to take smb along
to take stock of somebody
to take a fancy to somebody
to take liberties with smb
2. Read the following words in transcription, than put them down minding the spelling.
[xNgwIS], [ôJkwqònImItI], [InòGenjVqs], [òsAmpCVqs], [IgòzjHb(q)r(q)ns], [ònjHs(q)ns], [IgòzLstId], [ôaVtòreIGqslI].
3. Test your understanding of the text:
a) The author writes that Julia was always a week or two behind with her rent. What does that mean?
she paid her rent in advance
she did not pay her rent on time
she paid her rent on the first or second Monday of a month
b) When Michael says: "I'd love to lend you a quid, but I'm absolutely stony", he means
he is quite firm in his opinion not to lend any money
he is completely without money
he feels no sympathy or kindness
c) When Julia says: "...one ought to make a point of acting together so that the public got accustomed to seeing the two names on the same bill", she means that
their names will appear on the same cashier's cheque
their names will appear in the same advertisement about the performance
they will appear in the same performance
d) What does that stand for in the sentence below? «She noticed at once that they were not of very good quality, poor lamb, he had not been able to bring himself to spring to that.»
buying stockings of high quality
telling her that the stockings were not of high quality
- buying cheap stockings
e) Julia thought that once or twice at restaurants Michael undertipped the waiter. What did Michael do?
he gave the waiter a very generous tip
he forgot to give the waiter his tip
he gave a smaller tip than was normal
f) When Michael said after seeing Julia act that she had shattered him what did he want to say she had done to him?
shocked him greatly
pleased him greatly
- annoyed him greatly
g) What did Julia mean by saying that Michael would be her "leading man"?
- he would control and guide her
he would star in chief parts with her
he would accompany her everywhere
h) Julia remembers that Michael's father was "civil" to her during their first meeting. As you understand this word, how did he behave to her?
he behaved like a patriot of his country
he was unfriendly
he was polite and helpful
i) What does the expression in bold type mean in the following sentence?
"By God, it was a put-up job".
a scheme intended to trick somebody
a well-done job
- a failure
j) In describing Michael's father Maugham writes: "His features had a worn distinction". Does it mean that Michael's father looked
very tired and exhausted?
less honorable and superior than in his youth?
- less different from the other people?