- •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.
4. Match the words from column a with the definitions from b.
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1. flatter v. |
a. a heavy burden, such as a responsibility or obligation |
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2. asset n. |
b. valuable or useful quality or skill |
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3. vain adj. |
c. anything valuable or useful |
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4. chuckle v. |
d. praise too much, praise insincerely (in order to please) |
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5. nuisance n. |
e. thing,person, act, etc., that causes trouble or offense |
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6. anguish n. |
f. care, economy in use of money |
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7. thrift n. |
g. without use, value, meaning or result. |
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8. exuberance n. |
h. a military formation |
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9. modest adj. |
i. not boasting about oneself or one's achievements; small, moderate in size. |
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10. queer adj. |
j. laugh with closed mouth (indicating amusement) |
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11. asset n. |
k. differing from the normal or usual in a way regarded as odd or strange |
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12. regiment n. |
l. the quality of being cheerful or vigorous; liveliness. |
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13. millstone n. |
m. severe suffering |
5. Give the English variant of the following:
сильная актриса
упорно добиваться кого-либо
не совладать с собой
чрезмерно
финансировать кого-то
спустить состояние
печатка
на мгновенье
порядочная семья
застыть
использовать что-то для рекламы
роскошный
тихий смех
окаянный, проклятый
взбалмошные девчонки
разгневанный
такое никогда не доводит до добра
наглая ложь
роман
неизбежный
горько упрекать себя
довести дело до конца
обижаться на что-л.
отважиться запротестовать
говорить прямо
невозмутимость
сдают нервы
стискивать зубы
выглядеть простецким
быть тугодумом
раскошелиться на 5 тысяч
морщинистое лицо
быть не у дел
внушительный
чрезвычайно тактично
быть загримированным
тяжелая походка
лакей
любезный/учтивый
6. Match the synonyms. Translate them.
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economy save misery love frank insult mad smart pain characteristic take offence lovingly peppery serene |
pang hot-tempered shrewd fondly insane trait equanimity resent put by anguish affecntion thrift affront ingenuous |
7. Try to translate the sentences with idioms. Comment on them.
a) It was just like his good nature to come to the rescue when he knew she was at a loose end.
- without purpose or occupation
b) That’s the only way to make a packet.
– to earn a lot of money
c) When tempers grew frayed during a long rehearsal he remained serene.
- when people become angry
d) You make the rest look like a piece of cheese.
– look like nothing
e) The thing to do would be to act there in other managements for three or four years first; one's got to know the ropes.
- to have a thorough understanding of a particular sphere of activity
f) I'm going down like a barrel of oysters.
- to have much success, being much approved of
g) But when we've got our feet on the ladder.
- to have good prospects for the future
h) I know that you can act me off the stage, but we get on together like a house on fire…
- to get on very well, live in harmony;
- make progress quickly, or intensely
i) I've never met anyone who's a patch on you.
- anyone who is as good as you