2. Describe:

1) Julia Lambeth's room;

2) the luncheon they invited Tom to;

3) Julia's artistic career.

3. Develop the situations checking your knowledge of the text.

1. Julia talked very differently to herself and to other people.

2. Though you would have thought, with her brilliance, her roguishness, her sense of comedy she would have been perfect.

3. She was a born actress.

4. I've lived in the theatre since I was kid just out of a board school, and what I don't know about acting isn't worth knowing.

5. .. .he flattered them by letting them think that they had discovered a remarkable actress...

6. Neither a borrower or a lender be.

4. Discuss the following quotations in pairs:

1. I thought we might take him back with us and give him a spot of lunch. He's quite a gentleman.

2) Don't be natural. The stage isn't the place for that. The stage is a make believe. But seem natural.

3)But his gravest fault as a juvenile lead was that he could not make love.

4. Never pause unless you have a reason for it but when you pause, pause as long as you can

5. You've got magnetism and you don't seem to have an idea how to use it.

6. I should be a damned fool if I got myself mixed up with some woman in Middlepool.

5. Act out the conversations between:

1. between Julia and Michael when one day he watched Julia rehearsing;

2. between Julia and Michael when he proposes to her.

6. Make up the dialogues:

   1. between Michael’s parents discussing Julia;

   2. Langton and Julia rehearsing a Shakespeare’s play.

7. Speak your mind on:

   1. Jimmie Langton and the role he played in Julia's life;

   2. Jane Taitbout’s teaching;

   3. the impression Julia and Michael produced on people (their life, career and character).

8. Entitle each chapter and prove your point of view.

Consolidating the Material

1. Do the quiz to test how well you remember the details of Chapters 1-4.

1. Michael invited the young man to luncheon because he was… .

a) an articled clerk b) quite a gentleman c) Julia’s fan

2. Michael and Julia’s house was furnished in extremely good taste due to … .

a) Michael’s own design b) Julia’s ideas c) an expensive decorator

3. Michael was not keen on acting any more because … .

a) there were no adequate parts b) he was too old c) he disliked modern plays

4. Julia never played in Shakespeare’s plays because … .

a) she disliked costume plays b) her low rich voice didn’t suit blank verse

c) she couldn’t portray the character

5. Michael grew popular with the company as he was … .

a) generous b) very handsome c) good-humoured and kindly

6. Julia went to the Royal Academy of Drama when she was … .

a) 16 b) 12 c) 20

7. Julia had a voice that … .

a) was too deep and loud for some plays b) was suitable only for comedies

c) could wring an audience’s heart

8. Julia accepted Jimmy Langton’s offer because he … .

a) paid more money b) promised many interesting roles

c) was a well-known director

9. Julia turned into a famous leading actress due to … .

a) Langton’s direction b) local newspaper articles c) London managers

10. Michael was against marriage … .

a) with an actress b) without love c) as it could spoil one’s career

2. Prepare the passage for artistic reading and translate it into Russian.

“Julia, taken by his enthusiasm... he was no better than anybody else.” (Chapter 3)

3. Arrange a round-table discussion on the following:

1. Hardships awaiting a young actress.

2. One-sided love.

4. Write:

1) the description of the main characters and the main facts of their life;

2) a letter to a friend as if you were Michael’s mother.