- •Часть I Задания к роману с. Моэма «Театр»
- •Part I Chapters 1-4
- •General Comprehension
- •Who said it?
- •Mark the following statements as true(t), false (f), not stated (ns). Correct the false statements.
- •Answer the questions:
- •Working with the vocabulary
- •Read part one, and find the following words and word combinations in the text and give their Russian equivalents.
- •3. Find the English equivalents for these:
- •5. Fill in prepositions where necessary:
- •8. Translate into Russian:
- •9. Translate into English:
- •Detailed Comprehension
- •1. Answer the questions:
- •Describe:
- •3. Develop the situations checking your knowledge of the text.
- •4. Discuss the following quotations in pairs:
- •Consolidating the Material
- •Culture Corner
- •Part II Chapters 5-9
- •General Comprehension
- •Who said it?
- •Mark the following statements as true(t), false (f), not stated (ns). Correct the false statements.
- •Answer the questions:
- •Working with the vocabulary
- •1. Read part II and find the following words and word combinations in the text and give their Russian equivalents.
- •2. Remember the contexts in which word list 2 items are used, say who or what they referred to
- •4. Explain what it means:
- •5. Fill in prepositions where necessary:
- •8. Translate into Russian:
- •9. Translate into English:
- •Detailed Comprehension
- •1. Answer the questions:
- •2. Describe:
- •Develop the situations checking your knowledge of the context:
- •4. Discuss the following quotations in pairs:
- •Consolidating the Material
- •2. Prepare the passage for artistic reading and translate it into Russian
- •3. Arrange a round-table discussion on the following:
- •4. Write a letter as if
- •Culture Corner
- •Do you know that Tosca is one of the most famous and dramatic operas by Puccini? Do some research and tell your group-mates about the great composer and his opera.
- •Part III Chapters 10-13
- •General Comprehension
- •Who said it?
- •Mark the following statements as true (t), false (f), not stated (ns). Correct the false statements.
- •Answer the questions:
- •Working with the vocabulary
- •Read part III, and find the following words and word combinations in the text and give their Russian equivalents.
- •2. Remember the contexts in which Word List III items are used, say who or what they referred to.
- •3. Find the English equivalents for these:
- •4. Explain what it means:
- •5. Fill in prepositions where necessary:
- •7) She never could seem to do anything right or … his satisfaction.
- •Translate into Russian:
- •Translate into English:
- •Detailed Comprehension
- •Answer the questions:
- •Describe:
- •Develop the situations checking your knowledge of the context:
- •Discuss the following quotations in pairs:
- •Consolidating the Material
- •Write a letter as if
- •Culture Corner
- •1. Do you know anything about the actresses of the past mentioned by the characters of the novel?
- •2. To get more information about the famous London museums and galleries such as the National gallery, the Tate, the British Museum use these links. Present the information to the class.
- •3. Charles Tamerley took Julia to museums and galleries; he liked to impart information and she was glad to receive it. It was to him she owed it that she could speak about Proust, or Cezanne.
- •Part IV Chapters 14-15
- •Answer the following questions:
- •Read Part IV and check your answers. General Comprehension
- •Who said it?
- •Answer the questions:
- •Working with the Vocabulary
- •Translate into Russian:
- •Guess the word or word combination by its definition:
- •Match the synonyms:
- •Translate into English:
- •Detailed Comprehension
- •Answer the questions:
- •Develop the situations checking your knowledge of the context:
- •Consolidating the Material
- •Prepare the passage for artistic reading, translate it into Russian and then comment on it:
- •Write an essay on one of the topics.
- •Culture Corner
- •Did Roger get a good education?
- •Who did Julia invite to her parties?
- •Part V Сhapters 16-20
- •Answer the following questions:
- •Read Part V and check your answers. General Comprehension
- •Who said it?
- •Mark the following statements as true (t), false (f), not stated (ns). Correct the false statements.
- •Answer the questions:
- •Working with the Vocabulary
- •Fill in prepositions where necessary:
- •Translate into Russian:
- •Guess the word or word combination by its definition:
- •Paraphrase:
- •Translate into English:
- •Describe the relationship between Tom and Julia using the following words and word combinations:
- •Detailed Comprehension
- •Answer the questions:
- •2. Develop the situations checking your knowledge of the context:
- •Discuss the following quotations in pairs:
- •Consolidating the Material
- •Culture Corner
- •Part VI Сhapters 21-25
- •General Comprehension
- •Mark the following sentences as true (t), false (f), not stated (ns). Correct the false statements.
- •Answer the following questions:
- •Working with the Vocabulary
- •Read Part VI, find the following words and word combinations in the text and give their Russian equivalents:
- •Translate into Russian:
- •Guess the word or word combination by its definition (revise the vocabulary of the previous parts):
- •Match the synonyms:
- •Translate into English:
- •Detailed Comprehension
- •Answer the questions:
- •Develop the situations checking your knowledge of the context:
- •Discuss the following quotations in pairs:
- •Consolidating the Material
- •Culture Corner
- •Part VII Chapters 26-29
- •Read Part VII and check your answers. General Comprehension
- •Who said it?
- •Mark the following statements as true (t), false (f), not stated (ns). Correct the false statements.
- •Answer the questions:
- •Working with the Vocabulary
- •Read Part VII, find the following words and word combinations in the text and give their Russian equivalents.
- •Match the words in these columns. Check the answers in the text.
- •Translate into Russian:
- •Match the synonyms:
- •Translate into English:
- •Detailed Comprehension
- •Answer the questions:
- •Develop the situations checking your knowledge of the context:
- •Discuss the following quotations in pairs:
- •Consolidating the Material
- •Culture Corner
- •Final Discussion
- •Часть II Рассказы английских и американских писателей и задания к ним. The Great Automatic Grammatizator
- •General Comprehension
- •Who said it? What do the words in bold refer to?
- •Mark the following statements as true (t), false (f), not stated (ns). Correct the false statements. Prove your answer using the text.
- •Answer the questions:
- •Working with the vocabulary
- •1. Read the story, and find the following words and word combinations in the text and give their Russian equivalents.
- •7. Translate into Russian:
- •8. Translate into English using words and words combinations from Word List:
- •Detailed Comprehension
- •Answer the questions:
- •Describe the grammatizator and the way it worked:
- •Speak about:
- •Develop the situations checking your knowledge of the context:
- •Comment on the following quotations:
- •Consolidating the material
- •Choose and prepare the passage for artistic reading. Translate it into Russian:
- •Write an essay on one of the following topics:
- •Culture corner
- •Time for Fun “In Mr Bohlen’s shoes”
- •The Rocking Horse Winner
- •General Comprehension
- •Who said it and what did they mean by that? What do the words in bold refer to?
- •Mark the following statements as true (t), false (f), not stated (ns). Correct the false statements. Prove your answer using the text.
- •Answer the questions:
- •Working with the vocabulary
- •1. Read the story, and find the following words and word combinations in the text and give their Russian equivalents.
- •2. Remember the contexts in which Word List items are used, say who or what they referred to.
- •3. Find the English equivalents for these:
- •Fill in prepositions from the Wordlist:
- •Translate into English:
- •Detailed Comprehension
- •Answer the questions:
- •Trace all the references to Paul’s eyes, make a list. Which emotions prevail in the descriptions? What kind of image is created by these references? Why?
- •Speak about:
- •Develop the situations checking your knowledge of the context:
- •Consolidating the Material
- •2. Choose and prepare the passage for artistic reading and translate it into Russian:
- •3. Write an essay on one of the following topics:
- •Culture Corner
- •Do you know any other typically British sports and activities that are popular in the uk nowadays? Make a short report and tell your group mates about one them.
- •3. Find out more about unusual sports and activities:
- •Love is a Fallacy
- •General Comprehension
- •Who said it?
- •Mark the following statements as true (t), false (f), not stated (ns). Correct the false statements. Prove your answer using the text.
- •Working with the Vocabulary
- •Fill in the gaps with prepositions:
- •Paraphrase the words and word combinations in italics, using your Active Vocabulary
- •Translate into Russian:
- •Translate into English:
- •Detailed Comprehension
- •Answer the questions:
- •Speak about:
- •Consolidating the Material
- •Culture Corner
- •Fallacies are defects in an argument which cause an argument to be invalid, unsound or weak. Do some research and find examples of some other logical fallacies.
- •Make sure you know the following stylistic devices:
- •General Comprehension
- •Who said it?
- •Answer the questions:
- •Working with the Vocabulary
- •8. Translate into English:
- •Detailed Comprehension
- •Answer the questions:
- •Describe the picture that Chaim Soutine painted on Drioli’s back.
- •Speak about:
- •Develop the situations checking your knowledge of the context:
- •A) Comment on the following quotations from the story:
- •Speak your mind on:
- •Make up a dialogue between Drioli and the “owner” of the Bristol Hotel at dinner discussing the conditions of the deal. Consolidating the Material
- •1. Do this quiz to test how well you remember the details of the story:
- •Culture Corner
- •Gesturing
- •General Comprehension
- •1. Who said it?
- •3. Mark the following statements as true (t), false (f), not stated (ns). Correct the false statements.
- •4. Answer the questions:
- •Working with the vocabulary
- •5. Fill in prepositions where necessary:
- •6. Match the synonyms:
- •7. Guess the word or word combination by its definition.
- •Translate into Russian:
- •Translate into English:
- •Detailed Comprehension
- •Answer the questions:
- •2. Describe:
- •Develop the situations checking your knowledge of the context:
- •4. Discuss the following quotations in pairs:
- •5. Act out the conversations between:
- •6. Make up the dialogues:
- •7. Speak your mind on:
- •Consolidating the Material
- •Culture Corner
Detailed Comprehension
Answer the questions:
What was the narrator's opinion of himself? How does it characterize him?
Why does Petey crave for a raccoon coat?
Why does the narrator fancy Polly Espy?
How does the narrator plan to get Polly's mind up to his standards? What makes him choose logic for that?
What fallacies does the narrator explain and teach to Polly?
Was teaching Polly a challenging task? Why? Why does the narrator never give up?
Does the narrator really love Polly? Does she love him in return?
Was Polly in love with the narrator?
Is the ending ironic? Can you comment on it?
How can you comment on the title?
Speak about:
Petey Bellows
Why do you think the author calls his character "Petey" and not "Peter"?
How does the narrator characterize his roommate?
How important is it for Peter to be in the swim?
Why does he agree to choose the coat over his girlfriend? How does his characterize him?
Polly Espy
What qualities made Polly the right kind of wife in a lawyer's career?
Comment on the language used by Polly. Pick up the words that make up her active vocabulary. What effect does the language create?
Can we consider Polly a humorous character? Why/ why not?
The narrator of the story
Find proof that the author is satirizing an arrogant, self-satisfying young man. Pay attention to the adjectives the narrator picks up to describe himself.
The narrator trades a raccoon coat for a real person. What does it say about him? What's your opinion of the very idea of exchanging an object for a person?
Why does the narrator refer to Pygmalion and Frankenstein? Are these allusions expressive and suitable?
Do you think the narrator gets what he deserves in the end, when his plot backfires on him? Why/ why not?
Can you trade feelings, calculate or plan them?
Speak about the style of the narrative
The story is abundant in stylistic devices. Study the text carefully and find examples of the following:
Simile
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Antithesis
Inverted order of the sentences
Parallel constructions
Irony
What effect does the author achieve by each of the stylistic devices?
Comment on the following:
"… you mustn't take all these things literally. I mean this is just classroom stuff. You know that the things you learn at school don't have anything to do with life.."
" You don't understand. It's the thing to do. Don't you want to be in the swim?"
"I was well-aware of the importance of the right kind of wife in furthering a lawyer's career."
Act out the conversations between:
The narrator and Petey: the narrator trading the raccoon coat for Polly
The Narrator and Polly: the narrator trying to teach fallacies to Polly
The narrator and Polly: the narrator confessing his feelings to Polly
Make up a dialogue between:
Polly discussing her new boyfriend with friends
Peter and other guys on campus after he got a raccoon coat
The narrator sharing his impressions with a friend of his after his first date with Polly
The narrator and Petey after Polly chose the latter to go steady with