- •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
Translate into English:
Перестань к нему придираться. 2. Дети с трудом делали домашнее задание или пялились в телевизор. 3. После такого жалостливого рассказа нельзя было не заплакать. 4. Все его сделки были не завершены. 5. Он всю жизнь прожил в жалкой холодной хибаре. 6. Старший сын был самым послушным. 7. К концу дня он был настолько утомлен, что у него не было сил утешать свою подругу. 8. Просматривая газету, он пытался найти квартиру. 9. Все считали ее детей проблемными, в округе у них не было друзей. 10. У вашего соседа безупречная надежная репутация.
Detailed Comprehension
Answer the questions:
What kind of relations were there between the Maples? When do we understand what the problem in the family was?
How did Richard analyze people through their gestures? What gestures were new of his wife’s behaviour?
How did he find Boston? Was he happy living there? What feelings did he have towards his new life there?
Why does Richard choose the very house to live? What role does it have in the story?
How did he describe the visits of his women? Did he try to make them feel jealous to each other? Why did he do it?
How did his children find the situation in the family? Who suffered most?
What was the fun of inviting Joan to dinner?
What feelings did Richard speak about towards the two women in his life?
Did Joan still love Richard? Why did she still wear the wedding ring?
Why did Joan keep Andy as a lover? What did her psychiatrist say about it?
2. Describe:
the building where Richard found an apartment
Richard and Joan’s dinner
Develop the situations checking your knowledge of the context:
‘Darley,’ she said…
‘I found one. I signed the lease…’
With the ring I thee wed…
…she was rarely was allowed to clean more than one square…
‘Should I order another bottle?..
Once he walked to the base of the blue skyscraper…
4. Discuss the following quotations in pairs:
Did they know? It didn’t matter, in this country of temporary arrangements.
Time, so careful and regular for him, sped for them, and vanished.
Fifteen is supposed to be a boring age.
… the face of even of a loved one looks unfamiliar and ugly when seen in a mirror…
What a transparent wealth of previous overlay a city’s present joy!
It could not last, such happiness. It was an interim, a holiday.
‘I love this building. And it loves me.’
The old pattern was still one visible to the world.
5. Act out the conversations between:
Joan and Richard
Richard and Ruth
6. Make up the dialogues:
between Richard and his son
between Richard and the real-estate agent
7. Speak your mind on:
the life of the main character.
the two women in the story.
gestures in the story.
the plot arrangement.
Consolidating the Material
Do the quiz to test how well you remember the details of the story:
The Maples were …
a. Richard and Joan b. Richard and Ruth c. Ruth and Andy
Ruth used to be …
a. a tutor b. a teacher d. a waitress
Richard moved to Boston as …
a. he wanted it b. Joan asked him c. Ruth asked him
His new house in Boston was famous for …
a. falling glass b. being a skyscraper c. for its architecture
When Richard found the apartment his first call was to …
a. Ruth b. Joan c. his children
Living in Boston Richard …
a. restored his bachelor order b. found a housekeeper c. was neat and thrifty
in Boston Richard was visited by …
a. Ruth b. Joan c. both
The building Richard lived in was …
a. with the sun in it b. with the sunset in it c. with the sky in it
Richard took Joan out to dinner …
a. for fun b. for pleasure c. for children
At dinner the Maples met …
a. children from Sunday school b. another but older couple
c. Ruth
11. During dinner Richard and Joan talked about …
a. their children b. marriage c. love relationship
Prepare the passage for artistic reading and translate it into Russian:
‘Blue, it showed greener than the sky. … With this ring I thee wed.’
Arrange a round-table discussion on the following:
1. Keeping love and family together is a life-long business.
2. Children in a split family.
3. Marriage ruins love.
Write a letter as if
you were Richard looking for an apartment in Boston.
you were Joan’s psychiatrist giving her advice on her family life.
you are Richard’s friend describing his family situation.