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2. Describe:

a. Michael's performance in the USA

b. Michael's military career

    1. Develop the situations checking your knowledge of the context:

  1. ... by his manner, friendly but casual, you might have thought they had been married for years.

  2. Julia sat in a great leather armchair willing with all her might the American manager to offer a part that Michael would refuse ...

  3. I'm not going to hold it up against you because for once you've let me down.

  4. He'll be back at the end of the season and back for good.

  5. Extravagant little thing, aren't you?

  6. He said they could not afford to let sentiment stand in the way of business.

  7. It was just before the end of the war that she fell out of love with him.

  8. He sought out actors who had never been given a chance and whose salaries were small.

4. Discuss the following quotations in pairs:

1. ... I said to him he could have anyone in the company he liked with the one exception of Michael Gosselyn. (ch. 5)

2. He knew what he was doing all right when he landed me with that stick. (ch. 6)

3. Now she could deal with him on equal terms. (ch. 7)

4. She continued to flatter him... She got a little private amusement by seeing how much he could swallow. (ch. 8)

5. For once his cunning found its match. (ch. 9)

6. Even Dolly, who did not like him, acknowledged his unselfishness. (ch. 9)

7. God knows what they see in him. (ch. 9)

8. Because her love had died she felt that life had cheated her. (ch. 9)

  1. Act out the conversations between:

1) Julia and Jimmie when she accused him of Michael's departure;

2) Julia and Michael in the hotel when Michael came back from the USA.

  1. Make up the dialogues:

  1. Julia and Dolly about Michael;

2) Michael and Julia over a new play.

  1. Speak your mind on:

  1. the relationship between Julia and Michael and how it changed throughout the years;

  2. Mrs de Vries;

  3. The Siddons Theatre.

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 5 – 9.

1) American manager offered Michael a job in the USA because … .

a) he found Michael a great actor b) Jimmie Langton told him Michael was a great actor c) Jimmie Langton told him he could have anyone in the company except Michael

2) When Michael told Julia about the American manager’s preposition Julia was rather … .

a) excited b) furious c) jealous

3) When Julia and Michael were separated Michael used to send her letters which were … .

a) more informative than passionate b) very passionate c) contained a lot of useless details

4) During the first years of marriage Julia made Michael frantic scenes because… .

a) she found out he was unfaithful b) he was simply indifferent c) he started drinking

5) Julia thought one night that now she could deal with Michael on equal terms because … .

a) they earned equally b) they both got leading parts c) she didn’t love him any longer

6) With years Julia’s passion and frantic emotions towards Michael turned into … .

a) irritation 2) affection 3) a game

7) Mrs. De Vries was … .

a) Julia’s relative b) Jimmie’s acquaintance c) Michael’s parents’ neighbour

8) Julia refused to ask Dolly for money to start up the business because … .

a) Dolly was rather selfish and wouldn’t give it to them b) Dolly had a weird feeling towards Julia c) it would be very humiliating if she refused

9) Michael was very satisfied with his marriage because he found his wife very… .

a) emotional b) passionate c) clever

10) Michael and Julia called their own theatre … .

a) the Globus Theatre b) the Siddons Theatre c) the Kemble Theatre