Assignment 3 (Chapters 5,6. Pp 15-20)

1.Read andf listen to chapters 5 and 6 (go to

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B72XkxRIV0-RdXM1SWQ2bnNfVEk&usp=sharing ) and prepare expressive reading of the following passage:

Starting from: “And then… she came…” (p.16) up to “Raoul put his hand on her arm. I’I heard him,’ he said. (p.16)

2.Find the following expressions in the text and reproduce the situations in which they are used (make up your own sentences, do not just read sentences out from the text).

Model: – at the bottom of sth

Raoul got a letter he opened it and looked at the name at the bottom of it. When he saw the letter was from Christine, he smiled for the first time that day.

at the bottom of sth (at the top of sth) p. 15 for the first (second, third etc) time p. 15 to be angry with sb p.15 to feel happy (unhappy, tired depressed, cold etc.) p.15 to be in sb’s arms p.16 to be at sb’s feet p.16 to go white (red, pale etc.) p.16 to have breakfast in bed p.18 to sing (the part of ) Margarita p. 18

to lose one.s voice p.18 to be sorry for sth / doing sth p. 19 to stop sb doing sth p. 19 to whisper (back) p. 19 to come out onto the stage to lopok behind to laugh (at sb / sth) to bring sth down to crash down (on to sb) a chandelier to be hurt (by sb /sth) / to hurt (sb / sth) /

3.Read the following dictionary definitions of ‘accident’ and ‘incident’ and answer the question: Did the chandelier in the Opera House crash down by accident? For the audience in the Opera House was the whole happening an incident or an accident? And for the directors of the Opera House?

accident

1. a crash involving road or other vehicles (cars, trains, planes etc)

road/car/traffic etc accident

fatal/serious/tragic etc accident

four people were killed in a road accident

2. a situation in which someone is injured or something is damaged without anyone intending them to be; an unfortunate incident that happens unexpectedly.

an accident of birth/geography/history etc (=an event or situation caused by chance)

by accident - in a way that is not planned or intended

3. “Accidents (will) happen” (spoken) - used to tell someone who has broken something that they should not worry that it has happened

4. “an accident waiting to happen” - used about a situation in which an accident is likely to happen because no one is trying to prevent it

Incident

1. a single event or instance of something happening, often one that is not very important or that forms part of a larger event: She told us about some of the amusing incidents of her holiday. One particular incident sticks in my mind.

1. an event that is either unpleasant or unusual: His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident.

2. a serious or violent event, such as a crime, or an attack A youth was seriously injured in a shooting incident on Saturday night.

3. a disagreement between two countries, often involving military forces: the US regretted the incident

4. without incident - with nothing unpleasant or unusual happening: The demonstration passed off without incident.

4.Сomplete the sentences using “incident” or “accident”.

1. You are an American by ___. I am an American by choice.

2. It happened the other day, a minor ___ turning before my eyes into a Big Fight.

3. James reported the bulling ___, but says school authorities did nothing.

4. My older daughter was injured in a ski ___.

5. It was no ___, it was murder.

6. “It was an ___," he yelled. "I didn't mean to kill her.”

7. There was an ___ where he was very rude to a college professor.

8. I don't believe it was an ___ that they found one another.

9. A shoplifting ___ was reported.

10. Texting while driving is just plain asking for an ___ to happen.

11. I was in a minor car ___ recently with my boyfriend. Nobody was seriously hurt.

12. We had an ___ during homework where Ron had such a panic attack, he turned blue.

13. It was really pure ___.

14. “I think it's such a tragic ___ that he took his own life," said Don.

5.Translate Russian into English using the information about ‘incident’ and ‘accident’ you got in the previous exercise.

1. Я встретила его совершенно случайно (quite by …). 2. C Кеном произошел несчастный случай на работе и его отвезли в больницу. 3. Остаток выходных прошёл без происшествий. 4. Как ни пыталась Мери, она не могла забыть тот неприятный случай. 5. Мисс Миллер решила не обращать внимания на эти маленькие происшествия. 6. Нам повезло и мы добрались назад без происшествий. 7. Тимоти ошпарил себе руку, это было серьёзным происшествием. 8. Их встреча была счастливой случайностью. 9. В этом году было много железнодорожных аварий. (There have been…) 10. С Грегом произошёл неприятный случай в школе. 11. Я случайно удалил файл. 12. Самолет благополучно приземлился. 12. Это был инцидент, не случайность.

6.Explain or comment on the following:

1. ‘Of course I remember you! How could I forget you!’

2. ‘I’m your friend, I can help you.’

3. ‘Accidents can happen’

4. ‘Nothing is going to stop me singing Margarita tionight!’

5. ‘Did you put those flowers there?’

6. ‘Her singing tonight is going to bring down the chandelier!’

7.Read about a rhetorical question, comment on the examples and find examples of this stylistic device in the text.

A rhetorical question is a question asked merely for effect with no answer expected. The answer may be obvious or immediately provided by the questioner. A rhetorical question can be "an effective persuasive device, subtly influencing the kind of response one wants to get from anaudience" (Edward P.J. Corbett).

Examples of common rhetorical questions: "If your friend jumped off the bridge would you do it too?" “You don't think I'm that stupid, do you?" "Are you kidding?"

Examples of rhetoric questions from literature: "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" - From Shakespeare's Sonnet No.18.

8.Answer the questions.

1. When did Raoul and Christine meet for the first time?

2. Why didn’t Christine write to Raoul after they left Brittany?

3. Why did Christine write a letter to Raoul in Paris?

4. Was Raoul angry with Christine after he heard a man’s voice in her dressing room? How did he feel? Find some sentences in the text which help the reader identify his feelings.

5. How did Christine explain to Raoul why he had heard a man’s voice in her dressing room?

6. Was La Carlotta frightened when she received the threatening letter? Why? (Why not?) What kind of person may she be?

7. What happened to La Carlotta’s voice during the performance?

8. What else happened during the performance?

18. Give an account of the events described in Chapters 5 and 6.

19. Discuss the following.

    1. How do you feel about Opera? Does it bore you? Excite you? What kind of people are opera singers? Are they different from other people? In what way? Find some adjectives which in your opinion could be used to describe the personality type of the “opera singer”.

Have you ever been inspired by someone or something? Discuss the power of inspiration.