Пособие по домашнему чтению для студентов II курса. Учебное пособие

9. Translate into English:

1.Перестаньунижатьего.Твоисловазадеваютегозаживое.

2.Обычно ничто не могло вывести его из себя. Но сегодня

унего ужасное настроение.

3.Это — последняя капля. Я выставлю его со всеми по-

житками, если он будет продолжать говорить о своих претензиях.

4.На твоем месте я бы не поднимала шум вокруг маленькой царапины на машине.

5.Жаль, что он не чувствует угрызений совести. Если расставить все точки над “и”, то именно он решительно выступил

против моего предложения участвовать в конкурсе. а мы могли бы победить.

6.Джек назвал меня простофилей, но я ему отомщу, рано или поздно.

Detailed Comprehension

1. Answer the questions:

1.Why did Julia consider Tom a snob? Do you think so too?

2.Julia didn’t find Tom amusing. Tom never said a funny thing. Why did Julia love him?

3.Why do you think Roger spent so much time with Tom?

4.Why was Julia bitterly disappointed about Tom’s staying at Taplow?

5.Why did Tom decide to break up with Julia?

6.Do you think Evie was suspicious of Tom’s visits to Julia? Prove your point of view.

7.Why did Tom take back the presents he had returned to Julia?

8.What conclusion about men did Julia make after the performance she had given to Tom? What made her do it?

2.Develop the situations checking your knowledge of the con-

text:

1.It thrilled her to give him presents.

2.To have an affair with her flattered his vanity.

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3.Shehad an impression that he took none of them very seriously.

4.It gave him a real satisfaction, so long as it did not cost money, to make other people happy.

5.She could step into a part, not a very good one perhaps … and by her personality, by the dexterity which she had at her finger-tips, infuse it with life.

6.She was jealous of Roger, madly jealous.

7.The fact is I can’t afford to run around with people who are much richer than I am.

8.…another self within her knew what she was doing, a self that shared in her unhappiness and yet watched its expression.

3.Discuss the following quotations in pairs:

1.Charles Tamerley always said that what an actress needed was not intelligence, but sensibility…

2.“People don’t want reasons to do what they’d like to do. They want excuses.”

3.“A woman attracts men by her charm and holds them by their

vices.”

4.“All the same, what mugs men are”.

4.Look through Chapters 14, 15 again and prove that:

1.Julia was a great actress.

2.Julia wasn’t on good terms with her son.

5.Speak about:

1.Roger;

2.Tom;

3.Michael.

6.Act out the conversations between:

1.Julia and Michael (discussing the boys);

2.Julia and Tom (in Julia’s dressing room).

7.Make up the dialogues:

1.between Julia and Roger (about Roger’s plans for the future);

2.between Roger and Tom (about their plans for spending a day at Taplow).

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8. Speak your mind on Tom and Roger as if you were Julia / Michael / the Donnorants / Archie Dexter.

Consolidating the Material

1. Do the quiz to test how well you remember the details of Chapters 14–15.

1. Tom’s holiday lasted...:

a) a month. b) a fortnight. c) 3 weeks. 2. Julia suggested to Tom that he should rent:

a)a small flat over a block of garages near Stanhope place that Michael had bought.

b)a bed-sitting room in Tavistock Square.

c)a small flat in Taplow.

3.How big was the difference in age between Tom and Roger?

4.What were in Julia’s opinion Roger’s best features? a) reddish hair and blue eyes

b) teeth and hair

c) his mother’s vivacity and changing expression

5.Where was Roger going to study?

a)He desired to leave Eton at Christmas and go up to Cambridge.

b)After Eton he wanted to go to Vienna for a few months and learn German before going up to Cambridge.

c)He planned to leave Eton forTaplow before going up to Oxford.

6. Julia thought that Michael was...:

a) excruciatingly boring, selfish and inconsiderate. b) extraordinarily kind, unselfish and devoid of envy. c) extremely self-complacent, mean and prudent. 7. What did Julia appreciate in acting?

a) The hold she had over audiences. b) The money this had brought her. c) Her mastery over the medium.

8. What was Julia’s leading man’s name? a) Archie Dexter

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b)George Dennorant

c)Charles Tamerley

9. What did Julia write in the letter to Tom?

a)Give a pound to the butler and two pounds to the chauffeur.

b)Give three pounds to the butler, a pound to the maid who’s been valeting you, and ten shillings to the chauffeur.

c)Give four pounds to the maid who’s been valeting you, and ten shillings to the chauffeur.

10.What did the parcel from Tom contain?

a)All the presents Julia had given him.

b)The cuff-links, the pearl studs, the wrist-watch and the ciga- rette-case.

c)The waistcoat buttons, the gold wrist-watch, the pearl studs.

11.When did Julia openly admit that she loved Tom?

a)In the telephone conversation with Tom.

b)In the letter to Tom.

c)During the conversation with Tom in Julia’s dressing room.

12.How did Julia explain to Tom why she had written the letter and sent the money?

a)She treated Tom as she would have treated Roger.

b)She wanted to hurt Tom’s feelings.

c)She knew that Tom was very extravagant.

2.Prepare the passage for artistic reading, translate it into Rus-

sian and then comment on it:

“Julia giggled…and the woman she was playing at night, and that was the substance.” (Chapter 14)

3. Write an essay on one of the topics:

1.Generation gap.

2.What makes a good actress.

Culture Corner

1. Did Roger get a good education?

It might be useful for you to know that a preparatory school (Chapter 14) in the UK is a private school for children between the

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ages of 7 or 8 and 11or 13 usually before going to an independent school.

Do some research and tell your group-mates about the types of schools mentioned above and the educational establishments mentioned in Chapter 14: Eton, Cambridge. You may find the following links helpful:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page http://www.etoncollege.com http://www.cam.ac.uk

2. Who did Julia invite to her parties?

It might be useful for you to know that Chancellor of the Exchequer is the member of the British government who is responsible for taxes and for deciding how the government spends its money.

Do some research and tell your group-mates about the Cabinet, the Cabinet Ministers. You may find the following links helpful:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

Part V (Chapters 16–20)

Pre-text Discussion

1.Do you expect Michael to notice any signs of Julia’s affair with

Tom?

2.How long do you think this affair can last?

3.What new traits of character will Tom display?

4.Read Part V and check your answers.

General Comprehension

1. Who said it?

1.“Of course it can’t last”.

2.“He’s boring, he’s dull, he’s common and he’s a snob”.

1.“All these instincts went into acting”.

2.“If you give me your solemn word of honour that he isn’t, of

course I’ll believe you”.

3. “… and if you want to make a stab at America you couldn’t have a better vehicle”.

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4.“… there’s one person who isn’t going to play in Nowadays and that’s MissAvice Chrichton”.

2.Who did it?

1.Who was pleased to be on familiar terms with distinguished people?

2.Who decided to put a stop to Julia’s affair with Tom?

3.Who was the first to mentionAvice Chrichton’s name?

4.Who promisedAvice Chrichton to get her a part in the new play at the Siddons theatre?

5.Who was eager to see what love was all about?

6.Who wrote a letter to introduce Joan Denver to Julia?

3.Mark the following statements as true (T), false (F), not stated (NS). Correct the false statements.

1.The quarrel brought Tom and Julia closer together.

2.No matter how hard Julia tried she failed to make Tom extrava-

gant.

3.Tom’s father bought him a share in the firm and he became the senior partner. So he started to help Julia’s friends with their incometax returns.

4.Tom went pale when Michael said he was compromising Julia.

5.Julia had to admit that Tom was her lover which upset Dolly greatly.

6.It was a relief for Julia to know that the girl who had seduced Tom wasn’tAvice Chrichton.

7.It was only on account of Julia’s engagements that Tom and Julia didn’t meet.

8.When Joan Denver was at the RADA she started to admire Julia as an actress.

4.Answer the questions:

1.How did Tom and Julia’s relations change after the quarrel?

2.What did Julia think of Tom’s attitude to her?

3.Why did people start to gossip about Julia?

4.How did Dolly feel when she came to know about Julia and Tom? What did she decide to do?

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5.What sort of joke did Michael prepare for Julia?

6.What did Julia think of the two persons existing inside her?

7.When did she come to know aboutAvice Crichton?

8.Why did the talk with Roger shock Julia?

9.Was Tom enthusiastic about the offer fromAmerica?

10.Did Julia accept the offer? Why?

11.What did Roger write in his letter to Julia?

12.What did Julia think of Joan Denver?

13.Did the girl get what she wanted from Julia?

14.How did Julia behave whenAvice’s name was mentioned?

Working with the Vocabulary

1.Read Part V, find the following words and word combinations in the text and give their Russian equivalents:

Chapter 16 extravagant

to give smb a turn decency

to pique smb

to come over smb

to make oneself conspicuous to be a match for smb

Chapter 18

to get into mischief

to take a weight off smb’s mind to tax smb with smth

Chapter 19 to attend to smb

Chapter 20 a refuge

to go on a binge

to do smb a good turn

2.Remember the contexts in which Word List V items are used, say who or what they referred to.

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3.Find the English equivalents for these:

Chapter 16

быть поглощенным, увлеченным кем-либо / чем-либо быть в дружеских отношениях, на короткой ноге навести справки

Chapter 17

придавать значение

Chapter 18

повесить трубку заснуть

Chapter 19

бросить жребий

Chapter 20

встретить Новый год отклонить предложение

4.Explain what it means:

Chapter 16

disparity (in their ages) in one’s shirt sleeves (to make oneself) comfy to rake in dividends

Chapter 17 a dinner jacket

Chapter 18

the first / second house

Chapter 19 an understudy

Chapter 20

a dress with a train You’re 22 if you are a day

5.Find in the text as many constructions of comparison with “as…as…” as possible. Try and give some more examples.

6.Fill in prepositions where necessary:

А. in (5), to, at, off, for, on (2), into, of (2), over, with (4), through

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1.Tom was proud to be her lover, it gave him confidence … himself, and he was pleased to be … familiar terms … a large number … more or less distinguished persons whom after all he only knew … her. (Chapter 16)

2.Can you look me … the face and tell me that you really think Julia is having an affair … Tom? (Chapter 16)

3.… the Sunday evening that followed … his conversation … Dolly he strolled … Julia’s room while she was dressing. (Chapter 17)

4.It seems so funny that all … a sudden you should run around all … the place … a clerk … the firm that does your accounts. (Chapter 18)

5.Roger was … the most part … robust health and occupied a pleasant place … the background of Julia’s consciousness. (Chapter 19)

6.Rising … her feet to show that the audience was … an end, Julia put … her royalty. (Chapter 20)

B. up, to (3), with, off, on (3), down, for

1.If you go out who will attend … the baby?

2.I must have been wrapped … in my thoughts. I didn’t hear what you said. Don’t attach any importance … it.

3.He just suggested going … a binge … Sunday and suddenly rang … .

4.He taxed me … turning … all his offers. But I know he’s so extravagant.

5.He’s a perfect match … you. If you marry him you’ll take a weight … my mind.

6.Julia wasn’t … familiar terms with her son, but she attended … him when necessary.

7.Translate into Russian:

1.We must observe the decencies.

2.The parents didn’t attend to the education of their children, unfortunately.

3.He has met his match.

4.You will never tax him with ingratitude, you can rely on him.

5.Nowadays the family is seen as a refuge from a harsh world.

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6.I suspected that he had sold me defective goods, but when I taxed him with this he denied it.

7.It took a weight off my mind to know he was alive and well.

8.Ken’s gone on a binge with his mates.

9.Now run along, and don’t get into mischief.

8.Guess the word or word combination by its definition:

1.spending or costing a lot of money, especially more than is reasonable;

2.clearly visible, obvious or showy;

3.to look after, to deal with;

4.to accuse someone of doing something wrong;

5.shelter or protection;

6.to do smb a service, to do smb a favour;

7.behaviour that is moral, good and reasonable;

8.to make smb feel annoyed and upset (by ignoring them and making them look stupid);

9.to behave in a way that causes trouble;

10.to have a bout of excessive eating or drinking.

9.Paraphrase:

1.The bad news was like a shock to her.

2.I have never seen him so cheerful. What feelings have affected

him?

3.We still have a number of other matters to deal with.

4.Despite thorough preparation, England’s cricketers were not so good and strong as India’s.

5.He started doing smth bad the moment he left school.

6.He wasn’t polite enough to apologize.

7.She was offended and irritated by his unexpected coldness.

8.They indulged into excessive eating and drinking last night at a friend’s place and didn’t get back till three in the morning.

9.Residents took shelter from the bombing in the local church.

10.Translate into English:

1.Если бы Джулия не давала Тому деньги, он бы не мог быть таким расточительным, не кутил бы так часто.

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