- •Chapters 1-2
- •4. Do you agree or disagree with the following? Quote the text to prove that.
- •5. Topics for developing argumentation and rhetorical speech skills. Dwell on the following subjects:
- •6. Insert the right prepositions.
- •7. Translate into English using your Active Vocabulary.
- •Chapters 3-4
- •1. Reproduce the situations from the chapters where these lexical items are used.
- •2. Comment on or paraphrase the following sentences from the chapters.
- •3.Answer the questions.
- •4. Do you agree or disagree with the following? Quote the text to prove that.
- •5. Topics for developing argumentation and rhetorical speech skills. Dwell on the following subjects.
- •6. Insert the right prepositions:
- •7. Translate into English using your Active Vocabulary.
- •Chapters 5-6
- •1. Reproduce the situations from the chapters where these lexical items are used.
- •Insert the right prepositions.
- •Chapters 7-8
- •1. Reproduce the situations from the chapters where these lexical items are used.
- •2. Comment on or paraphrase the following sentences from the chapters.
- •3. Answer the questions.
- •4. Do you agree or disagree with the following? Quote the text to prove that.
- •5. Topics for developing argumentation and rhetorical speech skills. Dwell on the following subjects.
- •6. Insert the right prepositions.
- •7. Translate into English using your Active Vocabulary.
- •Chapters 9-10
- •1. Reproduce the situations from the chapters where these lexical items are used.
- •2. Comment on or paraphrase the following sentences from the chapters.
- •3. Answer the questions.
- •5. Topics for developing argumentation and rhetorical speech skills. Dwell on the following subjects.
- •6. Insert the right prepositions.
- •7. Translate into English using your Active Vocabulary.
- •Chapters 11-12
- •4. Do you agree or disagree with the following? Quote the text to prove that.
- •5. Topics for developing argumentation and rhetorical speech skills. Dwell on the following subjects.
- •6. Insert the right prepositions.
- •7. Translate into English using your Active Vocabulary:
- •Chapters 13-14
- •1. Reproduce the situations from the chapters where these lexical items are used.
- •2. Comment on or paraphrase the following sentences from the chapters.
- •3. Answer the questions.
- •4. Do you agree or disagree with the following? Quote the text to prove that.
- •5. Topics for developing argumentation and rhetorical speech skills. Dwell on the following subjects.
- •Insert the right prepositions.
- •7. Translate into English using your Active Vocabulary.
- •Chapters 15-16
- •1. Reproduce the situations from the chapters where these lexical items are used.
- •2. Comment on or paraphrase the following sentences from the chapters.
- •3. Answer the questions.
- •4. Do you agree or disagree with the following? Quote the text to prove that.
- •5. Topics for developing argumentation and rhetorical speech skills. Dwell on the following subjects.
- •6. Insert the right prepositions.
- •7. Translate into English using your Active Vocabulary
- •Chapters 17-18
- •1. Reproduce the situations from the chapters where these lexical items are used.
- •2. Comment on or paraphrase the following sentences from the chapters.
- •3. Answer the questions.
- •4. Do you agree or disagree with the following? Quote the text to prove that.
- •5. Topics for developing argumentation and rhetorical speech skills. Dwell on the following subjects.
- •6. Insert the right prepositions.
- •7. Translate into English using your Active Vocabulary
- •Chapters 19-20
- •1. Reproduce the situations from the chapters where these lexical items are used.
- •2. Comment on or paraphrase the following sentences from the chapters.
- •3. Answer the questions.
- •4. Do you agree or disagree with the following? Quote the text to prove that.
- •5. Topics for developing argumentation and rhetorical speech skills. Dwell on the following subjects.
- •6. Insert the right prepositions.
- •7. Translate into English using your Active Vocabulary.
- •Chapters 21-22
- •1. Reproduce the situations from the chapters where these lexical items are used.
- •2. Comment on or paraphrase the following sentences from the chapters:
- •3. Answer the questions.
- •4. Do you agree or disagree with the following? Quote the text to prove that.
- •5. Topics for developing argumentation and rhetorical speech skills. Dwell on the following subjects.
- •6. Insert the right prepositions.
- •7. Translate into English using your Active Vocabulary
- •Chapters 23-24
- •1. Reproduce the situations from the chapters where these lexical items are used.
- •2. Comment on or paraphrase the following sentences from the chapters.
- •3. Answer the questions.
- •4. Do you agree or disagree with the following? Quote the text to prove that.
- •5. Topics for developing argumentation and rhetorical speech skills. Dwell on the following subjects.
- •6. Insert the right prepositions.
- •7. Translate into English using your Active Vocabulary.
- •1. Reproduce the situations from the chapters where these lexical items are used.
- •Final discussion
Chapters 23-24
Words and expressions to remember
to be in no mood to do
to ignore
a vanity table
a bedside table
barefooted
to handle work
there is speculation about sth
to say the least
ungracious
in terms of money
to be jammed
to spare an hour for
to break the ice
to come up with an idea / an objection
to be stunned
to be replete with
to challenge to do
to buy sth out
to have a handshake on the deal
to be in on (options)
tongue-tied
can’t stand sb doing sth
to catch up on one’s/sb’s doing
to turn on the ignition
a holdup
the emergency ward
to sort out (understand)
to give oneself up
to indulge in sth
swanky
to tease sb
considerate
output
vulnerability
1. Reproduce the situations from the chapters where these lexical items are used.
2. Comment on or paraphrase the following sentences from the chapters.
Whoever would finally marry her would marry a woman with sound nerves;
I am not opposed to larceny in a good cause;
I stick out like a lighthouse among Europeans;
….to go to any extra lengths to impress the first friend of mine she had ever met;
She was not one of those American women who believe that the Constitution guarantees that they will never be required to carry anything heavier that a handbag;
I do like a woman who knows her own mind;
Congratulating myself for having had the good sense to marry a woman who came complete with a house on a beach;
I didn’t try to analyze my feelings as I stood beside my son, but when I went out of the room, I was smiling;
It was amazing how much litigation went on in this peaceful part of the world;
In the fourteen months since we had been married, I had become addicted to domesticity;
No, I can’t say that you’ve steered me wrong up to now;
People are interested in art here and they have the dough to invest in it;
I wasn’t quite sure whether my refusal was influenced by modesty or fear of ridicule;
If stealing a hundred thousand dollars from a dead old man could put the expression that I saw now on Henry’s face, felony became a virtue and I would steal ten times over from ten dead men.
3. Answer the questions.
What happened to the boat when they set out on a boat trip?
What made them leave Italy suddenly?
Why do you think Grimes gave him away to Evelyn in France?
Why did Grimes come to see Pat?
In what way did Grimes feel about Pat and their relationship? Why did he decide against speaking with her?
What were Grimes’s reasons for staying in the USA?
Why did Fabian want to meet Evelyn?
What were Evelyn’s conclusions about Fabian?
What do you think was Fabian’s impression of Evelyn?
Why didn’t Grimes want anybody to know about his cooking at home?
How did Grimes feel about being a married man?
Can you guess what Grimes’s everyday routine was like?
Why didn’t Evelyn stop her law practice?
What changes took place as far as the relations between Fabian and Evelyn are concerned?
What kind of plan did Fabian outline to Grimes?
What arguments did Fabian provide to persuade Grimes to run the gallery?
Why did Grimes refuse to give his name to the gallery?
What changes took place in Henry’s life?
What kind of offer did Henry make to Grimes?
Was the gallery business a success?
What happened to Grimes and Fabian on the way home after opening the gallery?
What was so new for Grimes about Fabian’s past (war background)?