3. Read the ‘opera synopsis’. Then close the text and see how much you can remember.

DEATH IN PARIS An Opera in three Acts by Zoltan Grmljavina Synopsis ACT ONE Anna, a beautiful 18-year-old girl, works in a shop in the old town of Goroda, in Central Moldenia. Her parents are dead; her lover, Boris, is in prison for revolutionary activities; her employer is very unkind to her. She dreams of a happier life. One day a royal procession passes in the street. The Grand Duke sees Anna and falls in love with her. He sends for her; when she comes to the palace he tells her that she must become his mistress. If not, Boris will die. Anna agrees. Boris is released from prison; in her letter Anna tells him that she can never see him again. Boris leaves Moldenia. ACT TWO Three years have passed. Anna and the duke are in Paris. The Duke is dying; he has only six month to live – but the doctors have not told him. Only Anna knows the truth One day Anna is walking in the Tuileries when a man stops her. It is Boris. He tells her that he is now a famous artist, rich and successful. He is married to a Frenchwoman, Yvette; but in his heart he still loves Anna. ‘Come away with me,’ he says. Anna refuses, and Boris says that he will do something terrible. At this moment Yvette joins them. Boris tells Yvette that Anna is his cousin from Moldenia, but Yvette does not believe him. ACT THREE Anna and … Will you predict what will happen next?

a synopsis – конспект, краткий обзор, синопсис

а prison – тюрьма

an employer – работодатель

unkind – недобрый

to dream – мечтать

Grand Duke – великий герцог, великий князь

a mistress – госпожа, хозяйка; учительница; любовница

to release – освобождать; избавлять; облегчать (боль); выпускать (из печати)

terrible – ужасный

to join – соединять, объединять

Unit 2 The Present Simple Tense Настоящее простое время

Образование

1 форма глагола (V1) - инфинитив

В 3-м лице единственного числа глаголы в Present Simple имеют окончание –s; а если глагол оканчивается на –o, -s, -ss, -sh, ch, -x, то окончание –es:

meet – meets

go – goes

finish – finishes

discuss – discusses

Если глагол оканчивается на –y c предшествующей согласной, то к нему прибавляется окончание –es, а буква y меняется на i:

study – studies

Утвердительная форма

I read

You read

He reads

She reads

It sleeps

We read

You read

They read

Отрицательная форма

I do not (don’t) read

You do not (don’t) read

He does not (doesn’t) read

She does not (doesn’t) read

It does not (doesn’t) read

We do not (don’t) read

You do not (don’t) read

They do not (don’t) read

Вопросительная форма

Do I sleep?

Do you sleep?

Does he sleep?

Does she sleep?

Does it sleep?

Do we sleep?

Do you sleep?

Do they sleep?

Употребление

The Present Simple Tense употребляется для выражения:

а) обычного, повторяющегося действия (очень часто со следующими наречиями времени:

often – часто

always – всегда

usually – обычно

seldom – редко

rarely – редко

sometimes – иногда

never – никогда

generally – обычно

as a rule – как правило

every day (week, month, year …) – каждый день (неделю, месяц, год…)

once a week (month, year …) – раз в неделю (месяц, год …)

б) будущего действия, обусловленного расписанием (полет, прибытие или отправление поезда и т.д.)

You arrive at Brighton at 6.30 local time.

в) непреложной истины, постоянной характеристики людей или предметов

Do you like rainy weather?

The sun sets in the West.

г) действия, которое происходит в данный момент с глаголами, не употребляющимися в Continuous

to hear – слышать

to see – видеть

to notice – замечать

to recognize – узнавать

to smell – пахнуть

to taste – быть на вкус

to believe – верить

to feel (that) – чувствовать, что

to know – знать

to think (that) – полагать, что

to mean – подразумевать, иметь в виду

to suppose – предполагать

to understand – понимать

to forget – забывать

to remember – помнить

to like – любить, нравиться

to dislike – не любить

to hate – ненавидеть

to love – любить

to want – хотеть

to wish – желать

to belong to – принадлежать

to consist of – состоять

to have – иметь, обладать

to refuse – отказываться

I am afraid I don’t understand your question.

The soup smells good.

What do you think of the city? – I think it’s wonderful.

Но:

She is smelling the rose.

What are you thinking about?

д) будущего действия в придаточных предложениях условия и времени после союзов: when (когда), after (после), before (до того, как; прежде чем), as soon as (как только), until (пока не), if (если), in case (в случае если).

I’ll tell you the secret if you promise to keep it.