Assignment #7

CHAPTER VII (pp. 119-131 up to “There is no confusion …”)

1. Learn the pronunciation of the following words and be ready to translate them into Russian:

villainous, weary, salon, couch, momentarily, cymbal, coupe, gauge, abyss, proprietor, inexplicable, sensuous

2. Study the following phrases and make use of them in the situations from the chapter:

to outline smth. 120, common store of life 121, to be affront to smth. 121, commutation ticket 121, to lean down

123, to be morbid 125, on the verge of tears 125, to mould senselessness into forms 125, Have it your own way! 126

3. Give English equivalents to the following words:

подозрительно щуриться 119, душераздирающая сцена 120, тщательно скрытая неприязнь 122, хорошо вымуштрованный ребенок 124, внезапно 130

4. Situations of encouragement

5. Comment on the following sentences:

1. “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall” p. 125

2. “I can’t say anything in his house, old sport”. p. 126

3. “Her voice is full of money”. p. 127

4. “ – and it occurred to me that there was no difference between men, in intelligence or race, so profound as the difference between the sick and the well”. p. 131

6. Prepare good reading and translation of the passage on p. 120-121 from “The next day was broiling … “ to “… suspected me just the same”.

7. Items for discussion

1. Why did Gatsby stop giving parties?

2. What kind of discovery did Tom make?

3. Dwell upon the reasons that made Wilson wish to go west. Pay attention to the phraseological meaning the words to go west have.

4. Why is heat given such prominence in this chapter?

Assignment #8

CHAPTER VII (SECOND HALF)

1. Study the pronunciation of the following words:

precipitately; mint julep; magnanimous; portentous; tumultuous; aluminum; vicarious; rancour; incoherent

2. Explain the meaning of the following words in English and illustrate their usage with situations from the chapter:

to elude smb. 132; to dart 132; to come into sight 132; to crab about smth 133; to cause a row 136; to count smb. out 137; to go off on a spree 138; Suit yourself! 141; to have smb. up 141; over the counter 141; to leave smb. in the lurch 141; to be snapped out 142; to draw into oneself 142

3. Encourage your group-mates to use the vocabulary of the chapter

4. Comment upon the following statements:

1. “Human sympathy has its limits …” p. 143

2. “He was his wife’s man and not his own” p. 144

3. “There was an unmistakable air of natural intimacy about the picture and anybody would have said that they were conspiring together” p. 152-153

5. Prepare good reading and translation of the passage on p. 137 from “Nowadays people begin …” up to “… the last barrier of civilization”.

6. Topics for discussion:

1. Analyze the behaviour of all the characters during the row in the hotel.

2. What’s the idea of mentioning the wedding taking place in the room below?

3. Why did Tom insist that Daisy and Gatsby should go home together?

4. How come Nick didn’t remember his birthday?

5. Why did Tom cry on his way home? Were those tears about Myrtle?

6. What could Tom and Daisy be talking about at home after the accident?