- •The Moon and Sixpence by w. Somerset Maugham
- •Contents Содержание
- •Предисловие
- •W.S. Maugham – an Outstanding Writer and Modern Classic
- •1. Study the following words and word combinations, explain their meaning in English, give the context in which they are used:
- •2. Say whether the following statements are true or false:
- •3. Fill in prepositions:
- •4. Discussion.
- •5. Enact a conversation between:
- •Unit II
- •1. Study the following words and word combinations, explain their meaning in English, give the context in which they are used:
- •2. Say whether the following statements are true or false:
- •3. Fill in prepositions:
- •4. Discussion.
- •5. Enact a conversation between:
- •Unit III
- •1. Study the following words and word combinations, explain their meaning in English, give the context in which they are used:
- •2. Say whether the following statements are true or false:
- •3. Fill in prepositions:
- •4. Discussion.
- •5. Enact a conversation between:
- •Unit IV
- •1. Study the following words and word combinations, explain their meaning in English, give the context in which they are used:
- •2. Say whether the following statements are true or false:
- •3. Fill in prepositions:
- •4. Discussion.
- •5. Enact a conversation between:
- •1. Study the following words and word combinations, explain their meaning in English, give the context in which they are used:
- •2. Say whether the following statements are true or false:
- •3. Fill in prepositions:
- •4. Discussion.
- •5. Comment on the paragraph where Strickland and the narrator speak about fame
- •Unit VI
- •1. Study the following words and word combinations, explain their meaning in English, give the context in which they are used:
- •2. Say whether the following statements are true or false:
- •3. Fill in prepositions:
- •4. Discussion.
- •5. Enact a conversation between:
- •Unit VII
- •1. Study the following words and word combinations, explain their meaning in English, give the context in which they are used:
- •2. Say whether the following statements are true or false:
- •3. Fill in prepositions:
- •4. Discussion.
- •5. Enact a conversation between:
- •Unit VIII
- •1. Study the following words and word combinations, explain their meaning in English, give the context in which they are used:
- •2. Say whether the following statements are true or false:
- •3. Fill in prepositions:
- •4. Discussion.
- •5. Enact a conversation between:
- •Unit IX
- •1. Study the following words and word combinations, explain their meaning in English, give the context in which they are used:
- •2. Say whether the following statements are true or false:
- •3. Fill in prepositions:
- •4. Discussion.
- •5. Comment on the paragraph in which the author says that a man’s work reveals him (chapter xlii); that each of us is alone in the world (Chapter xlii).
- •6. Enact a conversation between the narrator and Strickland about Blanche Stroeve’s death. Unit X
- •1. Study the following words and word combinations, explain their meaning in English, give the context in which they are used:
- •2. Say whether the following statements are true or false:
- •3. Fill in prepositions:
- •4. Discussion. Give the précis of the part. Answer the questions and motivate your answer:
- •5. Describe the nature of Tahiti.
- •Unit XI
- •Study the following words and word combinations, explain their meaning in English, give the context in which they are used:
- •Say whether the following statements are true or false:
- •Fill in prepositions:
- •Discussion.
- •Comment on the paragraph in which the author expresses an idea that some men are born out of their due place. (Chapter l).
- •Unit XII
- •Study the following words and word combinations, explain their meaning in English, give the context in which they are used:
- •2. Say whether the following statements are true or false:
- •Fill in prepositions:
- •Discussion.
- •Comment on the paragraphs in which:
- •Suggested Topics for Discussion
- •Plan for Discussion on the Text
- •Glossary of Terms
- •Основная литература:
- •Рекомендованная литература:
2. Say whether the following statements are true or false:
1. When the narrator met Charles Strickland he didn’t want his company, because the sight of him brought back to him all the horror which he was not unwilling to forget.
2. The narrator was puzzled by Strickland, but he wasn’t eager to see how the painter regarded the tragedy he had caused in the lives of people who had used him with so much kindness.
3. Strickland didn’t want love, he didn’t have time for it and thought it was weakness.
4. In Strickland’s opinion, Blanche Stroeve didn’t commit suicide because he left her, but because she was a foolish and unbalanced woman.
5. The narrator was bitterly disappointed at first sight when he saw Strickland’s pictures, he thought that Strickland drew very badly and was unimpressed.
6. The narrator imagined that on seeing Strickland’s pictures he should get a clue to the understanding of his strange character.
7. Strickland’s real life consisted of dreams and of tremendously hard work.
8. Strickland was a man of great intelligence, but his views on painting were by no means out of the ordinary.
9. Strickland as well as Brueghel were trying to put down in paint ideas which were more suitable to literature.
3. Fill in prepositions:
1. It was characteristic … Strickland to display geniality anyone who showed a disinclination to meet him.
2. There was a tin … tobacco … the table, and taking … his pipe, Strickland filled it.
3. Blanche was a governess … the family … some Roman prince and the son … the house seduced her.
4. Strickland spoke … a passion … indignation.
5. Strickland stood before the narrator, motionless, … a mocking smile … his eyes.
6. Strickland placed a picture … the easel, and let the narrator look … it … a minute or two; then took it down and put another … its place.
7. Most … Strickland’s pictures have found their way … museums, and the rest are the treasured possessions … wealthy amateurs.
8. Facts were nothing to Strickland, … beneath the mass … irrelevant incidents he looked … something significant to himself.
9. The narrator never heard Strickland speak … those whose work had a certain analogy … his own.
10. Strickland’s humour was sardonic, he made one laugh sometimes … speaking the truth.
4. Discussion.
Give the précis of the part. Answer the questions and motivate your answer:
1. Why did the narrator welcome the opportunity to see Strickland’s pictures?
2. Why did the narrator fail to recognize at once the beauty and the great originality of Strickland’s pictures?
3. Do you agree with what the author says about the tragic union of Strickland and Blanche Stroeve?
4. Do you agree with the author that art is really a manifestation of the sexual instinct?
5. Do you think a talented man can sacrifice not only himself but others for his aim?
6. Why can’t one call Strickland a witty, intelligent man?
7. What was Strickland’s opinion of the great artists of the past?
8. What made the narrator think that Strickland was an odious man, but a great one?