TASKS for
Chapters 7-10
I. Find the
following words and phrases in the text and translate them into Russian:
Placidity –
спокойствие - calm
to make frantic
scenes - довести до белого каления сцену – to bugger up scenes
to give sb.
a look of scorn – бросить на кого либо презрительный взгляд – to quell sb with a look
lavishness –
щедрость - generosity
to know how
to pull strings adroitly – знать как повлиять на дело легко – to be a jack-of-all-trades
to fall out
of love – разлюбить – to be off someone
close-cropped
hair - коротко остриженные волосы - short-medium hair
to resist
an inclination – противостоять намеренью – to set one's face against
weather-beaten
skin – обветренная кожа - weather skin
coltish
grace – жеребячья грация - vivacity
to be on
active service – быть на боевой службе – to
be in a department
confinement
– тюремное заключение - imprisonment
to run a
theatre – руководить театром – to hold a theater in smb’s
hands
effusive – несдержанный - unrestrained
virile air –
мужской воздух
to set one's
mind to smth. – поставить перед кем
то какую то
цель – to reach a
goal
disconcerting
- приводящий в замешательство - puzzling
it's a knock
out - это соглашение между участниками аукциона о
покупке вещей по
низким ценам - an agreement between the participants of the
auction for buying things at low prices
amiability – благожелательность - benevolence
affable manner – вежливые нравы - polite manners
to exercise great ingenuity in (doing) smth – проявлять
большую изобретательность делая что-то - be more creative doing something
to be unperturbed
– быть невозмутимым – to be immovable
shrewdness – проницательность - penetration
to grizzle –
седеть – to go
gray
it's a mere
commonplace – это избитое – it’s hackneyed
exorbitant –
непомерный - unreasonable
to be
conciliatory – быть умиротворяющий - be calming
to foster
one's career – сделать чью-то карьеру - to make a career
prosiness –
прозаичность - prosaicism
acumen – проницательность - insight
to have
one's face lifted – иметь внешнее обновление – to make external update
it's no
good crying over spilt milk – нечего
горевать над убежавшим молоком - м
to have
little flirtations – немного флиртовать - gallivant
masseuse - проститутка, работающая в massage parlor - prostitute
gossip
column - отдел светской хроники - ddepartment of gossip
the world
of make-believe – мир притворства - world of pretense
II. Answer
the following questions:
1. What did
Michael and Julia do when the war broke out?
When the
war broke out they started to develop their business, playing roles and acting
of the scene.
2. Why do
you think Michael enjoyed the war?
His father
was a military man. That’s why may be it was bred in the bone. The dress
uniform suited him, his work was not hard, and he was honored.
3. Do you
think love is important for a successful family life?
Definitely!
Would you
share your point of view on this problem with your fellow students?
Why not? It
will be an exchange of experience.
4. How did
it happen that Julia fell out of love with Michael?
It happened
during their rehearsals.
5. How did
Michael manage to find the money to rent a theatre?
He met a necessary
man. Moreover he was introduced to an old British actress, who was capable to
lend them some money.
What was
the theatre called?
The theater
was called “Milltown”.
Who was in
the partnership with him?
The old actress
was in partnership with him.
6. Why was
Julia against Michael's taking up directing?
Because she
would be ruled by her own husband. Besides Mcahel had lack of talent in both
acting and directing.
7. What
kind of director was Michael?
He was talentless.
8. What
irritated Julia in Michael more and more?
His
calmness to the process of living.
How did he
change in Julia's eyes?
He didn’t
change. It was a change inside Julia’s mind.
9. Why was
Julia sad when she thought of her married life?
It didn’t
meet her expectations.
10. Why was
Michael happier than he had been before?
He believed
everything has been done in his life. His ultimate goal was only to open a theater
where his wife could act.
11. Julia's
dresser and maid was a Cockney, wasn't she?
Yes.
Please
prove it using the examples from the text.
12. Who was
the unknown man who sent flowers to Julia?
It was Thomas
Fennel, an apprentice from the financial office.
Why did she
write him a thank you note?
With Tom
Julia forgot about her age.
III. Make
up a list of words and phrases describing Michael's appearance and character.
Say what you think of him.
|
Appearance
|
Character
|
|
Handsome
A man of
high growth
A person with beautiful eyes
A slim man
|
Calm
Confident
Trustful
Optimistic
|
IV. Comment
on the phrase from chapter 9: "Roger had been entered for Eton within a week of his birth." Comment on it.
Give a short presentation on public schools in Britain.
The parents
of Roger supposed that their son should be a student of Eaton. They wanted such
a future for their child, because the education their was very prestigious and
of a very good quality. It was necessary for people of such a status as Julia
and Michael to put their children in schools of high rate.
VI. Give a
summary of chapters 7-10. (in written form)
Julia
wasn’t satisfied with her life with Michael, because of his placidity.
Michael’s character didn’t change: he remained kind and polite, but Julia
wanted love. After some period of time their calm life was disturbed by war. To
Julia’s pride and anguish Michael went to war as an officer. His life in army
wasn’t really hard, but during the war Michael aged. Julia noticed that, when
her husband returned home, and fell out of love with him though he still was
rather handsome. Everything that had attracted Julia to Michael, at that time
annoyed her. At the same time their business went almost perfect and they
managed to get enough money to open their theater. They also moved from a small
flat to a modern house, because Julia was pregnant. Time passed, and their
theater gave them a lot of money, but Michael’s character was becoming worse
and worse, and Julia couldn’t understand, why some years before that she had
been full of passion to this man. One evening she was given the flowers from
Thomas Fennel. He invited her to have tea. Julia agreed to make happy the poor
clerk by her visit. Suddenly, the young man began kissing her, and Julia was
very pleased as she was the appropriate age to be his mother.
But after this accident Julia felt twenty years younger. And suddenly she
realized that she fell in love. But Tom was a real snob and she presented him
expensive gifts and paid off his debts. With Tom Julia forgot about her age.
