- •Lesson I. Chapters 1-2 (pp. 3-27)
- •Lesson II. Chapters 3-5 (pp. 27-53)
- •Read, copy out the new words, be ready to translate and discuss the chapters.
- •Give the summary of the chapters.
- •Describe in detail:
- •Lesson III. Chapters 6-7 (pp. 53-66)
- •Read, copy out the new words, be ready to translate and discuss the chapters.
- •Lesson IV. Chapters 8-9 (pp. 66-82)
- •Read, copy out the new words, be ready to translate and discuss the chapters.
- •Give the summary of the chapters.
- •Speak about:
- •Task V. Chapters 10-11 (pp. 83-107)
- •Read, copy out the new words, be ready to translate and discuss the chapters.
- •Give the summary of the chapters.
- •Speak about:
- •Task VI. Chapters 12-13 (pp. 107-124)
- •Read, copy out the new words, be ready to translate and discuss the chapters.
- •Give the summary of the chapters.
- •Comment upon:
- •Task VII. Chapter 14 (pp. 124-154)
- •Read, copy out the new words, be ready to translate and discuss the chapters.
- •Explain the meanings of the following expressions, memorize them, reproduce the situations they are used in:
- •Comment upon:
- •Task VIII. Chapters 15-17 (pp. 154-179)
- •Read, copy out the new words, be ready to translate and discuss the chapters.
- •Explain the meanings of the following expressions, memorize them, reproduce the situations they are used in:
- •Give the summary of the chapters.
- •Comment upon:
- •Task IX. Chapters 18-20 (pp. 179-200)
- •Read, copy out the new words, be ready to translate and discuss the chapters.
- •Explain the meanings of the following expressions, memorize them, reproduce the situations they are used in:
- •Give the summary of the chapters.
- •Comment upon:
- •Task X. Chapters 21-22 (pp. 200-224)
- •Read, copy out the new words, be ready to translate and discuss the chapters.
- •Explain the meanings of the following expressions, memorize them, reproduce the situations they are used in:
- •Give the summary of the chapters.
- •Comment upon:
- •Read, copy out the new words, be ready to translate and discuss the chapters.
- •Give the summary of the chapters.
- •Explain the meanings of the following expressions, memorize them, reproduce the situations they are used in:
- •Comment upon:
- •Task XII. Chapters 25-26 (pp. 247-263)
- •Read, copy out the new words, be ready to translate and discuss the chapters.
- •Give the summary of the chapters.
- •Comment upon:
- •Lesson XIII. Chapter 27-28 (pp. 286-300)
- •Give the summary of the chapters.
- •Give the summary of the chapters.
- •Speak about:
- •Comment upon:
Task V. Chapters 10-11 (pp. 83-107)
Read, copy out the new words, be ready to translate and discuss the chapters.
Explain the meanings of the following expressions, memorize them, reproduce the situations they are used in:
to clean up
to ring up the curtain
to be apt to do smth
knocked all of a heap
to keep in touch with smb
to pass for smb
to laugh at smb up one’s sleeve
to have scruples
to queer the pitch for smb
to have the cheek to do smth
to break away
to be taken aback
Give the summary of the chapters.
Read and translate the passage on pp. 88-89 from “At the bottom of her heart…” to “… how much she really spent on them”.
Speak about Evie. Was she a proper maid for Julia from the point of view of Julia, that of Evie herself and that of Michael?
Comment upon:
“When you start thinking of the past it means you ain’t got no future, don’t you?” (p.83)
“Plain living and high thinking” (p.86)
“She was about to step from the world of make-believe into the world of reality” (p.88)
“What a hell of a nuisance it is that one can’t go anywhere without people staring at one” (p.99)
Describe in details:
Julia’s ordinary day (her routine affairs)
Julia’s keeping to a diet
Julia’s plans for the future
Julia’s attitude to her fans
Julia’s “world of reality”
Speak about:
Julia’s attitude to “great ladies and the noble lords”. How did she have “the best of both worlds”?
Lord Charles Tamerly, his attitude to Julia, the rumours about him and Julia. Is it the lot of all actors/actresses?
Julia’s attitude to Lord Tamerly’s love; her preparations for the scene of his confession; “the disgraceful thing” that she did and her real feelings after it.
Prove that Julia skillfully made profit on her relations with Charles. Prove that she has a double nature. Can you appreciate Charles’s platonic love to a predator-woman.
Why did Julia agree to meet the young man if she felt he was treating her like a chorus girl?
What did his flat remind her of?
Speak about Tom Fenell. Analyse his combination of impudence and shyness. “Still waters run deep”. Is it about Tom? Analyse his behaviour during “the tea party” and Julia’s reaction. How did this incident influence Julia?
Task VI. Chapters 12-13 (pp. 107-124)
Read, copy out the new words, be ready to translate and discuss the chapters.
Explain the meanings of the following expressions, memorize them, reproduce the situations they are used in:
to put smb off
to set oneself
to be prudish
to go hot and cold all over
to blackmail
to go a little weak at the knees
to pop in and out
a figment of one’s fancy
to shine like a new pin
to pawn
Give the summary of the chapters.
Speak about Julia’s adventure which happened to her 8 years ago:
Describe the place and the circumstances;
Describe the Spaniard, his behaviour, his manners. What attracted Julia to him?
Appreciate his methods of seducing;
Comment upon Julia’s contradictory behaviour;
Do you believe that this situation was a mere “coincidence” or “a put-up job”?
Comment upon Julia’s afterthoughts and fears;
Comment upon their final meeting and Julia’s attitude to this adventure some years later;
What is your attitude to such men and such adventures?