- •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:
1. Study the following words and word combinations, explain their meaning in English, give the context in which they are used:
1. not to sleep a wink
2. not to stir a finger to do smth
3. on the verge of tears
4. a matter of life and death
5. to bury a face in one’s hands
6. to induce to come
7. to be nothing but skin and bone
8. to be jealous of
9. to make oneself a perfect fool
10. privations
11. to bear no resentment
12. to be worn out
2. Say whether the following statements are true or false:
1. Blanche Stroeve had no objection to her husband’s nursing Strickland, but didn’t want to allow Dirk to bring him to their house.
2. Strickland agreed at once to come to Stroeve’s studio and stay there.
3. Blanche proved herself not only a capable, but a devoted nurse.
4. Strickland and Dirk Stroeve both painted in Dirk’s studio.
5. Dirk’s wife left him, because she was in love with Strickland.
6. Dirk was not angry with his wife, he didn’t reproach her.
7. Dirk was grateful for all the happiness his wife gave him in the past, and wasn’t against her decision to stay with Strickland.
8. Strickland was not a man to make a woman happy.
9. The narrator had no sympathy for Blanch Stroeve.
3. Fill in prepositions:
1. Strickland needed the care … loving hands.
2. Blanche Stroeve was … the verge of tears.
3. She sank … a chair and buried her face … her hands.
4. Dirk Stroeve, giving … his work entirely, nursed Strickland … tenderness and sympathy.
5. His clothes hung … him like rags …a scarecrow.
6. Dirk had got it … his head that his his wife cared … Strickland.
7. Dirk told his wife how passionately he loved her, and reminded her … all the devotion he had lavished … her.
8. He went … the drawer which he kept his money and took … several bank-notes.
9. He went … again every word … the scene.
4. Discussion.
Give the précis of the part. Answer the questions and motivate your answer:
1. What made Blanche consent to Strickland being moved to their house?
2. Do you think Blanche Stroeve was really in love with Strickland?
3. Was Strickland capable of love?
4. Why did Dirk think that Blanche would suffer the most awful privations with Strickland?
5. Was Dirk prepared to take his wife back?
6. Why was the narrator puzzling over the suddenness of the whole affair?
7. Had Dirk expected his wife’s decision to go with Strickland?
8. Why did Dirk wish with all his heart that he had held his tongue?
9. What was Dirk going to do?
10. Did he predict that the connection between Strickland and Blanche would end disastrously?
5. Enact a conversation between:
1. Dirk Stroeve and his wife. (Chapter XXVIII).
2. The narrator and Dirk Stroeve. (Chapter XXIX).
Unit VII
Chapters XXX-XXXIV
1. Study the following words and word combinations, explain their meaning in English, give the context in which they are used:
1. a wakeful night
2. to forsee disaster
3. to resist the temptation of doing smth.
4. averted face
5. the smart of the blow
6. to be at hand
7. a woman of violent passions
8. demure appearance
9. to fly into a temper
10. to make despairing gestures with one’s hands
11. a hint of mockery