How to Discuss a Story. Бунеева И.М - 11 стр.

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        DETAILED COMPREHENSION

     a. Listen to the story another time and choose the right variant; give
        reasons where necessary
1.   The story took place in
        a) Italy
        b) The USA
        c) Great Britain
2.   When Andy saw Miss Conway for the first time, she was wearing
        a) a beautiful black dress
        b) a plain brown dress
3.   When Miss Conway came out of the door, Andy Donovan was sitting on the
     front step of the boarding house smoking
        a) a cigar
        b) a cigarette
        c) a pipe
4.   When Andy and Maggie were having a walk in the park the girl looked sad
     because she
        a) missed Count Mazzini
        b) she didn’t like Andy
        c) she was all in black and had to look sad
5.   Miss Conway was going to marry Count Mazzini next
        a) winter
        b) spring
        c) summer
6.
     a) a month
     b) a week
     c) a fortnight
     later Andy and Maggie told Mrs. Scott that they were going to get
   married.
7. Maggie was sure Andy would leave her because
     a) he loved another girl
     b) he didn’t want to marry her
     c) she had lied to him

     b. Explain the words and expressions given in part I and reproduce the
        situations in which they were used

III.    SPEAKING

     a. Retell the story as close to the text as you can