How to Discuss a Story. Бунеева И.М - 19 стр.

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       a) two times
       b) three times
       selected Rudolf out of the crowd
4. The girl took Rudolf’s help
       a) with surprise
       b) indifferently
       c) as a natural thing
5. Rudolf knocked at the girl’s door because
       a) the Negro had asked him
       b) he got a card from the girl
       c) it was the Hand of Fate
6. The
       a) manager
       b) director
       c) agent
       of the theatre gave the Negro a dollar and asked him to hand out a few of
       the cards advertising the play “The Green Door”.

     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

     b. Talking points
1.   What do you know about the main characters of the story – Rudolf and the
     girl? What can you say about their appearances, jobs, families, life stories?
2.   Do you feel the author’s attitude towards the main characters? Does he
     sympathize with them, laugh at them or disapprove of their actions and
     words?
3.   .Do you think their meeting was “the Hand of Fate” or a mere coincidence?
     Give reasons. Can a coincidence influence or even change one’s life?
4.   Was the young man a romantic person? Why?
5.   Why wasn’t the girl surprised when the young man appeared and helped her?
     Was she sure that somebody would come and take care of her?
6.   What do you think of the genre of the story? Would you call it romantic?

     c. Choose one of the talking points and sum up the discussion in pairs