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4. Which words did the author choose to create the atmosphere in the room
when the sonata was being composed? What kind of atmosphere was it? What
impression did the music make on the listeners?
5. The author says that Beethoven smiled “benevolently, indulgently, kindly”.
How do these epithets characterize the great composer?
6. Which epithets and other figures of speech does the author use to describe the
music of the Moonlight sonata? What does he compare it to? Does the
description have anything in common with your idea of the famous music?
c. Sum up the discussion in pairs
d. ► Improve your listening / pronunciation skills
Listen to the following passage from the story; fill in the blanks;
intone the passage; learn it by heart
“I will improvise the sonata to the 1)_______ !” said he looking up 2)_______ to
the sky and stars. Then his hands 3)_______.to the keys, and he began playing a sad
and infinitely 4)_______ movement, which crept gently over the instrument like a
calm 5)_______ of moonlight over the 6)_______ and 7)_______ earth.
This was followed by a wild 8)_______ in triple time – a sort of grotesque
interlude, like a dance of spirits upon the 9)_______. Then came a swift agitato
finale – a breathless, hurrying, trembling movement, descriptive of 10)_______ and
11)_______, and vague impulsive terror, which carried us away on its rustling
12)_______ , and left us all in emotion an 13)_______.
SONG IN A QUIET WORLD
by A.E.Coppard
I. BEFORE LISTENING TASKS
a. Have you heard about A.E.Coppard? What do you know about this
writer? (Use a dictionary)
b. Read carefully the following proper names, words and expressions.
Make sure you know what they mean
Proper names:
Jack
Elinor Parsons
Whitsuntide – the week beginning with
Whitsunday (the seventh Sunday after Easter, a Christian religious holiday) 
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   4. Which words did the author choose to create the atmosphere in the room
      when the sonata was being composed? What kind of atmosphere was it? What
      impression did the music make on the listeners?
   5. The author says that Beethoven smiled “benevolently, indulgently, kindly”.
      How do these epithets characterize the great composer?
   6. Which epithets and other figures of speech does the author use to describe the
      music of the Moonlight sonata? What does he compare it to? Does the
      description have anything in common with your idea of the famous music?

        c. Sum up the discussion in pairs

       d. ►Improve your listening / pronunciation skills
           Listen to the following passage from the story; fill in the blanks;
           intone the passage; learn it by heart
“I will improvise the sonata to the 1)_______ !” said he looking up 2)_______ to
the sky and stars. Then his hands 3)_______.to the keys, and he began playing a sad
and infinitely 4)_______ movement, which crept gently over the instrument like a
calm 5)_______ of moonlight over the 6)_______ and 7)_______ earth.
This was followed by a wild 8)_______ in triple time – a sort of grotesque
interlude, like a dance of spirits upon the 9)_______. Then came a swift agitato
finale – a breathless, hurrying, trembling movement, descriptive of 10)_______ and
11)_______, and vague impulsive terror, which carried us away on its rustling
12)_______ , and left us all in emotion an 13)_______.

                            SONG IN A QUIET WORLD
                               by A.E.Coppard

   I.     BEFORE LISTENING TASKS

        a. Have you heard about A.E.Coppard? What do you know about this
           writer? (Use a dictionary)

        b. Read carefully the following proper names, words and expressions.
           Make sure you know what they mean

Proper names:
Jack
Elinor Parsons
Whitsuntide – the week beginning with

Whitsunday (the seventh Sunday after Easter, a Christian religious holiday)

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