W. Somerset Maugham. Theatre. Home Reading Guide. Шишкина Н.М - 21 стр.

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   Fill in the gaps by adding a suffix to the word in brackets:
1. He said you’d be _____ (fury).
2. His _____ (casual) defeated her.
3. She was _____ (strangle) nervous.
4. You would never have thought that he was so _____ (deceit).
5. Her cordial smile was the smile of a queen; her _____ (gracious) kept you at a
_____ (respect) distance.
6. Her cigarette went out and she held it _____ (help).
7. Rising to her feet to show that the audience was at an end, Julia put off her
_____ (royal).
8. That’s _____ (understand).
9. She’s got a very good scene almost at the _____ (begin).
10. I know that. But her _____ (act). Don’t you think she’s good?
11. I was rather _____ (doubt) about it when they sent it me to read.
12. It seems almost _____ (hope) unless you’ve got influence or something.
13. Julia continued to smile with an almost intolerable _____ (sweet).
14. She was _____ (miserable) unhappy.
15. It’s the most _____ (price) joke I’ve ever heard.
16. They found him _____ (use) and he’d keep them.
17. She sat on, in the _____ (dark), _____ (grim) thinking how she would do it.

 4. Look through the text and find the sentences with the Past Perfect.

  5. Find in the text the following idiomatic expressions, explain their usage and
make up situations to illustrate their meaning:
1. not for toffee – e.g. can’t act for toffee;
2. to get one’s teeth into smth;
3. up to the neck;
4. to give oneself the air;
5. to put one’s foot down;
6. to turn the tables on smb.

                          B. Speech Exercises.
 1. Are the following statements true or false? Correct the false ones:
  1. Julia felt fine talking to Roger.
  2. Julia was shocked to realize that without ever having really possessed Roger,
     she had lost him.
  3. Julia gave up going to the smart supper places and to night clubs with Tom.
  4. Julia was charmed to see Joan Denver. She liked her very much.
  5. Joan Denver was sure of herself.
  6. Michael went to the theatre to see Avice Crichton.
  7. Tom was very happy to see Avice.
  8. Julia refused to go to Avice Crichton’s dressing-room.
  9. Avice was very nervous talking to Julia.