W. Somerset Maugham. Theatre. Home Reading Guide. Шишкина Н.М - 24 стр.

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10. He had waited _____ her now for more than twenty years.
11. She arrived _____ in Paris in the afternoon.
12. Charles switched _____ everything but one shaded lamp.
13. When she left _____ the theatre she told the butler to ring up Charles Tamerley.

  4. Find in the text words and phrases describing:
      a) acting;
      b) place;

  5. Suggest words and phrases from your active vocabulary:
1. inexperienced;
2. to have got a date;
3. to be very useful;
4. to stifle a passion;
5. to treat foully;
6. to feel listless and discouraged;
7. to neglect;
8. to take a cue;
9. a bluff;
10. to occur to smb.

                               B. Speech Exercises.
    1. Answer the following questions:
   1. Why did Julia have a wretched day?
   2. What happened to Tom?
   3. What impression did Charles make on Julia during the lunch?
   4. Julia’s talk with Tom. What did she think of him?
   5. Michael suggested that Julia should have a rest. Why did he do that?
   6. How could Julia take hold of herself? What gave her a sense of power and of
   liberation?
   7. Where did she decide to go? Why? Who came to say good-bye to her?
   8. What was the house Julia’s mother and aunt lived in like? How did they spend
   their time?
   9. What did Julia think of Charles?
   10. Before leaving for London Julia wrote a note to Charles. Why? What did she
   want him to do? What happened?
   11. Do you think Julia was a woman of character and a great actress? Give your
   grounds.

  2. Comment on the following words. Who said them and in what connection?
1. Her acting was more important than any love affair in the world.
2. “Success isn’t everything… After all, love is the only thing that matters.”
3. “Oh my dear, life is so short and love is so transitory. The tragedy of life is that
sometimes we get what we want.”