W. Somerset Maugham. Theatre. Home Reading Guide. Шишкина Н.М - 25 стр.

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3. Compose the dialogue between Julia and Michael (chapter 22).

4. Retell:
    a) chapter 23 close to the text;
    b) chapter 24 as it would be told by Julia.


                             Unit 9: Chapters 25-27
                              Vocabulary notes:

 1. snatch – v to take holt of smth suddenly and roughly; snatch – n
 2. perfunctory [pə´fΛŋktərı] – adj quickly, without taking care or interest
 3. dab – v to touch smth lightly and quickly, usually repeatedly; dab – n
 4. prejudice – n an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling, esp. when formed
    without enough thought
 5. accost – vt fml to approach or stop and speak to someone in a threatening way
 6. thread – 1. n (a length of) a very thin fiber; 2. vt to put smth thin through a hole
 7. throng – n a crowd or large group of people; throng – v
 8. avert – vt 1. to prevent smth bad from happening; avoid; 2. to turn away (your
    eyes or thoughts)
 9. jostle [´ʤ ɔ sl] – v to knock or push roughly against someone in order to move
    past them
 10. retrace – vt to go back over (a path, past action)
 11. impudent – adj rude and not respectful, esp. towards someone who is older or
    in a more important position; impudence – n
 12. subterfuge [´sΛbtəfju:ʤ ] – n an action taken to hide smth from someone
 13. stride – vi to walk somewhere quickly with long steps
 14. wither – v to become weak and dry and decay
 15. writhe [raıð ] – vi to make large twisting movements with the body
 16. cantankerous [ֽkæ n´tæ ŋkərəs] – adj bad-tempered; tending to argue and
    complain a lot
 17. composure – n calmness and control
 18. delude – vt to make (someone) believe smth that is not true; to deceive;
    delusion – n a false belief
 19. proposition – n a suggestion or a statement offered for consideration;
    proposition – vt infml to ask someone if they would like to have sex with you
 20. brocade – n heavy decorative cloth with a raised design often of gold or silver
    threads
 21. pretence – n a way of behaving that is intended to deceive people