Consolidating the Material
1. Do the quiz to test how well you remember the details of Chapters 5 – 9.
1) American manager offered Michael a job in the USA because ….
a) he found Michael a great actor b) Jimmie Langton told him Michael was a great actor c) Jimmie Langton told him he could have anyone in the company except Michael
2) When Michael told Julia about the American manager’s preposition Julia was rather ….
a) excited b) furious c) jealous
3) When Julia and Michael were separated Michael used to send her letters which were ….
a) more informative than passionate b) very passionate c) contained a lot of useless details
4) During the first years of marriage Julia made Michael frantic scenes because….
a) she found out he was unfaithful b) he was simply indifferent c) he started drinking
5) Julia thought one night that now she could deal with Michael on equal terms because ….
a) they earned equally b) they both got leading parts c) she didn’t love him any longer
6) With years Julia’s passion and frantic emotions towards Michael turned into ….
a) irritation 2) affection 3) a game
7) Mrs. De Vries was ….
a) Julia’s relative b) Jimmie’s acquaintance c) Michael’s parents’ neighbour
8) Julia refused to ask Dolly for money to start up the business because ….
a) Dolly was rather selfish and wouldn’t give it to them b) Dolly had a weird feeling towards Julia c) it would be very humiliating if she refused
9) Michael was very satisfied with his marriage because he found his wife very….
a) emotional b) passionate c) clever
10) Michael and Julia called their own theatre ….
a) the Globus Theatre b) the Siddons Theatre c) the Kemble Theatre
2. Prepare the passage for artistic reading and translate it into Russian
(Chapter 6):
“After a fortnight of rehearsals... Julia knew that he had not made good.”
3. Arrange a round-table discussion on the following:
1) The basic elements of a happy marriage.
2) Theatre business: where to start and how to make it last long.
Write a letter as if
1) you were Jimmie Langton. Tell your old chaps about the new great actress you have found and what you think about her relationship with one of the actors from your company.
2) you were Julia. Write to a girlfriend of your youth to share your feelings about the fact that life has cheated you.
3) you were Dolly de Vries. Write to your husband’s sister about your new friends.
Culture Corner
1. Do you know that Tosca is one of the most famous and dramatic operas by Puccini? Do some research and tell your group-mates about the great composer and his opera.
You may find the following links helpful:
http://www.lastfm.ru/music/Tosca/Opera
http://www.suite101.com/content/tosca-giacomo-puccini-opera-a79075
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giacomo_Puccini
http://www.ranker.com/list/giacomo-puccini-operas/reference
2. Find some information about the plays Julia and Michael played in, for example ‘Candida’, what type of plays they were (a tragedy, a comedy, a problem play, a costume play, a drawing room comedy, etc.), find examples of the types mentioned; present your information to the class.
You may find the following links helpful:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candida_(play)
http://www.curtainup.com/candida.html
http://renierdrama.wordpress.com/category/types-of-drama-plays-comedy/
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/477588/problem-play
Part III
Chapters 10-13
Pre-text Discussion
1. Do you think Julia will try to change her life?
2. Was Dolly de Vries a loyal friend? Do you think Julia had many good friends?
3. What actresses do you think her contemporaries compared her with?
4. Read part III and check your answers.
General Comprehension
1. Who said it?
1) Oh, well, it’s no good crying over spilt milk.
2) We’re getting on, you know. We’re not so young as we were.
3) What a place to live. Who the hell d’you suppose he is?
4) Oh, Miss Lambert, I think I used to know your father in Jersey.
5) It’s only common sense that we shouldn’t see one another any more.
6) I only wanted to thank you for writing to me. You know you needn’t have troubled.
7) When you came in just now, like a whirlwind, I thought you looked twenty years younger.
8) Hulloa, Julia, what’s the matter with you tonight? Why you don’t look a day more than twenty-five.
9) You couldn’t possibly have slept in that carriage. There’s a man there who’s a heavy breather.
10) I’m sorry, some tiresome people came round after the play and I couldn’t get rid of them.
2. Who did it?
1) Who decided they would tour South Africa and Australia when Julia was fifty eight?
2) Who sent Julia some wonderful fresh flowers?
3) Who was convinced that she was Charles Tamerley’s mistress?
4) Who was exceedingly well read?
5) Who taught Julia to make the gesture with the outflung arm and the index extended in the same line to point to the door?
6) Who helped Julia with a sleeper on her way to Cannes?
7) Who was ready to stay quietly at the villa in Cannes instead of going out?
8) Who criticized Julia for her attempt to look younger?
