These links can be helpful:
http://www.britannica.com/facts/5/124548/Sarah-Siddons-as-discussed-in-Ellen-Terry-British-actress
http://www.britainunlimited.com/Biogs/Siddons.htm
http://www.nndb.com/people/392/000071179/
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/her_story/90133
http://www.essortment.com/all/actressellente_rdpq.htm
2.To get more information about the famous London museums and galleries such as the National gallery, the Tate, the British Museum use these links. Present the information to the class.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_London
http://www.londontourist.org/museums.html
http://www.britishmuseum.org/
3.Charles Tamerley took Julia to museums and galleries; he liked to impart information and she was glad to receive it. It was to him she owed it that she could speak about Proust, or Cezanne.
Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust, (10 July 1871 – 18 November 1922) was a French novelist, critic, and essayist best known for his monumental À la recherche du temps perdu (In Search of Lost Time).
Paul Cézanne (19 January 1839 – 22 October 1906) was a French artist and Post-Impressionist painter whose work laid the foundations of the transition from the 19th century conception of artistic endeavour to a new and radically different world of art in the 20th century.
Use the links to get more information about these people and present it to the class.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Proust
http://www.tempsperdu.com/
http://ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/cezanne/
Part IV
Chapters 14-15
Pre-text Discussion
1. Answer the following questions:
1) What is Julia going to do about the watch Tom pawned?
2) How will the relations between Tom and Julia get along?
3) How will Michael treat Tom in the next chapters?
2. Read Part IV and check your answers.
General Comprehension
1. Who said it?
1) “I who thought I could never be in love again? Of course it can’t last. But why shouldn’t I get what fun out of it I can?”
2) “He’ll be a nice friend for Roger”.
3) “Of course he’s young … Perhaps he’ll improve as he grows older.”
4) “Well, I’ll cook his goose all right.”
5) “I ought never to have let you make me those presents. I should never have let you lend me money.”
6) “I’m so lonely and your friendship meant a great deal to me.”
2. Who did it?
1) Who accepted valuable presents and borrowed money?
2) Who suggested inviting Tom to Taplow?
3) Who came up with the idea of letting the flat in the mews to Tom?
4) Who enjoyed parties very much?
5) Who was jealous and put out?
6) Who wrote a humiliating letter?
7) Who gave a performance to Tom?
3. Mark the following statements as true (T), false (F), not stated (NS). Correct the false statements.
1) Julia was shrewd and knew very well that Tom was infatuated with her.
2) Tom had backed a horse hoping to make some money but the horse was beaten.
3) Julia was disappointed in Roger because he was too intelligent and sophisticated.
4) Julia was as successful on the stage as on the screen.
5) At parties Roger didn’t seem to accept Julia’s guests, he coolly judged them.
6) Tom gave people of the world some advice about paying taxes.
7) As Tom read Julia’s letter he got pale.
8) Enclosing the money for the tips Julia didn’t think of hurting Tom’s feeling. She treated him as she would have treated Roger.
4. Answer the questions:
1) When did Julia confess to herself that she had fallen in love with Tom? Was he in love with her?
2) Did Julia try to bind Tom to her? What exactly did she do?
3) What made Tom so popular with women?
4) When did Tom first borrow money from Julia?
5) Why did Julia want Tom to change his lodgings?
6) Julia looked forward to Tom’s visit to Taplow with excitement. Did her dreams come true?
7) How did she estimate her son?
8) What were Roger’s plans for the future?
9) How did Julia revenge on Tom? What was the result?
10) What was the scheme of getting him back? Did it work?
