Vocabulary List. To toil all day, gaudy, to be in full swing, prodigal - prodigality, to feel/to be ill at ease , commuting train

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Chapter III

To toil all day, gaudy, to be in full swing, prodigal - prodigality, to feel/to be ill at ease, commuting train, to ask smb.'s whereabouts, to make smb uneasy, hilarity-hilarious, elemental, to be/to have smth on the tip of the tongue, to pick one's words with care, to be an Oxford man, sinister, to set smb off from the others, to retract one's statement, to be at a disadvantage, to deal in subterfuges, to get out of the tangle, cardinal virtues.

1. Arrange these words and phrases into pairs of antonyms:

to feel/to be ill at ease, prodigal; to insist on the truth of one's words; to deal in subterfuges; vice; to draw to an end; mean; to behave honestly; to feel/to be at ease; to have an advantage; to retract one's statement; to be in full swing; to be at a disadvantage; virtue

2. Study the use of the active vocabulary; make up your own sentences with it:

a) elemental forces of nature (feelings, passions, impulses); a sinister face (look, sight, person); to deal in
subterfuges (lies, gossip, libel); to retract one's statement (words, questions, offer, promise, invitation),
hilarious (jokes

b) 1. Great erudition sets off this student from the rest of the group. 2.1 strongly advise you to pick your
words with care when discussing the matter. 3. The hosfs prodigality was much spoken of by his guests. 4.
I can't see you in June when our examinations are in full swing. 5. The Gothic castle in desolate mountains
looked somewhat sinister. 6. If you deal in subterfuges instead of learning, you are sure to fail at your
examination. It was clear that they must have obtained the information by subterfuge. 7. She says she
does not regard prudence as a cardinal virtue. 8. The picture was suggestive of elemental forces of nature,
tremendous and terrible. 9.1 don't suppose you know the whereabouts of my silver pen. He is thought to
be in the Caribbean, although his exact whereabouts is a mystery. 10. She had achieved her comfortable
life after years of hard toil.ll. Tourists often wear gaudy shorts and T-shirts.12. It was on the tip of my
tongue to say what I thought, but I managed to stop myself. 13. In fairy tales, virtue is always rewarded
whereas in real life it very often isn't. 14.The wheels retracted after the aircraft took off.

3. Express the same notion in one word.

1.Hard work, esp. that which is physically tiring. 2. Having too many bright colours and lacking good judgment about style.3.wasteful with money. 4. Extremely amusing and having a lot of laughter. 5. To look noticeable by providing a comparison for or contrast with.6. an action taken to hide smth from someone.

4. Translate

1 Шумное, бурное веселье 2.Сначала Ник чувствовал себя неловко, но потом хорошо повеселился. 3.стихийный, природный; сильный, непреодолимый, неудержимая страсть; четыре основные стихии (земля, вода, воздух, огонь), основы науки.4. Это платье выгодно подчеркивало ее фигуру.5. мрачное лицо; начало, не сулящее ничего хорошего; темная личность.6. блудный сын 7. Я пахал целый день в офисе, и теперь хочу отдохнуть. 8. слишком яркий, кричащий, безвкусный 9. Картина выигрывает в этой раме. 10. В настоящее время ее местожительство неизвестно. 11. Разрешение было дано, и его нельзя отменить.

5. Paraphrase or explain:

1. In the main hall a bar with a real brass rail was set up, and stocked with gins and liquors and with cordials so long forgotten that most of his female guests were too young to know one from another.

2. The lights grow brighter as the earth lurches away from the sun, and now the orchestra is playing yellow cocktail music, and the opera of voices pitches a key higher, (p. 39)

3. They conducted themselves according to the rules of behavior associated with amusement parks.(p. 40)

4. We sat down at a table with the two girls in yellow and three men, each one introduced to us as Mr Mumble, (p.41)

5. It was testimony to the romantic speculation he inspired that there were whispers about him from those who had found little that it was necessary to whisper about in this world, (p. 42)

6. On a chance we tried an important looking-door, and walked into a high Gothic library, paneled with carved English oak, and probably transported complete from some ruin overseas.(p. 42)

7. What thoroughness! What realism! Knew when to stop, too - didn't cut the pages!(p.43)

8. A pair of stage twins, who turned out to be the girls in yellow, did a baby act in costume, and champagne was served in glasses bigger than finger-bowls.(p.43)

9.Precisely at that point it vanished - and I was looking at an elegant young roughneck, a year or two over thirty, whose elaborate formality of speech just missed being absurd, (p.44)

10. "And I like large parties. They are so intimate. At small parties there isn't any privacy."(p.45)

11. Even Jordan's party, the quartet from East Egg, were rent asunder by dissension, (p. 46) 12."Dishonesty in a woman is a thing you never blame deeply." (p. 51)

13. "It takes two to make an accident."

14.1 knew that first I had to get myself definitely out of that tangle back home, (p.51)

II. Discuss the following:

1. Speak on the atmosphere of huge, extravagant parties at Gatsby's mansion in West Egg. How does the author create it? What colours prevail in the description of the party? What do you think they suggest? What is the role of the music accompanies the action in Chapter III? Observe how the author uses the verbs of motion and speak on the effect their frequency produces. Pick out details in its description suggestive of the scope of the host's wealth and prodigality Was the prohibition Law obeyed by Gatsby?

2. Gatsby's guests. What sort of people were attracted by the parry? What layers of society did they represent? Dwell upon their behaviour. Pick out episodes showing the behaviour of the same people: a) when the party was in full swing; b) at the end of it. Why does the author compare Gatsby's guests with moths in the opening lines of the chapter? Generalize your observations of the way the author introduces Gatsby's guests to the reader. Is Carraway just a disinterested observer of the unfolding events? Comment on the following: 'And on Mondays eight servants, including an extra gardener, toiled all day with mops and scrubbing-brushes and hammers and garden-shears, repairing the ravages of the night be fore." Compare this paragraph with the description of the end of the party.

How does the author portray a particular period and make the reader feel the spirit of the epoch (mention the details that belong to the Jazz Age).

3. Did anyone rightly know who Gatsby was? What legends accumulated around Gatsby's name? Could those who accepted Gatsby's hospitality recognize their host? Why did Owl Eyes suspect that Gatsby's books were not real? Describe Gatsby's appearance. Did Gatsby"s appearance and manner justify the sinister rumours about him? Comment upon the way the author surrounds Gatsby with mystery, destroying it.partly sometimes to create it anew. What do telephone calls suggest? How is Gatsby characterized through his speech? Make a brief analysis of his vocabulary. Point out examples to il­lustrate the queer combination of a certain formality of his speech with jargon. Do you believe that Gatsby was at Oxford? Prove your opinion. The pages in Gatsby's books were not cut. What does it suggest? What details, episodes and scenes emphasize Gatsby's isolation and loneliness?

4. What is the effect of presenting Gatsby through the eyes of Nick Carraway? In what manner does Nick describe the proceedings at Gatsby's party, humorous or sarcastic? What glimpses of Gatsby's greatness have you got so far?

5. Say why the author emphasizes Jordan's inability to handle an automobile safely (speak on the broader implication of the conversation about Jordan's carelessness with automobiles). Note another reference to careless driving. What was Nick's attitude towards Jordan? Did he blame her for her dishonesty? What does Carraway accentuate in the ending? Is this assertion true? Why was he straight with Jordan (but with the working girl "he'll let it all blow quietly away")?

6.Reread the description of New York. What feeling did it arouse in Nick?

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