The moon and sixpence

(Chapter XVII-XX)

3.1. Complete the gaps with words or word combinations that match presented definitions.

Reproducethe situations in which these phrases are used:

lacking energy; inactive; slow-moving - ­­­ s--gg---;

an arrangement of places to sit outside a café/inn/restaurant - tables -- the --v-m---;

to delay or prolong departure – to l-n-er;

having or displaying tender feelings - -ff--tion--- farewell;

having a neglected or unkempt appearance – a r-gg-- person;

motivated by vicious purposes - --l-ci--- expression;

to exert mental effort, esp to remember something or to find the solution to a problem – to r--- one’s -ain-;

to suddenly redden in the face from embarrassment, shame, modesty, or guilt- to f----;

good-looking; attractive/ proper, subtle – a ----ly face/ behavior;

imitating something of better quality/of poor quality; trashy - -h-dd- goods;

to suffer acutely from embarrassment, revulsion/ to twist or squirm in or as if in pain – to wr---- -n--r shame;

excessively particular, as in tastes or standards; full of trivial detail; overelaborate - a d--nt- eater;

not to be worthy of honour – an un--g--f-ed action;

visually pleasing, esp in being striking or vivid - a --------que view.

3.2. Fill in the gaps with a word or word combination from the box in an appropriate form:

thread; contempt; dazzle; decent; gratitude; premature; color; expose; treat; eager.

1. His fellow-painters made no secret of their ________ for his work.

2. He was very emotional, yet his feeling, so easily aroused, had in it something absurd, so that you accepted his kindness, but felt no _______.

3. “I’d like a ________ meal”

4. We _______ our way among the tables till we came to him.

5. Then he gave a cry of delighted surprise and drew me in. It was charming to be welcomed with so much _____.

6. He was a fat little man, with short legs, young still but _______ bald.

7. His face was perfectly round, and he had a very high ______, a white skin, red cheeks, and red lips.

8. I think that was the vision that had remained with him always, ________his eyes so that he could not see the truth.

9. Though suffering from jeering remarks, he never ceased, it seemed willfully, to ______himself to them.

10. He had a very delicate feeling for art, and to go with him to picture-galleries was a rare______.

3.3. Choose a synonym from a list to replace the italicized words and word combinations:

abash; amuse; convinced; ridicule; pathetic; cadaverous; rivet; excite; babble; absorb.

1. “I tell you he has genius. I’m sure of it.

2. He moved a piece on the chessboard and straightway became engrossed in the game.

3. His whole body looked haggard.

4. He gave me an extraordinary impression as he sat there, his attention focused on his game.

5. I was not so easily confused as I had been some years earlier.

6. Certainly without Stroeve’s chatter the conversation would have been difficult.

7. Poor pantaloon, he was not an object to inflame love.

8. I did not suppose that she was clever or could ever be witty.

9. It was because I felt this that Dirk Stroeve was not to me, as to others, merely an object of derision.

10. The saddest thing about them was that they were grotesque, and the more moving they were, the more you wanted to laugh.

3.4. Fill each gap with a proposition:

1. Dirk Stroeve agreed to fetch me [ ] the following evening and take me [ ] the cafe at which Strickland was most likely to be found.

2. I have gone [ ] to Paris to see him.

3. I welcomed the opportunity to examine him [ ] my ease.

4. The Frenchman considered the position, then broke suddenly [ ] jovial expletives.

5. He sat me down in a chair, patting me as though I were a cushion, pressed cigars [ ] me, cakes, wine.

6. Because I did not laugh [ ] him he was grateful [ ] me, and he used to pour [ ] my sympathetic ear the long list of his troubles.

7. I was seized [ ] panic. I gave [ ] my small apartment, sold my few belongings, and resolved to start afresh.

8. She was inclined to remind you that she was a lady [ ] birth.

9. She was pleased to be able to tell you that her son was [ ] Cambridge.

10. Several people have suggested that she should go [ ] the stage, but of course I couldn’t consent [ ] that.

THE MOON AND SIXPENCE

(Chapter XXI-XXIV)

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