Write questions to the text. Use the following in answering these questions.

EXERCISES

Study Vocabulary notes. Find words and word combinations corresponding to the following definitions.

1. suddenly begin to laugh; 2. set of actors in a play; 3. the furnishings, painted canvas etc. used on the stage of a theatre; 4. to make smb laugh or smile; 5. showing signs, giving promise, of future success, favorable, prosperous.

2. Explain the meaning of the following, paraphrasing the itali­cized words and word combinations.

1. auspicious beginning; 2. The orchestra struck up the Na­tional Anthem; 3. Exquisite timing; 4. Violent action; 5. She couldn't conceal her smile; 6. To bring out the colour of her blue eyes; 7. She made her entrance in the second act; 8. The audience was fascinated; 9. Her words had amused the cast; 10. Julia had cut in with her reply; 11. Avice was rattled; 12. Julia laid bare the misery of the woman's life.

3. Write Russian equivalents to the following. Use word combina­tions in situations based on the text.

1. notwithstanding the season; 2. auspicious beginning; 3. warmth of the reception; 4. a final call; 5. to hold the attention of the audience; 6. with her command of emotions; 7. a thrill­ing, spectacular climax; 8. an unexpected denouement; 9. a lit­tle smile that curled her lips; 10. to accept one's direction; 11. to smb's surprise; 12. the way it took the light; 13. to look drab; 14. to take one's eyes away from smth.; 15. burst out laughing; 16. to cut in; 17. to take on a sardonic colour; 18. to look at smb. with troubled eyes; 19. to affect; 20. to lay bare.

Write questions to the text. Use the following in answering these questions.

1. Great applause and curtain calls; 2. To act with brilliance, variety and resource; 3. To deliver the monologue; 4. A violent action; 5. To be surprising; 6. To conceal a smile; 7. In rehears­als, at the dress rehearsal; 8. To attract the attention of the audience; 9. To wave, to spread, to screw up; 10. Fascinated; 11. Anxious; 12. To suppress the laughter; 13. The scene devised to be amusing; 14. Her voice grew hard; 15. With miraculous virtuosity; 16. Tears rolled down her cheeks; 17. to mock; 18. The sordid misery of the woman's life.

5. Contradict the statements. Give examples from the text to sup­port your point of view.

1. It was an ordinary season. 2. There had been some ap­plause but no curtain calls. 3. Julia was indifferent to the audi­ence's reception. 4. Delivering the final monologue Julia lost the attention of the audience. 5. Julia had failed to make her monologue a most spectacular climax to the play. 6. The whole cast was excellent including Avice Crichton. 7. After the per­formance Julia went straight home. 8. Michael was greatly dis­pleased with Julia's acting. 9. Julia saved Avice's performance. 10. At the dress rehearsal Julia appeared in a dress of sparkling silver. 11. The audience, fascinated, could not take its eyes away from Avice's blue dress. 12. Avice, being an experienced actress, saved the scene.

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