Ex. III Match the synonyms and the definitions with the words given in the first column.

Chapter 2, pp. 24-33.

Comprehension

Ex. I. Put the sentences in the correct order according to the text.

1.	The result of the interview was that Michael got an engagement.
2.	James Langton was running a repertory theatre and was in need of a leading juvenile.
3.	Julia had an impulse to look at some of her old photographs.
4.	It was two years later that Jimmie Langton discovered Julia.
5.	Julia was a born actress and it was an understood thing that she was to go on the stage.
6.	Notwithstanding his beauty, his grace and his ease of manner, Michael remained a cold lover.
7.	Jane Taitbout made deliberate that wonderful sense of timing which Julia had by instinct.

Ex. II. Which of the following statements are true and which are false? Write «T» if the statement is true and «F» if it is false. Give reasons for your answers.

1.	When Julia had an impulse to look at some of her old photographs she found them in large cardboard cases, dated and chronologically arranged.
2.	Roger liked to be photographed with Julia. It was fun for him to be in the papers.
3.	Julia had a lovely figure, everyone admitted that, but her articulation was indistinct.
4.	Jimmie Langton loved acting, but his physique prevented him from playing any but a few parts, which was fortunate for he was a bad actor.
5.	Jimmie Langton quickly came to the conclusion that Michael’s perseverance and desire to excel would help him to become more than just a competent actor.
6.	By the time Jimmie Langton discovered Julia, she’d been already a great actress.

Ex. III. Find the passage on p.30 beginning with the words «When Julia was sixteen», prepare good reading of it till the words «I think you’re a genius» (p.31). Translate it into Russian.

Word study

Vocabulary Sheet

Flesh and blood can’t stand it	p.27
to take one’s breath away	p.27
to arouse a protective instinct	p.27
to take smth as natural homage	p.28
not to sleep a wink	p.31
to take smb by the throat	p.33
to have much inclination to do smth	p.33

Ex. I. Find the expressions from the Vocabulary Sheet in the text and translate them into Russian. Make up questions using these expressions and ask your classmates.

Ex. II. Translate the following phrases into Russian.

To have an impulse;
her voice could wring your heart in an emotional passage;
to gain experience;
an eccentric, arrogant, exuberant, vain and charming fellow;
suffer nothing artificial;
he worked his company hard;
did not let any entanglement interfere with the career;
to say something with point;
take no notice of the flippant rejoinder;
to be a quick study;
to be word perfect in any part in forty-eight hours.

Ex. III Match the synonyms and the definitions with the words given in the first column.

1.	be superior	a.	shrill	1.	to be successful
2.	frivolous	b.	abuse	2.	to bring under control by influence or force
3.	wealthy, rich	c.	excel	3.	having too much pride
4.	mistreat	d.	stupendous	4.	rough and stormy, undisciplined
5.	repress, suppress	e.	flippant	5.	a high-pitched sharp sound
6.	conceited, egotistical	f.	prosperous	6.	astonishing or impressive
7.	scream	g.	subdue	7.	improper treatment
8.	noisy	h.	vain	8.	extravagantly ornate
9.	showy	i.	flamboyance	9.	to do better than others
10.	tremendous	j.	boisterous	10.	showing disrespect or lack of seriousness

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