5. Complete the flg. Sentences:

1. It seemed incredible to Kitty that .....

2. And now, sitting with Dorothy .....

3. She wondered if .....

4. But he could hardly remember that .....

6. Dramatize the dialogue between Kitty and Dorothy ( ch. Lxxi )

7. Speak on:

1. The convent door closed for the last time on Kitty.

2. Kitty’s meditations on the way to Hong Kong.

3. It’s always despicable to lie to oneself ( comment on it ).

4. The thought that sung in Kitty’s heart.

5. Kitty’s visit to the Townsends.

6. The luncheon at the Townsends’.

7. Charlie’s appearance (drawn in Kitty’s mind and the one that he really had).

8. Kitty’s part as a little heroine.

9. Charlie’s renewed affection towards Kitty.

8. Choose a passage (10 - 12 lines ), mark stresses and tunes and learn it by heart; reason your choice.

Section 13. W.S. Maugham. The Printed Veil. Ch. LXXVI - LXXX.

1. Read the chapters. Learn the Act. Voc. Reproduce the situations from the text and make up those of your own:

1. imbecile ( imbecile remark)

2. desolate; desolation; to fall to desolation

3. to grieve for smb.

4. at all costs

5. to make a complaint of/against smb; He who makes constant complaints gets little.

6. compassion

7. to have in store; What is in store for me? a store of impressions

8. reminiscence

9. trivial things

10. to make inquiries about smth.; a letter of inquiry

11. to be the living image of smb.

2. Transcribe the flg. words: jaunty, susceptibility, courteous, roguishly, buoyant, assuage, haricot.

3. Give synonyms: vacant, shudder, a stain, desolate, hostile.

4. Give antonyms: worthless, advantage, adequately, healthy, patience, wicked.

5. Read and translate the passage beginning with ‘ Mrs. Garstin lay ...’ up to ‘ ... consternation.’ pp. 261 - 262.

6. Speak on:

1. The day after the fair.

2. Preparations for the departure and the final talk with Charlie.

3. There was home on board the steamer.

4. Mrs. Garstin’s death.

5. Kitty’s desire to leave London and spend the rest of her life with her father.

Notes and tasks for preparing the report on ONE OF THE CHARATERS of Maugham’s novel ‘The Painted Veil’:

1. Use the flg. Words and word-combinations in your report:

limited number of characters

the main hero / heroine

the novel ( character ) under consideration

narration

We follow the events with unflagging interest up to the last page of the book.

crucial moment of the novel

to convey

The author uses different means of artistic description.

to characterise the personage

a catching plot

vivid language

elaborate style

excellent character drawing

2. Use the flg. Plan:

1. Introduction. General characteristic of the novel ( plot, style, personages).

2. Detailed characteristic of one of the characters:

1. Why are you going to speak of this character? Why have you chosen him/her for your report?

2. Brief outline of the events connected with this personage.

3. His/her appearance.

4. His/her traits of character; how they are shown by means of characteristic actions, words, thoughts of the personage.

5. The authors attitude to this personage. ( The author sympathizes with him/her, blames, admires,etc.)

6. Your impression of the novel.

3. Personages who may be spoken of:

Kitty Fane

Walter Fane

Charlie Townsend

Mr. Waddington

The Mother Superior.