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IV. Read and translate the passage on p. 66.What was the difference that Julia found in Michael?
ASSIGNMENT VIII CHAPTER 8
I. Prove that Michael was a success on the stage after the war: to get oneself demobbed to step straight into a part a well set-up, norrmal, high-spirited fellow drawing-room comedy to give a peculiar effect to a flippant line to make love convincingly to carry off a chaffing love scene be amenable to smth. to be idle to stick out for smth ( stuck)
II. Why couldn't Michael and Julia start their own theatre. Describe Mrs de Vries. to inherit savings to go up enormously ( about the rent ) inadequate sum to be amply sufficient find a mug to write a fat cheque to be perfectly faithful to smb. effusive and timid manner a virile air to be properly delighted to be shrewd a good gamble to get round smb.
III. Describe the week-end with Dolly: to set one's mind to smth. to buy options on three plays on reasonable terms to urge smb to seize the opportunity to twist smb round one's little finger notoriety to pay out hard cash to make a dead set. at smb. to giggle to be disconcerting to fold smb in arms to give smb a brisk handshake eyes misty with tears to brim over with excitement
IV. Tell about Michael's first steps as a manager: the deed of partnership a publicity agent the new venture to be a knockout to skim smth over a tiny part not to care a hang about smth. to lean back
V. Speak on their private life: to arouse a frenzy of passion to nauseate smb. to be relieved to resume marital relations he couldn't help seeing to have an inkling to swallow she laid it on with a trowel to account for every penny hearty/affable manner the devil-may-care creatures to be too deeply moved to speak
ASSIGNMENT IX
CHAPTER 9 I. Speak on Michael's successes and failures in management: - to lose smth. ( little) over the failures - to make every possible penny out of smth - ingenuity - to gain the reputation - to give smb. a trial - to seek out (past p. p. sought) - to make profitable discoveries - to buy the lease of smth - to get sick of smb. - to show oneself at one's best - to be unperturbed - to take the rough with the smooth - a couple of duds (colloq.) - a packet into the bargain - persuasion - to find one's match - to have a high blood pressure - to give smb up as a bad job - to take smb down a peg or two (colloq.) - a percentage on the gross
II. Retell about Michael's attempts to take to directing and the way he sacrificed himself for Julia's sake: - to be commonplace - to let smo try - to be conciliatory and exacting - to smooth things over - to share the expenses - to pay one's whack (colloq.) - self-abnegation - for smb ' s sake - to foster smb's career
III. Work with a partner and make a list of reasons which made Julia think of her husband as a "monster of vanity": - shrewdness - to exasperate smb intensely - complacency - to be a crashing bore - to be vain of smth - business acumen - to spare no pains to do smth - to become an obsession - to have one's face lifted - to keep one's belly from sagging - to beam with delight - to be prudent
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