I. Give a summary of chapter 10.

It's no good crying over spilt milk

to be as blue as the devil

matinée

to sleep soundly

massage

masseuse

to be in touch with smb

to give smb a thrill

II. Paraphrase or explain the following in English:

It's no use crying over split milk

to pay one's whack

a couple of duds

to take the rough and the smooth in business

to take smb a peg or two

to be as blue as the devil

ASSIGNMENT X

Chapter 11

I. Speak on Julie's reputation among aristocratic persons:

to inherit a considerable fortune

a profound contempt t

o pass for smb.

a gift of mimiсry

to acquire the reputation of a wit

to laugh at. smb up one's sleeve

conjugal fidelity - супружеская верность

on smb' account

to turn smth to good account

to set the trap

to put smb in one's place

to go out of one's waу

II. Describe Lord Charles and his relations with Julia:

to be well-bred

a bubbling vitality

to be struck with shyness

to play the outraged heroine on smb

to be tongue -tied

to dawn on smb

to cry at will

to be hoarse

to bite a nail

flesh and blood couldn't stand it to be Jittery

out of the question

to have scruples about smth

to elope with smb

to grow up with a. burden

to queer one's pitch

to earn a living

to entertain smb

to slacken one's pace

III. Describe the young man, his room and the events that followed the lunch. What was Julia's attitude to what had happened?

to remind smb of smth

to be a trifle out of breath

1) … she took care to queer her pitch (p.94)

2) she slackened her- pace a little(p. 95)

3) ... she laughed at them up her sleeve-. . . ( p. 87)

4) The nerve of it! (p.96 )

5) He'd laugh and say that of course if he hadn't been such a kid he'd never have had the cheek to ask her (p.97)

6)... but he wanted to be his own master and now in the last year of his articles he had broken away and taken this tiny flat (p. 98)

7) Gosh, you look swell! (p. 91 )

V. Reproduce the dialogue on p. 91-92 by heart.

ASSIGNMENT XI

Chapter 12

I. Retell about Julia's trip to Cannes end her new acquaintance:

to be engaged

to turn up

to speak fluent, idiomatic French

to be sympathetic

to manage smth for a tip

to blurt out

to put off

to have a great admiration for smb.

not to sleep a wink

an odd adventure

to treat smb

to be prudish

in for a penny, in for a pound

to give smb room

to accept the situation

if the worst comes to the worst.

a put-up dob

to be a faithful wife

a devoted mother

to be shattered.

to look a perfect wreck

II. Prove that Julia was sorry for what had happened:

Did she change her attitude to the incident the course of time?

to claim acquaintance with smb

to blackmail smb

to run across smb

to catch a glimpse of smb

gossip

to cling to one's arm

in a flash

to be disgraceful

indignation

reverie

to make an advance to smb

to go weak at the knees

to take liberties with smb

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