Explain their meaning in the context.

IV. Paraphrase the following: "We've had a couple of duds. The next play's bound to be all right and then we shall get back all we've lost and packet into bargain".

V. Answer the following questions:

1. Did Michael run the theatre successfully?

2. What helped them to gain the reputation of being an enterprising management?

3. Were the first performances at the theatre a success?

4. Who was responsible for the success of the first play?

5. Did Julia appreciate Michael's work?

6. What was Michael keen on and why?

VI. Who do the following words refer to? Comment on them:

"For once his cunning found its match".

"He was a bore, a crashing bore".

"It became an obsession".

"It was the only chink in his armor".

VII. Provide facts showing that Julia's love was gone.

VIII. Give a character-sketch of Evie, Julia's dresser and maid. Comment on the Cockney dialect of the English language.

IX. Compare Julia's and your idea of dieting.

X. Translate into English.

1. Нас постигали пару раз неудачи. Но со следующей пьесой будет все в порядке, и мы не только вернем потерянное время, но и получим еще вдобавок крупную сумму.

2. Уже через неделю после рождения Роджера было решено, что он будет учится в Итоне.

3. Он преуспевал гораздо больше, чем предполагала Джулия.

4. Я думала о роли и поэтому у меня ужасное настроение.

5. Госпоже Филлинс, массажистке, Майкл нравился. С ним было просто и спокойно. Он всегда говорил одно и то же, и она всегда знала, что сказать в ответ. Он не важничал.

6. Какой-то парень, сраженный намертво вашей роковой красотой, ждет вас в гримерной.

7. Вполне возможно, что он целую неделю отказывал себе в еде, чтобы купить эти цветы.

Chapter 11

I. Word combinations and word expressions for intensive study:

to have a profound contempt for a gift of mimicry to keep in check to turn smth. to good account to laugh at smb. up one's sleeve to get smth. for nothing to make much of smb. to set a trap to change one's mind to put smb. in one's place to go out of one's way to do smth. to get into touch with smb. a scarecrow of a woman as strong as a horse a child of nature a retentive memory a course of conduct to make a nuisance of oneself

at will a twinge of agony to bring proceedings for divorce to have scruples about smth. to fancy smb. to have a duty to smb. to queer one's pitch to dispose of smb. to earn a living to flush with success to do a good action to have the cheek to do smth. out of breath as poor as a church mouse to feel inclined to do smth. at one's time of life by your leave to take advantage of smth.