Answer the questions

How did the man introduce himself?

Who did the man turn out to be?

Betsy invited the man to his place, didn’t he?

Why did he stop painting and promised that he would never touch a brush?

Were his friends fond of art?

What did the painter start doing in the garden?

Did he enjoy the process of painting the fence?

How did people know that Lautisse was going to paint again?

What did the gallery people ask for?

What kind of advice did Gerston give the author?

True or false

The book said that he suddenly stopped painting at 53 and lived in a villa in Rivera.

They got to be real friends and Betsy invited the painter to come up to his place for a weekend

It was very difficult to avoid speaking about art with the painter.

The author wanted the painter to paint a masterpiece for him.

They found out that their new friend was probably the world's best living sculpturer

The painter felt distressed while painting the fence.

On the same day three men came to the author’s place from different art galleries to steal the fence.

The author didn't want to sell the 30th section and it's hanging now in his living-room.

Translate into English

Я не имел представления кем он был.

Ты можешь сохранить это в тайне?

Я задал библиотекарю несколько вопросов.

Он не писал картин как минимум лет десять.

Он сказал, что больше никогда в жизни не притронется к кисти.

Он смеялся и уверял меня, что получает удовольствие от покраски забора.

Неделю спустя мой друг позвонил и пригласил зайти к нему.

Retell the text briefly. Give a character sketch of the main hero(es).

Give a character sketch of the main hero.

What is your attitude towards the main character of the story?

What are your emotions after reading the story? Did you like the plot?

Find grammatical phenomena and structures which you have studied during the semester

 

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