Assignment 2 (Chapters 3,4. Pp 8-15)

1. Find the following expressions in the text and translate the sentences they are used in into Russian. Then make up your own situations with these expressions .

to call for more to have the voice of an angel to be more like… than … to be on holiday by the sea I see. = I understand.

to be helpful to be dangerous to stare at sb to wait for sb to shout at sb

2. Find the appropriate phrases and sentences in the text.

1. В чём дело? Вы не помните меня?

1. Она прекрасна, лучшая певица в мире.

1. Он хотел видеть её возлюбленного – своего врага.

2. Всё в жизни шло хорошо.

3. У неё безобразный, как у жабы, голос.

4. Почему Вы так говорите?

5. Выйдите, пожалуйста, все из комнаты. Ей нужен покой.

6. Когда призрак что-нибудь хочет, он должен это получить.

1. Insert prepositions.

   1. The noise … the Opera House went … … a long time.

   2. He smiled back … his brother.

   3. You are … love! But this is your first night … Paris, your first visit … the opera.

   4. She was not afraid … directors of Opera Houses.

   5. “Because, Monsieur, the Opera ghost is angry … you.

   6. Raoul waited, but no man came … … her.

13. Listen to Chapter 3 (go to

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B72XkxRIV0-RdXM1SWQ2bnNfVEk&usp=sharing ) and prepare expressive reading of the following passage:

Starting from: “But Raoul did not listen.” up to “Christine Daae was alone in her dressing room.” (p. 10)

14. Read definitions of two stylistic devices and find examples of them in the text.

Simile is an expression that describes something by comparing it with something else, using the words 'as' or 'like', for example 'as white as snow'.

Metaphor is a comparison between two unlike things not using the word “like” or “as” to make the comparison, for example, Laughter is the music of the soul.

15. Answer the questions.

    1. What was people’s reaction to Christine’s debut [ ] ?

    2. Why wasn’t Raoul interested in Paris girls?

    3. Where did Raoul meet Christine for the first time?

    4. Did Christine recognize Raoul after the performance?

    5. Who spoke to Christine in her dressing room and what was the conversation about?

    6. What did Raoul think when he heard Chistine talk with a man? What action did Raoul take? How does it characterize him?

    7. What was the directors’ reaction to the second letter from the ghost?

    8. What did O.G. demand of the directors of the Opera House in his letter?

    9. What advice did Madame Giry give the directors?

16. Give an account of the events described in Chapters 3 and 4 as if you were a) Raoul; b) Christine; c) the ghost.

17. Discuss the following.

    1. Does a person’s social and financial status matter to you when you choose your friends? Explain your answer.

    2. What do you do if you feel someone is unfair to you? Explain your answer.