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e) Say what you think of Pamela’s character. f) Give a short summary
of the story. g) Think of a logical end to the story.
XXII. Explain the meaning of the proverb and use it in a situation
of your own:
Handsome is that handsome does.
XXIII. Make up short dialogues concerning the appearance of:
a child, an elderly person, your favourite actor (actress) or
fiction character.
XXIV. Render the following in the form of a dialogue:
Режиссер (producer) беседует со своим помощником о канди
датуре на роль Наташи Ростовой в фильме «Война и Мир». Они
прослушали нескольких актрис. Одна из
них очень хорошо играет,
но внешность ее не вполне подходит. Она невысокая и довольно
полная. Вторая —
стройная, высокая, но у нее голубые глаза и
светлые волосы. Они решают прослушать
еще нескольких актрис,
чтобы сделать окончательный выбор.
XXV. a) Read the text “A Lovers’ Quarrel” (Part One). Translate it
into Russian:
A Lovers’ Quarrel
Scene: Daphne’s house.
Part One
The telephone rings
D a p h n e (
picking up the receiver): Hullo! Is that you, James?
R o b e r t : Hullo! Is that you, Daphne?
D: Yes, James. I was wondering whether you’d
call this
evening.
R: Listen, Daphne. This is Robert, not James. Who the devil
is James, anyway?
D: Oh ! It’s you, Robert. I’m sorry.
I was expecting a call
from somebody else.
R: I’ve been trying to get you on the phone since 2 o’clock.
D: Have you? I’ve been out. I only came in half an hour ago.
R: Where have you been?
D: I’ve been playing tennis at the club.
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R: You told me you weren’t going to play tennis today.
D: Yes, I know. But Madge asked me to go and make up a
four.
R: Well! That’s a bit thick!
Достарыңызбен бөлісу: 
