Too Well

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Too Well (after O'Henry)
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Miss Carrington was a famous actress. She began
her life in a small village named Cranberry.
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But that was long ago. Now she was to perform the
leading part in a new comedy.
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A capable young actor Highsmith by name dreamt of
being Miss Carringtons partner in the new play.
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He told it to the manager. The manager explained
to the young actor that if he wanted to play the
part he should persuade Miss Carrington to accept
him as her partner.
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Match the words in English with Their Ukrainian
equivalents.A famous actress -??????? to
perform - ???????? the leading part -
?????? ???????capable - ????????????the new
play - ?????to persuade - ??????? ????to
accept - ???? ???????
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2. Fill in the table the forms of irregular
verbs and translate
began
tell
dreamt
was
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3. Fill in the words with the missing vowelsL
f -, v ll g -,l ng, p rt, c
m d -,p rtn r, n w,m n g r.
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The young actor knew very well that it was the
part of a young farmer. The next day he went to
Cranberry where he stayed for three days and
gathered much information about the life and the
people of that small village.
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Then he returned to the town and went to one of
the restaurants where actors usually gathered
after the performance.
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He saw a small party sitting at the table. The
star of that party was Miss Carrington.
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4.Answer the questions

• 1. Whose part was that?
• 2. How long was the young actor planning to stay
  in Cranberry?
• 3. What was the purpose of that visit?
• 4.Whom did the young actor see at the restaurant?
• 5. Who was in the centre of that party?

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5. Match the two halves of the sentence

• Miss Carrington
• Now she
• Highsmith
• Highsmith wanted
• He found
• The famous actress was

• was a young actor
• some useful information about Miss Carrington
• to talk to people in Cranberry
• was born in a small village
• became a popular actress
• in the restaurant with her friends

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She noticed a poorly dressed man entered the
restaurant. He approached the famous actress,
greeted her and told her a lot of interesting
news about her relatives and friends from
Cranberry.
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The way he spoke made her believe every word he
said. She was sure he was a farmer. In the end he
told the famous actress that her mother wanted to
see her again before she died.
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Then he gave her a rose he picked up from a bush
in front of her house in Cranberry.
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6.Mat?h the opposites.
interesting
poorly dressed
boring
friend
to die
fashionably dressed
in front
to live
to give
behind
enemy
to take
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7. Make up questions to this answers.

• 1.-------------------------------------- ?
• Yes, she did. She saw one man entering the
  restaurant.
• . 2. --------------------------------------- ?
• He told the actress a lot of interesting
  information about her relatives.
• . 3. --------------------------------------- ?
• Yes, she was. Miss Carrington was absolutely sure
  that he was a farmer.

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4. -------------------------------- ?Yes, she
did. Her mother wanted to see her.5.
------------------------------- ?It was a rose
from a bush in front of her house in Cranberry.
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Miss Carrington was so touched that she couldnt
help crying. She thanked the young man and
invited him to see her again at the hotel before
he left the city.
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The next morning the young actor dressed in the
latest fashion went to the hotel. He was sure
Miss Carrington would agree to take him as her
partner in the play if he told her everything.
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To his surprise he was told that Miss Carrington
had left for her native village forever.
Highsmith realized that he had acted too well.
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8. Agree (?) or disagree ()

• Miss Carrington was quite indifferent towards the
  mans story.
• She refused to see the young actor again.
• The young man was sure that the actress liked his
  acting.
• The next morning Highsmith didnt find Miss
  Carrington at the hotel.
• She travelled to her relatives for a month.
• Highsmith was a great actor.