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III. Comprehension questions






1. Who are the main personages of the story? Where does the story take place?

2. What did the two men look like? What was so different about them?

3. Did the two men know each other well?

4. Was Mr Pickering happy to see the young man?

5. How did the young man feel? How can you prove it?

6. How did Sebastian explain why he wanted to talk to Mr Pickering?

7. What did Sebastian show Mr Pickering? Why did he think that the drawing he had was a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci? How had he found the drawing?

8. What was Pickering’s manner like? What was his opinion about the drawing? Why was he so sure?

9. Why did he show Sebastian the original drawing? Where did he keep it?

10. What impression did the original drawing produce on Sebastian? Why did he become sad? What did Mr Pickering feel?

11. Did Sebastian go away at once? Why was he in a hurry?

12. Did Mr Pickering think much about his visitor?

13. Where did Sebastian go? How did he feel when he was walking along the street? How can you prove it?

14. What did Sebastian tell the taxi driver? What was different about his voice at that moment?

15. How did he behave in the taxi? Why did he laugh?

IV. Make up 15 true/false statements about the story.

Be ready to comment on your partner’s statements, using formulas of agreement and disagreement on page 46.

V. Make up a summary of the story.

VI. Write out the words connected with the topic “Appearance”. Transcribe them.

VII. Try to imagine the face of the woman in the drawing. Describe her face.

VIII. Retell the story (a) in the name of the narrator; (b) in the name of Mr Pickering; (c) in the name of Sebastian.

IX. Who do you think Sebastian was? What was the real story of the drawing he brought to Mr Pickering? What was the purpose of his visit? Think over the pre-history of the events described in the story and present your version in a well prepared monologue.

X. Are you fond of art? Which famous picture galleries have you visited? Prepare a description of a picture that impressed you. If you have a reproduction of this picture, bring it to show your groupmates.

a) Listen to your partner’s description and ask him/her detailed questions (e.g. What is there in the background / on the right of the picture / in the top right-hand corner? What colour is…? etc.)

b) Describe your picture and answer your partner’s questions.

XI. Transcribe the words and comment on the rules of reading:

stood, sides, large, older, head, silver, hair, young, clear, shy, leather, arm, first, kind, great, blush, drawing, glass, sherry, laugh, white, move, off, light, sweet, ask, fighting, feeling, corner, picture, down, cold, wind, pounds, warmth, worth, quickly, street, uncle.






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