4) Make up 10 questions on the text, using the active vocabulary of the lesson.
5) Discuss the following questions.
1. Where did the two young painters live and why couldn't they get a better place to live in?
2. Why was Johnsy unfit to stand the strain of the suffering?
3. What chance did the doctor say Johnsy had? What was his advice?
4. Why did Sue say that according to the doctor Johnsy's chances were ten to one? Was it true?
5. Why did Johnsy want to see the last leaf fall?
6. Why was Sue leaving Behrman's room with her chin in the air? Why did he change his mind?
7. Why did Sue and Behrman look at each other without speaking when they got back to the girls' room?
8. What did the girls see next morning?
9. What happened when Johnsy saw the lonely leaf hanging bravely from its branch against the brick wall?
10. Why did Sue stress the fact that Mr Behrman didn't suffer long?
11. Who was the first to guess what had happened that night? Why couldn't the janitor or the doctor imagine where Mr Behrman had been on such a terrible night? When do you think Sue guessed what Mr Behrman had done?
12. Why did Sue ask Johnsy, "Didn't you wonder why it never moved when the wind blew"?
13. Why is the story called "The Last Leaf"? What other name could be given to the story?
6) Substitute words and word combinations from the text for the italicized parts.
I. If a patient is no longer interested in life, it takes away 50 per cent from the power of medicine. 2. After the doctor's departure Sue went out into the hall and burst into tears. 3. As soon as Sue stopped crying, she walked gaily back into the room singing merrily. 4. The cold autumn winds had blown off its leaves until there were nearly none on it. 5. Sue did as she was asked to 6. At dawn Johnsу ordered Sue to open the curtains 7. I am sorry I was so wicked. 8. He's a weak old man and must be beyond hope. 9. Weren't you surprised why the last leaf never moved when the wind blew?
7) Retell the text: a) without any details (in 2-3 minutes), b) as Sue (Johnsy, the doctor, the janitor).
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