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3.3. DOWNTON ABBEY. SEASON 2. EPISODE 3
3.3.1. DOWNTON ABBEY. SEASON 2. EPISODE 3 GENERAL COMPREHENSION KEY
TASK. Watch the episode and choose the correct variant below
1. What episode was discussed by Mary and Dowager Countess in the library?
a) Sir Richard and Lavinia’s talk in the park
b) Lady Grantham’s problems with Miss O’Brian
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2. “The point is do you think he’s a gentleman?” Who did Dowager Countess mean?
a) Matthew
b) Sir Richard
3. Choose the right one
a) Daisy was suspicious of William’s wish to spend his last day before the front in Downton
b) Mrs Patmore was suspicious of William’s wish to spend his last day before the front in Downton
4. Why does Edith envy her younger sister?
a) because everyone likes her
b) because she works as a nurse
c) because she is going to get married
5. Miss O’Brien is plotting schemes behind the scenes
a) by spreading rumours
b) by setting up Lady Grantham against some people
6. Why did Rosemund invite Lavinia to her house in London?
a) to find out something about Lavinia’s relations with Sir Richard
b) to make friends with Lavinia
c) to influence her
7. Did Mrs Patmore confess to anybody about her nephew’s cowardice at the front?
a) yes, to everyone
b) only to Mr. Lang
c) only to Mrs. Huges
8. Does O’Brian really care about Lady Grantham?
a) at least that’s what she says
b) no
c) yes
9. Choose the right one
a) Lady Grantham was ignorant of Thomas’s crimes
b) Lord Grantham was ignorant of Thomas’s crimes
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10. Who is telling the news from Russia?
a) Lord Grantham
b) Branson
c) Carson
11. Are all the daughters of Lord Grantham involved with Downton Abbey’s new mission as a convalescent home?
a) No, only Sybil
b) Yes
c) No, only Sybil and Edith
12. Choose the right one
a) for a husband, adultery is enough to divorce his wife
b) for a wife, adultery is enough to divorce her husband
c) adultery is enough to divorce one’s husband or wife
13. Branson volunteered to wait at the dinner
a) because he wanted to kill the General
b) because he wanted to humiliate the General
3.3.2. DOWNTON ABBEY. SEASON 2. EPISODE 3 INTENSIVE LISTENING KEY
TASK. Watch the episode again from minute 16 to minute 22 and do the task below.
1. Choose the word which the speaker stresses most heavily:
a) “No. I had not forgotten”.
b) “No. I had not forgotten”.
c) “No. I had not forgotten”.
2. Complete the sentence: “Why are you coming in this way?”
3. Choose the word which the speaker stresses most heavily:
a) “I’ll sleep in my old room”.
b) “I’ll sleep in my old room”.
4. Choose the nuclear tone the word “Thanks” is pronounced with:
a) The High Fall
b) The Low Fall
c) The Low Rise
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5. The word “invasion” in the sentence “Are we ready for the big invasion?” here means:
a) an event at which people meet to discuss and decide things.
b) arrival of a lot of officers to convalesce at Downton
c) an occasion when a place is being invaded
6. Choose the nuclear tone the word “won’t ” is pronounced with in the following:
“We’ll have to be ready, won’t we, Thomas?”
a) The High Fall
b) The Fall-Rise
c) The Low Rise
d) The High Rise
7. Complete the sentence: “Acting Sergeant, I believe.”
8. Choose the right form of the word “He’s” in the sentence “He’s handsome”:
a)
b)
9. The way the phrase “Matthew! What in the world are you doing here?” was pronounced expressed:
a) sincere surprise
b) affected surprise
10. In the sentence “As soon as I’ve done this, I’ll take your orders for books” the italicized part means:
a) I’ll fetch the books you want to read
b) I’ll buy the books you want to read
11. Complete the sentence: I suppose she’s driving Cousin Cora mad.
12. Choose the nuclear tone the word “upstairs” is pronounced with in the sentence: “Shall we continue this upstairs?”
a) The High Fall
b) The Fall-Rise
c) The Low Rise
d) The High Rise
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13. The sentence “Of course he can come here” means:
a) It’s out of the question
b) It’s a silly question
c) He is most welcome
14. Choose the nuclear tone which is used by Lady Grantham in the word
“What?”
a) The Fall-Rise
b) The High-Rise Wide
c) High Fall
15. Choose the word which is most heavily stressed in this sentence: “Thank you, Lord Grantham”
a) thank
b) you
16. Lord Grantham pronounces the following sentence: “If you do not care to accept that condition, then I suggest you give orders for the nurses and patients and beds to be packed up and shipped out, at once.”
a) with indignation
b) with frustration
17. Complete the sentence: Absolutely nothing.
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