Assignment #2.12

1. Our next lesson will be on Monday, January 6, 2020.
2. A Christmas time is not only a time to enjoy good food and Santa Claus presents, but also a good opportunity to reflect on more important and serious things. It is also a good time for sweet recollections from the previous occasions like this. For you, Szymon, your dad and your grandfather it will be yet another Christmas without your mum, which is very sad. Surely, you will be thinking about her more than usual these days. If there would be a miracle and she would show up at the Christmas Eve supper and stay with you for just few hours, what would you be asking her? Write down as many questions as you wish. You will have plenty of time before the next lesson, so don't postpone working on this assignment to the last minute. It would require serious thinking.
3. If time allows, we will continue reading about the painting The Arnolfini Marriage.

Assignment #2.11

1. Re-write the 10 questions from the last lesson with the corrections we have discussed. Now, play the role of the interviewed ballet dancer and answer each question.
2. We will continue reading about the painting The Arnolfini Marriage.

Assignment #2.10

1. Imagine, you are a newspaper reporter who is interviewing a Polish ballet dancer who at the age of 20, after early successes in her native country, was invited by the famous Metropolitan Opera in New York City to dance there as a guest artist for one season. She was performing there so well, that shortly before her scheduled return to Poland, the Met signed a 5-year contract with her. At the time of the interview she is at the midpoint of the contract. Prepare 10 questions you will be asking the now world-famous dancer. Just questions, no answers. Make sure to use various tenses and voices in these questions. Also, try to apply as rich a vocabulary as you can.
2. We will continue reading about the painting The Arnolfini Marriage.