Assignment #2.15

1. Throughout your school education, in history classes, you must have learned about different periods of mankind's past such as Greek and Roman civilizations, middle ages, Renaissance, Enlightment, modern history, XX century and the like. Write which of them interests you most and, on the other hand, which one do you find boring. Justify your choices by giving several reasons for each of them.
2. We will resume our reading on the painting The Arnolfini Marriage.

Assignment #2.14

1. My intention for the last assignment was that you would describe in full detail the Christmas Eve supper customs that we were talking about during our lesson preceding the last one: sharing wafers, reading from the Bible, saying prayers and more. My directions in this respect were rather vague and you misunderstood them. Accordingly, you wrote about other customs only. So now, in the description as part of this assignment, cover the customs we discussed then. Before doing this read the assignment #2.13 again, so you could refresh your memory about the assumptions you should make while working on your composition.
2. If time allows, we will resume our reading on the painting The Arnolfini Marriage.

Assignment #2.13

1. Describe to a hypothetical friend living in UK the customs observed in your family during the Christmas Eve. Assume that your friend is an atheist, but is very interested in religious aspects of such customs. In your description you won't be able to rely on the kind of understanding we take for granted in Poland. You should therefore pay attention to details in a manner you did during our last lesson, when you were reporting on how you spent the Christmas Eve supper at aunt Teresa. Try to tell even more than what you did then, for example about carols and Santa Claus.
2. When I was at Julia's in Liverpool for Christmas, I visited an old cemetery nearby. Below is a photo of a gravestone with an interesting inscription. Translate it into Polish.

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.

Assignment #2.9

1. Imagine, you are a police woman who is going to interrogate a man accused of burglarizing the apartment of Mrs Cook and threatening her with a gun during this operation. Formulate 10 questions you might be asking the man. 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 be reading about the painting The Arnolfini Marriage. There is no need to do anything in advance by you to prepare for this reading. This point is just a reminder and the place to include the link to the appropriate web page.