Novel "The sun also rises" by Ernest Hemingway

part 1

Activity 1Before reading the book, answer the following questions:

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1. Do you like reading foreign literature?2. Do you prefer American authors to English orRussian ones?3. Have you ever heard about Ernest Heming-way? What do you know about him?4. Have you ever read any books by Hemingway?Which one(s)? Did you enjoy it (them)?5. What do you know about 'lost generation'?

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Activity 2Match the words and the pictures

1. rag2. sip3. perish4. moron5. nasty6. expatriate7. ostentatious8. dingo9. plateau

d e f

a b c

ig h

Activity 3Read the first part of the book - chapters 1-7.

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1. Robert Cohn goes to Europe because...a) his girlfriend urges him tob) he thinks the people are more cultured

2. In Paris, Robert Cohn did all of the following EXCEPT ...a) boxing

b) writing a novel

3. How old is Robert Cohn when he is in New York after hepublishes his book?a) twenty-fourb) thirty-four

4. Jake regards Robert Cohn as...a) naiveb) crazy

5. When Frances meets Georgette, she is...a) beautifulb) sleepy

6. Who says: "I am sick of Paris, and I'm sick of the Quarter"?a) Jake

b) Robert

7. How does Part 1 begin?a) Robert Cohn was once middle-weight boxing champion of Princeton.

b) Robert Cohn was a member,through his father, of one of therichest Jewish families in NewYork, and through his mather ofone of the oldest.

8. Which word is mostly used in the conversations of the heroes?a) brob) guys

9. What does Jake do when Brett comes to his place quite drunk?a) He writes a new novel b) He is asleep

10. What do Jake and Brett do before her leaving?a) They argueb) They kiss each other

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Activity 4Do the quiz. Choose the correct answer.

c) That winter Robert Cohn went overto America with his novel, and it wasaccepted by a fairly good publisher.d) It was a warm spring night and I satat a table on the terrace.

c) darlingd) damn

c) He has a bathd) He talks to his fellows

c) They don’t meetd) They have a talk

c) he was brought up in Europe.d) he thinks he will fit in better in Europe.

c) having love affairs with severalwomen at onced) playing tennis

c) thirty-nined) forty-two

c) foold) brave

c) drunkd) dirty

c) Brett

c) Romero

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Activity 5 Discuss the questions:

1. What do you think of Jake? Do you feel his sorrow whilereading the book narrated by him?2. Is there anything about friendship mentioned in the book?Who can be considered friends in this part of the book?3. Who is your favorite character so far? Give reasons to yourchoice.4. Is there special or unusual in the behavior of Brett?5. What do you think is going to happen in the next book?What are your expectations?

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Answers:

Activity 1

3. If SS don't know anything about Hemingway or they know but want to have

more detailed information, ask them to check the following website.

5. Lost Generation is a group of American writers who came of age during World

War I and established their literary reputations in the 1920s. The term is also used

more generally to refer to the post-World War I generation. Here SS can find

the definition and the main idea of the lost generation.

Activity 2

1 - c

2 - f

3 - i

4 - h

5 - g

6 - e

7 - a

8 - b

9 - d

Activity 4

1 - a

2 - c

3 - b

4 - a

5 - c

6 - b

7 - a

8 - d

9 - b

10 - b

Or ask students to do the quiz online - https://www.play-

buzz.com/item/983fe132-56a4-438a-8d28-e732dc206e37

For more quizzes, check the following link.

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