A tycoon

A TYCOON

Read the title. What do you imagine the text is about ?

Where and when does the scene take place ?

At summer nights, every week ends, In gatsby’s house next to Newyork

Circle the correct answer(s) :

In this extract the narrator

-describes the everyday life of his friends ;

-talks about the exhuberance of his neighbor’s personality

-complains about the noise of the parties

-tries to be acurate (precise) when describing his neighbor’s parties

-is astonished by the exhuberance of Gatsby’s guests.

One man is quoted in the text : Gatsby

What can you imagine about him ?

We know very little about him, there is no description of the man but we can deduce that :

He hosts many parties, with a lot of people, he has many friends, he is very rich, maybe powerful as well …

What is the relation between this man and the narrator ?

Circle the correct answer : friends / family relatives / neighbors / acquaintances maybe

Pick out words showing the wealth of this man .

Champagne, rolls royce, his maids and staff, quantity and diversity of food and drinks …

In your own words, explain what  Gatsby’s guests do during the day and during the evening ?

Duringthe day, his guests go to the beach, Which is probably private, sunbathe, swim, go on his two motor boats ?

At night, they dance in the sound of a real orchestra, they drink a lot and eat , they enjoy and have fun, meet new people, probably people of influence and importance

Link the following words with  their translation

Moth                                traîteurs

Tide                                        majordome

Raft                                        coupés courts et au carré

Bug                                        marée

Mop                                        insecte

Butler                                        papillon de nuit

Caterers                                        serpillère

Shorn                                        pont flottant

Fill in the grids with elements from the text

Food                                        

Fives crates of oranges and lemons/ glistening hors d’œuvre / spices baked hams/ Salads / Pastry pigs / turkeys

Drinks

Gins/ Liquors / cordials / cocktails

Decoration

Canvas / Lights in the garden

Music

Orchestra/ oboes/ trombones/ sax/ viols/ cronets / piccolos / drums

Fashion

Primary colors / hair shorn / precious shawls

What happens on Mondays ?  Write an answer in 20 WORDS  and  quote the text to justify .

On Mondays, his servants and employees spend the day cleaning  and repairing all the mess left by the guests

Line 9 and 10 «  on Mondays……before »

What can you say concerning the attitude of the guests ?

They are not respecful, they don’t seem to care about Gatsby’s possessions

They seem very iddle

They seem superficial in their activities and with one another

Just here to spend a good time and not share moments with their host

Gatsby doesn’t appear in the text, he doesn’t seem to be present

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A TYCOON

Read the title. What do you imagine the text is about ?

Where and when does the scene take place ?

Circle the correct answer(s) :

In this extract the narrator

-describes the everyday life of his friends ;

-talks about the exhuberance of his neighbor’s personality

-complains about the noise of the parties