tailieunhanh - Reading upper intermediate part 9

Tham khảo tài liệu 'reading upper intermediate part 9', ngoại ngữ, kỹ năng đọc tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Unit 10 73 1 Which of these statements are true false or impossible to tell a Gatsby was a German spy. b Gatsby was related to one of Europe s royal families. c Gatsby was very rich. d Gatsby was very well-known. e Gatsby was married. f Gatsby was in love with a married woman. 2 What do these words from the second paragraph have in common What impression is their use in the blurb intended to make fabulous superb amazing remarkable 3 What is the facade in the third paragraph that Gatsby had created What does the description bright and brittle suggest about Gatsby s life 4 What appears to be the main factor motivating the way Gatsby lived Task 4 Read the following extract from The Great Gatsby in which Gatsby is talking to Nick Carraway who is the author s mouthpiece the whole story is seen through his eyes. In this reading concentrate on the information which Gatsby gives about his own life. Look here old sport he broke out surprisingly what s your opinion of me anyhow A little overwhelmed I began the generalized evasion which that question deserves. Well I m going to tell you something about my life he interrupted. I 5 don t want you to get a wrong idea of me from all these stories you hear. So he was aware of all the accusations about him. TH tell you God s truth. His right hand suddenly ordered divine retribution to stand by. I am the son of some wealthy people in the Middle West all dead now. I was brought up in America but educated 10 at Oxford because all my ancestors have been educated there for many years. It s a family tradition. He looked at me sideways and I knew why Jordan Baker had believed he was lying. He hurried the phrase educated at Oxford or swallowed it or choked on it as though it had bothered him before. And with this 15 doubt his whole statement fell to pieces and I wondered if there wasn t something a little sinister about him after all. 74 Unit 10 20 25 30 35 40 What part of the Middle West I inquired casually. San Francisco. I see. My .