TMS3720 Assignment 4
2024 (235217) - DUE 12
September 2024
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
,TMS3720 Assignment 4 2024 (235217) - DUE 12 September 2024
TMS3720 Assignment 4 2024 | Due 12 September 2024. All questions
answered with references.
QUESTION 1 – LISTENING AND SPEAKING
Read the following story and answer the questions that follow:
The Necklace, by Guy de Maupassant
She was one of those pretty and charming girls born, as if by an error of
fate, into a
family of clerks. She had no dowry, no expectations, no means of
becoming known,
understood, loved or wedded by a man of wealth and distinction; and so,
she let herself
be married to a minor official at the Ministry of Education.
One evening, her husband came home with an air of triumph, holding a
large
envelope in his hand.
“Look,” he said, “here’s something for you.”
She tore open the paper and drew out a card, on which was printed the
words:
“The Minister of Education and Mme. Georges Rampouneau request the
pleasure of
M. and Mme. Loisel’s company at the Ministry, on the evening of Monday
January 18th.”
Instead of being delighted, as her husband had hoped, she threw the
invitation on the
table, resentfully, and muttered:
, “What do you want me to do with that?”
“But, my dear, I thought you would be pleased. You never go out, and it will
be such a
lovely occasion! I had awful trouble getting it. Everyone wants to go; it is
very exclusive,
and they’re not giving many invitations to clerks. The whole ministry will be
there.”
He stopped, stunned, distressed to see his wife crying. Two large tears ran
slowly
from the corners of her eyes towards the corners of her mouth. He
stuttered:
“What’s the matter? What’s the matter?”
With great effort she overcame her grief and replied in a calm voice, as she
wiped her
wet cheeks:
“Nothing. Only I have no dress and so I can’t go to this party. Give your
invitation to a
friend whose wife has better clothes than I do.”
However, he said:
“Very well, I can give you four hundred francs. But try and get a really
beautiful dress.”
The day of the party drew near, and Madame Loisel seemed sad, restless
and anxious.
Her dress was ready, however. One evening, her husband said to her:
“What’s the matter? You’ve been acting strange these last three days.”
She replied: “I’m upset that I have no jewels, not a single stone to wear. I
will look
2024 (235217) - DUE 12
September 2024
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
,TMS3720 Assignment 4 2024 (235217) - DUE 12 September 2024
TMS3720 Assignment 4 2024 | Due 12 September 2024. All questions
answered with references.
QUESTION 1 – LISTENING AND SPEAKING
Read the following story and answer the questions that follow:
The Necklace, by Guy de Maupassant
She was one of those pretty and charming girls born, as if by an error of
fate, into a
family of clerks. She had no dowry, no expectations, no means of
becoming known,
understood, loved or wedded by a man of wealth and distinction; and so,
she let herself
be married to a minor official at the Ministry of Education.
One evening, her husband came home with an air of triumph, holding a
large
envelope in his hand.
“Look,” he said, “here’s something for you.”
She tore open the paper and drew out a card, on which was printed the
words:
“The Minister of Education and Mme. Georges Rampouneau request the
pleasure of
M. and Mme. Loisel’s company at the Ministry, on the evening of Monday
January 18th.”
Instead of being delighted, as her husband had hoped, she threw the
invitation on the
table, resentfully, and muttered:
, “What do you want me to do with that?”
“But, my dear, I thought you would be pleased. You never go out, and it will
be such a
lovely occasion! I had awful trouble getting it. Everyone wants to go; it is
very exclusive,
and they’re not giving many invitations to clerks. The whole ministry will be
there.”
He stopped, stunned, distressed to see his wife crying. Two large tears ran
slowly
from the corners of her eyes towards the corners of her mouth. He
stuttered:
“What’s the matter? What’s the matter?”
With great effort she overcame her grief and replied in a calm voice, as she
wiped her
wet cheeks:
“Nothing. Only I have no dress and so I can’t go to this party. Give your
invitation to a
friend whose wife has better clothes than I do.”
However, he said:
“Very well, I can give you four hundred francs. But try and get a really
beautiful dress.”
The day of the party drew near, and Madame Loisel seemed sad, restless
and anxious.
Her dress was ready, however. One evening, her husband said to her:
“What’s the matter? You’ve been acting strange these last three days.”
She replied: “I’m upset that I have no jewels, not a single stone to wear. I
will look
