II. Discussing the text. 1. Read the required extracts from the book “Can You Keep a Secret?” by S

1. Read the required extracts from the book “Can You Keep a Secret?” by S. Kinsella and consider the following questions.

1. What secrets did Emma have? How did she feel when her secrets became known to people?

2. Why did Jack Harper’s arrival cause so much confusion in the office? Did the staff behave “normally”?

3. What can you say about Emma’s responsibilities at work? How does it characterize her? What is Emma’s “behaving normally” in the office like?

4. Comment on Emma’s relations with her family. Do you think that Kerry tried to embarrass Emma out of spite?

5. Is organizing a Corporate Family Day a good idea? What accounts for the weird behavior of Emma’s family members on the Corporate Family Day? What consequence did it have for Emma?

6. Can Emma be called a daydreamer? Can we call her a liar? Find evidence in the text to support your point of view.

7. What makes Jack feel confident that the company will win the women’s market?

2. Agree or disagree: Being stressed out is an excuse for blabbering all your secrets to a complete stranger.

3. Lissy, Emmas friend, says that it’s a basic human right that flatmates should be able to borrow each others’ clothes. Work out rules of flatmates’ peaceful coexistence.

4. Agree or disagree: Kerry impersonates an ideal business lady.

5. What tips would you give to Emma concerning her behavior in the episode when all her secrets have been revealed on TV? Do you believe it is possible to find a solution to such a problem at all?