1. drifting into the doldrums

Gregory Rawlings keeps drifting into the doldrums. Is it because:

1. He is prone to melancholy?

2. He is fed up with his job ?

3. He does nothing or very little?

4. He has creative abilities he cannot satisfy within his work?

5. He needs a girlfriend?

6. He lacks ambition?

7. He is too much of a child?

8. He is lonely?

9. He is unprofessional?

Choose the point you think most appropriate , and explain why?

2. Life's worth living

Gregory finally finds life is worth living. Is it because he has found:

1. A key to joy?

2. An antidote to the syndrome of modern living?

3. An antidote to the doldrums?

4. That small things lived intensely give joy?

5. A girl that can understand him?

6. That creation is a source of joy?

3. Gregory the musician

“You are really a musician”, Miss Rose will say to Gregory afterwards.
If you asked her to develop what she means, she might tell you:

1. Gregory is a musician without knowing it.

2. He has a subtle sense of rhythm.

3. He is a great musical interpreter.

4. He is even a composer.

5. He is very creative and fanciful in his creations.

Comment each point.

4. Who are you Gregory?

1. A bright civil servant?

2. A man of many parts?

3. An intelligent man?

4. A dreamer?

5. A romantic?

6. A humorist?

7. An egghead?

8. Something else? What then?

Choose and develop your opinion.