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Questions and topics for discussion
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1. Make up fact-finding guestions on Chapter XVI to ask your fellow students.
2. What did H. Poirot suggest after the funeral?
3. What do we learn about Parker's former life? In what way did H. Poirot make Parker tell the truth?
4. What did H. Poirot and Dr. Sheppard pay a visit to Mr.Hammond for?
5. H. Poirot's idea of what kind of man the murderer was.
Assignment 8
Chapters XVIII, XX, XXI (pp. 158-184)
ACTIVE VOCABULARY
| 1. at all costs 2. to stick to smth 3. to be at a loss 4. to cheat 5. to get into a mess 6. to get rid of smth | 7. to stare at smb/smth dumbfounded 8. to draw smb's attention to 9. not to have the least idea 10.to get a word in edgeways 11.to complain |
I. Get ready to reproduce the episodes in which the given above words and word combinations are uses.
II. Give Russian equivalents of the following AN collocations.
| exaggerated opinion quick smile disgraceful secret well-meant efforts deep disapproval | home-made wireless-set trifle things high-class club distinguished man iron self-control |
III. Add new words and word combinations connected with the topic vocabulary on crime you'll come across in the given chapters.
IV. Translate into English.
1. Мэри не могла предвидеть, что может случиться. 2. Я не советую тебе тратить деньги попусту на эту скучную книгу. 3. Я обещаю стоять за тебя при любых обстоятельствах. 4. Никто не откликнулся, чтобы дать какую-нибудь информацию об этом несчастном случае. 5. Он упустил тот факт, что они были родственниками. 6. Ей не нравился ее босс и она подала заявление об уходе. 7. Эта ложь не имела для меня последствий. 8. Я всегда чувствую себя неловко с ее родителями. 9. Никто даже не пытался поддержать разговор. 10. Я приобрел привычку работать по ночам, когда учился в университете. 11. Не вдавайтесь в подробности, я понимаю, на что вы намекаете. 12. Это их вина в большей или меньшей степени.
V. Explain the following.
1. (p. 140) A good deal of gossip is handed round at these evenings, sometimes seriously interfering with the game in progress. We used to play bridge - chatty bridge of the worst description. We find Mah Jong much more peaceful.
2. (p. 146) "I assure you", I said, "that I don't know anything.Poirot keeps his own counsel".
"Wise man", said the colonel with a chuckle. "He doesn't give himself away. But they're wonderful fellows, these foreign detectives. Up to all sorts of dodges, I believe".
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VI. Explain the meanings of the words given below in English:
nightmare, Crippen, Broadmoor, martyr, ambassador, complex (n).
VII. Add to your topic vocabulary on crime new words and word combinations you'll come across.
VIII. Translate into Russian paying attention to the italicized word combinations.
1. The idea has just crossed my mind that if I turned left I could get home quicker.
2. But you must bear in mind that she was ill at that time.
3. You can do it if you give your mind to it.
4. The African delegates voiced their anger.
5. Without preamble, he told his friend the whole story again.
6. I shall leave no stone unturned to protect my family.
7. She promised her mother she would always stand by her younger brother through thick and thin.
8. I decided to take the bull by the horns and ask the boss for more pay.
9. He came in with a face as black as thunder.
10. I think we should rake up his criminal record.
11. That is what we did yesterday in a nutshell.
IX. Explain the following.
1. (p. 162) He and I lunched together at an hotel. I know now that the whole thing lay clearly unravelled before him. He had got the last thread he needed to lead him to the truth.
2. (p. 164) "... After all, even if he is a bit balmy, it was a useful tip he gave me about those fingerprints. He's got a bee in his bonnet about the man Kent, but who knows-there may be something useful behind it."
3. (p. 173) "You know," I said, throwing down the pincers I was holding, "It's extraordinarily intriguing, the whole thing. Every new development that arises is like a shake you give to a kaleidoscope -the thing changes entirely in aspect..."
4. (p. 180) "Why, you are a medical man, aren't you? You've known him from a boy upwards. Not mentally responsible. That's the line to take, clearly. I read only the other day that they're very happy in Broadmoor – it' s guite like a high-class club".
5. (p. 180) Caroline merely looked at me with the air of a Christian martyr enjoying martyrdom.
QUESTIONS AND TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION
1. Charles Kent's story. Who was invited to identify him.Ch. Kent's appearance, his manner of speaking, the information he gave. What attracted H. Poirot most of all in Ch. Kent's story. How was Ch. Kent's alibi checked? What advice concerning Ch. Kent did H. Poirot give to Inspector Reglan? How was Miss Russell involved in the story?
2. Flora's secret is revealed and the outcome of it. Why did H.Poirot begin to suspect Flora of stealing the money? Was his suspicion confirmed? How did Flora account for her action? How did Major Blunt take the news? Why was Major Blunt grateful to H. Poirot?
3. What did H. Poirot do to make R. Paton come forward?
4. What commission was given to Dr. Sheppard by H. Poirot?
Assignment 9
Chapters XXII - XXVII (pp. 185-214)
ACTIVE VOCABULARY
| 1. to do smth for wager 2. to break the news to smb 3. in the nick of time 4. to fill up the gap 5. to have a knack of doing smth 6. to take the only way 7. to let smb down | 8. to face smth 9. to run the risk of doing smth 10.to abandon smb or smth 11.to have a mercy on smb 12.to take one's precaution(s) 13.to confide in smb |
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I. Get ready to reproduce the episodes in which the given word combinations are used.
II. Give Russian equivalents of the following AN collocations.
| ill-timed revelation(s) unigue opportunity candid opinion fatal evening vital fact real menace | dead silence stumbling block lucky coincidence slight yawn pig-headed chap |
III. Explain the meanings of the words given below in English:
reticence, trap, bait, inmate, apologia.
IV. Find the English equivalents of the following phrases in the given chapters:
придержать язык, как гром среди ясного неба, быть на неверном пути, ходить вокруг да около, начать что-то сначала, ухватиться за возможность.
V. Insert prepositions or adverbs in the blank spaces.
1. Once a month Mr. Brown was... the habit... taking the children to the Zoo.
2. My son has been begging me for a new bicycle for a year already and I am afraid I'll give... in the end.
3. I don't advise you to touch... this topic when you have a talk with her.
4. Can you make anything... this strange letter.
5. Mum often finds fault... the way I do things.
6. "But I wasn't there", Ann broke.... I was at my aunt's".
7. A man came running round the corner, cannoned... me and knocked me over.
8. I am leaving. I don't want to run the risk... missing the train.
9. I trusted him but he let me....
10.Tom saw the baby was about to fall off and caught it... the nick... time.
11.The picture must be restored... all costs.
12.Don't beat... the bush. Tell us the truth.
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