Assignment 10 (to p. 176-195)

1. Get ready to answer the questions in class, make a list of topic vocabulary for each question and use it in your speech:

1. How did Falcon persuade Eddie Martinez to find the wire for him?

2. Who, do you think, was the woman Rutherford spoke to on the phone? How accurate was her information about Falcon?

3. Why did Falcon forbid Cassandra Stone to run the article on him? What did he warn her about?

4. Why did G.Winthrop alarm T.Prescott at 4 o’clock in the morning?

5. What was Winthrop’s version of Chambers’ files theft? How accurately did he restore the events of the break-in?

6. How did Winthrop figure out that Falcon stayed in Toledo instead of leaving for Dallas? What mistakes did Falcon make that allowed Winthrop to unravel his link to Toledo intrusion?

7. Why did Winthrop demand that Prescott should hold off disclosing his main evidence to the court?

8. What explanation did Winthrop and Prescott come up with regarding Falcon’s motives for the break-in? Do you agree with them?

9. Why was Sharon Cruz disappointed with Turner Prescott?

10. How important was the toxicologist as a witness for Prescott’s case?

11. What did Prescott do to delay disclosing his most powerful evidence?

12. What information did Prescott finally disclose and how did the courtroom react to it?

13. Why did Falcon disclose his address to both, Alexis and Jenny?

14. Try to predict what will happen next with Penn-Mar, American banking system and the President. What do you think Falcon’s next move will be?

2. Find in the text the English equivalents for the word combinations given below and recollect the context in which they were used:

1. (p.177) жить от зарплаты до зарплаты

2. (p.183) пренебрегать советом

3. (p.183) считать себя безупречным

4. (p.184) казнить или миловать

5. (p.184) прислушиваться к советам

6. (p.192) висеть на волоске

7. (p.193) предотвратить

8. (p.194) побить противника его же оружием

9. (p.186) не говоря уже о том, что

10. (p.189) говорить с запинкой

11. (p.189) путаться в словах, заговариваться

12. (p.192) молоть вздор

3. Match the words and expressions from the text to their synonyms and comment on the context and style of their usage:

(p.180) relentlessly (p.188) transpire (p.191) recess (p.191) tantamount (p.192) detain (p.192) hushed

a) calmed down b) happen v c) equal adv d) arrest v e) persistently adv f) break n

4. Phrasal verb come down. Match each sentence (1-11) with an explanation (a-j)

1. The ceiling came down with a terrific crash.

2. The courts are coming down heavily on young offenders.

3. The rain came down in torrents.

4. We were forced to come down in a field.

5. The price of gas is coming down.

6. The committee came down in support of his application.

7. Her hair comes down to her waist.

8. Don’t come down too hard on her.

9. The name has come down from the last century.

10. What it comes down to is either I get more money or I leave.

11. I think I’m coming down with flu.

12. We are really coming down to it in court.

a) to get an illness that is not very serious

b) to criticize sb severely or punish sb

c) if a price, a temperature, a rate, etc. comes down, it gets lower

d) (of rain, snow, etc.) to fall

e) to decide and say publicly that you support or oppose sb

f) to have come from a long time in the past

g) to be able to be explained by a single important point

h) to reach as far down as a particular point

i) to break and fall to the ground

j) (of an aircraft) to land or fall from the sky

5. Translate into English:

1. Не дав себе труда поздороваться, не теряя времени даром, он заговорил о деле. 2. В его голосе были слышны решимость и какое-то не свойственное ему напряжение. 3. Он внимательно вглядывался в лицо собеседника в поисках разгадки, но не увидел ничего. 4. Он почувствовал, как горячая волна прошла по телу. 5. Внутреннее напряжение вырвалось на поверхность. 6. Он хорошо знал что этот человек способен сохранять самообладание в любой ситуации. Он ценил это в нем больше всего.

6. Translate into Russian in writing:

Suddenly, Winthrop sensed that Falcon was more formidable and resourceful than he had ever given him credit for. And for the first time in as long as he could remember, Granville felt panic. Only a hint of it, but unmistakable just the same. They had been right. He shouldn't have combined the project and his personal vendetta. But he had disregarded their advice. Because he felt himself beyond reproach. He was Granville Winthrop. Worth over three billion dollars. A man of supreme power. Able to make or break Fortune 500 companies at will. He needn't heed anyone's advice. But now he was paying the price for that attitude. And because of him, they might all pay. So the hell with the insider-trading charge and a slow death in prison for Andrew Falcon. The hell with the painful revenge for Falcon turning his back on Winthrop, Hawkins and him. It was time for Phoenix Grey to use his deadly talent to its utmost.

LISTENING:

In the following dialogue, a lawyer, Mr Larsen, discusses some of the characteristics of two business entities with Mr Wiseberg, a client who is interested in forming a company in the UK.

Listen to the phone conversation and tick the two company types the men are discussing.

1 sole proprietor 

2 UK limited partnership 

3 UK private company limited by shares 

4 UK private company limited by guarantee 

5 UK public limited company 

6 US C corporation 

7 US S corporation 

Listen again and decide whether these statements are true or false.

1 The client has not yet decided what type of company he wants to form.

2 The client has never set up a company before.

3 The lawyer points out that the two types of company differ with regard to the matter of personal liability.

4 The shares of a US C corporation can be freely traded on a stock exchange.

5 Both company types mentioned by the lawyer can be formed by a person who is a citizen of another country.

6 The UK company type discussed places a restriction on the number of people permitted to buy shares in the company.

7 The fastest way to form a company is to submit the documents directly to Companies House.