Comprehension

Read the statements and mark them as T (true) or F (false).

1. The Superintendent came to ask questions about Horbury.

2. The dinner seemed to be a failure as everybody was very stiff.

3. The atmosphere in the house made Tressilian feel depressed.

4. When David Lee was playing the piano, a horrible sound came from upstairs.

5. Mr. Farr was the first to hear the noise.

6. The family were so terrified at the sight of the room that none of them could say a word.

Discussion

Conjecture, why Horbury got so nervous when he heard about the Superintendent's visit.

Comment on the following quotations:

"In his way Tressilian was a connoisseur of ladies' dress."

"Oh, indeed, things were very wrong."

Try to recall the succession of the events as if you were an eyewitness.

Describe the scene of the crime.

Comment on the quotations uttered by Lydia and David Lee. What ideas do they suggest to you?

Part 3 Chapter 4

Vocabulary

Active vocabulary words

1. sob v.

2. hysterically adv.

3. authoritatively adv.

4. underestimate v.

5. to do smb. in

Fill in the correct preposition where necessary, then make sentences using the completed phrases. Suggest Russian equivalents for the phrases given.

a look _____relief

with one's hands _____ his eyes

to waste time _____sth/sb

an object made _____wood

Find the words/ phrases in Chapter 4 which mean the same as:

1. to move sth or change its position ___________________

2. frightened___________________

3. after a long time___________________

4. to use in the way which is not useful or sensible___________________

5. to put sth inside an envelope as well as a letter___________________

EXTRA

A simile is an explicit comparison that contains the words like or as. This usually makes it quite easy to identify the two elements of the comparison. For example, They moved slowly towards the door, reluctantly, like sheep. In this comparison we see that the characters leaving the room unwillingly resembled a herd of sheep.

Make up your own similes to complete the following sentences.

1. Her heart thumped as loudly as …………………………………… .

2. Fearing for her life, she ran like ………………………………….… .

3. As he came closer, he looked like ………………………………… .

4. The path twisted and turned like …………………………………… .

5. Her throat was as dry as …………………………………………… .

6. The trees closed in on her like ……………………………………… .

7. When he attacked her, she fought as………………as…………..… .

8. He grabbed her arm fiercely ………………………………………… .

9. After she had escaped, she felt ……………………………………… .

10. It was as…………………….as……………..that she would not report the matter to the police.

Comprehension

Match the two halves of the following sentences

1. Pillar	a. had been waiting long before he was let into the house
2. Alfred Lee	b. informed the Superintendent about the murder
3. Walter	c. was standing near Mr Lee's body.
4. The Superindendent	d. said that nothing should be touched before the police came.
5. George Lee	e. picked up some objects from the floor.