Learn these words and word-combinations

climb up		вскарабкаться
powerful		мощный
explosion		взрыв
lose his consciousness		потерять сознание
stammer		заикаться
properly		должным образом

Give the English equivalents for the following words and word-combinations

водосточная труба, световой люк, вглядываться, прямо внизу, совершенно темно, ослепить, острая боль, бледный, ударить по лицу, орать

Agree or disagree with these statements:

1. Coke didn’t think that his Army training could be useful in the situation he got in. 2. Coke managed to break into the garage through the front door. 3. When Coke was peering down into the dark garage below he noticed there was a bus parked almost directly underneath. 4. Before Coke lost his consciousness there was an explosion of pain in his heart. 5. When Coke came to he was lying in bed of a large room. 6. One of the men was Hugo, looking pale and frightened. 7. Masters slapped Hugo across the face. 8. Hugo didn’t want his men to kill Coke and Kate. He wanted to let them go.

Answer these questions:

1. Why did Coke think that an Army training was useful? 2. How did Coke manage to clime up onto the roof of the garage? 3. Was there a door leading into the garage? 4. What did Coke notice when he peered down into the garage? 5. What did Coke do to get inside the garage? 6. What did Coke want to find in the garage? 7. What did he realize suddenly? 8. What happened before he could turn around? 9. Why did Coke loose consciousness? 10. Where was he after he came to? 11. Where was Kate? 12. How many people were there in the garage besided Coke and Kate? 13. What did Masters look like? 14. How did Coke guess which of the men was Hugo? 15. How did Hugo treat Masters? 16. What did Masters say when he tried to justify himself? 17. What did Hugo want the men to do with Coke and Kate?

Translate into English:

1. Коук знал, что армейская тренировка была полезна во многих отношения. 2. Коуку удалось вскарабкаться по водосточной трубе на крышу гаража. 3. Коук вгляделся в темный гараж и заметил, что почти прямо внизу был припаркован грузовик. 4. Прежде чем Коук смог повернуться, кто-то схватил его сзади. 5. Коук был ослеплен мощным светом. 6. Когда Коук пришел в себя, он увидел Кэйт привязанную к стулу. 7. Мастерс выглядел бледным и напуганным. 8. Мастерс утверждал, что он рассказывал Хуго о слепом человеке и молодой женщине. 9. Хуго велел своим людям убить Коука и Кэйт.

Speech Exercises:

• Retell this episode as if you were Coke.

• Dramatize the conversation between Hugo and Masters.

Retell the episode using the following words and phrases:

an Army training; drainpipe; clime up; sky-light; peer down; lorry; jump down; wonder; realize; turn around; shine; blind; explosion of pain; loose consciousness; come to; be tied; pale and frightened; fool; believe; slap; stammer; worry; roar; interrupt; properly.

Questions

1. How did his Army training help Coke to get into the garage? 2. What happened when Coke was inside the garage? 3. What was Hugo going to do about Coke?

CHAPTER 25

SYNOPSIS: When Coke broke in, Hugo and two other men seized him and knocked him out.

That was at least an hour ago. Hugo saw that Coke had come to. Coke tried to get up but his hands were tied. His head hurt terribly. Hugo looked at him like a shark inspecting his dinner. ‘We would never have become suspicious if you hadn’t used Masters’ white Jaguar,’ he said. ‘When we saw it parked halfway up the road, we decided to wait and see what would happen. Then, after we got you, we went out and got your girl friend,’ he continued. Coke knew he would never have made such a stupid mistake if he had not been so tired. He had not slept properly for days. He looked at Kate. ‘I’d never have got you into all this if I hadn’t asked you for help,’ he said to her. He was trapped. It seemed there was nothing he could do and nobody who could help him. Hugo took out a revolver. ‘You’d never have bothered us again if I’d used this four years ago.’ he said. He came closer to Coke and aimed the revolver carefully at his head. Suddenly there was a terrific crash as three policemen broke down the side door of the garage. Hugo turned round and gaped. ‘No, Hugo. Look up here!’ a voice roared from the sky-light above. Suddenly, everybody stopped. Nobody made a move. Then Baxter dropped through the sky-light, which was still open, and onto the lorry and finally to the ground. Three more policemen followed him. Baxter walked over to Hugo. ‘Your revolver, please,’ he said simply. ‘I was only protecting my property,’ Hugo answered. ‘This man broke in. That girl helped him. Send him back to prison!’ Baxter listened and smiled. ‘Certainly, but only after you’ve given me that revolver.’ he replied. Hugo handed it to him silently. The policemen around Baxter and at the door suddenly moved forward and seized Hugo, Masters and the three men. ‘We’ve followed you everywhere for days; that’s why we’re here now,’ Baxter told Masters. Then he turned to Hugo and said ‘And I’ve been up there for half an hour. I’ve heard everything you’ve said. Also, I think you’d have phoned us an hour ago, when Coke first broke in, if you’d only wanted to protect your property!’ Before Hugo could protest, he and the others were led away. Baxter helped Coke to his feet. ‘What we know now already proves you were innocent,’ he said. Then he untied Coke’s hands. Coke was a free man again.