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UNIT 2. WHODUNNIT?
А. Match the fictional crime fighters with the names below.
1. Sherlock Holmes
2. Hercule Poirot
3. Inspector Jacques Clouseau
4. Batman
5. Zorro
6. James Bond
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B. What qualities are necessary in a detective?
C. You are going to read an extract from a novel featuring Sherlock
Holmes called The Valley of Fear. A crime has been committed and people
are being questioned. Read quickly through the extract and say which
crime has been committed.
Glossary
1. Concerned: Worried or anxious about something.
2. Precautions: Measures taken in advance to prevent something
dangerous or unpleasant.
3. Enemies: People who are actively opposed or hostile to someone.
4. Guard: To be watchful or cautious to protect oneself from
danger.
5. Delirious: In a disturbed state of mind, often due to illness,
characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence.
6. Bodymaster: A title or name associated with authority or
leadership, possibly in a secretive or criminal context.
7. Rival: A person competing with another for the same objective or
for superiority.
8. Detain: To keep someone from proceeding; to hold back.
9. Evidence: Information or signs indicating whether a belief or
proposition is true or valid.
10. Butler: A chief servant in a household, responsible for managing
other staff.
11. Slippers: Comfortable, casual footwear meant for indoor use.
12. Tracks: Marks left by a person, animal, or vehicle as they move.
Mrs. Douglas thought carefully before she answered. “Yes”, she said
at last. “I have always felt that he was in some kind of danger. He refused
to discuss it with me — he did not want to become me concerned. He
thought I would become anxious if I knew about it and so he remained
silent.”
“How did you know, then?”
Mrs. Douglas’s face lit up as she smiled.
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“Can a husband ever keep a secret from a life who truly loves him? I
knew about the danger because of his refusal to talk about everything that
had happened to him in America. I knew about it because of certain
precautions he took and because he never trusted strangers. I knew about it
from some things he said by mistake. I was certain that he had some
powerful enemies, that he believed they were going to come after him, and
that he was always on his guard against them.”
“May I ask”, said Holmes, “which words attracted your attention?”
“The Valley of Fear,” the lady answered. “That was an expression he
used when I questioned him. ‘I have been in the Valley of Fear. I am not
out of it yet.’ ‘Will we ever get out of the Valley of Fear?’ I used to ask
him when he was more serious than usual. ‘Sometimes I think we never
we never shall,’ he would reply.”
Surely, he asked him what he meant by the Valley of Fear?’
“I did, but he would become pale and just shake his head. ‘It is bad
enough that one of us has been in its shadow,’ he said. I am certain,
enough he did not tell me directly, that it was a real valley in which he had
lived and in which something really terrible had happened, but I can tell
you no more.”
“And did he mention any names?”
“Yes. He was delirious with fever after a hunting accident three years
ago. I remembered that he kept on repeating a name. He spoke it with
anger and horror. McGinty was the name — Bodymaster McGinty. After
he had recovered, I asked him who Bodymaster McGinty was and whose
body he was master of. ‘Never of mine, thank goodness!’ he answered
with a laugh. That was all he told me but there was a connection between
Bodymaster McGinty and the Valley of Fear.”
“There is one other point,” said Inspector McDonald,
“You met Mr. Douglas in London and got engaged to him there, did
you not? Was there any romance, anything secret or mysterious about the
wedding?”
“There was romance. There is always romance. There was nothing
mysterious.”
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“And he had no rival?”
“No, I was free.”
“You have heard, no doubt, that his wedding ring has been taken
Does that suggest anything to you? Suppose that some enemy from his old
life had tracked down and committed the crime, what possible reason
could he have had for taking the wedding ring?”
“I really cannot tell,” she answered. “It is certainly a most
extraordinary thing.”
“Well, we will not detain you any longer and we are sorry to have
put you to this trouble at such a time,” said the inspector.
She stood up and glanced at us, trying to get an idea of how we had
reacted to her evidence. Then, with a bow she left the room.
Home, who had been sitting with his head in his hands in deepest
thought, stood up and rang the bell. “Ames,” he said when the butler
entered, what is Mr. Cecil Baker doing now?
“I’ll see sir.”
He came back in a moment to say that Mr. Baker was in the garden.
“Can you remember, Ames, what Mr. Baker had on his feet last night
when you joined him in the study?”
“Yes, Mr. Homes. He was wearing a pair of slippers now?”
“They are still under the chair in the hall.”
“Very good, Ames. It is, of course, important for us to know which
tracks are Mr. Baker’s and which are from outside.”
“Yes, sir. I noticed that the slippers were stained with blood and so,
indeed, were my own.”
D. Read the extract again and answer the following questions by
choosing a, b, c or d.
1. Why didn’t Mr. Douglas talk to his wife about the danger he was in?
a. He wasn’t confident enough.
b. He wanted everyone to remain silent.
c. He didn’t want his wife to worry.
d. He wasn’t sure about danger he faced.
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2. Mrs. Douglas knew her husband had a secret because
a. he was often suspicious of people he didn’t know;
b. he has hired bodyguards to protect him;
c. he had once spent time living in America.
3. What did Mr. Douglas say about the Valley of Fear?
a. He was unsure whether he would ever escape from it.
b. It was somewhere he had once lived.
c. It caused him to shake with fear whenever he mentioned it.
d. It was where something horrible had happened.
4. Mr. Douglas kept on saying the name McGinty
a. because he was angry with him about the accident.
b. when he talked about the Valley of Fear.
c. at a time was he was ill.
d. when he made a joke about being a master of bodies.
5. What did Mrs. Douglas mean when she said: “No, I was free.”
(line 54)
a. Nobody told her what to do.
b. There was no other man in her life.
c. She was no longer in prison.
d. She didn’t have any secrets to hide.
6. What did Mrs Douglas say about the missing wedding ring?
a. One of Mr. Douglas’s enemies probably took it.
b. She wasn’t able to give an explanation.
c. A thief must have murdered her husband to get it.
d. She can’t remember exactly what it looked like.
7. Who does “him” (line 69) refer to?
a. McGinty
b. Mr Douglas
c. Ames
d. Mr Barker
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VOCABULARY TASKS
E. Match the words from the extract to their meanings. The words
are in the order they appear in the extract.
Words
Meanings
1) remained
a) soft “shoes” worn indoors
2) precautions
b) unusual
3) on his guard
c) promised to marry
4) got engaged
d) stayed
5) rival
e) looking out for, ready for
6) extraordinary
f) competitor
7) glanced
g) safety measures
8) slippers
h) looked quickly
F. Circle the words that complete the sentences correctly.
1. The old lady was sadly stolen / robbed of her life savings.
2. The gang member was arrested for / with possessions of illegal
narcotics.
3. The woman on trial had committed / done three different crimes.
4. Joseph was given a fine / find because he had parked his car
illegally.
5. Lee had committed fourteen banks burglaries / robberies before
he was finally caught.
6. I’ve been accused for / of theft, but I’m innocent.
7. There was only one eye / first witness who claimed she’d seen
everything.
8. He was sentenced to three years in jail by the lawyer / judge.
G. Match the phrasal verbs to their meanings.
Phrasal Verbs
Meaning
1) break into
a) escape from
2) come after
b) investigate
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Phrasal Verbs
Meaning
3) get out of
c) make tied
4) look into
d) say “no” to
5) turn down
e) enter a building with force
6) wear out
f) find someone in order to harm them
H. Now use the verbs from Task G in the sentences below.
1. Someone … my house last week and stole my jewelry.
2. I’ve always been interested in the law, so when a friend offered to
take me to see a court case, I couldn’t … her … .
3. The prisoners … jail by digging a tunnel under the wall.
4. Chasing the thief through the streets … the policeman … .
5. “I … you!” threatened the criminal.
6. The police … the theft of two paintings from the local art gallery.
GRAMMAR TASK
Review of Tenses II
I. Look at the following verb forms which appeared in the novel
extract.
1. I have always felt that …
2. … a wife who truly loves him.
3. After he had recovered, I asked him …
4. You met Mr. Douglas in London and got engaged to him …
5. Holmes, who had been sitting …
6. … what is Mr. Cecil Barker doing now?
7. I’ll see sir.
8. He was wearing a pair of slippers.
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J. Find the full sentence in the novel extract for each form and
underline it.
Which example talks about:
a) two actions happening one after the other in the past? …
b) something happening in the moment of speaking? …
c) an action that was completed before another action in the past? …
d) something which started in the past and continues to the present? …
e) a continuous activity which took place before another action in the
past? …
f) something being described at a particular moment in the past? …
g) a decision to do something made at the time of speaking? …
h) a general truth? …
K. Complete the text by putting the verbs in the brackets into the
correct form.
A TERRIBLE MISTAKE
I (1) … (have) a long hard time in this prison and I (2) … (look
forward to) being free again.
When a robbery (3) … (happen) ten years ago, I knew it was a
mistake. We (4) … (dream) of becoming rich for months and the big day
arrived. As we drove along the road we (5) talk … about how we would
spend all the money. The gang leader said, “I (6) … (buy) a new car for
myself and then I (7) … (have) a holiday on a tropical island”. John,
another member of the gang, said “I (8) … (decide) to buy yacht and to
sail around the world with my money.” “My wife (9) …want me to take
her to Disneyland,” said another and everyone started laughing. “Oh yes!”
said Tom, our leader, “You (10) … (have) a great time there!”
As we neared the bank, I became more nervous and realized that I
was making a terrible mistake.
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L. Match the beginnings of the sentences with the endings.
1) The police are going to set up
a) he was sentenced to two years in jail
2) The mayor has arranged the meeting
b) with the chief of police.
3) In court, the criminal said
c) far too much violence.
4) Nowadays, many television programs
d) in jail for ten years contain
5) After the burglar was found guilty
e) roadblocks all over the city.
6) The murderer has been
f) that they will soon catch the gang.
7) The police believe
g) until he became a private detective.
8) James had been working as a
policeman
h) that he hadn’t robbed the bank.
SPEAKING TASK
M. Work with a partner. A, B and the other at C and D. Compare
and contrast crimes under letters A, B, C, D, saying how you think the
people responsible for them should be punished.
HINTS
Don’t worry if you can’t remember a word, or if you don’t know
what an object is called. Say something like: “Actually I don’t know what
this is called.” or “I’m sorry, but I’ve forgotten the word for this thing.”
You could explain what the item is used for or where it would be found,
instead.
A) drug abuse
B) arson
C) shoplifting
D) graffiti (pictures)
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WRITING TASK
In this unit, you will write a composition about one aspect of a set
text.
HINTS
If you intend to answer this type of question, be sure you know
the story
the characters
the places
your opinions and views on all of the above
When you write about the events in a book (or a film), remember to
use present tenses.
N. Look at the hints and the question below. Then read through the
composition. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
Think of a book you have read recently. Decide which character in
the book you would most like to be, and why. Write about the character
and give your reasons for wanting to be him / her.
I (1) … (love) all crime mysteries, but Murder on the Orient Express
by Agatha Christie is one of my favorite books. If I (2) … (have to) choose
one character to be, I would choose Hercule Poirot, the Belgian detective.
Hercule Poirot is such a clever man, even though he often (3) …
(give) the impression of being a bit stupid. What I like about him is that he
suddenly (4) … (come up with) a brilliant idea and you realize he …
(think) about the crime all the time and working out what happened.
In the book, Poirot investigates the murder of an unpleasant
businessman.
The man, whose name is Sam Ratchett, (6) … (poison) and then
stabbed twelve times. Poirot takes charge of the investigation and (7) …
(question) all the passengers. Of course he (8) … (solve) the mystery.
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