Labour IV The Erymanthian Boar

Assignment Four (pp. 26-33)

1. Answer the questions using the words given below.

   1. What brought Poirot to Switzerland?

to take advantage of smth

to be unknown to smb

to visit a place

finally

2. What information did Poirot get in the funicular? Who was it from? What did Poirot know about Marrascaud?

to mount to some place in a funicular

a conductor

to inspect a ticket

a note written in pencil

a colleague

to be of great assistance to smb

to keep one’s eyes open

to get in touch with smb

on the spot

a cold-blooded murder

a bookmaker

the identity of the murderer

a well-known gang

to suspect of smth

a meeting-place

a ruthless killer

an odd coincidence

a wild boar

3. Who were the passengers of the funicular?

on the seat opposite smb

to give away

greyish hair

a surgeon

to play cards

to be nothing unusual about smb/smth

the only thing

a valley

4. Why did it seem to Poirot that the manager of the hotel was not at ease? What did he tell Poirot about the hotel and the guests?

a handsome man

an easy manner

to be at ease

to be worried about smth

to talk in a confidential manner

to judge smth

to be out of the season

an elderly gentleman

a nerve specialist

to come to some place for peace and rest

a worried look

a new experience

5. What news did Gustave bring to Poirot? What did he tell Poirot about the visitors and the staff?

instead of

to take a look around

to occur

an accident

a cause

at night

in the meantime

to be cut off

to communicate with

to arrange

a distinguished man

to be an expert

in disguise

at first glance

at least

a harmless man

to think smth over

to ascend into a rat-trap

the latter

to need smb’s co-operation

to be involved in smth

it occurred to me

to let smb know of smth

to keep one’s eye on smb

the reason for

to share smth

2. Comment on the following:

“And the rendezvous is for the purpose of sharing this money, you think? It is the most obvious idea.”

Assignment Five (pp. 33-42)

1. Answer the questions using the words given below.

   1. What information of the hotel staff did Poirot get from the cook?

to wander aimlessly round

to be suspicious

to be communicative

to come round to the subject

to replace smb

to be dismissed

to see off

2. What happened some time after midnight in Poirot’s room?

to fumble with the lock of the door

to sit up

to put on the light

to be a bit drunk

the gleam of a razor blade

to advance on smb

defenceless

to do a good job on smb

steadily

purposefully

3. Who rescued Poirot and how did it happen?

to turn round

to stand in the doorway

to hold a gun

to be good at doing smth

to raise one’s hands

to turn the key on smb

the laugh is with me

in time

to be very much in smb’s debt

4. Why did Poirot and Mr. Schwartz rush to Drouet’s room? What did they see there?

to stare at smb

on the list

to cut up smb

to be busy on smb

on the top floor

to bandage

an injured face

to dress a wound

a risk of sepsis

5. What made the three men go to the unused wing?

to explain the situation

deep abnormality

the particulars of smb’s childhood

as for me

to have an idea

to break off

in blood

to lead from/to

to follow the marks

6. What did they find in the bedroom of the unused wing of the hotel?

to push the door

to utter an exclamation

to crush

to be known as

an unskillful waiter

to bend over

to pin smth to

7. How did Poirot account for Marrascaud’s living in the unused wing?

to masquerade as

to offer a bribe

to remain hidden

8. What did Schwartz think of the reason for his being killed?

to share out the money with smb

out of the way place

somehow

to find out

to touch smth with

to settle smb’s account

9. Who came to the hotel three days later and why?

to greet smb

to take smb alive

to see to smth

to start up

to cheat

to be imprisoned

to make an attack on smb

10. What was Poirot’s line of enquiry? What made him suspicious?

in the course of one’s profession

to pass as a detective to smb

to act the part of

to get on smb’s track

like a rat in a trap

to need a retired place

to specialize in facial surgery

to offer a fee

to change smb’s appearance by means of

to be betrayed

to kidnap

to take smb’s place

2. Comment on Poirot’s words:

“To capture alive the wild boar of Erymanthea …”