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5Fill the gaps in these sentences with a suitable word or expression from the box below. Put it in an appropriate form. Some words and expressions are used more than once.

1)'I can't decide.' said Beatrice. 'Decide what?' … Marlon.

2)His contact had … him … that drugs were on the premises.

3)She bent down to … her earring.

4)We had to … to pass through the low entrance.

5)His phone calls were … .

6)Dave … down to tie his shoes.

7)Berlin has taken the first steps in building a … of the original Globe Theatre, at which many of Shakespeare's plays were first performed.

8)The city of Mycenae played a … role in the history of Greece.

9)Rebel forces have … their hold on the capital.

10)Let's … this disaster … to inexperience.

11)If a person starts to feel light-headed, dizzy, … and sweaty he or she might faint.

12)The work of monks was … in spreading Christianity.

13)The decision … an outcry among prominent US campaigners.

14)We … to take have a picnic and some exercise after a long journey.

15)Many old friends … at the reunion.

16)He … with weights twice a week.

17)Pakisten Army will not allow the militants to … to the government or impose their way of life on the civil society of Pakistan.

6 Translate the sentences into English using words and expressions from Vocabulary Practice Section. Pay attention to the underlined words and expressions.

1. Полицейский показал водителю знак остановиться и выписал штраф за превышение скорости. 2. Я спустился забрать свой че- модан. 3. Когда Джим наклонился, чтобы поднять ручку, он по-

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чувствовал острую боль в спине. 4. Полиция перехватила на гра- нице крупную партию наркотиков. 5. Полномасштабная копия автомобиля Bloodhound имеет длину 12,8 метров и является ре- зультатом трех лет аэродинамических исследований. 6. Сара креп- че схватила меня за руку. 7. В ту ночь у меня кружилась голова, меня тошнило, и я не смогла дойти до больницы. 8. Когда мы вошли в небольшой тайский ресторан, я была шокирована убо- гостью обстановки и совершенно ужасным, тошнотворным запа- хом тухлой рыбы. 9. Неизвестный сообщил полиции о готовя- щейся террористической атаке. 10. Сохранение тропических ле- сов крайне важно. 11. Подобные комментарии можно отнести только на счет его молодости и взрывного характера. 12. Ты не можешь являться так среди ночи и ожидать, что тебя накормят. 13. Она хочет быть в хорошей форме к летнему сезону, поэтому каждый день тренируется в спортзале. 14. Мы можем призвать воюющие стороны сесть за стол переговоров, но мы не можем диктовать условия этого мирного договора. 15. «Так что ты гово- рила об отпуске?» напомнил (подсказал) он сестре.

7Make up your own sentences or a story using the vocabulary from the exercises above.

Comprehension and Discussion 8 Answer the questions below.

1)What was Mr. Onyx? What kind of person was he?

2)How did Mr. Onyx get involved in the Winshaw case? What did he manage to find out? Name the stages in Mr. Onyx’s investigation.

3)What did he want from Michael? Did he get it? It was Mr. Onyx who used the jasmine perfume. Could you recall all the previous episodes mentioning the jasmine scent? Does it help to form any links between different episodes of the narration?

4)What were Michael’s impressions of Mr. Onyx? Imagine Michael had had a diary what would he have written in it concerning Mr. Onyx and dealing with him?

5)Did any events from Prologue get explanations in this chapter? Which events?

6)Why was Mr. Onyx so curious about Lawrence’s note? What did he hope to find in it? What was there in fact? What could Lawrence’s note mean?

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7)Who is Mr. Farringdon? What did he have to do with the Winshaw family? What is the story of his life?

8)What did Mr. Onyx mean saying to Michael ‘… the real mystery is you’ (p. 234)? Does anything look suspicious about the way Michael got into the whole business?

9)Why did Michael start watching the scenes from What a Carve up! again?

10)What was the problem with Fiona?

9Characterise Mr. Onyx (appearance, character, professional activities). What techniques and language does the narrator use to characterise her? Support your ideas from the text.

10Characterise Tabitha. Was she really mentally challenged? What techniques and language does the narrator use to characterise her? Support your ideas from the text.

11Comment on the following quotations and explain their meaning. Do you agree with them?

1)He was convinced that the Germans had been tipped off. (p. 223)

2)But the woman herself seemed to be quite compos mentis. (p. 225)

3)‘Well then, that settles it. She’s as mad as a hatter.’ (p. 228)

4)‘This is what I’ve been reduced to, thanks to one man’s treachery …’ (p. 229)

5)‘It could have been anybody, naturally. But it wasn’t. It was you.’ (p. 233)

6)… I did not have the power of Cocteau’s Orpheus, who could pass through liquefying mirrors into unimagined worlds. No, I was more like Kenneth Connor – and always would be – forcing myself not to look in the mirror at a gorgeous, terrifying reality disclosing itself only a few inches behind my back. (p. 236)

Creating a Commentary

12 Comment on the meaning and usage of the following references and allusions, give the context they are used in.

Islington (p. 216); The Sign of Four by Conan Doyle (p. 221); kitsch (p. 222); Orientalism (p. 222); Bohemian (p. 222); Proust (p. 225); RAF (p. 229); Hercule Poirot (p. 232)

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Language and Style

13 Translate the following passage.

‘Did they have the same worries … disclosing itself only a few inches behind my back.’ (p. 236–237).

EXTENSION ACTIVITIES

14Discuss the following questions.

1)Anybody has a right to respect for his or her private life, home and correspondence (Article 8, European Human Rights Act). Is spying on people the way private detectives do a violation of this right?

2)At the same time everyone has a right to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority (Article 10, European Human Rights Act). Who is right?

Dorothy

PRE-READING

Focus Activity 1 Discuss the following questions.

1)What do you know about intensive / extensive farming? What are the pros and cons of each of them?

2)Do you know anything about Animal Rights Movement? What are their aims?

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ACTIVE READING

Vocabulary Practice

2Find the following words in the text, give their definitions, derivatives and translations. Give the context they

are used in.

demolish; combat; lavish; rival; endeavor (fml); cater for; legislate; vocal

3 Find the English equivalents to the following words and expressions. Give the context they are used in.

обнимать; несовместимость; переживать расцвет; подшучивать, дурачить (ph.v.); сократить (ph.v.); засорять (забивать) артерии; за счет кого-л., или чего-л.; ценой чего-л. (за чей-то счет) (id.)

4 Match the words (1–12) to their synonyms (a-l).

5Fill the gaps in these sentences with a suitable word or expression from the box below. Put it in an appropriate form. Some words and expressions are used more than once.

1)The daughter of former US President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has married her long-term boyfriend at a … ceremony.

2)They still remain bitter … (hate each other).

3)Hurricane … more than half a million homes.

4)She was a … opponent of the plan.

5)After walking for hours in the hot sun, his mind began … on him.

6)Parliament has the power to … on constitutional matters.

7)This gives the company a competitive advantage over its … .

8)We were always … with financial aid in times of crisis.

9)The Kurds … Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq.

10)Martyn’s greatest … came when he was selected to represent Great Britain at the European Youth Games in 2006.

11)Politicians should learn to … the man in the street.

12)We stood there crying and … each other.

13)I've always smoked, but I'm trying to … .

14)The fact is that we had absolutely incompatible dispositions and habits of thought and action, and our danger and isolation only accentuated the … (The War Of The Worlds by H.G. Wells).

15)As more Brits rediscover the delights of the British seaside, we look at how seaside resorts have advertised themselves since their … in the 1930s.

16)He was oppressed by a peculiar feeling of emptiness and resentment as though a terrible mistake had been made at his … (Live with Lightning by M. Wilson).

17)Certainly saturated fats – those found in fatty meat, butter, cream, cheese and many processed types of food – can … , but other fats can actually improve your health.

6 Translate the sentences into English using words and expressions from Vocabulary Practice Section. Pay attention to the underlined words and expressions.

1. Все левое крыло здания было разрушено огнем. 2. Джим все- гда подшучивал над другими мальчиками, но настал тот день, когда они отплатили ему той же монетой. 3. Шина уволилась и ушла работать к нашим конкурентам. 4. Чтобы побороть инфля- цию, правительство в очередной раз повысило подоходный на- лог. 5. Правительство пообещало принять закон о защите прав

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детей-сирот. 6. Нам приходится считаться с требованиями рынка. 7. Президент компании организовал шикарный банкет по слу- чаю своего ухода на пенсию. 8. Полиция предприняла все возмож- ные попытки найти двух пропавших мальчиков. 9. Это самая большая свадьба, которую мы когда-либо обслуживали. 10. Даже не представляю, зачем они поженились. Они же совершенно не- совместимы. 11. Критика Фолли в адрес правительства была осо- бенно выразительной. 12. Двойное остекление позволит сократить уличный шум. 13. Она подошла к дочери и крепко ее обняла. 14. Опасность холестерина в том, что он забивает ваши артерии, что может привести к инсульту. 15. В интервью нашей газете дублин- ский портной Луис Коупленд делится своими воспоминаниями о легенде бильярда Алексе Хиггинсе времен его славы. 16. Дие- тологи утверждают, что похудение за счет потери жидкости в ор- ганизме может привести к серьезным проблемам со здоровьем.

7Make up your own sentences or a story using the vocabulary from the exercises above.

Comprehension and Discussion

8 Answer the questions below.

1)Why did Dorothy marry George? Why didn’t she divorce him?

2)Why did George marry Dorothy? Why didn’t George leave his wife? Why didn’t George hate his wife?

3)Why did Dorothy get involved in farming? What influenced her choice?

4)What were Dorothy’s technological innovations in chicken and pig farming? Is there anything that could stop Dorothy on her way to money?

5)The author (the narrator) provides us with a detailed description of the dinner Dorothy and Henry had (pp. 252–255) and ingredients of some of Brunwin’s specials. Why? What is their function? What were Dorothy’s food preferences?

6)What are Michael’s flashbacks about? What do they tell us about him and his life?

7)What way did Dorothy influence Michael’s life?

8)Using the example of Dorothy could you show how members of the Winshaw family interact with each other to exploit weaker people and make their fortune?

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9)Why does ‘her’ chapter appear after Roddy’s? What are the links between this chapter and previous ones?

Creating a Commentary

11 Comment on the meaning and usage of the following references and allusions, give the context they are used in.

Lake District (p. 241); Le sang des bêtes (1949) by Georges Franju (p. 251); Official Secrets Act (p. 254)

Language and Style

12The chapter is written in a variety of languages: diary, Ingredients part on the package, business notes, etc.

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Give examples of each. Why does the narrator introduce them into the narration? What is their function?

13Go through Michael’s flashbacks again (pp. 246–248, 251–252, 255–256, 257–258). Pay attention to the style they are written in. What peculiarities have you noticed? What is special about the beginning of each of them? What is the effect?

14Translate the following passage.

‘It wasn’t so much the picture on the front … It was the last Brunwin meal I ever bought.’ (p. 258).

EXTENSION ACTIVITIES

15Discuss the following questions.

1)Are you concerned about the quality of what you eat? Why? Why not? Give examples.

2)Would you join Animal Rights Movement? Why? Why not? Give your reasons.

June 1982

PRE-READING

Focus Activity 1 Discuss the following questions.

1)Do you believe in happy coincidences? In fate? Could you share your personal experience?

2)Could they change one’s life forever?

ACTIVE READING

Vocabulary Practice

2Find the following words in the text, give their definitions, derivatives and translations. Give the context they

are used in.

bustle (n); launch into (v); supersede; impertinent; contemplation; reluctant; brio; screw up (v); tiptoe; hilarity

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3 Find the English equivalents to the following words and expressions. Give the context they are used in.

нацарапать записку; отправляться (в путь); угостить; вниматель- ный осмотр, наблюдение; на последнем издыхании, дышать на ладан; приспособление, прибор, устройство; мягко, тихо двигаться

4 Match the words (1–15) to their synonyms (a-o).

5Fill the gaps in these sentences with a suitable word or expression from the box below. Put it in an appropriate form. Some words and expressions are used more than once.

1)Some schools have a "no …" policy where all non-educational equipment is banned or must be left out in lockers during lesson times.

2)Don't just … exercise without warming up first.

3)I … his phone number in my address book.

4)Japan may be … as Asia's biggest economic power as China reports a return to double digit growth.

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