The Umbrella man. Dip in the pool. The Butler. The Hitchhiker. My Lady Love, My Dove, страница 2

3. What made “the umbrella man” appear to be a real gentleman?

4. What did the man first say his problem was?

5. What impression was created by the man’s silk umbrella?

6. Why did the mother and the daughter decide to follow the man?

7. What did the man do when he was in the pub?

8. What did he do when he left the pub?

9. How did he do it?

10. What did “the umbrella man” do to make the mother say that he was clever?

Discussion:

1.  Why is “the umbrella man” successful in his crime? What do you think he might do when it is not raining?

2.  Is “the umbrella man” a criminal? Should he go to prison for his crime?

3.  Have you ever been tricked by anybody in a similar way to this?

                                         Dip in the Pool

Pre-reading task:

Look at the title and think what meaning the author wanted to convey.

Reading:

Read the following story carefully and try to understand it in detail.

Vocabulary Focus:

1.  Look up and learn the following words and expressions:

steward                                relish                         rail                      lifeboat

apprehension                      contempt                   propeller             lifebelt

auction pool                        self-preservation      spinster                porthole

purser                                   shark                         tender                 gamble

deck                                     surreptitiously          alarm

2.  Match the words with their definitions:

1. angular                     a. lying with your arms and legs stretched out

2. spreadeagled             b. the part of the body we sit on

3. speck                        c. having a clear shape with sharp points

4. buttocks                    d. small dot

5. belly flop                  e. the waves of the sea

6. white horse               f. become less strong and gradually stop

7. subside                      g. a dive in which the whole body hits the water at the                                         

same time

8. delicate passenger     h. one who is likely to be sea-sick

9. half-hypnotized         i. the person who is in charge of the auction

10. auctioneer                j. half-conscious, seeming to be half-asleep

3.  Give as many synonyms as you can to the following words.

Genial – ; assuared – ; to clutch – ; relish – ; flock – ; to ponder – ; intent – ;

grave – ; contempt – ; to giggle – ; to yell – ; to leap – .

4.  Insert the prepositions in the following word combinations. Recollect the sentences from the text in which these expressions were used.

Emerged … their cabins                              glimmers … apprehension … their eyes

To drive …                                                  to well … high

… account … the weather                           to slacken … considerable

To be knocked … … 110 pounds                no hope … pretending

To occur … him                                           to get caught … the propeller

Any advance … 200 pounds                        the smallest number … the range

5.  Reproduce the situations in which the following phrases were used:

To make estimate on the day’s run; to be worth buying some of the low numbers; to glide up to the door in a Lincoln convertible; to write out a cheque;  to listen for the sound of the gale; to have no trouble keeping afloat; one other person in sight; to give the alarm; to fish him out; to wave to somebody.

Reading Comprehension:

1.  Choose the correct variant according to the story:

1.When the eating was finished and the coffee had been served, Mr. Botibol, who had been unusually grave and thoughtful since the rolling started……

a. decided to go back to his cabin and have a rest.

b. suddenly stood up and carried his cup of coffee around to Mrs. Renshaw’s vacant place, next to the purser.