III. Speech exercises

Ex.1. Answer the following questions:

1. Where does the action take place? 2. Can you tell us where Coke escaped from? 3. Why do you think he had to find warm clothes and food? 4. Coke couldn't hear anything at all, could he? 5. Do you think the house was a trap? 6. Did he go to the front door and push it? 7. Do you know whether it was open? 8. What can you say about the room? 9. Why do you think Coke froze? 10. I wonder why he put his hand in his pocket? 11. Who did he see? 12. Did an old woman look afraid or surprised? 13 Do you think she was deaf? 14. What idea did Coke suddenly have and what did he tell her? 15 Why do you think an old woman believed Coke?

Ex.2. Ask some questions of your own based on the contents of the story. Think of some questions of a discussing character, such as: "Why do you think the woman did not look afraid?" or "I wonder if there was anyone in the house?"

Ex.3. Complete the following sentences forming disjunctive questions:

1. Coke could not hear anything at all...? 2. People often come to the door of the deaf woman,...? 3. There was nobody else in the room,…? 4. The police are waiting for Coke in the house, ...? 5. Coke had to change the clothes,…? 6. The woman does not hear any knocks,...?

Ex.4. Correct the following statements. Express partial or complete disagreement using some of the phrases given in the Supplement on page 40.

1. There was a light on in the front room and he could hear the sounds of the radio and television coming from the house. 2. The room was clean and warm. There was much furniture in it. 3. The woman was afraid of the stranger. 4. Coke saw the policemen in the room and stopped.

Ex.5. Make wrong statements of your own.

Ex.6. Change the following sentences from direct into indi­rect speech. Observe the rules of sequence of tenses where necessary.

Examples:

1. The old woman said to Coke, 1. The old woman told Coke that

“I am deaf.” she was deaf.

2. Coke says, “I’m a mechanic from 2. Coke says that he is a mechanic

a garage in town”. from a garage in town.

1. An old woman said, "People often come to the door and knock.” 2. The old woman said to Coke, "I don't hear how people knock." 3. She said to Coke, "I am glad to see you”. 4. Coke says, "I came here to repair a lorry." 5. Coke says to the woman, "I had an accident: I fell off my motorbike." 6. Coke said, "I can't hear anything, not even a radio."

Ex.7. Change the following direct special questions into indi­rect. Оbsегvе the rules of sequence of tenses where necessary:

1. "Why is the house so quiet?" (Coke wants to know) 2. "Who else is in the room?" (Coke wondered) 3. ''How many times did you knock?" (Can you tell me) 4. "Why do you need a change of clothes?" (An old woman asked Coke) 5. "Where did Coke have an accident?” (Do you know)

Ex.8. Change the following direct general question into indi­rect. Observe the rules of sequence of tenses where necessary:

1. "Is it a trap?" (Coke asked himself) 2. "Did you knock?" (An old woman asks Coke) 3. "Do people often come to your house?"' (Coke wants to know) 4. "Are you a mechanic from a garage in town?” (An old woman wondered) 5. "Did he hear an accident?" (Do yon know?)

Ex.9. Translate the following sentences into English:

1. Коук хотел знать, есть ли кто-нибудь в доме. 2. Коуку интересно, кто живёт в этом доме. 3. Коук не знает, находятся ли в доме полицейские. 4. Вы не знаете, где сейчас полицейские? 5. Коук думает о том, почему в этом доме так тихо. 6. Коуку было интересно, почему пожилая женщина не выглядит испуганной. 7. Коук не знает, видела ли женщина полицейских? 8. Женщина хочет знать, не нужна ли Коуку смена одежды. 9. Женщина интересуется, что случилось с Коуком. 10. Вы мне не можете сказать, какая мысль поразила Коука?

Eх.10. Collect all the information about:

1. The characters of the story (Edward Coke, an old woman) 2. The scene of the action (the house of an old lady)

Ex.11. Points for discussion:

1. Speak about Coke’s thoughts and doubts when he was outside the house. 2. Describe the front room Coke went into. 3. Speak about the behaviour of an old woman. 4. Describe an old woman's attitude towards Coke.

Ex.12. Sum up the contents of the episode.

Begin your summary with phrases of the type; “We know what happened in the last episode.” “The action of the episode took place in the country.”