III. Speech exercises

Ex.1. Answer the following questions:

1. Can you tell us where the action takes place? 2. What are people all over England doing on that cold winter day? 3. What is that important piece of news about? 4. Do you know how Coke looks like? 5. What do the police think about the escaper? 6. Do you think most of the people in an expensive pub in Soho are interested in the news programme? 7. I wonder how old E. Masters is. 8. What sort of clothes is he wearing? 9. Why do you think E. Masters is looking afraid of something? 10. E. Masters just wants to know the name of the man who escaped from prison, doesn’t he? 11. Who is Richard Baxter? 12. What order is his chief at Scotland Yard giving him?

Ex.2. Ask questions on the text including some of the following types:

1. Как Вы думаете, долго может Коук 1. How long do you think Coke can

оставаться в поле? stay in the field?

2. Вы не знаете, интересует ли Мастерса 2. Do you know whether E.Masters

программа новостей? is interested in the news

programme?

3. Интересно, почему Э. Мастерс 3. I wonder why E.Masters looks

выглядит напуганным? afraid?

4. Как Вы думаете, Бакстер ищет 4. Do you think Baxter is looking

Коука? for Coke?

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

Examples: 1) The policemen are looking for a man who escaped from prison aren’t they? 2) E. Masters doesn’t know where Coke is, does he?

1. This expensive pub is in the centre of London, …? 2. People in the expensive pub do not look afraid, …? 3. Every night Coke thinks about escaping, …? 4. The men in prison are interested in the news, …? 5. Coke doesn’t wear expensive clothes, …? 6. Another man is standing at the bar next to E. Masters, …?

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

1. All over England people are sitting down in their livingrooms and are watching a football match on television. 2. Most of the people in an expensive pub in Soho are looking very afraid of something, aren’t they? 3. E. Coke has black hair and blue eyes. He wears very expensive clothes. 4. Richard Baxter doesn’t know Edward Coke and is not looking for him.

Ex.5. Make some wrong statements of your own.

Ex.6. Change the following direct questions (special and general) into indirect.

1. “Do you usually watch the news programme on television?” (A man asks another) 2. “Who are you looking for?” (A boy asks the policemen) 3. “How does Edward Coke lock like?” (One of the policemen wants to know) 4. “How old is E. Coke?” (One of the policemen wonders) 5. “Is there any inportant news in the news progranne this morning?” (A policeman asks another) 6. “What is the name of the man who escaped from prison?” (E. Masters wants to know) 7. “Why does E. Masters look afraid?” (The barman wonders) 8. “Are other people in the pub interested in the news programme?” (Do you know)

Ex.7. Translate the following sentences into English paying attention to the word order of indirect questions.

1.Человека у стойки бара интересует, не знает ли Э.Мастерс того, кто сбежал из тюрьмы. 2. Э.Мастерc хочет знать, где находится Э.Коук. 3.Многим хотелось бы знать, где полицейские ищут человека, сбежавшего из тюрьмы. 4.Вы не знаете, сколько лет Э.Мастерсу? 5. Начальник молодого сыщика спрашивает, не знает ли он Э.Коука. 6. Э.Мастерс не знает, почему его шеф отдает ему приказ снова поймать Э.Коука. 8. Вы не можете мне сказать, почему они не интересуются программой новостей.

Ex.8. Collect all the information about:

1. The scenes of the action. 2. Edward Coke: his appearance, his arrest some years before … 3. Eric Masters: the way he looks, his feelings, his behaviour … 4. The young detective from Scotland Yard.

Ex.9. Points for discusion:

1. Speak about the important piece of news in the evening news programme. 2. Speak about E. Master’s interest in the news programme. 3. Speak on the plans of Scotland Yard concerning E. Coke.

Ex.10. Sum up the contents of the episode in 8-10 sentences.