Английский язык Домашнее чтение Упражнения к рассказу А. Кристи "Немейский лев"
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Упражнения к рассказу А. Кристи «Немейский лев».

Уроки домашнего чтения предусматривают приобретение учащимися языковой практики в восприятии письменной речи, а именно чтении литературы на иностранном языке. Эти уроки направлены на выработку навыков в восприятии письменного текста на английском языке, так как на практике они часто оказываются важнее навыков устной речи, потому что чаше используются в в повседневной жизни.

В условиях, когда устная языковая практика не всегда доступна, чтение литературы является естественным способом закрепления приобретенных навыков. Немаловажным является то, что чтение иностранной литературы представляет собой не просто заучивание грамматического или лексического материала, а проникновение в суть языка, умение существовать в языковой среде, осознать, что язык не является собранием правил и тренировочных упражнений, а средством общения и познания мира.

 Данные упражнения помогают контролировать уровень понимания прочитанного, снять языковые трудности, тренировать в употреблении лексических единиц в контексте, варьировать употребление грамматических структур и развивать языковую догадку, а также развивать навыки устной речи и умение прогнозировать  наряду с навыками спонтанной речи

The Nemean Lion

Chapter 1

1. Answer the questions:

1. What letter did Hercule Poirot get the following morning?
2. Why was he shocked?
3. What was unusual about the letter?
4. What did Sir Joseph Hoggin look like?
5. What did he remind Poirot of?
6. Why was Poirot attracted to this case?
7. What cases did Poirot investigate?
8. What happened to the dog?
9. Why didn’t his wife want to address the police?
10. What was the reason for Hoggin’s calling in Mr. Poirot?

2. Pronounce the words correctly:

      Hercule Poirot                   investigate                    bulbous

      Pekenese                            fortunate                      expence

      Belgium                               inquiry                          murder  

      disappearance                   jewellery                      precious

3. Which words go together according to Chapter 1:

       Pekenese                           critically

       rest                                       effect

       grudge                         importance

       general                         dog

       striking                         expense

4. Suggest the Russian for:

       Reluctantly, to recollect, to trust, to suggest, an appointment, precious, demand, firm

5. Fill in the missing prepositions:

1. Ring … this Joseph Hoggin and make an appointment … me to see him … his office as he suggests.
2. You didn’t approve … paying such a sum, naturally.
3. She doesn’t like the idea … your being called … either.
4. The next day my wife got a demand … 200 pounds.

6. What do you know about:

• Poirot’s previous investigations;
• Sir Joseph Hoggin;
• The Pekenese dog

7. Act out the dialogue between Miss Lemon and Mr. Poirot.

Chapter 2.

1. Say if it is true or false:

1. As Poirot and Hoggin entered the room, a small Pekenese dog rushed forward barking furiously.
2. The second woman murmured: “A veritable lion, indeed.”
3. Shan Tung was out for his walk with Miss Carnaby.
4. Mrs. Hoggin’s companion felt sorry for the dog’s disappearing.
5. It was just ordinary thing that happened to Shan Tung.
6. The lead of the dog was carefully cut.
7. Lady Hoggin was to send 200 pounds in 10 pound notes to Captain Curtis.
8. Mrs. Hoggin was instructed to burn the letter down.

2. Match the words with their definitions:

1.  in a nervous way
2. to make a soft sound
3. a four-wheeled carriage for a baby
4. that may be described as, real
5. in a wild, uncontrolled way
6. a piece of written information about someone’s character
7. rather fat and heavy

3. Find their English equivalents:

Сердито лая, миленькие кудряшки, отвратительное преступление, чувствительный как дитя, абсолютно безопасен, в десятифунтовых банкнотах

4. Fill in the gaps:

1. Miss Carnaby looked after…
2. Hercule Poirot profited by her … to ask some questions.
3. Lady Hoggin was … to enclose the letter with the …
4. If I went to the … , it would be Shan Tung, who would … for it.
5. I was just about to go home when my … was … by a baby in a pram.

5. Say what you know about:

• the dog’s kidnapping
• the letter from Captain Curtis
• the baby

Chapters 3-4.

1. Answer the questions:

1. Whom did Poirot decide to interview?
2. Did  she tell him anything of interest?
3. Whom did he look for at 38 Bloomsbury Road Square?
4. Did he succeed? Why not?
5. Who was blaimed for nanki Poo’s disappearance?
6. In what details did the storied of Nanki Poo and Shan Tung’s differ from each other?
7. What did Mrs. Samuelson discover when she came to the place herself?

2. Which words go together according to these chapters?

        foolish                        price

        good                        woman

        moderate                        soul

        amazing                        tearfully

        murmured                        thing

        diamond                        lead

        darling                        bracelet

                       dangling                        boy

3. Fill in the gaps:

1. Men, said Mrs. Samuelson, think of nothing but…
2. It must have been returned to the post-office, I …
3. Coffee after dinner is …
4. With difficulty Poirot …
5. She left it to Miss Carnaby  when she died and Miss Carnaby was … to it.

4. Complete the sentences:

1. Mrs. Samuelson’s hair was dyed with …

1. Henna         2) peroxide         3) oxygen

2. Miss Kebble was blaimed for…

1. threats of violence to the dog   2) disappearing of the dog  3) the sum of money demanded

3. Poirot agreed that Amy Carnaby couldn’t be described as …

1. foolish          2) devoted         3) intellectual

4. Amy Carnaby was given a reference by …

1. Lady Hartingfield     2) Mrs. Samuelson      3) The niece of the late Lady Hartingfield

5. The money for Nanki Poo was to be sent to …

1. Mrs. Harte      2) Commander Blackleigh     3) Captain Curtis

5. Recall the situation in which the following expressions were used:

• To be devoted to the dog
• A familiar name
• Bed-sitting rooms
• Darling boy

6. Think of the possible versions explaining what was happening. Write them down.
7. Suggest the English for:

Она была добрая душа; отлично читала вслух; задумчиво кивнул; это имя знакомо мне; события развивались по тому же сценарию; угрозы насилия; требуемая сумма; ничего важного; его, должно быть, вернули.

Chapter 5

1. Say if it is true or false:

1. George had to look for a house or a maisonette near Kensington Garden.
2. Poirot felt attracted to his client.
3. The first thing Poirot heard as he climbed the stairs of № 10 Rosholm Mansions was the dog’s barking.
4. The chief actor of the performance organized by Amy Carnaby was the dog.
5. Miss Carnaby did all that because her invalid sister was so terrified for the future.
6. Amy Carnaby stole 16 dogs ala in all.
7. Poirot called Augustus “a modern Robin Hood”.
8. Poirot wanted Amy Carnaby to be sent to prison.
9. Miss Carnaby agreed to return all the money back.
10. Poirot would like to have the lion’s skin.

2. Answer the questions:

1. What made Poirot think that Amy Carnaby had to do something with the kidnapping?
2. Why did he tell George to look for a house within a certain radius?
3. Did Amy Carnaby suffer from being an untrained and elderly woman? Why? What was she afraid of?
4. Did she expect Poirot to understand her?
5. Why couldn’t she mistake Augustus for Nanki Poo or Shan Tung?
6. What did she think of taking money for the dogs?
7. Why did Poirot want to persuade Sir Joseph not to prosecute Miss Carnaby?

3. Write out the nouns which go together with these adjectives:

Intelligent … , chief … ,elderly … , pathetic … , kind … , excellent … , poor … , influential … ,  artistic … , invaluable … , untrained useless …  .

4. Recollect the situations in which these word  combinations were used:

• he paused to regain some breath:
• quite in the first rank;
• a mantle of invisibility.

5. Write a letter from Miss Carnaby explaining why she began doing it, how she organized the whole business, what she could be afraid of and what she was sure of; what made the business successful and if she cared for moral aspects of the thing.
6. Answer these questions. Compare your answers with your friends’. Exchange your opinions in case they are different.

1. What made Poirot think that the dog was a veritable lion?
2. What was Lady Hoggin’s opinion of her companion?
3. Why was Lady Hoggin asked to pay the money in one-pound note?
4. Did Amy Carnaby have something to do with the kidnapping?
5. Why was Lady Hoggin so attached to the dog?

Chapter 6.

1. Say if it is true or false:

1. Sir Joseph wrote out a cheque and handed it to Poirot.
2. Sir Joseph shouldn’t ask any questions if he accepts money.
3. Poirot’s former client in Belgium was very much like Sir Joseph in appearance.
4. Sir Joseph’s hands were shaking as he was writing out the cheque.
5. The cheque was torn into pieces.
6. Poirot believed yhat Sir Joseph was his former client.
7. The tonic which Lady Hoggin had tasted quite different.
8. Sir Joseph explained the taste of the tonic by carelessness of the chemist.
9. Sir Joseph wil always feel pleased at Poirot’s presence.
10. Sir Joseph was going to hang Greta.

2. Answer the questions:

1. Why did Poirot write out a cheque?
2. Why did Poirot want Sir Joseph not to ask any questions?
3. Why did Poirot hint that Sir Joseph’s mystery was known to him? What reaction did he expect?
4. How did Sir Joseph change as he heard the news about the Belgian soap manufacturer?
5. Why did Sir Joseph tear the cheque?
6. Why had the tonic tasted bitter?
7. What were Sir Joseph’s plans for the future?

3. Match the words with their definitions:

• to shake as from cold or fear;
• a sum of money paid for professional services;
• a society or organization that helps to the poor;
• too quiet to be heard;
• looking or being like.

4. Do the puzzle. The words in the marked line will make the word which means: Stealing somebody by force and unlawfully.

1. A small dog with long silky hair;
2. That cannot be seen;
3. A man whose job is to find out information about criminals;
4. To draw air into the nose with a sound;
5. A distance from the centre of the circle to its edge;
6. A person who spends time with another; a friend by chance;
7. A  chemical used to take colour out of dark hair;
8. Having or showing power of understanding
9. Loose outer garment (clothes );
10. A group of people with a special pyrpose.