Chapter 11.The Visit

1. Give a good Russian translation of the following words and word combinations and recall the situations with them: to be damaged, grief, irresponsible, suspicious, request, mess.

2. Answer the following questions:

1. Why didn’t Julie go to work that day?

2. Did the information she got help her?

3. What was strange about Colin’s car?

4. What made Julie believe Colin had abandoned her?

5. Why did Julie feel suspicious while talking to Mark?

6. How did Julie react to the news?

3. In what situations were the following figures used in the chapter: 2; 10; 10.30?

4. Write down the passage “The doorbell rang while Julie was still… Julie sipped some coffee and nodded.” Prepare good reading and translation of the extract.

Give the summary of the chapter.

Write your own variant of the end of the story. Limit yourselves to 200 words.

Chapter 12.The Robbery.

1. Give a good Russian translation of the following words and word combinations and recall the situations with them: suburb, to pay in advance, board, cracked, torch, rubber gloves, delivery truck, apart from, half way, strong-room, main stock, lens, cabinet, precious, to remove, necklace, plastic explosive, grille, explosion, to slam the door, tyre, fence, staff members, gang, fingerprints, insurance company, to be about to. 

2. Have a look at the following proper names mentioned in the chapter and say in what connection each of them was used: the Thames, Sandwell’s, Red Lion, Frankie Simpson, Spain, Birmingham, Manchester, Mr.Rose, Scotland. 

3. Give the English equivalents for the following words and expressions: клейкаялента, жалюзи, домкрат, ввестикод, сигнализация, люк.

4. Answer the following questions:

1. Why did John move to a hotel? What kind of hotel was it? What stories are usually connected with such places? Do you think John’s appearance in such a hotel would seem suspicious? Whose would be?

2. How did John try to sooth his nerves? Did it help? What thought calmed him down?

3. What things did John and Linda take for the robbery? Would you add anything else to the list?

4. Where did Linda stop her car? Why?

5. What did John have to do to enter the shop? How much time did he have?

6. Where were the most valuable things kept?

7. Why couldn’t John turn on the light first?

8. What did he need the adhesive tape for?

9. How was he planning to deceive the police?

10. Why did John and Linda part after the robbery?

11. What mistake from your point of view did Linda make?

12. Why did Linda get up early?

13. What could seem suspicious about her behaviour?

14. What made the police think there were several thieves?

15. What questions was Linda asked?

16. Why didn’t she work till the end of the week?

Think of 3 true-false statements based on the contents of the chapter and discuss them with your group mates. 

Describe the robbery in detail.

Give the gist of the chapter.

Chapter 13.The Truth.

1. Give a good Russian translation of the following words and word combinations and recall the situations with them: to fold, bank statement, receipt, unconscious, to be involved with, to exchange identities, to bury, swan, willow tree.

2. Finish the sentences inserting not more than four words:

1. On the Thursday evening Julie Fenton decided __________________.

2. Under the pile of documents Julie found _____________________.

3. Julie hurried downstairs hoping that she hadn’t thrown away _________.

4. Mark and Julie sat in his living-room drinking coffee _____________.

5. Julie thought that there was something ___________________.

6. Julie and Mark sat on a bench _________________________.

3. Answer the following questions:

1. What was Julie looking for in the drawer?

2. What shocked her? What thoughts did it prompt?

3. How did Mark react to her phone call?

4. Why didn’t Julie think Colin could be with Linda?

5. Why did Mark agree to help Julie?

6. What was Julie most frustrated about?

4. Write down the passage “In one of the drawers in the bedroom… Julie realized that she needed to speak to Mark Ashwood again.” Prepare good reading and translation of the extract.

Give the summary of the chapter.

Chapter 14.The Chase.

1. Give a good Russian translation of the following words and word combinations and recall the situations with them: belongings, authority, border officials, holdall, to keep in sight, reception, ferry, lane, windscreen, to shatter, beam, to put a car into reverse, to take aim, bullet, foot passenger, bandage, aching, to give statements, to confuse.

2. Insert the words missing:

1. Linda put into her suitcase her clothes and other personal ______________.

2. Linda packed the things she was not taking with her into ____________bags.

3. Linda and John were going to travel with their old ___________________.

4. The money Frankie Simpson brought was in ________________________.

Say whether the following statements are true or false according to the text.

1. Linda wasn’t going to have anything to do with Frankie Simpson in future.

2. Mark thought they were late.

3. At once did Linda notice Mark’s car.

4. No one at the reception desk stopped Linda.

5. Mark didn’t want Linda to notice them.

4. Answer the following questions:

1.  Who found Mark and Julie?

2. Why did the police believe Mark?

3. What clues had the police found?

4. Why could it take the police long to find the Bentleys?

Describe the chase.

Think of a plan of this chapter and retell it according to the plan.

Chapter 15.Officially Dead.

1. Give a good Russian translation of the following words and word combinations and recall the situations with them: loyalty, at a discount, genius, obviously, steep, ledge, to accuse of, attempted murder, to be charged, to be in charge of, to make a claim, property, innocent.

2. Answer the following questions:

1. How long did Julie spend in hospital?

2. Why did she fire Mr. Booker?

3. What did Mark suggest she should do to her company?

4. Why did Mark think Julie neededno office?

5. What was Julie’s new hobby?

6. How did Interpol find Linda and John?

7.  What do you think the proverb ‘Every cloud has its silver lining’ means? Does it have anything to do with the story?

8.  Speak about the way the story ended. Would you change it somehow?

3. Write down the passage “A British couple were arrested in Spain last week… was their friend, Mr Colin Fenton.” Prepare good reading and translation of the extract.

Give the summary of the chapter.

Exercises to the Whole Book.

Give the gist of the book.