I. Vocabulary notes.

1.	sentence		приговор
2.	to be in charge of smth.		отвечать за ч-л.
3.	cell		камера
4.	to allow smb. to do smth.		позволять к-л. делать ч-л.
5.	valuable		ценнный
6.	ancient		древний, старый
7.	superintendent		надзиратель
8.	dependable		надежный, заслуживающий доверия
9.	colonel		полковник
10.	disappointment		разочарование
11.	manual		справочник, руководство
12.	on the whole		в целом
13.	to glance at smth.		взглянуть на к-л.
14.	to get rid of		избавиться
15.	to be full of		быть полным
16.	clause		статья
17.	dishonest		нечестный
18.	media		средства массовой информации
19.	to pardon smb.		помиловать к-л.
	to reelect		переизбрать
21.	delay		задержка
22.	significant		значительный
23.	change		разменная монета

II. Make up five comprehension questions for each part of the chapter.

III. Reading between the lines.

1. The inmates were quieter than usual.

2. Packer hated executions.

3. Nugent lowered himself carefully into the seat so that he would not spoil his perfectly ironed shit and pants.

4. Nugent was dependable and loved rules.

5. “I’ll read it tonight, sir.” Nugent left the office, carrying the black book carefully, like a kid with a new toy.

6. He’s crazy, thought Naifeh to himself, but he’ll do a marvelous job of killing Sam Cayhall.

7. “I want to deal with no one except you.” (Sam)

IV.Topics for discussion.

1. Why couldn’t the inmates at MSU be completely private?

2. Why did the inmates at MSU have to wear red jumpsuits?

3. Why didn’t Sam want Adam to be present at his execution?

4. Why could Sam’s execution make the governor popular?

5. Why was Sam sure that the governor would not pardon him?

Activities.

Fill in the correct names.

Clyde Packer George Nugent Philip Naifeh   David McAllister

1. He is the governor of Mississippi.

2. He has worked as a guard at MSU for 21 years.

3. He is the superintendent at Parchman.

4. He has been at Parchman as assistant superintendent for two years.

Use the correct tense form.

1. The news of Sam’s new death sentence (whisper) from cell to cell. On the row, the death of one (can) mean the death of all. As Clyde Packer (walk) down slowly along the hallway, he noticed that the inmates (be) quieter than usual. Several (look) through their court files.

2. Packer hated executions, but fortunately they (be) rare in Mississippi. He (be) through only four since 1982.Sam (have) few possessions: the most valuable (be) a collection of law books he (gather) over the years. They (place) neatly on shelves across from his bed.

3. Nugent (notice) that the pages of the book (be) a mess. The cover (be) worn and dirty. That (be) his first job. The paperwork (organize) perfectly by the time he (finish) it.

4. “An hour before I (die), he (hold) a press conference. He (stand) there in front of a hundred cameras and explain why he (can) not pardon me.”

5. “I think I (walk) toward the car when the bomb (go) off.”

6. “It (not go off) at five. It (go) off just before eight, and there (be) people in the building by then, and some of these people (get) killed. That’s why I (sit) here today.”

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