Recall the words and expressions that are used in these sentences from the text.

Chapter Four

Thursday

1. accuse 5. downtown (adj.)

2. banquet 6. offer

3. bribe 7. urgent

4. cancel

I. Comprehension Check

Decide whether the following statements are true or false.

1. Peter was not surprised to see Ogilvie drive a Jaguar, not his usual Chevrolet.

2. Warren Trent did not consider the conflict in the lobby of his hotel important.

3. Curtis O’Keefe wanted to part with Dodo as soon as possible.

4. Herbie Chandler tried to bribe Peter in order to make the latter keep silence about his (Chandler’s) dirty business.

5. Andre Lemieux proved to be absolutely helpless in a stressful situation.

6. Peter was sorry to know that Dr. Ingram had resigned and was going to leave the hotel.

7. It was not possible to prove that the Duke and the Duchess of Croydon were guilty of killing two people.

Give extensive answers to the following questions.

1. What did Peter think about Marsha’s proposal?

2. Why did Warren Trent fail to consummate the deal with the Journeymen’s Union?

3. Did the delegates support Dr. Ingram’s proposal to cancel the convention?

4. How did Warren Trent react to the offer made by Emile Dumaire?

5. Was Marsha and Peter’s tour of the old St. Louis Cemetery informative?

6. Did Peter tell the police about his suspicions concerning the hit-and-run accident?

7. What impression did the sous-chef’s report produce on Peter? Was he satisfied with Andre Lemieux’s work in the kitchen?

8. Did Ogilvie manage to implement his plan to drive the Duke and Duchess of Croydon’s car from New Orleans to Chicago?

9. Did Albert Wells tell Chrisitine the story of his life? What did she learn?

10. How did the Duke and the Duchess react to the visit of the police officers?

11. Was Keycase’s attempt to reach the Duchess’s jewels successful?

II. Language Focus

Match the words with their definitions.

1. urgent a. in or towards the centre of a large town or city

2. bribe b. a grand formal dinner

3. accuse c. to declare that smth. arranged will not take place

4. downtown d. needing or calling for immediate attention or action

5. offer e. the thing offered to influence a person to act in favour of the giver

6. banquet f. expression of willingness to do, give, or pay something

7. cancel g. to lay the blame for a crime or fault

Recall the words and expressions that are used in these sentences from the text.

1. The meeting would be (за закрытыми дверями), with elaborate security precautions.

2. Dated and time-stamped last night, it had presumably been left in Ogilvie’s office for collection with the morning’s (внутренней почтой).

3. It was only late yesterday that Finegan was informed by his superior that he (будет руководить охраной отеля) for the next few days.

4. He seldom took the two full days off duty he was entitled to each week and lately he had worked (сверх всяких норм) as well.

5. “Meanwhile, if there’s an official announcement we’d like (связаться с вами).”

6. Either way, he would not be the first manager (берущий мзду с подчиненных).

7. Although the hotel was full, (ресторан весь вечер работал без перегрузок).

8. “How many people (имеют к этому доступ)?”

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