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A. Conan Doyle. The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier
II. Answer the following questions:
1. What did Sherlock Holmes guess about his visitor and how did he manage to do so?
Holms guessed that Dodd was not from England as he had a tan upon his face, and also he was a soldier as he kept his handkerchief in his sleeve as soldiers used to do, and he also wore a short bear.
2. What did Mr. Dodd tell Sherlock Holmes about his friend Godfrey?
Dodd told Holmes that Godfrey Emsworth had joined the same squadron as he did, he had been Colonel Emsworth’s only son. They became best friends. Then Godfrey was wounded outside Pretoria and sent 2 letters but after that there wasn’t a single word.
3. What happened when the war was over?
Dodd got to know that Godfrey had gone on a voyage and was an heir to a lot of money.
4. Why wasn’t Mr. Dodd satisfied with the Colonel’s answer?
He couldn’t believe that his friend could drop him.
5. How did Mr. Dodd arrange to stay at Tuxbury Old Hall?
He wrote to Godfrey’s mother, told that they were close friends and she sent him an invitation.
6. Describe Tuxbury Old Hall and its servants.
Tuxbury Old Hall was 5 miles from anywhere. It was a big house standing in a considerable park. Inside it was all paneling and tapestry and old pictures, a house of shadows and mystery. There was a butler, old Ralph, who seemed about the same age as the house, and there was his wife, who might have been older.
7. What did the butler tell Dodd about Godfrey, and what words surprised Dodd?
The butler said his wife nursed Godfrey. Dodd was surprised by the old man’s words when he said that he wised Godfrey was dead.
8. What did Dodd see when he looked up after his conversation with the butler?
After the conversation Dodd saw Godfrey looking at his window.
9. What happened when Dodd saw Godfrey outside the window?
Dodd ran down the garden path.
10 What did he decide to do the next day?
He decided to explore the garden.
11. Why did Dodd decide to explore the garden, and what did he find there?
Dodd decided to explore the garden, because Godfrey was hiding somewhere there. He found there a mysterious building.
12. What was suspicious about the behaviour of the small bearded man?
He was suspicious because when the small man passed on, Dodd turned and saw that the man was standing watching him half-concealed by the laurels at the far end of the garden.
13. What did Dodd do at night, and what did he discover?
Dodd decided to go to the mysterious building and he saw two men there and one of them resembled Godfrey.
14. What happened when Dodd was standing near the mysterious building?
When Dodd was standing near the mysterious building somebody tapped him on the shoulder.
15. What questions did Sherlock Holmes ask his visitor after listening to his story, and what answers did he get?
Holms asked Dodd about the quantity of the servants in the house and weather the food was brought from one house to the other. And Dodd answered that there were only 2 servants – the butler and his wife and he hadn’t noticed anything about the food. On their way to Tuxbury Old Hall Holm asked Dodd about the appearance of Godfrey.
16. What struck Sherlock Holmes when he saw Ralph?
The butler struck Holms because he was in the conventional costume of black coat and pepper-and-salt trousers. He wore brown leather gloves, which he instantly took off.
17. How did the Colonel receive his visitors?
The Colonel wanted to call the police.
18. What happened when Godfrey was wounded?
When Godfrey was wounded he stuck on to his horse and he galloped several miles before he fainted and rolled off the saddle. Then he saw a house, entered it and fall asleep there.
19. What did Godfrey see when he woke up?
When Godfrey woke up he saw a small, dwarf-like man with a huge head. Behind him there was a group of people. Not one of them was a normal human being. Every one was twisted or swollen or disfigured in some strange way.
20. What possible explanations did Sherlock Holmes think of? a) first, b) second, c)the third.
Holms thought about such explanations: 1) Godfrey was hiding for a crime 2). Godfrey was a lunatic. 3). Godfrey had leprosy.
21. What did Sir James Saunders tell them?
Sir James Saunders told that it was pseudo-leprosy.
III. Comment on the following statements. Give your grounds.
1. Dodd’s face wasn’t white, there was a tan upon it, because served in Africa.
2. Dodd kept his handkerchief in his sleeve, because soldiers of that time carried then in such a way.
3. Godfrey was wounded. Dodd received a letter from the hospital at Cape Town where it was said about it.
4. It was not like Godfrey to drop a friend because they have a special sort of friendship.
5. Godfrey was heir to a lot of money, Dodd happened to know about it.
6. Godfrey’s mother was anxious to know about her son’s past, Colonel admitted it.
7. The first evening was dull, because Dodd didn’t get any information about his friend, he just told Godfrey’s mother about her brave son.
8. The rest of the house was also gloomy.
9. Dodd hesitated at the end of the path because there were several others branching in different directions.
10. The sound of the shuttering door was ahead of him, somewhere in the darkness.
11. Ralph instantly took off the gloves and put down on the hall-table.
12. Small leper tried to drag Godfrey out of bed, because it was his bed.
13. Sir James Sounders came to advise not only as a specialist but also as a friend.
14. Sir James Sounders concluded that Godfrey had pseudo-leprosy.
IV. Practice the active vocabulary in answering the following questions. Use the words in bold type in situations of your own:
1.Why was Dodd so much sunburnt (tanned)
He had a tan upon his face as he served in Africa.
He was tanned because he spent an hour under the sun.
2. Where did the soldiers keep their handkerchiefs?
Soldiers kept their handkerchiefs in their sleeves.
She made beautiful ornaments on his handkerchief.
3.When did the two young men share the same joys and sorrows?
They shared the same joys and sorrows during the war.
His property was equally shared between the members of the family.
4.What happened when Godfrey was wounded?
Godfrey was hospitalized when he was wounded.
During the war many soldiers were wounded but more wounded were the hearts of their wives.
5. What happened to Godfrey outside Pretoria?
He was wounded there.
Outside the country house there was a beautiful garden with many flowers.
6.Who and when told Dodd that his friend had gone on a voyage round the world?
Godfrey’s father told Dodd that Godfrey had gone on a voyage.
I think every person wants to go on a voyage round the world because it’s exciting.
7. Why did Dodd think that it wasn’t like Godfrey to drop a friend?
He thought he was a good lad.
It wasn’t like her because she never betrayed her friends.
8.What was Dodd’s next move after getting the Colonel’s letter?
His next move was to get down to Godfrey’s home.
After such a wound you shouldn’t move too much in order to recover.
9. What seemed to irritate the Colonel when he was speaking with Dodd?
He was irritated when Dodd asked the name of the steamer.
He did not want to irritate the teacher.
10. Who was anxious to hear something of Godfrey’s past?
Godfrey’s mother was anxious to hear about his son.
The girl was anxious to know her result for the exam.
11. Why do you think the evening at Tuxbury Old Hall was dull?
The evening was dull because Dodd had nothing to do.
I don’t intend to discuss such a dull subject.
12. How did Dodd’s room resemble the rest of the house?
Dodd’s room was as gloomy as the rest of the house.
In spite of the his support, the rest of the members didn’t approve this bill.
13. How was Dodd interrupted when he began reading in his bedroom?
Dodd was interrupted by the butler.
I don’t like when somebody interrupts me.
14.Why did Dodd think his friend was involved in something terrible?
He thought Godfrey was involved in something terrible because everybody refused to talk about Godfrey.
He was involved in some strange affair.
15.When did Dodd see his friend’s face pressed against his window?
After the butler had left the room he saw his friend.
He felt a gun pressing against his back.
16.Why did Dodd hesitate at the end of the path when he was running after his friend?
He hesitated because there were several other paths.
Politicians never hesitate when they want to pass the law which best suits them.
17. What did Dodd hear ahead of him?
Ahead Dodd heard a sound.
I try to be one jump ahead of the problem.
18.What was Dodd convinced of after the first night in Tuxbury Old Hall?
He was convinced that Godfrey was hiding somewhere near.
We were able to convince the students that it was necessary to visit that meeting.
19. Why did Dodd slip silently out of his window the next night?
He slipped because he wanted to see what was in the mysterious building.
Ann slipped out of the house to see Jake.
20.Why was it lucky that the curtain in the mysterious building was not quite drawn?
He was lucky because he could see the inside of the room of the mysterious house.
New curtains make the room cozy.
21.Who was sitting opposite the window?
The little man whom Dodd had seen in the morning was seated opposite the window.
He was sitting opposite to the door and was waiting for his chief.
22. Who was sitting with his back to the window?
A second man who resembled Godfrey was seated with his back to the window.
She was standing with her back to the man who was her father.
23.What was Dodd doing when someone tapped him on the shoulder?
When somebody tapped him on the shoulder he was hesitating as to what he should do.
He tapped at the window because he had no key.
24.Why did the Colonel pick up a time-table when he came to his room?
Colonel picked up a time-table because he saw Dodd looking at the window of the mysterious building.
Jim dropped his hat and bent to pick it up.
25. Why did Ralph take off his gloves when he saw the visitors?
He took off his gloves because a faint smell was coming from them.
He took off his hat at the view of this woman.
26. What faint smell from Ralph’s gloves and why?
Gloves smelled of disinfectants, there were methods of precaution.
I felt a faint smell of the aroma that came from the next room.
27.Why did the Colonel want to tell the police that there were burglars in the house?
He didn’t want Dodd to interfere in their family’s affairs.
The burglars overturned all the furniture in the house but found nothing.
28. Why did the colonel stare at the word written by Sherlock Holmes?
The colonel stared at the word written by Sherlock Holmes because it was well-known word for him.
She stared at him as she had never seen him before.
29.Why did Godfrey cry to his friend not to touch him?
Godfrey cried not to touch him because Godfrey was in white patches.
Don’t touch on this question because Kate doesn’t want to recollect her past.
30. What happened when Godfrey fainted after being wounded?
After being fainted he came to himself and saw a small, dwarf-like man with a huge head in front of him.
This poor man has fainted from hunger.
31.Was Godfrey conscious of what he was doing when he came to?
He was hardly conscious.
She was conscious after the accident.
32.Why did Godfrey remember only dimly where he went after he came to himself?
Godfrey remembered everything dimly because of this wound.
This explanation was dimly and one could hardly believe in it.
33.Who tried to drag Godfrey out of bed and why?
A man with a big head tried to drag Godfrey out of the bed because it was his bed.
He had to drag her husband to the cinema.
34. Why was it important for Godfrey that he should live in a lonely house?
It was important to Godfrey because he was ill.
He sat lonely in his office thinking about his future.
35. What made the Colonel relent and bring visitors to his son?
The note from Holms made Colonel relent.
This pill will relent your pain.
36.Why do you think Godfrey’s doctor agreed that a second opinion was valuable?
He agreed to do it in order to please his mother.
37. Why did Godfrey’s family and his doctor avoid having a second opinion?
They were afraid of Godfrey’s segregation.
She managed to avoid the punishment but finally the police caught her.
38. Why did Sherlock Holmes think that insanity could not be the reason for all this secrecy?
Insanity was not the reason because the family would send Godfrey abroad but they didn’t do this.
It was sheer insanity to steal the money because the house was guarded.
39. Is it difficult to cure an obstinate disease?
Yes, it is difficult to cure an obstinate disease.
To cure this obstinate disease he used alternative medicine.
40. Was Godfrey’s illness a coincidence or was it caused by his fear?
Godfrey’s disease was caused by fear.
She never believed in coincidence.
V. Brush up your grammar.
VII. Paraphrase, using the vocabulary of the text.
1. Only people who come from the South have a tan upon their skin.
2. Godfrey wasn’t like to drop a friend.
3. Godfrey’s mother was anxious to hear about her son’s past.
4. The rest of the rooms in the house were just as gloomy.
5. When he saw Godfrey in the little house, he hesitated what to do.
6. Coming back to the bedroom the Colonel raised up a time-table in the hall.
7. Godfrey’s mother fainted when she heard the happy new.
8. There was a faint scent of dry leaves.
9. The leper tried to drag Godfrey out of bed.
10. Godfrey lived in a house that was miles from anywhere.
11. Sherlock Holmes was sure that Godfrey wasn’t insane.
IX. Give English equivalents to the following words and word combinations.
1. Загар (загорать) – tan
2. Делить (радость, горе) – to share
3. под (Преторией и т.д.) – outside (Pretoria)
4. На него это не похоже – it is not like him
5. Позвольте мне узнать – let me have
6. Название корабля – name of the steamer
7. Раздражать –to irritate
8. Стремиться сделать что-либо – to be anxious to do smth.
9. Оставить в покое – to let alone
10. Скучный – dull
11. Первый этаж (англ.) – ground floor
12. сюда – this way
13. С другой стороны – on the other hand
14. Еще один вопрос – one more question
15. Снять (перчатки) –to take off
16. Слабый (запах) – faint (scent)
17. Притронуться – to touch
18. Упасть в обморок – to faint
19. Прийти в себя (после обморока) – to come to oneself
20. Смутное воспоминание – dim recollection
21. Подняться по ступенькам – to raise upstairs
22. Сидеть спиной к (двери) – to seat with one’s back to
23. Остальная (часть дома) – the rest of
24. Я не мог не слышать – I could not help hearing
25. Прижаться лицом к стеклу – to press against the window
26. Колебаться – to hesitate
27. Впереди (кого-либо) – ahead of
28. Я провел ночь неспокойно – I spent an uneasy night
29. Быть уверенным в чем-либо – to be convinced of smth.
30. Выскользнуть – to slip
31. Задернуть занавеску – to draw the curtain
32. Напротив (кого-либо, чего-либо) – opposite (to)
33. Распухнуть – to swell
34. Изуродованный – disfigured
35. Тащить – to drag
36. Что мне было делать? – What I had to do?
37. Уединенный - lonely
38. Смягчиться- relent
39. Развернуть – to unwrap
40. Избегать –to avoid
41. Скорее как друг, чем…rather like a friend than…
42. В здравом уме – sane
43. Упрямый - obstinate
44. Вылечить – to cure
45. Совпадение – a coincidence
XIII. Translate into English:
B. to have to
XIX. Your idea of a true friendship
Sometimes we ask ourselves who a true friend is. And in most cases we can’t find a definite answer because for some people friends are people who live nearby. But maybe these people confuse friends with neighbors and just acquaintances. But for me a true friend is a person whom I can rely on in difficult situations, who will give me a helping hand if necessary. A true friend will never let me down, be envious of my success, gossip about me behind my back. This person will never forget me and put me out of his life. I think that a person can feel protected with a real friend next to him/her, because he/she knows that a friend will support and help. You can share your emotions with your friend.
Our life a difficult thing and very often makes its own corrections. And in such situation it’s important not to lose a contact with our friends.
Nowadays there are a lot of methods of finding friends (clubs, Internet – the most popular). In such a way you may find a person with whom you have common hobbies, views, interests.
I’m happy because I have a true friend. As for me there can be many friends, that’s why I said “a friend”. We grew up in the same yard. Of course, sometimes we quarrel, but all the time we try to find some compromise for the sake of our friendship.
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