4) “Here we are!” said Holmes cheerily as we entered the room. “The fire looks very seasonable in this weather. Please take the basket-chair. I will just put on my slippers before we settle this little matter of yours. Now, then! You want to know what became of those geese?”
5) “But was there another goose with a barred tail?’ I asked, ‘the same as the one I chose?”
6) “Think of my father! of my mother! It would break their hearts. I never went wrong before! I never will again. I swear it. I’ll swear it on a Bible. Oh, don’t bring it into court! For Christ’s sake, don’t!” he cried.
Writing
8. Choose one of the following topics for the final written task.
1) The author doesn’t solve all the lines of the plot. Think of the events that are to take place afterwards. How would Holmes return the Countess her gem? Would Peterson get his reward? What would happen to poor Horner? What explanation would Sherlock Holmes give to the police? Suggest your own epilogue to the story.
2) Some later literary research shows that several weak points can be found in Holmes’s argumentation. Try to reveal them and explain. Where could Holmes have made a mistake and what would it lead to?
3) Watch one of the films or episodes of the series. Adapt the story for the screen.
Vocabulary
Список сокращений
A
acquaintance
acquire
affection
air
akimbo
amid
anoint
assailant
astonishment
attempt
B
bachelor
band
bar
bet
battered
bitter
bonny
brand
bridge of nose переносица
brims
burst
C
charcoal
clap
clatter
clue
clutch
commission
commissionaire
commit
commute
conceal
confederate
consideration
crackling
cravat
crawl
cringe
crop
crumple
D
dense
destiny
devour
dismay
disreputable
draw
dressing-gown
drive at клонить, намекать
E
entry
evidence
examination
F
facet
fall upon
feature
fiercely
flap
flit
flock
fluffy
flush
forceps
forehead
foresight
forgiveness
fowl
frequent
fulfil
fuss
G
gallows
gas-flare газовый светильник
gasp
gather
gaze
gem
get rid of избавляться
grain
grate
greasy
gullet
gulp
H
hat-securer
hollow
homely
I
impunity
in view of
ingenious
initials
ink
innocent
inquiry
introspective
J
jail-bird заключенный, закоренелый преступник
jostle
K
knot
L
lamppost фонарный столб
landlord
ledger
legible
lens
lining
loop
lounge
M
maid
marble
market price рыночная цена
moisture
N
nipper
nucleus
O
outstretch
overhear
P
patent
Дмитрий Львович Абрагин , Жанна-Мари Лепренс де Бомон , Сергей Александрович Матвеев , Шарль Перро , Якоб и Вильгельм Гримм
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