Make up three dialoques with the following words and word-combinations.

a) to take a hold; to confide; to set up; repentance; all and sundry; to be on bad terms.

b) obscure; to gamble; to alter; to get out of one's way; embezzlement; not to turn a hair; to be/get mixed up in smth.

c) to deal in; to put a stop on smth; to give rise to smth; vista; to set up; to take a breath; reflective.

IV. SPEECH EXERCISES

Name all the characters introduced by the author. Say a few words about each of them.

State whose utterances these are, what preceded or followed them. Recount the circumstances under which they are used in the story. Think under what circumstances you would say the same.

1. " Not the least idea".

2. " I managed to keep my head".

3. " She is a very sharp old lady".

4. " He comes into a tidy sum all right".

5. " I was sincerely attached to my wife".

6. " I don't believe she would have turned a hair if that nice, stupid Mr. Spenlow had been hanged".

Work in pairs asking each other fact-finding questions. Make use of your Active Vocabulary.

Explain the following quotations from the story. Cite examples to support your argument.

a) " Good looks are inclined to influence one more than they should".

b) " Never display emotion".

Act out dialogues between

a) Miss Marple and Inspector Slack

to repeat idle talk; close quarters; the money angle; to do benefit by one's death; wicked world; to come into a tidy sum; to put the crime to smb; to be on bad terms; to be infatuated with smb; to be perfectly natural under the circumstances; on the spot; old-fashioned crime.

b) Miss Marple and Colonel Melchett

to pick smth up; to try smth on; tape measure; valuable emeralds; to set up a flower shop; one's share of the swag; to urge smb to do smth; to go to prison for a robbery; to put a stop to smth; to verify smth; to be taxed with the truth.

Retell the story as if you were

a) Miss Hartnell

b) Mr. Spenlow

c) Miss Marple.

V. POST-READING TASKS

1. Comment on the following proverbs and quotations with the reference to the story. Does the story prove the truth of the proverbs?

1. See a pin and pick it up, all the day you'll have good luck.

2. Ill-gotten goods never prosper.

Write a summary of the story making use of the following linking devices.

To start with; with the reference to; for this reason; for instance; as was previously stated; I'm inclined to believe that; with regard to; in addition; in conclusion.

VI. TALKING POINT

Discuss the moral problems raised in the story. Support examples to prove your personal point of view.

UNIT 7