TASK 1. Vocabulary

Look through the words and see if you know them before watching episode 2:

• try me – перевірте мене, випробуйте мене
• title – титул, звання
• We don’t think to go much further – не думаю, що ми про щось домовимось / здається, нам немає про що далі говорити
• there’s no room for bargaining – немає сенсу торгуватись / безглуздо торгуватись
• to be experienced in these matters – бути досвідченим в чомусь / собаку з’їсти на чомусь
• Go no! – продовжуй!
• Take it or leave it – хоч, не хоч/ погоджуєшся ти/ви чи ні
• to be off – бути у відрядженні/від’їзді
• to be back – повернутися
• beastly (adv) = very unpleasant [= nasty]:– негоже, дуже погано
• to kick smb from the stairs – спустити когось зі сходів
• smth is going to be done – щось потрібно буде зробити
• to burgle smb’s house – залізти в будинок та обікрасти його
• to wipe one’s feet – витирати ноги
• to keep up with smb = to manage to do as much or as well as other people [≠ fall behind] – справлятись з чимось не гірше за когось
• How come your being…? – Як сталось, що ви ...?
• God rest his sole! – Нехай Господь благословить його душу / Царство йому небесне!
• to live in – жити в (цьому) будинку (тут)
• naturally (adv) = use this to say 'yes' when you agree with someone or when you think the person who asked the question should know that your reply will be 'yes' - звичайно
• wires – дріт
• to put on the lights – увімкнути світло
• a toute a heure = see you soon – до зустрічі

TASK 2. Questions to episode 2.

Read the questions given below and find the answers to them while viewing the film:

1. What was Mr Lavington offered to do? Did he agree?
2. What did Hastings want Mr Lavington for?
3. Where does Mr Lavington live? How did they find out?
4. In what type of house does Mr lavington live?
5. Who did Hercule Poirot pretend to be when going to Mr Lavington’s one day?
6. What’s the housewife’s name? What is she like?
7. Where does the locksmith (Hercule Poirot) come from?
8. Did the locksmith (Hercule Poirot) manage to fix the door?
9. What did Hercule Poirot and his associate do late at night?
10. What did each of them do that night? Did they put the lights on?

TASK 3. Viewing

Watch the 2nd episode of 'The Veiled Lady', find the answers to the questions given above, discuss them after watching the film.