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Hercule Poirot. The Veiled Lady. Episode 4 (4)

   

BEFORE VIEWING

  • Give the gist of the 3d episode using the following words:

what 99 people out of one 100 would say, to employ a little grey sense, shifty eyes, to get hands on smb, fancy, to leave smb in a soup, to bail smb out, I couldn’t sleep a wink, to be done to death, Good heavens!

  • What do you think the whole story will end with?

 TASK 1. Vocabulary

Look through the words and see if you know them before watching episode 4:

  • How can I ever thank you? – Як тільки я можу вам віддячити?
  • To put smth in the pocket – покласти щось до кишені
  • Lovely (adj) – милий
  • To permit – дозволяти
  • On the wedding day – в день весілля
  • To find smb ungrateful – вважати когось невдячним
  • Precisely – точно, саме так
  • Mammals- ссавці
  • To get away – втікти
  • Whatever did we do with…? – А що ми зробили з ...?
  • To hand smth over – віддавати, здавати, передавати
  • I don’t care about that – мене це не хвилює
  • To dream about – мріяти про
  • It’s a beauty! – Це справжня краса!

TASK 2. Questions to episode 4.

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

1. What did Hercule Poirot give Miss Millicent when they met?
2. Was Miss Millicent’s behaviour strange? Was she pleased to get the letter?
3. What did she want the box for?
4. What was the point of the whole situation?
5. Who was Miss Millicent? Did she manage to get what she wanted in the long run?
6. Did the thieves manage to get away? Who helped to find them?

TASK 3. Film vs Text

Read the original text of the story written by Agatha Christie, find similarities and differences between the text and film versions.

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