How to Discuss a Story. Бунеева И.М - 38 стр.

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15. What happened to Mark? Did he continue to work in the drugstore?What
    circumstances of Mark’s life were the people unaware of?

        DETAILED COMPREHENSION

     a. Listen to the story another time and choose the right variant; give
        reasons where necessary
1.   Mark Melcher
        a) was 22
        b) lived in the town of Willowville for 22 years
        c) lived in Willowville for a long time
2.   Emily Holden came to Willowville
        a) in September
        b) before Christmas
        c) a year ago
3.   Mark Melcher wanted to help Emily Holden and gave her
        a) good advice
        b) a little money
        c) a lot of money
4.   When Mark confessed to the sheriff Bob Barstow
        a) laughed at him
        b) consulted his deputy
        c) thought that Mark had gone mad
5.   The coroner’s conclusion was that Andrew Fellows
        a) was murdered
        b) committed suicide
        c) took poison by mistake
6.   The people thought that Mark had sold some poison to Andrew Fellows
        a) by mistake
        b) because he wanted to kill him
        c) because he wanted to help him commit suicide

     b. Explain the words and expressions given in part I and reproduce the
        situations in which they were used

III.    SPEAKING

     a. Retell the story as close to the text as you can