Lesson 10: CHAPTER 9 and 10

• From HE KNOWS TOO MUCH, Alan Maley. Cambridge University Press, 2006.

• Chapter 9: Jacko of St John• Chapter 10: A visit to Ned in Bath• Focus: lexical and grammatical analysis of the

text.

I DICTATION: Sam was a furious, infertile eccentric who was

denying his divorce settlement. He had a ridiculous affair with the jolly personnel gathered in wood- panelled accommodation with wollen furniture and frosty lawns. He was living in poverty, having no privileges at college and he also couldn’t afford any coffee, the ancient draining board and the whistling lane where rabbits crawled pretty well.

II VOCABULARY:Provide definitions in English for the following

words or phrases:

• Cobblestone n.• Father v.• Touch a raw nerve• Stroll v.• Crooked adj.• Well-thumbed pages• basement n.• Harass v.

III USE IN THE CONTEXT:

• Scattered adj.• Stale adj.• Take up v.• Catch up with• Pungent adj.• Browse v.

IV READING COMPREHENSION

Answer the following questions about the text:

1.Why did Dick want to meet Jacko?2.Describe Ned’s flat.