Reading-Centred
Activities
1,Global Reading Task
Scanning,reading for specific
information
Answer the questions on page 9
to get the main idea of the text,
Text structure analysis
Text structure analysis
The story is made up of 4 parts.
1,General background of the story,
2,What are the responses from the villagers to
Mr,Williams‘ case?
3,What are the major crimes that Mr,Williams
committed and how did he spend the money?
4,What was the result of Mr,Williams,spending
such a large amount of money?
Reading-Centred
Activities
2,Detailed Reading Task
Language points
Simulated writing (exercises 8
and 9 )
Tomintoul,Scotland — On Saturday
night at The Grouse?s Nest … (Para,1)
At the beginning of a news report we usually
have the name of the place where the event
took place,For example,New York –– On
Tuesday afternoon,September 11,2001,…
Notice the sentences in the text are relatively
long,which is typical of news report.
…they're still willing to raise a glass or
two to ―Lord Williams‖,though now his
title prompts laughter,(Para,1)
I think we should raise a glass to our hostess.
example
The villagers are still willing to drink a toast
to ―Lord Williams‖ although he is no longer
―Lord Williams‖ and people would burst
into laughter upon hearing the title.
He told us he had just started a new
company and we raised our glasses to him.
There are those … the soft -spoken,
wealthy noble who arrived in 1986 with
his well-dressed wife,(Para,2)
Notice that the sentence suggests some
villagers were doubtful about the
identity of Anthony Williams although
many were happy with him.
And there are others who say their
suspicions were aroused over time,…
(Para,3)
(Beside those who were doubtful
about his identity,) there are still
others who began to be suspicious
of his wealth long ago.
… Mr,Williams,who appeared on
weekends turned out in fine suits,bought
up property after property,… (Para,3)
example Mrs,Greenwood turns her girls
out well,doesn't she?
All the new rice transplanters were quickly
bought up the day they were offered for sale.
1… who appeared on weekends dressed in
fine suits,bought all the property that was
available over and again…
… providing such a large injection of
cash into the village that he single-
handedly brought the community back to
life,(Para,3)
example A great actor can bring a
fictional character to life.
… investing so much money in the village
that he alone brought pleasure and happiness
to the village that was once lifeless.
But no one could have possibly guessed the
truth — that the man with endless money and a
friendly manner was not a lord at all but a
government employee living out a fantasy that
he was a Scottish noble and paying for it by
stealing funds from Scotland Yard,(Para,4)
But none of the villagers were able to guess the truth that
Mr,Williams,who was very rich and friendly,was not a
lord at all but a police officer from Scotland Yard,He
dreamed of becoming a Scottish noble and paid for his
dream by stealing money from his department,Notice
the subjunctive mood in the sentence.
… living out a fantasy that … (Para.4)
example
If you live out a dream,fantasy,or idea,you
do the things that you have thought about.
I suppose some people create an idea of who
they want to be,and then they live it out.
… having his dream that …
… paying for it by stealing the funds
from Scotland Yard,(Para,4)
paying for the fantasy,Here ―it‖ refers to ―a fantasy‖.
… a regretful Mr,Williams,… (Para,5)
Now Mr,Williams,who was no longer ―Lord
Williams‖,felt regretful about what he had done.
… was brought into court and… (Para,5)
He was brought into court for murder.
And now that he has fallen upon dark
days at least some villagers are sticking
by him,(Para,6)
example Now (that) I've heard the music
I understand why you like it.
We are very sorry to hear that the
famous poet has fallen on dark days.
fall on hard times fall on evil days
Seeing that he is now experiencing a difficult period,
some villagers are still giving him their support,
… at least some villagers are sticking by
him,(Para,6)
I'd like to thank my friends who stuck
by me during the difficult times,
example
… mislead people like that,(Para,7)
Do they always dance like that in France?example
… cause people to think mistakenly of him in such a way.
A lot of the properties were beautifully
restored,(Para,7)
A lot of buildings he bought were marvelously
brought back to their original conditions.
Most of it came from a secret fund that
had been placed under his sole authority…
(Para,9)
Most of the ￡8 million was from a secret
fund that only he was in charge of,
Instead,it went to create one more
British lord,(Para,10)
Yet the money was spent on the
creation of another British lord.
Mr,Williams bought an estate with a
fine brick house in England,(Para,11)
Mr,Williams bought a large piece of land with a
beautiful house built of bricks in the country in England.
… and then adding on 10 more Scottish
titles,(Para,11)
example
We've added on the five percent service charge.
But most of all,he sunk his dishonest gains
into this village that captured his heart with
its fine stone cottages,… (Para,12)
To a greater extent,he poured the money he
had stolen into the village that fascinated
him with its fine stone cottages,
examples
I've sunk all my money into buying a new
house,I hope I won't be sorry.
I'm hungry,I'd like to sink my teeth into a
hot meal right now!
He sank his fork into the meat to see if it was
well cooked.
examples
The book captured the little boy's heart
with its beautiful illustrations.
The campus captures my heart with its
fantastic scenery.
He bought multiple cottages and fixed
them up,(Para,13)
example
All the dormitories on the
campus are being fixed up.
He bought different types of
cottages and repaired them to make
them more suitable and attractive,
He purchased the pub and made it into a
fine place to have a glass of Glenlivet
Scotch whiskey,produced only 10 miles
(16 kilometers) to the north,(Para,13)
examples
All kinds of strange things can be made up into jewellery.
Scotland is to the north of England.
He bought the pub and changed it into a fine place
for drinking Glenlivet Scotch whiskey which was
produced only 10 miles to the north of the pub.
… the run-down Gordon Arms Hotel…
(Para,13)
examples
They lived in an old run-down
hotel by the railway bridge.
They have put substantial funds into rebuilding
one of the most run-down areas in Scotland.
the old and broken Gordon Arms Hotel…
… transforming it from a mess into a
glorious first-class hotel… (Para,13)
making the old and broken hotel
into a beautiful first-class one…
… handsomely furnished rooms… (Para,13)
rooms with beautiful
furniture…
… wood -paneled stairs… (Para,13)
… stairs ornamented with flat pieces
of wood… paneled (BrE panelled),a,
decorated with panels
… false bookshelves with fake leather
books and an outstanding restaurant,
(Para,13)
artificial leather
I would offer him three choices of
glasses for the restaurant… (Para,14)
I would offer three kinds of glasses
for him to choose for the
restaurant…
Mr,Williams deceived everyone …
telling them that he inherited the money
from a rich uncle,(Para,15)
Mr,Williams fooled everyone with his tricks …
telling them that he got the money from a rich uncle.
The bank notified the police,who discovered,
to their terrible embarrassment,that the
criminal was one of their own,(Para,15)
The bank informed the police of the fact,and when the
police discovered that the criminal was from their own
department,they were greatly embarrassed.
The London police commissioner publicly
apologized for poorly supervising his
department,(Para,16)
The head of London police apologized to the public for the
fact that he didn't keep a good watch over his department,
Under a hastily made arrangement,the
police will sell the properties,but at a
substantial financial loss,(Para,16)
The firm sold its summer stock at a
loss to be ready for the winter goods.
When the police have made a hasty arrangement,they will
sell the properties,but a large amount of money will be lost.
Mr,Abdy … acquired the bulk of the
properties for about half a million
pounds… (Para,16)
Mr,Abdy … paid about half a million
pounds and got most of the properties...
… striking deals with various people…
(Para,16)
… trying to make arrangements in
business with different kinds of people…
I discovered this bloody huge amount of
money,I went from the need to pay off a
few debts to what can only be described
as greed,There is no way to justify it,
(Para,17)
I discovered this very huge amount of money,
At the very beginning I just wanted to pay off
some of the money I owed to others,but by and
by I became more and more greedy,I cannot
give a good reason for what I have done.
I went from the need to pay off a few
debts to what can only be described as
greed,(Para.17)
examples
It's a good feeling to pay off
the house after all these years.
It would take him the rest of
his life to pay off that loan,
Simulated writing
exercises 8 and 9
Vocabulary Exercises
Translating and Writing
1,My thanks also goes to those who still
stuck by me when I fell on dark days.
I also thank those who supported me
when I was in difficulties.
I‘m also grateful for those who backed
me up when I was in trouble.
I‘m also appreciative of those who
encouraged me when I was in hard
times.
2,Now that he has published a popular
novel which earns him a large amount of
money,he is able to buy a new house and
a car.
He earns a lot of money because of his
popular novel,so he can buy a new house
and a car.
Because he has published a popular novel
and earns much money,he is able to buy
a new house and a car.
3,The police said that their suspicions were
aroused because the girl had other marks
on her body.
The police said they had a suspicion
because there were some other markings
on the girl‘s body.
The police said that their suspicions were
aroused by other signs on the girl‘s body.
Because there were other marks on the
girl‘s body they began to be suspicious,
said the police.
4,How can you talk to her like that? She is
the one who bought you up and helped
you finish school.
How can you talk to her in that way? She
brought you up and helped you finish
school.
How dare you speak to her like that?
It‘s she who raised you and paid for you
to finish school.
5,Hard as the road for these students
after school will be,their prospects
are bright.
Although the students may have hard
times after graduation,their future
are bright.
These students may have difficult
days after graduation,but their
future are great.
6,In order to have enough money to run
the business,he sold his newly-bought
house at auction even at a substantial loss.
In order to have sufficient money to
manage the firm,he auctioned his newly-
bought house at a great loss.
Because he wants to have enough money
to run the company,he sold his house
bought recently by auction which made
him lose a great amount of money,
7,He is fully justified in criticizing the
police commissioner for poorly
supervising his department.
He has good reason to criticize the police
for their poor supervision over their
department.
He is perfectly reasonable for criticizing
the police commissioner‘s poor
supervision over the department,
8,These ancient buildings which are under
protection have been restored beautifully
to attract foreigners.
In order to attract foreign visitors,they
beautifully restored the ancient buildings
under protection.
The protected ancient buildings have
been beautifully renovated to attract
foreigners.
Group work:
Using specific details to support the
following general viewpoints:
Topics,
1,Mr,Williams deceived everyone.
2,Local villagers‘ attitudes towards Mr,
Williams were varied.
3,Mr,Williams contributed a lot to the
small village in spite of his crime.
4,Our teacher helps a lot in our study.
Activities
1,Global Reading Task
Scanning,reading for specific
information
Answer the questions on page 9
to get the main idea of the text,
Text structure analysis
Text structure analysis
The story is made up of 4 parts.
1,General background of the story,
2,What are the responses from the villagers to
Mr,Williams‘ case?
3,What are the major crimes that Mr,Williams
committed and how did he spend the money?
4,What was the result of Mr,Williams,spending
such a large amount of money?
Reading-Centred
Activities
2,Detailed Reading Task
Language points
Simulated writing (exercises 8
and 9 )
Tomintoul,Scotland — On Saturday
night at The Grouse?s Nest … (Para,1)
At the beginning of a news report we usually
have the name of the place where the event
took place,For example,New York –– On
Tuesday afternoon,September 11,2001,…
Notice the sentences in the text are relatively
long,which is typical of news report.
…they're still willing to raise a glass or
two to ―Lord Williams‖,though now his
title prompts laughter,(Para,1)
I think we should raise a glass to our hostess.
example
The villagers are still willing to drink a toast
to ―Lord Williams‖ although he is no longer
―Lord Williams‖ and people would burst
into laughter upon hearing the title.
He told us he had just started a new
company and we raised our glasses to him.
There are those … the soft -spoken,
wealthy noble who arrived in 1986 with
his well-dressed wife,(Para,2)
Notice that the sentence suggests some
villagers were doubtful about the
identity of Anthony Williams although
many were happy with him.
And there are others who say their
suspicions were aroused over time,…
(Para,3)
(Beside those who were doubtful
about his identity,) there are still
others who began to be suspicious
of his wealth long ago.
… Mr,Williams,who appeared on
weekends turned out in fine suits,bought
up property after property,… (Para,3)
example Mrs,Greenwood turns her girls
out well,doesn't she?
All the new rice transplanters were quickly
bought up the day they were offered for sale.
1… who appeared on weekends dressed in
fine suits,bought all the property that was
available over and again…
… providing such a large injection of
cash into the village that he single-
handedly brought the community back to
life,(Para,3)
example A great actor can bring a
fictional character to life.
… investing so much money in the village
that he alone brought pleasure and happiness
to the village that was once lifeless.
But no one could have possibly guessed the
truth — that the man with endless money and a
friendly manner was not a lord at all but a
government employee living out a fantasy that
he was a Scottish noble and paying for it by
stealing funds from Scotland Yard,(Para,4)
But none of the villagers were able to guess the truth that
Mr,Williams,who was very rich and friendly,was not a
lord at all but a police officer from Scotland Yard,He
dreamed of becoming a Scottish noble and paid for his
dream by stealing money from his department,Notice
the subjunctive mood in the sentence.
… living out a fantasy that … (Para.4)
example
If you live out a dream,fantasy,or idea,you
do the things that you have thought about.
I suppose some people create an idea of who
they want to be,and then they live it out.
… having his dream that …
… paying for it by stealing the funds
from Scotland Yard,(Para,4)
paying for the fantasy,Here ―it‖ refers to ―a fantasy‖.
… a regretful Mr,Williams,… (Para,5)
Now Mr,Williams,who was no longer ―Lord
Williams‖,felt regretful about what he had done.
… was brought into court and… (Para,5)
He was brought into court for murder.
And now that he has fallen upon dark
days at least some villagers are sticking
by him,(Para,6)
example Now (that) I've heard the music
I understand why you like it.
We are very sorry to hear that the
famous poet has fallen on dark days.
fall on hard times fall on evil days
Seeing that he is now experiencing a difficult period,
some villagers are still giving him their support,
… at least some villagers are sticking by
him,(Para,6)
I'd like to thank my friends who stuck
by me during the difficult times,
example
… mislead people like that,(Para,7)
Do they always dance like that in France?example
… cause people to think mistakenly of him in such a way.
A lot of the properties were beautifully
restored,(Para,7)
A lot of buildings he bought were marvelously
brought back to their original conditions.
Most of it came from a secret fund that
had been placed under his sole authority…
(Para,9)
Most of the ￡8 million was from a secret
fund that only he was in charge of,
Instead,it went to create one more
British lord,(Para,10)
Yet the money was spent on the
creation of another British lord.
Mr,Williams bought an estate with a
fine brick house in England,(Para,11)
Mr,Williams bought a large piece of land with a
beautiful house built of bricks in the country in England.
… and then adding on 10 more Scottish
titles,(Para,11)
example
We've added on the five percent service charge.
But most of all,he sunk his dishonest gains
into this village that captured his heart with
its fine stone cottages,… (Para,12)
To a greater extent,he poured the money he
had stolen into the village that fascinated
him with its fine stone cottages,
examples
I've sunk all my money into buying a new
house,I hope I won't be sorry.
I'm hungry,I'd like to sink my teeth into a
hot meal right now!
He sank his fork into the meat to see if it was
well cooked.
examples
The book captured the little boy's heart
with its beautiful illustrations.
The campus captures my heart with its
fantastic scenery.
He bought multiple cottages and fixed
them up,(Para,13)
example
All the dormitories on the
campus are being fixed up.
He bought different types of
cottages and repaired them to make
them more suitable and attractive,
He purchased the pub and made it into a
fine place to have a glass of Glenlivet
Scotch whiskey,produced only 10 miles
(16 kilometers) to the north,(Para,13)
examples
All kinds of strange things can be made up into jewellery.
Scotland is to the north of England.
He bought the pub and changed it into a fine place
for drinking Glenlivet Scotch whiskey which was
produced only 10 miles to the north of the pub.
… the run-down Gordon Arms Hotel…
(Para,13)
examples
They lived in an old run-down
hotel by the railway bridge.
They have put substantial funds into rebuilding
one of the most run-down areas in Scotland.
the old and broken Gordon Arms Hotel…
… transforming it from a mess into a
glorious first-class hotel… (Para,13)
making the old and broken hotel
into a beautiful first-class one…
… handsomely furnished rooms… (Para,13)
rooms with beautiful
furniture…
… wood -paneled stairs… (Para,13)
… stairs ornamented with flat pieces
of wood… paneled (BrE panelled),a,
decorated with panels
… false bookshelves with fake leather
books and an outstanding restaurant,
(Para,13)
artificial leather
I would offer him three choices of
glasses for the restaurant… (Para,14)
I would offer three kinds of glasses
for him to choose for the
restaurant…
Mr,Williams deceived everyone …
telling them that he inherited the money
from a rich uncle,(Para,15)
Mr,Williams fooled everyone with his tricks …
telling them that he got the money from a rich uncle.
The bank notified the police,who discovered,
to their terrible embarrassment,that the
criminal was one of their own,(Para,15)
The bank informed the police of the fact,and when the
police discovered that the criminal was from their own
department,they were greatly embarrassed.
The London police commissioner publicly
apologized for poorly supervising his
department,(Para,16)
The head of London police apologized to the public for the
fact that he didn't keep a good watch over his department,
Under a hastily made arrangement,the
police will sell the properties,but at a
substantial financial loss,(Para,16)
The firm sold its summer stock at a
loss to be ready for the winter goods.
When the police have made a hasty arrangement,they will
sell the properties,but a large amount of money will be lost.
Mr,Abdy … acquired the bulk of the
properties for about half a million
pounds… (Para,16)
Mr,Abdy … paid about half a million
pounds and got most of the properties...
… striking deals with various people…
(Para,16)
… trying to make arrangements in
business with different kinds of people…
I discovered this bloody huge amount of
money,I went from the need to pay off a
few debts to what can only be described
as greed,There is no way to justify it,
(Para,17)
I discovered this very huge amount of money,
At the very beginning I just wanted to pay off
some of the money I owed to others,but by and
by I became more and more greedy,I cannot
give a good reason for what I have done.
I went from the need to pay off a few
debts to what can only be described as
greed,(Para.17)
examples
It's a good feeling to pay off
the house after all these years.
It would take him the rest of
his life to pay off that loan,
Simulated writing
exercises 8 and 9
Vocabulary Exercises
Translating and Writing
1,My thanks also goes to those who still
stuck by me when I fell on dark days.
I also thank those who supported me
when I was in difficulties.
I‘m also grateful for those who backed
me up when I was in trouble.
I‘m also appreciative of those who
encouraged me when I was in hard
times.
2,Now that he has published a popular
novel which earns him a large amount of
money,he is able to buy a new house and
a car.
He earns a lot of money because of his
popular novel,so he can buy a new house
and a car.
Because he has published a popular novel
and earns much money,he is able to buy
a new house and a car.
3,The police said that their suspicions were
aroused because the girl had other marks
on her body.
The police said they had a suspicion
because there were some other markings
on the girl‘s body.
The police said that their suspicions were
aroused by other signs on the girl‘s body.
Because there were other marks on the
girl‘s body they began to be suspicious,
said the police.
4,How can you talk to her like that? She is
the one who bought you up and helped
you finish school.
How can you talk to her in that way? She
brought you up and helped you finish
school.
How dare you speak to her like that?
It‘s she who raised you and paid for you
to finish school.
5,Hard as the road for these students
after school will be,their prospects
are bright.
Although the students may have hard
times after graduation,their future
are bright.
These students may have difficult
days after graduation,but their
future are great.
6,In order to have enough money to run
the business,he sold his newly-bought
house at auction even at a substantial loss.
In order to have sufficient money to
manage the firm,he auctioned his newly-
bought house at a great loss.
Because he wants to have enough money
to run the company,he sold his house
bought recently by auction which made
him lose a great amount of money,
7,He is fully justified in criticizing the
police commissioner for poorly
supervising his department.
He has good reason to criticize the police
for their poor supervision over their
department.
He is perfectly reasonable for criticizing
the police commissioner‘s poor
supervision over the department,
8,These ancient buildings which are under
protection have been restored beautifully
to attract foreigners.
In order to attract foreign visitors,they
beautifully restored the ancient buildings
under protection.
The protected ancient buildings have
been beautifully renovated to attract
foreigners.
Group work:
Using specific details to support the
following general viewpoints:
Topics,
1,Mr,Williams deceived everyone.
2,Local villagers‘ attitudes towards Mr,
Williams were varied.
3,Mr,Williams contributed a lot to the
small village in spite of his crime.
4,Our teacher helps a lot in our study.
