Comprehension Check What was Fowler's first impression of Ausable?Why was he disappointed? Answer:With no attractive appearance a and linguistic genius,no luxury villa/hotel and clothes,no mysterious mission and special pistol, no romance with a beauty,Ausable was not looking like a secret agent Fowler had read about in spy novels
Comprehension Check ❖What was Fowler’s first impression of Ausable? Why was he disappointed? Answer: With no attractive appearance and linguistic genius, no luxury villa/ hotel and clothes, no mysterious mission and special pistol, no romance with a beauty, Ausable was not looking like a secret agent Fowler had read about in spy novels
Comprehension check How did Fowler get his first thrilling experience of the day? Answer:Fowler spent a dull evening with Ausable in a French music hall.Nothing thrilling happened except "an ordinary telephone call making an appointment".At midmight they got into Ausable's hotel room.Ausable closed the door and switched on the light.Here came the real thrill -"For halfway across the room,a small automatic pistol in his hand,stood a man".This scene made Fowler feel shocked,frightened and excited as well
Comprehension check ❖How did Fowler get his first thrilling experience of the day? Answer: Fowler spent a dull evening with Ausable in a French music hall. Nothing thrilling happened except “an ordinary telephone call making an appointment”. At midmight they got into Ausable’s hotel room. Ausable closed the door and switched on the light. Here came the real thrill - “For halfway across the room, a small automatic pistol in his hand, stood a man”. This scene made Fowler feel shocked, frightened and excited as well
Comprehension check How did Ausable deal with the situation? Answer:Finding Max standing in the middle of his room,with a small automatic pistol in his hand,Ausable felt surprised but not shocked.He calmly asked and learned that Max had come for the important report that was to be sent to Ausable in half an hour.Ausable said angrily that it was the second time in a month that somebody had got into his room off the balcony extending under the only window of his room.Max said he didn't know about the balcony.If he had known about it,it might have saved him some trouble
Comprehension check ❖How did Ausable deal with the situation? Answer: Finding Max standing in the middle of his room, with a small automatic pistol in his hand, Ausable felt surprised but not shocked. He calmly asked and learned that Max had come for the important report that was to be sent to Ausable in half an hour. Ausable said angrily that it was the second time in a month that somebody had got into his room off the balcony extending under the only window of his room. Max said he didn’t know about the balcony. If he had known about it, it might have saved him some trouble
Comprehension check How did Ausable finally outwit Max? Answer:When there came a knock at the door, Ausable told Max it was the police he had called for protection.Max was frightened,and the only way to escape was by the "balcony".So he dropped out of the window.The door opened and in came a waiter. Seeing Fowler was still worried about the man waiting on the balcony,Ausable quietly told him that the balcony he described had never existed.He made up a story,which turned out to be a trap for Max.Everything worked out exactly as he had planned
Comprehension check ❖How did Ausable finally outwit Max? Answer: When there came a knock at the door, Ausable told Max it was the police he had called for protection. Max was frightened, and the only way to escape was by the “balcony”. So he dropped out of the window. The door opened and in came a waiter . Seeing Fowler was still worried about the man waiting on the balcony, Ausable quietly told him that the balcony he described had never existed. He made up a story, which turned out to be a trap for Max. Everything worked out exactly as he had planned
Comprehension check Read the text and find out the places where you could feel the suspense. Answer: 1.For halfway across the room,a small automatic pistol in his hand,stood a man.(para.6) 2.Fowler jumped at the sudden knocking at the door. (para.17) 3.The knocking at the door became louder and a voice was raised.(para.21) 4.The doorknob turned.(para.23)
Comprehension check ❖Read the text and find out the places where you could feel the suspense. Answer: 1. For halfway across the room, a small automatic pistol in his hand, stood a man. (para.6) 2. Fowler jumped at the sudden knocking at the door. (para.17) 3. The knocking at the door became louder and a voice was raised. (para.21) 4. The doorknob turned. (para.23)