Note from Pesc. С Wlter took out his gun
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Part 9
Listening
Listen to the beginning of Chapter Nine. For questions 1-5, choose the best answer, А, В or C.
- Walter wrote Pesca a letter saying that Fosco
- A had not been loyal to the Brotherhood.
- В had not been loyal to him.
- С had harmed Laura.
- Walter arrived at Fosco's house at
- A 9 o'clock.
- В midnight.
- С 11 o'clock.
- Outside Fosco's house, Walter saw
- A a policeman.
- В Pesca.
- С the man with the scar on his face.
- When Walter entered the drawing-room, Fosco was
- A getting ready to leave.
- В writing a letter.
- С walking around the room nervously.
- Fosco knew that Walter had won when
- A Walter told him to roll up his sleeve.
- В he read the note from Pesca.
- С Walter took out his gun.
Comprehension check
State whether the following sentences are true (T) or false (F), and then correct the false ones.
- Walter had to hurry to talk to Count Fosco before Pesca killed him.
- Sir Percival's letter showed that Laura was alive one day after the date on her death certificate.
- Count Fosco did not particularly like Marian.
- Anne became very ill because she was so anxious.
- Mr Kyrle did not think Count Fosco's signed confession and Percival’s letters were enough to prove Laura’s identity.
- The doctor of the asylum did not know that he had brought Laura, and not Anne, to the asylum.
- Pesca killed Count Fosco.
- Count Fosco was killed because of the part he played in the conspiracy against Laura.
- Once her identity was proved, Laura became a wealthy woman.
- Laura and Walter had a son.
Below is the summary of the final chapters of the Woman in White. Number the paragraphs in the correct order, and then complete the gaps using the words:
parents, title, impostor, fatal, married, opera, member, kill, proof, conspiracy, traitor, heir.
- Now that Laura had proved her real identity, she, Marian and Walter returned to Limmeridge House. Her uncle and all those who had attended her funeral came to see that Laura was alive and well. Two weeks later Fosco was killed in Paris as a…..of the Brotherhood. Two years after this, Laura and Walter's son was born — the new ..… of Limmeridge House.
- In May, Walter invited his Italian friend Pesca to the……….house to see if he knew the Count. Pesca didn't know him, but the Count certainly recognized Pesca, and he quickly left.
- After Sir Percival died in the fire, Walter received a letter from Mrs Catherick in which she revealed Sir Percival's secret: his………were not really married and he had no legal right to his father's property and…….. .
- After the opera, Pesca told Walter that he was a……of a secret association called the Brotherhood. He said that anyone who betrayed the Brotherhood would be killed. Pesca asked Walter not to tell him anything about Fosco because he did not want to have to…… him.
- In her letter, she also revealed that Anne had once called Percival an……… . Fearing she knew his secret, he sent her to the asylum. Walter also received a letter from Marian saying that she and Laura had moved house.
- After Walter left Pesca, he formed a plan to obtain a written confession from Count Fosco. He wanted……..of the Count and Percival's…….against Laura. That same night Walter went to see Fosco. His plan worked — the Count gave him everything he wanted. Afterwards, the Count and his wife left England.
- Laura got better in the new house and Walter continued his investigations. A letter from Major Donthorne finally explained the mystery of the……similarity between Laura and Anne: they had the same father. When April arrived, Laura's illness was over and Walter and Laura got…….. .