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2. The American Visitor

Contents ◆Introduction ◆Warm-up Activity Detailed Explanation on Text ◆Comments Reading Comprehension Question for Consideration

Contents Introduction Warm-up Activity Detailed Explanation on Text Comments Reading Comprehension Question for Consideration

Introduction Paul Carson,a music teacher,was driving along a country road with his sister Nora when he saw a man in a big red American car who looked like the man wanted by the police.Attracted by a reward of fifty pounds,the sister and brother resolved to catch the criminal by following him closely.As soon as the man entered Seldon Manor,a house belonging to Paul's friend Mr.Lightfoot,Paul shut him in and then drove to the police station.Realizing that Paul had made a mistake because the criminal had been arrested that morning,the police officer set off immediately with Paul to set the man free.The man who was shut up in the house was really an American visitor from New York City

Introduction Paul Carson, a music teacher, was driving along a country road with his sister Nora when he saw a man in a big red American car who looked like the man wanted by the police. Attracted by a reward of fifty pounds, the sister and brother resolved to catch the criminal by following him closely. As soon as the man entered Seldon Manor, a house belonging to Paul’s friend Mr. Lightfoot, Paul shut him in and then drove to the police station. Realizing that Paul had made a mistake because the criminal had been arrested that morning, the police officer set off immediately with Paul to set the man free. The man who was shut up in the house was really an American visitor from New York City

Paul and Nora felt very much ashamed for what they had done.This rash action of theirs would surely make them the laughing-stock of the whole town.But a letter from the American visitor thanked Paul for shutting him up in his own house.It turned out that Seldon Manor was the American visitor's old ancestral home.He had come all the way to England to look for it.In order to show his gratitude,he offered the sister and brother a cheque for fifty pounds. Paul and Nora got the reward in the end, though in quite a different way

Paul and Nora felt very much ashamed for what they had done. This rash action of theirs would surely make them the laughing-stock of the whole town. But a letter from the American visitor thanked Paul for shutting him up in his own house. It turned out that Seldon Manor was the American visitor’s old ancestral home. He had come all the way to England to look for it. In order to show his gratitude, he offered the sister and brother a cheque for fifty pounds. Paul and Nora got the reward in the end, though in quite a different way

Warm-up Activity 1.What is your impression of the story?

Warm-up Activity 1.What is your impression of the story?

2.What is Nora like? m话2m

2.What is Nora like?

3.What do you think of the American visitor?Why

3.What do you think of the American visitor? Why ?

Keys to warm-up activity The story is very humorous. 0

Keys to warm-up activity The story is very humorous

She is straightforward and simple- minded

She is straightforward and simple￾minded

He is kind at heart but ugly-looking. Because Paul had wrongfully shut him up, he did not take it to heart. He is understanding.Because he knew Paul had chased him mainly for the fifty pounds, so he offered him the same amount of money

He is kind at heart but ugly-looking. Because Paul had wrongfully shut him up, he did not take it to heart. He is understanding. Because he knew Paul had chased him mainly for the fifty pounds, so he offered him the same amount of money