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PAGE  PAGE 21 Lesson 6 Blackmail I. Aims of teaching: 1. the comprehension of the text 2. the mastery of the vocabulary and the language points 3. the familiarization with the language and the writing techniques II. Teaching procedures: 1. the familiarization of the whole plot of the novel 2. the division of the Parts of the whole story. 3. the analysis of the three characters in the novel 4. language features III. Background information: Title of the novel: Hotel Setting: The story happened in a hotel named St. Gregory /greg ri/ in New Orleans, Louisiana which is in the south of US. Main character of the novel: Peter McDermott, assistant general manager Main characters in this part of the novel: Ogilvie: chief house officer the Duke of Croydon: newly appointed British ambassador to the United States the Duchess of Croydon: wife of the Duke a prostitute called lady friend by Ogilvie Plot: Gregory was now at the brink of bankruptcy, but Peter McDermott is trying every means he could to save it. Several events happened during the week with the present text as part of it. The Duke of Croydon was an internationally famous statesman and the newly appointed British ambassador to Washington. They occupied the best suite of the hotel. Monday evening, the Duke went to the gambling house. Later, his wife pursued and found him. On their way back, the car Jaguar knocked down a woman and her child. Both killed. Then we have the present text. ... At one oclock Thursday morning, Ogilvie drove the car north. But he was seen leaving the hotel by McDermott. Later in the afternoon, McDermott witnessed the funeral of the two victims of the accident. He suddenly realized the relation between these two events and contacted police. Ogilvie was caught in Tennessee and sent back to New Orleans. The Duke decided to go to the police to confess his crime (to surrender himself / to give himself up). But he was hurled out the elevator due to the breakdown of it. He hit