l. Pre-reading Activities Listen to the short passage twice and answer questions Q1. Why initially did some villagers not trust Lord Williams"? Reference key: Williams only visited it on weekends For another, people of the small village were not quite sure about him. Q2. At a later date why did many villagers suspect he was not the person he claimed to be? Reference key: buying up and im proving a large number of properties with no hope ever getting his money back in the future Q3. Why do the villagers still drink to their Lord? Reference key: this man invested so much money in the small village that used to be lifeless, and the villagers really benefited a lot from his generous investment.II. Pre-reading Activities Listen to the short passage twice and answer questions Q1. Why initially did some villagers not trust “Lord Williams”? Reference key: Williams only visited it on weekends For another, people of the small village were not quite sure about him. Q2. At a later date why did many villagers suspect he was not the person he claimed to be? Reference key: buying up and improving a large number of properties with no hope ever getting his money back in the future. Q3. Why do the villagers still drink to their “Lord”? Reference key: this man invested so much money in the small village that used to be lifeless, and the villagers really benefited a lot from his generous investment