Question

The following morning, Ashok meets the watchman who gives him an explanation for his strange behaviour the previous night.

Look at the notes below and explain the story. Remember to use suitable tenses and connectors of time to explain the sequence of events. The first few lines have been written for you.

• watchman in bed-trying to get to sleep
• hears window banging outside
• goes outside flat
• wind blows door shut
• watchman locked out, knocks on Ashok’s door
• sleeps on stairs
• gets locksmith in the morning

“As I was lying in bed, trying to get to sleep, I heard a window banging outside. Before leaving, I put on my wife’s dressing gown because it was the only thing I could find. While I was trying to close the window.....

Answer 1

“As I was lying in bed, trying to get to sleep, I heard a window banging outside. Before leaving, I put on my wife’s dressing gown because it was the only thing I could find. While I was trying to close the window to avoid its banging, the wind blew the door shut. So I was locked out in that horrible night. Although I tried to open the door, I couldn’t open it. It had been locked in that bang. As I was shivering in that cold, an idea struck my mind. Immediately, I came to your house and knocked at the door. Despite my knocking several times, you didn’t open it. Finally, I had to sleep on the stairs. In the morning, I brought the locksmith to open the door. After the locksmith keyed the lock, I entered the house.”