...: ...

:
 Before you read Grammar
'''''''''''''''"''''"'''''''''''''''"''"'''''''''''''''''''''''''"''''''''''''''''''''''" 4 Underline the correct words in italics.
Vocabulary Sally (a) live / lives in Engla nd. She goes ( b ) at / to
secondary schoo l. Her best friend's na me (c) is / are Lisa.
1 Unscramble the letters to find out what Mr Sanderson the
She (d) have / has got an older b rother ca lled Stephen.
history teacher is saying about ancient Egypt.
She wants to be (e) a / an detecti ve. She ( f ) /ove / /oves
Th ere were 1o t so f (1 ) m d payrst· ...............................
pyramids ·1n anc1ent
·
solving m y ster ies.
(2) ptyge ................................ They were built as ( 3) sotbm

for the C4 ) aahsrpho ............................... and there

are stil l sorne in the es) seetrd
Collocations
The ancient Egyptians wrote in hieroglyph ics and used a
5 Match each verb to the right noun. ,;; ..Jr.~
!'_;a. ~
special kind of paper called C6) yppsrua ~:o m
>- follow a a mess ..... §.:.
.· -
b a car
.- t"O rrl
1 ride ; ~) r r~
· ~ 2 What does Sally need to be an investigator? Circle four
2 drive e a mystery : .
ºº
i 1.,.
_ii
·-· ,,_.
more
,,..
words.
·~ - 3 make d someone _B.> -fo
,_, m º
.lr>

..... o
~
! -:J C".:t
- pen diary disguise e a crim inal
-~
4 solve
!~ .~
chocolate bicycle goldfish 5 arrest f a bike l~ ~
·..:e -
3 Match each word to the correct definition. Speaking
'
- rn

souvenir a an unexplained event, someth ing

6 a What do you think the story is about? Discuss with a
1 beetle you don't understand
partner.
2 mystery b a place you go to look at o ld and 6 b How do you think the following objects will be used in
3 detective valuable objects the story? Discuss with a partner.
4 museum e a person who investigates
mysteries A B
5 Cairo
d a city in Egypt, North Afri ca
6 supply teacher
e something you buy on holiday
7 limousine
f an insect

~
g a big expensive car
h someone who substitutes your
regular teacher

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 Chapter 1

A New Mystery

March ¡gth
A difficult case

.. 2 This new case is very difficult. I really enjoy*

solving* mysteries but this time I just don't know
what to do. I can't askmy best friend Lisa for help or
my brother Stephen. Lisa is at her grandmother's
house and Stephen . . . well, he thinks that the *
case is closed, but I don't!
I' m going to write about everything that has
happened and then maybe I'll understand it all!

enjoy like
solving finding the answer to
the case is closed the mystery is solved
 Chapter 1

March 11th - Day One

A visit to the Egyptian Museum

1 visit the Egyptian Museum with my class and Mr

Sanderson, our history teacher. The museum is
beautiful, but there aren't a lot of people. In fact,
in the Pharaoh* Room there are only three people!
There are sorne lovely* things in this room! 1
look at everything very carefully and . . . 1 see a
beautiful beetle* made of black stone. There's a
beetle like this on my father's desk.
•• ·...:;¡.._,,.........• ~. ·1..,,,.... l
Tve got one too! I've got one too!' 1 shout .
-~
·_; 'What?' the teacher asks.
'A black beetle!' 1answer, red with embarrassment.
{.
'My parents bought it in Egypt. It's not exactly
~:;, ~he same ... mine has a small lump* above one eye
~ ;f;¡- ;g ~~~nd it lights* up in the dark.'
!~· :;_:~: e;,. •1"·
?.:_ ¡·::.
¡; . .....
1)..

Pharaoh king ot ancient Egypt

lovely liCP, IJPauM11I
beetle akind of rnsect
lump bump or rarsed par!
1 lights up sliir,es

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 Chapter 1
March 12th - Day Two
In the headteacher's office
After the PE.* lesson the head teacher called me
into his office.
'Sally Wilkinson, what <lid you do yesterday at
the Egyptian Museum?'
'Me? 1 didn't do anything.'
'The manager of the museum called me. Well?'
'But . . . 1 only shouted . . . 1 only shouted a little!'
The head teacher is angry and tells me that it
is forbidden* to shout in museums. Luckily, he
doesn't punish* me .
P.E. Pl1ysical Education. sports.
it is forbidden you can'!, it is not allowed
punish me send me home or do something else because 1was bad
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The Egyptian Souvenir
March 12th - Evening
It's evening, I'm in my bedroom. Suddenly Dad
shouts, 'Sally, Sally, come here now!' He's angry.
Now what is it?
1go into his study* and he says, 'Sally, you know
you mustn't play in my study! '
Dad's desk is a mess*. It isn't my fault*, 1 didn't
play in his study, but he doesn't believe me.
Why <loes everyone always think everything is
my fault?
study room in tl1e house used asan office
amess untidy
lt isn't my fault l'm not responsible for this bad tl1ing
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 Chapter 1

March 13th - Day Three

1go home after school and there is a black limousine*.
The supply teacher
parked outside my house:
The windows are dark, but 1 can see the driver
The head teacher comes into the classroom with --..)

and two people sitting in the back. A limousine in

a woman that we don't know.
'Good morning everyone! Unfortunately, Mr our neighbourhood*! How strange! •
Sanderson is ill. This is Miss Robertson, she's your
history teacher. 1 want you all to be good for her!'
The supply teacher* is young and very pretty*.
She has long, black hair and a friendly face.
'Well!' she says, 'I believe you're doing a project
on the Egyptians. Have you got any Egyptian
objects at home?'
Tve gota papyrus*,' answers Thomas.
Tve got a bottle full of desert sand,' says Anna.
'Sally's gota beetle!' says Lisa.
'Great!' says Miss Robertson, 'Bringyour objects
in tomorrow and we'll have a special lesson without
books.'
1like the new teacher a lot, she has sorne good ideas.

supply teacher sorneone w'10 replaces another te.aclier t ir d short time

pretty beautiful
papyrus 1 ~iricl of ¡_aper L'serl in anciPnt times

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 After-reading Activities
KET Reading
''''"'"''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''"'''''''""'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''"''''''''''
Reading 4 Read the signs from the museum. Which notice (A-H) says
this (1-5)? Write the sentence number next to the notice.
1 Who are they? Match each sentence to the right person. Example:

Sally ~ a He's Sally's brother

O Shop open every morning except Monday.
1 Mr Sanderson b She's a supply teacher Answer: 1
o IABCDEFGHI
CJCJCJ-CJCJCJCJ
2 Lisa e She's the girl telling the story 1 You must be quiet.
3 Stephen d She's Sally's best friend 2 Children don 't have to pay.
4 Miss Robertson e He's a history teacher 3 You can't eat or drink.
4 You can't pick up the items .

Vocabulary 5 You can buy things here in the afternoon .

B' OPEN AFTER

e vt.ND6R.
2 Unscramble these words from chapter 1. A' FOOD AND DRINKS
SERVED HERE LUNCH 1.g's rR.66
nqteuai ...?nr!9.u.~..............................................
1 pmlu D F
SHOP CLOSED E i 0·12 FREE
2 ousinliem ALLDAY 12 -18 ES.00 NOTALKING
MONDAY & EVERY ,1 ·.:.- ........ ,....,.•. "."-="·
18 + E8.00
3 ooeettrb AFTERNOON f; f§, .
4 buhdoieongroh
5 ovunrise
G
DONOT
H
NO FOOD OR --
m~
,...Al ro~.

· ::. . ·: ~rammar
TO U CH BEVERAGES
. ~ª
C'i r·
"U l...,_
)> -1
;::;n

~
CJ
'U mO
Before-reading Activities f 1:í '.~ ~
~ ' Fill in the gaps with the past simple of the right verb.
l· ~ 1 """""""""'"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""t~
·X . ~
5
~
,. ) ~.

buy shout call be see

Speaking e
Sally Cl ) .... ... '!!~Hf!.c;!. ......... the Egyptian Museum on Day One.
She c2 ) .. ........ ........ .... ........ . a beautiful beetle made of black S Who do you think the black limousine belongs to? Why
stone. Sally C3 ) ............................... out that she hada black do you think it is in Sally's neighbourhood?
beetle too. Her parents C4 ) it in Egypt. The
next day, the headteacher es) ............ .... ............ ... Sally into his Listening
office. He C6 ) .... .... .......... .. ... .... .... angry because you can't shout
at the museum . ... 3 6 Listen to chapter 2. What does Sally find out?

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 Chapter 2

The Big Chase

March 14th - Day Four

The beetle with the lump

.,.. 3 I take my souvenir to school and discover* that

a lot of my classmates have beetles too. Their
beetles are colourful, but mine is black, and with
a lump above one of its eyes, it really is very ugly*.
The lesson is really interesting and I' m happy
when, at the end, Miss Robertson tells us that we'll
be looking at all the objects again the next day She
tells us to put them away in our lockers* until then.

March 14th -Afternoon

Thewoman

In the afternoon, I go for a ride on my bike and I

see the black limousine again, but this time, it's in
the town centre. I decide to follow* it. The driver
is driving very slowly and I cycle behind him.
He turns right, then left and then finally; he stops
in front of a supermarket. The driver gets out and

discover find lockers srnall cupboards

ugly not beautifu follow go be~ind sorneore

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 Chapter 2

opens the back <loor. An elegant woman gets out of

the car. But ... I know that woman, she looks like
someone ... no, it's impossible!
The woman goes into the shop and after a
while* she comes out with a carrier bag*. Then
she gets back into the car and the man drives away
at top speed*.
I pedal as fast as I can and chas e* after the car,
but it is too fast. Oh no! It's too far away now.
 Chapter 2

March 15th - Day Five

Where is my beetle?

1 O am: history lesson

Miss Robertson tells us to get our objects from
our lockers. 1 open mine and discover that my
beetle isn't there!
'My beetle!' 1 shout, 'Where is it? Where is it?
It's not here!'
'It was so ugly that it decided to run away*,'
says Paul.
Everyone laughs, so 1 go to the teacher. I feel
a bit shy*, but 1 say, 'Miss Robertson, my beetle
with the lump has disappeared.'
'A beetle with a lump?' The teacher laughs too,
'What are you talking about? I don't remember a
beetle with a lump!'
I'm very angry! The teacher is lying*! Why?
Yesterday she saw my beetle, she picked it up and
looked at it very carefully and now ... why is she lying?

run away escape

shy tirnid or not corrtortable with another person
lying not telli11g the trutn

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 Chapter 2 Disguise*:
- my brother's baseball cap
- mum's sunglasses

March 15th - Evening

I'm going to be Sally 'Holmes'

1can't sleep. I' m thinking about my beetle and Miss

Robertson lying .. . Miss Robertson! The woman Things 1 need:
in the black limousine was Miss Robertson! - dad' s binoculars
Well ... maybe there's a connection between -camera
Miss Robertson, the limousine and my beetle! - mp3 player
And the mess on Dad' s desk! They were looking
for the beetle! r e c:J
Lisa says that I'm too suspicious*, that 1 see
mysteries where there aren't any but this time
@
there really is a mystery. I've decided! Tomorrow,
I' m going to be Sally "Holmes", great detective. Plan of action*:
l'm going to salve this mystery! 1 Find the black limousine.
I'm tired, but befare 1 turn out the light, I'm 2 Find out who it belongs to.
going to write clown all the things 1'11 need for my 3 And then?
investigation*.
1 don't know what the third point is going to be
yet, but I'm sure that 1 will think of something
tomorrow. 1 have to go to sleep now, it's late. •

suspicious not trusting, always think there is asecretor amystery disguise clothes or things tochange the wayyou look
investigation search for the solutionto the mystery plan of action wl1at you are going to do

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 After-reading Activities
Grammar
''''''''''''''''''"''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''"'''''''''''''''''''''''''''
4 Complete the sentences with the past simple or present
Reading perfect of these verbs.

1 Read the sentences. Tick true or false. T F 1 follow lose go see 1

The man drives away from the supermarket Sally .fJ.9~..Pf!.f!O. . to the museum once.
slowly. D CZl 1 Sally ... ................... the limousine twice.
1 Miss Robertson lies to Sally. DO 2 Sally ................ . the limousine on March 14th.
2 The supply teacher was driving the limousine. DO 3 Sally her beetle.
3 Sally wants to be a detective and is going to 4 Sally ........... ........... for a ride on her bike in the afternoon
solve the mystery. DO on Day Four.
4 Sally writes a plan of action before she goes
to sleep. DO
KET Writing
Vocabulary 5 Sally wants to show Lisa the beetles when she gets back
from her grandmother's.
2 Match each adjective to the correct definition.
You are Sally. Email Lisa and tell her:
(g] angry a not beautiful Where the museum is .
1 D colourful b timid, feels embarrassed in What you can see there.
2 D elegant front of other people How much it costs.
3 D shy e sophisticated, not casual
4 D suspicious d doesn 't believe everything is true
s D ugly .Jí!I' upset, not happy about Before-reading Activities
something """""""'"""""""""""""""""'""""""""'""""""""""""""
f contains lots of different colours Speaking
3 Read the sentences and underline the correct word. 6 Tick the things you think will happen in chapter 3.
Sally takes her souvenir to schoo/ / the museum Discuss your predictions with a partner.
1 Sally's beetle has gota lump /a spot a D Sally follows the limousine d D Sally finds the limousine
2 She puts her beetle in her locker / desk b O Sally finds
her beetle e D Sally goes back to the
3 Miss Robertson comes out of the shop with a carrier bag / e D Sally wears a disguise • museum
suitcase f D Sally asks for help
4 Sally thinks there is a mystery /a connection between
the supply teacher, the limousine and her beetle. ~ 4 7 Listen and check.

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 Chapter 3

An Important Discovery

March 16th - Day Six

"
The investigation begins

.,. 4 I wake up early and start to get ready. I put on

Stephen's cap and Mum's sunglasses and then,
with my disguise on, I ride off* into town on my
bike.
1 want to find the limousine and discover who
those people are .
AA1
There it is! The limousine is parked in front of
the Majestic Hotel. Oh no, it's leaving. Luckily,
the driver is going slowly and I can follow him.
The car stops outside a hardware shop* and the
driver goes in. After a while, he comes out with a
big box which he puts in the car befo re driving off*.

ride off leave by bike

hardware shop asl1op that sells hammers. nails and other tools
driving off moving away in acar

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 Chapter 3

After a few minutes, the car stops outside the

supermarket. This time, the woman gets out
and goes into the shop. She comes out after five
minutes with two carrier bags.
The driver puts the bags in the car and drives
off again.
Finally, the car stops outside Mr Sanderson's
house. The two men and the woman get out of
the limousine and go into the house.
But . . . why are those people going into Mr
Sanderson's house?
I can't go too near the house because it's
daytime and I don't want them to see me. I decide
to go home now and come back in the evening,
when it' s dark.

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 Chapter 3
March 16th - 6.30 pm
Thewait
I'm in my bedroom. It's getting dark now and I'm
going to go back to Mr Sanderson's house to find
out who those people are. 1 want to continue my
investigation because r m sure that r m dose to solving
the mystery but the problem is, ... rm scared*!
I' m going to speak to Stephen and ask him
to come with me. He's 17 and he's not afraid of
anything ...
Well, it was difficult, but in the end 1 convinced*
my brother to come with me.
March 16th - 8.30 pm
We go out. Stephen tells Mum and Dad that he's going
to get a geography book :from his friend's house and
that I'm going with him. Mum and Dad are surprised
because Stephen and 1never go out together but they
don't say anything and they let us go.
scared afraid / frightened
convinced mv brother persuaded him to say "yes"
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The Egyptian Souvenir
March 16th - 8-45 pm
We are outside Mr Sanderson's house. The
limousine isn't there anymore. We climb up a
tree to look into the house and then ... Oh no!
My history teacher is tied to a chair and has got a
handkerchief in his mouth so that he can't speak.
He looks very frightened.
We are shocked and silent for a moment but
then Stephen says, 'We have to telephone the
police.' We look for a telephone box but when we
find one, Stephen doesn't telephone the police, he
telephones the fire brigade *.
'Help, help,' he shouts desperately.
'What's the matter?' a voice on the other end
of the telephone line asks.
tire brigade people you call when al1ouse is on fire
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 Chapter 3

My sister is only five and she's locked in* the

house! My parents aren't in and I can't get the
<loor open,' Stephen lies.
'Calm clown*. Where do you live?'
'I live at 22 Cypress Gardens.'
'We'll be right there*.'
'Yes, but don't use the siren, my sister is afraid
of sirens.'
'Okay, now don't worry'
Stephen hangs up* and we wait . .. •
locked in can't get out
calm down don't panic
we'll be right there we'll arrive as soon as possible
hangs up puts lile phone down
After•reading Activities
KET Reading
'''"''''''''''''''''''''''''''"''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''"" 3 Read one of Sally's emails to Lisa. Choose the correct word,
Reading A, B or e for each gap.
1 Put the events in chronological order. Hi Lisa,
l've got so (1) .. .. A...... news to tell you! l'm trying (2) ......... ..
A D Sally decides to go back to the house when it's dark.
solve a new mystery (3) ........... l've nearly found the solution.
B D Sally and Stephen see Mr Sanderson tied to a chair.
Someone (4) ............. stolen my black beetle that my parents
C [I] Sally follows the limousine.
bought me (5) ............. Egypt and 1 think 1 know who it is. 1
D D Sally asks Stephen to help her.
don't know why (6) ......... .. .. but 1'11 email you again as soon as
E D The limousine goes to Mr Sanderson's house.
l've got ali the answers!
Love, Sally
Vocabulary 1 ,J(much B many Ca
2 A to B for e at
2 Read the clues and complete the crossword.
3 A but B and e because
A cross 4 A have B had e has
1 You buy nails, hammers and other tools from here. 5 A at B to e in
2 You use one of these for your shopping. 6 A yet B still e since
3 You phone them when a house is on fire.
Down Grammar
4 You feel like this when you are scared.
5 Baseball players wear one of these. 4 Use the prompts to complete the questions and then
6 lt's blue and makes a loud noise. write the answers.
Where Sally Stephen go? = Where do Sally and Stephen
6 go? To Mr Sanderson 's house
1 When Sally Stephen go? ...................................................................... .
5 2 2 What do Sally Stephen do? .............................................................. ..
4 3 Why Sally Stephen shocked ?
1 1HIA IR RIE ISITIO IRIE 4 Who telephone?

Before·reading Activity

3 '""'""''""""''"''""""""'"'"'""'""""""""""""'""""""""'"'
Speaking and listening
.,.. 5 5 What do you think the fire brigade will do? Listen and check.

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 Chapter 4
TheRescue
March i6th - 9.05 pm
~ 5 Stephen and 1 go back to Mr Sanderson' s house
and we hide * behind a car.
After a few minutes the fire engine* arrives and
my brother and 1 go towards it.
T m Mr Brown, the fire chief*. Did you telephone?'
one of the firemen asks Stephen.
'Yes, 1 <lid,' answers Stephen.
'Is it that house over there?' asks the fire chief.
'Yes, yes, that's the house, but ... '
Stephen tells them the whole story.
hide go to aplace where no-one can see vou
tire engine the veh1cle used by t11e firemen
tire chief the head fireman. he coordinates the other fremen
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The Egyptian Souvenir
The fire chief and a group of firemen go towards
the house and Stephen goes with them.
Mr Sanderson is in the kitchen and the firemen
break the window and go in and free him. A few
minutes later, the police and an ambulance also
arrive.
The paramedics* take Mr Sanderson to hospital.
He is very pale* and doesn't feel very well.
The fire chief asks Stephen to tell him the
whole story again and then he tells us to go home.
Stephen tells me not to tell Mum and Dad
anything. 1 think that's a very good idea.
paramedics people who work on ambulances and help s1ck people in
emergencv situations
pale iVhite
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 Chapter4
The Egyptian Souvenir

March i7th -Day Seven, morning BOY FINDS TEACHER

A surprising morning!
I wake up suddenly. Dad is shouting, 'Stephen,
Stephen, wake up! Come into the kitchen. Now!'
Stephen and I go into the kitchen together.
There is a newspaper on the table. Mum and Dad
are reading it and they are very angry.
'Where were you yesterday evening? Where
<lid you take Sally?'
'Why?' asks Stephen.
'This is why! Look at today's newspaper!'
Stephen and I go to the table. There is a big
photo of Stephen on the front page of the
newspaper. Beside the photo it says:
TIED UP AT HOME
POLICE ARREST* THREE PEOPLE
Stephen Wilkinson, a courageous* seventeen-
year-old boy, found a teacher from his school
tied up and gagged* in his own kitchen.
The police arrested two men and a woman at
the Majestic Hotel.
The woman, Jennifer Robertson , was working
as a supply teacher at the David Hume
Secondary school, as a replacement* for
Mr Sanderson, the history teacher who
disappeared a few days ago .
The teacher is in hospital and doesn't know
why they did this to him.
In the room at the Majestic Hotel the police
found a papyrus from the National Museum
in Cairo ...

arrest believe sorneone is acriminal ancl take thern to t11e poi ice station
courageous brave
gagged with ahandkerchief in his rnouth so that he couldn't speak
replacement substitute
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 Chapter4
I read the article out loud*. I am so angry. I
discovered the mystery about Mr Sanderson, not
Stephen.
I really am very angry!
out loud in aloud voice. not quietly
The Egyptian Souvenir
March 18th - Day Eight
EUREKA*J
At school, everyone is talking about Stephen.
They say, 'Your brother is a hero*!'. I am even
angrier than I was yesterday. I found the teacher
and Stephen is the hero! It's not fair*!
During break*, I walk past the noticeboard*.
There is a copy of the newspaper article with my
brother's photo, and suddenly I have an idea. The
papyrus!
I go closer to the newspaper article and look
carefully at the photo of the papyrus. Eureka!
Now I understand! My beetle is the key to the
mystery.
eureka Greek word, it means 'I found it'
hero verv courageous person
lt's not fair it's not right
break time when pupils stop lessons for afew minutes
noticeboard place where you can put informat1on for other people
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 Chapter4

March 1Sth - Afternoon

Nowwhat?

Now I know how to solve the mystery, but I don't

know what to do. I need help.
Maybe I should tell Mum. Yes, Mum will
understand and she'll help me. Mum comes home
from work at 6 o' dock.
I decide to wait for her in the garden. •

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After-reading Activities
Grammar
"''"''''''''''''''''''"'''''"''"''"''''''''''''''"''"''"'''''''''''''"'''''''''''"''
3 Read the sentences and then choose A or B.
KET Writing
A B
1 Complete the words. Mr Brown is the police chief ~
1 Mr Sanderson is not very well fine
This vehicle takes people to hospital. a 1JJ 12 .Y._/_ª-!!_!;__ !E_
2 When they see the
1 You can read about everything that happens in your
newspaper mum
town, your country and the world. n ____ _ __ _
and dad are happy angry
2 This person does something very courageous.
h 3 In the newspaper
there is Sa\ly's photo Stephen's photo
3 You can stay here on holiday. h ___ _
4 Stephen is a hero nota hero
4 You can put information here for other people to see
n ______ _ _ _ _
5 You prepare food in this room . k _____ _ 4 Match the questions with the answers.
6 You stay here when you are sick. h ______ _ Where do Sally and a In the kitchen .
Stephen hide? b Because she found
Grammar 1 Who comes to help them? the teacher, not
2 Where is Mr Sanderson? Stephen .
2 Underline the correct phrase in italics. 3 What do the firemen do? e Break a window.
4 Why is Sally angry? d Behind a car.
Sally and Stephen hide /are hidinq behind a car when the
fire engine arrives.
e The fire brigade.

1 The fire engine arrives /is arriving after a few minutes.

S Where is everyone at the end of chapter 4? Guess and write.
2 The paramedics take /are taking Mr Sanderson to
hospital. Miss Robertson ......... J'.!..P..'./~.°.'.!. ...........
1 Sally
3 Mum and Dad read /are reading the newspaper when
2 Mr Sanderson
Sally and Stephen go in the kitchen .
3 Mum
4 Everyone talks about /is talking about Stephen at school. 4 The driver
5 lt's March 18th. Sally goes closer to the newspaper and
looks /is looking carefully at the photo. Before-reading Activity
6 Sally understands /is understanding the key to the """"""""'"""'""'""''""""""""'""'"""""""""'""""""""'"
mystery. Speaking and Listening
~ 6 6 What do you think Sally's mum will do to help her?
Discuss with a partner. Listen and check.
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 Chapter 5
The Egyptian Souvenir

TheKey

1 look carefully and ... oh! 'The beetle with the

March 18th - Evening
~ 6 Mum says she'll help me. We go to the Majestic
Hotel. Mrs Paterson, the owner* of the hotel, is
Mum's friend. She lets us go into the criminals'
room.
The police have already looked in here,' she
says 'What exactly are you looking for?'
'Well ... I don't really know,' I answer.
Mum and I look everywhere, but we don't find
anything.
lump is there, in the pipe! That's why those
people were at the hardware shop! They went to
buy sorne tools* to get the beetle out.'
Mum looks clown the pipe and says, 'Find the
tools. Perhaps we can use them.'
They are in a cupboard and mum uses them
to open the pipe and we finally get our Egyptian
souvenir back.
Mum takes me home and then she goes to the
police station.

My hands are really dirty and I go into the

bathroom to wash them. When I turn on the tap*,
the water stays in the sink for a long time and goes
clown the pipe* very slowly. Why?

. ;,:, :, . :; ·¡
. .·,· ···
.. '
., pw.iiér .it:is Mrs Paterso1i's hotel
- tap. water" éonies out of this
pipe the tube that water goes down from the sink
tools things you use to repair something
so
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 Chapter 5
March 19th - Day Nine
Now l'm a heroine
This morning Mum calls me for breakfast and
when I go downstairs, she points to the newspaper
on the table and says, 'Read it!'
There's an article about me in the newspaper!
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FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD SALLY
WILKINSON HELPS
THE POLI CE TO SOL VE THE MYSTERY OF WHY
MR SANDERSON DISAPPEARED.
The key to the mystery is a beetle with a lump! The
British and Egyptian police worked together last night
and by using the Internet they discovered that the little
beetle is very precious*. It is the key to a room. It opens
the door of the room in the ancient pyramid of Hatmen,
where the pharaoh's daughter played.
.. -----~-r---------> . ~~_____,-
precious valuable, of great value
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• •
 Chapter 5

March 2oth - Day Ten

The letter

We got a letter from Cairo this morning! Mum

and Dad asked me to open it! Wow! How exciting!
1 wonder what it says?

DeClv Mv Cll/\,ol Mvs WÍLl~,Íl/\,SOI/\, Cll/\,ol fC!VlA.ÍLtj,

ALL of [,.($Vieve Clt tV\e NC!tÍOl/\,CIL MuseuV\lt.
L.I/\, CC!Ívo Clve vevk:j gvC1tefuL* to Ml.ss SC!LLtj
WÍLR,Íl/\,$01/\, fov oli.sco\/evi.11\,g tV\e Rttj to
Cll/\,OtV\ev -pC!rt of Sgtj-pt's Clv\,Úel/\,t Vii.stovk:j.
we wouLol Ll.R.e to i.11\,vi.te k1ºu C!LL to s-pel/\,ol
!J
two weeR.s i.11\, ouv coul/\,tYk:j .

This really is a wonderful surprise. What a great

end to my investigation! •

grateful they want to say 'thank you'

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 After-reading Activities Grammar
"'''"'"''''''''''''''''''"'''''''"'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''"'~'''''"'' 3 Use the prompts to write a list of questions that Sally
could ask the museum guide about her discovery. lnvent
Reading your answers and compare them with a friend.
1 Read the summary and find six mistakes.
1
Sally and her mum went to the Majestic Hotel in the
afternoon. They used the bag of tools that was in the
criminals' room to open the pipe in the kitchen. They found
[ When

1 Who 1
\ make/made \

\ steal/stole 1
\ beetle key \

( Hatmen pyramid \
o
the beetle and then Sally and her mum went to the police \ Where ]
station. The British and Egyptian police worked all night to \ is/is in \
solve the mystery and the next day, there was a photo of 1 What ]
Sally's mum in the newspaper. Sally received a postcard from
the National Museum in Cairo and they invited her and a
friend to visit them .
KET Speaking
4 Work with a partner. Candidate A - you have ali the
Vocabulary information about the National Museum in Cairo. Candidate
B - you must use the prompts to ask candidate A questions
2 Find these words in the puzzle. about the National Museum in Cairo.
crim ina l grateful heroine owner (2) pharaoh pipe Candidate A Candidate B
precious surprise tap tools Museum
National Museum Cairo
A fun day for ali the family • where?
p H A R A o H e o T
• what / see?
Open ali year round from
R s o A R L E B L T
9:30 am - 6:00pm
• place / buy presents?
E G A G A G R o N o 3 exhibition rooms
• price
e M L s E D o w T o • open / ali year?
Souvenir shop
F Ce R M N A L~ Admission free
o w N E R V N E p s
u N D A H p E R p o
s u R p R s E s A Writing
T o Q F w p T y u B
5 You are Sally. Write an article for your local newspaper
N G R A T E F u L e about your trip to the National Museum in Cairo last month.
A L N K p D o e u E

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L - .. - · -
 athe Museum
The tombof Nebamun
has beenrecreated at
the museum to give
visitors aclear idea of
what an Ancient Egyptian
tomb-chapel looked like.
Nebamun was arich official
who died in about 1350 BC
and his tomb contained lots i;st
of different wall paintings.
lf you want to see all of ~ • ·-•• .a
these things then you can visit the museum, whichisopenevery day, and take alook around. lt's
easy to gel to on the underground and admission isfree. lf you want tobook an audiotour though
then youhave to pay but it is cheaper if you're under 12. lf yougo with your familythenyou can
book afamily tour (2 adults and 2children under 12). Above: the Great Court

lnfo
Cleopatra of Egypt lf you'rereally interested inthisperiod in
As well as the displays inthe galleries, the
history thenyou can read more about it in
museum also organises special exhibitions
sorne of the books availabletobuyat the
about importan! events or peoplein history
museum bookshop. The bookshop is on the
all year round. In 2001 they organised abig
NorthSide of the Great Court or you can order
exhibition on Cleopatra of Egypt. Cleopatra
online. Why not buy sorne souvenirs too?The
has become one of the most famous
Souvenir Shop is on the West side of the Great
pharaohs in history mainly because she was
Court and sells museum guides, postcards,
awoman but also because she was very
stationary and other inexpensive gifts. Again,
intelligent. She used her charms to exert
you can order all of these things from the
power over the Roman Empire firstly as
website if you prefer.
Julius Caesar's girlfriend and thenas Mark
To make sure you always know what's
Antony's wife. This exhibitionis still available
happening at the museumand what
onthe museum's website andyoucan do exhibitions they're planning thenyoucould
an onlinetour which tells you all about the
become amember. Young peopleaged
Oueen'srule and shows you photos of the between 8and 15 can become aYoung Friend
artefacts that were on display. Just go to
whereas people aged 16-26 can receive a
www.britishmuseum.org and search for
reduction on the full membershipprice.
Cleopatra of Egypt.

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Starting in 1891 with The Adventures ot
Sher/ock Ha/mes, acollection of short
stories which appeared as aseries
in The Strand magazine, Conan wrote
more than fifty stories in which the
London detective and his friend and
assistant Dr. Watson investigated ali
kinds of strange happenings in late
nineteenth century and early twentieth
century England. Apart from short stories
he also wrote 4complete novels about
particular cases.
One of his most famous cases was The Hound
ot the Baskervilles which was also first
published as aseries in the Strand Magazine
between 1901 and 1902.
lt is the story of arich family in Devon, in the
south-west of England, who think that abig
dog-like monster wants to kili them ali.
Afamily friend calls Sherlock Holmes to solve
the mystery before it can kili the next heir to
the Baskerville fortune. What does Holmes
do? You'll have toread the book or watch the
film to find out.
There are films about other cases the
detective has solved and there is also one
called Sherlock Holmesstarring Robert
Downey Jr as the sharp investigator and Jude
Law as Dr. Watson.
Holmes' apartment and detective agency was
in 2218 Baker Street and today you can visit
the Sherlock Holmes Museum at this address.
The museum is open every day except
Christmas Day and if you're areal fan of the
great detective you can also join The Sherlock
Holmes lnternational Societv.
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 Test yourself Syllabus
1 Read the sentences. Tick True or False for each one.
~////////////////////////////////////////h
Correct the false sentences.
Topics
True False
People
Sally doesn't like solving mysteries Personal feelings
and wants to be a detective. D !Zl School and Study
1 Sally's friend Lisa is at her aunt's house. D D Travel and holidays
2 Mr Sanderson is a geography teacher. D D
3 Sally's black beetle with a lump over
Functions and Notions
one eye is just a souvenir. D D Making predictions, talking about (im)probability
4 Miss Robertson is a criminal who stole
and (im)possibility
the beetle. D D Expressing opinions, agreement and disagreement
5 Mr Sanderson didn't know why the men
Expressing degrees of certainty and doubt
and Miss Robertson tied him up. D D Understanding simple signs and notices
6 Sally's brother and her mum helped
her during the investigation. D D Grammar and Structures
7 The beetle is the key to a Pharaoh's
bedroom. Present tenses: simple, continuous and perfect
D D
8 Sally must go to the museum in Egypt Past tenses: simple, continuous
on her own. Future tenses: going to, will
D D
Adjectives
2 Write the correct word in each gap. Adverbs
Modals
A B. !!.. .E _y_.!..!:! ..E is a piece of paper that was used in
11 ancient Egypt. Prepositions
Question formation
1 The t ____ of Pharaohs are in the pyramids.
Verb patterns
2 A s _ __ ____ is something you buy on holiday.
3 A m _ ____ is a place you can visit to see old
and precious objects.
4 A 1________ is a big expensive car.
5 A s _ _ _ _ _ t _ __ __ _ is someone who
substitutes the normal class teacher.
6 A c _______ is someone who does something bad.

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