'Tod~y you (an go round the world in eighty days;

says Phileas Fog!l. 'Do it, and I pay you [20,000:

says his friend Stuart .
This is the beginning of one of Jules Verne's most
e)(cl:lng stories. Phileas Fogg must get back. to
london by December 21st or lose all his money.
With the help of his servant, Passepartout, Fogg
travels in many ways - from train to elephant - and
he has some surprising adventures on the way.

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 BEFORE READING
1 Match the words with the pictures.

balloon
bi cycle
ca mel
ca r
eleph ant
horse and ca rri age
ship
train

2 The story happens in 1872. How do people move from country to country?

nround all the way rou nd world where we all live; people live
in lots of different cou ntri es in th e
wor ld

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 Mr Phileas Fogg is an English He hasn't got a wife or children, I'IINscpartout is happy. He wants a quiet But one evening, Fogg sees
gentleman. He lives in London. but he has got a French servant 11)11. something interesting in The

\1 the club Fogg's friends talk.

'That gentleman thief can't go far,' says Ralph.
'With trains and ships, today's detectives move fast.'
'Bli t thieves can move fast too,' Flanagan says .

. afternoon he reads there. In the evening

he eats there again. Then he talks with
his friends, and at midnight he goes

gentleman a man fr om a ri ch fami ly servant a per so n wh o works for club a pl ace wh ere ge ntlemen meet bonk peopl e put money and expensive ship you use a ship to go acro ss th e detective a spec ial poli ce man
who do es not need to wo rk someo ne ri ch IIllngs here wat er

Passepartout i' p,cs pa:, lU:/ Ihlef (plural thieves) a per son who
lakes things without as king

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 'Today you can go round the world in 'I'm leaving tonight,' answers 'l'hey go to When their ship arrives in Suez, an English detective -
eighty days,' says Fogg. Fogg. 'Perhaps I can't do it, I.' ru nce. Then Mr Fix - is waiting. He's looldng for the gentleman
Stuart. But then I pay yo u III 'y take a train thief.
£20,000.' I() lLaly, and a
hlp to Port
Suid in Egypt.

'Do it, and I pay you £20,000,' says

Stuart.

The train for

France leaves
before nine in the
evening. Fogg
must be back in
London by 21st
December.

Port Sa id / . P~ :t 'sa ld/ passport a book with your name and

ph otograph ; you take it wit h you wh en
you visit differe nt co untri es

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 READING CHECK
Are these sentences true or false?
Ti~k 'the ~oxes.
a Phil eas Fogg has got chil dren.
b Passe part out wants a quiet job
c Fogg t akes £50,000 from th e Bank of En gland .
d He wants to go round th e world in 80 days.
e He leaves London on 21st Dece mb er.
f He gives £20,000 to hi s se rvant
g Passe partout is happy t o go round t he world .
h Fi x is in Egypt wh en Fogg arrives th ere.
2 Match the names with the jobs and the pictures.
WORD WORK
Match the sentences with the words from Chapter 1.
True a Phi leas Fogg is a .
bank
b You ca n use thi s t o go acro ss t he sea.
0 around
cA ... takes money and oth er t hings from peopl e.
0 thief
d Sherl oc k Holmes is a famou s ..
0 servant
e A small 'boo k' t hat yo u nee d t o go from one passport
0
co untry to anoth er country. detective
0
f Passe partout is Ph il eas Fo gg's. ship
0
g Fogg wants t o go around t he ... in eighty days. world
0 gentleman
h A spec ial bu il din g with a lot of mon ey in it
0 club
Fo gg usually eat s here.
j Fo gg is goin g ... th e wor ld.

UESS WHAT
Phi leas Fo gg \ det ective
What does Detective Fix do in the next chapter?
Complete the sentences with the best words.

Passe partout gentl eman

I He t alks to . Fogg ~ssepa rtQYI::t t he Bank

b He goes .. to a shop home I to th e air port I

Stuart gent leman 0 He. · . Lon don. ph ones writes to goes t o
I
d He. · . Egypt leaves visits stays in
I
Fix se rvant
o He. · . Fogg. I st ays wit h st ops
I
for gets

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 Fix looks at
Passepartout.
'Where are you going?' he asks.
t\.round the world,' says
Passepartout. 'But right now
I need some new shirts.'
telegram a ve ry short letter that you
se nd ve ry qu ickly
8 7/29
Fix takes him to a shop and leaves him It is 20th October. They First Fogg goes to the passport
there. 1111 arrive in Bombay office. Then he eats at the
two days early.
1\l4.30 in the
lfternoon, Fogg and
I "lssepartout leave the
, hip. They want to get
II train across India to
('alcutta. It leaves at
Ho'clock.
Passepartout visits
(J~~_ _- - II I temple at
Malebar Hill .. .
(J () (J . , . but he doesn't
'Later he gets on the ship for Bombay
with Fogg and Passepartout. The priests get angry. They take his shoes and Passepartout runs away.
I ltltlon peop le get on and off t rai ns temple some peopl e go her e to pray priest a man who works in a temple
111" 0
9
 Ilogg and Passepartout get on the
tra in, but Fix stays in Bombay.
He is waiting for a telegram
, from
London. ' princess out of the fire.
In Kholby, Passepartout
gets some new shoes.
He also finds an
elephant to take them
to Allahabad .
•
railway a train moves on th is
build to make so methin g like a
house or a ra ilway
10
After three days the train stops. The The priests start the fire. Through the
railway from Kholby to All ahabad smoke Fogg sees something beautiful.
isn't ready. The prince stands up and takes the
Some men are building the railway.
But there are 80 kilometres without The prince and the princess
a railway between Kholby and come nearer. Fogg sees that
Allahabad. the man is not the prince. It
is Passepartout in the prince's
They stop near a temple in the village of Pillaji. clothes.
The old Indian prince is dead. His young wife, 'Quickly! Let's gol' says
the princess, must die with him in a big fire. Passepartout to Fogg, quietly.
woman!' says Fogg. Ilogg, Passepartout and the princess leave very quickly on the elephant.
elephant a very big anim al with a princess th e wife of a prince
long no se
fire th is is r ed and hot. and it burns
prince th e most important man in a
littl e co untry
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 READING CHECK GUESS WHAT
1 Put these sentences in the correct order. Number them;.:....:.
1- -:6
; ;.: -_ _---, Wh at happens next? Join the words t o make sent ences about the next chapter.
a Passepartout and Fogg get on a train. D
b Passepartout. Fogg and Fix get on a ship. D Fogg a see Passepartout's
shoes again
f in Hong Kong.

c Passepartout gets new shoes and finds an elephant. D

d Passepartout goes to a temple and loses his shoes. D 2 Fogg, Passepartout b slowly falls g in Calcutta .
e Passepartout helps a young woman. D and the Princess in love
f Passepartout and Fix speak. IT]
3 Passepartout c have a drink h with the
2 Complete the table and Fogg together princess
to find the elephant's name.

4 Fogg and d leave the on a sh ip going

WORD WORK Passepartout elephant to Hong Kong .
Find the words for these pictures in the wordsquare.
5 Fix and e take the princess in Hong Kong
, ""'... , EI Passepartout to a friend
' " 111
,' , I __ I
~.., ~'. . .--.

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 Fogg buys some European clothes for the /\1 Calcutta station a Fix is in Calcutta. (Detectives must
princess. 'What a beautiful woman!' he poli ceman stops them. He move fast to find gentlemen thieves. )
thinks. Ilikes them to see a judge. He's waiting in court, but Fogg and his
Mrs Aouda goes too. friends don't see him.

On the train going to Calcutta, she speaks

for the first time. 'My name's Mrs Aouda.
Thank you for helping mel But I don't
know what to do now. I can never go

'We can take you to Hong

Kong,' Fogg says.
'Thank you ,' says Mrs
Aouda.
'I have a cousin there.'

buy to give money for som ethin g cousin t he son (or daughter) of your IUdile a per son who says when court a jud ge works her e breaking t he rules doin g th e thin gs
fath er's (or moth er's) broth er (or IImclhing is r ight or wron g that people mu st not do
sister)

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 ' You must go to prison for this,' says the judge. But Fogg gives two Passepartout wants to buy three tickets on the
I housand pounds to the court and they're free again. ('a m atie. It leaves for Yokohama, in Japan, the
Ilext morning. But at the ticket office he learns
Ihat it's leaving early - that evening.

They get onto the

ship for Hong Kong. Passepartout meets Fix
Fix follows them, near the ticket office.
but Passepartout sees 'Come for a drink,' says
him. Fix.
'Perhaps he's a
detective,' he thinks. Jli x tells Passepartout, 'r
'Perhaps he's working Ih ink your Mr Fogg is a
for Mr Stuart from the ~l'ntleman thief and r want
Gentleman's Club in 10 arrest him.'
London.' Passepartout doesn't want
10 help Fix, but the detective
buys drink after drink.

her cousin
now lives
in Holland.
'Come with Passepartout goes to sleep on the table.
us to Europe,' 'Now he can't tell Fogg about the
Fogg says. Camatie,' thinks Fix. 'It leaves tonight
- but without Foggl'

pr ison a place where peo pl e mu st free not in prison follow to go after so meone
sl ay wh en they do something wro ng

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 READING CHECK WORD WORK
Choose the correct pictures. Ind the words. They are all in Chapter 3.
a Fogg gives
th e pri ncess .

[TI ,
b Who meets them
at Calcutta station?

Write the words from Activity 1 in the sentences.

8 Fogg pays £2000 not to go to ... ,?r. i.$QY\ . .
c In Calcutta b Mrs Aouda's .. . ... . lives in Holl and.
they nearly go to . c Fix. . ....... s Fogg to Calcutta.
d Fogg doesn't see Fix in the
e Fix wants to ........ . ....... Fogg.

d The sh ip to Japan UESS WHAT

leaves on .
What happens in the next chapter?
Tick the boxes. Yes No
a Passepartout goes to Japan on the Carnatic. 0 0
0 0

'
b Fogg goes to Japan on the Carnatic.
c Fix makes friends with Passepartout. 0 0
e Who do es n't want
d Fix goes to Japan with Fogg. 0 0
Fogg to get the Carnatic?

£
(. e Passepartout works in a Japanese hote l. 0 0
v f Fogg can't find Passepartout in Japan . 0 0
g In Japan they get a sh ip to England. 0 0

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 Later Passepartout
wal{es up . He goes onto
the Camatic and the ship leaves, but
Fogg and Mrs Aouda aren't with him.
Next morning Fogg and.Mrs
Aouda go to get on the Camatic.
But it isn't there.
Fogg finds a small ship - the The Tankadere travels through
'1I1llkadere - to go to Shanghai. storms .. .
There they can get a big ship to
okohama.
'Can I go with you?' asks Fix.
'Of course,' Fogg answers.

Fix arrives. 'The Camatic's on

its way to Japan,' he says. 'And
the next ship to Yokohama
leaves next week.'

'Where's Passepartout?' asks Mrs

Aouda.
'I don't know, ' says Fogg. 'But we
must go on without him. We must
find another ship!'

wake up to stop sleepi ng on it s way goin g storm a lot of ra in and ve ry bad signal to ta lk from sh ip to ship
weather

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 I'iissepa rLouLarrives in Yokohama, but he has no money. He leaves the Their ship leaves for San Passepartout sees him there. 'Mr PoggI' he
CIlrl/aUc and finds work in Mr Batulcar's circus. 'I can go to America with Francisco in a few hours. says happily.
the circu s,' he thinks. ncfore they leave, Fogg

At 6 o'clock in the evening Fogg,

Passepartout and Mrs Aouda
go onto the American ship. Fix
follows them.

The Carnatic is in Yokohama.

Fogg and Mrs Aouda go
onto the Carnatic. They find
Passepartout's name in the book
of passengers' names, but they
can't find Passepartout.

circus an exc it ing show passenger someone who t rave ls on IIOY to give money for someth ing
a ship or t r ain

")
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 READING CHECK 'J Write the words from Activity 1 in the sentences.
Use the words in the balloons to write sentences about Chapter 4. a Passepartout vJ.0.k~~.. ~p. and goes onto th e Corn otic.
b Fogg, Fix and Mrs Aouda .. .. .. ... ... to China on a small ship.
o There are bad ... ......... as they go from India to China.
d Th ey ... .. ....... to a bi g ship.
e Mr Bat ulcar has a .... .. ... .. . .
f Fogg ... ... ...... Mr Batulcar some mon ey.
g Passepartout's name is on the list of . ...... .. .. on the Corn otic.

GUESS WHAT
What happens in the next chapter? Tick three boxes.

a Fix arrests Fogg. D c Passepartout fights some Indians. D

b Fogg, Mrs Aouda and Fix ... .. . . ... . .. . .. ... ... ..... ...... .. ... .. .
c Passepartout .. .
d Fogg .. . ..... ... ...... ... .. ... . .............. .
e Passepartout ............................... ... ... .. .. .
f Fogg, Mrs Aouda, Passepartout and Fi x .. . .. . .... ..... .

WORD WORK
1
d They get a train to New York. D

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 'I'm sorry about Later Passepartout sees Fix on the ship. They walle into a meeting. Then they start fighting. One
Hong Kong,' 'My master isn't a gentleman thief,' he says. 'Camerfield for judge!' shout the man wants to fight Fogg but hx
says Passepartout. 'I don't people on the left. 'Mandiboy for stands in front of him and stops
usually drink much, but .. .' judge!' shout the people on the right. him.

'Listen,' says Fix. 'I They arrive in San Fogg and Mrs
now have papers Francisco in the morning. Aouda meet Fix
from London to The New York train leaves in the street. 'I am
arrest Mr Fogg. But travelling to Europe
I can't stop him now. Can we travel
now. It must be in together?' he asks.
England. When we 'Of course,'
get there .. .'

pnpers letter s, usually from an meeting when a number of peop le shout to say loud ly and angrily fight to hit som eone again and again
Irnpol'lanl pe rson come to talk about something
IlIlporta nt

16/29
?7
 'I'll 'y cross one old bridge very fast and it falls into the river behind them. Ilogg goes to look for He finds him and brings him back. But they
must wait until evening. until the next trai n to
New York.

take a train
to New York.

foil [0 go down sudden ly river water that moves through the ride to go on a horse snow something soft. co ld and white sledge something for travel lin g on sail thi s uses wind to help something
co untry in a long line snow move

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READING CHECK GUESS WHAT
Choose the right words to finish the sentences. What happens in the next chapter? Tick the boxes.
a On the sh ip to America. d The Sioux Indi ans. a The next day they get a ship to . .
1 0 Mrs Aouda talks to Fix. 1 0 stop the train.
2 0 Fogg sees Fix. 2 0 take some passengers away
3 [H Passepartout talks to Fix. 3 0 take Passepartout away.
b Fix wants to arrest Fogg. e At Kearney station . . .
l Oin San Francisco. 1 0 Fix finds Passepartout
1 0 England. 2 0 China. 3 0 France.
2 0 in London. 2 0 Fogg looks for Passepartout b In Liverpool Fix takes Fogg to . .
3 0 in New York. 3 0 they get a train to New York.
c In San Francisco they have problems. f Wh en they arrive in New York . . .
1 0 at the passport office. 1 0 they get a sh ip to England.
2 0 with Fix. 2 0 they are late for the sh ip.
3 0 at a street meeting. 3 0 they travel by sledge. 1 0 the station . 2 0 prison. 3 0 a restaurant

c When Fogg arrives in London he th inks it is .

WORD WORK 10 20 3D
Complete the puzzle. Find the secret word.

......
". '"
t
j ]
-"
' . '.
'.

l d Who wins £20,OOO?

M E E. T I I ~ I (;- It.
' . ' " .... . . .... ..'
10
JJ,.2 0 3D

Ir········· · ···· e Who does Mrs Aouda marry?

".
I -

Jin
10
£ 2 t: .
v

J
0 3D

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31
 The next morning, Fogg, Mrs Later, Fogg gives the sailors The ship arrives in Queenstown - in the 'Let's get off here,' says Fogg
Aouda, Passepartout and Fix money, and they agree to go south of Ireland - and there's no more to Mrs Aouda, Passepartout
leave on a small ship - the Henrietta - to Liverpool - not to France. wood on it. and Fix.
going to France.

They get on a train and travel

to Dublin. There they get a
fast ship to Liverpool.

sailor a man who works on a ship
agree to say 'yes'
lock to close with a key coal it is black; peo ple use it to
th e fire t hat moves old ships and
captain the most important sa ilor tra ins
on a ship
wood the hard part of a tree
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 'I'm sorry, Mr Fogg,' says Fix. Angrily Fogg punches Fix in th h ·C.
III Liverpool fix arrests Fogg at last, and takes him to In prison Fogg
looks at his diary. 'The gentleman thief - James
Strand - is in prison. You're
free to go!'

At two 0' clock he looks at his

watch. 'There's time to go to
London on a fast train and
to be at my club by 8.45 this
evening,' he thinks.

The train arrives at ten minutes to nine. Fogg is

five minutes late for his meeting with Stuart.

diary a book wh er e you wr ite about punch to hit with your closed hand
what happens every day

35

20/29
 Ilogg doesn't want to get to his club late, so he
goes home with Mrs Aouda and Passepartout.
Around the world in
eighty days and five
minutes - he's the
loser! He has only
£20,000 in the bank
and he must give it
all to Stuart.
That afternoon Fogg tells
Passepartout. 'r want to marry
Mrs Aouda tomorrow, the 23rd
December. Can you speak to the
people at Marylebone church
Soon Passepartou I 1'1'1111 II •
'Today's the 21st D(1('( ' lllhl ' l , W III'II
you travel east aroulld 1111 ' 01111
you get an extra day. YOI! 1111 '11 '1
late for your meeting HI I III' ('ltd,
after all, but you must rUIl.'

'I'm sorry for

At a quarter to nine Fogg
bringing you here,
enters his club. 'r win, ' he
to a poor man's
says to Stuart. 'Where's my
home,' he says to
£20,000?'
Mrs Aouda the
next morning.
'Will you marry
me?' asks Mrs
Aouda.

poor not rich

marry to make someone your
Marylebone i' ll1o:lib:Jn/ church Christi an people go her e
hu sband or wife
to pray

21/29 37
 READING CHECK
WORD WORK
Put these sentences in the correct order. Number them 1-9.
Match the words with the pictures.

a 0 Fix uses a to arrest Fogg.

b 0 Thesailors usea ~ to /ockthecapta;,'s door

c OJ Fogg, his friends, and Fix get on a in New York. to marry

~-~~ coa l

d 0 Fogg gives some ~

~
to the sai lors because he wants to go to England.
sa il or

to punch

e 0 They can't get to England because there isn't any

to lock

wood
f 0 Fogg marries
diary

church
e
g 0 Passepartout finds the correct date when he goes to the poor

h 0 Fogg enters his club at

gjJ
Dec.
1
.
GUESS WHAT

o Fogg looks in his and sees the wrong date.

What happens after the story ends?
Answer these questions.

a Are Fogg and Mrs Aouda happy?

b Does Passepartout stay and work for them?
c What happens to Detective Fix?
d Does Fogg ever trave l aga in ?

22/29 39
 2 Write this postcard again,
with punctuation.

Postcards from Fix \)eo.r Mo.bel Here vJe o.re

,V\ 1- to.l~ OV\ the +roV\t 0+
t hi s ?ost co.rd ~ou co.V\ see 0.

. t re 0+ the ColosseuyY\ 1-
? IC u .
liKe 1-to.lio.V\ S?0.9he t+i 1-to.llo.V\
vJiV\e is ver~ 900d too v/ere
. D toV\iDht
leo.vlv\;) ;) +or SueZ. b~

Sh i? rerho.?S 1- co.V\ vJrite

0.90. i V\ +royY\ E9~?t Love 'rix

Deo.r M o.be\)
1 Read this postcard from Fix to his wife.

DeOl r M OIbe l ,

H ere we OIre in POIr is On t h e tront Ot

th i s postcOIrd ~ Oll COIn see 01 pic tllr e ot
tV otre DOIl'V\e 1- l iKe fr ench on ,on S?lIP
fr enc h wi ne is ver~ good, too we re
leOlv ing tonigh t t or 1- t OlI~ b~ trOlIV\

Per hOlps 1- COIn writ e OIgOlin trol'V\ 1-tOlI~

Love,

3 Write another postcard that Fix sends to Mabel

fix later in the story. Use the postcards above to help you.

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 2 Which five places around the world would you like to visit? Why?
Use a dictionary to help you.

TRAVEL
Draw Fogg's route around the world on the map.

Place Why?

. N~."" ... Y.()~~, ...th~ .. q$.f.\.

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3 Plan your world trip. Go east. Use an atlas.
ROUTE
fr.-.9.r0.L.QD.9.QD ...tQ... P0..r.i~
GRAMMAR CHECK
TRANSPORT Linkers: and, but, and or
... Q~ .. .tr.0i.D...0D9....QQ0t ..........,........ .. and links two parts of a sentence with the same idea.
They take a train to Italy and a ship to Egypt.
but links two parts of a sentence with different ideas.
He visits the temple, but he doesn't take off his shoes.
or links another possibility.
Would you like to come with us or would you like to stay h ere ~
Write longer sentences using and, but, or or and the sentences in the box.
Fix stays in Bombay. at midr:li gt:lt I:l e g5eS 11 0111'1:. he runs away from the temple.
he ta kes him to prison he must pay Stuart £20,000. Fogg doesn't see him.
is he too poor? the detective buys lots of drinks. Fix can't arrest him.
a In the even in g Fogg eats at his club .0.0 9 . 01. .v:v!iQY\.i9~1:" ..h.~.. g9~.$ ..rl9v:v!~ : .
b The priests take Passepartout's shoes .......... . ... .. ............ . .. . ... .. . ... .. . , ... .. .. '
c Fogg and Passepartout get on t he train to Calcutta ........ . .. . ... ....... , .............. ..
d Fogg mu st be back in London by 21 st December .... .... .. .. .. .. .. ..... ... .. .... , ........ ,
e In Ca lcutta Fix is in court ........ .. ................ .. ... ............. . .. .. ............ ..
f Passepartout doesn't want to help Fix, ........ ... .... ........ .................. ,'
g Fogg mu st be in England .......... ..
h In Liverpool Fix arrests Fogg
Does Mrs Aouda wantto marry Fogg ... .... .. .. . .. . ... .. ....... ...... , , ..
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 GRAMMAR CHECK GRAMMAR CHECK
Prepositions of time
Present Simple: affirmative and negative
Prepositions of time tell you when something happens Study the boxes To make most Present Simple affirmative verbs we use infinitive without to.
at in on Today's detectives move fast. I need some new shirts.
12 o'clock 1810 Sunday With he/she/it we add - s or - es.
half past ten October 25th October Phileas Fogg lives in London. He goes to his club every day
815pm the morning / afternoon / the 14th of June To make most Present Simple verbs negative we use don 't (do not) + infinitive
night evening without to.
midnight / midday two minutes / one hour. They don't go by plane We don 't know where the ship is.
With he/she/it we use doesn't (does not) + infinitive without to.
Write at, in, or on.
He doesn't take off his shoes. She doesn 't get into the fire.
a .()YI . 11th November e .. ... 1856
b .. ... . midnight f ..... . December 1872 4 Read Fix's report about Phileas Fogg. Rewrite the sentences changing the verbs
c . Thursday morning g ... a quarter past eig ht from affirmative to negative, or negative to affirmative.
d ... 6.30 a.m. h .. . .. . the afternoon

Complete the sentences with at, in, or on. a. Fogg is the gentleman thief.
a Fogg goes around the world ..1.'0 . 1872. b. He works at a Gentleman's Club in London.
b Fogg leaves London ..... . .. . October. c. Fogg doesn't like eating at his club.
c He eats at hi s club ....... .. 12 o'c lock. d. Passepartout comes from England.
d Mr Fix sees Fogg in Egypt ...... ... the 9th of October.
e. Fogg doesn't read The Times .
e The Carnatic leaves Hon g Kong .. . .. . ... the even ing
f. Fogg and Passepartout want to go around the world in 60 days.
g. They don't like travelling by ship.
f Fogg and Mrs Aouda want to get on the ship, ......... the morning.
g Their ship leaves for San Franci sco .. . .. .. .. afew hours. h. Passepartout wants to marry Mrs Aouda.
h .... .. .. . six o'clock .. . .... .. the evening they all go to the American ship.
They arrive in San Francisco ... the morn ing.
j The New York tra in leaves . the everi ing
b
k Fogg wants to marry Mrs Aouda .. .... ... the 2-3rd of December.
c .... ... .. ... .... . . .
d
e ... ... .... . .
f
g
h
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 GRAMMAR CHECK GRAMMAR CHECK
Indefinite pronouns: people, things and places Prepositions of movement
We use these instead of nouns. Prepositions of movement tell us how something moves.
people
someone
things
something
places
somewhere
into ~ onto 10 over --Ij\...

no one nothing nowhere through ~ across IZl past ~

everyone everything everywhere to ---. . off c5l

Fogg sees something inter esting in The Times. (an interest in g t hing, but we don't Complete the story of the train ride from San Francisco to New York.
know what)
Th ey go a) .:f() . th e stat ion and get b) ... . .. .. . th e train in the eve nin g. The train
Fix follows them everywhere. (to all the places they go)
goes c) .... ........ an old bridge. Th e bridge falls down d) .. .... . the river. Some
No one sees Passepartout in the fire. (not one perso n)
Indians rid e e) ... .... ..... the train. Pa ssepa rtout gets f) . . ... ...... the tra in to fight
5 Complete the sentences with an indefinite pronoun from the box. and the Indians take him away. Fogg, Mrs Aouda, and Fix get off the train at th e next
station. Fogg walks to find Passepartout. Fix finds a sledge with sai ls and they travel
someo ne ~ somewhere no one nothing
g) ........... the snow with it. In Omaha they take a tra in h) ....... .... . New York.
nowhere everyo ne everyth in g everywhere
How do Fogg, Passepartout, and Mrs Aouda travel to Allahabad? Look at the map
a Mrs Aouda is buying . $QvYI.E;.t D.i0S . new. and complete the text with the correct prepositions from the Grammar Check box.

b Passepartout is . . .. ............... on the Carnatic when

Fogg looks for him.
c Fix wants to arrest .... . .... ........ in Egypt.
d Passepartout mu st be .................. in Yokohama .
e Th ere is .... . . .. in the ticket office so I ca n't
buy a ticket.
f What different things do you need? Have you got
.. .. ... .... .. in your ba g?
g They look ...... .... . ........ on the ship for Pa sseparto ut.
Fogg, Passepartout, and the princess climb a) .O.V \to. the elep hant qu ickly. Th e
h .... ... ..... . .. ... .. on the Henrietta helps Fogg beca use of hi s mon ey.
elephant walks away from Kho lby and goes b) ..... . . . some trees . Then it walks
Fogg ca n do ...... ...... .. .... ...... wh en he goes to prison .
c). . ......... a big river. Near Al lahabad they go d) .... ..... a beautiful temple .
But they don't stop, they want to get e) .. . .... . Al lahabad quickly. Th e elephant
wa lks f) ..... . ... ... the rai lway and g) . . ....... .... Allahabad . They all get
h) ... ........ . ... the elephant outside a hotel.

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 GRAMMAR CHECK GRAMMAR CHECK
Present Continuous for future Time clauses with before, after, and when
We can use the Present Continuous to talk about definite future plans. before links a later action with an earlier action.
We form the Present Continuous with the verb be + - ing. Fix sends a telegram to London before he gets on the ship for Bombay.
+ 'We're leaving for Fra nce,' Fogg tells Passepar tout. after links an earlier action with a later action.
- 'We aren't going to France,' Fogg tells th e sailors. After Passepartout visits the temple, the priests take his shoes.

? 'Are you going ar ound the wo rld ~' Yes, I am. when links two actions close in time.
When their ship arrives in Suez, a detective is waiting for them.
8 Complete the conversation with the Present Continuous form of the verbs
We can put before, after, and when clauses at the start of the sentence or at the end.
in brackets.
When we write the time clause first, we must use a comma .
~ a) ..we're
\W . .. . .. .. ... .leo.vivvJ
. .... . . .. .J . (we / Ieavln
. g) f or Fr ance th IS . g.
O evenln

@ For Francel How b) . .. .. ..... . ..... .... .. . . (we / get) th ere?

Do you remember the story? Complete the sentences with before, after, or when.
a Fix first sees Fogg . vif.\EO'VI.. he vi sits th e pass port offi ce in Su ez.
(!) By train . Th en in France c) . .. (we / t ake) anoth er train b ......... Passepartout meets Fi x in Suez, he goes to buy som e shirts.
to Italy. c Fogg goes to th e pa ss port offi ce in Bombay . he eat s at th e station .

@ d) .. ... .. ... . .... . (we / stay) in Italy? d Fogg buys so me cloth es for th e prin cess .. . .. .. . th ey arr ive in All ahabad.
e Th ey get onto th e ship for Hon g Kon g ...... ... th ey leave th e court.
~ No, e) .. . .. . .. . ............ ... ...... (we / travel) around th e world.
f . Fogg arrives in Japan, he looks for Passepartout.
@ Around th e Oh, no' Why
world l f) .. .. .. . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . ... (I / go) wit h you? g Fogg and Mrs Aoud a go to th e circus .. .. .. ... th eir ship leaves for Am eri ca.
(f!) Be ca use I need your help' Finish the sentences with details from the story. Read the pages in brackets again
if you can't remember the story. There may be more than one possible answer.
@ Oh' Wh er e g) .. . . .... ..... .. ..... . .. . . . (we / go) next? a Wh en th ey arriv e in Suez, .... ! ()0s) .g()e.s . .to .+:0E? p0~s.port .0.+fiGE? :.
~ Well, in Italy h) ... .. . ... .... . . .. ... . ... .:. (we / get) a ship to Egypt. (pa ge 5)

@ i) ... ........... . ... .. . ... (we / vi'sit) Cairo? b Before Fogg and Passe partout meetth e prin cess, .... ... ... ... ........ ...... ... .... ... .
...... .. . .... .. ... ... . (p age 10)
(Pl) No, j) ... (we / sail) from there to Indi a. c After th ey help th e prin cess, .... .. ... . .. ... ... ..... (pa ge 11)
@ k) .. ..... .. . .... . .. . (we / go) t o Am eri ca? d Wh en th ey arrive at Calcutta station , . ... (page 15)

(!) Yes, I) ... . .. ... ... . . .. . ... .. . .... (we / sa il) from Japan to Am erica. e After Passepartout meets Fix at th e ti cket offi ce in Hon g Kon g,
. .. (page 17)
@ Wh en m) .... . . ... ... .. . .. (we / come) bac k hom e? f Befor e th ey getth e t ra in in Sa n Francisco, ..... . .. . ... ..... .... .. ... ... . .

n) .... . .... . ..... .. ..... (we / arriv e) in Londo n on 21st Decemb er and .... (pa ge 27)

0) ...... .. ...... . . .. . .. .... .. .. (I / go) to th e club t hat evenin g.

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Journey to the Centre of the Earth

Jules Vern e
In Hamburg, Ger many, Professol' Otto Li denbro ck com es home with an old
Icelandic book. In it there is a message about a journey to the centre of the
Earth . This is the begin ning of on e of Jules Vern e's most exc itin g stories.
'Is this message tru e? We must go to Ice land and see l ' says Lidenbrock
excite dly. But hi s nephew, Axel, wants to stay at home.
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The Tempest
William Shakespeare
PI'ospe ro, the Du ke of Milan, and hi s daughter Miranda are far away from
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to retu rn to Mi lan
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