Yesterday night somebody

broke into our neighbor’s The inspector asked Mr. White some
house. He stole everything questions:
he found. They saw him The Inspector: What were you doing when the
while he was running away thief broke into the house?
but they couldn’t catch him. Mr. White: I was watching a movie with my wife.
This morning an inspector Then I went to the kitchen to prepare the tea…
came and asked some The Inspector: How many minutes did you spend in
questions: the kitchen?
Mr. White: I think 10 or 15 minutes… I’m not
sure…
The Inspector: Did you only prepare the tea?
Mr. White: Yes.
The inspector also asked Mrs. White some questions:
The Inspector: OK. Thanks.
The Inspector: were you doing when your
husband was in the kitchen?
Mrs. White: While I was watching the movie I was
drinking my coffee.
The Inspector: Coffee? But your husband was preparing The inspector was suspicious about Mr. White
tea. and he asked for him to come to his office.
Mrs. White: Tea? No… We didn’t drink tea last night. The Inspector started questioning:
The Inspector: OK. What was he doing in the kitchen? The Inspector: You weren’t at home when the
Mrs. White: He was thirsty. He wanted to drink water. thief broke into your house.
The Inspector: Hmm. What happened then? were you?
Mrs. White: A friend of him called him and he went out Mr. White: I went out to help a friend of mine.
to help him. The Inspector: Who was he?
The Inspector: So you were alone at home, weren’t you? Mr. White: A friend…
Mrs. White: Yes, I was. I called him immediately but he The Inspector: Hmmm…
didn’t answer. Mr. White: I said that he was a friend of mine.
The Inspector: If you cannot prove that you were
with your friend, we will arrest you!
B) Answer the questions according
to the story?
A) Decide True or False?
1) Did Mrs. White see the thief?
1) ( ) Mr. White was at home when the event
___________________________.
occurred.
2) What was Mrs. White doing when the
2) ( ) Mr. White caught the thief but he didn’t
thief broke into the house?
tell anyone.
_______________________________
3) ( ) Mrs. White was watching the movie while
___________.
her husband was drinking water.
3) Was Mr. White with his wife when
4) ( ) The thief broke into the house while
the thief broke into the house?
they were sleeping.
_______________________________
5) ( ) Mr. White went out while his wife was
___________.
sleeping.
4) What was Mr. White doing in the
6) ( ) Mr. White went out to help his friend.
kitchen?
7) ( ) Mrs. White screamed when she saw the
_______________________________
thief.
___________.
5) Did Mr. White really prepare the At the end of the questionnaire…
tea? Mr. White: OK. I will tell everything… Yesterday
______________________________. night somebody called me but he wasn’t a friend.
6) Why did Mr. White go out? She was my darling. I lied to my wife because she
_______________________________ needed help. While I was going I saw a man who was
___________. very strange. I waited five or ten minutes and I saw
7) Did the Inspector believe Mr. White? him while he was breaking into our house. But I
______________________________. had to go. I went to my darling’s house but she
8) Did Mr. White say who his friend wasn’t there. There was nothing at home. Then I
was? learnt that she was living with her boyfriend. She
______________________________. deceived me. They took all our money and ran away…
 Yesterday night somebody The inspector asked Mr. White some
broke into our neighbor’s questions:
house. He stole everything The Inspector: What were you doing when the
he found. They saw him thief broke into the house?
while he was running away Mr. White: I was watching a movie with my wife.
but they couldn’t catch him. Then I went to the kitchen to prepare the tea…
This morning an inspector The Inspector: How many minutes did you spend in
came and asked some the kitchen?
questions: Mr. White: I think 10 or 15 minutes… I’m not
sure…
The Inspector: Did you only prepare the tea?
Mr. White: Yes.
The inspector also asked Mrs. White some questions:
The Inspector: OK. Thanks.
The Inspector: were you doing when your
husband was in the kitchen?
Mrs. White: While I was watching the movie I was
drinking my coffee. The inspector was suspicious about Mr. White
The Inspector: Coffee? But your husband was preparing and he asked for him to come to his office.
tea. The Inspector started questioning:
Mrs. White: Tea? No… We didn’t drink tea last night. The Inspector: You weren’t at home when the
The Inspector: OK. What was he doing in the kitchen? thief broke into your house.
Mrs. White: He was thirsty. He wanted to drink water. were you?
The Inspector: Hmm. What happened then? Mr. White: I went out to help a friend of mine.
Mrs. White: A friend of him called him and he went out The Inspector: Who was he?
to help him. Mr. White: A friend…
The Inspector: So you were alone at home, weren’t you? The Inspector: Hmmm…
Mrs. White: Yes, I was. I called him immediately but he Mr. White: I said that he was a friend of mine.
didn’t answer. The Inspector: If you cannot prove that you were
with your friend, we will arrest you!

C) Answer the questions according A) Decide True or False?

to the story? 8) ( ) Mr. White was at home when the event
9) Did Mrs. White see the thief? occurred.
No, he didn’t see the thief. 9) ( ) Mr. White caught the thief but he didn’t
10) What was Mrs. White doing when the tell anyone.
thief broke into the house? 10) ( ) Mrs. White was watching the movie while
She was watching the movie when the her husband was drinking water.
thief broke into the house. 11) ( ) The thief broke into the house while
11) Was Mr. White with his wife when they were sleeping.
the thief broke into the house? 12) ( ) Mr. White went out while his wife was
No, he wasn’t with her wife when the sleeping.
thief broke into the house. 13) ( ) Mr. White went out to help his friend.
12) What was Mr. White doing in the 14) ( ) Mrs. White screamed when she saw the
kitchen? thief.
He was drinking water in the kitchen.
At the end of the questionnaire…
13) Did Mr. White really prepare the
Mr. White: OK. I will tell everything… yesterday
tea?
night somebody called me but he wasn’t a friend.
No, he didn’t prepare the tea.
She was my darling. I lay to my wife because she
14) Why did Mr. White go out?
needed help. While I was going I saw a man who was
Because, somebody called him.
very strange. I waited five or ten minutes and I saw
15) Did the Inspector believe in Mr.
him while he was breaking into our house. But I
White?
had to go. I went to my darling’s house but she
No, he didn’t believe in Mr. White.
wasn’t there. There was nothing at home. Then I
16) Did Mr. White say who his friend
learnt that she was living with her boyfriend. She
was?
deceived me. They took all our money and run away…
No, he didn’t say who his friend was.