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ACKNOWLEDCEMENTS
started to write for the theatre when he was a student in
mUSlr.lloru by: Mark Draisey (main stoty). Mark Rume (p49). Paris. His first novel was Five Weeks in a Balloon (1862), and
111.¡rubltsher would lfk. lO !hank !hefol!owfngfor ptnnlsslon lO reproduct pltolograplu: he went on to write more than sixty other science flction
Com: Geny lmages (elephant Ihrough archJEd Freeman{J'he lmage Bank) and adventure books. He became one of the most famous
Alarny lmages p 19 (Indian Princess¡popperfOIO): ATM Images pp 44 (Helicoprer). 41
Ueep): David Noble Pbololibrary p 43 (fower Bridgeflaurie Noble): Gelty Images pp 43 wrlters of his time.
(PenguinsJFrans Lernmens). 41 (Mountaln biking/John Kelly). 41 Uel skiJMike Brinson):
Hutcbison Picntre Ubraty pp 43 (Amazon rainforest!Jesco von Pul.lkamer). 43 (Mount
Bveresl). 41 (Fercy in Peru{Edward Parker): lmageSI.,.e p 43 (Sydney Opera Hause): Mary
Bv.ns Picture Librnry p 39 (Wedding): OUP p iv (llIephanr/Pllolodisc): iv (Iiner{Photodisc).
iv (Car{Pholodisc). iv (Man On bike{Pbotodlsc), 13 (Men lalking{Photodisc). 43 (New York!
Pholodisc). 41 (1\"ain{Dlgllal Vision). -H (SavannahfCorbis). 41 (Aeroplane{Pholodisc). 41
(Hang g1ider{PbolodiStO).

OXFORD
UNIV1lRSITY PRBSS
BEFORE READING
1 Match the words with the pictures.

'> balloon
bicycle
camel
car
elephant rn
and carrtage
orse

C ship
train

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

world where we all live: people hve


In tots of different countries in the
world
c.......- ~. --_

But one ev~ning, Fogg sees


Passepartout is happy. He wants a quiet
Mr Phileas Fogg is an English He hasn't got a wife or children, sornething interesting in The
gentleman. He lives in London. but he has got a French servanJ; jobo
- Passepartout. -

I I he club Fogg's friends talk.


1111 ~entleman tbief can't go Iar,' says Ralph.
111trains and shíps, today's detectives move fast.'
t tlucves can move fast too,' Flanagan says.

He eats at his club at 12 o'clock. In the


afternoon he reads there. In the evening
he eats there again. Then he talks with
his friends, and at mídnight he goes
horneo 1, \

shlp you use a ship to go across the detective a special policeman


gentleman aman from a rich family servant a person who works for club a place where gentternen rrllllll water
who does not need to work someone rich

Passepartout I' peespa., tu:1

2
__ -.....- I - -..--------..-

When their ship arrives in Suez, an English detective -


'Today you can go round the world in 'I'm leaving tonight,' answers 'I'hey go to
Mr Fix - is waiting. He's lookíng for the gentleman
eighty days,' says Fogg. Fogg. 'Perhaps 1can'i do it, l'rance. Then
Stuart. But then 1pay you t hey take a traln thief.
:(20,000.' ti. Italy, and a

'Do it, and 1pay you :(2b,000,' says


Stuart,

The train for


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

pi alPort a book with your name and


plintogr ph; you take it with you when
VOIIvi Il dlfferent countries
READING CHECK WORD WORK
1 Are these sentences true or false? Match the sentences with the words from Chapter 1.
Tick the boxes.
a Phileas Fogg is a .
t bank
b You can use this to go across the sea.
a Phileas Fogg has got children. O
cA ... takes money and other things from people.
.iaround
b Passepartout wants a quiet job. 0 e thief
d Sherlock Holmes is a famous .
e Fogg takes E50,000 from the Bank of England. O ~ servant
so []] e A small 'book' that you need to so from one ~passport
d He wants to round the world in 80 days.
e He leaves London on 21 st December. O ~
country to another country. .odetective
f Passepartout is Phileas Fogg's .. c. bship
f He gives E20,000 to his servant GZJ O
g Fogg wants to go around the ... in eighty days. 8 world
g Passepartout is happy to go round the world. O GJ gentleman
h A special building with a lot of money in it.
h Fix is in Egypt when Fogg arrives there. O GIl Jr:.n club
Fogg usually eats here.
Fogg is going ... the world.
2 Match the names with the jobs and the pictures.

W Al
Phileas FOgg\ detective,
.h.
"Iltlll'
008 Detective Fix do in the next chapter?
o the sentences with the best words.

Passepartout ,é~gentleman
• Fogg WSsepartQi:i the Bank

.. I home I I to the airport I


Stuart gentleman. l oudon. phones writes to
I I I

• I p,ypl leaves
I I I
stays in

Fix' servant • )~P, I stays with I


stops
I I
forgets

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Fix 100ks at Fix takes hím to a shop and leaves hím lt ís 20th October. They . First Fogg goes to the passport
Passepartout. ull arrivé in Bornbay offlce. Then he eats at the
'Where are you going?' he asks. t wo days early
Around the world,' says J\t 4.30 in the
Passepartout. 'But right now illernoon, Fogg and
1need sorne new shirts.' í'ussepartcut leave the
hipo They want to get
.1 It aín across India to

I 'ulcutta. It leaves at

l o'clock.

I l· u-partout vísits
1(1' Í('mple at
, ilt'llar Hill ...
hut he doesn't

Later he gets on the shíp for Bombay


with Fogg and Passepartout. l' ests get angry. They take rus shoes and Passepartout runs away.

telegram a very short lettor that you 1111'1, ton and offtrains temple some people go here lo pray priest aman who works in a temple
send very quickly
Fogg and Passepartout get on the After three days Lile (ruin S(OpH. 'I'he Tne príests start the fue. Tlirough the
traín, but Fix stays in Bombay. railway Irom Kholby (o Allnhabad smoke Fogg sees something beautiful.
He ls waiting for a telegram from The prince stands up and takes the
London. princess out of the fue.

Sorne men are building (he railway.


But there are tlO k ilume! res 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 prínce's
In Kholby, Passepartout They stop near a temple in Lile villugc of Pillaji. cIothes.
gets sorne new shoes. The old Indian prince is dead, I lis young wífe, 'Quícklyl Let's gol' says
He also finds an the princess, must die with him in él big fire. Passepartout to Fogg, quietly.
elephant'to take them
to Allahabad. Suddenly the priests see the prince's body on the fue. They see that the
Illan in.the prince's clothes is not the prince, and they become angry.

woman!' says Fogg, I 'c Igg. Passepartout and the pdncess leave very quickly on the.elephant.

rollwoy a train moves on this elephant a very big animal with a princess the r'ife of a prince , In' h • people wear these
long nose
bulld lo meke something like a fire this is red and hot, and it burns
110llHO or (1 rallway prince the most important man in a
little country
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READING CHECK GUESS WHAT
1 Put these sentenees in the eorreet order. Number them 1-6. What happens next? Join the words to make sentences about the next chapter.
a Passepartout and Fogg get on a train. o U
b Passepartout, Fogg and Fix get on a ship. O I
e Passepartout gets new shoes and ftnds an elephant. O N
d Passepartout goes to a temple and loses his shoes. O O
e Passepartout helps a young woman. O I

f Passepartout and Fix speak. OJ (K)


2 Complete the table 2 3
to find the elephant's name.
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WORD WORK
Find the words for these pietures in the wordsquare.

E p Q R V P e p R
E L E P H A N T R X
L X T E M P L E I o
E M G R o R y T N e rlte out the sentences.
G S T A T I o N e L
I 039 s\~l~_f0)\~_ i~_ \~~e v{jth th§ __
griV\º_~~s.
R o F E E F E o
~ S p U S T
T J B S H
R N e E
o I L e s

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At Calcutta statíon a

buy to give money for something cousin the son (or uaughter) of your
father's (or mother's) brother (or
'"1' " 111 rson who says when cour1: a jurige works here breaking the rules doing the things
'" 111111ls right or wrong that people must not do
sister)
'You must go to prison for this,' says the judge. But Fogg gives two Passepartout wants to buy three tickets on the
thousand pounds to the court and they're free again. Carnatic. It leaves for Yokohama, in [apan, the
next morning. But at the ticket office he learns
Ihat it' s leaving early - that evening.

They get onto the


ship for Hong Kong.
Fix follows them,
but Passepartout sees
him.
'Perhaps he's a
detective,' he thinks. 111 tells Passepartout, 'I
'Perhaps he's working 1IIInk your Mr Fogg ís a
for Mr Stuart from the 1"utleman thief and Iwant
Gentleman's Club in In arrest him.'
London.' I'dssepartout doesn't want
In help Fix, but the detective
11IIys drink after drink.

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

prison a place where people must free not in prison follow to go after someone 1I t to take someone to court or
stay when they do sornething wrong I IlIlson

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READING CHECK WORDWORK
Choose thé eorreet ptctures,
a Fogg gives
the princess .

[]]
b Who meets them
at CaIcutta statioñ?

W. It the words from Aetivity 1 in the sentenees.


[]] Il)f\~ pays E2000 not to go to .. pr.isQv\.
e In Calcutta MI ' Aouda's lives in Holland.
they nearly so to .. 1I s Fogg to Calcutta.
1111,n doesn't see Fix in the .
1I wunts to .. . . .... Fogg.

[]]
d The ship to Japan WHAT
leaves on . ~'
~
Ves No

~ I nnrtout goes to Japan on the Carnatic.


~
{)I)S to Japan on the Carnatic.
1, III ti os friends with Passepartout.
e Who doesn't want
1I II[ I() Japan with Fogg
Foggto get the Carnatic?
poi1'1out works in a Japanese hotel.
1, I 111'1 lind Passepartout in Japan.
I 1 III Ilrr.y get a ship to Englanrí.

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Later Passepartout Next morning Fogg and Mrs Fogg finds a small ship - the The Tankadere travels through
wakes up, He goes onto Aouda go to get on the Carnatic. Tankadere - to go to Shanghai. storms ...
the Carnatic and the ship leaves, but But it isn't there. 'l'here they can get a big ship to
Fogg and Mrs Aouda aren't with mm. Yokohama.
'Can 1 go with you?' asks Fix.
'Of course,' Fogg answers.

'Where's Passepartout?' asks Mrs


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

wake up to stop sleeping on its way going ti ~w , to go storm a lot 01 rain and very bad signal lo talk Irom ship to ship
weather

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Passepartout arrives in Yokohama, but he has no money. He leaves the 'I'heír shíp leaves for San
Carnatic and finds work in Mr Batulear's circus. 'I can go to América wíth IIrancisco in a few hours.
the círcus,' he thínks, I\efore they leave, Fogg

At 6 c'clock in the eveníng Fogg,


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

The Camaiic ís inYokohama.


Fogg and Mrs Aouda go
onto the Camaiu: 'Ihey find
Passepartout's name in tM book
of passengers' names, butthey
can't fínd Passepartout,

circus an exciting show passenger someone who travels on


a ship or train

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READlNG CHECK Wrlte the words from Activity 1 in the sentences.
Use the words in the balloons to write sentences about Chapter 4. , Passepartout, w.q..k~$..[,4.9. and goes onto the Carnatic.
b Fogg, Fix and Mrs Aouda to China on a small ship.
There are bad as they so from India to China.
d They to a big ship
I Mr Batulcar has a .
ress . Mr Batulcar some money.
Passepartout's name is on the list of ... ... on the Carnatic.

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

1I I ix arrests Fogg O c Passepartout ñghts some Indians. O


b Fogg, Mrs Aouda and Fix
c Passepartout
d Fogg .
e Passepartout ...
f Fogg, Mrs Acuda, Passepartout and Fix , .......•

Find the words from Chapter 4 in the railway.


d They get a train to New York. O

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'I'm sorry about Later Passepartout sees Fix on the ship. They walk into a meeting. Then they start flghtíng, One
Hong Kong,' 'My master isn't a gentleman thief,' he says. 'Camerfield for judge!' shout the man wants to fight Fogg but Fix
says Passepartout. '1 don't people on the left. 'Mandiboy for stands in front of him and stops
usually drink much, but .. .' tudge!' shout the people on the right. him.

'Listen,' says Fix. '1 They arrive in San FoggandMrs


now have papers Francisco in the morning. Aouda meet Fix
from London to The New York train leaves in the street. '1 am
arrest Mr Fogg. But that evening. travelling to Europe
1 can't stop him now. Can we travel
now. It must be in together?' he asks.
England. When we
get there ... '

papers letters, usually from an lIu when a number of people shout to say loudly and angrily fight to hit someone again and again
important person III I tlk about sornething

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I
I Fogg goes to 100k for
Passepartout.
He finds him and brings him back. But they
must wait until evening, until the next train to
NewYork.

'1low can we travel fast over


111{' snow?' thinks Fix. On a arrive in
k-dge with sails! Omaha.
There they
take a train
toNewYork.

They arrive in New York 45 minutes late!


Theír ship - the China - ís on its way to
Liverpool.

Fogg, Mrs Aouda and Fix get off th


train.

taU to go down suddenly river water that moves through the ride to go on a horse IIttW snrnethtng soft, cold and white sledge sornething tor travelling on sail this uses wind to help sornething
country in a long line snow move

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ItEAOING CHECK UESS WHAT
Choose the right words to finish the sentences. What happens in the next chapter? Tick the boxes.
n The next day they get a ship to ...
1I On the ship to America . d The Sioux Indians .
1 O Mrs Aouda talks to Fix. 1 O stop the train.
2 O Fogg sees Fix. 2 O take some passengers away.
3 lH Passepartout talks to Fix. 3 O take Passepartout away.
" Fix wants to arrest Fogg . e At Kearney station . 1 O England. 2 O China. 3 O France.
1 O in San Francisco. 1 O Fix finds Passepartout.
2 O in London. 2 O Fogg looks for Passepartout. h In Liverpool Fix takes Fogg to ...
3 O in New York. 3 O they get a train to New York.
G In San Francisco they have problems . f When they arrive in New York.
1 O at the passport office. 1 O they get a ship to England.
2 O with Fix. 2 O they are late for the ship.
3 O at a street meeting 3 O they travel by sleoge. 1 O the station. 2 O prison. 3 O a restaurant.

Wlion Fogg arrives in London he thinks it is ..


WORO WORK 10 20 30
Complete the puzzle. Find the secret word.

.......
". ".
t
I
".
'. ".
lf
I WIIII wrns E20,OOO?

10 20 30
M E E T II Wl Cr II
.. ". ... . . .......'

J................ Whll rlncs Mrs Aouda marry?

I ".

JI
10 20

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The next morning, Fogg, Mrs Later, Fogg gives the sailors shíp arrives in Queenstown - in the
'I'he '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 Franee. wood on it, and Fix.

They get on a train and travel


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

sailor aman who works on a ship lock lo clase wilh a key coal it is black; people use it 111
the fire that moves old ships ami
agree lo say 'yes' captain the most importanl sailor trains
on a ship
wood the hard part of a treo
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In Liverpool Fix arrests Fogg at last, and takes hím to 'I'm sorry, Mr Fogg,' says Fix.
'The gentleman thief - James
Strand - is in prison. You're
free to gol'

watch. 'There's time to go to


London on a fast train and
to be at my club by 8.45 this
evening,' he thínks,

'l'he train arrives at ten minutes to nine. Fogg is


live minutes late for his meeting with Stuart.

diary a book where you write about IHUlOh to hit with your closed hand
what happens every day

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Fogg doesn't want to get to his club late, so he Around the world in That afternoon Fogg tells SoonPassepartout returns.
goes home with Mrs Aouda and Passepartout. eíghty days and five Passepartout. 'I want to marry 'Today' s the 21 st December. When
minutes - he's the Mrs Aouda tomorrow, the 23rd you travel east around the world
loser! He has only December. Can you speak to the you get an extra day. You aren't
:[20,000 in the bank people at Marylebone church late for your meeting at the Club
and he must give it after all, but you must run.'
all to Stuart.

'I'm sorry for


bringing you hel'e,
to a poor man's
home,' he says to
Mrs Aouda the
next morning.
'Will you marry
me?' asks Mrs
Aouda.

poor not ri eh marry to make someone your I rl hone /' ma: lrbcn/ church Christian people go here
husband or wife to pray

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READlNG CHECK RO WORK
Put these sentenees in the eorreet order. Number them 1-9. Muteh the words with the pietures.

a O Fix uses a . to arrest Fogg.

b O ¡he sailors "se a ~ 10 loek the captain's door.

to marry
e [TI Fogg, his friends, and Fix get on a in New York.
coal

sailor
to the sailors because he wants to so to England.

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

wood

f O Fogg marries diary

church

g O Passepartout finds the correct date when he goes to the

O /2i7
h Fogg enters his club at
!!MJ . SWHAT
Wh t happens after the story ends?
o Fogg looks in his and sees the wrong date. n wer these questions.

Are Fogg and Mrs Aouda happy?


Does Passepartout stay and work for thern?
What happens to Detective Hx?
, Iloes Fogg ever travel again?

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Project A Wrlte this postcard agaln,
wlth punctuation.

Postcards from Fix 11 o.r Mo.be\ I-tere vJe o.re


r to.\~ OV\ the troV\t ot
1\ I ,?ostco.rd ~ou co.V\ see o.
\ Ir I~re ot the Co\osseuVV\1..
\1, l.to.\io.V\ s,?0.9hetti 1.to.\lo.V\
"IV e is =» 900d too viere
\1 r viV\9 toV\i9ht tor Suez, b~
\ I ?erho.,?S 1. co.V\ vJrite
\r)o.iV\ troVV\ E9~'?t Love Vix

1 Read this postcard from Fix to his wife.

Deo.r Mo.bel,

\-tere vle o.re iV\ Po.ris OV\ the froV\t of


this ?ostco.ro ~OlA co.V\ see o. ?ictlAre of
Notre DOIvY\e 1. liKe I"reV\ch OV\IOV\S?lA?
I"reV\ch vliV\e is ver~ sooo, too 'V/e re
leo.viV\s toV\iSht for 1.tOlI~ b~ trOlIV\.

Perho.?S 1. COlV\ vlrite o.So.iV\ frovY\ 1.tOl\~

Love,

WI. e another postcard that Fix sends to Mabel


hUI r In the story. Use the postcards aboye to help you.

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Project B '} Which five places around the world would you like to visit? Why?
Use a dictionary to help you.

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

Place Why?

.N.~Y:'...Y9.r~)..th~ ..~?A. ... .tCl ..\~0.r.~ ..A.~~r.iC::0.Y.'.JY.'.9.li§h


....

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Plan your world trip. Go east. Use an atlas. GRAMMAR CHECK
ROUTE TRANSPORT Linkers: and, but, and or
.fr.9r0 .. l9.V).c;\9.D. ..±9 . .P0..ri$ ...Q~...+r.0i.V)...0D9. ...Qq0.t.. 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 nere?

Write longer sentences using and, but, or or and the sentences in the box.

Fix stays in Bombay. at midr:1i~ht Re geJesIlorrltr. he runs away from the temple
he takes him to prison. he must pay Stuart E20,OOO. Fogg doesn't see him.
is he too peor? the detective buys lots of drinks. Fix can't arrest him.

11 In the evening Fogg eats at his club. 0.Y!Q. 0'+' .V'0!Qy\.iSlD1 ..h~. rWe$ .h()V'0~~.
b The priests take Passepartout's shoes .
e Fogg and Passepartout get on the train to Calcutta .
d Fogg must be back in London by 21st December : ¡ .•...• " .

In Calcutta Fix is in court , ".. : .


Passepartout doesn't want to help Fix, .
Fogg must be in Englano .. ..
h

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GRAMMAR CHECK GRAMMAR CHECK
Prepositions of time Present Simple: affirmative and negatlve
Prepositions of time tell you when sornething happens. Study the boxes. lo make most Present Simple affirmative verbs we use infinitive without too
at in on Today's detectives move fasto I need some new shirts.
12o'clock 1810 Sunday With he/she/itwe add -s or -es.
half past ten October 25th October Phileas Fogg lives in iondon. He goes to his club every day.
8.15pm. the morning / afternoon / the 14th of June lo make most Present Simple verbs negatíve we use don't (do not) + infinitive
night evening without too
midnight / midday two minutes / one hour . They don't go by plane. Wetion't know where the ship is.
With he/sne/it we use doesn't (do es not) + infinitive without too
2 Write at, in, or on. He tioesn't take off his shoes. She doesn't get into the tire.
a .9'0. 11th November e 1856
b midnight f December 1872 4 Read Fix's report about Phileas Fogg. Rewrite the sentences changing the verbs
rom affirmative to negativa, or negatlve to affirmative.
e Thursday rnorning g a quarter past eight
d 6.30 a.m. h the afternoon
a. Fogg is the gentleman thíef,
3 Complete the sentences with at, in, or on.
b. He works at a Gentlemari's Club in London.
a Fogg gces around the world ..1 V:\. 1872.
C. Fogg doesn't like eatíng at his club.
b Fogg leaves london October.
d. Passepartout comes frorn England,
e He eats at his club 12 o'clock.
e. Fogg doesn't read The Times.
d Mr Fix sees Fogg in Egypt the 9th of October.
f. Fogg and Passepartout want to go around the world in 60 days.
e The Carnatic leaves Hong Kong the evening.
g. They don't like travellíng by ship.
f Fogg and Mrs Aouda want to get on the ship the rnorning.
h. Passepartout wants to marry Mrs Aouda.
g Their ship leaves for San Francisco a few hours.
h six o'clock .. . the evening they all go to the American ship
They arrive in San Francisco the rnorning. 11 . .r Q68. i~D.':t ..+h.~..9~V\tl.e:rv)0.V). t.l:li.e:f.. .
j The New York train leaves the evening. h .
k Fogg wants to marry Mrs Aouda the 23rd of December.
••
el

h
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GRAMMAR CHECK GRAMMAR CHECK
Indefinite pronouns: people, thlngs and places Prepositions of movement

We use these instead of nouns. Prepositions of movement tell us how sornething moves.
people
someone
things
something
places
somewhere
into ---E::J onto U over J¡\..

no one nothing nowhere


through ~ across lZJ past ____..

everyone everything everywhere to __... off c51


Fogg sees something interesting in The Times. (an interesting thing, but we don't n Complete the story of the train ride from San Francisco to New York.
know what)
They go a) .:tCl. the station and get b) . ... the train in the evening. The train
Fix follows them everywhere (to all the places they gol
goes e) . . .. an old bridge. The bridge falls down d) the river. Some
No one sees Passepartout in the fire. (not one person)
Indians ride e) the train. Passepartout gets f) the train to ñght
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 the next
station. Fogg walks to find Passepartout Fix finds a sledge with sails and they travel
someone somewhere no one nothing
1) the snow with it. In Omaha they take a train h) .... New York.
nowhere everyone everything everywhere
7 How do Fogg, Passepartout, and Mrs Aouda travel to Allahabad? Look at the map
a Mrs Aouda is buying ..-?()r.'\g.tD.iv:\S}. new. nd 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 must be . . .. " in Yokohama.
e There is ... .. in the ticket office so 1can't
buy a ticket
f What different things do you need? Have you got
. in your bag?
g They look . ... on the ship for Passepartout
IIJ~~!tPassepartout, and the princess climb a) OVltO the elephant quickly. Thc
h . on the Henrietta helps Fogg because of his money.
1 If'phant walks away from Kholby and goes b) . some trees. Thcn 1I wflll~!I
Fogg can do when he gces to prison.
1) " ~ .. a big river. Near Allahabad they go d) éllw,lllllllilll'lllp!l'
11111 they don't stop, they want to get e) ..... . Allahabad qUlcl,ly 1111' 1'11'11111)111
vl'llks f) the railway and g) . .. AllélllillJ,1I1 Ihoy 0111I'l
11) 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 ta Landan befare he gets on the ship far Bambay.
'We're leaving far France, , Fagg te/ls Passepartaut. after links an earlier action with a later action.
'We aren't gaing ta France,' Fagg te/ls the sailars. After Passepartaut visits tne temple, the priests take his shaes.
:4re you gaing arounti the worki? Yes,I am. when links two actions close in time.
When their ship orrives in Suez, a detective is waiting far them.
8 Complete the conversation with the Present Continuous form of the verbs
We can put befare, atter, 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.
(f) a) .. \Jv'EO'\-:-~ .1.e.0'y'i:0~3. (we / íeaving) for France this everung.

@ For France! How b) (we / get) there?


9 Do you remember the story? Complete the sentences with before, after, or when.
a Fix ñrst sees Fogg ..vi0E:':0.. he visits the passport office in Suez.
(!) By train. Then in France c) (we / take) another train b Passepartout meets Fix in Suez, he goes to buy some shirts.
to Italy.
e Fogg goes to the passport office in Bombay he eats at the station.

~d) ............... ... (we / stay) in ítaly? d Fogg buys so me clothes for the princess they arrive in Allahabad .

(!) No, e) (we / travel) around the world.


e They get onto the ship for Hong Kong
f Fogg arrives
they leave the court.
in Japan, he looks for Passepartout.
@ Around the world' Oh, no' Why f) . (1 / gol with you? g Fogg and Mrs Aouda so to the circus their ship leaves for America.

(f:l Because I need your helpl 10 Finish the sentences with details from the story. Read the pages in brackets again

@ Oh' Where g) . (we / gol next?


if you can't remember the story. There may be more than one possible answer.
a When they arrive in Suez, .... r999 .99~s '-+:9. flit' ..?0sS:?Or+ .o.ffic:~:....
(!) Well, in Italy h) (we / get) a ship to Egypt. (page 5)

@ i) . (we / visit) Cairo? b Before Fogg and Passepartout meet the princess, .
........................ .. (page 10)
(f¿) No, j) (we / sail) from there to India.
c After they help the princess, (page 11)
@ k) .. . (we / gol to America? d When they arrive at Calcutla station, . (page 15)

(!) Yes, 1) ......•.....•.... .. (we / sail) from Japan to America.


e After Passepartout
. ..
meets Fix at the ticket offtee in Hong Kong,
. (page 17)
.

@ When m). .. .. .. (we / come) back home? f Before they get the train in San Francisco, 0 .

(!) n) .... ............ (we / arrive) in London on 21 st December and . (page 27)

o) ....... ............ (1 / gol to the club that evening.

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Jules Verne
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Around the World


in Eighty Days

STARTER LEVEL

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Around the World
in Eighty Days

'Today you can go round the world in eighty days,'


says Phileas Fogg. 'Do it, and I pay you f20,000,'
says his friend Stuart.
This is the beginning of one of Jules Verne's most
exciting stories. Phileas Fogg must get back to
London by Oecember 21st or lose al! his money.
With the help of his servant, Passepartout, Fogg
travels in many ways - from train to elephant - and
he has sorne surprising adventures on the way.

Text adaptation by Bill Bowler


Illustrated by Mark Draisey
Cover image courtesy of Getty Images (elephant through arch/
Ed Freeman/The Image Bank)

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