Penguin Readers Answer key

The Boxers

Level 3 – Pre-Intermediate
Answers to Book Activities Act 2
1–2 Open answers Open answer

3 a He was hit on the back of his head with Acts 3 and 4

something heavy. 1–2 Open answers
b She was in debt and needed money.
She hated her brother because he Activities after reading the book
refused to help her. She was at his 1–2 Open answers
house on the evening of his death.
Student’s Activities
4–6 Open answers
Activities before reading the book
7 a sculpture
b lifted 1 (a) The police think she murdered her
c shorter and thinner/lighter brother, Michael Boxer.
d scratches (b) Someone hit him on the head.
e dust (c) He was a policeman.
(d) Two days. 2 Open answer
f locked
g weapon 2–4 Open answers Scene 3

The Boxers
8 10.00–11.30 p.m.: Michael Boxer was 1 Open answer
murdered. Activities while reading the book
2 He does not like her. He looks bored when
9.30 p.m.: Matthew Foley saw Jennifer’s Act 1 he talks about her bruise, he says perhaps
car outside her brother’s house. Scene 1 she did it herself. He does not want to agree
10.45 p.m.: Simon Nichols did not see that she might have touched the sculpture
Jennifer’s car outside her house. Suggested answers
and nothing else. He possibly thinks these
11.00 a.m.: Mrs Stanton found Michael (a) The two lawyers are setting out what they
things because he works for the police and
Boxer’s body. will say in court. Yes, it is important, the
they believe Jennifer killed her brother.
lawyers have to make their point very quickly.
9–10 Open answers (b) They want to get the jury on their side. Scene 4
11 If you plan to kill someone, it is murder. (c) Jennifer Radman 1 (a) locks, doors, windows
Manslaughter is also a crime. You kill (d) The prosecution (b) gun, knife
someone, but that was not your plan. So Scene 2 (c) friend, family
murder is a more serious crime than (d) house, garden, car
1 (i) They quarrelled throughout the meal
manslaughter.
(ii) Mr Boxer said, ‘You’re not going to get 2 None of the locks were broken and the
+ Open answers
anything from me.’ doors and windows were locked so Michael
12 Alice O’Connell: She says that Jennifer is (iii) Jennifer looked very upset and angry. let the person in, there were no signs of a
a kind, loving woman – not a murderer, (iv) Jennifer walked out of the restaurant. fight by the door or in the flat.
Sarah Rose: She says that Jennifer returned (v) Jennifer sounded angry.
home at 10 o’clock. (But she is not sure.) (vi) Mr Boxer shouted and was rude to Gina. Scene 5
Jonathan Peters: He says that other 1 (i) If Jennifer’s car is not there it does
2 Suggested answer – They do not like each mean she is not at home
people wanted Michael Boxer to die.
other and do not want to go to their homes. (ii) Mr Nichols says he does not remember
Daniel Radman: He says that his mother
It is safer to meet in public. seeing the car, and isn’t sure if it was
returned home at 10 o’clock. The car was
not outside the house later because he Scene 3 there or not.
went to a Chinese restaurant in it. (iii) he does not like Jennifer because her
(a) True
Sharon Phillips: She tells the same story children are out of control.
(b) True
as Daniel. (c) False, December 8th 2 Open answer
+ Open answers (d) False, two or three thousand
(e) False, she didn’t see him often Act 3
13–17 Open answers
(f) True Scenes 1 and 2
Answers to Factsheet Activities (g) False, Peter Lampton can’t say he was a (a)–(iii), (b)–(v), (c)–(i), (d)–(vi), (e)–(ii), ( f ) –(iv)
very good father
Communicative activities (h) True Scenes 3 and 4
( i ) True 1 Open answer
Activities before reading the book
( j ) False, he stole a car.
1 Suggested answers 2 Mrs O’Connell (b), (e), (g), (h)
(a) He is a judge, he is wearing a wig and Scenes 4 and 5 Miss Sarah Rose (a), (c), (d), ( f ) , ( i ) , (j)
gown, in Britain all judges wear these (a)–(iii), (b)–(v), (c)–(ii), (d)–(vi), (e)–(i), (f)–(iv) Act 4
clothes.
Scene 6 Scene 1
(b) They are probably two of the people
who go before the judge. They probably (a) (Suggested answer) He is probably nervous Open answer
know each other. The woman seems about being in court and answering questions.
worried and unhappy. (b) 8.30 p.m. Scenes 2 and 3
(c) This is probably a court case with a (c) 9.30 Answers – Daniel works for a builder, not in a
woman at the centre, either she is the (d) No garage. He went to a football match and got into
victim or she has committed a crime. (e) (Suggested answer) The Prosecution needs a fight, not drinking. He did not go to prison.
to show she was there after 9.30, the Sharon is going to have her baby in six months
2–3 Open answers. Defence wants to show she was not there. not three, and she does not live with Daniel.
( f ) Open answer Daniel usually goes to a Chinese restaurant on
Activities after reading a section
Friday night. On the night of December 14th,
Act 1 Act 2
they watched television, they were not talking.
1 Open answer Scenes 1 and 2
Scene 4
1 (a) “What time was that, Mrs Stanton?”
2 Suggested answers 1–2 Open answers
(b) “Can you describe the sculpture, Mrs
(a) She doesn’t like him, he was rude to her
Stanton?”
in the restaurant and shouted at her. Activities after reading the book
(c) “Mrs Stanton, what did you do while you
(b) Of the two he probably likes Mr Boxer
waited for the police?” 1–3 Open answers
best, he is an old friend of his and
(d) “Did any other person have a key to Mr
thinks that Jennifer was a difficult child
Boxer’s home?”
who acted stupidly.
(e) “Is Mrs Radman heavier or lighter than
(c) He does not think she is very good with
you, do you think?”
money because she wanted to borrow
( f ) “For example, was the furniture in the
some money but couldn’t pay it back.
wrong position?”
He didn’t want her in his office.

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