Drive into Danger OXFORDDRIVE INTO DANGER Mark Mis has many tasks. They deve all over urop aking difeen hing diferent plac ot tay, Mark and hit som Andy ate Raving a Ba rorting. One of thee divers, Gary Slater, has bad ‘rmandcanmot drive, And there are importa things ~ some ebles mast go fem England to France a some wine mi com rm Frame to England Bat Ki Parkercay help she can dive a tuck Gay sys Ar about one ooo, om aed 0 stop for 15 mine at hi ruck op ert’ He pte a X on he map he bing 7 helpful So Kim dries she tuck 1 Fras with Mark's son Andy ~ but ics diet danger.~ Thilo Advent Drive into Danger Suter 250 fendors)Drive into Danger arty Simon Gore ~CONTENTS 1 Amick without der 2 Gary makers phone ill 2 The acs ex il 4 One oad 5 Therabbish damp 6 The pole are coming sri Bor Reading ‘niin While Reng scooter ReadingATTJose then Kim Parker arvves, She i a student. Her father is one of Marks drivers, Shei working in Mack's fice inher holiday “Good morning, Me Miles,’ says Kim, Wha ean Ido “Can you drive truck” says Mask with litle lau “Tse gt tales in Faversham and wine i Lyon ~ and no ever? “Ye, ean deve srk, says Kim. ego cence Drive into Danger ‘Wonderful! says Mark, He is looking happier. Have yous ‘oF happier. ‘OK. Can you rake a tuck co France? Here is some use. 1s at home, Sudenly Mark is much French money and these areal he papots~ read them ceflly?”le eA Sa MLE TOTS “Ger the tales fom the shop at Faversham,’ says Gary “Then take the ferry fom Dover Calas. At Calis, lok fast oad fer sigs tothe A26 moronway. I's a go0 Listen ~ this every important, Allerack drivers st stop for 45 mines in every 4 hours “Teno says Kits “OK. There ae ease stops on every French road At about one o'lock, you need eo stop for 15 minutes at his ‘ruck sop here,’ Fle ps an X on she map. “Cam gn too, Dad asks Andy. “ean drive tuck, French Phaps can help Kim? “And you want to go w France know! OK, you two. Ron home and get your pasports, your overnight bags and some sandwiches. There are sleeping bags in the truck, and a mobilephone tou. When yu come hack, eo and look atthe map with Gary. He drives to France every ‘werk, He can tell you about it bur Lean dive car and fad a map ~ and an pele"Don’t stayin the truck; get ut, walk about and get some coffee. You don’t want to goto esp when you are Aving, At about Four o'clock you mas tp again Bere, near Dijon. A sary puts an X on the map. “The eafé atthe tick stop males wonderful cof. Good lic, and drive carefully,’ say Gary. Drive into Danger Andy and Kim get into the tuck and drive away —and Gary makes an importane phone cal “Hullo, Gary here ea drive raday but tell P (OK ~ the teuck stop near Reims at one, and Dijon at four. Look fora gil with brown baie and a boy in a yellow shirt.”scared Andy and Kim atrive t Faversham, They tell the man The rbles ate ready. My men can pu them in the tevok. We ean sie in my office and wait Would yo like soime coos? the ma ays. “They eave the truck ane go into the of, Driv into Danger kim and Andy drive to Dover and cake the ferry 0 js, They deve off the Ferry and out of Calais. They Find the motorway — an a big STOP sign ‘enced ticket says Andy. He puts his hand out of the window to cake the kes but he is too far aay and the ticker goes under the truck. Andy jumps down and “OK, Ive gor iene, Andy calls 0 Kim, “Ba he truck is losing oi Not mich, bu we must do something about “Ok, says Kim, Tan do that athe tuck stop. Come fone go"[ar Baroy Thy make wenn ce "de wae ay win? Ig Kin, do wane ome cli Thy ative athe rk opt ee fou a thea "Thug te wink fhe of thy eat man in a green shir, He takes something out from under she truck and goes a red ca “don ke this says Kim qui. “La got 1 Few minaes later, Kim looks in her miter. Any, she says quicly, “There's red car behind ws And the’ man in che gisen shee driving, Why is he following us? He's gor is pare” ‘Na, he haa’ says Andy with a laugh. He's gor our sandwiches, And P've got his parce. Here it He opens i carefully, n i are about ity small white per haDrive into Danger kim drives away agin vey fast Inher miro she sees the man inthe gren shir sanding by his ca He cart follow us now’ Andy says with sie Burehe man s very angry and quickly takes ura small Mack mobile phone “What's this? says Amy. Deg, I tink, says Kin, “And the man i the geen shire wants thers. He dace’? want your sandwiches, and he’s angry. We're in danger, Andy. I must do someting” The red car is only a few metres behind. Kim stops svckenly The eae runs into the back ofthe ruc,‘We must phone for help,” says And. Bur just chen to men arsive in white car A man in black suits devin The ma inthe gen sie i with Wi, The ew men leave their car across the entrance and jump out. The man in the suit has a gun Now we can't dive oat of here, thinks Kim. ‘Oh Driv into Danger “The ewo men run upto the track and stan by Kim's See “Giveme the pace, sys the mania the black suit very ciel "Ran, And” says Kim. Quickly Andy opens his door and amps out of the tuck, He rns othe white ear. The Iman in che green shirt fll hin, bu he sto ft and slow, Any gets inca the car and drives awaya Carefully Kim pots the gun inher overnight bag. Then she goes to the ruck andl telephones the police, A French allo, do you speak English? she asks the policeman on che phone Bot Kim does not speak French, and the French policeman does noc understand English, ‘Where's Andy? thnks Kim, He speaks French 4 Vly TL = Vaya ooo I? AYA dices Just then a white ae comes through the emeance to the rubbish dump. lestope, nd Andy jamps out. He ens up to Kim. eS OK, Kim! he sags “The police are oo ne A few minutes lace a French police car aries. Four policemen jump out. Kim gives them he gin, swwhere ate che druge? asks one ofthe policemen. ‘And where are the men "tn that ski’ says Andy with a laugh. The policemen pet the Ladderive into Danger Later that evening Andy and Kien drive 1 Lyon with the tables. They have coffe and long French sandwiches in a café. Then they go co ehe wine shop, They ative ‘ver ate. A fat, ite man is waiting for them. He looks ‘Why ae you late” asks the man, “Wel. begins Kim, esa long sony says Andy tied GLOSSARY café place where people ean eat and drink cle: hot dre anger something that can hare you or ge yu ino trouble iy. you noel wo havea bath when you are dirty drug. something shat some poople ake to make them feel happy or sleepy entrance. the way into somewhere fall_po down sudéenly ferry” away of getting cars and tucks aross che ea follow go afer sawn somthing that shoots and kills people jump. move quickly or suddenly licence you ned this paper before you can drive a cae rmotorway big oad where you can drive fast fil Kod eha helps ears and tucks move ‘overnight bag bag with sleeping and washing things passport you need this book to travel ours your throw move your arm quickly 0 send something home the air truck stop place where trucks stop and hei divers ct and drink wine an aul drink made from futDrive into Danger ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES Before Reading 1 Look atthe picture onthe cover ofthe Book. Now answer those questions. 1 Which word is important forthe story? Choose one a Clerks bClplanes © [) menor 2 Thestony is. 4 Littightening, b Clexoiting, © C1 fanny. Read the back cover ofthe book Guest answers to these ‘questions. 1 Thestory happens a Clamerict, Cl Britnin. © Ol France 2 The end af the soy is 2 Clapp. Cl nachappy, © [1 fanny 5 Kim and Ano. 44 Jace brother and ser bb Clare friend © Fl work together.ACTIVITIES While Reading 1 Read pages 4, “Ae these sentences trae (T) or fae (F? 1 Gary is always Le or work, 2 Kime a sen, 5. Andy is Mack's son, 4 Gary does not often drive to France. oooo+ ooo. Read pages 5-7, and dhe pu thes sence in the ht onde. a C1 Atabout fur o‘ock you must stop nese Dijon, bs OAr Calis ook for sigs to the A16 motorway. «11 You need t stop 3 aboat one ook 4 1 Take the fer from Dover to Calas. © 51 Get he tales from the shop in Faversham, Read pages 8-1. Use these words join che senens ot id but Deconse 1 Andy and Kim ative a Faversham, They tel he man aout Gay's am. 2 The cher goes under the truck, Andy ito faraway to eit 3 The teu osing il Isn't very bade 0 4 acroms: While Reading Read pages 12-15. Are these sentences tre (T) a fase 1 Andy sav, ‘They make wonderful wine in Burgundy." 2 Achin man in Back sie kes sonething out eo under the tuck. 4 Ad er fllows the 4 The track mans tothe bak af the rd ese Read pages 16-2. Who says 1 We muse phone for bly.” 2 Give ne chat pee 3 “Run, And! 4 "Your drugs are ia dae skip” Read pages 22 1 Whore does Kim pt the gu? 2 How do the policemen ge into the ski? '5 What do Kim ea nd drinkin he café? 44 Wy is the man inthe wine shop angry? a wen answer hese questions. ooo a+ ooo o-After Reading 1 Here are ewenty shot sentencss. Make ten langer sentences vith and, bu, ten oe besa, 1 Gary Sate endive, Me saad rt 2 “Get the tables fre Favershat, Take the fry from Dave Calais 3 Truck divers must stop every few hours They must not 29 10 sleepon the road 4 Kio and Andy rive away. Gary makes an important phone cll, 5: Auy has wot the ck, The track i sing il 6 im doss not want any wine She des wan some coe 7 ‘e's go our sandwiches. ve gor his pace” 8 Kim stops suddenly. She dives away very fast 9 Andy opens his window. He throws the parcel nt the sears skp. 10 ‘The man inthe roe sie set follow Andy. hes fac and slow secs After Reading 2 What are they saying? Writ the ight answees ia the spaces Gary ing Th poem ing Kissing Why are we going ra rubbish dor bb “Where are the two men? 1 “OK, You ake dhe fee fom Dover to Calas then we vive co Lyon 4 Pm eeady, Poe got my overnight bag 8ABOUT THE AUTHOR oscnry Borer i very aprender and mie, She ‘as abo work as anor, afayer ant oars She te sth of many books for leteners of Elisha than sec remember. I xopred couming afer 150° she sys She he writen and retold more thn sigh graded ear inlong many for he Oxford Bookworm Libary. 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