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S E R IE S E D IT O R S : B IL L BO W LER AND S U E P A R M IN TER
Kidnap!
JOHN ESCOTT
John Escott has written many books for readers of all ages, and particularly
enjoys writing crime and mystery thrillers. He was born in the west of England,
but now lives on the South Coast. When he is not writing, he visits second-hand
bookshops, watches videos of old Hollywood movies, and takes long walks along
empty beaches. He has also written The Wild West, A Pretty Face, and retold
William Tell and Other Stories for Dominoes.
OXFORD
U N IV E R S IT Y P R ESS
This is Tom. He’s an artist and he lives in the
United States. One day he goes to a bookstore
What happens? Tick the boxes.
3 a magazine
c He draws a picture o f .. .
1 an interesting woman 2 a mov.ie sttar 3 a police officer
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artist a person who escape to get away from gun a person can fight
makes pictures something bad with this
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LlXJ.JLi.lV D ,
maybe perhaps snow something soft, cold coffee people often drink this
and white in the morning
winter the time of year when
it is very cold bookstore a shop for books park to stop driving and
leave your car
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Just then, Tom sees some
white paper. The paper
falls from
‘Wait!’ Tom
calls. ‘This is
yours!’
But the m an
doesn’t hear
him. Tom
looks at the
paper. It has a
map on it. He
puts the paper
into his coat.
‘Maybe it’s not
im portant,’ he
thinks.
paper you write on this fall to go down suddenly map a picture that shows
where things are
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any paper.’
Then he remembers the
m an’s map. ‘Oh! Yes, I do!’
a
comic strip, ’ he thinks.
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m i Are you uivr iom asKs. rou neea to can a tow trucis, ne
‘It’s my car,’ the woman says. says. ‘They can come and get your
‘There’s something wrong with it.’ car. Here’s my cell p h o n e.’
‘W hat’s that?’ the woman asks, when she sees Tom’s picture.
‘I t .. . it’s a picture of you,’ Tom says. ‘I’m an artist, I draw pictures for
comic books. Oh, but there’s a map— ’
/ A MD J 'A m iV i
w /th &oPYc,u*<&
A c m s to ,
Tom tells the woman about the men in
the bookstore. They look at the map.
‘Look at this!’ says Tom, and he reads
from the map.
WORD WORK
Use the words in the cell phone to
complete the sentences.
GUESS WHAT
What happens in the next chapter? Read the sentences and write Kes or No.
Then c
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‘Only im portant or fam ous people have a
A bodyguard,’ Tom says. ‘This is a plan. Those little laugh.
two m en in the bookstore w ant to kidnap ‘Kidnap a child? You
fam ous when many people kidnap to take someone away police men and women who
know a person when they don't want to go stoppeopledoing bad things
plan when you get something real life things that happens
ready to do later every day
mother and her
daughter leave their
house. The mother is
Jodie-Anne Ryan, the
m ovie star. The girl
is Anastasia. She is
thirteen years old.
‘Please Anastasia,
you m ust come with
me. The students
w ant to see you,’
Jodie-Anne says.
‘Well, I don’t w ant to
see them . Holiday
concerts are boring!’
Anastasia says.
movie sta r a famous person holiday concert a school boring not interesting
that you can see in moving event in which the students
pictures sing and play music in front of
other people
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call the police.
‘There are no
street names on
the m ap,’ he
says. ‘How can
we find the ‘Maybe I know it,’
school?’ Rita tells him.
‘Come on, Tom. We
can take your car.’
W hat about your car?’ Tom asks. ‘Do w ant to call the tow truck?
There isn’t time,' Rita says. ‘A nd this is. ore im portant th an my car.
‘Only an hour before
the kidnap,’ Tom
says. ‘Are you sure
about the school?’
Uh - almost sure,’
Rita says.
alm ost nearly sure when you feel ice water that is hard
something is true when it is very cold
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READING CHECK
Are these sentences true or false? Tick the boxes. True False
a The two men want to kidnap a child, Tom thinks. 5Zf □
b Tom calls the police. □ □
c Rita wants to find the school. :S ji
f t
d Jodie-Anne Ryan is a movie star. □ § y |
e Anastasia wants to go to the holiday concert. □
G i
f Tom can see some street names on the map. c □
g There’s only one hour before the kidnap. i □
h There's a lot of water on the road f llO 'i l o l
WORD WORK
t Find ten words from Chapter 2 on the map.
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n i i c i Lvvcixty m i n u t e s , ± u m says,
‘I need some gas.’
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me DOOKSiore are tooiiiug ai me map. vviiere s me u u s s r
‘The school’s not far from here, Joe,’ ‘Listen, everything’s OK,’ Max
the big m an says. ‘W here’s your map? tells him. ‘Think of all the
‘I don’t know,’ Joe says. money, Joe!'
‘Here, take my map, Joe. Drive down this road for five kilometres. There’s a
place to park on the right. Wait there, and be ready to move quickly when
you see the car. Remember, it’s a long, black car.’
worried not happy about boss the person that you place where something is
something and thinking work for
about it a lot
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'Hi,' he says to the girl in the shop. ‘We’re ‘Do you know
looking for a school near here.’ he asks.
The girl looks
think . . .’ she
‘W hat?’ says Tom. ‘Do you know it?’ ‘Is there a school in
‘Maybe it’s Bridgewater, a little town Bridgewater?’ Tom asks.
about three kilometres from here,’ ‘Oh, yes,’ the girl says. ‘Hillside
she says. School.’
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The girl shows Tom a m agazine. There is a
picture of a movie star on the front of the
magazine.
‘Do you know this woman?’ she asks.
‘Sure! It’s Jodie-Anne Ryan!’ says Tom.
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READING CHECK
Choose the correct w ords to complete the sentences.
WORD V O l l
Use the words in the papers to complete the sentences.
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:
Mitl
GUESS WHAT
What happens in the next chapter? Tick two answers.
a O ' Tom finds Anastasia at the school.
b □ Tom tells the police about the kidnap plan.
.
c □ Rita takes out a gun.
d □ Tom and Rita meet Max.
‘They w ant to kidnap Anastasia,
Rita sees Tom. He’s Jodie-Anne Ryan’s daughter!’ Tom says.
running to the car. ‘Jodie-Anne Ryan - the movie star?’ says
‘W hat’s happening?’ Rita. Are you kidding?’
she thinks. ‘We m ust call the police now,’ Tom says.
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Tom th row s his phone into the back of the car.
He sees Rita’s coat. Then he sees something in
her coat pocket.
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'She's phoning the
kidnappers! S h e ’s a
kidnapper, too!'
After driving for ten minutes, Tom stops behind a blue van.
‘Now we wait with Max,’ Rita says. ‘Get out.'
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RIEftilNS:CHECK;
Put these sentences in the correct order. Number them 1-7.
WORD WORK
Use the words in the ca r to complete the sentences below.
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Just ttien, a big
black car comes
down the road.
‘Here they come,
Rita says.
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Suddenly, Jodie-Anne’s bodyguard takes
a gun from under his coat.
‘Be careful, Joe!’ shouts Max.
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urive: n u a reus mm. m e bodyguard snoots but ne can t
stop the van.
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tne oacK 01 me van.
Anastasia is angry.
‘Be careful,’ says Tom
quietly. ‘These people are
dangerous.’
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READING CHECK
Correct the mistakes. j-, j ^
WORD WORK
1 Find seven more words from Chapter 5 in the word square.
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2 Use the words from Activity 1 to complete the sentences.
a Some cars drive very fast in the winter and they T K. !.d. on the ice.
b He can’t talk quietly, he alw ays...............................
c ‘Do you like that book?' 'Yes, it’s ............................... '
d ‘Call a doctor. Two people a r e ............................... ’
e In the movie the man takes out a gun and h e ............................. at the police.
f Some people open their mouths a n d ............................. when they are afraid.
g This is a ............................. place to walk across the road; cars drive past here
very fast.
h When a car hits a tree you can hear a b ig ...............................
GUESS WHAT
What happens in the next chapter? Tick one box.
b Jodie-Anne finds the blue van and d Anastasia and Tom escape from
she shoots Rita. the kidnappers. The police arrive.
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Suddenly, Tom jum ps on Rita. He
k n ock s the gun from her hand.
‘Run!’ he shouts to Anastasia.
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Rita has her gun again, and runs alter them.
close near
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go across the river on the bridge
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and gets ready to stioot snowball at Kita dead.
Tom. Quickly, Anastasia a n d ... ‘Owf Rita shouts.
gets some snow and
makes a snowball.
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m ia s ia s ic i a n a m i a r v iic i5 L c i.5 ic i l a u g i u . i
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2 Use the words from Activity 1 to complete the
Please don’t throw
sentences. _____
th a t............................
a cz— — ii- i- ii Help! )— i _ You're standing very
Quickly!
Be careful! Don’t
Be careful
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Map reading
POLICE
STATION
SHOE STORE
TRAIN
STATION
6AS
STATION
WOOES
2 Look at the map again. Here are the directions from the train station to the police
station in Bridgewater. Complete the directions with the words in the box.
3 Draw a map and write down the directions from your home to your school, or
another place near you. Use the phrases in Activities 1 and 2 to help you.
CMHO W riting a Comic Strip
1 Look at the comic strip in Activity 3. What chapter of Kidnap! is this from?
2 What does Tom say in the comic strip? Arrange his words.
' f
d sugar Is | any f there | ?1
| — |
f Here j are. | you i Thanks. |
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3 Write Tom’s words in the correct pictures to complete the comic strip.
Yes, of course.
Sure. It’s
over there.
That's my coffee!
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4 Here’s a scene from Kidnap! that isn’t in the book. Complete the words and
pictures in the comic strip.
Is there a
Hello,.
Where
soon with
5 Choose another scene from Kidnap! that isn’t in the book. Make it into a comic
strip. Write the words and draw the pictures.
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