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?
The inspector also asked Mrs. White some questions: Mr. White: Yes.
The Inspector: were you doing when your The Inspector: OK. Thanks.
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?
1) Did Mrs. White see the thief?
A) Decide True or False?
___________________________. 1) ( ) Mr. White was at home when the event
2) What was Mrs. White doing when the occurred.
thief broke into the house? 2) ( ) Mr. White caught the thief but he didn’t
_______________________________ tell anyone.
___________. 3) ( ) Mrs. White was watching the movie while
3) Was Mr. White with his wife when her husband was drinking water.
the thief broke into the house? 4) ( ) The thief broke into the house while
_______________________________ they were sleeping.
___________. 5) ( ) Mr. White went out while his wife was
4) What was Mr. White doing in the sleeping.
kitchen? 6) ( ) Mr. White went out to help his friend.
_______________________________ 7) ( ) Mrs. White screamed when she saw the
The inspector also asked Mrs. White some questions: thief.
___________.
The Inspector: were you doing when your
5) Did Mr. White really prepare the
husband was in the kitchen? At the end of the A) questionnaire…
Decide True or False?
tea?
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preparing the
thief questionnaire…
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house?
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water. did you spend in
______________________________. him while he was breaking into our house. But I
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deceived me. They sleeping.
took all our money and ran away…
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we will and
arrest run away…
you!