Elementary, my dear Watson. Attributed to Sherlock Holmes (but he never said it) oY: Sa-eenge (ej n0)ay 1 GRAMMAR past simple: regular and irregular a Read this police report. Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs brackets. POLICE REPO Bank robbery We * arrived — (arrive) at the bank at 9.36 in the evening, and we * (parlo our police car outside. The bank 2 (be) eloced and all the lights * Ge) off, but we e ook) through the window. We © (woe) a person inside the bank, At first we e (not can) see who it was, but then he * pen) the door and cama ont — tt was Stevan Potter. He ® (not run) away ~ he just walked slowly to his car, and thon drove away. Tho noxt morning, we® (©) to his house at 6.00 a.m, We" __¢fina) ium in bed. He * aot want) to speak to us, but we * (take) him to the police station. 'b_ Complete the questions with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. INSPECTOR Where’_wereyou_at about 9.30 yesterday ‘evening? (be) STEVENPOTTER Iwasat the cinema. The film* started at 9.00. (start) 1 whet fin Pee) SP_ icant remember. It wasrit very good. 1 Hmm. Very interesting. And who tothe cinema with? (go) SP with my grfiond, i) * the fit? ke) SSP Yor, che thought it wae very enact 1 What time the film 2 {nish SP Atabout 10:30, 1 Andwhat’ after youleft the cinems? (4) SP We went Wa testouran Le Dulce Vila Ute Mig Steel 1 LaDolce Vit? know it. Very good spaghetti, What time ‘ the restaurant? (leave) SP Atabout 12.00, | That’svery ate.” home after that? (go) SP__No, we went to anightclub - Flanagan’. Then we went home. 1 How?” tax? (get) SP No,we gota bus. 1 And what time _ tobed? (e0) SP Atabout 4.00 am.Cani go home now? tm tired 1 No, {id like to ask you some more questions.2 VOCABULARY irregular verbs a Complete the infinitive and past forms of these irregular verbs with a, ¢,i,0, oF Infinitive Past 1 begin began 2 c_me c_me 3. dr_nk dr_nk 4 dr_ve dr_ve 5 gve eve © knw kn_w 7pt pt est st 9 swam swom 10 w_ke [up] w_ke [up] wa won 12 wr_te wr_te 1b Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs in the box, buy find break hear make take can lose meet think Last night we _heand a noise downstairs. 1 2 They ‘the man’s daughter was the murderer 4 The policema the money in an old hag 4 They their friends outside the restaurant. si a detective story in the bookshop. 6 My girlfriend hher mobile phone last night. 7 Theman awindow and went into the house. 8 Somebody iy laptop when [was out of theroom. 9 We were worried because we seea police car outside our house 10 Lwasthirsty sol cup of tea. 3 PRONUNCIATION past simple verbs ‘a Match the verbs with the same vowel sound. drove could made said leamt bought had lost came _made left got spoke took heard b AUTRE Listen and check. Then listen and repeat. LISTENING (SB Listen to a radio interview with a detective. What does he ike most about his job? (GREY Listen again and choose a,b, orc. 1 Jeremy Downs decided he wanted tobe a detective. a. when he wasa child. when he left school © when he finished university. 2 His firs job inthe police a aninspector b apolice officer. © adetective, 3 Jeremy took the... Exam tobecome adetective a National Inspectors National Detectives € National Investigators 4 Jeremy usually works. a outside. b inanoffice. € atthe police station 5 He sometimes feels...when he isar work a bored b stressed © worried USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES Learn these words and phrases. library laibri murder ‘mad nobody noubodi secretary 'sekrotri believe /b'lizv kill business partner /"biznos pa:tna8B=“hotse with a history 1 GRAMMAR there is / there are, some / any + plural nouns a Complete the dialogue with the correct form of thereis| there areand, ifnecessary,a,some, or any. {A Hello. tm interested inthe flat torent. B Oh,OKLet me tellyou about it.'_‘There'sa large living room and* small kitchen. A? table in the kitchen? B No,* But vvery nice dining room with a table and some chairs. ‘A That'sTine. what about the bedrooms. How many bedrooms * 2 BO three bedrooms and a bathroom. ae shower in the bathroom? B Yes,” A Good." bookshelvesin the living room? 8 No,Im-sorry. But cupboards. ‘A. That's OK. thinkit's perfect for us. How much ist? 1b Write the sentences in the plural using some or any. 1 There's an armchair in the living room. There aresome armchairs inthe living room 2 Istherc acarpet downstairs? 3. There's a CD on the shelf. 4 Isthere a glass in the cupboard? 5 There isn a file in the study, © Giaipthe correct form: 1 Q@3) There's a nice flat and *itisn’e | there isn’t very expensive. "There are / They are two rooms but ‘there aren't they aren’t very big. “There's /Itis a small Kitchen and a bathroom. There isn't Ie isn’t abath in the bathroom, but it's / there's a new shower. The flat isonthe 10th floor, so* there's itis a fantastic view of the city. And* there's /it’sa very large balcony with alotof flowers." They are | There are beautiful in the summer! Ifyou want breakfast in bed, sleep in the kitchen, Allison Pearson, British writer 2 VOCABULARY the house a Complete the crossword, P/B/O|A|R|Db Writetheroom. 1. You usually take off your coat in the hall You usually havea shower in the b You usually have dinner in the d r You You usually park your car in the g You usually make lunch in the k You usually watch television in the L You usually sleep in the b © You usually sit outside in the g ually use a computer in the st 3 PRONUNCIATION 1a! and /ea/; word stress a Gircle) the word with a different sound, ea, 7 | theyre there dear chair TO) | 2 beer stairs near ec 3 where wear we're chair D9) | 4 here hair hear 1D _SEIEED Listen and repeat the words. © Underline the stressed syllable. caripet mirror upbeat balcony cooker cofs armichair garage citing 4 SURGE Listen and check. Then listen and repeat LISTENING AGIA Listen to Mrs Goodings showing her house 1 Bradley and Joanna, a couple who are interested in renting it. Tick / the three rooms Mrs Goodings shows them? 1 bathroom =] 2 bedroom = J 3 diningroom C] + garage oO 5 hall g 6 kitchen = 7 tivingroom 8 study o AGED Listen again and write T (true) or F (false). T Mrs Goodings always eats inthekitchen. 2 Joanna doesn't like the kitchen, 3 ‘There isn'ta washing machine in the kitchen, 44 There's ahole inthe celling of the kitchen, 5 Joanna likes the windows in the living room. 6 ‘There isn'ta TV in the living room. 7 There are three bedrooms upstairs. 8 Bradley forgetsabout the hole inthe bathroom ceiling USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES. Learn these words and phrases. advertisement /od!vs:tismant barman /"ba:mani dishwasher fol) lovely ‘lav rent ren bottle of champagne /9 botl pv [xem'pein along timeago /9 Ing taim 9920 (luca pub pat Wow! How horrible! haw ‘hovablPm nat frightened of death. | just don't want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen, American film director 8G@=Atight in a haunted hotel 1 GRAMMAR there was / there were a Complete the text. Use was, were, wasn't, or weren't Twent on holiday to Brazil last summer, and I stayed {in an amazing hotel. My room was great. There was _a large bed, and there* _ some big cupboards to put my clothes in, There * kitchen, but there aminibar full of drinks and snacks. There” three different restaurants to choose from. There a beautiful swimming pool in the hotel, and there , ‘along beach very near, There any tourists on the bench but there" baby turtles. They were really beautifull 1b Complete the dialogue with a form of there was/ there wore. Din yous havea gnnd holiday? ‘Notrrealy.' There was _a problem with my hotel. ‘Oh dear. What happened? Well, we couldn't swim because * ‘a swimming pool And ® any restaurants near the hotel. fay ¢ ‘a minibar in your room? B No” —_aminibor and a television. The only thing in my room was the bed! Oh,” bathroom? Yes, but* any clean towels. Everything was vory dirty. q ‘any nice people inthe hotel? B Yex° some great people, but they allfelt the same as me - very angry! oro a> 2 VOCABULARY prepositions: place and movement ‘Complete the sentences with the words in the box. behind from.to in infrontof out of over under up rextto opposite Aitereiemhamily: dv thedininggrsin 1 2 The boy issitting the girl 3 The womanis theman, 4 There's a ghost standing the woman. 5 the table Ue hte 7 There’sa ghost the waiter. 8 The waiters carrying the plates the kitchen the tables 9. There’sa clock the kitchen door 10 A ghostis going the stairsPRONUNCIATION silent letters Grossout the silentletters. 1 ghost 3 white 5 autumn 7 builder 2 cupboard 4 know 6 walk 3 wrong {GER Listen and repeat. Copy the rhythm. (GERAD | ister and underline the srresced words. 1 There was alamp on the table 2 There wasn't bath inthe bathroom. 3 Was there a mirror in the bedroom? 4 There were some books on the shelf. 5 ‘There weren't any cupboards in the kitchen. 6 Were there any plantsin the study? {GTAD Listen again and repeat the sentences. READING Read the text. Write T (crue) or F (false). Maesmawr Hall is more than 500 years old 1 2. People have seen ghosts inside and outside the hotel 3. The ghostsare all of people who lived in the house in the past 4 Robin Drwe's ghost sometimes appears as a ball 5 Paranormal investigators didn't think that Maesmawr Hall was haunted LISTENING {HIGH Listen to four people talking about hotel rooms. Which countries did they visit? SGIEIED Listen again. Match the speakers to the rooms. Speaker] Speaker? C] Speaker3 C] speakers CI [A The room was under the water B The room had mirrors on the walls and the ceiling, C The room wasn't very comfortable D The room was up atree. USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES Learn these words and phrases. ghosts. gousts haunted /ho:ntid guest /ges! strange owner In the middle of the night he im 09 mill py O9 ‘nat priest pri brave ‘bre remote control /rimaut kon'tr30l frightened /fraitnd ‘> GAs ries a wij cm Maesmawr Hall: A Haunted House in Wale ‘aesmawr Hall is a manor house in Powys, Mice: wstczyisn 20-bedroom hotel and venue for weddings. Iis famous because people say itis haunted. Many quests say that they have seen ahosts. A businessman who stayed at the hotel said that when he looked out of the window he saw hundreds of Roman soldiers marching. in fact, in Roman times ‘there was @ road which passed through the grounds of Maesmawr Hall. Other quests said they saw the ghosts of the Davies sisters who owned the hotel in the 1900s, and the ghost of an old housekeeper walking through a wall in the hall. But perhaps most Frightening is the story that the ghost of an evil man, called Robin Orwg haunts the woods around the hotel. Some people say that they have seen this ghost. suddenly change into the shape of a bull Maesmawr was on a TV programme about houses with ghosts called Most Haunted, The TV show presenters and investigators from the Mid Wales Paranormal (MWP) reported lots of strange activity in the hall — seeina balls of light, feelina movements, and hearing tunusual sounds. During the investigation, the floor in one of the upstairs rooms moved. The hotel's current ‘owner, Nigel Humphryson, says he often hears voices and banging noises that he cannot explain. So if you're interested in ghosts, why not stay here? But don't go outside at night unless you're feeling really brave!