STARTER LEVEL ‘STARTER LEVEL Founding Editor: John Milne “The Macmillan Readers provide a choice of enjoyable reading PHILIP PROWSE material for lamers of English. The seis is published a i level ter, Beginne, Elementary, Pre-intermediat, Intermediate e and vocabulary are controled to sult the stants ability a each level ‘The numberof words at each level: Su shout 300 Fale work Beginner shout 600 basic words Elementary — about 1100 hase words Pre-intermedite [about 1400 hase words Tiermedite [about 1600 bask words Upper about 200 Fas word Vocabulary Some dificule words and phrase in this book are important for understanving the story. Some ofthese words are exp story and some are shown in the pictures. From Pre level upwards word ae marked witha number like this". These words are explain inthe Glossy a the end ofthe book L. A. DetectiveMy friends ones I'ma detective. | work in Los Angeles. I'm an LA. detective. waiting. He has no work today. Nothing is happening, omes into the office him. The man and dark. He’ forty years old, He's wearing a st The mar I'm Frank. Come with me, Mr Blane wants to speak | won't go with you, Frank | don't like Mr Blane. don't want to speak to him.Ca mal 1\\ You'te going to help me, Mr Samuel. You're going to find my daughter Read these letters. Carmen is eighteen. She has long, dark hair. Her eyes are blue. She's beautifulI's 2 pm on Tuesday. Frank and Len Frank has ERR) are at the bu $100 000 in | | i [__ (Bamrpenciscy |, Vi + ps = Cc) \ = ? ah TW \ = ] y, x st There are lots of ple. But Len can't see Carmen. = ae 5Why is Carmen going to San Francisco? Who is the young man?city. Len can’t nung Ones. The poor children. h the children. Len stops his car. He goes to speak to Carmen. YOUNG ONES |= a5 = wv: > | don't want to go home. I'm happy here. | ike working at this schoo. Sea] The $100 000 is for the school. fy My father is a bad man. These papers show he is a criminal Take the papers to the police. You stay here. Nobody will find you Ill take the papers to the police Good luckyou're a criminal, Blane. WAS I'm tired. | have no money. But | have an exciting job. And | like to help people That's why I'm an L.A. detective