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David and the G re a t D e te ctive

by M a rty n Hobbs

© H E L B L IN G L A N G U A G E S 2007

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First published 2007

Reprinted 2 0 1 1

IS B N 978 -3-85272-016-6

Se rie s e d ito r M a ria Cleary

Illu strated by Lorenzo S ab b atin i

A c tiv itie s by Elspeth R aw stron

Design and la yo u t by C ap olinea

Printed by A thesia
 Before Reading
About this Book 1 Look at the picture and answer the questions on pages 8 and 9

For the Student

a Listen to all of the story and do some activities on your Audio CD
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Present simple of be A / an
Have g ot The
There is / There are Subject pronouns
Present Simple Object pronouns
Can (ability and permission) Plural nouns
Present Continuous Countable and uncountable nouns

Like/love / hate / don't like doing

Imperatives Adjectives
Short answers Possessive adjectives
W ho? W hat? W here? W hat colour? Possessive 's
\ ......
How m uch? How m any? Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns
very
Adverbs of frequency
David and the Great Detective

Before Reading

1 Find these things in the picture on page 6 and 7 and label them.

a) tennis racket b) old van c) wire fence d) bicycle

2 The objects in exercise 1 are important to the story. W hy are they

important? Can you guess? In groups write a story. Include all
these objects in your story. Then tell the class. Choose the best
scenario.

3 Find these things in the picture and label them.

a) factory b) terraced houses c) streetlamp d) restaurant

4 Talk about the picture.

Does it look like your neighbourhood?

W hat are the similarities?
W hat are the differences?
 David and the Great Detective

4 I 5 Listen and write the names of each of the characters.

0 .

L ' i 6 A n sw er th e questions.

a) Where is David standing?

b) W hat is Jack doing?

c) W hat pet has Zadie got?

d) W hat can Joe do?

e) Which sport does Holly like?

7 Can you guess?

Who is the hero of the story?

Who is the villain?

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 Lorries and cars are rushing around the ring road* that circles the
town.

On one side o f the ring road are fields, car parks, some new
houses and a few old farms. On the other side are housing estates*,
business parks*, a few apartment blocks from the 1960s, and lots
of old terraced houses.

Some cars are driving into the centre. Some are going to the business
parks with their new offices, new roads and tidy bushes. Other cars
are heading out* to the motorway and the long drive to London.

1 It's the first day of summer,

the twenty-first of June, like so many days of the year in England,
is often cloudy, or wet, or windy, or ‘not too bad*'.

But today is a lovely summer's day. The sun is shining. The fields
are bright green and yellow in the morning light. And birds are
singing in the trees.

In the distance, on both sides of the river, the red and grey town
of Westbourne is getting ready for a new day.

It's a perfect day for staying at home, for going swimming, playing
football, or listening to music in the shade* of a tree. Unfortunately,
today isn't a holiday. It's Monday. And it's seven thirty.

it
 David and the Great Detective

It's early, but in the parks some people are taking their dogs for a
walk. Or rather, the dogs are taking their owners for a walk. The
dogs look happy and full of energy. Their owners look very tired.
Other people are jogging* and listening to their MP3s, doing
some exercise before the working day begins.

Buses are taking some early workers into the town centre. Street
cleaners are picking up the litter* from last night's takeaways*.
And in the town centre, the clock on the tower of the old Town
Hall shows five to eight.
In the suburbs, a m ilk float is moving quietly up a road
with its electric purr. Its glass m ilk bottles are rattling'in
the back.

rap music on the car stereo is very loud,

A cat runs quickly out of the way!

Paper boys and girls are delivering newspapers.

Men and women are leaving for work, getting into cars
or w alking to bus stops.

A girl is skating along a pavement. She is

holding a lead, and on the end of the lead
her dog is running and barking!
 f i And in a secon d-floor fla t near the park, a boy is lying in bed.
He has long fa ir hair and a thin pale* face. His eyes are closed.
He's dream ing.

It's a cold dark n igh t in N ew York. The snow is fallin g on the tall
buildings and the streets.

Som e people are getting ready in the bathroom The streets are em p ty and w hite.
01 ihey are w aiting to use the bathroom .
S o m etim es th eir fifteen -year-o ld siste r gets to the
Then a shape® m oves in th e darkness and a m an steps into th e
bathroom first and they have to w ait for hours.
street. The ye llo w light from a streetlam p show s his face.

Som e p eop le a re n ’t liste n in g to th e ir p arents. It's David Delgado, the G re at D etective.

I hoy are s e n d in g text m e ssag e s to th e ir frie n d s.

*
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 David and the Great Detective

David Delgado is tall and thin with fair hair. He is wearing a black
jumper, a long dark coat, and black leather boots. He looks up and
down the street, then holds his hand up to the light. His watch
says 1:30. He has an appointment with Harry, but Harry's late.
Where is he?

I hen David hears a sound - it’s a car! A white limo comes round
I he corner and stops about 30 metres away. The door opens ...
and a huge® man gets out. This isn't Harry. It's Mickey Malone, the
King of Crime! Mickey looks at David then takes something from
his pocket.
What is it?

'It's eight o' clock! You're late for school!

Now hurry up!'

His mother goes back to the kitchen. David doesn't want to leave
David Delgado in a dangerous situation, but he has no choice. So
he gets up. There are books and comics all around his room. David
loves reading, but he loves writing, too. He writes stories about a
lot of different characters. And his favourite character is David
Delgado, the Great Detective.

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 David and the Great Detective
I).iv id lives alone with his mother. He hasn't got a father. He
hasn’t got any brothers or sisters. And he hasn't got a pet. He likes
* a Is, but his mother says he can't have one. She says they can't
have a cat because they haven't got a garden. David thinks his
mother simply doesn't want a cat. A boy in his class lives in a flat
and he has a cat. And David knows that pirates have cats, and
lhey haven't got gardens!
But in a way he doesn't mind. He doesn't feel lonely. His head is
lull of explorers, gangsters, astronauts, cowboys, Native Americans
and secret agents.
'Eat your breakfast quickly, love,’ says his mum.
She is making his lunch. She works at the hospital and she is wearing
her nurse's uniform. She starts work in half an hour and she is in
a hurry.
'OK,' David replies, starting to eat his cereal. His mother looks
quite serious. He knows she worries about him a lot.
‘Sorry I'm late, Mum.'
‘That's all right,' she says, and smiles.
'Now don't forget your sandwiches,’ she says.
'Don't worry.'
But ten minutes later, when David runs out of the front door to
catch the bus, his lunch is still on the table.
And then David misses the bus.
He waits another fifteen minutes for the next one.
 David and the Great Detective
When it arrives he gets on and goes up the stairs to sit on the top
I loor. He sees that he is the only person on the bus wearing a blue
sweatshirt and grey trousers - the uniform of Westbourne High
School. He's very late.
I )avid likes looking out of the window at the cars, the people, the
.hops and houses. He soon sees two boys. They aren't wearing
school uniforms. A boy with red hair is riding a bicycle, the other
one is running beside him. They are laughing.
'that's odd®,' thinks David. 'They aren't going towards a school.
Maybe they have a day off® ... Lucky them !’
But David soon forgets them ...
The snow is falling on the streets and buildings of New York.
It is falling on a long white limo.
It is falling on David Delgado, the Great Detective.
It is falling on Mickey Malone, the King of Crime.
And it is falling on the object Mickey is holding in his hand.
He moves it into the light of the streetlamp.
It's a gun!
David Delgado doesn't change his expression.
'Where's Harry?’ asks the Great Detective.
'Harry’s fine,' says Mickey. 'He's in the back of the limo.'
'Can I see him?'
'Not now,' says Mickey. 'He doesn't feel very well.'
And then Mickey points the gun at David Delgado ...
 T h e re 's an e m p ty d e sk at the front of th e cla s s. 1 He takes his books out of his bag, finds
David and the his pen, then looks up at his teacher.
W ithout lo o king at th e other stu d e n ts,
David walks straight to it, pulls out the chair, and sits down. '

b.ivid doesn't know what happens next to the Great Detective.

I lc hasn't got time to continue the story. The bus stops outside his
■.chool. David runs down the stairs, jumps off the bus, and rushes
II trough the school gates. The playground is empty and silent. David
inns to the entrance.

Inside, the school is empty and silent, too. David walks quickly
ilong the corridors. He can hear teachers talking in the classrooms.
I le looks through the windows and sees the students at their desks. David looks round. The teacher’s right. He is sitting in the wrong class!
I le is the only student not in a class.

I inally David stops outside a classroom. He takes a deep breath*,

knocks at the door, and walks in.

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 but Mr Johnson, his maths teacher, isn’t very pleased.

At lunehtime, David looks for his sandwiches in his bag ... but
they aren't there. They are still sitting on the table in the kitchen
at home. He only finds an open bag of crisps and an old apple.
The apple is very old and the crisps are cheese and onion - NOT
his favourite flavour®. But he eats them and then goes out to the
playground. Some girls are talking in small groups, some boys are
playing football, and a small group of his classmates are sitting
on a bench.

'Hey! Dave! Dave the Dreamer!' Jack calls out and the others laugh.
Mu "".I of the morning is a bit of a disaster, too.
Jack's friends, Liam and Tareq start chanting:
Pavid, what's 12 times 7? 'Dave the Dreamer! Dave the Dreamer!'

Thank you.
■ ^ n e y , ir a v t . —
'H
TVa
w the Preamer. You can't do maths.
”"V M )u can't do sport. You're a bit stupid.

C Stop talking, David!

— _________
W hat?... Oh, sorry, M r Johnson,^/
I'm sorry, too.
xVCom e and see me at 3:30.
 David and the Great Detective

11iri) a girl says loudly, ‘Leave him alone, Jack!1 After the last lesson, Mr Johnson makes David stay behind at school.
And another girl says. ‘W hy don't you grow up? You're pathetic!' He has to write ‘I must not talk in class' a hundred times. First of
David, Jackand hisgangall lookatZadieand Holly. Zadie is holding all, David writes the sentences carefully on separate lines in his
.1 football. notebook:
'Il’s your fault David's in trouble,' says Zadie.
'No, it isn't,' says Jack. 1 m i/if no!" fA lfe. In C lA ii.
'Yes, it is,' says Holly. 1 »u A lf nof fo lk . In clA -tl.
David feels a bit silly. He looks at Zadie and Holly, and then he 1 hmAIf not" f<U& ir\ C lA il.
Hunks of the Great Detective. Girls never save David Delgado!
'()oooh, I'm really scared,' says Jack, pretending® to be frightened, But it's too boring. So he writes the words in columns:
'('nine on, let's go inside. This is getting boring.' And Jack leads his
gang into the school. 1 M i/ lf nof f a UZ. In
'Do you want a game?' Zadie asks David, bouncing the ball. 1 M l/if not- Ffllt.
11, no, that's OK,' David says. 1 M i / i f n o t" fA lfe .
1 wvJif nof f CJjL

Then he tries writing them from right to left:

j
1 M iA lf nof ffltK . In cU U X.
1 m t'if no f f Atfe. In C lA & l.
fd l& In C U U i.

And then he starts thinking of a cold New York night, a white

limo, Mickey Malone, the King of Crime, and David Delgado . . .
 David and the Great Detective

I he Great Detective!
But David Delgado takes a stone from his pocket and throws it.
He hits the streetlamp - the street goes black - then Mickey fires
i i. iv k I Delgado doesn't move. He doesn't say a word. He is watching
his gun. The bullet hits a wall. David Delgado isn't there!
Mickey Malone. And Mickey Malone is pointing a gun at him.
‘Where are you, Delgado?' shouts Mickey. 'Come back!'
miii know, it isn't easy being a gangster,' says Mickey. 'I have a lol
But David is running away down the street.
mI problems. There's the police. There are the judges*. And there
‘Hey, boys!' shouts Mickey again. And three big men in dark suits
.in people like Harry. But that's OK. You see, I'm clever and
get out of the white limo.
11icy’re stupid. But I have another problem. And that problem's you,
‘Get that man!' says Mickey.
I >i Igado. You always follow me. You always try to stop me. And I
'Yes, boss!' the three big men say together.
don't like that. In fact, I hate it. But tonight, my problem is over.
And then the three gangsters start running ... running after the
( ioodbye, Delgado.'
Great Detective!
 David and the Great Detective
OK. Where do we look?
Have you aot
A11i-r the hundred sentences and another conversation with Mr
your mobile phone? s starT< '^
v near the park. And
liihnson, David decides to walk home. It's a sunny afternoon and ^ f e ^ S u r e T '^ ^ ' . keep in contact^
lie’s happy to be out of school at last. He goes into a charity
shop* and looks at the books. He finds some detective stories he
K illy likes - but he hasn't got enough money to buy them. 'Maybe
lomorrow' he thinks.
ho he goes back outside into the sun. The sky is a brilliant blue.
11 walks down the road and turns a corner... and sees Jack,
lack is standing in the road, looking in the other direction.
I >avid doesn't want to talk to Jack. He doesn't want to hear ‘Dave
swap numbers.
l he Dreamer' again. He is thinking of walking away ... when Jack

I know, let's look

There's nothing in the park. behind the shops.

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 a David walks up to the old factory. The building is dark and empty
and all its windows are broken. There is a rusty wire fence around
the grounds.
This is a good place for a gang to hang out*,' David thinks. He
decides to investigate.
1
1 David lifts up a bit of the wire fence and goes under it. Then he
Hi. Jack. * stands up straight and listens. After about a minute he hears a
i »n looking behind noise. It is coming from the other side of the factory. It sounds
tN newsagent's, like a boy's voice.
ain't see the bovs. He walks quietly towards the noise, and then he hears a boy say:
Where are youf
'Let me ride it next.'
The boy is talking about a bike.

I liny <virch for another half hour in roads, alleys,

m lcir, ond backyards.

I'm near N\
the Indian restaurant/^-
You know, the one \
that's closed down.
There's
a lot of rubbish j
v here - but no bike. /

Then Jack calls David

th is is hopeless. !S!p ®
We can't find them
like this. ^

Hang on. Jack. I've got another idi

 David and the Great Detective
David runs quickly along one side of the factory. He looks around
I he corner - and sees a group of four boys. A tall boy with red
hair is riding a bike. David remembers him from the morning.
A small boy is looking at him. He is unhappy.
'Come on, it's my turn to ride the bike now,' the small
boy says.
'Shut up, Bobby. You can wait,' the red-haired boy
replies.
The two other boys laugh. One of them
says, 'You can have a ride
tomorrow!’
It's the other boy from
that morning.
There are six bikes next
to the wall. The two
boys have got cans of
paint and they are
spraying the bikes
blue.
David calls Jack on his mobile. He whispers* into his phone.
'Hey, Jack. I'm at the old factory.'
'W hat are you doing there?'
'Well, I’m looking at the bicycle thieves' David says.
'Really?' says Jack. 'That's brilliant! But how do you know they're
the thieves?'
David tells Jack about the boy with the red hair. And then he says,
'There are other boys here. They've got seven bikes'
'Seven! That's terrible.'
Then Jack asks, ‘How many kids are in the gang?'
'Four.'
‘How old are they?'
'About thirteen or fourteen. I'm not sure.'
'Do you know them?'
'No,' whispers David. ‘They aren't
from our school.'
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 David and the Great Detective

'Wh;it are they doing?' asks Jack. First Jack calls Liam. But it's bad news.
Ihcy're spraying the bikes a different colour.' Tm sorry, Jack. I can't come out.'
I bet they're spraying my bike, too!’ Jack says angrily. ‘Can you 'W hy not?' asks Jack.
m t a black bike with a green and orange seat?’
Tm doing my homework.'
David looks - it isn't one of the bicycles against the wall, but it is Then Jack calls Tareq.
Hie bike the red-haired boy is riding. 'It's no good, Jack. I have to stay at home.'
’Yes, Jack, it's here,’ says David. 'And it's still the same colour.'
'But why?' asks Jack.
'We have to act fast,' says Jack. He starts walking towards the factory, Tm babysitting my kid brother*.'
bill then he stops. He thinks for a moment and asks: Finally Jack calls Kyle. It's the same story.
‘What do we do now, David?' 'I can't help, Jack. I'm making a pizza for my mum and
dad.'
We ean't do this on our own. There are too many of them,' says 'You're making a pizza for your mum and dad?
D.ivid. 'Can you ring Liam and the others?' Cooking's a girl's thing. You're in my gang!'Jack
'()l course!’ says Jack. 'That's a great idea. OK, now listen. You stay says.
I here. Give me five minutes. Then we can - ' Tm sorry, Jack.'
But David doesn't wait for Jack turns off his phone. Fie can't
Jack to finish his sentence. believe it. His gang are useless.
‘Jack, I’ve got to go,' he
says, and he turns off his
mobile. The boy with red
hair is cycling towards
him! David runs quickly
tow ards a huge old
engine. He hides behind
it, then watches the
red-haired boy come
round the corner and
cycle past. He doesn't
see David!
 David and the Great Detective The red-haired boy points at David.

I )avid is hiding behind the old engine when a boy shouts, 'Hey!'
I t.ivid puts his mobile in his pocket and turns around. The
icd haired boy is sitting on his bike, looking at him.
Who are you?' the red-haired boy asks.
I)avid doesn't answer.
'W hat are you doing here?'
David doesn't know what to say. He thinks of
II h -Great Detective. He always gets into trouble*
m David's stories - but he always escapes.
And he always wins. But David can't
irmember what the Great Detective
docs in situations like these.
In (act, he hasn't got time to
Hunk at all.

I Icy, guys! Come here!’

I he- red-haired boy shouts.
I )avid is in big trouble.
f t But he runs into Bobby. They both fall over and David hits the
ground with a crash. Bobby starts crying. David wants to cry, too,
because his arm really hurts*. But he doesn't. He hasn't got time
for crying. He's lying on the ground and thinking fast.
The red-haired boy gets off the bike and walks over to David.
'Get up,' he says.
David doesn't move. He's thinking, but there's nothing he can do.
'Get up!'
David looks up. All the boys are standing over him.
So David stands up slowly and looks at the red-haired boy.

'W hat do you w ant?’ the red-haired boy asks.

'I want that bike,' says David.
'And why do you want my bike?' the boy asks.
'It isn't your bike,' David replies. 'It's Jack's
‘Who's Jack?' the red-haired boy asks.
 David and the Great Detective

I le goes to my school.'
’And where's Jack now?'
I don’t know,' says David.
'What's your name?' the red-haired boy asks.
'David!
'Well, David, I hate stupid kids like you!
'What do we do with him?' one of the boys asks.
I el's finish spraying the bikes first. Then we can decide!
I hey walk back to the bikes.
'OK, stand over there! the red-haired boy says.
So David stands next to the bikes. It’s a bad situation. But he has
(jol an idea.
Ten minutes later, Jack is walking along a road of terraced houses
towards the old factory when he gets a text message. It's from
David.
I’M IN TROUBLE. HELP
Jack doesn't know what to do. His gang can't help. He's on his own.
But David needs him. So he starts running towards the factory.
Then he sees two people on bikes at the end of the road. They are
wearing sports clothes and carrying tennis rackets. He can see their
faces. Zadie and Holly! Jack calls out and waves at them.
They can't hear him. They are cycling away. Then he shouts with
all his strength*.
And this time the girls hear him!
 David and the Great Detective
I lolly and Zadie cycle up to him.
'W hat is it, Ja ck ? We're on our way to the sports centre,' says
Zadie.
'David's in trouble,' Jack says. 'We have to help him!’
lack quickly explains the situation. The girls are shocked*.
’Hut what can we do? There are four boys in their gang,' says
I lolly.
J don't know,' says Jack. 'But we have to do something.'
/adie smiles.
'('an you play tennis, Jack?'
lack looks confused.
'01 course I can! But what about David?'
'Here, take my spare* racket,' says Zadie, and she gives him a
lennis racket from her bag. ‘Now let's go to the factory!'
Outside the factory, Zadie, Holly and Jack each take a tennis racket
and six tennis balls. Then they crawl* under the wire fence and into
the grounds.
’OK,' says Zadie. Turn on your mobile phones, and keep in contact.’
Then Holly and Zadie go round one side of the factory and Jack
goes round the other.
They soon see the bicycle thieves, the stolen bikes, and David
standing against the wall. The four boys are talking in a group,
looking at David. David looks calmly back at them. He is nervous, but
he doesn't show it.
Holly and Zadie hide behind a pile of crates*. Jack hides behind an
old white van. Then Zadie sends Jack a message.
READ Y?
Jack sends a reply.
REA D Y!
 David and the Great Detective
And the action begins.
The red-haired boy says something and the others laugh. Then he
looks again at David.
'OK, let's get him,' he says.
But the four boys don't move towards David because suddenly
tennis balls are hitting them! One, two, three, four - one after
another - Holly, Zadie and Jack fire tennis balls at the boys. And
the tennis balls fly hard, fast, and on target*!
'Ouch!'
■Ow!’
'What's happening?'
'Help!'
The boys jump and duck* and put their hands over their heads.
But the balls don't stop hitting them. Then the tennis players scream*
and shout and the bicycle thieves are terrified!
The gang don't understand what is happening. But the red-haired
boy knows there is only one thing they can do.
'RUN!' he shouts.
And three of the boys run towards the hole in the fence, followed
by the flying balls. But the red-haired boy doesn't want to lose
everything. He knocks a ball away, runs to Jack’s bike, gets on it,
and tries to ride to safety.
'Hey! He's taking my bike!’ shouts Jack.
Jack hits all his tennis balls at the red-haired boy, but he doesn't
hit him. He is getting away - on Jack's bike!
But then Jack sees a boy with fair hair running after the cyclist.
It’s David!
 David and the Great Detective
I he hole in the fence isn't large enough to cycle through. The
red-haired boy jumps off the bike and tries to push it under the
msty wire. But he stops when he feels a hand on his arm.
I he red-haired boy turns and sees David standing behind him.
I lolly, Zadie and Jack are watching them.
David and the red-haired boy are silent. David doesn't know what
lo say. Then suddenly he starts speaking. His voice is different from
l he Great Detective's, but his words are the same,
le a v e the bike there. Now get out of here*.'
'OK.'
I hen another sentence comes to David.
'And don't do it again.'
I he red-haired boy nods, then goes through the hole, and runs away.
The three classmates run over to David.
'Are you all right?' Zadie asks.
'I'm fine.'
'Are you sure?’ asks Holly.
'Yeah, of course I'm sure,' David laughs. 'Thanks for coming!'
David passes the bicycle to Jack.
'I think this is your bike,' he says.
‘David ... I ... well, thanks, David,' Jack says.
He looks down at his bike, then he looks up at David.
'Listen,' he says. 'I’m really sorry about this morning - you know,
‘Dave the Dreamer' and all that.'
‘That's OK, Jack. I am a dreamer' David says.
'Hey, no, David,' says Zadie. 'You're a real action hero!'
 David and the Great Detective

When David finally gets home his mother is angry. After all, he's A f t e r R e a d in g
dirty and he's late. And his lunch is still on the kitchen table,
hut David knows that this is a very special day. Understanding the story
And he is happy.
1 Help David Delgado crack the code. W rite the sentences.
Then tick True (T) or False (F).

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T F

a) D<l^v: d s f6^r h"*s

mJfcths K^ss^n. EH EH

b) JJte k cA n 't f#nd h#s b#k<^ EH I I

e) g<fiing ^>f b^,ys M >\<^ st^ JW lP n g

b # k ^ s. EH EH

d) D<fi»v d sC S'/Js J<#»ck's bJPk<^ Jkn

^>ld fJfcct^ry. EH I I

e) Th<^ gJS=ng spr«#y#hg th<^

W pk^ r<^d. EH EH

f) H^Uly, ZM 49& <£fcnd ±M>ck h#t th<^

gJS>ng w#th f^ A tb jU ls . EH EH

g) H^lly, ZJI>d#<^ Jfcnd JJI»ek r<^scffH^

D<*v#d. □ □

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Complete the paragraph about David Delgado. After Reading

David Delgado is a 1.......................... Vocabulary
He lives in 2......................... One dark 3........................
night, he has a meeting with a man called 4.................. 1 Match the actions with the pictures.
He waits near a 5.......................... for him but he doesn't
s............................. Then Mickey Malone, the King of a) duck b) hide c) text d) trip
7........................... arrives in a 8.............................. limo.
Mickey Malone 9........................... like David.
He has got a 10........................... and he is pointing 1 □
it at David. Quickly, David 11............................ a stone
at the light and the street goes 12...........................
David 13.............................
Three 14.............................men run after him.

3 W hat happens next? Does David escape or do they catch him?

W rite a short paragraph.

\) 2 Ask and answer questions with a partner.

W hat is Zadie doing in picture one?

Where is David in picture four?

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t Complete the speech bubbles with the adjectives. After Reading

;i) upset b) confused c) useless d) huge e) terrified f) rusty Gram m ar

Practise the Present Continuous.

1 Look at the pictures. W hat is happening? Describe each picture

using one of the verbs below.

a) cycle b) deliver c) dream d) hit e) run f) write

uVlickey
V|uy. In
Everybody's 6.....
me. I don't know

4 When can you use these phrases? Match.

a) You're pathetic. 1 You think somebody is childish.

b) You're in big trouble now.
c) Do you know what time it is?
d) That's odd.
e) Hang on.
f) W hy don't you grow up?
2 You think something is strange.
3 You want somebody to wait a minute.
4 You think somebody is silly.
5 You are doing something bad.
6 Somebody is late.

5 Now find the phrases in the story. Who says them? W rite their
names next to the phrases.

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Practise the Present Simple. After Reading

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in the box. Test

travel solve fly work ride 1 Listen to the conversations and tick the correct picture.

a) She is an astronaut. S h e a spacecraft. 2I I6

I--------1 / i , 0 ‘I I
4
I
I----1
° ° °
0° °
0° ° 0 '
S «.

b) She is a nurse. S h e in a hospital.

c) He is a detective. H e mysteries.
t a
d) He is a cowboy. H e a horse.
e) They are explorers. T h ey to distant lands.

Practise asking questions.

3 You are a detective and you are interviewing the red-haired boy.

Detective: ?
Boy: My name's Joe.
Detective: ?
Boy: I'm fifteen years old.
Detective: ?
Boy: 1 live on Green Park housing estate.
Detective: ?
Boy: 1go to Park Lane High School.
Detective: ?
Boy: Yes, I've got two brothers and a sister.
Detective: ?
Boy: No, 1haven't got a bike.
Detective: ?
Boy: No, 1don't recognize that bike.
Detective: O K ,......Thank you. That's all for now.

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2 Complete the five conversations. Circle 1, 2 or 3. Glossary

a) Sorry, I'm late, Mum. 1 That's all right. 11 not too bad: not very good and not 40 kid brother: younger brother
2 Yes, you can. very bad 41 gets into trouble: has problems; is
3 Are you sure? shade: not in the sun in difficult situations
12 business parks: areas with lots of 43 trip: fall
factories 46 hurts: is sore
b) Do you know what time it is? 1 OK, let's go.
heading out: going towards 48 with all his strength: (here) as loud
2 It's eight o'clock.
housing estates: area with lots of as he can
3 I'm early. houses 49 shocked: had a bad surprise
ring road: big road around a town spare: extra
13 jogging: running 50 crawl: go on their hands and knees
c) It’s you're fault I'm in trouble. 1 Oh,OK. litter: rubbish in a street pile of crates: big boxes one on top
tak e aw a ys: food cooked in a of the other
2 Yes, please.
restaurant and eaten in another place 51 duck: put their heads down
3 No, it isn't.
14 rattling: making noise on target: where they want to hit
16 pale: white scream: shout
d) What's wrong? 1 It'sOK. shape: form 53 get out of here: go away
2 I can't find my pencil case. 17 huge: very big
3 Yes, I'm wrong. 21 a day off: a holiday
odd: strange
23 deep breath: when you take a lot
e) How many kids are in the gang? 1 Ten.
of air into your lungs
2 No, I'm not.
26 flavour: taste
3 Yes, it is. 27 pretending: making others think
something is true in a playful way
3 Imagine you are writing a detective story. Write a description of your 29 judges: people who decide what
detective. happens to criminals
31 charity shop: shop where the profits
are used to help others
(N am e) ........................livesi n He i s ...................... (nationality).
33 nods: moves his head up and down
He i s ....................a n d .................... (build) and he has g o t................ eyes and
to say 'yes'
................hair. Hew e a rs ................................................. Helik e s .................... rough: not gentle
35 hang on: wait
His favourite food i s ..................................and he often eats in a hopeless: (here) impossible
restaurant o n ....................... Street. 36 hang out: be (with your friends)
38 whispers: talk in a low voice

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Recording in British English Have fun with The W estbourne Kids!

H E L B L IN G R E A D E R S
A g re a t n e w s e r ie s o f g r a d e d re a d in g m a te ria l.
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