sábado, 28 de noviembre de 2009
THE INTERPRETER - Plot summary
jueves, 26 de noviembre de 2009
THE EARTHQUAKE - QUESTIONAIRE
sábado, 21 de noviembre de 2009
Past simple
Here there are more links to online exercises, this time on past simple. Enjoy practising!
Was or were? http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/exercises?03
Affirmative sentences: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/exercises?04
level 1: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/exercises?tense=1&level=2&type=positive
level 2: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/exercises?tense=3&level=2&type=positive
level 3: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/exercises?tense=3&level=3&type=positive
level 4: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/exercises?tense=3&level=4&type=positive
Answer questions: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/exercises?02
Negative sentences: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/exercises?05
level 1: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/exercises?tense=3&level=1&type=negative
level 2: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/exercises?tense=3&level=2&type=negative
level 3: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/exercises?tense=3&level=3&type=negative
level 4: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/exercises?tense=3&level=4&type=negative
Write yes/no questions : http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/exercises?06
level 1: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/exercises?tense=3&level=1&type=question
level 2: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/exercises?tense=3&level=2&type=question
level 3: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/exercises?tense=3&level=3&type=question
level 4: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/exercises?tense=3&level=4&type=question
Write Open questions: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/exercises?07
Mixed sentences: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/exercises
USEFUL LINKS to online exercises
Here's a list of links you can use for extra practice on grammar. Hope you like them!
Present Simple :
EXPLANATION: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/summary
ONLINE EXERCISES ON FORM:
Verb 'be': http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/form/exercises?06
Verb 'have got' http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/form/exercises?07
Present simple form: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/form/exercises
Affirmative sentenses: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/form/exercises?02
Negative sentenses: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/form/exercises?03
Yes/No questions: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/form/exercises?04
Open questions: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/form/exercises?05
Exception on spellings: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/exceptions/exercises
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/exceptions/exercises?02
Short forms: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/shortforms/exercises?02
Signal words: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/signal/exercises
Mixed exercises on lyrics! : http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/use/exercises?06
ONLINE EXERCISES ON USE:
facts: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/use/exercises
habits: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/use/exercises?02
successive: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/use/exercises?03
future actions: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/use/exercises?04
mental activity: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/use/exercises?05
useful phrases: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/use/exercises?07
viernes, 20 de noviembre de 2009
THE EARTHQUAKE - Chapter 1
1. Has Gabriel got green eyes and a friendly smile?
2. Is Marco rich?
3. Does Silvia like Garbriel?
4. Has Gabriel got three tickets for a film?
2) Order the events
Silvia didn’t look at Gabriel.
Silvia asked Gabriel to return the next day.
Silvia started to close the door.
Silvia didn’t remember the invitation.
Gabriel arrived at the door of Silvia’s flat.
3) Correct the mistakes.
When Silvia shut the door, Gabriel heard pop music. There was a girl on the stairs. Her clothes were very cheap and she was Marco’s girlfriend. She had got 20 red roses.
Gabriel walked away.It was a cold Sunday afternoon. There was no wind. There weren’t people in the street. Gabriel felt happy.Gabriel thought, ‘I will not go to the cinema’The Plaza cinema was a small, new building in the centre of town.It was 8.27 p.m. And at that minute, the fire happened.
FECHAS EXAMENES FINALES
HORARIO DE CLASES | CURSO | FECHA ESCRITO | FECHA ORAL | PROFESORA |
Viernes 18.00 a 19.30 hs | Kindergarten | __________ | Miércoles 09/12 – 16.30 hs | Silvina Osses |
Lunes y Miércoles 18.00 a 19.30 hs | 1º Grado Inferior | Lunes 07/12 – 18.00 hs | Miércoles 09/12 – 18.00 hs | Silvina Osses |
Martes y Jueves 18.00 a 19.30 hs | 1º Grado Superior | Lunes 07/12 – 18.00 hs. | Jueves 10/12 – 16.30 hs | Silvina Osses |
Martes y Jueves 18.00 a 19.30 hs | 2º Grado Inferior | Lunes 07/12 – 18.00 hs | Miércoles 09/12 – 18.00 hs | Fabiana Schnell |
Martes y Jueves 16.00 a 17.30 hs | 2º Grado Inferior | Miércoles 09/12 – 16.30 hs | Jueves 10/12 – 16.30 hs | Valeria Scarafía |
Martes y Jueves 18.00 a 19.30 hs | 3º Grado | Miércoles 09/12 – 16.30 hs | Jueves 10/12 – 18.00 hs | Bibiana Degiorgi |
Lunes y Miércoles 18.00 a 19.30 hs | 1º Año C/B | Viernes 04/12 – 16.30 hs | Lunes 07/12 – 16.00 hs | Fabiana Schnell |
Martes y Jueves 18.00 a 19.30 hs | 1º Año C/B | Jueves 03/12 – 18.00 hs | Viernes 04/12 – 18.00 hs | Valeria Scarafía |
Lunes y Miércoles 18.00 a 19.30 hs | 2º Año C/B | Viernes 04/12 – 18.00 hs | Lunes 07/12 – 17.30 hs | Mirna Iedro |
Lunes y Miércoles 18.00 a 19.30 hs | 2º Año C/B | Viernes 04/12 – 18.00 hs | Lunes 07/12 – 16.00 hs | Bibiana Degiorgi |
Lunes y Miércoles 19.30 a 21.00 hs | 3º Año | Jueves 10/12 – 18.30 hs | Viernes 11/12 – 16.00 hs | Silvina Osses |
Lunes y Miércoles 19.30 a 21.30 hs | 4 º Año | Viernes 11/12 – 18.00hs | Lunes 14/12 – 18.00 hs | Magali Gabrielloni |
Martes y Jueves 19.30 a 21.30 hs | 4º Año | Jueves 10/12 – 18.30 hs | Martes 15/12 – 19.30 hs | Fabiana S. – Bibiana D. |
Martes y Jueves 19.30 a 21.30 hs | 5º Año | Viernes 11/12 – 18.00 hs | Lunes 14/12 – 16.00 hs | Fabiana S. – Bibiana D |
Lunes y Miércoles 19.30 a 21.30 hs | 6º Año | Viernes 11/12 – 18.00 hs | Martes 15/12 – 17.30 hs | Bibiana D. – Mirna I. |
Miércoles 14.00 a 16.00 hs | Elemental Adultos | Jueves 10/12 – 14.00 hs | Viernes 11/12 – 15.00 hs | Mirna Iedro |
Lunes 16.00 a 18.00 hs | Pre Intermedio Adultos | Jueves 10/12 – 14.00 hs | Viernes 11/12 – 15.00 hs | Mirna Iedro |
Viernes 14.00 a 16.00 hs | Intermedio Adultos | Jueves 10/12 – 14.00 hs | Viernes 11/12 – 16.00 hs | Mirna Iedro |
Jueves 14.00 a 16.00 hs | Avanzado Adultos | Jueves 10/12 – 14.00 hs | Martes 15/12 – 16.00 hs | Mirna Iedro |
jueves, 19 de noviembre de 2009
NOTHING LASTS FOREVER - Chapters 27 - 35
1. When John Cronin knew Paige was going to be his Doctor,
a) he was upset and said she was going to kill him
b) he said he didn’t like her because she was a woman
c) he hated her because she was too young
2. Paige was given the report next morning; the cancer has metastasized throughout Cronin’s body. She explained Mrs. Cronin her husband was to die in,
a) a week or two at the most
b) a couple of days at the most
c) two month time
3. John Cronin told Paige he was in that hospital because,
a) his wife didn’t want to pay for a private one
b) his son didn’t want to waste money on him
c) he was bankrupt
4. After knowing the bad news, John asked Paige,
a) not to come to his room again
b) not to tell his wife about the metastasized cancer
c) to come back and talk to him that night
5. Once in Harrington’s mansion, Mallory was offered,
a) to be Harrington’s personal Doctor
b) to be financed to set him up in his own private practice
c) an important position in a respected private hospital in Seattle
2. What happened next? Read these fragments and complete the chapter event briefly.
“It is. I want to leave”
“That’s impossible. You can’t go home now. You could --- He interrupted her. “I don’t want to go home. I want to leave.”
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
He stared at it a moment, then walked over to his desk and picked up the invoice he had signed for the bags of blood that had just been delivered. He looked at the number on the invoice. The number on the warning was identical.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Thinking it over, Mallory decided it was a foolproof plan. He had worked it out to the smallest detail.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
It was Honey who arrived at the apartment first and stumbled across Kat’s mutilated body, lying in a pool of blood on the floor of the bathroom…
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“Why would Mallory go to a remote pharmacy and fill a prescription for a patient he knew he couldn’t give it to?
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CH. 35: Last lines: The inspector turned to Mallory. “Dr. Mallory, you’re under arrest for the murder of Dr. Kate Hunter.”
miércoles, 18 de noviembre de 2009
NOTHING LASTS FOREVER- Chapters 20- 27
1. One night, Ken Mallory was getting off duty and was on his way to meet Kat when he was called to ER. The patient was,
a) a man in his sixties
b) a woman in her thirties
c) a teenage boy
2. The operation took four hours and,
a) the patient survive
b) the patient died
c) the patient stay unconscious connected to a respiratory machine
3. Alex Harrison is,
a) a millionaire woman
b) a millionaire man
c) a millionaire’s lawyer
4. A patient invites Mallory to ………………………………….. in order to show his gratitude.
a) stay at his apartment in New York city
b) have dinner at his mansion
c) open an account at the San Francisco Fidelity Bank which he owns
5. Kat receives in ER an unconscious man with a head injury which could be brain damage. That man is,
a) Lou Dinetto
b) Her brother Mike
c) Rhino, Dinetto’s friend
6. When Kat arrives at her apartment two men push past her into it. They,
a) gave her a lot of money to save the unconscious man
b) threaten to kill her brother if she does not save the man
c) threaten to wiped her out
7. The last day to make good on his ten-thousand-dollar bet Ken Mallory,
a) realizes Kat was playing with him
b) realizes Kat is in love with him
c) realizes he is in love with Kat
8. When Honey arrives at the apartment a man comes out of the bathroom, dripping blood and pointing a gun at her. He is,
a) Lou Dinneto
b) The Shadow, Dinetto’s friend
c) Kat’s brother
9. Ken Mallory says to Kat,
a) he has fallen in love and wants to marry her
b) he is in love with Loren and will marry her
c) he does not care about the bet anymore because he is marrying Lauren
10. After having sex, Kat,
a) tells the doctors she and Ken did it
b) announces her weeding day
c) invites her colleagues to the wedding reception
2. Answer the following questions.
1. Why do you think Kat reported his brother’s gunshot wound to the police?
2. Why did Alfred return? What did he want? What did Paige answer?
3. Paige decided to answer the card Jason had sent with the model house. Which option did she choose?
4. A patient died because Doctor Koch overanesthetized him but what did Doctor Barker said to Paige?
5. After that, what happened to Doctor Barker?
martes, 17 de noviembre de 2009
NOTHING LASTS FOREVER - Chapters 15 - 20
NOTHING LASTS FOREVER - Chapters 1-15
1- According to Hippocrates “(…) whatever cannot be cured with the searing iron must be considered :
a) unhealthy” b) incurable” c) uncomfortable”.
2- According to Sir William Osler are three classes of human beings:
a) men, women and women physicians b) men, women and nurses c) men, nurses and women physicians
3- District Attorney Carls Andrews was in a fury because from a group of three doctor living together and working at the same hospital:
a) One of them almost gets an entire hospital closed down, the second one kills herself, and the third one kills a patient for a million dollars.
b) One of them almost kills a patient, the second one kills a patient for a million dollars, and the third one is murdered.
c) One of them almost gets entire hospital closed down, the second one kills a patient for a million dollars, and the third one is murdered.
4- In the witness box, Dr Kane said John Cronin was killed by:
a) sedative being injected into his IV (Intravenous) b) insulin being injected into his IV (Intravenous) c) a different blood type being introduced into his IV (Intravenous)
5- The report signed by Dr Paige Taylor says the patient died of:
a) an asthma attack b) a heart attack c) allergic attack
6- John Cronin’s widow, Hazel Cronin said her husband:
a) didn’t trust Dr b) never mentioned Dr Taylor c) like Dr Taylor
7- Dr Wallace said that one day Dr Taylor had a patient in need of a blood transfusion whose family refused to grant permission. He said that:
a) she managed to obtained the court order immediately and gave the patient the transfusion.
b) she gave the patient the transfusion anyway, obtained the court order afterward, and changed the date on it.
c) she managed to get an old court order, changed the date on it and gave the patient the transfusion.
8- Most of the patients at Embarcadero county hospital go there because:
a) they are indigent and cannot afford a private hospital b) they are lower middle class people who cannot afford health insurance
c) they are upper class people who can afford the best medical treatment.
9- In her first hospital round Paige met another young resident doctor she liked immediately. This was Dr Tom Chang who later:
a) has a car accident and dies b) commits suicide c) is robbed and murdered
10- Bye the end of day one, Paige and the other residents see their last patient, an old lady who is brain-dead on a respirator. They are told that the hospital ethics committee made the decision early that day to “pull the plug” because it’s cruel to keep her alive. Paige thinks that is:
a) a great act of kindness b) murder c) correct
11- Paige had heard that Dr Arthur Kane’ nickname was “Dr 007—licensed to kill” because:
a )he had a higher operation rate b)his solution to every problem was to operate c) he had a higher operation and mortality rate than any other doctor
12- When Dr Kane made advances to Paige and she:
a) felt unpleasant but thought it could be a great opportunity for her career
b) said there was nothing to discuss because she was not interested
c) said she didn’t need to discuss anything at dinner
13- When Kat was thirteen years old, her stepfather was raped repeatedly by her stepfather. One day:
a) He theatens to kill her litlle brother if she didn’t move so she left her home
b) Kat told her mother the truth and she order her to leave because she thought Kat was lying
c) Kat knew she was pregnant and decided to ran way to live with an aunt
14- Paige grew up in:
a) India and Africa b) Calcutta and South Africa c) Africa and Latin America
15- When Paige was fifteen, her mother:
a) disappeared when having a bath in a river b) disappeared with another man c) disappeared during an attack to the village they were living in
16- When Paige was seventeen, her father sent her to live in Chicago with his brother. When she arrived
a) she knew her father was also coming b) her uncle told her her father had died c) her uncle told her he prefer her coming back to the village
17- Paige and Alfred met in:
a) Puerto Rica b) Costa Rica c) Hawai
18- When Paige opened the door there was Alfred. Standing next to him was his:
a) girlfriend b) child’s mother c)his wife
19- Chief Nurse, Margaret Spenser didn’t like Kat because she was:
a) a young woman doctor b) a beautiful woman doctor c) a black woman doctor
20- Honey Taft had the bad fortune to have been born into a family of:
a) overachievers b)overweighed people c) over-optimistic people
21- Honey’s father would say she was:
a) the princess of the Taft family b) his favourite child c) the family’s ugly ducking
22- In High School she was known as the:
a) wallflower b) sunflower c)flower child
23- When Honey started having sex with boys she became:
a) intelligent b) famous c) popular
24- Paige was furious because the X-ray had been put up backward and Dr Kane:
a) had diagnosed wrongly b) had removed the wrong kidney c) had operated the wrong patient
25- Dr Wallace said Dr Kane was not going to be fired because:
a) he was one of the best doctors at hospital and they could not lose him
b) he was a senator’s friend with a lot of influences
c) the reputation of the hospital would be hurt
26- All hospitals have problems with drug theft but Embarcadero County Hospital was having a major problem. Their fentanyl – a highly addictive narcotic and anesthetic drug- disappeared constantly. Who was the thief?
a) Dr Mitch Campbell, one of Paige’s favourite doctors b) Dr Harry Bowman, the red Ferrari’s owner c) Karen, the secretary in charge of records
1-Dr Honey was unsure of herself in the morning rounds but on the afternoon rounds she was surprisingly knowledgeable and efficient. Explain how she managed to do so.
2- Dr Mitch Cambell behaved in a strange way during surgeries. What did he always do? Why? What did Paige ask him to do?
3- In the prologue we learn that one of the doctors almost gets Embarcadero closed down. Who do you think is the responsible one? Can you explain why?
sábado, 14 de noviembre de 2009
PHILADELPHIA - Background Information
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is the virus that causes AIDS. This virus severely damages the immune system by infecting and destroying certain white blood cells. HIV is passed from person to person via blood, semen or mucous membranes. Pregnant women may pass HIV to their baby during pregnancy, delivery or breast feeding. Some people will develop AIDS as a result of their HIV infection. An HIV positive test result does not mean a person has AIDS.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is developed after a person has been in contact with HIV. AIDS is a collection of infections and cancers that people with HIV might develop. AIDS weakens the immune system making it difficult for a person to fight illness. If a person gets one of these infections or cancers after they are HIV+ they are said to have AIDS. Many of these infections that cause AIDS are harmless to a healthy immune system.
How is HIV/AIDS transmitted? Does HIV/AIDS only affect certain types of people?
HIV/AIDS can infect anyone regardless of age, race or sexual preference.
Transmission People can contract HIV in multiple ways.
o Unprotected sex with an infected person
o Sharing a needle with someone who uses intravenous drugs
o Transmission from a mother to her unborn fetus
However, you cannot get HIV through daily social contact such as:
o Hugging
o Shaking hands
o Sharing a swimming pool or toilet
o Coughing sneezing, tears or insect bites
People living with HIV/AIDS, to varying degrees, are stigmatized throughout the world. What is the root cause of discrimination? Why do you think people who have HIV/AIDS suffer from discrimination?
Discrimination is to make a distinction between people on the basis of a class or category (i.e. gender, race, ethnic origin, religion, socio-economic status, sexual preference) without regard to individual merit. HIV/AIDS discrimination is the unfair treatment of people who may or may not be infected with HIV/AIDS or be associated with people who are considered likely to contract HIV. Discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS exists because of a lack of information. Fear tends to come from wrong information about this epidemic.
Useful vocabulary:
Epidemic, Discrimination, Vaccine, Human Rights, Discrimination, Developing World, Poverty, homosexuality, homosexual, gay/s, prostitution, prostitute, condom
Technology, Survival, Fairness, Defense/Protection, Epidemic,
Public Health, Acceptance/
Rejection, International
Cooperation, Collaboration, International Law,
Civil Society, NGOs (non-
governmental organizations)
PHILADELPHIA - Questionaire
He misplaced an important complaint. Of course he was fired for having AIDS, but there was no way Wheeler and his partners would admit that.
2. Was Joe Miller the first lawyer Andrew went to for representation?
No, Andrew went to nine other lawyers.
3. When did Andrew start working for the firm?
He was recruited when he graduated from law school.
4. Before Andrew walked into Joe's office, what was Joe talking to his first client about?
The client fell in a hole on the street. The first client had a broken arm and was seeing how much he could collect.
5. Why was Joe reluctant at first to take Andrew's case?
He says that because he couldn’t ‘see ’a case but in fact it was because he was homophobic.
6. When did Joe Miller change his mind?
When he realized a crime was committed and his wife reminded him she had relatives who were gay and when at the library he saw how Andrew was being discriminated.
7. How did the firm find out that Andrew had AIDS?
He had a lesion on his forehead.
8. What did Andrew say about it?
Andrew said the lesion was from when he got hit with a racquetball.
9. When Joe delivered the summons, what famous basketball player were Wheeler and his partners talking to?
Julius Erving (Dr. J).
10. What did Joe tell the sportsman?
Joe told him if he's ever injured, give him a call.
11. How long did it take to bring the case to court?
7 months. Joe made his opening statement about how wrong it was to fire an employee for having an illness.
12. What analogy was Joe using when Mr. Laird said Andrew's performance went from satisfactory to mediocre?
The baloney sandwich / caviar one.
He was questioning that Andrew's performance was like caviar seven months before his dismissal and then it was like a baloney sandwich. He also asked them to explain it to him like he was a 4 year-old.
13. What happened when Joe went inside the drug store?
A gay pre-law student attempted to pick him up. The football player assumed that because Joe was representing a gay client that he was gay himself.
14. Why did Andrew think his partner, Miguel, was upset with him while giving him his home treatment?
Miguel was worried they didn't have much time left.Andrew decided then to start his memorial. Miguel told him to think about it but Andrew was adamant.
12. What did Joe tell Andrew he prayed for?
His baby girl was healthy (This was when they were going over the Question/Answer sheet at Andrew’s place)
13. What made Andrew think he was an excellent lawyer?
He knew and loved the law
When Joe was cross-examining Andrew, Andrew said, "I know the law, I love the law, I excel at the law
14. Who was Joe cross-examining when Andrew collapsed?
Mr. Wheeler. This was after he asked Andrew to show the court the lesions on his stomach.
15. After winning the case, how much money was Andrew awarded altogether? $5,025,000. $143,000 for back pay and loss of benefits. $100,000 for mental anguish and humiliation. $4,782,000 for punitive damages.
PHILADELPHIA - Summary plot
Beckett believes that someone hid his paperwork on purpose to give the firm an excuse to fire him, and that in fact he was fired because of his disease. He asks several attorneys to take his case, including personal injury lawyer Joe Miller , whom he had been involved with in a previous case.
During cross-examination, Beckett is confronted with his inactions of concealing his illness, his supposed incompetence, and the origin of his contracting AIDS; the latter of which has gone unexplained to everyone, including Miguel, until this point. He admits that he was originally planning to tell his partners that he was gay, but he soon changed his mind after hearing them make off-colour homophobic jokes in the sauna of a health club.
Beckett eventually collapses in court shortly after finishing cross-examination. During his hospitalization, the jury votes in his favor, awarding him back pay, damages for pain and suffering, and punitive damages.
THE MISSING COINS- Summary plot
One hot Saturday afternoon in summer they are walking.
There are a lot of tourists in the city so they got to a quieter little street behind the Abbey. There is a man playing the flute. The tune is ‘Greensleeves’ but there are only two or three tourist listening. Pete likes the tune but thinks the man isn’t a good player. Carla puts a coin in the man’s hat. She saw that there were only four coins in the hat.
Pete takes her hand and they go to see shops in the next street. They find a small interesting shop. It sells very valuable coins and old stamps from different countries.
Pete looks at stamps from Canada and South America. The shopkeeper is always near watching him. A girl is working in the shop but isn’t friendly.
The phone rings and rings in a room behind the shop but the shopkeeper doesn’t want to answer. Carla doesn’t like the people in the shop.
The shopkeeper answers the phone.
Pete loves the stamps from South America but they are very expensive. Carla and Pete leave the shop and the girl smiles. They go to a café near the Abbey because they are thirsty. There are tables outside the café and they sit down. There a lot of people there.
After a minute they shopkeeper appears. He is very angry and says the coins are missing. He thinks Carla and Pete stole them
A policeman appears. He wants to know what is happening. He shopkeeper explains there were only four people in the shop. He says Tracy is innocent because he looked in her bag.
He looks in Carla’s bag and pocket. All the people are watching them.
The shopkeeper says he is sorry because now he knows the students didn’t steal the coins.
A girl in the street is playing the flute. The tune is ‘Greensleeves’. Carla remembers the other flute player near the shop. She knows where the missing coins are! She knows the answer!
Carla, Pete and policeman run to the little street. The flute player sees them and starts to run away. The policeman stops him. Carla explains everything.The man has got the coins! They were in his hat! The girl from the shop is his friend! She stole the coins, went to the window and put the coins in her friend hat.
A police car arrives. It takes the girl and the flute player to the station.
The shopkeeper says thank you to Pete and Carla. And he gives Pete tamps from South America.
Pete looks at Carla and says: Thanks! I love you!
THE END
THE MISSING COINS - Background information
Bath
It is a city in the south west of England. The population of the city is about 80,000. There are hills around the city.It is in the valley of the River Avon.The Romans built baths because it is the only place in the United Kingdom where there are hot springs.Bath became fashionable and popular as a spa resort during the 18th century.
The city became a World Heritage Site in 1987, and has a lot of theatres, museums and festivals. In summer 4 million tourists visit tha city each year. In Bath there are two universities(Bath University, one of the best universities in the UK, it’s in the 6th position..
Abbey
Its complete name is: the Abbey Church of Saint Peter and
Approximately 1,200 people can be sitting inside. It is used for religious ceremonies. The abbey is a listed building and it contains monuments to several notable people. It has two organs and ten bells.
THE MISSING COINS - Questionaire
Page 1
1- Where does the story take place?
2- How is Bath city like?
3- Where are the tourists from?
4- Who are Pete and Carla?
5- Do they like the city?
6- What does Pete like about the city? And what about Carla?
7- When does the story take place?
8- Why does Carla want to go to a quieter place?
Page 2
1- Where do they go?
2- Are there many tourists?
3- How is the street like?
4- What is the busker doing?
5- How any coins are the in the busker’s hat?
Page 3
1- What tune is he playing?
2- Is he a good player?
3- Does she put a coin in the man’s hat? Why/ why not?
4- There are only four coins in the man’s hat. What does Pete think the reason is?
5- Where do they go after that?
Page 4
1- What does the shop sell? Is it a big or a small one?
2- What does Pete want to look at?
3- Does he collect them?
Page 5
1- Pete looks at some stamps, where are they from?
2- What is Carla looking at? How old are they?
3- Is the shopkeeper happy? Why not?
4- Are the coins valuable?
5- Who is Tracy? Is she friendly?
Page 6
1- The telephone starts ringing, where is it?
2- Does the shopkeeper answer quickly? Why/ Why not?
3- Does Pete want to start collecting stamps from Canada?
4- Does Carla like the people in the shop? Why/ Why not?
5- Does Pete buy the stamps from South America? Why/ Why no?
6- Why does Tracy smile when Pete and Carla leave?
Page 7
1- Where do Pete and Carla go then?
2- Why is Carla happy?
3- What does Pete want?
4- Where do they go?
5- Where do they sit down?
6- Where does Carla want to go then?
7- Who appears suddenly in the café?
8- How does he feel?
Page 8
1- Why is the old man angry?
2- What does he think?
3- How do the students feel?
4- Is there the first time some coins were missing?
5- Who else appears?
Page 9
1- What does policeman do?
Page 10
1- Why does the old man think Tracy is innocent?
2- What does Carla say? What about Pete?
Page 11
1- Do they find she coins in Carla’s bag or in Pete’s pocket?
2- What does the shopkeeper say? How does he feel?
3- What does he do after that?
4- What does the policeman think?
Page 12
1- When they are talking to the policeman, what does Carla hear?
2- What does she remember?
3- What does she decide to do?
Page 13
1- When they arrive, what does the flute player say he is doing?
2- When Carla says that he has the coins, what does the man do? Can he escape?
Page 14
1- Carla explains the mystery of the missing coins, who steals the coins? And, how did they appear in the man’s hat?
2- A car police arrives, what does it do?
Page 15
1- What does the shopkeeper say to Carla? What does he ask her?
2- What does Carla ask him?
3- What does Pete say?