The burglar
Comprehension
- What ideas do you have about the story?
- Who are the people?
- What are they doing?
- How do they feel?
2. Answer the questions.
1. Why does Lord Riley phone Smart Alec and Sweet Sue?
He‘s seen some people photographing his house and taking notes and he thinks they could be burglars.
2. When does the burglary take place?
At night.
3. Do both the burglars break into the house?
No, the woman stands by the car.
4. How does the burglar get into the house?
Through a window near the front door.
5. Why does Smart Alec think the burglar is coming out of the door?
He hears someone coming.
6. What do they do to Lord Riley?
They handcuff him.
7. How do they realize they‘ve got the wrong person?
Sue sees the real burglar climbing out of the window, so they check and see they‘ve caught Lord Riley.
8. Why did Lord Riley come to the door?
To offer Sue and Alec a cup of coffe.
Answer key
There‘s a man taking photographs.
There‘s a woman writing in a notebook.
There‘s a man climbing over the gate now.
I can see a woman standing by the car.
I can see someone climbing out of that window.
Answer key
2. I can feel the sun shining on my face.
3. I can hear Smart Alec cooking somewhere in the kitchen.
4. There‘s a phone ringing in Smart Alec’c office.
5. I can see him going to answer the phone.
6. There are two people pointing at the kitchen window.
7. I can smell something burning.
8. There‘s smoke coming from the kitchen window.
9. I can hear Smart Alec running back to the kitchen.
10. I can see him throwing a frying pan out of the window.
Memory test
a Look at the picture for one minute.
b Close your book. Listen. Are the statements true or false?
1. There are three boys cycling. F
2. There are two people sitting on the bench. T
3. There‘s a brown dog lying under the bench. F
4. There are two people drinking water. F
5. There are four birds flying. F
6. There are two people wearing shorts. T
7. There isn‘t anyone talking on a mobile. F
8.There‘s a man reading a newspaper. T
9. There are two cyclists carrying bags. F
10. There‘s woman feeding the birds. T
c Write ten sentences about the picture. Use There is / There are + -ing
Speaking
6 Work with a partner. Imagine one of the following scenes. Describe what you can see, hear, smell and feel.
1 The scene from your bedroom window.
2 A scene on your route to school.
3 Your favourite place.
4 A busy train station.
WB: ex.1,2, p.36
ex.3,4, p.37