2 OXFORD COCA ATRUCK WITOUT A DRIVER ‘Nick Miles and his son Andy are having « bad mmning. “wmhere's Gury says Mask. “He im usualy Inte. The snuck sendy. Brerbody’s wating" ‘Then Gury Slater comes tothe office. He isl Tve got Dadam, Mr. Miles! says Gury. "Ta very srry, Dat I cant diive toy Sorpuimaie gepeas Sees ES Cir Rsk tact FEUDS YE Ge avid piled 1ost then, Kin Puker wrires. She is «student. Her fether fs one of Mais drivers, She is waking m Mick's office i Ierboliny. "Good mening. Me. Niles.” seys Kin. What can do fa "Cam you dee a truck ™ says Mak with «lite gh. pve got tables mn Faverchum and wine a Lyon - and no acne" "Yes, Team dire atk: says Kin Tee got cence" 2 Drie nto Danger "Wonderful! says Nak. He is looking happier. “Hare ‘you gota passpar™ of course, 25 at home." Suddenly Mark is much pple “OK. Can you take a truck to France? Here is some French money and these are all the papers - read them carefully *Cio Tgp too, Dad asks Andy "T cunt drive stack, but Team drive scar and read a map ~ mi I cen speak French Parhape Teanhelp Ki * “And you want to go to France, Hmow! OX, you to ‘Rum home and get your passports, your overnight bags and some sundiches. There we sleeping bags inthe tack, mad ‘mobile phone too, When you come back, go and lok at the snap with Gary. He drives to France every week. He cantell ‘you about GARY MAKES A PHONE CALL "Get the tables from the shop at Faversham.” says Gury. ‘than tke the ferry fram Dover to Calais At Colas, loot ‘for sgns tothe A26 motarany. Its a good, fastro4d "Listen this is very important All truck drivers must top for ASmumaaes every oars" “Tino” says Kim ‘OK. There we tk stops on every French rosa. At about ne o'clock, younted to stop for 15 minutes at this truck stop here" He pts an X onthe map.“Dont stay inthe track: get put, walk about and get some Coffee, You dont want to go to sleep, when you are driving, ‘At bout four o'clock youust stop again here, near Dij™ ‘Agu Gury pts an X onthe map "The cafe atthe track stop makes wonderful coffee. Good Ick, md ie carefully." says Gury. 6 Drive ato Danger ‘Andy and Kim get int the truck and drive away - and (Gary mates an import phone cal. "allo Gury here. cant ie today, bt tel Pal 's OK ‘he truck stop near Reins at one, and Dijon at four Look foc grl vith tronm air ands boy m4 yellow st:‘Andy and Kin rive at Fevercham. They tellthe man bout Guy's em. ‘The tables are ready. My men can put than inthe, ‘wack, We canst my office and wa. Would you ike soe coffee the man ays, = ‘They kave the tuck and gp into the afi Drie nto Ding Him and Andy dene to Dover andtake the feny to Ces. ‘They dive off the ferry and out of Canis! They find the aoterway- me big STOP sng "We need ticket says Andy. He puts his hand ou of the ‘window to take the ticket; Bat he ie too far aay and the ‘cket goes der the track. Andy jumps dow and goes to eta. "OK Te got tawe" Andy calls to Kim. "But the tuck 4s losing oll Notmuch, but we must do something about ‘OK." says Kim “I can do tata the trick stop, Came ox. ets go‘They arrive atthe truck stop near Reins at about one clock. im ges under the tock "Youre righ." she ts Andy. "The truck is losing ol. ‘Bu oat very bad" Then muddy she cals to Andy Came andbave «lok at this 0 Drive ato Danger ‘There i «boc ider the ck "isa smawich boc ™ asks Andy. "Pehups Gury pts his sdriches 2" "Under «Bet, dat, oy truce ™ says Kim, “Nobody does ‘dwt! Oh wel need some coffe ~ She goes tothe cafe au4 ON THE ROAD ‘They get neo the wack again and drive alng the moterway "Our neet stop is near Dijon.” suid Andy. “Dijon is ‘Burgundy. They make wondeful wine thre." don’t want any wine" Inughs Kim, “ut Ido went some coffee Thay erie at the truck stop jut before for and sit down, inthe cafe, Suddenly Andy stys, "Someane's looking under thew ‘Through the window ofthe cafe they see «fat man in gen st, He takes someting out rom tne the tuck end gastonredcr, “Tot ike this."says kin quietly. "Let's go* Afewemimtes Iter, Kim Jaks her mar “andy se says quietly, "There's ured car behind us ‘And the man in the green shirt is driving. Why is he following us? He's gothis pucel™ "No, he husn't™ says Andy with « leugh. "He's got our sandies. And Tve gothis perce. Here 25" He opens it carefully. In it are about fifty small white oper baer. Bsas his ™ says Andy. “Drugs, Fthink.” seys Kim. "And che man in the green shirt wants them. He doesn't want your sandviches, and he's sngyy. Were mn danger, Andy. Imust do something" The red car is only # few mens behind. Kix stops sudenty. The red curs to the back of the trae u Drive nto Danger ‘in drives anny eguin very fast. Inher mizror che stes ‘the mane geen shit sundingby his cw "He cant follow us now.” Andy says wah «saile ‘Bur the man is very gry and quicly takes out « suall ‘naemobil phoneSe ‘THE RUBBISH DUMP "We mst leave the motor sys Kin ‘They take a quiet coury road through seal villages Suddenly Andy sees « big sign on their left. “"Go in there!” he sys. "But a's «rubbish dump. Why do you want to go there™ sys im But she drives through the entrance. Andy opens his window and throm the parcel of gs tothe nearest kip v"We mst phone for hep." stys Andy ‘Bur just then two men aie na white car. Aman na ‘ace ut drag, The man nthe geen hs ahh ‘The twiowmen lere ther car acroce the exrance and jmp vt. The man the suas 4 gm. "Mow we cant drive out of ure,"thinks Kin. "Oh dea." 8 Drive nto Danger ‘The tro men rn upto the track and st by Kim's doar “oa me the puceL."says the man inthe black suit very qty. ‘Run, Andy! stys Kin. Quicidy Andy opens his door snd jumps out ofthe truck. He rms to the white car. The ‘man inthe green shirt follows hin, but he is too fat and Sow. Andy gets int the car and ies aryDrive nto Danger ‘Kim opens her door suddenly. The big tor hits the men snthe suit. He falls dovm, mu loses his gen. Quickly Kan [mp ot of thetic and gts the gm. Your drugs are in tht skip“ stys. "Go and get them. Toke your find with you" ‘The two men go up the Indder and look down into the sep. "Go on!” says Kim. "You want them . Go and look for ten” ‘The two men jmp dom ito the dep. Quickly Km takes ‘he Ider avy. Now the men cumot get out 2 a‘THE POLICE ARE COMING Cerefully Kim puts the gum m her oremight bag, Then she goes tothe track and telephones the police. A French policeman mswers "Hullo, do you speak Bhglish” she asks the policeman oa. ‘he phone But Kim does not speak French, and the French policemen doesnot understand English Sve’: Andy tks Kan. He specks French 2 ast then a white car comes through the entrance to the sibbish dump. I stops, and Andy jumps out. He rns wp to km. "Ws OX Kin. he says. "The police are coming’ Aferr smutes later a French police car anes. Four policemen Jiu out, Kin gines them the gm. “ere ace the drugs” asks one ofthe policemen. “And ‘rire are the en” "Bu hat sep. says Andy wath «ugh. The policemen get the naarDrive nto Danger [ter tht evening Andy and Kim dire to Lyon with the ‘bles. They have coffee and long French sandoiches cafe. Than they goto the wine shop. They urine very hte. {title man is wetng fr tum. He loa angry. "vy ace you ate” ae he man, “Well. "begins Kin "Ws along stary says Andy tealy 4 ACTIVITIES Before Reading 1 Look atthe picture onthe cover ofthe book. Now answer ‘these questions 1 Which word i porte fer the tary? Choose one aruudks Dr ples 7 matarbikes 2 The sary is Ay frigaming, bY exceng. —€ 7 fay, ‘Read he the back cover of the Book. Choose ane answer 1 The sory happens soy america, DP Brgam crm. 2 The end oft stay sovtwppy. BY nothappy. fy, 3 Kim and Andy 4 Tage brother and sister, be aretrinds, 7 ork ogee asACTIVITIES ‘ile Rendng 1 Read pages I+ “Are there sentences ts (7) or false (F)? LF 1 Gary is almays ate for ork. a 2 Kin ea nde at 3 Andy is a's son ne 4 Gory doesnt often drive to Face a ‘Read pages 5-7 and then pt these sentences m the right order 1 At about four olock yours stop near Dijon 1b AL Calis, lnk for signsto the Al6 motarmny. (©? Yountedto stop at bout one o'clod: 4 Take te ferry fram Dover to Celis (7 Get the tables from the shop a Forershan 13 Read peges 6-11 Use these words to jomt the sentences together. md tt been 1 Andy and Kin save at Fever. They tell th an bout Gury sam. 2 The ticket goes der the tuck. Andy i too far en to eet 3 The tuck is losing oil eit very be. Acuraies 4 Read pages 1255, ‘Are these sentences tus (T) or flse (FY? 1 Andy says, "They make wonderfl wine in Bugmdy! 2 Athmman ma black chit takes something ot from under the ruck, 3 Ared.arfollows then, 44 The racers sto the back ofthe xed cer Read pages 16.21. Who s0ys: 1 We must phone for hep! 2 ‘Gre me hat parcel! 3mm 4 Your rugs ae ind sap. 6 Read pages 22-24, then msmer these questions 1 Where does Kin pur the gan? 2 How do the policemen get tothe skip? 3 What do Kan ent and dre mathe cafe? 4 Wy isthe man athe wine shop angry? aACTIVITIES ster Resting | Here are twenty short sentences. Make ten longer ‘sentences wah and, but, then or because. 1 Gury Sitar cant ie, He has abad em 2 ‘Get the ables fram Pavers, Tale the ferry fom, Dorerto Cabs! ruck drivers must stop every fess. They must not goto sleep nthe rond 4 Kim end Andy drive amy. Gary makes anjportnt phone cal ‘Anudy as go the ticket. The tuck i losing ol. ‘im doesnot want may wine. She does wat same coffee "H's got or sandwiches, Ive goths parcel’ im stops suddenly. She dines aay very fst Andy opens his wow. He tows th parcel to tht awzes ap 10 Theman inthe geen shit its to follow Andy. he is too fet nd stow. 2s Accrtes 2 Wat are they suyg? Write the right ensmers the spaces Guy is yng “The policanan is 7g Em eaaymg 1 °Uihy ae we goingto a ubbish dip Ware ace the two me OK. Youtube the fexy from Dover to Calis, than we deine to Lymn! 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