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The sun is hot, hot, hot - you are driving along a long,
long road in the centre of Australia.
Suddenly you see a man standing in the middle of the
road. He is wearing an expensive suit and nice shoes, but
he doesn't speak - not one word.
You have a gun in your car- what do you do? You must
be careful! But you can't leave him here- there is nothing for hundreds of kilometres around - no water or
food in this hot, empty place.
But there is something else out there- a very white light
in the sky near Wolalonga.
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STORY INTRODUCTION
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GLOSSARY
ACTIVITIES:
Before Reading
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ACTIVITIES :
While Reading
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ACTIVITIES :
After Reading
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Bill stops his car ten metres from the man and looks
out.
'Hello,' says Bill. 'Are you OK? Are you looking for
something?'
The man does not move or speak. He is looking at the
sky and smiling unhappily. Bill looks up too. He can see
nothing.
There is a gun in Bill's car. He looks at it. 'I must be
careful,' he thinks.
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Bill drives five more metres. He can see that the man is
about forty years old. He is wearing a good suit- but it is
old.
'Hey! Are you OK?' Bill asks again. 'Can I help you?'
The man moves his head slowly to look at Bill. He says
nothing then begins to walk. Bill watches him for a
minute. He thinks: 'I must do something.'
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The car drives fast on the long, straight road. The two
men sit and say nothing.
Bill listens to the news on the radio. There is rain in
Adelaide. A man in Sydney is 125 years old today. A
kangaroo is learning to talk. And a very white light is in
the sky near Wolalonga.
Bill likes the news. Next to him, the man sleeps.
Bill looks at him. The man wears an expensive suit and
nice shoes. Why is he out here in the sun, without a hat?
They drive for an hour before they get to Bill's house.
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Bill leaves the man asleep in the car. He goes into the
house and tells his wife, Emily, about the man. Emily
always knows what to do. 'We must find out who he is
then phone his home,' she says. 'Let's look in his pockets.
Perhaps there is something with his name on it.'
Bill and Emily go to the car. They find a wallet in the
man's pocket. There is a name- John Phillips - and a
telephone number. There is also some money.
'This money is twenty-five years old!' says Bill to Emily.
'Why has he got old money?'
'John Phillips,' says Emily to the man. 'You're very
interesting.' John suddenly opens his eyes and looks at
her, smiling.
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The doctor looks out of the window. John is fallingdown, down, down. But the doctor can see a smile on his
face.
'He isn't going to die,' thinks the doctor. 'He knows
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long road. Kangaroos jump all around. John is very small
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The man stands still and looks at the sky. There is a
small smile on his face. His suit is dirty and he looks
tired.
'Oh dear!' thinks Roy. 'What's the matter with him?'
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GLOSSARY
bath this is full of water and you can wash in it
broken in more than one piece
doctor a person who works with people who are ill
farmer a person who works on the land
gun you can shoot people with this
hospital a place where you take people who are ill
husband the man who a woman marries
jump to move quickly through the air
mechanic a person who works with machines
missing nobody knows where he or she is
news you read this in the newspaper or watch it on the TV
pocket a place in your shirt or trousers where you can put
things
rub to move your hands over
shout to speak loudly
song music that you sing
straight in a line
suit trousers and jacket
unhappy nothappy
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Before Reading
1 Look at the front and back cover of the book. Now answer
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a In the mountains.
b In the city.
c In a hot country.
a A hat.
b Some water.
c A hair dryer.
d Food.
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While Reading
1 Read pages 1-6 and then answer these questions.
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ACTIVITIES
After Reading
1 Finish these sentences.
1 John is thirsty beea use . . .
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You can find details and a full list of titles in the Oxford Bookworms
Library Catalogue and Oxford English Language Teaching Catalogues,
and on the website <www.oup.com/bookworms>.
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400 HEADWORDS
... past simple- coordination with and, but, orsubordination with before, after, when, because, so .. .
worked with him there. For a time I was his friend, but
not for long. When he came to Paris, I came after him I wanted to watch him. He was a very clever, very
dangerous man. The Phantom of the Opera
STAGE 2 700 HEADWORDS
... present perfect - will (future)- (don't) have to, must not, couldcomparison of adjectives- simple if clauses- past continuoustag questions- ask/tell+ infinitive ...
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I was glad. Now Hyde could not show his face to the world
again. If he did, every honest man in London would be
proud to report him to the police. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
STAGE 5
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. .. future continuous - future perfect passive (modals, continuous forms) would have conditional clauses - modals + perfect infinitive ...
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Vampire Killer
PAUL SHIPTON
'I am a vampire killer ... and now I need help,' says Professor
Fletcher to Colin. Colin needs a job and he needs money but do
vampires exist or is the professor crazy?
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Sally's Phone
CHRISTINE LINDOP
Sally is always running - and she has her phone with her all the
time: at home, on the train, at work, at lunchtime, and at the
shops.
But then one afternoon suddenly she has a different phone . ..
and it changes her life.
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