A gang of fourteen robbers had broken into a bank in Naples.
They were hoping to steal millions of dollars from the safe but the men had an unpleasant surprise.

A Detroit burglar arrived home after a ''sucessful'' night. He had been shocked when a few seconds later he opened the front door and saw his very happy dog... and the police.

Neighbours in the city of Baku could hear music coming from an empty flat and decided to call the police. When the police had arrived, the thief didn't even try to escape.

 

ES.4 DI PAG.95
Pete had spent a month observing the Parker family, so he knew they went away at weekends.
He arrived at their house early on Sunday morning.
The alarm didn't ring when he broke the window because he had already cut the cable.
After he had climbed through the window, he looked round the house.
It was full of jewels and paintings. He had never seen so many valuable things.
He smiled to himself as he drove away because he knew he had stolen a fortune.
Suddenly he felt worried. Had he forgotten something? Then he realised what it was.
He had not worn his gloves!!!

ES.5 DI PAG.95
1 This morning John realised that someone had broken into his car in the night.
2 The thieves had escaped before the police arrived.
3 We didn't hear the burglars becuse we had forgotten to lock the front door.
4 After Sandra had eaten her first pizza she ordered another one!!
5 We watched TV after we had finished our homework.
6 They went out as soon as they had had lunch.

ES.6 DI PAG.96
He told me that it was a great film.
She said that she was seeing the film the next day.
He said it was his favourite film.
He told me that he had taken his sister to see the film.
She said that they had seen several films in that cinema.
He said he would buy the cinema tickets that evening.

 

ES.7 DI PAG.96
She said that she was very happy to be there.
She said she had never been to Englan before.
She said she was going to be in London for three weeks.
She said she was making a new film.
She said she was sure it would be a great film.
She said that the director was one of the best in the world.

 

ES.8 DI PAG.96
Dan said he wanted to see the new cartoon, Naomi told him that she had seen it.
Sarah said she loved the new film of Pride and Prejudice, but Harry told her he thought it was
terrible.
Judy told Kate that they could go and see the new Men in Black film that night, but Kate told her that she had never enjoyed a science fiction film so Judy said they were very funny and she added that she was sure she would like it.
Ian said that Matrix was his favourite film so Zara told him that it was yours his too and he added he had seen it six times that year.
James told Ken that he knew a lot about films and Ken said his parents had given him an encyclopedia of the cinema for his birthday last year.
Ken said he didn't think the director Alfred Hitchcock has ever won an Oscar and James added that he was surprised because Hitchcock had made lots of great films.ù

 

ES.9 DI PAG.97
Tomorrow is another day.
I love the smell of napalm in the morning.
I will make you an offer that you can't refuse.
I have had a farm in Africa.
I have travelled each and every highway.
My mother has been a tailor and she has sewn my new blue jeans.
All the world is a stage.
There is no place like home.
I think it is the beginning of a beatiful friendship.
I like work and it fascinates me. I can sit and watch it for hours.

 

ES.10 DI PAG.97
My teacher asked us if we had done our homework.
The robber asked me if there was a bank near there.
My boss asked me if I had finished writing the report.
The waiter asked them if they wanted chips with theirs burgers.
My mum asked me if I had remember to phone my grandmother.
My little brother asked mum if she would give him some money for the cinema.
Joe asked Maria if she thought she would go to Susan's party next week.
The tour guide asked the tourists if they had been to London before.

 

ES.11 DI PAG.97
Are you ready to leave?
Do you give me some money?
How much money do you want?
Can I write you a cheque?
Have you ever really loved me?

 

ES.11 DI PAG.99
1C A plan in Paris
2E Caught at last
3F Explaining the details
4D He does it again
5B The ''Count'' and the bank manager
6A The origins of a thief

ES.12 DI PAG.99

Nouns
Adjectives
Verbs
alias
forger
con
controversial
handed over
flee

ES.13 DI PAG.99
An alias is a false identity.
A con is when someone believes a criminal's lies and gives him money.
A person who makes realistic copies of money, documents,etc. Is a forger.
When something causes arguments, we say it is controversial.
To flee is to escape quickly, especially when you are in danger.
To hand over something is to give it to another person.

ES.14 DI PAG.99
Don't panic- often you don't need them to understand the main ideas of the text.
Decide what part of speech they are.
Guess their meaning by looking carefully at the context.

 

ES.15 DI PAG.99
People still talk about Victor today because he commited some fascinating crimes.
Victor thought of his plan to sell the Eiffel Tower while he was reading a newspaper in Paris.
The French businessman thought Victor worked for the French Post Office.
Victor's victim, Poisson, didn't go to the police because he didn't want anyone to know how stupid he had been.
Victor sold the Eiffel Tower a second time because it had worked perfectly the first time.
The police had arrested Victor many times before 1935.

ES.4 DI PAG.113
1 If Cynthia had already bought a paper, John wouldn't have gone to the newsagent's.
2 They wouldn't have won the lottery if they hadn't bought the ticket.
3 June Parsons wouldn't have been in the shop if she hadn't wanted a ticket.
4 I would have passed my exams last year if I had studied more.
5 If you had been born in Britain, you wouldn't have to learn English.
6 If the bus hadn't broken down, we would have arrived here on time.

ES.5 DI PAG.113
If Cinthia had gone to the newsagent's, would she have bought a lottery ticket?
If you had grown up in a different town, would you have met your best friend?
How would your life have been different if you had had more brothers and sisters?
If you had been a teenager in the 1960s, what music would you have listened to?
What would you have done if you hadn't come to school last week?

ES.10 DI PAG.115
Third conditional: I wouldn't have won if you hadn't helped me.
Second conditional: If I went I would have a really amazing time.
First conditional: I have any more good advice, I will let you know.

ES.11 DI PAG.115
If Juan writes a letter, Sophie will be happy. (1)
Sophie would send Juan an email if she knew his adress.(2)
Steve wouldn't have told Sophie to go to Spain if he had known.(3)
Steve would know Sophie out if she weren't in love with Juan.(2)
Sophie will probably laugh if Steve says he loves her.(1)

ES.13 DI PAG.116
Thomas Alva Edison invented the phonograph (the first record player)
Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa.
Agatha Christie wrote crime novels.
Albert Einstein proposed the theory of relativity.

ES.14 DI PAG.116
If Edison hadn't invented the phonograph the music industry would have develped in a very different way.
They wouldn't have made a lot of films like Murder on the Orient Express if Agatha Christie hadn't written novels.
If Leonardo da Vinci hadn't been a famous painter, Dan Brown wouldn't have written The da Vinci code.
Einstein wouldn't have win the Nobel prize for physics in 1921 if he hadn't proposed the theory of relativity.

ES.15 DI PAG.117
Unhappy children-> 1
People who became successfull after they finished school-> 5

ES.16 DI PAG.117
What is dyslexia? -> 3
Typical problems for children with dyslexia at school-> 1
What some talented people had in common-> 2
Other famous people whoo had dyslexia-> 5
A person who had hidden talents-> 4

ES.17 DI PAG.117
The children in paragraph 1 had a difficult time at school.
Some famous writers, composers and inventors had similar problems when they were children.
People with dyslexia never knew about it.
Agatha Christie started writing because she wanted to show her sister that she could write.
The people mentioned in the last paragraph are well-known people who had problems with reading and writing.

ES.18 DI PAG.117
STRATEGY
WHAT DO YOU DO?
Skimming to understand the general idea of a text.
Look the title, the photos, the introduction and the final paragraph.
Finding the main idea of a paragraph.
Read the first sentence which often summarises the main point. Look for the key words.
Scanning to find specific information.
Underline the key words in the questions, find synonyms and similar expressions in the text, and read carefully around the key words.

 

ES.1 DI PAG.242
A lot of pollution is caused by heavy traffic.
The cakes are baked every morning.
The team is chosen by the captain.
Dinner is served between 7.30 and 9.00 p.m.
Olives aren't grown in Britain.
English is spoken here.
These shoes aren't made in Italy.
Where are the meetings held?

ES.2 DI PAG.243
The animals are fed every day at 3.00 p.m.
These toys are made in China.
The towels aren't changed every day.
The newspaper are delivered early in the morning.
Who are the beds made?
When is the rubbish collected?
An exhibition is been every month.

ES.3 DI PAG.243
Every Sunday brunch is served here.
What languages is spoken in Canada?
All passengers requested to board the plane.
The best leather in the world is made in Italy.
All animals here are looked after by Dr.Scott.
A lot of tea is drunk in the UK.
Are Mercedes cars manufactured in Germany?
Smoking isn't allowed in hospitals!

ES.4 DI PAG.243
The service charge is not included in the bill.
The flor is mopped every night.
Thousands of new books are published every year.
The Sistine Chapel is visited by hundreds of tourist every year.
Quiz shows are watched by millions of people.
Meals isn't served in the bedrooms.
The front door is locked at midnight.

ES.5 DI PAG.243
Slow down! Speed is checked by radar on this motorway.
Oh no! This shop is closed on monday morning. Well, why don't you try the supermarket?
Look! Dogs aren't allowed in this cafè. Let's take Rex home.
A shop assistant is wanted for weekends. Well, I'm always free Saturday and Sunday, so why not?
Gosh. Parking is forbidden! Let's move somewhere else.
Let's hurry. Lunch is served from 12 a.m to 3 p.m and it's already twenty to three.

ES.1 DI PAG.244
Hamlet was written by Shakspeare in 1602.
America was discovered in 1492.
Last week a man I know was arrested.
Rome was'n built in a day.
He was brought to the hospital by car.
Was rugby invented in England?
This beatiful olive tree was planted by my grandfather 30 years ago.
A whale was found on the coast.
The prisoner was convicted to ten years.
My house was broken into while I was on holiday.

ES.2 DI PAG.245
The Euro was intoduced in Italy in 2002.
Two goals are scored by Arsenal in the fist ten minutes.
The medieval church was destroyed in the earthquake.
The real murder was never discovered.
Hundreds of minks were killed to make that fur coat.
Slavery was abolished in the USA in 1865.
The safe was opened by experienced robbers.
The phone call was made from this phone box.
A woman was killed in the accident.

ES.3 DI PAG.245
Manzoni's famous novel The Betrothed was published in 1840-1842.
The television was invented in 1925.
America was discovered in 1492.
The Berlin wall was pulled down in 1989.
Aparthied was banned in South Africa in 1990.
Who was the 2004 Olympic woman's 100 metres won by?
The moon was last visited by humans in 1972.

 

ES.4 DI PAG.245
Paul was given a book for his birthday.
The children weren't kept home because the heating didn't work.
Many innnocent people were killed in the 9/11 atttack.
The President was asked an awkward question.
Many towns in the south of Italy were destroyed by the earthquake.
Were the jewels sent in the safe?
We were offered hot tea and sandwiches while we were waiting.
The prisoners weren't treatted badly.
My car was repaired in just two days.

ES.1 DI PAG.254
Last year more than a million cars were stolen.
Helen has decided to visit China.
America was visited by the Vikings.
The police have not found the missing dog.
More interesting facts are discovered every year.
The basketball team is chosen by the captain.
The next meeeting will be held on 14 December.

ES.2 DI PAG.254
Fifteen people were arrested by the police.
Little Jimmy has been found safe and well.
Hundreds of trees are planted every year.
Most tickets will be sold on the day of the match.
The injured people were taken to hospital.
A new planet has been discovered.

ES.3 DI PAG.254
The bridge was built in 1996.
My sandwich has been eaten.
The letter will be delivered tomorrow.
Our train has been cancelled.
A window in the classroom was broken by one of the students.
Millions of bars of chocolate are eaten every day!

ES.4 DI PAG.254
1 C
2 B
3 B
4 B
5 A
6 B