SUCCESS                                      Page 75

15

It is a mystery story.

16

1 Anita used to spend most of her time going to parties.
2 Anita’s friends thought Ryan was a perfect future husband.
3 In 2001 something terrible happened.
4 Ryan and Anita have often been to this pub.
5 The room is dirty and depressing.
6 Anita is shocked.

17

1 Use adjectives to create atmosphere.
It was a warm and sultry evening.
bustling, Friday evening traffic
Dr Manners’ face was hard and dark
Ryan Manners was young and rebellious, and very good-looking
having the most handsome, fun and promising young man
on that terrible day
The landlord greeted them warmly
she said quickly
who observed Anita carefully
she walked slowly upstairs
her heart beating furiously
The room was filthy, dark and gloomy
every object that seemed at the same time familiar and alien
A sudden noise
broken and unmoving

2 Use direct speech to make story more interesting.
‘I’ll have a glass of white … please’

3 Use strong verbs to create excitement.
as he shouted
Anita sighed
their world fell apart
something like anger started to burn inside her
She gasped
she ran out of the room, stumbled, and felt herself falling falling falling

18

As he drove at top speed across the city, Richard knew that it could have been his last chance to save himself and his friend, too. He was the last. He was the only one who could carry out that mission. He tried to drive faster and faster. He surpassed a car and dodged the other two. He had to be faster. Richard accelerated and looked at the timer. Two minutes left.

He quickly turned left and finally saw the big building. They had called it Las Noches. He braked and jumped off the car. He started running towards the entrance … he had to reach the top of the building. The elevator was broken. One minute left. He took the stairs. How much steps … He was exhausted … running running … 30 seconds left …

He reached the top of the building and saw the bomb. He had to disable it … 20 seconds left. He started working. He carefully opened the bomb timer and quickly analyzed its structure. Then he started working. Only 15 seconds left … 10 … 9 … 8 … He would do it … He HAD TO DO IT!

At last he managed! The timer stopped at 3 seconds. Richard sighed. He stood up. He turned back: he wanted to go and free his friend. He suddenly stopped. His friend was in front of him. He pulled out a gun shot him. Richard fell to the ground. He had been shot at the shoulder. He banged his head at the ground and saw black for some seconds. Then he opened his eyes.

Just in time to see 1 on the timer display and feel himself blowing up.