READING & TRAINING.WEB Stories for the CuriousAbout the Author Montague Rhodes James was born in Kent in the South-East of England in 1862. M. R. James (sometimes called Monty ls ved in i villages of this are rein many of is stories, He was interested in churches and ‘Suffolk His father was a minister there, The beaches story fom the time he ws He went to Eon, a well ‘went to Cambridge and In 1886, he came the Director? of the University museum, the Fiteilliam Museum, In 1995 Montague Rhodes James became the Provost of Kings College University. He was also the Vice-Chancellor” of Cambridge Usversity from 19131915 Later he at Bon util he died in 1906. “Montague Rhodes James wrote his fst ghost stores in magazines. He used the name MR. James The stris were very popul four books of hor tris inthe next twenty years: ofan Antigua (191) Carious and OterSCRE ROR ReBefore you read © Fin the words Lookat the photographs and ik (/) the word inthe box you can see The loka the lctres on pages and which other words can you coast ets boat fisherman sand beach rocks ruins castle golfeoure olfelub sta stone anchor © Acioctives Complete the sentences blow (1-6) with an adjective ( A curious © tou E aty 1 [Oy shedoesre ie talking to peopl. he 2 [] Heknows alot of things. Hels very 3 F] shelikes nice clothes, she i always 46 He atways puts everything inthe ight 5 [] Sheisimterestedand asks alo of questions Shes 6 C1 Hetsabeayeshoutng I thin hei too © Vocabutary Read the ttle ofthe story on page, What do you think the word ad A ED] eboyeryeung man BL a pioryoung woma ¢ Ty snold manor woman The Chureh twas almost Christmas and the end ofthe year for the A dents of St James College. Professor Parkins was siting in the staff room’ with a young lecturer in Archaeology, called Mr Diney. Mr Disney wasa curious young man. He always asked a lot of questions. Professor Parkins was intelligent tnd shy, He was well-dressed and tidy He preferred his books to the company of other people. ‘are you going anywhere for the holidays?” the young man asked the Professor. ‘tm going to play golf’ the profesor replied.» paar ONE ‘where are you going? asked Mr Disney. "There are some very nie places to play golf onthe coast but i's quite’ col at this time ofyear! “Tim poingto Burnstow sald the professor. "t's on the East coast” “You should visit the runs ofthe old church of the Knights ‘Templar began Mr Disney."The ruins are at the north end of the beach, near the Globe Inn. A certain times of day the sea almost covers the beach so you ean always see the church, it's a ound church’ Me Disney explained thatthe Knights Templar often built round churches. “There area lt of stories about the Knights Templar'*he ai, ‘of course, ntallof them are tre!"The professor sled He knew Mrisney beleved in lot of strange stories ‘ll wreiteta yous he sai, ltell youlf see anythinginteresting. fm staying atthe Globe Inn,* Not many guest houses are open during the winter, but the Globe inn always stays open. | have a tla Foom. Ident need tw beds, but lathe for a large room $01 ‘ean take my books “Pyouhave another bed, chen maybe lean come. was thinking “That's very kin sld the profesor. "Bu prefer to go alone have a ot of work tod. understand, professor. Ofcourse, you must do your work, But remember ~ there area lt of stories about ghosts In that partof th coast andit can be very lonely at this time of year!" He laughed. The professr didnot think this was funny. am asclentis he sid. don't believe in ghosts? 2. goesrater ne, 4 Reigate ram ohh pg 50) ‘The Chured “The nextday profesor Parking arvived at the inn. He was very pleated with his room, i had a large desk and there was encugh space forall his books. Ithada window with three sides. There were (aut iewst From the window. The ea was only afewhundhed ‘tres from his room. The long beach continued formes in both rections. He could see anchors, nets and the colourful boats of the fishermen. Every few metres there were love walls made of ‘wood to stop the sea from reaching” the houses. Inthe distance, ‘ext to some small hls of grass, he could see the golf course. ‘There were not many guests inthe Globe inn, bu the professor soon found anether person interested in his favourite hobby. He ‘was an old colonel with abig moustache and red cheeks. He knew lot about some subjects and very litle about others. He always ‘spoke In the same loud vole. The colonel ald that he was staying alone and that he was happy to play golf with the professor. Professor Parkins spent the nextday withthe eolonel. He was sofixed on thei game of golf that twas soon atein the afternoon ‘They stopped fora ret. “should return to the hotel’ said the colonel. "Are you coming 1 ike to take a wal along the beach first professor Parkins replied. "ll see you a inner ‘There was no-one else onthe beach. The professor enjoyed the silence. A cold wind blew” from the North. was difficult to walle against the wind. Suddenly, the professor's fot hit a stone and he fell over between the sand and the tll grace. He stood up and looked around, In font of him he could see some old runs tein yan mae 1 ratingspast one First, he walked around the ruins. Then he took a few steps back. The stones were in the form of ctcle, He remembered Me Disneys 3 the Knights Templar and the round urches none corner, there was alge, high stone. it looked like the atar* of church. Inthe centre ofthe altar, he saya stone ‘cabinet fled with earth.” He tok a ema knife from his pocket and started to remove the earth inside it twas late now and the sun was low in the sk. The professor wanted to see inside the cabinet sa helita match He was unhappy tofind the cabinet was empty. Melitanother match. Fora moment, he saw something, Then the wind blew out the match. He put his hand inside the cabinet and he found a small object. twas long and made of metal. He tookit and puttin his pocket. he thought, adhe started walking towar 2 or twice he looked back towards the rin. nthe distance, he sae a tll blak figure" in the pale evening ight, A man was aking along the beach nthe same direction. Every ime he looked back, the man was behind him. At first the figure was far fom him but then he seemed to come cloter. I seemed ike he was trying to reach the profestor. Did he know hin? He thought fora moment af waiting for him but he decided this was nota good idea. tt was now dark. The professor was lone andthe man was stranger." He mustbe going the sare way,'he sald t himself. He walked auickly towards the hotel. Then he started to runThe text and beyond © IRI comprehension check For each question choose the correct anewer ~ A,B or. ‘Where was the professor going tstsy/? [AD] Ata golfcourse onthe west oat. 8 [1] Ataninnin the countryside € [7 inaseasie town ale turstow, What di Mr Osney sy the profesor should ee? AL] The curehof the knight Templar [| Thepolf course eae the ruins. [7] The view fom the bedrooms in the Globe tn, ‘What ype frm did the professor have? AL] Asinglereom Ey Atwin rom, [El Adouble oom. What the professor ind afer his game of a? AE] Therunsof casein the sand 1 [Another gol course. © [The rns of anc church, ‘ha id he professor rin the cabinet? A(T Alone metal object. BL] Asmat, Dy Anata filed with earth, Wy dd the profersorbepn to un? 1 [He sawa man fom the hot hed ke 8 [1] Hewaslateto meet the clone for diner, [1] Maybe he was scared of the stranger, ‘pardiaa ease ane Ta 44 table cars knives, B Inwhich room (-D) can you find the objects in each rou? [tna room I tetsom © Di ning room PE] bathroom @ beercaiee Use the example to desenbe a reom you know example: nthe op ght corner tare are some bookshelves. nthe etre ofthe room theresa table 1Ym going to play gol We ee ping vr ik abl ati we loin he future. Fis something we know wil happen or ht we wl do. Wecan aloo ure the presen continuous if we have aed arrangement forexampe'fam pay gif wth the colonel amerow‘Use going to + 9 or going to «ply to make sentences using the words Act. Youeanuse he she, wear they Example am going to ply tei. c snowboarding “Answer the questions below about your hobbies andthe sports you lhe eo wateh anny. 3 When do you do your hobbies? When do you play sport? Before you rea 1k Find the oddone ot. 1 whistle, fue, trumpet, ae What best connects the other words in each group 1-57 steno the sounds. Number them inthe order you hea them PART TWO A Sleepless’ Night BD cotessor Perkins changed his clothes and went to dinner. The eolonel asked ime about his walk. “The staff atthe hotel were worried about you. It gets dark very cary at this time of year he added. the beach, He was tired bed early. On the way this room, one ofthe waiters stopped him, hielong wall and he decided to goto ‘Something fel out of your coat pocket, sr he sal, The maid puttin your room:PART TWO “Thank you aid professor Parkins, He returned quickly to his bedroom. He picked up the object onthe desk and loked ati carefully re was alt of sand in Paper and threw it out ofthe window. He stopped fora moment and looked out In the stance, he saw a man onthe beac, isa cold night to be outside he sald to himself He shut the window and returned tothe objec. It had some smal hoes in it Te looked ikea whistle, In fact, it was a whistle, There was some writing on tin Latin: “Quis et iste qui ven”. He knew a litle se? the words ‘An interesting question. What does mean? “Whos coming? he repeated. have the whistle. Maybe | should use the whistle and then il ser He blew the whistle once. He was surprised a the sound. The sound continued fora long time, It was soft note ike music Sometimes it was high and sometimes it was low, For In front of hs eyes, he sav a person It lacked like the mano beach, but he could not see his ace. Suddenly, the wind began to blow hard, The windows, ‘pen. The at went quickly through the windows and blew out the candle onthe desk. He tried to close the windows ot the wind w 5 was gong to break. He pushed hard against the windows, For a moment, he imagined the wind was a stranger trying to enter his room. Finaly he shut them, But he windows continued to shake 'slneredible how the wind can change so quick’ he thought» parr Two * ashelistenedto the wind. "The westher isa very interesting thing | work wth facts, not fiction. Buta man could imagine things on = ight like this’ For many hours the wind continued its lonely ery land he couldn't sleep. Every time he closed his eyes he saw the same thing This was what he saw ‘was a winters evening and the clouds inthe sky were gre ‘There was aman inblackclothesonthebeach. Theman was Weak: land tired. He looked very frightened, He was trying to escape ‘rom someone or something. The man climbed over the sea wall Sometimes he loked behind him, Then he saw a figure. At frst ‘© looked like a bird. Then it looked like a man ina white cloak The igure nthe white cloak moved quickly towards the man. The ‘man hid behind one of the walls. The figure came closer. held Its arms open. ts long cloak was ike wings. It moved towards the ‘man again. This time, the professor opened his eyes te was like 3 fl, but he didnot want tose the end He sat upinbed and read one of his books. He heard the sound ‘ofsomething moving near the second bed, Rats he thought. "Rats ie ot bullaings like tie He fell asleep some hours later. The cane was still burning. “The following morning, there was a knack*at the door. was themaid, “ve come to make the bed, sir she sid ‘Can | come in?! The professor saw it was late in the maring. He put on his Aressing gown. a: spe oat wtoteptarumsHetthc, ‘A Siopless Right "Would you like another Blanket?” he sad. 't was quite cold lst night. The wind was "ves, please bad ae well” Maybe someone was whiting she sald ‘what a strange ida! sald professor Parkins. Why do you say that? ‘Oh i's something people say inthe village: "The wind comes winen someones whistling". san old legend. don'tknow where iecomes from. ‘eally?"he ald, trying not to sound to interested."Now ~ the blanket. take tif you want: ‘No sts no trouble. Where de you want meta putt?! ‘on my be he sald litle surprised bythe question, "Which one si she asked,‘ looks like there was someone in both beds. "don't know what you mean the professor replied Helooked at the second bed. One of the sheets was onthe floor land the other sheet was very ereazed./ The maid wa right. I looked ike two people were staying inthe room, ‘perhaps the sheet allan the flor the night, he sai, Maybe, was the wind. 'm srry to pve you more work’ “The meld stared to make the other bed. The profescor ef the rom tl ed inthe ace. ‘Very strange he said to himself. Very strange.”The text and beyond, @ Find the missing words ead the question (-6), Complete the missing words inthe answers (Oo. the ira letter already there 1 What fll outof the professor's pocket? An objet he ound athe 2: 2 what happened when the proessorblew the whistle thew ___sarted tab hard 1 Who did the profesor se when he closed his eyes? ‘Aman folomedby another man in. 4 what de thik made the note under the other bed? Ne thought there were r___ inthe oom Why dite mald come tthe oom? Tomaketheb_—, 6 Why the ald think two people were staying nthe room? ‘thes___——anboth bede were @ Puszie ‘Compete the ple withthe missing words from exercise to ste the ‘wordinred Words an go across or down © Fact or fetion? "The professor ls scientist. He bllves i fact no leon Can you [puss ifthe sentences are Factor Fito? $ Cmcomuyspantesrelndendvornioe GB 2 reanasare notte ao 3 The mown made of heme oo “4 Dragons once lived in parts of Wales. Ba 5: some clouds re these weight cee ue one ao 6 Amonkey was once sent to the centre of theearth. =] Il © Listening - Housekeeping Listen to someone aking oa mad Tek te obs you ear. 1 [5] Putclean tone inthe bathroom 2 (1) checethelanpis working. 3 Cl Open the window. “4 [J rutshower gen the shower. 5 [Make the bed 6 [1] Putflowers in the room, © Conversations Complete the conversations and price ther. (You can use your own words) 1 These sheets are creased. an Ihave new oes? of. atl them now 2 what would yout for diner? "4 somesthe aBefore you reac 1A Find the word ‘superstition’ im s detlonay. Then match the descriptions AF toapeture (6) 2 waling under aladder breaking mitror € fourleted clover (atype of pant) 4 fingers rose friday the thirteenth touch wood he thing in exerlsetA bring good or ba lack? 2 Ae there any superstsons in your country? Loca the pctareon page 29 and answer the questions. The Empty Bed "1 id game of got The weather was much better and the light wind was “The maid seemed to have sore sill’ idea about someone hating forthe wind” the professor sald “it could be true’ atid the colonel, "The villagers know things wwe dont: "dont believe is these old storien’ snd the profesor. As an cxampl, | found a whistle onthe beach nt right. | red to whistle ‘with tA few moments ater, the wind bie very hard, It shook the windows. Aperson could say thet breught the wind But know thatpare THREE "the wind does't come because you whistle frit. The wind is part ‘ofthe changesin the weather. ti sience, not some strange event! ‘The colonel was suddenly interested. He put down his golf clubs, “This whstle..said the colonel ‘Where di you find ie" "found it atthe old church of the Knights Templar, Why?! asked the professor. "You found it at the ruins! He shook his head don't think you should trust 1's nota good ides t take something from a ‘eligious place. You must know the legends, Have you never heard the stories about the Knights Templar? For many years! was in the army in india.” he began Professor Parkins knew the colonel was going to tell long story, ao he picked up his golf clubs again. On their way around the golf course the colonel told him of his adventures. He alked of the superstitions of the villages and how one night he saw a ghost himeelt ‘The professor was going to tell him his dess about ghosts, but he was interrupted” by a young boy who came running towards the two men He was ering “Whee the nates, buy aaked the colonel, ‘re you lost? “There's a man a the window!’ he cried ‘Which window asked the colonel “That window! Thereit wast he sid. Hepointedtothehoteland to the window with three sides. t was Professor Parkins’ room, “To asked the professor. You said you saw a man; “Tewas lke a man...but wasnt man, id like the face ‘The boy started to ery a "twas probably sly joke, sald the colonel. ‘Don't ery. Here, ‘The Empty Bed take some money. There's a café that sells ice-cream near the hotel. You'l soon fel better Professor Parkins turned to the colonel." like to go back to the hotel he sald.'We can finish our game tomorrow.” Professor Parkins went to hi room, The door was locked Everything inside the room was the same, But there was one mall difference ~ the empty bed was not made. “But saw the maid making the bed this morning! He shook his head and went to find the maid “Does anyone have the key to my room? he asked “The manager keeps all the keys. | gave the key to him this ‘morning she sad, Professor Parkins went to see the manager, He ‘ld im the tory abut the cil “was anything missing?’ the manager asked Ve wanted totellhim about the bed but then hednt want the ‘sid tobe in trouble “No, everything’ ine. Perhaps it was the cid imagining things cormaybe twas different room: He eft quickly. He eas angry with ‘Neal There int hea reazon bit he d's now the sneer later that night, the professor stoded the thistle agln. He ‘thought ofthe colone' words‘ don't trust! You should throw Itin the sea He put It backon the desk. He went tothe door and closed it with the key. Then he went tothe windows. They were closed, too. He saw for the first time that there were no curtains Ins room. The light of the full oon shone through the windows And into the room. The professor did't want another sleepless righ, 30 he took the blanket from the second bed and made a curtain. He fell asleep quickly. 4 mom te co bth set agpA few hourslaterhe woke up when the curtain fll tothe ground and made a noise. Then he heard anather loud noise The else wa coming fom the empty bed. The bed was shaking There, siting in the other bed, was a white figure. The figure slowly got out of bed and moved towards the professor. The igue's face was full of lines lke the creased chests It had no eyes but it had a large, open mouth, Professor Parkins jumped up. He tried to goto the door, but, he couldn't reach the key. The figure now stood between the bed tnd the door. The professor moved quickly towards the window. ‘The figure continued to fllow him with its long arms held out Its fingers almost touched his face. The professor put one leg out ofthe window. He looked down, Could he jump? The figure ame closer. At that moment he felt aco face push against his neck, He cried out in teror The colonel arrived at that moment. Professor Parkins climbed back into the room and fainted," On the floor, next to the professor, were the bed sheets but there was no one there. The Colonel stayed fr the rest f the night and the professor sat in an armchair as white a8 the sheets onthe foo ‘The nextday the colonel spoke tothe hotel manager He sid he ‘was sorry the other guests woke up ta loud noses. The professor sometimes had bad dreams, Professor Parkins stil doesn’t beleve in ghosts but he is less ‘certain about thing now. The professor dd not return the whistle he threw itinta the sea as far away ashe could He told Me Disney there wasnethinginteresting to ste at the ruins. He never sturned te Burnstow or tothe church of the Knights Templar.‘The text and beyond © Tue oF ‘rete sentences tre (1) of false 7 ‘The boy points tothe professor's room, [ ‘The professor’ rom was ot locked ol ‘The figurein white moves towards the profesor ol The professor dest jump fromthe window. ‘The professor now bellves in ghosts, The Wstory ofthe Knights Templar The ils Tora wae a ou egous legit Thy fo inary batty ware siemens. Thy has low tebe tre Oe ‘The Ore began he cy of Sousa own lean 118A. tt ot et road ‘The Cras war regous wars er mary hunted of yen ano sed he Hy and (eral ar Paetne, The ih ward pect Dlg gong othe Ht Land. Te Kah par ‘he ight Torr son ha many owen of eights and te Orier became ih an pow The Trlr bt rcs on elt cles peeps, hye thr ded te ‘Ar snot wo hares yer te Terps rad an howe nd tne bate, The Gre halo ose. 512, the Pope gene Tareas otessons once er Many of heights wet ter courts. They ‘arnadto meat sete bare pr fhe eres. “hr moden Or oft Rights Tan Tey hve west a they hv preceptor. They seth Orpowe ath many sae nd lagen of he Oar oh Knights Tanga Coty i ay. Answer the questions about he tee. 1 Who wore the Knights Templar? 2. Where ithe Order bagi? ‘4 whataldtheoights wear? {5 When ithe Order lose? 6 ether an Onder ofthe Knights Templar toss? © charactors Saree tte te erm theee thing sing Your hoagintion, Tort another stadt. Can remember the fats from the tor/? Example: The professor doen believe ingots. Heaiways ha saat four aick @ witteg your own shost tory Here ae some adjectives you can find in ghost stores. Use your Imagination to make sentences using the nouns (AC) For example: ‘Theye mes alemted howe. lonely cold dark haunted pale terrible old A house © figure 8 chureh F smell © wood © tree beach ow competathe soy with yr com words. eps cla word ii fran a oo [cio ieee nee ra ied {mallow | teeter th cht hry wa }SCE The Knights Templar: LegencBefore you read ‘Youwilfnd the word nthe wordboxin the story. ind hele meaning. Which things people could you find na monastery? sbbey couryard chapel code cue sbbot painting (noun) closke monk minister” cross statue well(noun) Find the bert match 2 1 oss Bing 2D eo © winow ‘ook atthe peture on page 33 and atthe ttle (page 35). What the window made of? Read the message and anewer the questions. VBR] Mesias bade pa a 1 What does the word ‘beware’ mean inthis sign? [| pont tourhi BL] stop! [7] Becarefu 2 what dows guardian do? AG protects ® Gites GD starsinonepl PART ONE The Stained Glass Window GBS ow incredible to find such arare book 1 could be a rich ‘ant cried Mr Somerton, The antiques dealer wes a smallman of sround fy years old. He knew alot about sntiques. He ale knew alot about making money. he Book in Font of the antiques dealer was notin english was in Latin, It was a guide ta the Abbey of Steinflld from L100 9 1540, The antiques dealer was looking for some important pages about a stained lass window The windy belonged to one of hia customers, Lard Denby Thisis the translation of those pages There are many stories about the Abbey of Stenfeld. The best. known of these tle i that one of the Abbots, Abbot Themas, ida nthe abbey. To this day no-one has ever foundPART ONE, A report tellus thatthe abbot's lat words before he dled were: ‘only ehree people can help the person who look forthe gol, But! ‘am not worried about anyone finding the pola ts sofe” During the Abbots timeat theabbey, headded some interesting ‘ew parts tothe chapel and the Abbot's House. There was a large stained glass window and a well made of fine italian marble, Today, the well isin the courtyard nett the Abbot's House. ‘There was painting? of the window nthe book. nthe painting there were three figures onthe right and a coat af arms* onthe left There was also a picture ofthe abbot, "The monastery closed forthe First timeinthe sixteenth century Many ofits treasures wentt other countries heread.‘Ne-one has ‘ever found the window but many people believe itis in England” MrSomerton visited Lord Denby the next day and asked to visit his private chapel. He saw that there were thre large figures on the stained glass window. Each one had beautifully painted cloaks ‘They held scroll inthe hands. There was a sentence on each scroll The antiques dealer wrote down the thre sentences, The a pease mtn he po tis, a mae has tha eng hn cts, On ae ste thane ane sven eps, "Mr Somerton was sure thathe was looking at the same window. nthe lef there wasa coat of arms anda picture of aman next £9 it. Mr Somerton read the name below i. twas Abbot Thomas. He was very excited about his find, He carefully examined everything The Stalned Glass Window ‘vThere isa place where the gold lies" The sendow tells of the gold hidden by the abbot, ike the story inthe book. "No man ‘knows the writing on theirclothes.” The cue must be theircloaks, he thought “Mr Somerton touched the side of one ofthe cloaks with his pen. Some biack pat remained, He pressed the pen tothe glass again. This time he scratched the paint. tcame away easily He turned around to see Lord Denby standing behind him, ‘Good morning, Lord Denby.’ he said alte surprised. "'m sorry. My hands are very diry with the dust from the windows! will cll someone ta clean the windows at once’ Lord Denby sd to him, lease, continue wth your work! ‘The antiques dealer said he was trying to find something important. He jst needed to remove some of the paint around the cloaks. The paint was not part ofthe orignal window. Lord DDenby's window was worth” lat of money, headed. Lord Denby had an important meeting but he was happy for Mr Somerton to continue his studies of the window. A few moments later the leaner arrived with ahard brush" window. know how to clean it! The antiques dealer immediately started to remove the paint. At frst he saw a letter then another leter...and another! There were letters all around the cloaks, First, he coped all the letters, Then he tried to make sentences, ‘The letters meant nothing! sets at tea en € Stivey ieee report oot tno“Ofcourse ered Me Somerton, Why didnt think of it before? ‘The abbot isa very clever man The letters are writen inode But soon will find outs secret Mr Somerton returned to his home in Parsbury. He spent many nights trying to find the answer to the code. He tried ll the diferent types of code he knew. He tried numbers and other letters, he tried ancient languages and he tried math, ft was still Impossible. He could not find the answer tothe code! Finally, he opened the book about the Abbey, He studled the Picture ofthe window. There was something interesting about the hands ofthe figures. The fingers all pointed inthe same direction, ‘There was only one aiference, The frst figure pointed® with one figure, the second with two fingers and the third “That's ithe ried. ‘ne finger and jump one place to the next letter =" Now, two fingers jump two places to the next letter, thav’s'E Thee fingers ~ jump three places, ‘The answer to the code was in front of his eyes He started to Underline each ofthe letters ‘TXEVBNGKHTGHTROYPAURSJZADBMNXQD He was son looking at hidden message Mr Somerton knew what he must do next. The possibilty of finding hidden treasure was very exciting, He had to go to Steinfiel The text and beyond © summary Put the sentences inthe order youread about ther nthe sory “The book tals an Abbot who hid ome gol Me Somerton leaves or Sten He removes sore pant rom the oaks He thinks there ea inthe tained pass window. “The antiques dealer mle a transiaton from rare book Me Somerton goes to Lora Deny’s chapel “The code eis him the place the abot hi he ple Under the clos he finde some eer. Boobeoe! ©.rew is Soet ct me 1 Uoskat the cst of arms on the right: What symbol dows ie have? 2 DD asmke bE} sdmen eC] shone een ene. paca fine xamle:the mba on my cont farms isc fish t ‘ao ho the ea Becoure millage ses f the 20 © Secret codes {8 can yu remember the code in the story? How does the antiques dealer find the answer? 1 Road the secret codes. Can you guess the words? (Co ~ write thealphabet ina rie There are ony three numbers you need 0 now ,2,3) XR VK QB0 ¥ F5¥OTC KDVASH OF UBS ‘RMDDMKD GP V¥OBFFME BNs AGW SFA RRLMCZLA XR VGIK JFUC Write a taka tthe code Ak traded Ws the‘The early 15% century Wasa time (nn ig change inthe celigon aed polit of England ad other European “The church a this ime wat very powerful Alot of people Fetithad 00 aun power. Fewasalzo very rich Aman (@)-——- Marin Luther started ‘new church. The people who Fotowed he new religion ter falled Protestant, preferred ‘ery simple traditions. They Genet want pallor expensive objects in their hares. King, Princes and bother important pepo that hey could use this change taclose the monareres and tae eveything 6) oul, Some stole from ‘re monasteries athe mh rah away and had to hide thelr onsesiona Ia many places, the monasteries (6) nn MS aot B bene cto 2 A may B be © much 2 Abe B called © name aie Be © aid 6A ms B became become Before you read EO Listening LUsten to part ofthe Par Two. Tick the things that the servant takes ‘with him in his ag. f you do not know there words, ind ther in & rmetal bars arope lantern cross ‘somecandles aleather big atond © smeits Find out the meanings these words. Which malls worse? A mould B aust romten eget ‘Answer the questions 1 Which of these has tentacles? 2 Lookatthe picture on page 42. What crestare cin you ss?PART TWO The Guardian of the Treasure Gregory, the minister of Parsbury, was going ES for his moraing walk when he saw the postman arrive at the gate Hh the pos Is er be at poy The thas gota foreign stamp oni the postman said, The letter was from the servant of his lend, Mr Somerton This is what he read ‘Sir, the masters very sick He won't get out of bed. He needs a friend and he asks yout help him. He willpy all your expenses? * The letter gave the address of a guest house in the village of Steinfield in Germany. You can magne the surprise and the confusion of Mr Gregory. Tha Guardian of the Treasure His fiend was in rouble. There was no time to lose, A few hours Inter he wns on a train to Europe ‘Two days later the minister arrived In Stelnfled. He tok 3 carriage? directly to the guest hous waiting atthe door. He tok Mr Gregory to se his master The servant was already ‘The om was atthe end of along, dark, marrow corner. It 3. mall door and Mr Gregory hacia lower his head to goin. The room was in almost complete darkness. The only light came from = small opening inthe curtains. M Somerton was sitting in be. te that you my dear friend?’ he cred out in the dark, Thank you for coming 30 quickly’ Mr Gregory came closer to the bed e saw that his friend looked thin and pale. There were drops of sweat! on his face and his hands were shaking ‘Gregory, Ineedyoutohelp me he sai, 'earttll you everthing bt tomorrow morning thre i something you must do. Brown Will tell you everything you need to know. There is something you must putback.('m afraid something tere will happen” Mr Gregory did exactly what Mr Somerton asked. He Went With Mr Brown to the Abbey of Steinfield and he followed his Instructions. Then he returned to the guest house. The nextday, Me Somerton said he was feling beter and they decided to return to England, On the return journey, Mr Gregor finally asked Mr Somerton about the strange events a Seinfeld His friend told him the story of the stained glass window in Lord Denby's chapel. He told him about the book and how he found the answer tothe cade. ‘Brown and | came immediately to Stenfel’ he continued.PART TWO “on the first day, we went to find the Abbey. The book told me everything | needed to know. Mr Somerton described the abbey, ‘the Abbot's House and how they found the courtyard with the well made of fine Italian marble. Tooked down tothe bottom of the well And to my surprise cach stone lookedlike a step. But what iit was trick? And ft stood ton the wrong step? Could it open a hole in the wel or could it be something worse? t didnt matter. We were well prepared, We returned that night Brown brought «rope and some metal bars for climbing. He alo had some candles and a lantern. climbed down into the well with the rope tied around me. {looked at each step fora che. At the forty-ninth step I reached the botom. There was nothing ther. elt very unhappy. We couldn’ travel allthis way fornothing! We sartedte ga backup the steps. tthe thirtyighth step, my boot hit the stone hard A large plece of stone broke off. ‘Brown was behind me now, holding the lantern. "t's funny cross he sai, He was looking atthe step. ‘it ook ike ees. That's it | rid. took the lantern aut of Brown's hand. Three eyes went across and four eyes went down, | remembered the ‘words ofthe third sro. "on one stone thereare seven eyes." hit the stone out ofthe wall and put ton the step below.tlta candle nd looked into the hole. Very slowly I put my arm into the hole tntll my fingers touched something. t was an old leather bag. 1 pulled the bag towards me Somerton stopped, He turned this servant and asked fora rink. Finally he was able to continue with is story {was terified, The smell ofthe bag was terrible. t was thePARTTWo * worst smell of mould* have ever smelt. felt something cold press Itself agpinst my face. t wrapped ist tightly around my body, ‘ts arms and legs were ike tentacles around my neck. 1 couldn't breathe | couldn't escape fll fom the step into the wel. But {stl had the rope around me and Brown was abe to pll me up. Now, Brown will tell youhis story ‘Well sr sad Brown, ‘The master was looking in the hole and was holding the lantern. theard someone laughing like a mad man atthe top of the well. ran up the steps and held the light this face. He had a horible od face — the skin hung from his bones, His mouth was open and laughing andi could see his rotten” yellow teeth, Jus a that moment, heard the master ey. dont know how thad the strength to al him up withthe rope ‘After returned to my room that nigh sid Mr Somerton ina low voice. He sent someone to watch me: ‘Do you mean abbot Thomas?" Mr Gregory asked ‘think the man Brown saw was the Abbot but tbeieve the stone haga guardian. nthe night heard lees outside my door and knew ‘there was someone watching me because each time they came there Was the the same smell of mould | knew thatthe bes thing to do wes to return stone tit place andl needed eomeone | could rt, "am curious to know: did you see anything strange this morning?” “the task was easy,’ sald Mr Gregory. "Srown and put the stone back quite quickly. The things you left were still there didn't sleep well the night before. felt someone watching me, to. Lhad ‘the same feeling when I pu the stone back. There was a statue on the edge ofthe well. When we lft looked at the statue agin It ‘was smiling Ithad the face ofa very uly toad ‘The text and beyond © Comprehension check Match the questions 1-6 with an anewer AK What does Mr Gregory receive? ‘Where was Mr Somerton when Mr Gregory arived? What id Me Somerton ask Mi Gregory to do? ooo00 How dd mr Somerton ands zervant go down the wel What did Me Gregory se before heeft? 3a ‘There were somestepsinsde the well He asked him to put something back He received eter rom Mr Someta servant He awa satu ofa very uly tod, He was siting in be He lt something wraps around his body. © CHA tettor ‘Complete the reply to Mr Somertos servant fom Mr Gregory. Write ‘one word foreach pce. Fr i af S jfor Germany ‘pe ae a re feng 9 ED ur) hey of ik eds yor maser wll Beer epee ee Bast wishes, Mr Gregory© Vocabutary — Types of transport “ck the types of transport that Mr Gregory uses to travel oBurope What other ways are there to travel? J eariage ‘Answer the questions about travel 1 How do you travel to schoolwork? 2 How do you prefer to travel? 3 Isitfastrto travel tno by plane? © Writing instructions Ye someron ges Hr Gregory some irucions ampli the Imari ora aah ado eee ut open take go Took fv coy ‘ao near the wal! sane back nae sana! the kag 0 at nee yo da night © Spooky comer ‘Youare going to look for secret treasure at night Decide with another student what you should ake with you. Describe the things you took (We took torch and some matches, ) Ghost Stories Why do people tll host stories? ‘Many countries around the word have talesof spirits and ghosts Here aresome ofthe reasons people ell ghost stories +A warning to others: some ghost sores are tales about what will happen if someone doesn do things corey, For example, not burying a dead body comely + Gre: death is» difcltsubjot Te canbe dificult to accept! 8 persons death. In many ghost sores i 6 not only the humans that help the ghost fin pre. The ghost can also help a human to accept and feel hope forthe fate “Toentetant sexing to listen ton good ghost story, nthe dark, next toa fire. We enjoy being ightened, A History of Ghost Stories believers talked of spirits, Many people belived ghosts were the spirits of the deo! and they prayed fo the spats se they ould go to heaven. These storie were scary ln the late 1700s an early 180s, a neve typeof story became popula. These were ciled "Gothic Horror’. These stoies were not ra. The vents happened in castles ald uns, and dar, col places. The Castle 1 rant, by Horace Walpole x one ofthe firs books ofthis type, butsn by Mary Shel by Bram Stoker, know today ty. In teach people how to live Dickens, thee ghost ee TT)Before you read © [Ea Vocabutory— In the trary Read the descriptions of peopl, objects and things youd in a brary ‘What isthe word foreach one? The firs letters already there Information on paperor ina computer records work ina bray. 3. -Apiece ofhard paper or paste, €_ 4 Something flat toput books on. § Take for ashore time and return t 8 Alistfalthe book you can find inthe rary. € © Pursie Complete the boxes with words from exercise Youcanusethepurle tohepyou aoe peeosoe enECoeCom © Tre We Read about the title of the story Why do you think the Tractate Middoh important inthis stry? ‘The Tractae Middoth i a Jewish sacred text. This means the txt hos ‘lilous importance. tis writen a he language of Hebrew 1A ttisanimportan sacred text. 1 Thelbrarian only knows Hebrew. © There some iden inforntion inthe text. The Visitor at the Library twas late one Autumn afternoon. A man with a thin face MS and large, curly moustache walked into a small but well known sniversity library. He putisardon the front desk. The librarian loked atthe date oni. ‘understand that tan still use this Iorary, the man sad ‘OF course, sir’ replied Mr Rogers, the librarian.“ need to check," but the card seems fine ‘The ibrarian looked at the records. The gentleman's name was Mr Ered, The librarian could see that he did't often use the brary but he always eturned his bocks an time. Mr Elired waited ‘Do you think someone could find a back for me?” he asked lmpatiently. He gave the librarian a piece of paper withthe ike ofthe book,“Tractate Middoth W's in Hebrew he added, ‘Ax that momenta young student walked past, His name was ‘Wiliam Garratt and he was working inthe library to help pay for his studies, He was always cheerful and a good worker. "Mr Garratt." called the older librarian ‘Could you please finda bok for this gentleman” Mr Garratt said he was happy to help. He took the plece of paper and went towards the top floor of the library. Ten minutes later he returned without the book. “Yim very srry, sire salts not onthe shelf. saw an old clergyman? with a book in his hand. thnk he has that book. He's Probably stiln the library if you want to wait ‘No, leant stay,’ Mr Eldred said gully late for my train, "heame back tomorrow, Mr Garratt did not have time to reply becsuse Mr Eldred was slready gone. The young man was sorry not tobe abl to help. ?ethaps the old man wants to look at the book and doesn't need to take it home. teould ashi,’ he thought. He went ack to the Hebrew section to se fhe could find him ‘The book was on the shelf but the clergyman was nt there. Early the next morning Me Eldred wa at the ibrary agai. This time Me Garrat a hl Tm sorry you had to leave so early last nigh, ste sad, returned to that section and the book was there go and get it for you straightaway? Mr elered sat on @ chalt near the entrance and waited. He Played withthe ends of his moustache nervously‘ He looked at 5S dogman regia on, sinereek teed ‘The Visitr at the brary bis watch often, Twenty minctes later he got up and went to the reception desk. “is it very far to that part ofthe library? he asked angrily. ‘hat young man getting my book” “yur right. said the ibrarian.'Me Garatts usually very good. but sometimes he does talk to his frends, These young studentst "eal that pre ofthe ibrar. ‘The librarian picked up the telephone, He coughed and then he spoke in an important voice. ‘onrratt is that you2' he asked. ‘Oh... see. Alright let the gentleman know. ‘m yey sorry the librarian sid. Mr Garrett ent feeling well Hebd i sort of attack™* ‘The gentleman looked very worried. ‘This attack.’ said Mr Eldred in low voce. "Did someone attack him?! ‘Mo, He wasn't attacked by a person, replied the librarian, “ie was a nervous attack. He fainted. lease, don't go without your book, Mr Eldred, I ean give you directions. You could find i ‘yourself fyou prefer? "it won't be necessary’ said Mr Eldred suddenly. ‘Can you send the book by post” "etme see! Yes, wecan send that book by post Thereisacharge* ‘That's not a problem, return later with the money! he sai He eft immediatly. few days ater, friendof Willam Garrat called George Earle ‘ame to vst. George also worked atthe brary He was frlendly _young man and often spoke with Wiliam at work {zy not surprised you fainted,’ he said “The arin that part of f Segeomaney frasethe library is terrible, And the dusts so tice. They should op The airs bad, agreed Wiliam, Bt thats not the reason why | fainted. George, this going to sound strange, but saw something Yeu saw something, George repeated, What did you see? ‘On Monday, a man came to the reception desk and asked about a book. The tile was: Tractate Middoth. i's inthe Hebrew section, Maybe you know i; you're a theology student! The Tratate Middoth i a Jewish sacred text’ sad G ‘Tha’ ight’ continued Willa. "Well as you know, t went to find it.The book wasn’ on the shelf but | saw a clergyman with ook in his hand. returned to the dest tll the gentleman, but he sald he was very busy: san wat On Tuesday, the man came tothe library again. | went back to hat section of thera tlook for the book, There was alotof dust Intheairand the smell of somethingbad. saw the ame clergyman, fe was standing next tothe bookshelf He was dressed in black. | could see the back of hishead, He had very lite hae mn fact, he had no hair a all There were, cobwebs” on ie head, I made a noise he knew that comeone was behind him. And then he tumed around and saw his face. Warn stopped for moment. cobwebs. thick black, cobwebs‘The text and beyond © ovestions Complete the sentences with a question word who? what? when? ‘why? where? Then anawer the questions 1 the gentleman with the large grey curly moustache? 2 uu does he ateve atthe begining ofthe tory? on ges tofind the hook or Me Eldred? 44 cnn does Me Garrat st wth a book? 5 on oes Mi led say he wll etn? 6 sono Is Marat when he faints? 7 enn des George Fale thinks rend became 8 mow doesthe clergyman have on his het and his face? © charactors ‘ead the sentences (1) Which person do they describe (AE)? Match ‘person (] to what they any (6-7, 1A Me Eldred © Meare thecergyman 2B Mrcaratt theLibraran (Ey We was cheerful nde Ei Hota very ite hai, Ile pete nan ipo roe Ey te was inpatient Fi He wae theology student “He looked at his wateh often.’ We can use words ike ays usually often sometimes and never to Aeseribe how often we do something Tere words usualy go Between the pronoun andthe verb (ut after the verb tebe}, For earl: always iste to musica never ate Often and ‘sometimes can alto be at the beginning rte end fa setance @ craromer Complete the survey, Use the symbole to put ticks or a cose. Then vite fll sentences using the present simple Aways//// Often d/// Sometimes’? Newer [1 Lostng fo eformation onde internet 2 Reading books 3.Going 9 thecafe [2 spre (Eoeeerreres {Jing te tary . ‘Read the information about the library. Fill in the information on the Walton Community Library Adtress: Ely Breer waren —Before you read In the next chapter you wil read about 2 will, Chose the best lesen of «il they de tefore they sll the house. ay 2 A decument about he correct way to bury a perton and to ok a the topics Find the words you don know. Which word isthe al sp der, effin church Possessions ai; money Ind house Inthe next chapter you wil ead the story of ad called Mr Simpson and her uncle Dr Rant. Match the adjectives to thei opposites Can Yyouguess who they describ, Mrs Simpaon (3) or Dr Ran? beaut The Will itiam Garratt did not return to work straight aay.’ He took a short holiday bythe sea. He needed the change of alr. His destination was Burham-on-Ses. Burnham was a quiet town with some pretty houses and nie beach The train station was busy for the middle ofthe week Onthe tain lt ofthe carriages were full but in one ofthe cariages there were some free sats He entered and sn ‘hel! tthe other passenger. The man dno reply. He was wearing a black coat and a black Pat His face was turned towards the window. Suddenly he remembered the events9 PART Two ln the ibrary and he ran out ofthe cariage He went straight into the nex arrage fell hard onthe floor and falnted When he woke up few moment ater akind lady was next to him. She spoke in a sof vo ‘Ae you alright she asked. You fainted” She offered him something to drink Dr Garrat sald he was feeling much better. He thanked the lady for her help. The lady was called Mrs Simpson and she was ‘traveling with her daughter, Mise Emily Simpson, They were both very friendly and he soon forgot sbout the clergyman, 2 asked Mrs Simpson, "Where are you going to stayin Bursa es just alk rake areser oyou n.thopeits not busy a this time of ye know of any et and breakfasts? Miss Simpson laughed shyly and Mr c thought that she We have a bed and breakfast sald Mrs Simpson, We have 2 room free tthe moment so you can always stay with us, During his tay, the ladies spoke to Mr Garrat often, One night after dinner, they invited him to came and sit with them In theie livingroom, ire friends now, sid Miss Simpson cy spoke about many things that evening ut mostly Wiliam Garratt and Er sim | don't know much about hook,’ said Mrs Simpson. ‘All on talked about books | know is that there ison book that has never brought me any luck, only sadnessTm sorry to hear that sald william, ‘Books give me alot of happiness. They give me a job, to! "I think we should explain about the book to Mr Garrat sid Miss Simpson. ‘Maybe he can help us ‘Well, | don't want to trouble Mr Garratt with our private matters“ replied Mrs Simpson. ‘But, if he can help, | wil happily tell im my story ‘Thad an on old uncle His name was Dr Rant. He died about twenty years ago, He was quite well known in the area because he asked to be buried in a room underground.* He was dressed in his elergyman's clothes, siting at a table. The room is in afield near his house. n the village, they say there is a ghost dressed as clergyman, but have never seen it “We wasn'ta good clergyman. He held religous services at the church but he didnt help the poor or behave ike a religious man, He had no family. He had one nephew, called John, anda niece — that's myself dont think he lked us very much, However, he Promised toleavelis ony andthe house ro Both of us when he died ‘One winter, he became very il knew he didn't have long to lve so went to look ater him, When | arived atthe house, ta ‘my cousin jon. He was leaving na horse and carriage and he was smiling >My uncle was very weak He slept alot and he did't tlk much ‘One evening, heeled me to hie room, "Mary." he said “There's a wil. 'm going to ave everything | own te your cousin, John. 5 eetepoanl bowing ier Twi ‘well felt very upset. fm not greedy person, Mr Garratt, but ny husband and I weren't rich people. He told me this news with avery nasty smile on hs ace. spheres anther thing.” he added. “I don't like John so tve made a second wl, In the second will you keep everything, ‘There's just one thing: 'm not going to tell you where iis! I'm ‘ing to give you the same Information that 1 gave John, The will in a book, reas signatures and a witness. John ean find the book any time he wants, but {have thousands of books so he won't find it straightaway, Also, not ll my books are inthis house. When t'm gone you'l find an envelope In my desk, This is your clue, And I'l tell you one more thing. Come closer, Mary. Listen to me! The book fant in English. 1's a pity” that you are probably too stupid to find it, twouldbe alee house here for you and your husband. ‘Thenelaughed likes madman andstarted coughing violenty.* | wanted fo ll i with my own hands. But these were his last words e ied few nour ater. ‘Now, John has everything. He has the house, the land, the money. My husband died six years ago and 'm ling here with Emily. We earn our money the best we can, but John Eldred has never answered any of my eters He won't give mea penny of my uncle's money to help us" "elder sid Wiliam. ‘Did you say John Ered? she atall an about ity years od, with along, curly moustache?” "Yes, that's ight’ aid Mrs Simpson. ‘Why? Do you know hi & Satie rerei PART TWO “There wasaman with thesame name at the University library, ‘aid William. He was asking about a book? "Ws possible said Mrs Simpson." think he has business at the ‘What about the envelope?’ asked Willa. "Yous ‘gave you an envelope. Do you still have ie” your uncle Mrs Simpson went to a locked drawer and took out a small piece of paper. “Tis was in the envelope’ she said "You can look a tf you want. don't know what se Its ‘wlliam looked carefully atthe numbers and wrote them down, use ‘The next morning, Me Garrat left a note, He was sory toleave ‘ary. He to them how much he enjoyed his tay and he hoped to 108 the ladies again soon. For now, there was an important piece of information he must find, on his return, Willam Garratt thought about the book John Eldred was looking for. He could remember the books and their catalogue numbers, Why couldnt he remember this number? He looked atthe thin, blacklines of Br Rant’ writing. They reminded him ofthe tne ofa cobweb. He quickly put the piece of paper in| his pocket, The text and beyond Wy doe Me cart rnc of the carage? ‘AE Theets nowhere fost 8 [| Totaletotie and Mi Simpson. € [1] He remembered he evertin the brary er does Mr Garratt stayin Burman? A] ines sings eda raha. 1B Dy inthe hotel of Mra Simpsons end € [inthe house of Br Rant Wat unusual about De Rant ar? [He isbartedin a room underground 1 [He not buried nthe vilge near ial € [No-one knows wheres bured ow any ws i De Rant ake? aT om 2 Et [rere Wha isthe hose, thelndand the money? AD een 8 0) onnetered € Ly Mes Simpsons bana hat inwrten onthe paprin he envelope? AL Metites adress 2 Ey Arete form cara. € [Some ners@ Sermery Put the eentnces inthe correct order to make @ summary of Mrs Simpson's story sbout her uncle A [0] etold her thatthe second wilwat ina book, He uid there were two wile. Te second wl ve everything tober © [D] Hedied fer he told her bout the wl [1] esaid he was going ove alls money and possessions to her cousin Joh, F [0] there was.a duet find the bookin an envelope. FEB © EaI Listening Places to stay LUsten to people describing where they prefer to stay when they gon holiday. choose the best typeof accommodation (-) foreach person wo), 1 selteatring 3 camping 2 bed and Breakfast 4 Mots © Reviving to post? Write a reply to the post. (A post i a name for writing or photographs you put on theInternet for other peopl ose) ‘This isthe bes holiday ever All need now is anice-cream, reand say how diferent. You could 2yyou Would keto be on the beh, ox Before you read EO ca Listening LUsten tothe frat part of Chapter One, For questions 14 puta tek ander the corect newer: 4 what does the rain send to Me led? pias FES so 2. what time it when Mr Garrats eaves the library? 2V2 oy a Ro 3. How docs Mr Garrat travel? a 4M Elie’ diver comes tothe statin, What does he tae?Bretfield Hall "Garratt wasn the ibrar. He toolcout the small piece of pape in is pocket, The lbrary eatalogue numbers had three arts A book with the numbers 11334 could be found in se every section unt he eame tothe last one — 11.834 Wiliam felt a strange fear in his hea ‘Ashe came closer, the tba smell was there again, His mouth was dry and his body coder. He went towards the shelf ~ the book was not there. He ‘an downstairs tothe front desk Has someone taken this book out ofthe library? he asked Me Rogers, the ibrarlan. He put the number in front of him, Brotfiel all ‘you think remember all the numbers ofthe books that go ut ofthis brary? replied Mr Rogers angry Vl ask another question, Has Mr Eldred come beck to the brary? Mr Eldred was the man with the logcurly moustache. He came to ask about a book lat week. | went to find t for him And then I went home sick (Of course 1 remember him! cried Mr Rogers. "| wish all our visitors were ike him, He was here yesterday He gave me several pounds to posta book tony cost afew pence so | accepted his kind gift and wrote it in the book for gift othe library War went straight to the ook and wrote doven the addres ‘retfield Hall, Burnham Lane. When ld you send the parcel* asked Wiliam impatiently “The postman came for it around ten-thiry this morning,’ sald thelibrarian, Hel probably take ttathe central office frst be “There was ble to cate the next train (twas a slow trin and stopped a ll the stations on the line. The same train also took the post tothe villages on the way. Luckily, i€ was a small station and he soon found the station masters office. In the corner he saw a bag of ‘fm waiting fora parcel fr a gentleman called Mr Eldred, he told the station master his carriage came fora parcel afew moments go. = | must see him, eld Mr Garratt ‘Can you tll me the quickest“Wf you're walking, you can go across the fields by the gate ‘opposite the station’ ssid the station master. t's quicker than sping slong the road" Mr Garrat thanked the station master. He ran quickly across the feds. nthe distance he could see a large house. "That must be Bretfield Hall’ he thought He continued runninguntl his legs fet weak. It was imposible he could never travel a fast as the carriage. Suddenly, he heard the sound of horses. He was only a few metres infront of the carriage now. He thought of everything he could say but he knew Mr Eldred was not going to lve him the hook without asking questions. Then he saw Mr Eldred geting out of the carriage. One of the horses did not want to continue horse and Mr Eldred was shouting at the driver. Mr Garratt hid behind a tree. Mr Eldred went into the field and started walking towards the house. He took off the paper from the parcel he diver was shouting atthe Wiliam followed him carefully Finally Mr Eldred stopped under age rom it At that moment a dark lea fell tothe ground, Mr Eldred jumped. A 4 tree. e opened the book and started to tear black cloud ofa thousand tiny insects came from the tre. They covered? Mr Eldred face and his neck, He Kicked his arms and les violently but no sound came from his mouth. Moments later, Mr Eldred was lying on the grass. Mr Garratt came closer, Mr dred was dead ‘Help he cred. "This man needs & doctor’ The carriege was gone. A farmer the next ld came towards him, "thik we should call the police he said, "This man s dead‘The police took the book. Willam wanted to explain the Importance of the book to the police. He hoped they believed him. Finally. they called Me Carentt tn explain why he was i the area at the time of Mr eldred’s death. Mr Garratt tld them his story. "There was no-one near the tree he sald. There was a cloud of. black dust a the same time Mr Eldred fell tothe ground: | couldn't do anything called fr help immediately.” “There was some black dust on his lip sid the sergeant. We ‘can't finda reason fort Perhaps it was earth, We dont think you murdered* him, Me Garratt. Mr Eldred died ofa heart attack The ‘question is why di he die so suddenly? “Ithinkit was the book said Mr Garrat. Mr Eldred was tearing page from the book" ‘The sergeant looked at Mr Garratt for a moment. "Me Garrat, you have come a long way for thi book. Why is this hook so mportant to your? Mr Garratt explained about the will He told them about Mrs Simpson and Dr Rant, her uncle, and everything he could remember. “Dr Rant was a clergyman at st thomas. Are you saying Dr Rant ‘wrote the willnthe book’ asked one ofthe police officers, "Ws not good to speak about the dead, but there aren't many people that liked himin thevilage. for Garrattis telling the truth then the shock? of seeing the wil could kill man with a weak heart, ‘ohason calla lawyer he sald toa police officer okra Berponan me mani "We will need someone who can read Hebrew to read this said Inspector Johnsen, thie page tin English? He pointed tothe torn page ‘The lawyer arrived a few hours Inter. He looked atthe torn page. There were three names: Dr Rant, the name ofa lawyer and witness. On the page there were also thre signatures and the date. “The lanyer read the text. gve all my possessions, including the house and my land to Mrs Mary Simpson of Burnham-on-Sea He looked carefully atthe signatures "tsa legal wil he sald. ‘Dr Rant’s belongings must goto his niece, Mrs Simpson, Mr Garrate was very happy. He went to tll rs simpson the “Mr Garratt returned to the area quite often thet year and In thesummerhe went backtoBretfield. He and Miss Emily Simpson \werehappily married and they livedin the hal withits new owner,* ‘Once, on the way home, Me Garratt stopped ata tree. On the arass, in the leaves, he saw an ugly knot of eabwebs. He picked up 4 stick and touched it. Something moved quickly and then, from the cobweb, several large spiders climbed across his foot and ran Into the leaves. He never saw them again,The text and beyond © 1a Comprehension check fre the sentences Right (A) or Wrong (@)? If there is not enough Information te answer AorB choose Does sty ©). 1 The boolenr Garrat was king fer wasn the ray. A Clee — BL] wrong © El] Donen say A Dine BD] wrong © [El] Doesntsay 23 The tran to refed was fst rain 44 Mr Garratt went eros the ids to get to Bef Hall, ADee El wrone [El] Doesntany 5. 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