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STARTER LEVEL

PHILIP PROWSE

L. A. Detective

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 M y name is Lenny Samuel.
M y friends call me Len.
I'm a detective. I work
in Los Angeles. I'm an
L.A. detective.

Everybody in Los Angeles is busy.

But Len isn’t busy. H e’s sitting
in his office. He’s waiting. He has
no work today. Nothing is happening.
 Then a man comes into the office.
Len doesn’t know him. The man
is short and dark. He’s about
forty years old. He’s wearing a suit.

7 The man is holding a gun.

The gun is pointing at Len.

I w o n't go with you, Frank.

I don't like Mr Blane.
I don't w ant to speak to him.
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Len wakes up. He opens his eyes.
He’s sitting in a big chair.
The room is very warm. There are
lots of plants in the room.

A n old man is talking and smiling.

He’s Mr Blane. He’s a very rich man.
He’s also a very bad man.

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You're going to help me,
Mr Samuel. You're going
to find my daughter.
Read these letters.

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Carmen is eighteen. She has

long, dark hair. Her eyes are
blue. She's beautiful.
Mr Blane gives Len a photo. He says,
‘I want Carmen back. G o to the bus station
at two o’clock on Tuesday. Frank has
the $100 000. He’s going with you.
Give the money to The Young Ones.
Bring Carmen home. I’ll pay you $1000.’
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Frank and Len wait. Then they see Carmen

She’s standing by a bus. A young man
is with her. The young man is holding
Carmen’s arm.

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Hello. Are you Carmen Blane?
I'm working for your father,
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Where's the money?

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Here it is.

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Frank opens the hag. The young man

sees the money. The young man lets
go of Carm en’s arm.

Len holds Carm en’s arm. Frank gives

the hag of money to the young man.

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Carmen and the young man jump
onto the bus. The door of the bus
closes. The bus drives off. It’s going
to San Francisco.
Len is in his car. He’s driving
to San Francisco. He’s going
to find Carmen.

W h y is Carmen going
to San Francisco?
W h o is the young man?
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It’s Thursday. Len is in San Francisco.

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find Carmen.
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Suddenly, Len sees a sign on a building.
I don't w ant to go home. I'm happy
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The sign says: The Young Ones. The here. I like working at this school.
building is a school for poor children. llllllliiili The $100 000 is for the school.
Carmen is playing with the children. My father is a bad man.
These papers show he is a criminal.
Len stops his car. He goes to speak Take the papers to the police.
to Carmen.

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You stay here. Nobody will find you.

I'll take the papers to the police.
Good luck.

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It’s Friday. Len is in Los Angeles.
He’s at the police station. Frank and
Blane are at the police station too.
Starter Level Test Sheet

L. A. Detective
Philip Prowse

Put the events in the order they happen in the story. The first is 1.

1 A man comes into Len’s office. □

2 Carmen bites Len’s hand. □
3 Frank hits Len on the head. □
4 Len drives to San Francisco. □
5 Len finds Carmen and she tells him she is happy. □
6 Len gives the police some papers. The papers show that Blane is a criminal. □
7 Len goes to the bus station. □
Len is sitting in his office. Nothing is happening. □
8 Len says he will help Carmen. □
9 Len wakes up in Mr Blane’s house. □
10 Mr Blane shows Len some letters. □
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Starter Level Test Sheet

Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

wakes trouble tough prisoner hits hard falls exciting dark busy

11 Everybody in Los Angeles is .

12 The man is short and .

13 Frank is a man.

14 Frank hits Len .

15 Len down.

16 Len up.

17 Carmen is our .

18 Carmen is in .

19 The young man Frank.

20 I have an job.

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Circle the correct word to complete each sentence.

21 I am / is a detective.

22 But Len doesn’t / isn’t busy.

23 He has no / not work today.

24 Len doesn’t / isn’t know him.

25 I don’t / won’t go with you.

26 Carmen has / is eighteen.

27 She has/ is long, dark hair.

28 Her eyes are / is blue.

29 Are / Does you Carmen Blane?

30 I isn’t / don’t want to go home.

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Total:___/ 30

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Starter Level Test Sheet Answer Key

L. A. Detective
Philip Prowse

Put the events in the order they happen in the story.

■, 1, 3, 9, 10, 8, 7, 2, 4, 5, 6

Complete the sentences w ith the w ords in the box.

11 busy

12 dark

13 tough

14 hard

15 falls

16 wakes

17 prisoner

18 trouble

19 hits

20 exciting

Circle the correct word to complete each sentence.

21 am

22 isn’t

23 no

24 doesn’t

25 won’t

26 is

27 has

28 are

29 Are

30 don’t

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 STARTER LEVEL
L. A. Detective by Philip Prowse

A Before Reading

1 Read about the story on the back cover.

(a) The Young Ones want some money. How much money do they want?
Put a tick in the correct box. 2
P a hundred thousand dollars
P ten thousand dollars
P one thousand dollars
(b) Put a tick in the correct box or boxes. 0
P Mr Blane is bad.
P Mr Blane is dangerous.
P Mr Blane is rich.

2 Look at the picture on the front cover. W hat is the name of the man in the picture?

B While Reading

3 W hat happens on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday? Draw lines.

Join the sentences to the correct days.

HEINEMANN ELT GUIDED READERS

Worksheet
 C After Reading

4 Write sentences about:

(a) Len Samuel
(b) Mr Blane
Use these words in your sentences.

fat old kind bad tough dark hair grey hair tall

5 W ho are these people?

6 Here are two men at the police station. W hat are they thinking?

7 You are a criminal! You have got a prisoner!

Write a letter. Ask for money. Tell somebody where to take the money.

Paradise Island by Norman Whitney and Blue Fins by Sarah Axten

are also Starter Level Guided Readers.

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■ Worksheet I
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1 (a) A hundred thousand dollars.
(b) M r Blane is bad./Mr Blane is rich. ft!
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2 Student's own answer. A good guess would be Len Samuel. (The

man is wearing the kind of hat and raincoat which private detectives >
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wear in films.) oo

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3 Tuesday: Len and Frank go to the bus station. Len and Frank 73
meet Carmen and a young man. Carmen and the young man 7s
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jump onto a bus. Thursday: Len finds Carmen in San Francisco. -<
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Carmen gives Len some papers. Friday: Len is at the police sta­
tion. Frank and Mr Blane are at the police station.

4 Student's own answers. Sample answers:

(a) Len Samuel has dark hair. Len Samuel is tall./a tall man. Len
Samuel is tough./is a tough man. Len Samuel is kind./is a kind
man.
(b) M r Blane is fat./is a fat man. M r Blane is bad./is a bad man.
M r Blane is old./is an old man. M r Blane has grey hair.

5 left picture: Frank

right picture: Carmen Blane

6 Student's own answer. Thoughts might be:

Blane - ‘Papers! W h a t papers?' or, Frank - ‘I want to hit Len
Samuel.'
Teachers could help students with more complicated responses.

7 Student’s own answer. Students could use the Young Ones’ note on
page 6 as a model.

Ski Race by Eleanor Jupp

1 (a) page 2 (d) pages 2, 3, 5, 6-7, 9, 11,
(b) pages 5, 15 12-13, 14-15, 16
(c) page 10 (e) page 12

2 (a) winter

3
SUE REBECCA M ARK DAVID
SKI SU IT purple yellow red green
HAT yellow red red yellow
BO O TS yellow red purple blue
SKIS blue white purple red
G LO V ES white red blue yellow

4 Student’s own answer. Suggestion could be: Sue and Rebecca, or

Mark and David.

5 (a) F (c) T (e) T (g) F

(b) T (d) T (f) F (h) T

6 fine/ski/snow/fast/love/race/Rebecca/win

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