Expresso

Ken Singleton

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Before Reading Activities

4 o’clock in the morning (4 a.m.)

12 o’clock midday

3 o’clock in the afternoon (3 p.m.)

9 o’clock in the evening (9 p.m.)

Read the text on the back of the cover. It includes these three words.

hospital thief student

Write a short definition of each word.

Look at the photos of the cities you will see in the story. What do you know about these cities? Can you answer these questions?

1. Which city is the capital of England?2. In which city do people speak Russian?3. Which city is in a state called California?4. In which city do you pay for things using ‘yen’?

SAN FRANCISCO LONDON ST PETERSBURG TOKYO

The clocks in the pictures show the times in the cities (for example, when it’s midday in London, it’s 9 p.m. in Tokyo).

What time is it where you are now?What time is it in London and San Francisco now?

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Chapter 1 Baseball

Monday : 7.00 a.m. (seven o’clock) : San Francisco

Jed Masters is driving to work. He is on the Bay Bridge and he’s goingtowards downtown San Francisco. He can see the tall buildings of SanFrancisco. The buildings are shining in themorning sunlight.

Twenty minutes later Jed drives past Mel’s, a famous American diner. Jedoften has breakfast in Mel’s, but he is too busy today.It is Thanksgiving soon and Jed is going to buy a present for his son, Gil.

downtown: the centre of an American city

diner: (American English) a restaurant beside a road

he is too busy: he has no time

Thanksgiving: a national holiday in the USA on thefourth Thursday of November

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Monday : 3.00 p.m. (three o’clock) : Hyde Park : London

Gil Masters and his friends are in a big park in London. Gil’s best friend,Sato, is sitting next to Gil under a big tree. And Gil’s new girlfriend is sit-ting next to Sato. Her name is Jodie. They are watching a game ofbaseball.

A young man in an orange sweater is standing near the tree. He looks atGil and his friends. Then he looks at their bags.

Sato stands up and picks up a baseball bat. One of the players throwsthe baseball towards Sato. Sato hits the ball, then he drops the bat andruns.

5bat: wooden stick for hitting a ball

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Monday : 3.30 p.m. (half past three) : The Hard Rock Cafe : London

“Where did you learn to play baseball so well?” Jodie asks Sato.“I’m Japanese,” answers Sato. “We’re crazy about baseball in Japan.”“And we’re crazy about Thanksgiving in America,” says Gil. “And it’s Thanksgiving soon. I’m going to cook a Thanksgiving meal and Iwant you all to come. And I’m going to pay for these drinks, too.”“I can pay for my own drink, thanks,” says Sato.Gil smiles. He knows Sato very well. Gil takes an ice-cube from his drink.Then he puts the ice-cube down Sato’s shirt. Everyone laughs. “No, I’m paying,” says Gil and he puts his hand into his jacket pocket. Butthere is nothing in the pocket.“Okay. Very funny. Ha! Ha! Who’s got my wallet? Sato?”“I haven’t got your wallet. I’ve got a wet shirt,” says Sato. Gil looks in theother pocket. It isn’t there. “Okay, the joke’s over,” says Gil. “Someone stolemy wallet in the park.”

crazy about: like very much

ice-cube: small block of solid, frozenwater

wallet: small case or bag for holdingmoney

stole: past of ‘steal’, take somethingthat is not yours without asking

Monday : 3.40 p.m. (twenty to four) :Northern School of English : London

A young man in an orange sweater walks into a language school nearHyde Park. The woman at the reception desk says “Hi, Nic. How areyou?” The young man smiles, but he doesn’t reply.The young man walks up the stairs and goes into a classroom.He is late. His class started at half past three.“Good afternoon, Nic,” says the teacher.“Good afternoon,” replies Nic. “Sorry I’m . . . I . . . I . . . in the park . . .”“Don’t worry. Sit down,” says the teacher. The young man doesn’t speak.Then the teacher repeats the words “Don’t worry. Sit down.” But this timehe says them in Russian.The young man understands and he smiles. He likes to hear his own lan-guage. He sits down at a desk.

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reception desk: desk you pass when you go into aschool or office

reply: answer

repeats: says again

his own: (here) that is his

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Monday : 4.40 p.m. (twenty to five) : a street in London

Gil and Sato come out of The Hard Rock Cafe and walk along the street. A young man in an orange sweater walks out of a building. Sato sees the young man and thinks he knows him. Suddenly he remem-bers.“Look,” he says to Gil.

“That boy was in thepark.”Sato shouts at theyoung man. “I remember you. Youwere in the park. Iknow what you are.You’re a thief!”The young man doe-sn’t understand. Hetries to talk but he can’tremember any English.Then he sayssomething in Russian. Sato grabs the youngman. The young manfalls to the ground.“Stop, Sato!” shoutsGil. “What are youdoing?”

thief: someone who steals things

grabs: takes hold of

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kisses: touches with her lips

forehead: part of face between the eyes and hair

gently: softly

Monday 8.00 p.m. (eight o’clock) : a hospital : Oxford, England

David Sims is seven years old. He is in a children’s hospital and he isvery ill. A nurse is reading to David.

A young woman comes into the room. The nurse sees her and closes thebook. She says “Your sister is here, David.”The young woman walks to David’s bed. She kisses him on the foreheadand gently touches his face. She looks sad. “Hello, David,” she says.“Hello, Jodie,” replies David. “Don’t worry, Jodie. It’s all right. I’m fine.”They both smile. Jodie tells her brother about Gil and about the baseball game and aboutThe Hard Rock Cafe.“I want to meet Gil. Can I?” asks David. “And I want to go to The Hard Rock Cafe,” he says. “And I want to play baseball.”

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Review of Chapter 1

2. Join the two parts of the sentences.

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1. It is Thanksgiving soon

2. A young man in an orange sweater

3. Gil looked in his pocket

4. Nic didn’t understand,

5. Gil has got

6. Jodie visited her brother, David

A. went to the park before his English lesson.

B. so his teacher spoke in Russian.

C. so Jed is going to buya present for his son.

D. in a hospital in Oxford.

E. but his wallet wasn’t there.

F. a new girlfriend called Jodie.

Gil Sato Nic

1. What can you remember about the characters in Chapter 1? Don’t look back at the pages. Try to complete the chart.

He is Russian.

He is Japanese and he’s Gil’sbest friend.

He goes to an English class.

He is Jodie’s new boyfriend.

He is Jodie’s brother and he’sin hospital.

He is Jed’s son.

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3. Read this information from Chapter 1. Only two of the sentences are important to the story. Which two? Tick [✔].

1. Jed Masters lives in San Francisco.2. Jed often has his breakfast in Mel’s diner.3. Gil puts an ice-cube down his best friend’s shirt.4. Someone stole Gil’s wallet.5. Nic is ten minutes late for his English class.6. David is very ill in hospital.

4. Complete the captions for these pictures with in, at or to.

5. Think about these questions.

1. Who stole Gil’s wallet?2. Why did Sato push Nic to the ground?

1. The young man falls___ the ground.

2. Nic’s teacher sayssomething ____

Russian.

3. A young man looks___ Gil and his friends.

Make guesses about what you will find out.

Look at three scenes from Chapter 2. Try toanswer the questions.

Why is Sato angry?

You will find out these things in Chapter 2

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What do you think this is?

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1. What Sato tells his father about Nic, the Russian boy.

2. What happens to Gil’s wallet.

3. What Gil knows about Jodie and what he doesn’t know.

What is happening?

Chapter 2 Breakfast

Tuesday : 8.30 a.m. (half past eight) : an office : Tokyo, Japan

Koto Kanazawa is a very rich businessman. He owns a large art busi-ness. He is in his office, but he is not working - he is thinking about Sato, hisson. Sato is at college in London. Koto phones his son every day at thistime. In London it is half past eleven on Monday night.Koto picks up the phone and dials Sato’s number in London.“Hello, Sato,” he says when he hears Sato’s voice.“I did something very bad this evening,” says Sato.Koto says nothing. He waits for his son to speak.Sato tells his father about Gil andJodie and about Gil’s wallet.Then he talks about Nic,the Russian boy.“I called Nic a thief,” saysSato.Koto listens carefully but hestill says nothing.Then Sato tells his fatherthat he was angry.Now Koto speaks. “Why?”he asks. “Why were youangry?”

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dials: makes a telephone call

“Because Nic is a thief,” Sato replies. His father says nothing.“I don’t know he is a thief. I think he is a thief,” Sato says.“Are you jealous of Jodie?” Koto asks.Sato is silent for a moment. Suddenly he realizes that his father is right.He is jealous of Jodie. He is afraid that his best friend, Gil, will spenda lot of time with her. Sato feels very ashamed.“What can I do?” asks Sato.“Do what you think is right,” replies hisfather.

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jealous: want something that someone else has got

ashamed: feel bad about something you did

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Monday : 11.40 p.m. (twenty to twelve) : Sato’s flat : London

Sato picks up the phone and presses some numbers. Gil answers. “Hello,Gil Masters here.”“It’s me,” says Sato.“It’s late,” says Gil angrily. “It’s nearly midnight.” Then after a few seconds “Is anything wrong?”“I want to talk to you,” says Sato. “About that boy.”But Gil is angry with Sato. “You didn’t push me, Sato,” says Gil. “Youpushed the Russian boy, Nic. Talk to him.”“I don’t know where he is,” says Sato.“I’m meeting Nic at Luigi’s tomorrow morning. Come at ten o’clock. You can talk to him there.” ThenGil hangs up.Sato feels very sad. He remembers his father’s words, “Dowhat you think is right.”“It’s not always easy,” thinksSato.

flat: apartment

midnight: 12 o’clock at night

hangs up: puts down the phoneafter a conversation

Tuesday : 9.50 a.m. (ten to ten) : Covent Garden : London

Two young French girls are looking at a shop window. The girls do notknow there is a thief behind them. The thief is wearing roller blades.“Do you like that jacket?” asks one of the girls.“No. I don’t. I don’t like the colour,” replies her friend.“And it’s very expensive,” her friend replies. Just as the girl says this thethief steals her purse from her bag. The girl feels nothing.“Come on. Let’s go for a coffee. Look, there’s a place called Luigi’s. Let’sgo there.”The two girls walk towards Luigi’s. The thief skates away in the oppositedirection.

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roller blades: roller skates with the wheels in a line

expensive: dear; that costs a lot of money

purse: small bag for money

18sent: past of ‘send’

envelope: paper cover for a letter

missing: not there

dollar bills: American paper money

Tuesday : 10.00 a.m. (ten o'clock) : Luigi’s Coffee Shop :London

Gil is talking to Sato. “A very strange thing happened this morning. A policeman phoned me,” Gil says.“A policeman! What did he say?” asks Sato.“Someone sent a large brown envelope to the police station. And my wal-let was inside. Look!” Gil shows his wallet to Sato.“That’s amazing! What about your money?” asks Sato.“It’s very strange,” replies Gil. “Very little money is missing. SomeAmerican money. About twenty dollars, I think. But look! Four hundred-dollar bills – they’re still here.”

19is on me: I’m buying

mysterious: with lots of secrets

apologize: say “sorry”

“That’s fantastic,” says Sato.“So, breakfast is on me,” says Gil.“You’re lucky,” says Sato. “I’m not hungry.And Jodie, is she lucky too?” asks Sato.“I’m the lucky one,” says Gil. “She’s great. But . . . I don’t know muchabout her. I know her telephone number but I don’t know where she lives.I think she has a brother. But that’s all I know. She’s very mysterious.”“Well . . . ask her,” says Sato. “And she goes to Oxford every evening,” adds Gil. “But I don’t know why.”“Perhaps she’s got . . .” Sato doesn’t finish.“Another boyfriend, you mean?” says Gil.“Yes. It’s possible, isn’t it?”

Just then Jodie comes into the coffee shop. She’s carrying a bigbag. Nic, the Russian boy, is behind her.“Here’s Jodie now. And Nic, too,” says Gil. “Sato, you can apologize

to Nic now.”

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Review of Chapter 2

1. Match the people to what they said in Chapter 2

A. “I did something very bad this evening.”

B. “Are you jealous of Jodie?”

C. “Someone sent a large brown envelope to the police station.”

2. Choose the correct answer.

1. Koto phones his son:A. twice a weekB. three times a weekC. every day

2. Jodie goes to Oxford:A. every morningB. every eveningC. every Monday and Friday

3. Gil knows:A. very little about JodieB. a lot about JodieC. nothing at all about Jodie

GilMasters

SatoKanazawa

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5. Think about these questions.

1. What do you know about Jodie that Gil doesn’t know?2. Do you think Sato apologizes to Nic?

1. Koto is phoning/phones Sato every day.

2. Sato isremembering/remembers

his father’s words.

3. “She is going/goes toOxford every eve-

ning,” says Gil.

3. It is possible to answer one question in each pair.

Answer those questions.

1. A. What sort of company does Koto Kanazawa own?B. What sort of car does Koto Kanazawa own?

2. A. Who stole Gil’s wallet?B. How did Gil get his wallet back?

3. A. Where does Gil meet Sato?B. What does Gil have for breakfast.

4. Choose the correct word or words to complete the captions for the pictures.


Look at two scenes from Chapter 3. Try toanswer the questions.

Where are Gil and Jodie?

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Who is the man?

1. Where Nic’s mother lives and what jobs she does.

2. What job Nic wants to do.

3. A sport that Nic is good at.

layer: film; thickness of something

earn: get money for work

Late Tuesday night : St Petersburg : Russia

Tatiana is walking along the Moyka Canal. It is nearly midnight. It is very cold. There is a thin layer of ice on the canal and the path is icy. Tatiana has two jobs. During the day she works in a factory. In the eveningsshe is a cleaner in a museum.

Tatiana is going home. She is tired and hungry. She is thinking about themoney she'll earn. She sends most of the money to London to her son,Nic. He is studying English. One day Nic will be a doctor and he willreturn to St Petersburg.

Chapter 3 The Russian boy

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Wednesday morning : Nic’s bedroom : London

Nic is staying with a family in London. He has a smallroom with a bed and a desk. There are some largebrown envelopes on the bed.There is also a photo of Nic and some friends. They arein a swimming pool and they have medalsaround their necks.Nic opens a brown envelope. It is from hismother in Russia. Nic knows there ismoney inside the envelope. He gets money fromhis mother every week.Nic knows that his mother is poor. One day, when he is a doctor, he will earn his ownmoney. Then he will give money to his mother.

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Wednesday late afternoon : a train : near Oxford

Gil and Jodie are on a train. “Why are we going to Oxford?” Gil asks Jodie.“Wait and see,” she replies. When the train stops, they get off and walkpast some very old grey buildings.“These buildings are part of the university,” says Jodie. “Oxford Universityis the oldest university in Britain.”“It’s amazing,” says Gil.“But we didn’t come here to see the buildings,” says Jodie.Gil and Jodie walk on until they get to a large grey building. “Here we are,” she says.

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“Is this part of the university?” asks Gil.“No,” replies Jodie. “It’s a children's hospital. I come here every eveningto see my brother. His name is David. He really wants to meet you. Talk tohim. Tell him about baseball and America andGolden Gate Park.”

“Come on. Let’s go in,” says Gil and he puts his armaround Jodie’s shoulder. “David will be wai-ting,” he adds.

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Sato goes running: Sato runs

checks: (here) looks to see if he has new emails

went: past of ‘go’

Hi Sato

Sorry about tonight. I tried to phone you,

but you weren’t at home.

I went to Oxford with Jodie this afternoon.

Can you meet me tomorrow morning? I have

something important to tell you.

How about 8 o’clock at Luigi’s?

See you there.

Gil

Wednesday night : London

Sato goes running in the park four or five times a week. Gil often goeswith him. But tonight Sato is alone.After his run Sato goes to his room and turns on his computer.He checks his email. He has two messages. One is from his mother in Tokyo and one is from Gil. He opens Gil’s email and reads.

Hi Sato

Sorry about tonight. I tried to phone you, but you weren’t at home. I went to Oxford with Jodie this afternoon.Can you meet me tomorrow morning? I havesomething important to tell you.How about 8 o’clock at Luigi’s? See you there.

Gil

Late Wednesday night : London

It is a cold dark night in London. A thief is stealing money from peoplenear the British Museum.First, the thief steals a purse from a German tourist. Then, ten minuteslater a young man mysteriously loses his wallet.

The next morning a large brownenvelope arrives at the police sta-tion. The address is written ingreen ink and there is a purse anda wallet inside. There is also anote:

I stole these near the BritishMuseum last night. Please return them. Only a little money is missing.

loses: cannot find; doesn't have

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Review of Chapter 3

1. Complete these sentences. Use and, but, because or so.

1. Nic is going to study medicine __________ he wants to be a doctor.2. Gil tried to phone Sato ___________ he wasn’t at home.3. It is very cold in St Petersburg _________ Tatiana is wearing a warm coat.4. Nic was born in St Petersburg ___________ he grew up there.


1. Tatiana A. gets money from his mother in Russia every week.2. Nic B. has something important to tell Sato the next day.3. Sato C. sends money to her son every week.4. Gil D. goes running in the park four or five times a week.

3. Tick [✔] the two sentences you can answer.

1. Who sent the brown envelope to the police?2. Which sport is Nic good at?3. Where is Nic’s father?4. What is the oldest university in Britain?

Now answer the two questions.

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5. Do you think there’s a connection between A and B below?

A. On page 6 Gil’s wallet is missing. Then on page 18 Gil gets his wallet back. (Only $20 is missing.)

B. On page 29 someone steals a purse and a wallet, then sends them to a police station. (Only a little money is missing.)

Tatiana sends money _______ her son every week.

Gil and Jodie are going _____ see David in hospital.

Someone sends an envelope _____ the police station.

4. Which one small word completes the captions to these pictures?



Who is this man? What do you know about him?

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Where are they?What are they talking about?

Who is this man? What do you know about him?

1. What Gil tells Sato and the others in Luigi’s.

2. How Gil and his friends plan to help David.

3. What Jed Masters’ job is.

Thursday : 8.00 a.m. (eight o’clock) : Luigi’s Coffee Shop :London

Sato arrives at Luigi’s at exactly 8 o’clock. Gil, Nic and some other friendsare sitting at a table. “What’s going on?” asks Sato.“Where’s Jodie?” he adds.“I have something to tell you all,” replies Gil. “Jodie has got a youngbrother called David. He’s in hospital and he is very ill. He might die.”Everyone looks shocked. “David needs to go to America for a very expen-sive operation.”“How can we help?” asks Sato. “How can we get money to help David?”“I can swim,” says Nic.Everyone looks at Nic. “So what? I can swim, too,” says Sato.

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What’s going on?: What’s happening?

ill: sick, not well

might die: there is a possibilitythat he will die

operation: a medical operation to curean illness or disease

so what?: what is so good about that?

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“In Russia I was a junior champion. I can swim . . . then people pay me . .. and I give the money to David,” Nic replies.“A sponsored swim? Great idea, Nic,” says Gil.“How about a disco?” asks Ulli.“And a Fun Run in Hyde Park?” says Kim. “Sato, you can help me. Youlike running. We’ll do it this Saturday.”“This Saturday!” says Gil. “There's not much time, but we cando it. I’ll speak to my Dad in America. Sato, can you speak to yourparents?”Luigi brings some expresso coffees to the table and says “And I will giveeveryone free drinks after the Fun Run.”“Great. Let’s get going. We haven’t got much time. We’ll meet againtomorrow – same time, same place. And we’ll call our plan . . . what?”“How about ‘The Expresso Project’?” says Luigi.“Okay. ‘The Expresso Project’” says Gil. “And . . . don’t tell Jodie.”

sponsored swim: you swim and getmoney for charity

Fun Run: sponsored run

free: for no money

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Thursday : 7.30 a.m. (half past seven) : Mel’s : San Francisco

Jed Masters drives into Mel’s carpark and parks his car.

He gets out of the car, locks thedoor and goes into Mel’s.

“Hi! Jed,” calls the waitress.“Hi! Kate. It’s hot today,” repliesJed. He sits down and he turns offhis mobile phone.

“Take a look at this photo, Kate.What do you think?” says Jed. Hetakes a photo out of his pocket.

waitress: woman who brings you food in a restaurant

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“Wow!” exclaims Kate. “Who is she?” “Her name’s Jodie. She’s Gil’s newgirlfriend,” replies Jed.

In the kitchen the cook knows whatJed wants to eat. He breaks two eggs into a saucepan. Then he cuts up a tomato.

Kate pours Jed some coffee. Jedstarts to read a newspaper.Somewhere a phone rings. Kateanswers it and says “Mel’s Diner . .. Yes, he’s here. Just a minute.”

Kate calls out “Hey! Jed. The

phone – for you. It’s that son ofyours.”“Gil?” says Jed. “What does hewant?”“I don’t know,” says Kate. “I’m awaitress. Remember? You’re thedetective, Jed,” she adds.

detective: policeman

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Thursday : 9 p.m. (nine o'clock) : Tokyo

Koto Kanazawa usually phones his son. But tonight Sato phoned hisfather. Sato told his father about David and about ‘The Expresso Project’.Koto listened verycarefully.

Koto walks to asmall restaurant. Heeats in the samerestaurant everynight.

He alwayssits aloneand he nevertalks. He orderssushi and greentea.

“‘The Expresso Project!’” Koto says to himself. “Perhaps I can help.” Hefinishes his meal and walks quickly back to his office.

told: past of ‘tell’

sushi: Japanese rice cakes

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Saturday morning : St Petersburg : Russia

Tatiana is going to work at the factory. She is holding a large brown envelope. It’s a photograph and a letter fromher son, Nic.She looks at the photograph and smiles. She feels very happy. The photo shows Nic and his new friends. She smiles again. “Nic has some nice new friends,” she thinks. “He will be fine.”

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Review of Chapter 4

1. Which of the following words describe Koto Kanazawa?

rich poor serious silly quiet talkative

2. True or false?

1. David’s operation will cost a lot of money.2. Nic is going to do a sponsored swim to help David.3. Jodie knows about ‘The Expresso Project’.4. Jed is a detective.5. Koto Kanazawa doesn’t think he can help

‘The Expresso Project’.

3. Read this information from Chapter 4. Only two of the sentences are important to the story. Which two? Tick [4].

1. David must go to America for an expensive operation.2. Luigi brings some coffees to the table.3. Jed locks the door of his car.4. Kate pours some coffee for Jed.5. Koto Kanazawa will help ‘The Expresso Project’.6. Tatiana is going to work at the factory.

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6. What do you think?

Look back at page 37. What do you think Gil says to his father on the phone?

1. “I ________swim,”said Nic.

2. “Sato, _______ youspeak to your parents?”

asks Gil.

3. “Perhaps I _______help ‘The ‘Expresso

Project’,” thinks Koto.

4. Complete these sentences. Use down, on, off or out once only.

1. “What’s going _______?” asked Sato when he arrived at Luigi’s.2. Jed takes a photo _______ of his pocket and shows it to Kate.3. Jed sits ______ and turns _______ his mobile phone.




What are they going to do?

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Who do you think thewoman is?

Why is Nic tired?

1. How Jed Masters helps ‘The Expresso Project’.

2. How Koto Kanazawa helps ‘The Expresso Project’.

3. What happened when Nic was younger.

funny: strange

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Chapter 5 The Expresso Project

Early Saturday morning : Hyde Park :London

About fifty young people are waiting in Hyde Park. Some of them arewearing running shorts. Others have bikes or scooters. And some peopleare wearing funny clothes.Jodie is with Nic. “What is this ‘Expresso Project’?” asks Jodie.Nic has to think very quickly. He thinks in Russian, but he speaks inEnglish. “Expresso,” he says. “An expresso . . . is a small coffee. It’sblack . . . and strong and . . . you drink it very quickly . . .” Then Nic says something in Russian and skates off.Gil is standing on a box. “Hello everyone and thanks for coming to theFun Run. We have a sponsor all the way from San Francisco. His nameis Jed Masters.”“I’m going to give a thousand dollars to ‘The Expresso Project’,” says Jed.“But you must all go round the park once.”Someone shouts “Are you running round the park, Jed?”“Am I running round the park?” Jed laughs. “No, I’m walking to Luigi’s. I’llsee you there. Good luck!”“Okay,” shouts Gil. “Let’s go!”

46underground: London trains that go under the ground (also called the ‘tube’)

After the ‘Fun Run’ : Covent Garden : London

A Japanese woman comes outof Covent Garden undergroundstation. She turns left andwalks along the street.Gil, Jed, Sato and their friendsare in Luigi’s. Sato has his backto the door. He is talking to Jed.Luigi is serving expressocoffees. The Japanese womancomes into the coffee shop.The woman stands quietlybehind Sato. She puts a littleenvelope next to Sato’s hand.The envelope has a picture ofMount Fuji on it. Sato looks atthe envelope. He knows what isinside.“This is from your father,” saysSato’s mother. “It is for ‘TheExpresso Project’.”“Sato, aren’t you going to say‘hello’ to your mother?” asks Gil.But Sato can’t speak. He is toohappy.

sightseeing: visiting famousmonuments

saw: past of ‘see’

trust: think someone is honest

Early Sunday morning : near The Houses of Parliament : London

Sato’s mother and Gil’s father, Jed, are sightseeing in central London. Gil,Sato and Jodie are walking behind them.“Sato. You’re not very friendly towards Nic,” says Gil. “You still don’t like him,do you?”“I think Nic is a thief. I think he stole your wallet,” replies Sato.“But I got my wallet back. Remember?”“Listen, Sato,” says Gil. “Nic is poor. His mother sends him money. That doe-sn’t mean he’s a thief.”“Nic was in the park. I sawhim,” says Sato.“Sato, remember,” says Gil.“Nic’s life is difficult. He’s in aforeign country.”“So am I,” Sato says. “And youare too, Gil.”“Don’t forget – Nic is going toswim this afternoon. And he’sgoing to give the money to ‘TheExpresso Project’.”“I still don’t trust him,” saysSato.“Well, that’s your problem,Sato,” says Gil.

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exactly: no more no less

Early Sunday afternoon : Crystal Palace : London

Nic is a very good swimmer. In Russia he was the best in his school andone of the best in St Petersburg. When he was younger Nic swam for two or three hours every day. Butsomething bad happened and Nic did not swim for nearly a year. Today he is going to swim for exactly one hour.A lot of his new friends are here. His English teacher and some studentsfrom his class are watching, too.But one person is not there – Sato.

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After Nic’s swim : Nic’s bedroom : London

Nic is back in his room. He is tired and his left leg hurts. He rubs his leg and he remembers. He remembers a car going fast and heremembers an ambulance and ahospital and doctors and nur-ses. And he remembers thepain. He was in hospital for sixmonths. His mother visited him every day. He had eight operations on hisleg and he didn't walk for ninemonths. When he came out ofhospital he decided tobe a doctor.

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1. Put the events in the right order.

A. Sato tells Gil and Jodie that he thinks Nic is a thief.

B. About fifty people go on the ‘Fun Run’.

C. Nic remembers his accident.

D. Nic does his sponsored swim.

E. Sato’s mother gives Sato a little envelope.

2. Match the people to what they said in Chapter 5.

A. “What is this ‘Expresso Project’?”

B. “I’m going to give a thousand dollars to ‘The Expresso Project’.”

C. “This is from your father. It is for ‘The Expresso Project’.”

D. “I think Nic is a thief. I think he stole your wallet.”

3. The answers to three of the following questions are in Chapter 5. Which three? Tick [4]

1. How much does Jed give to ‘The Expresso Project’?2. How long will Jed stay in England?3. How many kilometres is the ‘Fun Run’?4. How does Sato’s mother know where to find Sato after the ‘Fun Run’?5. How long does Nic swim for?6. What happened to Nic when he was younger?

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4. Match the answers to the questions.

1. How many times did the people run round Hyde Park?

2. How long was Nic in hospital for after his accident?

3. How many operations did Nic have on his leg?

5. Think of suitable words to complete the captions to these pictures.


1. Sato thinks Nic is a thief. Do you agree with Sato?2. What do you think is in the envelope that Sato’s mother gives to Sato?

1. Nic sayssomething in________ .

2. “Nic’s life is difficult.He’s in a ________

country,”says Gil.

3. When he was youngNic was the ________

swimmerin his school.

A. Six months.

B. Eight.

C. Once.



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What is this?Where can you usually see it?

What happened?

1. Who the thief is.

2. Why the thief steals money.

3. What happens to the thief.

pickpocket: thief who steals from people’s pockets and bags

monitor: like a television but usuallylinked to a camera

busker: street musician

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Sunday : 8.00 p.m. (eight o'clock) : A police station

Greg Taylor is a policeman. He has a special job this week. His job is to find the pickpockets in Covent Garden in London.Greg Taylor is in a room full of TV monitors. Greg uses the monitors to see what is happening in Covent Garden.On the screen he can see a busker outside the underground station and a juggler outside a theatre. There is also someone on roller blades. Greg doesn’t know that this isthe thief.

Sunday : 9.30 p.m. (half past nine) : the thief’s bedroom

The thief steals a walletthen goes home. Suddenlythe phone rings. The thief answers thephone. A voice says “Hi! Jodie.It’s Gil.”

Five minutes later, Jodieputs the wallet into abrown envelope. Then she writes theaddress of a police station on the front of theenvelope. Jodie writes in green ink.Jodie puts a little money ina box. The words ‘For David’ areon the side of the box.

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Jodie is waiting and looking.She doesn’t know there arepolice cameras in the street andthat Greg Taylor can see her.Jodie sees a man. He is looking

in a shop window. Jodie looksaround. Then she skates upbehind the man.

Jodie is in Covent Garden again.She is on her roller blades. She is going to steal money.Jodie hates stealing. She is doingthis for David. Jodie needs themoney to pay for his operation.She hopes it will save his life.Greg Taylor, the policeman, is still

looking at the monitors in thepolice station. He sees somethingvery interesting. Greg sees ayoung woman wearing a baseballcap and roller blades. Heremembers her.

hopes: wishes; wants something to happen

There is a wallet in the man’spocket. Jodie looks around again.Then she very carefully takes thewallet.

When she has the wallet Jodieskates away quickly past theunderground station.

There is a juggler on a uni-cycle outside a theatre. Jodieis skating very fast now. She is ina hurry. Jodie doesn’t see thejuggler.

Jodie can’t stop. She crashes intothe juggler. He falls to the groundand Jodie crashes into the wall.

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A woman saw the accident. She goes to the phone box and dials 999. Aman answers and she asks for an ambulance. She says it is an emer-gency. She tells him that a young woman crashed into a wall on her ska-tes and that she is unconscious. She is near Covent Garden undergroundstation.

Ten minutes later an ambulance and a police car arrive at CoventGarden.

Two men get out of the ambulance. They look at Jodie and move her intoa special position. Then they put a collar around her head and neck. Theydon’t want Jodie to move her head and neck. One man gets a stretcher from the ambulance. Then both men lift Jodieonto the stretcher. There are lots of people. A policeman is asking themquestions. Above their heads are police cameras. Greg Taylor is watchingeverything on the TV monitor.

He knows that the injured girl is a thief.

unconscious: not awake

collar: like a stiff bandage

stretcher: piece of equipment to help carry someone

injured: hurt in an accident

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1. Put the events in the right order.

A. A woman dials 999.

B. Two men put Jodie onto a stretcher.

C. Jodie steals a man’s wallet and crashes into a juggler.

D. An ambulance and a police car arrive.

E. The two men put Jodie into the ambulance.


3. Complete these sentences. Use it or them.

1. There are pickpockets in Covent Garden in London. Greg’s job is to find ________.

2. Jodie hates stealing money. But she needs ______ for her brother,David.

3. The woman dials 999. ______ is the number for the emergency services in England.

4. Two men arrive in an ambulance. Greg Taylor watches ______ put Jodie onto a stretcher.

5. There are police cameras in the street but no-one can see ______.

1. Greg Taylor is in a room

2. The TV monitor shows Greg3. Gil phones4. Jodie steals money5. Jodie hates6. A woman dials

A. what is happening in Covent Garden.B. to help David.C. 999.D. stealing money.E. at the police station.F. Jodie at home.

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1. Where do you think Jodie is going to be in the next chapter?2. What do you think Greg Taylor is going to do?3. What do you know that Gil and Sato don’t know?

4. Choose the correct word or words to complete the captions for the pictures.

5. Which sentence in each pair is correct?

1. A. Jodie is good at roller blading.B. Jodie isn’t very good at roller blading.

2. A. Jodie likes stealing money.B. Jodie doesn’t like stealing money.

1. Jodie hatessteal/stealing money.

2. A few minutes later awoman dials/is dialling

999.

3. Greg sees/is seeingeverything on the TV

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Who is the boy? Where is he?

1. What Greg Taylor, the policeman, asks Jodie.

2. What Jodie tells Sato.

3. Where David goes.

ache: have a pain that won’t stop

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Early Monday morning : University College Hospital : London

Jodie doesn’t know where she is. Her head hurts and her arms and legsache. She feels terrible. She opens her eyes and sees Greg Taylor, thepoliceman. He is holding a wallet and some brown envelopes.“Who are you?” asks Jodie. “What happened?”“I’m Sergeant Greg Taylor, I’m a policeman.” He shows Jodie his badge.“You skated into a juggler last night,” he says. “Then you skated into awall.”“Oh, yes, I remember now,” replies Jodie. “Is the juggler all right?” “He’s fine. Do you remember this too?” asks Greg. He shows Jodie a wal-let. It is the wallet Jodie stole last night. “And do you remember these?”Greg adds. He shows Jodie the envelopes.

Chapter 7 Thanksgiving

65beeps: makes a noise (beep)

2U: (abbreviation used in telephone text messages) to you

“Excuse me,” Sato says. He goes out of thecoffee shop and dials Jodie’s mobile phone number.

Monday : 10.20 a.m. (twenty past ten) : Luigi’s Coffee Shop :London

“Remember,” says Gil. “‘The Expresso Project’ disco is tomorrow. And Thursday night is Thanksgiving. We’ll give all the money toJodie on Thursday.”Luigi comes to the table with some coffee. Sato’s mobile phone beeps.There is a text message on it.

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Late Monday morning : University College Hospital

Jodie is talking to Sato. She tells him she is a thief and that she stoleGil’s wallet.“I only take a little money,” says Jodie. “I never take all the money. I sendthe wallets to the police. None of the money is for me. I never buy newclothes. I eat cheap food. I don’t buy books or CDs. All the money is forDavid. He is very sick. I must help him.” Jodie is very upset.Sato doesn’t know what to say. “And Gil? Does Gil know?” he asks.“No.”“Are you going to tell him?” asks Sato.“I don’t know,” replies Jodie. “Are you going to tell him?” “I don’t know,” replies Sato and he looks at his hands. “I thought Nic was the thief. But it was you.”

upset: sad and confused thought: past of ‘think’

Early Monday evening : London

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Sato comes out of the hospital. His head is spinning. He starts to walk.He walks and walks for nearly four hours. He thinks about Nic and abouthis father in Tokyo. He is confused and doesn't know what to do.

Six words are in Sato’s head. They are the words his father said to himlast week “Do what you think is right.” Sato repeats the words in his head.“How difficult that is,” he thinks.

his head is spinning: he is confused said: past of ‘say’

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Tatiana is with some friends. She is showing them some photographs of Nic.“It is a Thanksgiving Party in London,” she says. “Look at that turkey! It’senormous!”Then she shows them a photo of Nic with Sato. They are both smiling.Then finally Tatiana shows her friends a photo of lots of young people.They are standing around a hospital bed. “It is a hospital for sick children,” she says.There is a young boy in the bed. He is holding a box with the words ‘ForDavid’ on it. The boy is smiling.

enormous: very big

Four weeks later : 8.30 a.m. (half past eight) : San Francisco

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Jed pushes the wheelchair intoMel’s.The waitress sees them. “Hi! Jed,” she calls.“Hi! Kate,” replies Jed. “I want youto meet my friend, David. He comes all the way fromEngland.”

“Hey, David. I’ve got something foryou. There you are.”Kate puts a baseball cap onDavid’s head.The cook calls from the kitchen:“How do you like your eggs,David? Over easy or sunny sideup?”

Jed Masters is in his car. David is sitting beside him.“How about breakfast?” Jed asksand he drives into Mel’s car park.Jed parks his car and gets out. He

gets a wheelchair out of the backof the car. Then he lifts David intothe wheelchair.

wheelchair: special chair with wheels for people who cannot walk

over easy: eggs cooked on both sides

sunny side up: eggs cooked on one side only

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A. Jodie sends him a text message.

B. Kate gives him a baseball cap.C. Jodie replies “No.”

D. Jodie tells him everything.

E. she sees Greg Taylor.


1. When Jodie wakes up in hospital

2. When Sato is in Luigi’s3. When Sato goes to the

hospital4. When Sato asks Jodie

“Does Gil know?”5. When David is in Mel’s

2. Complete these sentences.

1. Greg Taylor shows Jodie a wallet and some brown _____.2. Jodie _______ spends money on new clothes or holidays.3. Tatiana shows her friends some _______ of her son.4. Jed lifts David into a ________ and pushes it into Mel’s.5. David smiles when Kate gives him a _______ cap.

3. Read some of the things Jodie says on page 66. Choose the correct word or words.

1. I only take/to take a little money.2. I never take/to take all the money.3. I have help/to help David.4. I want go/to go home.


5. Choose the correct answers.

1. When Jed pays for the breakfast in Mel's what money will he use?A. EurosB. YenC. Dollars

2. When is Thanksgiving in America?A. the day after ChristmasB. the fourth Thursday in NovemberC. on the fourth of July

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1. What happened between pages 68 and 69?2. Why is David in America?

Sato goes ______ ofthe coffee shop.

Sato comes ______ ofthe hospital.

Jed parks his car andgets ______.

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1. Complete the summary of the story. Put one word in each gap.

Gil and Sato are best _______________ and they live in London. Gil hasa new girlfriend called Jodie.

Gil and his friends are playing baseball in a park one day when

someone _______________ Gil’s wallet. Sato thinks the thief is Nic, ayoung student from _______________.

David is Jodie’s young brother. He is very ________________ and he isin hospital in Oxford. He needs an expensive operation in America. Jodie_______________ David very much. She steals money from people tohelp her brother. But Jodie doesn’t know that Gil, Sato, Nic and theirfriends want to ______________ her. Their plan is called ‘The ExpressoProject’.

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Gil’s _________ and Sato’s _________ give money to help ‘TheExpresso Project’ and Nic does a sponsored ____________ .

The friends also plan a ‘Fun Run’ and a disco to get ____________ forDavid.

Jodie goes to Covent Garden and steals more money, but she has anaccident and wakes up in ________________ .

Greg Taylor, a policeman, finds out that Jodie is a ____________ .

Jodie’s friends give her the ________ from ‘The Expresso Project’.

Four weeks later, David goes to _________ to have his operation.

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11.. ________________________________

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22.. ________________________________

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33.. ________________________________

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4. What about you?

How would you raise money for someone like David?

What would you call your plan?

3. Kim and Sato organised the Fun Run in Hyde Park for Saturday morning. They wanted to tell people about the Fun Run so they put posters up on the college notice-boards.

Design the posters.

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5. Write a postcard from David to his sister Jodie. Imagine David writes the postcard from San Francisco after he goes to Mel’s with Jed and after Kate gives him the baseball cap.

6. Greg Taylor writes a short police report after he leaves Jodie on page 64. Write Greg’s report. Explain what Greg knows about Jodie and what he saw on his TV monitor.

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7. Write a short newspaper story (150–200 words). Explain whathappened in Covent Garden the night Jodie has the accident.Mention the juggler, the woman, the ambulance and the police car.

8. Imagine that Nic keeps a diary while he is in England. Write his diary entries for:

A. The evening he watched Sato and his friends play baseball in the park and Sato pushed him to the ground.

B. The day he skated around Hyde Park on the ‘Fun Run’.

C. The day he did his sponsored swim.

9. When Jodie comes out of hospital she meets Gil and tells him everything. Write their conversation.

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10. Think of a different title for the story.

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11. Rewrite the information on the back of the book.

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12. Write a brief letter or postcard to the writer of this story. Tell himwhat you liked about the story and what you didn’t like. Say whichcharacters you did and didn’t like.

Send your letter/postcard to the publishers of the book. You never know, youmay receive a reply (and a free copy of the next book)!

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