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ACTI VI TI ES

BeforeReading

Look at the front and back coverof the book. Now complete
thesesentences.

1 The taxi in the story is . . .

a fl black.
b I yellow.
c f blue.

2 Imagineyou are the taxi driver. You are . . .

a Z aftaid.
b E happy.
c f] not interested.

3 The story happens.. .

I itratown.
"
b I in the country.
c I notinaorb.

4 At the end of the story the police catch . . .

u I
"badman.
b I thetaxidriver.
c I Jack.
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Read pages L9-24. Complete the sentenceswith the

A C TIV ITIE S
following words:
While Reading airport beard boot plane seagulls

1
Readpages1-6, then answerthesequestions.

1 \íhy is Jack leavinghis job? Now I can hear lot s of . . . . . Ar e we

2 How doesJack decideto gethome? near the sea?
'Where
3 doesthe taxi stoP?

Readpages7 -'1,2,then answerthesequestions.

1 Doesthe \lolf want money?

2 Doesthe taxi turn right or left next to the hospital? Dr ive t o t he . . . . . I m ust get
'sfrite a descriptionof the'Wolf.
3 on t hat . . . . .

'S7hat
4 is the number of the Taxi? Are you looking for that bad man
with the ..... ?He'soverthere.
3 Readpages13-18.
true (T) or false (F)?
Are thesesentences TF

1 He getsin the boot of the taxi . TT

2 He phoneshis mum. nt r
from the boot.
3 He escapes Itr Can som eoneopen t he . . . . . ?
4 He talksto a Policeman. TN
5 He tellsthe policethe \ü/olfhasa smallnose' TT
6 He hearsa clock. trT
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A C T IV IT IES 2 Putthesesentences
in the correct order.

aI The taxi drivesnexr to a rubbish dump.

After Reading
bI the taxi arrivesat the airport.
c E Jack callsthe policewith his mobilephone.
1 Answer thesequestions.
d I fhe taxi drivesthrough a runnel.
1 \ího eI Th. taxi drives near aclock.
a . . . doesthe'llolf put in the boot of the taxi?

b . . . doesJack call on his mobilephone? 3 Usethesewords to fill in the gaps.

c . . . getsknocked over by the níolf? airport boot catch gun hear job
I
o . . . says:'That's please'?
d1'6.50 mobile phone pleased police taxi

a
L What
a . . . almostcrashesinto the taxi?
b . . . is the'llolf trying to catch?
. . . canJack hearat the dump?
d . . . do the policelook at on the wall?
Jackis leavinghis old His friendsgivehim a ..........
asa leavingpresent.He is very On his way home
Jack falls asleepin a ........... Suddenlyar sometraffr,c
lights,
a dangerousman calledthe X7olf getsin the taxi - he has a
. The taxi driver doeswhat the \lolf tellshim. Jack

'$lhere wakesup and is soonpur in the ...........of

thetaxi. Then he
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hasan idea- he callsthe with his phone.Jack tells
. . . doesthe taxi go over somebumps?
them what he can from insidethe boot. The police
b . . . is Jack at the beginningof the story?
find out that the taxi is driving ro rhe ........... The policeget
c . . . do the police catch up with the'Sfolf?
tfrereiust in time to ..........the'Síolf.
o
I
. . . doesthe'$lolf get in the taxi?