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POLICE TV
TOM VICARY
 
 
Audio Book 
 
 
 
 
Contents

00:14 - Chapter 1: The Jogger

04:32 - Chapter 2: TV

07:19 - Chapter 3: Help me! Quick!

12:00 - Chapter 4:  Man With A Knife

14:40 - Chapter 5: At The Police Station

 
 
Dictionaries: 
English-Spanish Dictionary: http://www.wordreference.com/es/ 
English-English Dictionary: http://www.merriam-webster.com/ 
 
 
READING COMPREHENSION  

BEFORE READING

   

A.  Look at the pictures and select the best answer for the questions.

1. When does the story happen? 

2. Who is the story about? 

3. Who steals money from people? 


WHILE READING

 

Chapter 1
 
1. What happens every day near the shops? 

2. What does the young man do to the old woman? 

3. Who says this in the story? 

      a. “Have you got your money?” 

      b. “My purse isn’t here!” 

      c. “I like running” 

      d. “OK. But don’t come back!” 

 
Chapter 2
 
4. Answer these questions

      a. What do Dan and Sue do in the shop? 

      c. How many people come to help the old lady? 

      d. Who goes to the bank and takes some money out? 

 
Chapter 3
 
5. Are these statements true or false?

       The man with the long hair picks up the money

       The  man with the long hair takes the money from Sue

       Sue is following a woman with a baby

       It’s very quiet in Dale Avenue

       Peter Jones takes the radio from Sue’s pocket

 

Chapter 4
 
5. Answer the questions.

      a. Who calls a police car on her radio?  

      b. Who hits Jim? 

      c. Who helps Jim out of the water? 

      d. Who goes behind the café? 

      e. Who takes Peter’s arms from behind? 

 

Chapter 5
 
6.  Are these statements true or false? 

      The police take Peter to the police station

       Linda knows Peter

       Linda tries to help Peter

       Linda is angry with Peter

       Peter runs away, but Linda finds him

 
 
AFTER READING
 
 
7. Put the seven sentences in the right order. 

       Peter Jones runs into Sue

       She drops the money in the street

       Sue walks into Smith Street, Peg Lane, and Dale Avenue

       He sees the radio I her pocket, takes her money and runs

       The blue-haired man picks up the money and gives it to her

       The woman with the baby follows her

       Sue takes some money out of the bank

 
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