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5 A Mysterious Case

D. Match the sentences below.

1. When I called her, a. her best friend had had an accident.
2. She cancelled the party because b. we still hadn’t eaten dinner.
3. Mrs Wilson congratulated us after c. she had already left home.
4. Before my brother travelled to India d. he had saved up some money.
5. By the time I met John, e. the school bus arrived.
6. Lora had been to Spain three times by the time f. she was eighteen.
7. It was almost nine and g. he had found a good job.

8. Nicolas had finished his sandwich by the time h. we had won the match.

E. Choose the correct words in italics.

1. I missed the early train after / before I had stayed awake all night.
2. Because / When Sam moved into our neighbourhood, he had already graduated high school.
3. She had finished cooking after / by the time the guests arrived.
4. Watson stopped eating junk food because / by the time he had put on some weight.

Speaking

A. Discuss the following questions in pairs.

1. Do you like watching bank robbery movies? Why?
2. Do you know of any famous bank robbers?
3. Is it easy to rob a bank? Why?
4. Was it easier for robbers to rob a bank 50 years ago? Why?

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B. Listen to the recording and order the events.
The robber took the money and walked towards the exit.
Grandpa made a lot of money.
The robber dropped the gun and raised his hands.
The bank teller gave the money to the robber.
The police got the emergency signal.
Grandpa went to the bank.
A robber walked into the bank with a toy gun.
Grandpa heard the robber’s shout.
The robber waved the toy gun to scare the bank teller.
The robber saw the police when he walked out of the bank.
The bank teller pressed the emergency button.

C. Work in pairs. Listen one more time and act out the same script. Student A will be the grandpa, and
Student B will be the grandson. Use the order of events in exercise B and tell the same story to your
partner. Then swap roles and do the activity again.

D. Work in pairs. Think of an event/story that happened in the past. Write down the sequence of events and
then make a conversation with your partner. Then swap roles and do it again.

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