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Find words in the square with the meanings below. The numbers brackets show the number of letters in each word.

1. having no hair on your head (4) BALD 
2. a fair-haired woman (6) 
3. a kind of American car (8) 
4. a person who commits a crime (8) 
5. a precious stone (7)  
6. to vanish (9) 
7. the place where you go into a building (8) 
8. worried or afraid (7) 
9. a person whose job is to look after the

entrance of a hotel or apartment block (6) 

10 jail (6) 

11a policeman who wears three stripes

on his arm (also a military rank) (8)   

12 a cupboard for keeping clothes (8)  

What Happened Next?

Number the sentences in the correct order.

 

Lenny went to Benny Greep's apartment.

Suzy Graham also told Lenny that Elaine had met a man called Benny Greep a month before.

Suzy said that Elaine had gone home the day she disappeared after receiving a phone call.

He noticed that the apartment was very tidy and that there were hardly any clothes in the wardrobe.

The door was open so Lenny did not have to break in.

Lenny went to the office of Myer and Myer.

A red-haired man and a man with a gun hit Lenny on the head.

Mr Myer said that Elaine worked with Suzy Graham.

He spoke to Mr Myer and asked what happened to Elaine.

The apartment was very untidy and Benny Greep was in the bath.

Helen Garfield gave Lenny the addresses of her sister's apartment and office.

□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □  □ □

Ш □

□

Lenny went to Elaine's apartment and opened the door using a piece of plastic.

Lenny went to Las Cabanas club, and paid the cleaner to tell him Benny Greep's address. 

At Benny Greep's Apartment

Complete the gaps. Use each word in the box once.

red toes and hair door covered parts over had nails a on rather socks hand arm under of head open to feet across was halh couldn't

1. walked '  the main room ² the

bathroom ' opened the ⁴ Benny

Greep ⁵ in the ⁶ His left

⁷ was hanging ⁸ the side

' the bath. The hand ¹⁰ neatly cut

1. ^I   and there was ¹² gold ring " 

one finger. The wrist was ¹¹ by a shirt-sleeve,

which was ¹⁵ dirty. 1 ¹⁶ see

the rest of the ¹⁷ , because it was ¹⁸ 

the water.

Benny Greep's ¹⁹ was just out of the water. He

had a handsome face and quite long, black ²⁰ 

His eyes were wide ²¹ The only other

2. ² of his body out of the water were his
2. ³ But I couldn't see his ²⁴ 

because he still had his shoes and ²⁵ on. The bath

water was ²⁶ 

A Police Report

Complete Sergeant Murphy's notes about the murder.

NAME OF VICTIM:  

ADDRESS OF VICTIM:  

CAUSE OF DEATH:  

CRIME REPORTED BY:  

Comprehension

Answer the questions.

1. What was Benny Greep's job at Las Cabanas?
2. How did he know Elaine Garfield?
3. What did Suzy Graham think of Benny Greep?
4. How was Benny Greep killed?

5. How did Lenny know that the dead man in the bath was Benny Greep?

6. Who did Lenny phone after he found Benny Greep's body?
7. Where did the policemen take Lenny?
8. Who followed Lenny when he drove back to his office?
9. What was waiting for Lenny in his office?

10 Who did Lenny want to see before he went to Las Cabanas?

Making Sentences

Write questions for the answers.

9. How much was Helen Garfield paying Lenny ? Helen Garfield was paying Lenny fifty dollars a day.
10. What 

She asked him to find her twin sister Elaine.

11. How much

Helen gave Lenny very little information.

12. What 

Suzy Graham knew nothing about Elaine's twin sister.

13. Who

Sergeant Murphy accused Lenny of murdering Benny Greep.

14. Where 

Helen asked Lenny to meet her at Las Cabanas nightclub.

15. Why 

The policemen stopped following Lenny because they crashed their car.

16. What

Lenny saw the telephone number of Las Cabanas on the porter's desk at the Manson Building.

17. Who

Helen said she spoke to Mr Myer at Elaine's office.

10 Who 

Jo and his friend tried to stop Lenny leaving the nightclub.

Multiple Choice 2

Tick the best answer.

1. What illegal activity went on at Las Cabanas nightclub? a EH The owner of the club sold drugs to customers.

b 0 The club was a place to buy and sell stolen things,

с EH The doormen were bank robbers.

d □ The club was a hiding place for guns and other weapons.

2. What did Benny and Elaine take from the club? a EH A wallet.

b □ A gun.

с EH A suitcase full of money,

d EH A bag containing stolen jewellery.

3. What did Benny and Elaine plan to do?

a EH They planned to go to the police and tell them about Las Cabanas,

b EH They wanted to hire Lenny Samuel to investigate Las Cabanas,

с EH They hoped to sell the jewellery and run away together,

d EH They planned to sell the jewellery back to the men at the club.

4. What went wrong with their plan?

a EH The criminals at Las Cabanas suspected Benny and Elaine,

b EH The police investigated the club because of its illegal activities,

с EH Lenny Samuel found out that the owner of Las Cabanas was a criminal.

d □ Benny told the red-haired man that he and Elaine had taken the bag.

5. When the police came to Lenny's office at the end of the story, who did they want to speak to?

a EH Lenny Samuel,

b EH Elaine Garfield,

с EH The man with red hair,

d EH Helen Garfield.

6. What was Elaine's real reason for employing Lenny Samuel? a EH She wanted him to find Benny Greep's killers.

b EH She wanted him to protect her.

с EH She wanted him to investigate Las Cabanas,

d EH She wanted to know how to sell the stolen goods. 

 

INTERMEDIATE

The Woman Who Disappeared

It's not much fun being a private eye. You get hit on the head, nearly killed, and chased by the police.

And you don't always get paid.

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