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A

I heard them whispering in the

corridor.

B

Luckily, or so I thought, the friend who had given

me the jumper had also given me the receipt

for it,

and I had it with

me.

C

If I had done so, I might have received a lot

of

of

money, but

I just didn't want to be reminded

what had happened

.

D Without thinking, I put it and the receipt back

in

.my bag, and dashed outside

.

man

E

My astonished friends stared as she and the

'with the moustache marched me back into the

store.

to

F

He seemed totally uninterested in what I had

say.

happens to be my

G It was dark

green, which

favourite colour.

when

H

'Do you admit that you had this in your bag

you left the store?'

she said accusingly

.

It seemed like an excellent

idea.

	B	Match the words or phrases (1-8) with the
		explanations (a-h) below.
	1	drop someone off	5	receipt
	2,	grab	6	reluctantly
			7	compensate
	3	catch a glimpse
	4	astonished	8	sue
	a) proof that you have bought			something	you in
	b)	demand money from someone who has hurt
		some way
	c)	take someone in a car and let them out
	d) see only for a moment
	e)	unwillingly
	f)	very surprised
	g)	suddenly put your hands around			after
	h) pay money to or do something for someone
		you have done something wrong

	C	Explain these things to your teacher or your
		partners.				the
		Why did the writer leave without exchanging
		jumper?			not
	2,	How did the writer try to prove that she had
		stolen the jumper?
	3	Why do you	think the woman detective didn't
		believe her?				the
	4	Why did the woman whisper to the man with
		moustache later - and what do you think she
		probably said		to him?
	5	What do you think the manager of the store
		actually said to the writer?

SPEAKING

Finding out about each

other

Work in pairs. Find out:

recently.

1

what things your partners have bought

2

where they bought these

things.

something

3

when was the last time they bought

special.

4

why they bought it.

LANGUAGE

STUDY

Leaving out relative pronouns

>- GS 11.1.2

A You can transform two of these

sentences

in

without using who. But you must use who

the other two. Try to explain

why.

.

1

I spoke to a shop assistant. She was very helpful

~

The shop assistant

I spoke to was very helpful

.

2

I stopped a man. He was

a detective.

~

The man I stopped was

a detective.

helpful.

3

A woman spoke to me.

She was very

.

~

The woman who spoke to me was very helpful

4

A man stopped me.

He was a detective

.

»

The man who stopped me was a detective

.

B

Transform these sentences in the same

way.

When can you leave out who, which or that?

1

I spoke to a shop assistant. She was very young.

»

The shop

assistant

.

_

young.

2

A shop assistant spoke to me.

She was very

~

The shop

assistant

__

_

.

3

A man grabbed me. He had a moustache

~

The man

_

4

I grabbed

a man. He had

a beard.

»

The man

_

5

I went into a shop. It was in Oxford

Street.

»

Theshop

_

6

A shop sells these things.

It's in Oxford Street.

»

The shop

_

7

A dictionary is a book.

It explains

words.

~

A dictionary

is

._.__._._._.

8

You've got

a book.

It's mine.

~

The book

.

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