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Lesson 7 Skills 1

Reading

1 Before you read What kind of text is it?

a fact file a magazine article a report a blog

2 1.16 Listen and read.

Chief Inspector Fleming’s report

Yesterday evening, there was a dinner party More information about the suspects:
at Mrs Morgan’s house. The famous Morgan • Miss Allen is an actress, but she’s working
Diamond was in a glass box. The diamond as a trapeze artist in a circus, not in a
was a present from the King to Mrs Morgan’s theatre.
grandfather. This morning, the box and the • Mr Parker hasn’t got any money. His wife
diamond weren’t there.
is ill and he needs to pay for an expensive
These people were at the dinner party: operation next month.
• Mrs Elsie Willow, 47, doctor, hard-working. • Mrs Willow needs money, too. Her husband
• Mr Fred Parker, 43, vet, kind and quiet. lost all the family’s money last year.

• Miss Mabel Allen, 25, actress, confident. • Mr Allen seems shy, but his teacher says
• Mr Jack Allen, 19, Science student, very shy. he is the most hard-working student in his
Mabel Allen’s brother. class this year. Mr Allen does experiments
with a new type of magnet. His magnets
can pick up any material.
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Conclusion: They all did it together.
Mrs Willow watched the door. Miss Allen used
Mr Allen’s special magnet to get the glass box.
Mr Parker went to London with the diamond.

3 After you read Correct the sentences.

1 Chief Inspector Fleming was at the dinner party.

2 Miss Allen is an actress and Mr Parker is a chef.
3 Mr Allen is an Art student.
4 Mrs Willow has got a lot of money.

5 Mrs Willow used Mr Allen’s special magnet to get the glass box.

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