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A Pretty Face JOHN ESCOTT

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John Escott has written many books for rea ders of all ages, and particularly enjoys writ ing crime and mystery thri llers. He was born in th e west of Engla nd, but now lives on t he South Coast. Wh en he is not writ ing, he vis its second-hand books hops, wat ches vid eos of old Hollywood movies, and ta kes long wa lks along empty beaches. He has also written The Wild West and ret old William Tell and Other Stories for Dominoes.

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l Zoe is angry BEFORE READING

Z

oe is seventeen years old. She works in a bookstore, in the little town of Newport. Zoe likes books and she

Here are the people in the story A Pretty Face.

Zoe Baker

Aunt Peggy

Todd Marin

Mike Morrison

Annie O'Neil

Kate Lawson

1 Match these sentences with the pictures and write the names. Use a dictionary to help you.

a .. . .. . .. . .. . . . ... She's a student. She's Zoe's fr iend . b ... ... ... ... ... ... She works in a bookstore. She likes acting. c ... .. . ... .. . ... ... She's the editor of an important magazine. d ... .. . .. . .. . ... ... He's a student. He likes writing.

e ... ...... ... ... ... He's a rich writer. He doesn't like ta lking to people.

f

... .. . ... .... . ... She's the ed itor of a sma ll newspaper. She's Mike's aunt.

2 Some of the people in this story become friends. Who makes friends with who?

likes her work. But after work she likes to act in plays with the Newport Players. The Newport Players do six plays every year, and Zoe is in most of them. Some plays are exciting, and some plays are famous. This week, the play is Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. 'A lot of people are coming to see it,' Zoe thinks. 'I must act well.'

bookstore a shop for books

act to speak and move; to tell a story in front of ot her people play a st ory t hat

people act players an old

name for peopl e who act in plays

famous that everybody knows

college you study

here after you leave school theatre

a

building where people go to see plays newspaper

people read about things that happen every day in t hi s editor the person

who says which stories go in a newspaper review some

writing in a newspaper te lli ng people about a new play or book

Mike is eighteen years old. He is a student at Newport College and he likes writing. One day he wants to write plays for the theatre and for television. 'One day I want to be famous,' he thinks. Newport has a newspaper. The Newport Weekly News is its name, and Mike's Aunt Peggy is the editor. One morning, she phones Mike. 'Do you want to write a review of Romeo and Juliet for the newspaper, Mike?' she asks him. 'The Newport Players are doing the play tonight at the Little Theatre.' 'Yes, please, Aunt Peggy!' Mike says. 'Thanks for asking me.' That evening, he goes to Newport's Little Theatre to see the play.

Mike goes into the theatre and sits at the front. He gets out his notebook and pen, ready to write notes for his review. There are a lot of people in the audience. Five minutes later, the play begins. Zoe acts the part of Juliet's mother. She knows all her words and speaks them well. Mike is watching her. 'She's very pretty and she's doing her best,' he thinks. 'But it's not easy to act the part of an older woman. She's only sixteen or seventeen years old, and we all know it.' He begins to write in his notebook.

notebook a sma ll

book for writ ing in audience the

peop le who go to see a play part one of the

peop le in a play pretty beautifu l

Two hours later, the play ends and the audience leaves the theatre. Mike goes home and writes his review for the newspaper. He doesn't feel very happy. 'It was a good play, but what can I say about the girl acting the part of Juliet's mother?' he thinks. 'I want to be kind but I must be honest, too.' At the bookstore on Friday, Zoe reads Mike's review of the play in the Newport Weekly News.

and Zoe Baker acts the part of Juliet's mother. She has a pretty face and she speaks her words well. But she is a young girl in an older woman's costume, and we all know it. She can never make me believe differently.

Zoe is angry. She looks at the name under the review: Mike Morrison. 'Who is this Mike Morrison?' she thinks. 'What does he know about acting?'

kind nice to peop le

honest saying things that are true costume the things that a person wears in a play believe to think that something is true

5

READING CHECK

WORD WORK

Choose the correct pictures.

1 These words don't match the pictures. Correct them .

. . . works in a bookstore in Newport

a 1

2

3

b 1

2

3

. is a student at Newport Co llege

1

2

3

. . . is the editor of the Newport Weekly News.

C

a a,e.w-s;,1l$er 0.Y~i~0q~

b aud ience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

c co ll ege ... .... ... .. .. .

d notebook ... ... .. ... ... .

e costume ... ... ... ... .. .

f theatre ... .. .... ... .. .

2 Use words from Chapter 1 to complete the sentences. a Aunt Peggy is the

~9 i_ ±2 ~ of the Newport Weekly News.

b Romeo and Juliet is a _ ___ by Shakespeare d

Mike sees

c Agatha Christie is a __ ___ _ English writer.

3

2

Zoe for the

d Zoe Baker likes t o

in her free t ime.

first time .

e Zoe has an important ____ in this week's play - she is Juliet's mother. f Mike thinks Zoe has a _ _ ____ face .

g Mike must write a ___ _ __ of Romeo and Juliet for Aunt Peggy's newspaper. h Do you __ _ ___ _ that Zoe can act well?

Do you like my new shoes? Please be _ _ _ ___ . e Zoe is .

1

2

3

when she reads Mike's review in the Newport Weekly News.

GUESS WHAT What happens in the next chapter? Tick two boxes.

a b

6

D D

Zoe sees Mike.

C

□ Zoe hits Mike.

Zoe t alks to Mike.

d

D

Zoe ta lks to a friend about Mike. 7

2 Zoe has an idea n Tuesday evening the next week, Zoe and her friend Annie are drinking coffee in the Newport Cafe. Annie is a student at Newport College and sometimes in the evenings she and Zoe meet at the cafe. Suddenly, Zoe sees a boy sitting at a table across the room. 'Who's that boy?' she asks Annie. Annie laughs. 'Do you like him? He has a nice face, ' she says. 'His name's Mike. I often see him at the college.' 'Mike?' Zoe says. 'Mike who?' 'Mike Morrison,' Annie says.

0

coffee people often drink t hi s in the morning

cafe you go here to have a drink and something to eat

'That's Mike Morrison?' Zoe says. She is furious . 'Yes, why?' Annie asks. 'He writes reviews for the Newport Weekly News,' Zoe says. 'That's right,' Annie says. 'His aunt is the editor. He . .. oh! ' She stops suddenly and looks at Zoe. 'The review of Romeo and Juliet-' 'Right! ' Zoe says. 'Do you remember it? "Zoe Baker acts the part of Juliet's mother. She has a pretty face and she speaks her words well. But she is a young girl in an older woman's costume, and we all know it." Nice face or no nice face, I hate him!'

furious very angry hate not to Iove

Zoe thinks for a minute or two. 'That's very interesting,' she says at last. 'Is it?' Annie says. She looks across at Mike Morrison, then at Zoe. 'Why is it interesting? What are you thinking of doing?' 'Tell me, am I a good actress?' Zoe asks. 'Yes, you are,' Annie says. 'But- ' 'OK,' Zoe says. 'I'm a good actress and I want to prove it to Mr Mike-Nice-Face-Morrison.' 'How do you want to do that?' Annie asks. Zoe smiles and begins to tell Annie about her idea . . . r

stupid without thinking well idea something that you t hink class a time when students learn with a teacher

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actress a woman who acts in plays prove to make people see that something is true

Annie laughs. 'OK, go and tell him,' she says. 'Go and say, "I hate you, Mike Morrison. You write stupid reviews for the newspaper." Go on.' But Zoe isn't laughing. 'Yes, all right!' she says furiously, and she begins to get up from her chair. Then she stops, suddenly. 'What's wrong?' Annie asks. i\re you afraid?' 'No,' Zoe says. 'I have a better idea. Does he come into this cafe often?' 'Every Tuesday and Thursday evening, I think,' Annie says. 'He has a writing class at the college, and he comes here after it finishes.' 11

READING CHECK

2 Use the words from Activity 1 to complete these sentences.

Put these sentences in the correct order. Number them 1-8.

a Zoe's a good aG:t:r.~~$.. .. ... and she wants top .... .. .. .. .. ...... it.

D b D c D d D

Zoe gets very angry.

b My father loves drinking c .. .. .. .......... .. in the morning, but I h .. .. ...... .. ... . . it.

Zoe sees a boy across the room .

c At my college we have an Engli sh c ... ... ... ... ... ... every week.

Ann ie remembers the review of Romeo and Juliet.

d Zoe doesn't li ke Mike Morrison's review- she thinks it's as .. . .. . .... .. .. .... review

a

and she is f .. .. .... .... .... .. with him'

Zoe starts to get up to speak to Mike.

e At the end of the chapter, Zoe has an i ...... ... ... ... .. .; she wants to do something.

e [D Zoe and Ann ie meet at the Newport Cafe. f

D

In the end Zoe wants to do something and she tells Annie about it.

f A c ... ... ... ... ... ... is a good place to meet friends.

g D Then Zoe sits down again. h

D

GUESS WHAT

Ann ie says the boy's name is Mike Morrison.

What happens in the next chapter? Tick one box.

WORD WORK 1 Find nine more words from Chapter 2 in the computer.

C O F F E E I HJ 6 H U a--=n- C :::---:--T-------R- E - SP R D F R D V B I N T U F U R I O U 6 E I 6 J D BMO C L R S S DMH I R HC T R B Z Y D F HR F P R OV E E HU F HD S Z R I

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0 S) Z S T U P I D

a

D

Someone phones Aunt Peggy

b

D

Mike meets a famous writer.

c

D

Mike meets an editor.

d

D

Zoe meets a famous actress. 13

3 A difficult interview n Thursday, Mike comes to the Newport Cafe after his writing class. He asks for a cup of coffee, then starts to read one of his ~ books. Some minutes later, a woman comes into the cafe. She is carrying a magazine under her arm. At first, Mike does not see the woman. Then she comes across to his table. 'Hello,' she says. 'A.re you Mike Morrison?' Mike is surprised. 'Yes,' he says. 'That's me.' The woman smiles. 'Can I sit at this table?' she asks. 'Yes, of course,' Mike says.

0

carry to take magazine a t hin book with lots of pictures in it; you can buy it every week or every mont h surprised feeling t hat somethi ng ve ry new is sudden ly happen ing

'My name is Kate Lawson, ' the woman says. 'I'm the editor of Yes! magazine. Do you know it?' She sits down and puts the magazine on the table in front of Mike. 'Yes, I know it,' Mike says. 'It's a magazine about famous people.' 'That's right,' Kate says. 'Do you want to write something for it? Can you do an interview for me?' 14

interview a meeting to ask questions

15

i\.n interview?' Mike says, surprised. 'Why are you asking me?' playwright

a

person who writes plays reporter

a

person who writes for a newspaper or magazine gossip talking

openly about peop le's lives throw out to

make somebody leave a build ing

16

'You sometimes write theatre reviews for the Newport weekly newspaper,' she says. 'Is that right?' 'Yes, I do,' he says. 'I want to write plays one day, and-' 'Well, do this interview for my magazine then,' she says. 'It's with a famous playwright. He lives in Newport.' 'Todd Marin is the only famous playwright in Newport,' Mike says. 'He lives quietly and doesn't go out very often. And he's famous for not talking to reporters from ... gossip magazines. He throws them out of his house!'

Kate laughs. i\.re you afraid?' she says. 'Good reporters aren't afraid to do difficult interviews. You want to write plays, don't you? Well, perhaps he can tell you something about play-writing.' Mike thinks, 'She's right. Perhaps I can learn something from Todd Marin.' 'OK!' he says. 'When can I do it?' 'Tomorrow morning,' Kate says. 'You must tell Marin, "This interview is for Yes! magazine." But tell him after you get into the house. OK?' 'OK,' Mike says.

difficult not easy

17

READING CHECK 2 Use the words from Activity 1 to complete the sentences. Match the first and second parts of these sentences. a Shakespeare is a famous English aMikeis .. . ~ b A woman comes . . .

1 into the cafe. 2

c She comes across . . .

3

d First she says .

e Then she says Tm

f She puts a magazine .

g She asks Mike .

pl.O\~.w.i-:-.i3h:t: .

b Newsweek is a famous American ... . .. .. .... .. .. .

the editor of Yest magazine.'

c I'd like to be a ... .... .. ... ... ... and write for a newspaper.

drinking a cup of coffee at the

d It's .. . .. .... ... ... ... to be a good writer.

Newport Cafe.

e Mike must do an . .... ... ... . .. .. with Todd Marin tomorrow.

4 'Can you write something for Yest?'

f Mike is ... ... .. .... ... ... when Kate Lawson says his name.

5 to Mike's table and sits down.

g Some magazines have a lot of ... ... ... ... ... ... about famous peop le in them .

6 'yes'.

h Mike must do an interview .

7 with Todd Marin, the famous playwright 8 on the tab le in front of Mike.

Mike says . ..

GUESS WHAT What happens in the next chapter? Read the sentences and write Yes or No.

9 'My name is Kate Lawson.'

WORD 'WORK 1 Find words from Chapter 3 in the coffee cups.

a

~

e

m ______ _

f

d ____ _

~ b

C

s _____ _

p ____ _ ___ _

g

ere

a Zoe phones Annie ..... .

b Zoe phones Kate . ............ .

c Mike meets Todd Marin . ... .............. .

d Todd throws Mike out .................

r _ _____ _

e o

t r r

d

g _ __ _ _

h

18 19

I

4 Todd Marin's house

L

ater that evening, Zoe is speaking to Annie on the phone.

' . .. so I say to him, ''I'm the editor of Yes! magazine and can you interview Todd Marin?" ' Zoe tells Annie. 'Todd Marin!' Annie says. 'But he throws gossip magazine reporters out of his house!' 'I know!' Zoe says, laughing. i\nd I want to stand outside his house and watch Todd Marin throw Mike Morrison out! ' 20

The next morning, Mike goes to Todd Marin's house. It is a big house, and there are lots of bushes and tall trees in front of it. 'I don't like Yes! magazine very much, but this is an important interview, ' Mike thinks. i\nd perhaps I can talk to Todd Marin about my play.' (Mike is writing a play for television.) He walks up to the front door of the house. He is carrying his notebook and he has a list of questions to ask the playwright. But he is a little afraid of the famous man.

bush a short, little tree

list a number of th ings that you wr it e down

follow to go after someone

wig fa lse hair

glasses you wear these to help you see better hide to go where no one can see you funny making you laugh

Zoe follows Mike to Todd Marin's house. She is careful and she follows Mike very quietly. Zoe is acting the part of Kate Lawson again. She has a black wig over her hair and she is wearing glasses. She hides behind one of the bushes in front of Todd Marin's house and watches Mike go to the front door. It is a big, dark house. 'This is funny,' she thinks, smiling.

When Todd Marin opens the door of his house, Mike begins to talk quickly. 'Hello, Mr Marin,' he says. Tm Mike Morrison. I'm a student at Newport College, and I want to write plays.' 'Do you?' Todd Marin says. 'And I write reviews in the Newport Weekly News,' Mike tells him. 'What do you want from me? ' Todd Marin asks. 'Can I ask you some questions?' Mike says. 'Why?' Marin asks. 'Is it for the Newport Weekly News?' 'That's a difficult question. What do I do now?' Mike thinks. 'Do I tell him a lie, or do I tell him the truth?' Then, after a second or two, he says, 'It ... it's for Yes! magazine. Listen, I know it's a stupid magazine, but .. .' 'Come into the house,' Todd Marin says suddenly.

lie something that is not true

truth something that is true

23

READING CHECK Correct six more mistakes in the story.

d I like this play. It's .... . .. .. .. .. ... .. .

AY'\Y'\ie Zoe speaks to ~

n the phone that evening. She tel ls her friend about Kate Lawson

and she cries . The next morning, Mike goes to Todd Marin's office. Mike likes Yes' magazine, but the interview with Todd Marin is important; he knows that. Zoe watches e When you can't remember th ings, it's good to writ e Mike go to the front door. She is acting the part of Ju liet's mother. Mike and Todd talk at

a ........ .. .. .. .. .

the front door. Mike says, Tm writing for the Newport Weekly News.' Tod d says to Mike 'Go away 1'

WORD WORK

f My dogs .... ... .. .. .. .. ... me to school every day.

Complete the sentences with words from Chapter 4.

I have a It's a bad idea to tell a

lie

g I can .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. . and you can look for me.

GUESS WHAT What happens in the next chapter? Tick the boxes. a Todd Marin

b Zoe hides behind a ... .. .. .... . .. . .. .

1

2 3

□ □ □

C

throws Mike out of his house.

1

talks to Mike in his study.

2

gives Mike a play to read .

3

b Todd Marin says yes .. . c My grandmother has white ha ir; sh e's wearing

a .. .. .. ... ... .. ....

I

1

2 3

24

□ □ □

Zoe waits .

to an interview for

□ □ □

for more than an hour. in her car. in Todd Marin's house.

d Todd Marin and Mike talk about.

Yes 1 magazine.

1

to an interview for the Newport

2

Weekly News.

3

□ □ □

Todd's plays. Mike's play. gossip magazines.

to reading Mike's play. 25

5 Zoe waits

Z

oe is watching Mike and Todd Marin from behind a bush. She can see them but she cannot hear them speaking. She sees Todd Marin open the door, and she sees Mike follow him into the house. Zoe smiles. 'Right. He's in the house,' she thinks. 'Now let's wait for Todd Marin to throw him out!'

Todd Marin takes Milrn to his study. There are hundreds of books in the room, and a big desk. Todd goes and sits behind the desk. 'Thank you for telling me the truth,' he says to Mike. 'I can see you're an honest young man. You can ask your questions. But not for Yes! magazine. You're right. It is a stupid magazine. I hate gossip magazines. Why do people write for them?' 'Because they pay a lot of money, I believe,' Mike says. Todd Marin laughs. 'Yes, you're right again,' he says. 'But you can write about me for the Newport Weekly News. Is that OK?' 'Yes, that's OK,' Mike says, and he smiles at Todd Marin happily. 'I like to help young writers with ideas when I can,' Todd says kindly. 'Sit down.' Mike sits down, puts his notebook on Todd's desk, and opens it. 'I read your reviews in the newspaper sometimes,' Todd says. 'They're very good.' 'Well, I think they're OK,' Mike says. 'But I want to write for the theatre, for TV, and for movies . I'm writing a play now.' ½.re you? Tell me about it,' Todd says. 'Can I?' Mike asks. 'Well, it's about a boy and a girl.' ½. boy and a girl?' 'That's right. They . . .' Todd Marin sits back in his chair to listen arid Mike tells him the plot of his play. Mike is very nervous, but Todd Marin does not speak. He smiles at Mike and he listens to him very carefully.

study a room in a house where you go to write or wor k desk a tab le in a study or in an office pay to give money for something

movie moving pictures that t ell a story

plot the story of a book, play, or movie nervous a little afraid

27

....

Zoe stays behind the bush and waits. An hour goes by and nothing happens. She is getting impatient. 'What are they doing in there?' she thinks. 'Todd Marin never gives interviews to gossip magazines, so what are they talking about?' She remembers Mike Morrison's review of Romeo and Juliet in the newspaper. She remembers his words about her acting - and she wants to see his face when Todd Marin throws him out of the house. 'How long must I wait?' she thinks impatiently.

impatient not feeling happy about waiting for something

When at last Mike stops speaking, Todd says, 'Thank you. That's very interesting. It's a good story, and it's funny too. But there are one or two things you can do to make it better. To begin with .. .' 28

29

READING CHECK

WORD WORK Use the words from the front door to complete the sentences.

1 Correct the mistakes.

bL{Sh a Zoe watches Mike and Todd Marin from behind a ¢ .

a I'm not happy about speaking in front of lots of

study

desk

people. I'm usually very . _Y\~r.\f()LjS_.. .

b Todd Marin takes Mike to the cafe.

b This is my .... .. .

....

. . I do all my writing

in this room.

c Todd Marin likes gossip magazines.

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c He has a big .... .. ...... ...... with a com puter

pay

plot

ner-.;ous

movies

on it.

d Todd Marin likes t o help old writers .

d This book has a very interesting .. .. .. . ... ... ... .

It's about a man going back in t ime.

e Mike photographs Todd Marin for the Newport Weekly News.

e Peo ple sometimes get ... ... .

. .. when

~

V

t hey are waiting for the bus.

f Todd Marin as ks Mike about his friends.

f 'You don't have any moneyi That's OK. I can .. . .. .. .. . . .. ... for our coffe es.'

g Zoe wa its in front of Todd Marin's study for more th an an hour.

g Mike is writing a play, but he wants to write

impatient

for TV and ..... .... ... . .. .. too.

h Zoe remembers Mike's review of Antony and Cleopatra.

GUESS WHAT 2 Are these sentences true or false? Tick the boxes. a Zoe can hear Mike and Todd Marin ta lking. b Todd Marin likes Mike because he is honest. C

Mike is going to write about Todd Marin for Yes' magazine.

d Mike is writing a play about a boy and a girl. e Todd Marin throws Mike out of the house.

True

False

□ □ □ □ □

E □ □ □ □

What happens in the next chapter? Tick three boxes. a

D

Zoe is tired of wait ing and she goes home.

b □ Mike leaves Todd Marin's house with a smile on his face. C

0

Kate Lawson is angry with Mike.

d

□ Mike writes a play for the Newport Players to perform .

e

D

Mike and Zoe make fr iends.

f □ Annie te lls Mi ke t he trut h about Kate Lawson .

30

31

6 Tel ling the truth

A

fter an hour and a half, Mike Morrison leaves Todd Marin's study and comes out of the house. He and the playwright are smiling, and Mike is saying 'Thank you.'

amazed very

surprised shake hands to give your hand to someone when you say hello or goodbye to them

:i

They talk for two or three minutes and Zoe watches them from behind the bush. She is amazed. 'What's happening? ' she thinks. 'Why are they so friendly?' After a minute or two more, they shake hands. Then Todd Marin goes back into the house and Mike Morrison walks away.

Mike sees Kate Lawson waiting for him. 'Oh, hello,' he says nervously. He is surprised to see her so soon. '.Are you waiting for me?' 'Yes ,' she says impatiently. 'I'm waiting for your interview.' 'Look, I can't lie to you,' he replies. 'There's no interview for Yes! magazine. Mr Marin always refuses to talk to reporters from gossip magazines.' 'But what-?' Kate begins. 'What can two people talk about for an hour and a half? ' Mike says, laughing. '.About writing, about characters and about plot. Nothing for Yest magazine, I'm afraid. 32

refuse to say no when someone asks you to do something character

a

person in a book, a movie or a play

33

Oh, I have my list of questions and Mr Marin's answers, but my interview is for the Newport Weekly News. And I know a lot more about writing plays now. He's very interested in my play.' 'Your play?' Kate says furiously. 'Yes, I'm writing a play for TV,' Mike says. 'And Mr Marin wants to read it. He can help me with the characters and the plot.' 'Well, that's nice,' she says. 'Say hello to Mike Morrison, the famous playwright! He writes stupid reviews for the Newport Weekly News but his plays are OK.' 'You're angry,' Mike says. 'Listen, I'm sorry about the interview for Yes!' Kate laughs. 'No, it's OK,' she says. Tm not angry.' And then she does something very strange.

She takes off her hair. 'She's wearing a wig!' Mike thinks, amazed.

Next, she takes off her glasses and she smiles at Mike. And now he knows her.

He begins to laugh. 'You're not Kate Lawson!' he says. 'You're-' 34

35

embarrassed

fee ling bad after you do something stupid trick something that you do to make somebody feel stupid free that you

don't pay for

36

'That's right,' Zoe says. 'I'm a seventeen-year-old girl in an older woman's costume, Mr Mike Morrison, review writer for the Newport Weekly News!' Mike's face is very red now. He feels embarrassed. 'What a trick! So there is no Kate Lawson, editor of Yes! magazine,' he says. 'No, there isn't,' Zoe says, laughing. 'What do you think now? Does this prove something? Am I a good actress? ' 'Yes, you are a good actress,' Mike says, laughing with her. '.And I'm going to put that in the Newport Weekly News.' '.Are you?' Zoe says. 'Yes, and thanks for making me go and see Todd Marin,' Mike tells her. He doesn't feel embarrassed any more. 'Now I can get help with my play,' he says. 'Come on, let's get a cup of coffee. And I'm paying!' 'Well, I can't refuse a free coffee!' Zoe says, and she laughs.

READING CHECK

WORD WORK

Write sentences about Chapter 6.

Use the words in the glasses to complete the sentences.

a After aa hour aod a half

LmJ

Af +er G\Y\ ho1.Ar ......... G\Y\d...

6\

's house.

leaves

hG\lf Mike leG\ves Todd MG\riV\S ho1.Ase ··· ··· ··· ......... ........ ... ..

·· ····•· ·· ···· ······ ·· ······ ······ ···

b Mike and Todd Marin are

c Mike sees Kate waiti ng in front of Todd Ma ri n's

[.i . ·mport an t ... chG\rG\cter a Romeo ·1s an 1 .... .. ... ... ... ·in Sh akespeare 's pIay Romeo an d J u1·,e t. APLAY

d Mike te ll s her about Marin helping him with his

b You don't need to pay for t his t icket. It's . .. .. ... ... ... ... .

1,y 1111<1,

c Zoe puts on a wig and glasses to play a ... ... ... ... ... ... on Mike Morrison.

no~

d Mike is .. . ... ... ... .. ... . when Kate takes off her hair and he sees it's a wig. •• •••• •• •• ·•• • • ••• •• • • •• •• • ••• • • • • • • •• •• • -- ••

e

[I]

••

• •• •••

takes off her

f Mike is now talking to

[n]

••••• • • • • • •• •• • • • • • •• • •

III-

••••• • • •• •••• •• • • • • • • • • .. • h • •• • ••

e Todd Marin ... ... ... ... ... ... to give interviews for gossip magazines. f

aod ~ .

Mike is . . . .

. ... and hi s face is red when he t hinks about his review of

Romeo and Juliet.

GUESS WHAT not

[I]

What happens after the story ends? Choose from these ideas or add your own. a

D

Todd Marin hel ps Mike with his play.

b

Mike writes a play for Zoe.

d

0 0 0

Aunt Peggy meets Todd Mari n an d likes him a lot.

e

D

Annie and Zoe stop be ing frien ds.

C

g In t he end Mike and Zoe are friends and they go for a

□.

Mike vis its Zoe in her booksto re every day.

f □

g □ 38

39

PROJECT A

A Newspaper Report

2 Put these words in order to write more of the report. a

1 Correct the underlined words in this newspaper report.

glasses

Zoe Baker and a wig puts on

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Yes 1 magazine

She's

under her arm carrying

c

of Yes 1'

says,

She

d

Kate Lawson,' says

e

She wit h Todd Marin?' 'Can you do an inte rview asks Mike Morrison,

NEWPORT WEEKLY NEWS

ACTRESS'S TRICK ON REVIEW WRITER Zoe Baker

i'r""==":~:"""'==il

Newport College. He sometimes

supermarket

writes stories for the Newport

in Newport.

Weekly News. (His Aunt Kate is

She acts in

the editor of the newspaper.) He

with

L!;;;!;;.~=...!!a::5.:-;;;;;.;;!.~

the Newport Players too. This week she acts the part of

she

the ed itor

'My name's

Mike Morrison is a teacher at

works in a

plays

Tm

3 Put these sentences in order to finish the report. Number them 1-7.

likes writing books in his free time.

a

D

She watches Mike and Todd Marin from beh ind a bush .

b

D

The next morn ing Mike Morrison goes to Todd Marin's house.

c

D

Mike comes out of Todd Marin's house and he sees Kate Lawson.

d

D

Mike remembe r s his review of Romeo and Juliet and he fee ls embarrassed .

e

D

Zoe acts the part of Kate Lawson and fo llows Mike.

f

D

Zoe takes off her wig and glasses.

g

D

Now Mike Morrison says, 'You're a good actress, Zoe Baker 1'

Romeo's mother in Romeo and Juliet

at the

Big Theatre,

Newport. She says, 'I like acting in plays, and I like acting younger characters. I'm only seven years old.'

40

41

PROJECT B

Writing a Play

1 Use Zoe's words to complete this scene from Chapter 2 of the story.

He writes reviews for the Newport Weekly News.

2 Use Mike's words to complete this scene from Chapter 4.

ten, I know it's id magazine, b

And I write revi ews in the Newport Weekly News.

~ He llo Mr Ma r in. I'm Mike Morrison and I want to write plays

It ... It's for SCENE 2

SCENE 4

In Newport Cafe

At Todd Marin's House

Zoe and Annie are talking. Mike is sitting across the room.

Mike is standing in front of the house. Todd Marin opens the door.

Zoe looks over and sees Mike. She is interested in him.

MIKE

ZOE

(to Annie, quietly) Who's that boy?

ANNIE (laughing) Do you like him? He has a nice face . His name's Mike. ZOE

He goes to Newport Co ll ege wit h me. Mi ke? (a)

ANNIE Mike Morrison. ZOE

(surprised) That 's Mike Morrison 1

(excitedly) (a)

..

TODD

(interested) Do you?

MIKE

(b)

TODD

What do you want from me?

MIKE

(nervously) (c)

TODD

Why? Is it for the Newport Weekly News?

MIKE

(after a second or two) (d)

ANNIE Yes , why?

Todd Marin looks furiously at Mike and begins to close the door.

ZOE

MIKE

(b) . . . .

ANNIE That's right. He . . . oh 1 The review of Romeo and Jul ietZOE

(angrily) Right 1 You remember it?

(quickly) (e)

Todd Marin opens the door again.

TODD

(suddenly) Come into the house.

(c)

ANNIE

(laughing) OK, go and say 'I hate you, Mike Morri son . You write

3 Act out the scenes on page 42 and 43 before you look at page 44.

stup id reviews for the newspaper.' Go on . ZOE

(furiously) (d)

ANNIE What's wrong? Are you afra id? No. (e) ZOE 42

43

4 Look at four more scenes from the story. Write one scene and act it out.

SCENE

42

44

1

SCENE 3

In the newspaper office

On the phone

SCENE 5

SCENE 6

In Todd Marin's study

In Newport Cafe

A Pretty Face Zoe Baker works in a bookstore . She also likes act ing, and she has a part in the play Romeo and Juliet . Mike Morrison writes about the play for the newspaper. What does he write about Zoe? Is Zoe a good actress .. . or is she just 'a pretty face ' ? What does Zoe think when she reads the newspaper? What does she do? Illustrated by Kanako Oamerum and Yuzuru Takasaki Audio recording available

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