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seventy-one 71 p 4 Mr Jackson’s telephone call What does Mr Jackson say to the young man when he phones him? What does the young man say? What are they going to do? Write a short dialogue and act it out. Mr Jackson: Hello! This is … . Is that … ? Young man: Yes, it is. Mr Jackson: We just met in the park. I’m very sorry, but … . 3 What happened first? Look at the sentences and put them in the right order. Example: 1. e) “Let’s go jogging,” said Terry. a) Mr Jackson and Terry ran after the young man. b) “This isn’t my wallet,” said Mr Jackson. c) The young man took off his headphones with one hand. d) “Terry, it’s so cold and dark, and I don’t see any other people jogging,” said Mr Jackson. e) “Let’s go jogging,” said Terry. f) “It’s here on the kitchen table,” said Mrs Jackson. g) “Oh, Terry, I’m so tired,” said Mr Jackson. h) He took the wallet from his pocket and threw it to Mr Jackson. i) A young man ran into Mr Jackson. 2 About the story Did you think the title was good? Did you laugh at the end? Did the ending surprise you? C Back at home, Terry and his father went into the kitchen. “Hi there. How was your run through the park?” asked Mrs Jackson. “Mum, a man stole Dad’s wallet!” said Terry. “But then Dad ran after him, and he got the wallet back.” “His wallet?” said Mrs Jackson. “What do you mean? It’s here, on the kitchen table.” Terry and his dad looked at the table. There was a wallet on it. Then Mr Jackson pulled the wallet out of his back pocket. “This isn’t my wallet,” said Mr Jackson. “Oh no! Whose wallet is it?What should I do now?” “Take a look inside,” said Terry. “The man’s name must be in there somewhere. We can look up his telephone number and call him right away.” 55 60 65 70 USEFUL PHRASES A: Hello. B: Hello. This is … . Can I speak to … . A: Yes, just a minute. B: Thank you. C: Hello. This is … . ➝ WB 50, 1 Story 5 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv