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Mary Flagan
The Egyptian Souvenir
Sally wants to be a detective and her hobby is solving
mysteries. But this time the mystery is really difficult!
Read about Sally’s adventures and enjoy the story!

The Egyptian Souvenir

In this reader you will find:
- Focus on… The British Museum and Sherlock Holmes

Stage 1
- Glossary of difficult words
- Comprehension and grammar activities including
A2 Key style exercises and 21st century skills activities
- Final test

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 TheBook
Egyptian Souvenir
brief

1 The story of Sally, a girl who loves solving

mysteries like a real detective.

2 A visit to the museum starts a series of

events that Sally tries to understand.

3 A new teacher and losing her souvenir from

Egypt are just some of the things she must
think about.

4 Sally gets help from her brother and then

her mother to solve the mystery. Spazio
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5 A good story that has the reader guessing

right to the end.

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Century connect the story to the
Skills world they live in.

Key A2 level activities.

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Notes of the text.

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of difficult words.

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 Mary Flagan

The Egyptian
Souvenir

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Contents

6 Main Characters
8 Before you read
10 Chapter 1 A New Mystery
18 Activities
20 Chapter2 The Big Chase
28 Activities
30 Chapter 3 An important Discovery
38 Activities
40 Chapter 4 The Rescue
48 Activities
50 Chapter 5 The Key
56 Activities
58 Focus on... The British Museum
60 Focus on... Sherlock Holmes
62 Test Yourself
63 Syllabus
 Main Characters

Stephen Dad
Sally’s brother. He’s 17 Sally’s dad has a
and sometimes helps his souvenir from Egypt
younger sister. on his desk at home.

Me: Sally Mum

Sally tells the story. She Sally’s mum helps her
loves solving mysteries to solve the mystery.
and wants to become a
detective.

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 Paul Mr Sanderson
One of Sally’s classmates. He’s Sally’s history
He sometimes laughs teacher.
at Sally.

Lisa Miss Robertson

Sally’s best friend. She’s She’s the supply teacher
in her class at school. who comes instead
of Mr Sanderson.

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Before you read

Vocabulary
1 Complete the sentences with a word from the box.

pyramids papyrus Egypt desert

pharaohs tombs
pyramids
There were lots of mdpayrsi _______________ in ancient
(1) ptygE _______________ . They were built as (2) sotbm
_______________ for the (3) aahsrpho ______________ and
there are still some in the (4) seetrd _______________ .
The ancient Egyptians wrote in hieroglyphics and used a
special kind of paper called (5) yppsrua _______________

2 What does Sally need to be a detective? Circle four

more words.

pen diary disguise binoculars

chocolate bicycle goldfish

3 Match each word to the correct definition.

souvenir a something that is difficult to explain or
1 beetle understand
2 mystery b a place where you can look at
3 detective important old things
c a person who examines facts to
4 museum
5 Cairo understand what really happened
6 supply teacher d a city in Egypt, North Africa
7 limousine e something you buy on holiday
f an insect
g a big expensive car
h If your teacher is ill, this person takes
your class

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Reading A2 Key
4 Complete the text about the story with one word in each space.
in the UK. She’s a student (1) ________ secondary
Sally lives ___
school. (2) ________ best friend’s name (3) ________ Lisa. She’s
got (4) ________ older brother called Stephen. She wants (5)
________ be a detective (6) ________ she loves solving mysteries.

Speaking and Writing

5 This story is called The Egyptian Souvenir. Discuss these
questions with a partner and write your answers. 21st
Century
1 Would you like to visit Egypt? Why? / Why not? Skills
2 What kind of souvenirs do you usually buy when you go on holiday?
3 Where do you usually go on holiday and who do you spend your
holidays with?
4 What do you like doing on holiday?
5 When do you usually go on holiday?
6 Do you prefer spending your holidays
in your country or visiting another
country? Why?

Speaking
6a What do you think the story is about?
Discuss with a partner.
6B How do you think the following things will be useful in
the story? Discuss with a partner.
A B

C
D

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 Chapter 1

A New Mystery

18th March
A difficult case1

2 This new case is very difficult. I really enjoy

solving2 mysteries but this time I just don’t
Sally loves
solving know what to do. I can’t ask my best friend Lisa
mysteries but for help or my brother Stephen. Lisa is at her
this one is
difficult and grandmother’s house and Stephen… well, he
there’s nobody thinks that the case is closed3, but I don’t!
she can ask for
I’m going to write about everything that has
help.
happened and then maybe I’ll understand it all!

1
case facts that you need to examine to understand what really
>
Sally is going
happened to write about
2
solve when you find the answer to the case, the mystery is solved everything
3
the case is closed the case is finished because the mystery is that has
solved happened to
help her solve
the mystery.

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 Mary Flagan

11th March – Day One

A visit to the Egyptian Museum

I visit the Egyptian Museum with my class and

Sally sees a
beetle made Mr Sanderson, our history teacher. The museum
of black stone is beautiful, but there aren’t many people. In the
at the museum
Pharaoh1 Room there are only three people,
and says it’s
something like There are some lovely things in this room!
the souvenir I look at everything very carefully and … I see a
her parents
brought back beautiful beetle2 made of black stone3. There’s a
from Egypt. beetle like this on my father’s desk.
‘I’ve got one too! I’ve got one too!’ I shout.
‘What?’ the teacher asks.
‘A black beetle!’ I answer, as my face starts to
go red4. ‘My parents bought it in Egypt. It’s not
exactly the same … mine has a small lump5 above
one eye and it lights up6 in the dark.’

>
Sally is
pointing at
1
Pharaoh King of ancient Egypt the black
2
beetle a kind of insect beetle made
3
stone see picture onpage 13. Sally is pointing at the beetle of stone. She
made of stone says that her
4
go red become red when you’re embarrassed father has one
5
lump a part that is higher than the rest like it on his
6
lights up it gets brighter when the room is dark desk at home.
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Egyptian Souvenir
Egyptian Souvenir

‘Of course it’s not the same! Yours is only a

souvenir,’ says Paul. ‘It isn’t antique1.’
Sally gets even redder in the face when the
others laugh at her.

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antique very old

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 Mary Flagan

12th March – Day Two

In the head teacher’s office

The head After the P.E.1 lesson, the head teacher called me
teacher is into his office.
angry with
Sally because ‘Sally Wilkinson, what did you do yesterday at
she shouted in the Egyptian Museum?’
the museum.
‘Me? I didn’t do anything.’
‘The museum manager called me. Well?’
‘But … I only shouted . . . I only shouted a little!’
The head teacher is angry and tells me that
it’s forbidden2 to shout in museums. Luckily, he
doesn’t punish3 me.

1
P.E. Physical Education
2
forbidden you can’t do something because it isn’t permitted
3
punish make someone do something they don’t like because
they did something wrong
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 The Egyptian Souvenir

12th March – Evening

It’s evening. I’m in my bedroom. Suddenly1, Dad Now Sally’s

shouts, ‘Sally, Sally, come here now!’ He’s angry. dad is angry
with her
Now what is it? because he
I go into his study and he says, ‘Sally, you know thinks she
made a mess
you mustn’t play in my study!’ of his study.
Dad’s desk is a mess2. It isn’t my fault3, I didn’t
play in his study, but he doesn’t believe me.
Why does everyone always think everything is
my fault?

1 
suddenly if something happens suddenly, it’s quick and you’re
suprised
2
a mess not tidy
3
fault if something is your fault, it means you’re the one who
did something bad
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13th March – Day Three

The supply teacher1

The head teacher comes into the classroom with

Sally likes the a woman that we don’t know.
new supply
teacher. She
‘Good morning, everyone! Unfortunately, Mr
asks them to Sanderson is ill. This is Miss Robertson, she’s
bring anything
your history teacher for now. I want you all to be
Egyptian they
have to school good for her!’
the next day. The supply teacher is young and very pretty.
She has long, black hair and a friendly face.
‘Well!’ she says, ‘I believe you’re doing a
project2 on the Egyptians. Have you got anything
Egyptian at home?’
‘I’ve got a papyrus3’ answers Thomas.
‘I’ve got a bottle full of desert sand,’ says Anna.
‘Sally’s got a beetle!’ says Lisa.
‘Great!’ says Miss Robertson, ‘Bring them

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tomorrow and we’ll have a special lesson without
Think
Why do you books.’
think Sally When Sally
I like the new teacher a lot. Shehas some good
says it’s gets home,
strange to see
ideas. she sees a
a limousine limousine
where she outside her
1 house. That’s
lives? supply teacher someone who teaches you when your
Have you ever class teacher is ill or away really strange
2
seen one? project work that you do as a class for her
3
papyrus a kind of paper used a long time ago neighbourhood.
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After-reading Activities • Chapter 1

Reading Comprehension
1 Who are they? Match each sentence to the correct person.
Sally a He’s one of Sally’s classmates.
1 Mr Sanderson b She’s a supply teacher.
2 Lisa c She’s the girl telling the story.
3 Paul d She’s Sally’s best friend.
e He’s a history teacher.
4 Miss Robertson
21st
Speaking and Writing Century
Skills
2 Here are some things we know about Sally from
Chapter 1. Complete the table below about
Sally, you and your friend. Are any of your
answers the same as Sally’s?
Sally Your friend You
Surname (1) ___________
Hobby Solving mysteries
Family (2) ___________
School trip to… Egyptian museum
Souvenir (3) ____________
Some classmates Paul, Thomas, Anna, Lisa
Can Ride a bike

Grammar
3 Fill in the gaps with the past simple of the correct verb.
buy shout call visit be see
visited the Egyptian Museum on Day One.
Sally ________
She (1) ________ a beautiful beetle made of black stone.
Sally (2) ________ out that she had a black beetle, too. Her parents
(3) ________ it in Egypt. The next day, the head teacher
(4) ________ Sally into his office. He (5) ________ angry because
you mustn’t shout in the museum.

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 Reading A2 Key
4 Read the signs from the museum. Which notice (A-H) says
this (1-5)? Write the sentence number next to the notice.
Example:
Shop open every morning except Monday.
O A B C D E F G H
Answer:
1 You must be quiet.
2 Children don’t have to pay.
3 You can’t eat or drink.
4 You mustn’t pick things up.
5 You can buy things here in the afternoon.

A FOOD AND DRINKS B OPEN AFTER C UNDER

■ SERVED HERE ■ LUNCH ■ 18S FREE

D SHOP CLOSED E 0-12 FREE F

■ ALL DAY ■ 12-18 £5.00 ■ NO TALKING
MONDAY & EVERY
AFTERNOON 18+ £8.00

G DO NOT H NO FOOD OR
■ TOUCH ■ BEVERAGES

Before-reading Activities

Speaking
5 Who do you think the black limousine belongs to? Why do you
think it’s in Sally’s neighbourhood?

Listening
3 6 Listen to Chapter 2. What does Sally see?

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After-reading Activities • Chapter 5

Reading Comprehension
1 Read the summary and find six mistakes.
Sally and her mum went to the Majestic Hotel in the afternoon. They
used the bag of tools that was in the criminals’ room to open the pipe
in the kitchen. They found the beetle and then Sally and her mum went
to the police station. The British and Egyptian police worked all night to
solve the mystery and the next day, there was a photo of Sally’s mum in
the newspaper. Sally received a postcard from the National Museum in
Cairo and they invited her and a friend to visit them.

Vocabulary
2 Find these words in the puzzle.
criminal grateful heroine owner (2) pharaoh
pipe precious surprise tap tools

P H A R A O H C O T
R S O A R L E B L T
E G A G A G R O N O
C M L S E D O W T O
I F C R I M I N A L
O W N E R V N E P S
U N D A H P E R P O
S U R P R I S E S A
T O Q F W P T Y U B
N G R A T E F U L C
A L N K P D O C U E

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Grammar
3 Use the prompts to write a list of questions that Sally could
ask the museum guide about her discovery. Invent your
answers and compare them with a friend.

When
make/made
Who beetle key
steal/stole
Where Hatmen pyramid
is/is in
What

Reading A2 Key
4 Complete the text about the story with one word in each space.
Sally’s mum decides ________to help Sally solve (1) ________
mystery. The owner of the Majestic Hotel is (2) ________ friend of
Sally’s mum and she lets (3) ________ go into the criminals’ room.
They don’t really know what they (4) ________ looking for. Then
Sally realises that there (5) ________ something in the pipe because
the water stays (6) ________ the sink for a long time.

Speaking and Writing

5 Discuss these questions with a partner and write your answers.
1 What did / didn’t you like about the story? 21st
2 How often do you read in your free time? Century
Skills
3 What kind of books do you like reading?
4 How important do you think it is to read in your free time?
5 What other things do you do in your free time at home?

Writing
6 You’re Sally. Write an email to Lisa telling her about your trip
to the National Museum in Cairo last month.

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Focus on...

The British Museum

The Ancient Egypt gallery

The British Museum in London on papyrus, pottery3, tools and
has a collection of more than wall paintings with writing in
seven million objects about the hieroglyphics.
history of many different cultures.
You can learn about the Aztecs,
Ancient Greeks, Ancient Romans
and many other people as well
as the Ancient Egyptians. You
can see lots of valuable objects
from Ancient Egypt, from about
3000 BC. The Ancient Egypt
gallery contains mummies1,
coffins2, poems that were written

1
mummy
2
coffins the wooden box
where you put
3 
a dead person pottery

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Visit the Museum
Visitors get a clear idea of what an Ancient Egyptian tomb-chapel
looked like. Nebamun was a rich man who died in about 1350 BC and his
tomb had lots of different wall paintings.
If you want to see all of these things, then you can visit the museum,
which is open every day, and see everything.. It’s easy to get to on the
underground and admission is free1. If you want to book an audio tour
you have to pay but it is cheaper if you’re under 12. If you go with your
family then you can book a family tour (2 adults and 2 children under 12).

Cleopatra of Egypt Info

As well as the objects on show, If you’re really interested in this
the museum also organises special period in history, then you can
exhibitions2 about important read more about it in some of
events3 or people in history all year the books you can to buy at the
round. In 2001, they organised museum bookshop. The bookshop
a big exhibition on Cleopatra of is on the North Side of the Great
Egypt. Cleopatra has become Court or you can order online.
one of the most famous pharaohs Why not buy some souvenirs too?
in history, mainly because she The Souvenir Shop is on the West
was a woman, but also because Side of the Great Court and sells
she was very clever. She became museum guides, postcards and lots
powerful4 in the Roman Empire, more. Again, you can order all of
firstly as Julius Caesar’s girlfriend these things from the website if
and then as Mark Antony’s wife. you prefer.
This exhibition is on the museum’s To make sure you always know
website and you can do an online what’s happening at the museum
tour which tells you all about and which exhibitions they’re
the Queen’s rule and shows planning, you can become a
you photos of the objects that member. Young people aged
were on show. Just go to www. between 8 and 15 can become a
britishmuseum.org and search for Young Friend. People aged 16-26
Cleopatra of Egypt. pay less to become a member.
1
admission is free you don’t have to pay anything to enter
2
exhibition when lots of things are on show for people to look at
3
event something important that happens
4 
powerful if you’re powerful you can make people do things for you

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Focus on...

Sherlock Holmes
The Great Detective
In The Egyptian Souvenir,
the main character decides
that she is going to be Sally
“Holmes”, Great Detective
and solve the mystery of
the missing beetle. The real
Holmes was invented
by Arthur Conan Doyle and
is one of English literature’s
most famous detectives.
Conan was born on 22nd
May, 1859 in Edinburgh,
Scotland, but later he went to
school in England.
He became a doctor and it
was while he was a medical
student that he started writing
short stories.
One of his teachers was a
man called Dr. Joseph Bell
and many believe that the
character of Sherlock Holmes
was like him.

Starting in 1891 with The Dr. Watson, investigated all

Adventures of Sherlock
Holmes, a collection of short
stories which were a series in
The Strand magazine, Conan
wrote more than fifty stories
in which the London detective
and his friend and assistant,
kinds of strange happenings
in late nineteenth century
and early twentieth century
England. Apart from short
stories, he also wrote four
complete novels about
particular cases.

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Holmes was a very intelligent
detective who observed
everything. He had his own special
way of solving mysteries, and
when his friend and assistant tried
to understand how he did it, he
always said that it was ‘Elementary
my dear Watson, elementary.’
He had some special equipment
that he always used as well, such as
his magnifying glass1 to help him
look for clues2 and, of course, he
always wrote down everything in
his notebook.
The great detective usually wore a
hat called a ‘deerstalker’ when he
went out but he also used lots of
One of his most famous cases was
The Hound of the Baskervilles
which was first a series in the Strand
Magazine between 1901 and 1902.
It’s the story of a rich family in
Devon, in the south west of
England, who think that a big dog-
like monster wants to kill them all.
A family friend calls Sherlock
Holmes to solve the mystery
before it can kill the next heir6 to
the Baskerville fortune. What does
Holmes do? You’ll have to read the
book or watch the film to find out7.
There are films about other cases
4
1
magnifying glass
2 5
clue information that helps to solve
6
a mystery
3
dressing gown a kind of long coat
7
that you put on after getting out of bed
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disguises when he needed to solve
a mystery so that people didn’t
know it was him.
When he was in his house working
on a case in his study, he often
wore his dressing gown3 and
slippers4 and smoked a pipe5.
the detective has solved and there’s
also one called Sherlock Holmes
starring Robert Downey Jr as the
clever investigator and Jude Law as
Dr. Watson.
Holmes’ flat and detective agency
was in 221B Baker Street and today
you can visit the Sherlock Holmes
Museum at this address. The
museum is open every day except
Christmas Day and if you’re a real
fan of the great detective you can
also join The Sherlock Holmes
International Society.
slippers soft shoes that you wear
at home
pipe
heir the person that gets the family
money when the older members die
find out discover
Test Yourself
1 Read the sentences, then tick (3) true (T) or false (F) for each
one. Correct the false sentences.
T F
Sally doesn’t like solving mysteries and doesn’t want to be
a detective. ■ ■
3
1 Sally’s friend Lisa is at her aunt’s house. ■ ■
2 Mr Sanderson is a geography teacher. ■ ■
3 Sally’s black beetle with a lump over one eye is just ■ ■
a souvenir.
4 Miss Robertson is a criminal who stole the beetle. ■ ■
5 Mr Sanderson didn’t know why the men and Miss Robertson
tied him up. ■ ■
6 Sally’s brother and her mum helped her during
the investigation. ■ ■
7 The beetle is the key to a Pharaoh’s bedroom. ■ ■
8 Sally has to go to the museum in Egypt on her own. ■ ■

2 Write the correct word in each gap.
A _ p _a _p _y _r _u _s is a piece of paper that was used in ancient
Egypt.
1 The t _ _ _ _ of Pharaohs are in the pyramids.
2 A s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is something you buy on holiday.
3 A m _ _ _ _ _ is a place you can visit to see old and precious
objects.
4 A l _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is a big expensive car.
5 A s _ _ _ _ _ t _ _ _ _ _ _ is someone who substitutes the
normal class teacher.
6 A c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is someone who does something bad.

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Syllabus

Topics
People
Personal feelings
School and Study
Travel and holidays

Functions and Notions

Making predictions, talking about (im)probability and (im)possibility
Expressing opinions, agreement and disagreement
Expressing degrees of certainty and doubt
Understanding simple signs and notices

Grammar and Structures

Present tenses: simple, continuous and perfect
Past tenses: simple, continuous
Future forms: going to, will
Adjectives
Adverbs
Modals
Prepositions
Question formation
Verb patterns

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