B The Wrong Man The Wrong Man

Kris Anderson
Pearson English
Active Readers
LEVEL 1

Kris Anderson
British English
Original LEVEL 1
300 headwords
A man wants to kill the Police Commissioner. But who
is he? Can Steve Malone find the killer? He only has
two days…

1. Read. Read this extract

Number of words (excluding activities): 1,482
Series Editors: Jocelyn Potter and Andy Hopkins
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Manton. She talks to them to Joan’s story.

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about the man. He isn’t

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Dr Eric Manton.
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Two men kidnapped

Please help me! my father. One of them
That man isn’t said to me, ‘I’m now
my father – he’s Dr Manton and you’re my
the killer! daughter’. I’m afraid of
him. He has a gun.

37 Get the police,

Are you
Sally! I’m going
going to
to find a
Uluru?
helicopter.

Wait for
The killer
me!
went with the He wants to kill
bus to Uluru. Micky Munro Yes – now!
Why? because Micky
knows about him.
38 Steve is going to Uluru by
helicopter. He wants to help
Micky Munro and catch the
killer. Sally is going to help Joan
and her father.

kidnap /kdnp/ (v) Two men kidnapped my father and we didn’t see him again for a month.
helicopter /heləkɒptə/ (n) The police helicopter is looking for a small child.
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 B The Wrong Man
Kris Anderson
2. Read. Answer the questions. Use maximum four words.
1. Who is the man?
2. What happened to the real Dr. Manton?
3. Where is the killer going now?
4. Who does he want to kill?
5. How will Steve get to Uluru?
6. Who must Sally call?

3. Think. Discuss.
Why is Joan afraid of the fake Dr. Manton?

4. Compare. What are you afraid of? Tick and add to the list.
a. snakes d. heights
b. guns e. spiders
c. sharks f. flying

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