T O T H E T E A C H E R

A

John wears

B

the problem 1. .............................................................................

John listens to a uniform 2. .............................................................................

John telephones down the corridors 3. .............................................................................

John walks his footsteps 4. .............................................................................

John reads the school 5. .............................................................................

John thinks about the letter 6. .............................................................................

..... 1. John was a security guard in a school.

..... 2. John worked at night.

..... 3. Mary was John’s sister.

..... 4. John was worried about Mary.

..... 5. Mary wasn’t a popular teacher.

..... 6. John decided to leave his job.

..... 7. The headmaster’s name was Alan Clarke.

..... 8. The new security guard was John’s friend.

Match the sentences with the pictures. Write the

..... 1. John watched video monitors in his office.

..... 2. John counted his footsteps.

..... 3. Mary gave John a new book to read.

..... 4. John heard an echo.

..... 5. John asked the headmaster about Mary.

..... 6. John received a letter from the headmaster.

W O R K S H E E T 1 : C H A P T E R S 1 - 3

F o o t s t e p s

A. Match words from column A and B to make a sentence from the story. Write your sentences in the space.

B. Write (T) True or (F) False next to each sentence.

C. letter of the picture in the space.

a b c

d e f

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T O T H E T E A C H E RW O R K S H E E T 2 : C H A P T E R S 4 - 6

F o o t s t e p s

A. Complete each sentence with a word from the box.

address behind hid street newspaper surname careful climbed bank bell

1. The man ran along the ........................ after John.

2. John rang the ........................ and waited.

3. John ........................ into Mary’s house through the window.

4. John looked at the telephone numbers in Mary’s ......................... book.

5. Mary’s ........................ was Tucker.

6. John was lucky. The man didn’t look ........................ the sofa.

7. John went home by a different route because he had to be ........................ now.

8. John ran along the road and ...................... behind a car.

9. John sat down and read the ............................. .

10. John read a story about a ...................... robbery.

B. Match the speech / thought bubble with the correct picture.

a. I know where Mary lives. b. Very good, Tony. c. Oh, John. I’m so sorry!

d. Hey! What are you doing here? e. Nobody is answering the door.

1. 2. 3.

4. 5.

C. Put the sentences from the story in the correct order.

❏ John rang the bell, but nobody opened the door.

❏ John climbed through the window of Mary’s house.

❏ Anna talked to John.

❏ John read the newspaper.

❏ The stranger in Mary’s house shouted at John.

❏ John found Mary’s address book.

❏ John walked to Mary’s mother’s house.

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T O T H E T E A C H E RW O R K S H E E T 3 : C H A P T E R S 7 - 1 0

F o o t s t e p s

A. Write the correct word from the box under each picture.

advert carpet case chair keys party policeman torch scared twin

➝

1. .................... 2. .................... 3. .................... 4. .................... 5. ....................

6. .................... 7. .................... 8. .................... 9. .................... 10. ...................

B. Complete each sentence with the Past Simple of a regular verb from the box.

climb escape walk ask decide look

1. John ......................... quickly across the street.

2. Mary ......................... out through the open door.

3. Mary lost her job because she ......................... questions.

4. John and Mary ......................... to go back to the school.

5. Anna ......................... into the space behind the ventilation grille.

6. Roger Clarke ......................... from the school.

C. Match a sentence from the story with each picture. Write the letter of the picture in the space.

..... 1. A teacher helped Anna out of the space.

..... 2. Tony tied John’s hands together.

..... 3. The school received a reward.

..... 4. The headmaster locked Mary in the small room with John.

..... 5. John showed the students a plan of the school.

..... 6. They removed the ventilation grille.

..... 7. John opened the door with his key.

..... 8. A teacher opened the cases.

a b c d

e f g h

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F I N A L T E S T

F o o t s t e p s

A. Complete the sentences with a word from the box.

footsteps headmaster security cases bankwindow impostor office popular key

1. There were video monitors in the security guard’s ......................... .

2. There was 100,000 pounds in the ......................... .

3. John counted his ......................... in the corridors of the school.

4. Roger Clarke wasn’t the real headmaster. He was an ......................... .

5. Mary is very ......................... . Everybody likes her.

6. John was a ......................... guard.

7. The door was locked, but John had the ......................... .

8. John climbed into Mary’s house through the ......................... .

9. Tony and his father tied the real ......................... to a chair.

10. The school received a reward from the ......................... .

B. Put the words in the correct order.

20 points (2 points each)

1. walked / house / Mary’s / John / to .J..o..h..n........................................................................... .

2. cases / opened / teacher / the / a .A...................................................................................... .

3. address / Anna / Mary’s / knew .A...n..n..a................................................................................ .

4. of / bank robbers / Tony / one / was / the .T.o..n..y................................................................... .

5. big / school / party / was / a / there / the / at .T..h.e..r..e............................................................ .

6. John’s / headmaster / know / the / name / didn’t T..h..e.......................................................... .

12 points (2 points each)

C. Complete each sentence with the correct verb in the box.

ran arrested gave talked looked read

1. Mary ......................... John a new book.

2. John ......................... at Mary’s address book.

3. The police ......................... Tony and Roger Clarke.

4. John ......................... the newspaper.

5. John ......................... along the street to escape.

6. Anna ......................... to John outside the school.12 points (2 points each)

D. Match each sentence from exercise C with one of the pictures below. Write the sentence number in the box in each picture.

b. c.

a. d.

e. f.

6 points (1 point each)

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