1 Story 1
Puzzle
James Blonde in …
07
‘The brown Italian bag’
This is James Blonde and this is Miss
Money-Honey. They’re British and they’re
from London. James is very clever and
Miss Money-Honey is his friend.
Units 1–4
Miss Money-Honey: Look, James! What’s that?
James: What, Miss Money-Honey? What?
Miss Money-Honey: Over there. Is it a bag?
James: Yes, Miss Money-Honey, it is. It’s a
brown Italian bag.
Miss Money-Honey: And who are they, James?
James: I don’t know, Miss Money-Honey. It’s a
man and a woman. And they’re not very
friendly.
Miss Money-Honey: Interesting!
James: Yes, very interesting.
This is Clive Moss. He’s thirty-eight years
old and he’s from Canberra in Australia.
And this is Jill Marsh. She’s forty-two years
old and she’s from New York in America.
And what’s in the brown Italian bag? Two
books, a mobile phone and money! They
are French books, a German mobile phone
and British money. But is it his bag or is it
her bag? This is a problem for James
Blonde and Miss Money-Honey.
Clive: That’s my bag!
Jill: No, it isn’t. It’s my bag, and my mobile
phone and my money!
Clive: No, it isn’t. It’s my money!
James: Good afternoon. My name’s Blonde,
James Blonde. What’s the problem?
Clive: This is my bag, not her bag. And it’s my
money.
Jill: No, it isn’t. It’s my bag and my money.
James: Hmm, one bag and two people. Miss
Money-Honey, is it his bag or is it her bag?
Miss Money-Honey: I don’t know, James. It’s a
problem.
James Blonde and Miss Money-Honey are
very clever but are you? Is it his bag or
her bag?
James: What’s your name?
Clive: My name’s Clive Moss.
James: And what’s your name?
Jill: My name’s Jill Marsh.
James: Where are you from, Mr Moss?
Clive: I’m from Australia.
James: Where are you from, Mrs Marsh?
Jill: I’m not Mrs Marsh, I’m Miss Marsh. And I’m
from New York. It’s the capital of the USA.
James: And is this your mobile phone, Mr
Moss?
Clive: Yes, it is. And those are my books and
that’s my money.
James: And who is ‘SM’, Mr Moss?
Clive: ‘SM’ is my wife, Sue Moss. It’s her bag.
James: And are these your books, Miss Marsh?
Jill: Yes, they are. And that’s my mobile phone
and that’s my money.
James: And who is ‘SM’, Miss Marsh?
Jill: ‘SM’ is my husband, Simon Marsh.
James: Hmm, very interesting.
New word
• problem
1 Read the information and answer the
questions.
1Where are James and Miss Money-Honey
from?
They’re from London.
2How old is Clive Moss?
3Is it ‘Mrs Marsh’ or ‘Miss Marsh’?
4Where is Clive from and where is Jill from?
5Who is ‘SM’? Complete the sentences.
Clive:‘SM’ is my Jill: ‘SM’ is my 2 Now solve the puzzle. Whose bag is it?
Is it: a) his bag? b) her bag?
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2 Story 2
Puzzle
08
James Blonde in …
‘Where’s the film
star’s diamond?’
James Blonde’s house is in Oxford Street
in London. Miss Money-Honey is James’s
neighbour. It’s half past nine in the
morning and they are in James’s sitting
room. It’s a very nice sitting room with a
big sofa and two armchairs.
Miss Money-Honey: I’m bored, James. Have
you got a television?
James: No, Miss Money-Honey, I haven’t. But
I’ve got some books. Television is boring but
books are interesting.
Miss Money-Honey: No, thanks, James. There
aren’t any pictures in your books.
James: You’re hopeless, Miss Money-Honey!
Miss Money-Honey: It’s only a joke! Look,
James! Who’s that at your window?
The woman at the window is Julia
Foberts. She’s a famous film star and she
lives in London. She’s tall and she’s got
long wavy hair. She’s very beautiful.
Units 5–8
James: Hello. Please come in. My name’s
Blonde, James Blonde. And this is Miss
Money-Honey.
Julia: Thank you. My name’s Julia Foberts.
Miss Money-Honey: Wow! Julia Foberts!
Can I have your autograph?
James: What’s the problem, Miss Foberts?
Julia: I’ve got a big problem, Mr Blonde.
A thief has got my beautiful diamond.
This is a photograph of the thief and this
is a letter from the thief.
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Mr X
James: Hmm, very interesting! It’s OK, Miss
Foberts. This is a problem for Blonde,
James Blonde.
Julia: Thank you, James. And thank you, Miss
Money-Honey.
It’s two o’clock in the afternoon. James
Blonde and Miss Money-Honey are at the
police station.
Police report 1
Pierre Bertrand is fo
rty-six years old.
He’s tall and he’s got
dark brown eyes.
He’s got medium leng
th dark hair. His
flat is in Paris.
Police rep
ort 2
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djani is fo
rty-three
old. He’s
years
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James: Look at the photo, Miss Money-Honey.
What’s interesting about the photo?
Miss Money-Honey: I don’t know, James.
What’s interesting?
James: What’s that in the photo?
Miss Money-Honey: Is it . . . the Eiffel Tower?
James: Yes, it is. So Mr X isn’t in Scotland.
He’s in Paris, the capital of France. Inspector
Smith, who are the famous French diamond
thieves?
Inspector Smith: There are three: Pierre
Bertrand, Michel Adjani and Philippe Forlan.
Here are the police reports for Pierre,
Michel and Philippe.
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diamond
police reports
thief/thieves
police station
Philippe Forlan is forty-five years old.
He’s got medium length fair hair and
he’s tall. He’s got dark brown eyes. His
terraced house is in Paris.
1 Read the information and answer the questions.
1Where is James’s house? James’s house is in Oxford Street in London.
2Who has got Julia Fobert’s diamond? 3What’s interesting about the photo? 4Where is the thief? 5Look at the photo. Is the thief in a house or flat? 2 Now solve the puzzle. Who is the diamond thief?
Is the diamond thief: a) Pierre? b) Michel? c) Philippe?
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Puzzle Story 3
09
James Blonde in . . .
‘Who stole Rachel
Rogers’ coin collection?’
It’s Saturday, March 19th, and James
Blonde and Miss Money-Honey are having
breakfast. James is having fruit and
yoghurt and Miss Money-Honey is having
bread and honey. They are in Miss
Money-Honey’s flat in London. James is
reading a newspaper and Miss MoneyHoney is listening to music.
Miss Money-Honey: I bought a new CD
yesterday. It’s by a famous band from the
1980s. Guess who!
James: The Pink Pandas?
Miss Money-Honey: Yes. How did you know?
James: The Pink Pandas is your favourite
band from the 1980s. You’ve got a lot of
their records but you haven’t got all of
them. The lead singer was Rachel Rogers.
Miss Money-Honey: Know-all!
James: Look! Here’s a photo of Rachel
Rogers in the newspaper.
Miss Money-Honey: Why is she in the
newspaper?
James: Somebody stole her coin collection
yesterday. Have a look.
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Units 9–12
Miss Money-Honey: Oh, no! Can we help her,
James? She’s so cool!
James: OK, Miss Money-Honey. There’s a
train to Richmond at half past ten.
It’s one o’clock and James and Miss
Money-Honey are in Rachel Rogers’
house in Richmond. They are talking to
Rachel Rogers.
Miss Money-Honey: I love your music, Mrs
Rogers. I’ve got a lot of your records.
Rachel: Thank you, Miss Money-Honey. In the
1980s I loved music and I loved being
famous. But now I love collecting coins.
I had the biggest coin collection in the UK
but yesterday someone stole it.
Miss Money-Honey: How terrible! Can you
help, James?
James: Don’t worry, Miss Money-Honey. This
is a problem for Blonde, James Blonde.
Miss Money-Honey: Cool or what!
James: Where were you on Thursday?
Rachel: I was at my mother’s house. I came
back at about seven o’clock in the evening
and my coin collection wasn’t here.
This morning I got a letter from the thief.
James: How heavy was your coin collection,
Mrs Rogers?
n Thursday March 17th, someone stole Rachel
Rogers’ coin collection – the most famous coin
collection in the UK. Mrs Rogers lives in Richmond in
London. She was a famous singer in the 1980s. Her band,
The Pink Pandas, was very popular in the UK and the
USA. She wrote all The Pink Pandas’ songs.
She started collecting coins in the 1990s and she had
about 55,000 coins. The thief stole the coins from Mrs
Rogers’ house. The thief broke a window and climbed
into the house. Mrs Rogers was not at home and nobody
saw the thief.
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Rachel: Very heavy. Over 100 kilograms.
James: And have you got a dog, Mrs Rogers?
Rachel: Yes, I have. He’s called Buster. Here he
is.
James: Does Buster like strangers?
Rachel: No, he doesn’t. He barks at strangers.
James: The thief isn’t in Switzerland.
Miss Money-Honey: Why do you think that?
James: The thief didn’t send the letter
because there isn’t a stamp on it. He or
she came to your house this morning. And
the coin collection is very heavy. One
person can’t carry 100 kilograms to the
airport. And Buster didn’t stop the thief.
Why not?
Rachel: I don’t know.
James: I think the thief lives in the house
with you, Mrs Rogers. Buster knows the
thief and he didn’t bark. Who lives in this
house?
Rachel: My son, Neil, and my daughter, Olivia,
live here with me.
James: Can I talk to them?
Rachel: Yes. They’re in the sitting room.
James: Hello. My name’s James Blonde.
Can I ask you some questions?
Neil: Yes, of course.
James: Where were you on Thursday?
Neil: I was on a skydiving holiday in Wales.
I was there for a week and I came back this
morning about nine o’clock.
James: And where were you, Olivia?
Olivia: I was on holiday, too. I was in France.
I was there for a week and I came back last
night at about ten o’clock.
James: Do you like collecting coins, Olivia?
Olivia: No, I don’t. Clothes are more
interesting. I’ve got a lot of clothes.
James: That’s a nice jacket. Is it new?
Olivia: Yes, it is. I bought it in Richmond on
Thursday.
James: And do you like collecting coins, Neil?
Neil: No, I don’t. Cars are more exciting.
I’ve got three cars.
James: When did you buy your last car?
Neil: I didn’t buy it. My mum gave it to me.
James: Hmm, very interesting.
New words
• newspaper • coin collection • thief • stranger • bark
1 Read the information and answer the
questions.
1 Why is Rachel Rogers famous? ..................................................................
2 How many coins did she have?
..................................................................
3 Where was Neil last week?
..................................................................
4 Where was Olivia last week?
..................................................................
5 When and where did Olivia buy her jacket?
..................................................................
2 Now solve the puzzle.
Who stole Rachel Rogers’ coin collection?
a) Neil
b) Olivia
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Puzzle Story 4
10
James Blonde in . . .
‘Where is the guitar
thief?’
It’s two o’clock on Saturday afternoon
and James Blonde and Miss MoneyHoney are in a park in London. They are
going to a pop concert in the park but
Miss Money-Honey doesn’t know this.
James bought a ticket for her because it
is her birthday today.
Miss Money-Honey: Where are we going?
James: It’s a secret. I’m not going to tell you.
Don’t open your eyes.
Miss Money-Honey: Don’t be so bossy! Come
on! Tell me, please.
James: OK. Open your eyes now.
Miss Money-Honey: Wow! We’re in Green Hill
Park.
James: It’s a concert. Happy birthday!
Miss Money-Honey: Oh, James! It’s great!
Thank you. Who’s playing?
James: There are three bands. The last band
is your favourite pop band. It’s F Club Five.
They’re playing at eight o’clock this
evening.
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Units 13–16
Miss Money-Honey: Brilliant. I love F Club
Five! Look, there’s the lead singer Adam
Apple. He sings and plays the guitar. Let’s
go and talk to him.
James: OK.
Miss Money-Honey: Hi, Adam. My name’s
Miss Money-Honey and this is my friend
James Blonde. We’re going to watch your
band this evening.
Adam: I’m not playing this evening.
James: Why not?
Adam: Because someone stole my guitar this
morning.
Miss Money-Honey: I don’t believe it! Who
stole it?
Adam: I don’t know but the thief left a letter
for me. Here’s the letter.
Dear Adam
Thank you very much for your guitar. I stole it
from your car today. I steal guitars from all my
favourite singers and you are one of my favourite
singers. I love your music.
I’m going to steal another guitar today from my
favourite country-and-western singer. He’s playing
in a big concert for 10,000 people in a football
stadium this evening. His concert is at seven
o’clock. I’m going to go to that town now. I’m
going to take the train. Then I’m going to have
lunch on the beach. I’m going to go swimming
in the sea after lunch and then I’m going to go
ice skating and bowling. Then I’m going to go
to the concert and steal his guitar.
I must stop now. My train is at half past eleven.
Madame X
Trayford
Crawton
Monborne
Trayford is a beautiful seaside
town in the south of England.
It’s about an hour from London
by train. There are a lot of shops,
theatres and cinemas in Trayford
and there’s a football stadium.
There are concerts in the stadium
in spring and summer. There isn’t a cinema or a karting track
in Trayford but there’s an ice-skating rink and a bowling
alley near the station. The best
hotel is the Blue Beach Hotel next to the football stadium.
Crawton is about an hour from
London by train. It’s not a very
beautiful town – there are a lot of
tall buildings and supermarkets –
but the beach is very nice and
there is a great sports centre next
to the football stadium. There’s a
swimming pool and an iceskating rink close to the sports
centre but there isn’t a bowling
alley or a cinema in Crawton.
There is a nice restaurant called
Antonio’s on the beach. It’s got
great pizza and pasta.
Monborne is a famous town in
the south of England. It’s very
beautiful and the beach is great.
It has a famous football team,
Monborne United. Ten thousand
people watch them in Monborne’s
football stadium every week.
There isn’t a sports centre in
Monborne and there isn’t an iceskating rink but there’s a great
bowling alley and a new karting
track. There are a lot of shops
and restaurants in Monborne,
too.
Miss Money-Honey: How horrible! James,
can you help? Can you find Madame X?
James: Don’t worry, Miss Money-Honey. This
is a problem for Blonde, James Blonde.
Miss Money-Honey: Brilliant!
James: She’s in Trayford, Crawton or
Monborne.
Miss Money-Honey: How do you know?
James: Because she got the 11.30 train and
she had lunch in the town. Trayford,
Crawton and Monborne are seaside towns
and they are about one hour from London
by train. Come on, let’s go to the book
shop.
Miss Money-Honey: Why?
James: I want a book about English seaside
towns.
It’s half past two and James and Miss
Money-Honey are in a book shop. They
are looking at a book about English
seaside towns.
Miss Money-Honey: Look, James. Here’s
some information about Trayford, Crawton
and Monborne. Do you know where
Madame X is?
James: Don’t worry, Miss Money-Honey. We’re
going to find her and Adam’s guitar. Then
we’re going to come back to London and
we’re going to give the guitar to Adam.
Miss Money-Honey: Great! We’re going to
watch F Club Five this evening!
James: Yes, we are. But where is Madame X?
Let’s look at the information.
New words
• football stadium • seaside town • karting track • ice-skating rink • bowling alley
1 Read the information and answer the
questions.
1 Who stole Adam Apple’s guitar? ..................................................................
2 What is the thief going to do before the concert this evening?
..................................................................
3 Is there a football stadium in Trayford,
Crawton and Monborne? ..................................................................
4 Which towns have an ice-skating rink? ..................................................................
5 Which towns have a bowling alley?
..................................................................
2 Now solve the puzzle.
Where is Madame X?
a) In Trayford.
b) In Crawton.
c) In Monborne.
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