Double Bass Mystery Cambridge English Readers Worksheet

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Level 2
The Double Bass Mystery Jeremy Harmer
Before reading
1. Look at the front cover and back cover blurb. What do you know about this city? 2. Look at the picture on page 4. Which people and musical instruments do you like? 3. Match the chapter titles with the sentences from each chapter. Chapter 1 A bit of a problem Chapter 2 A beautiful day Chapter 3 A newspaper, a beach Chapter 4 The concert Chapter 5 Screams in the night a At five to ten we walked on to the theatre stage and sat down. The audience stopped talking. b Then I heard a different sound. Somebody was shouting. No, it was worse than that. c Weve got lots of free time. Lets go to the beach or something. d Most of them were in Spanish or Catalan, but there was one from Britain. I began to read it. There was a story about a painting. e My double bass? Whats wrong with my double bass? 4. If you have the recording, listen to Chapter 1. 3 8 4 6 c d the number of months Penny has played in the BSO the number of people in the BSO
Chapter 2 1. Who is ... a Simons girlfriend? b 36 years old? c double bass number one? d Penny and Simons friend? Simon Adriana Candida Penny 2. Look at page 8. What do you think Simon is thinking about? Chapter 3 1. True or false? a Penny read a Spanish newspaper. b The thieves took the painting and its frame. c The police found Pennys double bass. d Frank and Adriana were shouting at each other. e There werent any cars in the middle of the Ramblas. f Penny was happy in Barcelona. Chapter 4 1. Correct the summary. The concert started at half past nine. They played four pieces of music. Penny didnt play very well. Simon sat at the back of the theatre for the first half of the concert and after the break he sat at the front. After the concert had finished, Penny couldnt find Simon. Adriana said she knew where he was. Penny left the theatre with Frank and they walked down the Ramblas to a restaurant. When Penny got back to her room she watched television and then went to bed. 2. Where do you think Simon is?
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Chapter 1 1. Match the beginnings and endings. 1 The Barston Symphony a by coach. Orchestra arrived in Spain b by truck. 2 The Barston Symphony Orchestra travelled to Barcelona 3 The big instruments got c by plane. to Barcelona 2. Match the numbers and phrases. 1 85 a Pennys age 2 26 b the number of double basses in the BSO
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Chapter 5 1. Look at the words in italics. Who is I, you, he, she? a I was dreaming about double basses and violinists. b She was half-asleep, still in her night-dress. c She screamed again. d Hes dead! e Hes very good-looking with his dark hair and those eyes. f Where were you last night? g Havent you listened to me? Frank Marilyn Simon Penny Adriana Inspector Portillo Chapter 6 1. Match the questions and answers. 1 So you think Im a Well, no we stupid, do you? didnt. 2 Where were you last b No, of course night? not. 3 And after the concert? c Thats a very personal question. d I came back to 4 Do you have a the hotel. boyfriend in the orchestra? 5 Did you spend the e I was at the night together? concert. Chapter 7 1. Who said what? a Frank was like a father to me. b Im looking for Penny, actually. c We ask the questions. d You should ask me about Candida. Martin Inspector Portillo Adriana Penny 2. Do you think Candida killed Frank? Why or why not? Chapter 8 1. True, false or dont know? a Penny and Simon went to a restaurant together. b Penny wanted to talk to Adriana about Simon. c Marilyn and Candida both loved Frank. d Candida pushed Frank out of the window. e Adriana made Marilyn stop shouting. f Simon was in the hotel when Penny got back. 2. What do you think Simon knows? Chapter 9 1. Put the events in the right order. a The police found a painting in Paris. b Two men took Pennys double bass from the truck. c Two men opened the truck with a key. d The truck drivers had a meal and a cup of coffee. e Somebody took a painting from the Tate Gallery. f The big instruments were put into a truck. g Somebody put a painting inside Pennys double bass case. Chapter 10 1. Look at the words in italics. Who is I, you, he, she? a He needed to think about his problems. b She sent him letters, gave him things, talked to him, followed him everywhere. c He gave Simon a large brown envelope. d Why did you do it? e I wanted more money. f I dont want to see you again. g When I walked out of the police station I didnt look back. Penny the Frenchman Frank Simon Marilyn 2. What two things told the police that Simon killed Frank?
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Chapter 11 1. Who ... a didnt go to Bilbao? b had a secret? c was in Adrianas room the night Frank was killed? d found something she had lost? e came to Bilbao to find Penny? Martin Simon Inspector Portillo Adriana Penny 2. What question does Inspector Portillo ask Penny? What do you think her answer is? 6. Which character do you like the most? Why? 7. What happens after the end of the story? Write about Pennys next trip to Spain. 8. Do you think The Double Bass Mystery is a good title? Can you think of any other good titles? 9. Make your own activities for other students to do, e.g. make a word puzzle or write some True/False questions. 10. Here is the blurb from another book at this level. Superbird A spaceship crashes on a strange planet and everyone on it dies except for one person. She helps the people of the planet to build their own spaceship, and returns home in it. But when she is back home with her own people, the real trouble begins. Do you want to read Superbird ?
After reading
Choose some of these activities. 1. Write a sentence about each picture. 2. Imagine you are Penny. Write a postcard to a friend at the end of your first day in Barcelona. 3. Look at Chapter 6. Inspector Portillo talks to Simon next. What questions does Inspector Portillo ask Simon? 4. Look at page 40. Frank phoned the police. Write the conversation. 5. Word search. There are ten words from the story in this puzzle. How many can you find? I N S T R U M E N T C O M P O S E R T H A R V I O L I N L E P C O N D U C T O R T H E A T R E D P F E E P M S A S F L B V S O U N D V I A O O T C S O E A N Y N P R Y I D L W S E R Z A T C O N C E R T
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