The Missing Coins 

Book Review

Title: The Missing Coins

author: John Escott

editor: Pearson English Readers

level:1

Exercise :

1· vocabulary

Abbey- Abadía                         pocket- butxaca

city- Ciutat                               pretty- guapa                

coin- Moneda                          shopkeeper-  vendedor

collect-coleccionar                 speak- parlar                

flute- flauta                              stamp- segell

last- passat                              steal- robar

minute- minut                          surprised- sorprès

missing- desaparegut            tourist- turistas

next- següent                          tune- melodía

outside- a fora                        valuable- amb valor

2·questions

What do Pete and Carla see in the shop?

A· Coins and Stamps.

What does Pete want to buy?

B· Stamps. 

What can’t he buy them?

C· Because there were very expensive.

Why does the shopkeeper want to find Pete?

D· Because he thinks Carla and Pete still the coins.

3· What is the right answer ?

A· Pete and Carla are YOUNG.

B· They are in a CITY.

C· The buildings are OLD. 
D· People are playing MUSIC IN THE STREETS.

4· THE SENTENCES ARE RIGHT () OR WRONG ()?

A· Pete and Carla live in Bath.                                              
B· A lot of tourists visit the city.                                            
C· A lot of people are listening to man in the street.          
D· He plays the flute very well.                                                                           
E· Pete collects stamps.                                                          
F· There are beautiful stamps and expensives coins        

in the shop.
G· The shopkeeper is very friendly.                                          

H· Pete doesn’t buy any stamps.                                            

5·WHO IS TALKING ?

A· “Where are my coins?” =  the shopkeeper          
B· “What’s wrong?” = policeman
C· “We didn’t still them”= Carla or Pete?

      ( I don’t know, both are correct. NO?)
D· “She doesn’t steal the coins”= Pete
E· “You can look in my bag”= Carla

F·  “I was wrong”= the shopkeeper

G· “I know the answer!”= Carla

H· “Hey, you!”= Carla
I·  “The coins went into the flute player’s hat!”= Carla
J· “What can I give you?”= the shopkeeper