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The Last Photo
Bernard Smith
The Last Photo
Pam and Martin visit Cambridge. Pam takes a photo, but a man
walks in front of her. Later Martin sees a picture of a man in a
newspaper. The police want this man. Is he the same man? And
where is he now? Does Pams photo have the answers?
Penguin Readers are simplified texts which provide a step-by-step
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Original British English
Number of words (excluding activities): 800
Cover illustration by Pat Foggarty
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It is Saturday afternoon. Martin and his sister Pam are in
Cambridge for the day.
They are looking at the beautiful old buildings of this
University City.
Pam has a camera with her. She likes taking photos and
sometimes they are very good. But sometimes they are
not very good and Martin laughs at them.
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It is five oclock. Pam and Martin are going home now.
They are tired after their long day. They are in the
garden near the bus station. Lets have a last photo of
you, says Pam.
Oh no, not again, says Martin.
Come on, says Pam. Its the last one. I want to finish
the film in my camera.
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Oh, all right, says Martin.
He stands in front of the flowers.
Look at me, says Pam and takes a photo.
A man with a big rucksack on his back walks between
Pam and Martin.
Oh no, says Pam. Now Ive got a picture of that
man, not of you, Martin.
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The man looks at Pam. He is angry. He goes across the
road without a word.
That man isnt very nice, is he? says Martin.
No, says Pam. And that was the last picture on the
film, too.
The man with the rucksack on his back goes into the bus
station. He has got sunglasses and a blue hat.
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Come on, says Martin. Lets find our bus.
They go into the bus station.
Look, says Martin. Theres that man again. Hes
getting into that bus. Hes going to Aberdeen. Thats in
Scotland.
Good, says Pam. Far from here and far from me!
She is angry with the man.
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Three days later, on Tuesday, Pam has got her photos
from the shop.
Look at these, she says to Martin. Theyre the
photos of us in Cambridge.
Oh, these are all very good, says Martin.
But not this last one, says Pam. Look, its that man
with the rucksack.
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In the photo the man is in front of Martin. You cannot
see Martin behind the mans rucksack.
Wait a minute, says Martin. I know that face. Its in
the newspaper. Have you got it?
Todays newspaper? says Pam. Yes, its here. Why?
Yes, here he is. Look at this picture, says Martin.
Pam looks at the photo in the newspaper.
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Whos that? she asks.
It says in the paper his names Alan Rook, says
Martin. And he works in a bank in London. But on
Monday morning yesterday morning no Alan Rook!
The people at the bank dont know where he is. And
they say hes got a hundred thousand pounds with him.
The police are looking for him, too.
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