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Emil and the Detectives

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a In Germany (in Dresden).

b After the war (in 1928).
c No (he also wrote books and poems for adults).
a Open answers
b alarm, bell, horn
c carriage, tram
d cap
e captain, manager
a He is an only child. He has an aunt and a
grandmother in the city, and a cousin called Polly.
b He is going by train.
c Some money for his grandmother.
4 3: some flowers, a ticket, some food, some money,
a suitcase
5 a never b grandmother c cousin d 70
e pocket f East
6 a his mothers: worried (that Emil doesnt have
everything for his trip)
b Emils: uncomfortable (about showing excitement
when his mother is sad)
c his mothers: worried (about Emil carrying a lot of
money)
d Emils: afraid (that the police chief saw him paint
the statue)
e Emils: angry (because he can lift his own case)
7 a Open answers
b Open answers (but now people have bank cards)
8 Open answers
9 a a man with a big black hat
b a fat lady with a painful foot
c a man with a big nose
d a woman who is sewing
10 a 4 b 7 c 3 d 2 e 5 f 1 g 6
11 a 3 b 7 c 3 d 7
12 a He puts his hand in his pocket to check it.
b The thief, Mr Green, and the ticket man on the
tram.
c Open answers
13 15 Open answers
16 a Paul b the Captain c Little Tuesday
d John e Peter f Robert
17 a taxi b floor c hotel d one e Emil
f Polly g lift h eight
18 a Emil is talking to Paul when they meet for the first
time. Paul is rude about Emils country clothes and
Emil is angry. But then Paul learns that Emil is
following a thief. He quickly becomes friendly and
offers his help. Without Pauls help, Emil cannot
catch the thief.
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b Little Tuesday is talking to the Captain. He has a

telephone at home and his parents are out. He is
sent home to sit by the phone. He will receive all
the messages. This is an important job.
c The Captain is talking to Emil and the other boys.
He can stay out late. He can do what he wants.
His father (a soldier) knows that he will not do
anything wrong. The Captain makes the plans and
gives the orders most of the time. Without him, the
boys cannot be good detectives.
d Paul is talking to the thief. He is wearing the clothes
of a hotel lift boy. The thief tells him that he wants
to leave the hotel at eight oclock the next morning.
When they learn this, the boys can make their plans
for the morning.
19 City boys think that country boys are stupid. When
Paul first sees Emil, he is rude about his clothes. They
almost fight. Later, the Captain says to Emil, Youre
not as silly as most people from the country. Again,
Emil is angry. + Open answers
20 21 Open answers
22 a 7 b 7 c 7 d 3 e 3 f 3 g 7 h 7
23 a Yes b Yes c Yes d No e Yes
24 25 Open answers
26 a dead b bicycle c policeman d bank
e reward f letter g city h newspaper
i thank j kind
27 a The chief detective is pleased because Emil and the
boys have caught a dangerous bank thief.
b The newspaper reporter is pleased because he has a
really good, exciting story for his paper.
c The bank manager is pleased because the police
have caught the bank thief. The bank has got back a
lot of the money that the thief stole from the bank.
d Mrs Fisher is pleased because her little boy is all
right. He is not lost or in trouble. He is, in fact,
famous and in the newspapers, and he has a reward
of 50 from the bank.
28 38 Open answers

Discussion activities key

15 Open answers
6 a building 13, 33
a caf 20
a case 6, 13
a crowd 13, 33
a hat 6, 13, 20, 33,
42, 48

sewing 6
flowers 6, 13, 20
an office 42
a window 6, 13, 20, 33,
42, 48
a tram 13

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Emil and the Detectives

a newspaper 6, 33, 48 a train carriage 6, 48
a photographer 42
a shoe 6
a cap 6, 13, 20, 33, 42 a seat 6, 48
713 Open answers
14 Possible answers:
A city is bigger than a town.
There are more people in a city than in a town.
A city is noisier than a town.
Things in a town are cheaper than those in a city.
15 Possible answers:
Mistakes: he accepted sweets from a stranger, he
engaged in conversation with a strange man, he fell
asleep, he didnt call the guard.
Clever things: he didnt feel the money in front of the
man, he went to the washroom to count his money, he
used a pin to make his money safe, he kicked his foot
to stay awake, he followed the thief.
16 28 Open answers
29 Possible answers:
He greeted all the people in the train carriage. He
engaged in conversation with them.
30 Possible answers:
a They cooperated, the boys hid Emil so that the
thief wouldnt see him, they made a circle around
the thief so that he wouldnt escape.
b He didnt call the police or the railway guard, he
kept the pin and showed it pricked his finger.
c Polly took food to the boys. The boys collected
money for Emil.
d They didnt pay attention when the boys were
circling the thief. They saw a boy alone and didnt
help him.
3136 Open answers

7 a Get dressed.
b Wait a minute.
c Be good.
d Give your grandmother sixty pounds.
e Use the other seven pounds when you go out.
f Dont lose the money.
g Dont leave anything on the train.
h Dont forget to say please.
i Dont throw paper on the floor of the carriage.
j Write to me.
8 Open answers
9 a where b who c who d which e who
f who
10 a Emil
b The lady with one shoe on
c The man with the hat and the newspaper
d The lady with one shoe on
e The lady with one shoe on
f Emil
g Emil
h Emil
11 a after b in front of c behind d on
e next to f off g about h for
12 a 7 b 6 c 3 d 4 e 9 f 2 g 1 h 5
i 8 + Open answers
13 15 Open answers
16 Suggested answers:
b he will run away
c they will catch him
d the boys will follow him
e Emil will lose his money
f the police will see that hes a thief
1725 Open answers

Activity worksheets key

Progress test key

1 Suggested answers:
a Life was difficult because he was against war at the
time of the Nazis.
b He wrote poems in which he showed that the war
was bad.
c In Berlin.
d He went on working very hard to help these
families.
e Yes.
25 Open answers
6 a hasnt bought b has put c hasnt put
d has made e hasnt had f hasnt phoned
g has given

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a 7 b 3 c 3 d 7 e 7 f 3 g 3 h 3
i 7 j 3 k 7 l 7 m 7 n 7 o 7
a 6 b 1 c 8 d 2 e 7 f 3 g 5 h 4
a 2 b 6 c 8 d 14 e 3 f 12 g 13 h 11
i 7 j 10 k 5 l 1 m 9 n 4
a there were too many boys b Polly
c The boys d the Captain e holes
f to the policemen g on the tram
h had tea with his friends
a dinner b worried c statue d aunt e thief
f reward g tea h neighbour i train j story
k proud l apple m boys n friends

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