Tom: John Blake was trying to find out about a pendant that had been stolen from a museum. With his friend, Mary Green, he went to see Miss Haverel who had once owned the pendant. The old lady told them that she had picked Scarface’s pocket and now had the pendant again. Scarface was the man who had stolen the pendant from the museum. Suddenly he appeared. He had a gun and he made Miss Haverel give him the stolen pendant, but she threw a bottle at him as he left the house. She hit him and he fell down, unconscious. John and Mary ran to get the pendant, but they found Mr. Forset, Scarface’s uncle, standing beside him. Mr. Forset took the pendant and said, “I’ve got the pendant, the book and the diamonds, and now I’m going to leave the country.” But John didn’t give in. “You won’t get away,” he said. But Mary warned him, “He’s got a gun,” and they ran into the house. Shots were fired, but they missed John and Mary as it was nearly dark. Then they tried to see if Mr. Forset was still there. “If I can open the door, I’ll peep out,” John said. He wanted to peep out – to look out – for a minute. He opened the door and peeped out. He could see Mr. Forset running towards his car. “We mustn’t let him escape,” John said to Mary.
(siren)
Woman: What’s happened?
Man: A prisoner has escaped. He’s got out of prison. He must be found at once. The whole town is in danger!
Woman: How could he have escaped? How could he have got away?
Man: Who knows? He has escaped, and he must be found as soon as possible.
Tom: “We mustn’t let him escape,” John said to Mary. “We must follow him”.
Cathy: Tom, we must stop here. We mustn’t go on.
Tom: Whyever not?
Cathy: Because of “mustn’t”.
Tom: Well, then listen.
Woman: It’s terribly dark here. I must light a match. I can’t see a thing.
Man: (smelling something) Oh, no, for goodness’s sake, we mustn’t light match. I can smell gas. The room is full of gas. You mustn’t light a match or we’ll all be blown up.
Tom: “You won’t get away,” John said. Listen.
John: You won’t get away.
Mr. Forset: Won’t I?
Mary: He’s got a gun! (shots fired) Look out!
John: Run into the house. (more shots fired)
Mary: Shut the door.
John: He didn’t hit you, did he?
Mary: No. It’s nearly dark, so he missed us. Is he still there?
John: If I can open the door, I’ll peep out.
Mary: Be careful. (shots fired)
John: He’s running away. He’s running towards that car. We mustn’t let him escape.
Mary: He has a gun.
John: He fired six times, his gun’s empty. Come on, we must follow him.
Mary: In my car?
John: Yes, in your car. Hurry.
Tom: Mr. Forset got away with the pendant, but John was determined. “We mustn’t let him escape,” he said. “We must follow him.” So, they got into Mary’s car and drove after him. When they had gone, the detective arrived at Miss Haverel’s house, and talked to her and Scarface. Scarface came round and asked, “Who’re you?” The detective answered, “I’m a detective and I’m going to charge you with murder.” That is, the detective will arrest Scarface for murder, as he thinks he murdered Mr. Egg, and he’ll accuse him of it.
Miss Haverel: The man with the scar. I hit him with a bottle. There he is.
Scarface: Aw, what’s hit me?
Detective: A bottle hit you.
Miss Haverel: If I hadn’t thrown it, he’d’ve got away.
Scarface: Who are you?
Detective: I’m a detective and I’m going to charge you with murder. I warn you that anything you say—
Scarface: —You’ll use it as evidence. I know. Well, I haven’t killed anybody.
Detective: Somebody killed Mr. Egg.
Scarface: If I’d killed anybody, I wouldn’t have come here. If I’ve killed anybody, I’d’ve run.
Detective: You stole the cigarette lighter, didn’t you?
Scarface: I gave it to my uncle. I thought it would be useful.
Detective: It had your fingerprints on it. The glass case in the museum had your fingerprint on it, too. I’m going to arrest you.
Scarface: I’ll tell you everything. My uncle killed Mr. Egg.
Detective: Tell me what you know. If you don’t, you’ll be charged with murder.
Scarface: I stole the pendant for Mr. Egg. He said he’d pay me well. Then I saw that young fool at the museum. I thought he’d be blamed, so I kept the pendant and sent Mr. Egg to the young man.
Tom: At first the detective thought that Scarface had killed Mr. Egg. “I’m going to charge you with murder,” he said. But Scarface hadn’t killed Mr. Egg. “I haven’t got anybody killed,” he replied. “I stole the pendant for Mr. Egg. Then I saw that young fool at the museum.” He meant John. John had been at the museum when he had stolen the pendant. Seeing John there, Scarface had an idea. “I thought he’d be blamed, so I kept the pendant and sent Mr. Egg to the young man.”
Man: Oh, the lamp. You knocked down the lamp.
Woman: You can’t blame me for it. It’s not my fault. There’s such a mess in this room that I simply can’t move. I’m not to blame.
Man: Then who is to blame?
Woman: You, of course. You’ve only got yourself to blame. Why didn’t you put the lamp back in its place?
Tom: Well, Scarface thought John would be blamed for stealing the pendant. He had been there when the pendant was stolen. Mr. Egg also thought John Blake had stolen it. The detective said, “Mr. Egg believed John Blake had stolen it, didn’t he?”
Detective: Mr. Egg believed John Blake had stolen it, did he? But why did Mr. Egg want the pendant?
Scarface: He’d read the diary.
Detective: What diary?
Miss Haverel: He bought the diary from me. It was a diary written by a jeweller, the jeweller who made the pendant.
Scarface: It said there were diamonds in the pendant. They were hidden in a secret compartment.
Detective: And you had the pendant.
Scarface: But Egg had the book. I couldn’t open the pendant without the book.
Detective: Why didn’t you break the pendant?
Scarface: I wanted to take the diamonds, then return the pendant. If you’d found the pendant, you’d’ve stopped the search.
Detective: Yes. But now I’m looking for a murderer.
Scarface: My uncle did it. I told him I’d stolen the pendant. He said he was going to get the diary. He wanted some of the diamonds. I told him I’d share them.
Tom: Well, Mr. Egg had the diary that said there were diamonds in the secret compartment of the pendant. Scarface had the pendant, but he couldn’t open the secret compartment. “Why didn’t you break the pendant?” the detective asked. “I wanted to take the diamonds, then return the pendant,” Scarface replied, meaning, he wanted to put the pendant back. “If you had found the pendant, you’d’ve stopped the search.” He thought that if they had found the pendant, they wouldn’t have gone looking for the thief, and then he’d’ve got away with the diamonds. He promised Mr. Forset – his uncle – he would share the diamonds with him, if he got the diary. He promised to share the diamonds, that is, give half of them to Mr. Forset.
Woman: Two single rooms for tonight, please.
Receptionist: I’m afraid we’ve only got a double room.
Woman: Never mind, we’ll share it then.
Woman: John, how about going to Spain this summer?
Man: It’s rather expensive to get there.
Woman: We might join Cathy and Peter. They plan to go in August.
Man: That’s a good idea. If we share the expenses, it’ll be much cheaper.
Tom: Mr. Forset said he was going to get the diary, but he wanted some of the diamonds. “I told him I’d share them,” Scarface said.
Scarface: I told him I’d share them.
Detective: So, your uncle helped you and you helped your uncle. You’re accomplices.
Scarface: Yes, we were accomplices.
Detective: You’re in trouble.
Scarface: My uncle didn’t say he was going to kill Egg.
Detective: Now your uncle has the diary, the pendant and the diamonds.
Miss Haverel: He drove away, I saw him.
Detective: We’ll catch him.
Miss Haverel: Perhaps Mr. Blake will catch him first.
Detective: Mr. Blake is at home.
Miss Haverel: Oh, no. I saw him follow Mr. Forset. The young lady was with him. They followed Mr. Forset in the young lady’s car.
Detective: Oh, no!
Tom: The detective was looking
for Mr. Egg’s murderer. Scarface and Mr. Forset were accomplices. They helped
each other in the crime. But Scarface didn’t know about the murder. “My uncle
didn’t say he was going to kill Egg,” he said. The detective knew that Forset
had the diary, the pendant and the diamonds. Miss Haverel said, “He drove away.
Perhaps Mr. Blake will catch him first.”
Well, a little later there’ll be more of the story. But now,
EXERCISE YOUR ENGLISH.
Exercise 1
Listen to the example:
A: He stole the diary.
B: I didn’t know he was going to steal it.
Listen, speak, listen.
A: He stole the diary.
[Your response]
B: I didn’t know he was going to steal it.
A: He killed Mr. Egg.
[Your response]
B: I didn’t know he was going to kill him.
A: John and Mary followed Mr. Forset.
[Your response]
B: I didn’t know they were going to follow him.
A: Your accomplice fired at them.
[Your response]
B: I didn’t know he was going to fire at them.
A: The detective charged him with murder.
[Your response]
B: I didn’t know he was going to charge him with murder.
A: He took her car.
[Your response]
B: I didn’t know he was going to take it.
A: She shared her home with friends.
[Your response]
B: I didn’t know she was going to share it with friends.
A: He read my letter.
[Your response]
B: I didn’t know he was going to read it.
A: They stopped the search.
[Your response]
B: I didn’t know they were going to stop it.
Exercise 2
Listen to the example:
A: If we don’t hurry, he’ll escape.
B: Then let’s hurry, we mustn’t let him escape.
Listen, speak, listen.
A: If we don’t hurry, he’ll escape.
[Your response]
B: Then let’s hurry, we mustn’t let him escape.
A: If we don’t apologise, she’ll leave.
[Your response]
B: Then let’s apologise, we mustn’t let her leave.
A: If we don’t stop them, they’ll drive away.
[Your response]
B: Then let’s stop them, we mustn’t let them drive away.
A: If we don’t lock the door, he’ll steal things.
[Your response]
B: Then let’s lock the door, we mustn’t let him steal things.
A: If we don’t run, they’ll catch us.
[Your response]
B: Then let’s run, we mustn’t let them catch us.
A: If we don’t hide, she’ll find us.
[Your response]
B: Then let’s hide, we mustn’t let her find us.
A: If we don’t answer the door, they’ll break it.
[Your response]
B: Then let’s answer it, we mustn’t let them break it.
A: If we don’t return his books, he’ll take them by force.
[Your response]
B: Then let’s return them, we mustn’t let him take them by force.
Exercise 3
Listen to the example:
A: Tell everything, otherwise you’ll be charged with murder.
B: If you hadn’t told everything, you’d’ve been charged with murder.
Listen, speak, listen.
A: Tell everything, otherwise you’ll be charged with murder.
[Your response]
B: If you hadn’t told everything, you’d’ve been charged with murder.
A: Return the pendant, otherwise they’ll go on searching.
[Your response]
B: If you hadn’t returned the pendant, they’d’ve gone on searching.
A: Follow him, otherwise he’ll escape again.
[Your response]
B: If you hadn’t followed him, he’d’ve escaped again.
A: Run as hard as you can, otherwise they’ll catch you.
[Your response]
B: If you hadn’t run as hard as you could, they’d’ve caught you.
A: Give me the key, otherwise I’ll break the door.
[Your response]
B: If you hadn’t given me the key, I’d’ve broken the door.
A: Help the police, otherwise they’ll stop the search.
[Your response]
B: If you hadn’t helped the police, they’d’ve stopped the search.
A: Warn them in time, otherwise they’ll get into trouble.
[Your response]
B: If you hadn’t warned them in time, they’d’ve got into trouble.
A: Stop this exercise, otherwise I’ll fall asleep.
[Your response]
B: If you hadn’t stopped this exercise, I’d’ve fallen asleep.
Tom: And now, here is our story once again. John and Mary were talking to Mr. Forset outside Miss Haverel’s house.
John: You won’t get away.
Mr. Forset: Won’t I?
Mary: He’s got a gun! (shots fired) Look out!
John: Run into the house. (more shots fired)
Mary: Shut the door.
John: He didn’t hit you, did he?
Mary: No. It’s nearly dark, so he missed us. Is he still there?
John: If I can open the door, I’ll peep out.
Mary: Be careful. (shots fired)
John: He’s running away. He’s running towards that car. We mustn’t let him escape.
Mary: He has a gun.
John: He fired six times, his gun’s empty. Come on, we must follow him.
Mary: In my car?
John: Yes, in your car. Hurry.
Miss Haverel: The man with the scar. I hit him with a bottle. There he is.
Scarface: Aw, what’s hit me?
Detective: A bottle hit you.
Miss Haverel: If I hadn’t thrown it, he’d’ve got away.
Scarface: Who are you?
Detective: I’m a detective and I’m going to charge you with murder. I warn you that anything you say—
Scarface: —You’ll use it as evidence. I know. Well, I haven’t killed anybody.
Detective: Somebody killed Mr. Egg.
Scarface: If I’d killed anybody, I wouldn’t have come here. If I’d killed anybody, I’d’ve run.
Detective: You stole the cigarette lighter, didn’t you?
Scarface: I gave it to my uncle. I thought it would be useful.
Detective: It had your fingerprints on it. The glass case in the museum had your fingerprint on it, too. I’m going to arrest you.
Scarface: I’ll tell you everything. My uncle killed Mr. Egg.
Detective: Tell me what you know. If you don’t, you’ll be charged with murder.
Scarface: I stole the pendant for Mr. Egg. He said he’d pay me well. Then I saw that young fool of the museum. I thought he’d be blamed, so I kept the pendant and sent Mr. Egg to the young man.
Detective: Mr. Egg believed John Blake had stolen it, did he? But why did Mr. Egg want the pendant?
Scarface: He’d read the diary.
Detective: What diary?
Miss Haverel: He bought the diary from me. It was a diary written by a jeweller, the jeweller who made the pendant.
Scarface: It said there were diamonds in the pendant. They were hidden in a secret compartment.
Detective: And you had the pendant.
Scarface: But Egg had the book. I couldn’t open the pendant without the book.
Detective: Why didn’t you break the pendant?
Scarface: I wanted to take the diamonds, then return the pendant. If you’d found the pendant, you’d’ve stopped the search.
Detective: Yes. But now I’m looking for a murderer.
Scarface: My uncle did it. I told him I’d stolen the pendant. He said he was going to get the diary. He wanted some of the diamonds. I told him I’d share them.
Detective: So, your uncle helped you and you helped your uncle. You’re accomplices.
Scarface: Yes, we were accomplices.
Detective: You’re in trouble.
Scarface: My uncle didn’t say he was going to kill Egg.
Detective: Now your uncle has the diary, the pendant and the diamonds.
Miss Haverel: He drove away, I saw him.
Detective: We’ll catch him.
Miss Haverel: Perhaps Mr. Blake will catch him first.
Detective: Mr. Blake is at home.
Miss Haverel: Oh, no. I saw him follow Mr. Forset. The young lady was with him. They followed Mr. Forset in the young lady’s car.
Detective: Oh, no!
Miss Haverel: Are the young people in danger?
Detective: Of course they are! Oh, the young fools!
Scarface: If they try to catch Mr. Forset, he’ll kill them!
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