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4 ffi a.s Listen. You will hear the rest
oI the story in three parts. After each
part say
r what happened.
r what will happen.
5 Discuss these questions.
I How can you explain the girls'
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actions in the train now that you
because I didn't know the know the end of the story?
country. They knew Sofia 2 Is there a moral to the story?
weIl, they said.
'Hey, Carol,' Melanie said.
'\We're staying in Bela Vocabulary file: Transport
Palanka for a day or two. But a Find all the words in the story that
let's go over to Sofia this are associated with railways.
weekend and meet Tom
b Make a similar list for another form
rhere. $/e can meet him on
of transport.
Saturday night at the Hotel
Marmara.'
'Greatl' I said.'Let's do
6 Tom writes a letter to his mother
that.'
The train got to Belgrade from Bulgaria to tell her what
at six o'clock in the evening, happened. Write his letter.
and a lot of people got off. Start like this:
There were oniy me and the
girls in the carriage then. Bulgaria, I
The guard came, checked our
21st November ?.
t ickets. and wenr away again. I
Carol looked at Meianie. 'Hey, MeL,' she said. '}(/hy don't you
and Tom go along to the restaurant car? I'm not hungry, and I want Dear Mum, ?
to sleep for an hour.' l'm afraid l've got eome bad news , t
'Er . .. Food's very expensive on the train,' i said. 'I haven't got for you. :
much money just now. I'm going to get a job in Sofia.' €'*e-e8 +q.'.-ad *; ?:
'Oh Tom!'Melanie said. '\7hy didn't you tell us7 Look, you're a
nice guy, right? \fe're OK for money this week. \(e can buy you a
meal.' Describe these things:
\fhat could I say? I was hungry. They had money, I didn't. So . Why were you on the train?
-J7hen
Meianie and I went to the restautafit cat and had a mea1. we r How did you meet the girls?
came back, Carol was still alone in the compartment. r How do you think they tricked
'Why are you getting off at Bela Palanka?' I asked. ''il7hat are you?
you going to do there?' r What did you arrange with them?
Melanie smiied. 'Find a cheap hotel, meet people, take a look . What happened after the girls got
off the train?
around the town ... you know.'
r Where are yoil now?
'But there's nothing therel'
r What will you do?
'Oh wei1, you never know,' Melanie laughed. Sl-ie put her feet on
Try to reassure your mother that you
the seat afld went to sleep.
A few hours later the train came into Bela Palanka station and are all right. Ask her to send you some
stopped. The two girls got off and stood on the platform. They things.
smiled at me through the window.
'See yc,ru in Sofia, OK7 The Hotel Marmara - eight o'clock,'
Carol said"'ti7e'11 take you to the best restaurant in town.'
Then they picked up their bags and walked away. Nice girls.
\7e'11 have a grear time in Sofia, I thought.

(Adapted from a story by Jennifer Bdssett)
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