Red Line 4, Coursebook

one hundred and nineteen 119 Pancho, Fats and Smitty were waiting for the train inWinslow. “I’m sure he’s on that train,” Pancho said. “He has to be!” Smitty said, “Or you two will be in real trouble.” “He has to be,” Fats said. “We found tracks.” “What if he doesn’t get off here?” Pancho asked. “Then we’ll get on the train and find him,” Smitty said. d) What do the three men want from Frank? Who is the boss? Which line tells you this? e) What do you think the men look like? Find pictures in a magazine that match the characters and put them in your diary. For a long moment the friends just sat there and looked at the stones on the floor. “Well,” Linda finally said, “everything’s clear now. I’m sure they’re diamonds, and they want them back.” “How much are they, Linda?” “You mean, how much are they worth?” “Yes, worth.” “I don’t know, but you have to take them to the police now. Those men will not stop hunting you as long as you have them. And you will be OK here. They don’t know you’re on the train.” “Yes, I will go, inWinslow,” Frank said and looked at her. “No,” Linda said. “I won’t come with you.” When the train stopped inWinslow, Frank looked out and when he didn’t see anyone, he got off quickly. Linda came to the door, waved to him and then went back into the boxcar. Frank looked around. There wasn’t even a station here – just a place for the train to stop and a little town on the other side of the tracks. Frank crossed them and walked towards the houses. f) What is Frank thinking? Write down his thoughts in your diary. Behind a wooden building near him, Pancho, Fats and Smitty were waiting. “Let’s get him now,” Pancho said and started to run out. “No, you idiot,” Smitty said and held him back. “Somebody might see us.” “Yeah, but we have to get him before he can go to the police.” “Just wait.” Frank was on Main Street now. It looked just like the ones he had seen in films: it was very wide, cars were parked on both sides and there were shops in low buildings on both sides, too. There were only a few people on the sidewalks. The town was peaceful. A young woman with a little girl came by then, and Frank spoke to her. “Can you tell me the way to the police station, please?” he asked her. The woman smiled. “Sure, honey. It’s –” “Mum, I know that boy,” her little girl said then. “I saw his picture on TV.” “Sure you did, Peggy,” her mother laughed. “She watches too much TV,” she said to Frank. “Now, young man, you go down this street and then –” “But, Mum, I really did –” “Now you hush, Peggy, when I’m talking boss !bOs? – Chef/in, worth !w3:T? – wert, wide !waId? – breit, low !lEU? – niedrig, sidewalk (AE) !*saIdwC:k? – Gehweg, peaceful !*pi:sfl? – friedlich, to come by !k0m *baI? – vorbeikommen, honey !*h0ni? – Liebling, Sure you did! !*SC: jU dId? – Ja, natürlich (ironisch)!, to hush !h0S? – ruhig sein 95 100 105 110 115 120 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 A story E Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv