Dead Mans Money – John Escott

It is about a car accident near the Blue Lake Cabins. Dead M an’s Money Dead M an’s Money Later that day . . . There’s one near the lake. It’s expensive. We w ant to rent a cabin Joe asks Wilma about Edward Collins. A friend of yours? Yeah, a good friend Can we have his cabin? „ Sorry, Mr D exter’s got it now. Dead M an’s Money Dead M an’s Money Hi. Are you the writer? Maybe you can help me?

I’m Blanche, this is Joe. OK, com e to my cabin fo r a drink . this evening. I w rite stories sometimes. Dead M an’s Money In Cal’s cabin, Cal shows Blanche his new story. Joe is thinking about Eddie’s share of the money. We want the m oney Cal. E ddie’s money. Wh – w hat money? Who is Eddie? Three thousand dollars. And you’re going to give it to us. Dead M an’s Money Dead M an’s Money The money!

Have they got the money? We must stop them! Come on, we can take my car. Why? I don’t understand. Yes. But how do you know a b o u t. . .? There are no brakes! Blanche is driving fast through the night .. . too fast! accident something bad that happens bank a building to put your money in brake the brakes make your car stop cabin a small house count (v) to see how much of something there is dangerous something that can hurt or kill you dollars American money gang a group of people who do bad things gas the American word for petrol – you put it in a car to make it go lake a big area of water mask something to put over your face, so that people do not know you maybe perhaps news when someone tells you or writes about something new newspaper you can read about things that happen every day in this outside not in a building police people who stop other people doing bad things rent (v) to pay money to use something robber somebody who takes something that is not theirs Glossary share how much one person gets of something story Dead M an’s Money is not true; it is a story thousand one thousand = 1000 Dead Man’s Money Before Reading 1 Look at the front cover of the book and answer these questions.

1 When do you think the story happens? a □ today b □ 1930s c □ 2020 2 Where do you think the story happens? a □ France b □ England c D America 2 Read the back cover of the book and answer these questions.

The year is 1931. Two men run out of a bank in a little Am erican town. Joe and Eddie are bank robbers. Joe’s girlfriend, Blanche, is their driver. She is waiting in the car. 2 Dead Man ’s Money Blanche drives out of the town. She is a fast driver. How much money, Eddie? About nine thousand dollars! Dead M an’s Money 3 4 Dead M an’s Money Blanche drives the car faster, but it is dangerous.

It’s OK, Blanche! The police car is o ff the road! Two hours later, Blanche drives into a town OK, Eddie. Phone us in two or three weeks. W e’re going to stay with Blanche’s mother. x You can leave me h e r e .^ I’m going to rent a car. There are some cabins near here.

The Blue Lake Cabins. I can stay there for V a week or two. Dead M an’s Money 5 Eddie takes his share of the money. He watches Blanche and Joe drive awa; Eddie gets a room fo r the night. Then he counts his share of the money. Next m orning, Eddie rents a car. How far are the Blue Lake ^ Cabins? ^ Not far. Wilma Pinch usually has cabins v to rent. . 6 Dead M an’s Money | / m i l L-li ■ * – * % » % r ‘ ‘ I want your best cabin for a week .

or two. Half an hour later, Eddie arrives at the Blue Lake Cabins. OK. W hat’s your name? E r – Collins. Edward Collins. W here can I put my money? Dead M an’s Money 7 In a different cabin, a man is working. His name is Cal Dexter, and he is a writer. Later, Eddie goes and sits by the lake.

It is a beautiful m orning. Three or four minutes later, Cal comes down to the lake. Hi, there! How long are you staying? A week or two. I’m here for ‘ the summer. You’ve got a cabin near the lake. They’re too expensive for me.

This is a short excerpt from the opening of “” by Unknown, quoted for review and introduction purposes. All rights belong to the copyright holders.

Book Information

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• Title: –
• Author: Unknown
• ISBN: 9780194793650
• Pages: 36
• Language: English (en)

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• Estimated Reading Time: 8.39 minutes
• Total Words: 1,679
• Total Characters: 8,276
• Average Words per Page: 46.64
• Average Characters per Page: 229.89

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