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John Escotthas written many booksfor readersof all afes, and particularly
enjoyswriting crime and mysterythrillers.Hewas born in the west of EnSland,
but nowliveson the SouthCoast.
Whenhe is notwriting,he visitssecond-hand
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BEFORE
READIT{G
lfere are the peoplein the story A Pretty Face.

oe is seventeenyears old. She works in a bookstore,

in the little town of Newport.Zoelikesbooksand she
likesher work. But after work shelikesto act in plays with
the Newport Players.
The Newport Playersdo six plays every year, and Zoe is
in most of them. Someplays are exciting,and someplays

AnnieO'l{eil

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$ome of the people in this story become friends. who makes friends with who?

bookstore a
shopfor books
act to speakand
move;to tell a
story in front of
other people
play a story that
peopreacr

are famous. This week, the play is Romeoand Juliet by

William Shakespeare.
A lot of peopleare coming to seeit,' Zoe thinks. 'I must

players an old
n a m ef o r p e o p l e
who act in plays

act well.'

famous that
everybody
knows

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colleleyou study
hereafter you
l e a v es c h o o l
theatre a
b u i l d i n fw h e r e
peoplego to see
plays
newspaper
peopleread about
t h i n g st h a t
happeneveryday
i nt h i s
editon the penson
w h o s a y sw h i c h
storiesgo in a
newspaper
review some
writing in a
n e w s p a p et e
r lling
p e o p l ea b o u ta
n e wp l a yo r b o o k

Mike is eighteen years old. He is a student at Newport

CoIIege and he likes writing. One day he wants to write
plays for the theatre and for television.
'One
day I want to be famous,'he thinks.
Newport has a newspaper. The NewportWeekly
Newsis
its name, and Mike's Aunt Peggy is the editor. One
morning, shephonesMike.
'Do you
want to write a review of Romeoand luliet for
the newspaper,Mike?'sheaskshim. 'The Newport players
are doing the play tonight at the Little Theatre.'
'Yes,please,
Aunt Peggy!'Mike says.'Thanks for asking
me.'
That evening,he goesto Newport'sLittle Theatreto see
the play.

Mike goesinto the theatre and sits at the front. He gets

out his notebook and pen, ready to write notes for his
review Thereare a lot of peoplein the audience.
Five minutes later, the play begins.
Zoe acts the part of Juliet's mother. She knows all her
words and speaksthem well.
Mike is watching her.
'She's
very pretty and she'sdoing her best,' he thinks.
'But
it's not easyto act the part of an older woman. She's
only sixteenor seventeenyearsold, and we all know it.'
He beginsto write in his notebook.

notebook a small
b o o kf o r w r i t i n $i n
audience the
p e o p l ew h o g o t o
s e ea p l a y
p a r t o n eo f t h e
p e o p l ei n a p l a y
pretB beautiful

Two hours later, the play ends and the audience leaves
the theatre. Mike goeshome and writes his review for the
newspaper.He doesn't feel very happy.
'It
was a good play, but what can I say about the girl
acting the part of Juliet'smother?'he thinks. 'I want to be
kind but I must be honest, too.'
At the bookstore on Friday, Zoe reads Mike's review of
the play in the NewportWeeklyNews.

and Zoe Baker acts the part of Juliet's

mother. She has a pretty face and she
speaksher words well. But she is a young
girl in an older woman's costume,and we
all know it. She can never make me believe

Zoe is angry. She looks at the name under the review:

Mike Morrison.
'Who
r _
KIOW

n i c et o

people
honestsaying
thingsthatare
Irue
costumethe
thingsthata
person
wearsin a
play

is this Mike Morrison?' she thinks. 'What does he believe

tothink

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a 1

worKsIn a
bookstore
rnNewport

b 1

. is a student
at Newport
College.

c 1

i st h e e d i t o r
of Ihe Newport
WeeklyNews.

a ne\,,3iJaper

b audience

c c o l l e f e. .

d notebook

e c o s t u m .e.

f theatr"e..

2 Usewords from Ghapter 1 to complete the sentences,

a Aunt Peggyis the *

_ of the NewportWeeklyNews
b RomeoandJulietis a _ _ _ _ by Shakespeare.
M i k es e e s

c A g a t h aC h r i s t i e
is a _ *

Zoefor the

d Z o eB a k e rl i k e st o _ _ _ i n h e nf r e et i m e .
e Z o eh a sa n i m p o r t a n t
i n t h i sw e e k ' sp l a y- s h ei s J u l r e t ' m
s other
f M i k et h i n k sZ o eh a sa
face.

f i r s tt i m e

E n g l i sw
h riter.

g Mikemustwrite a _ _ _ * __ of RomeoandJulietforAuntpeggy'snewspapen
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b l--l Zoetalksto Mike

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d I

Z o et a l k st o a f r i e n da b o u tM i k e .

coffee people
oftendrinkthis
in
themorning
caf6 yougohere
to havea drink
andsomething
to
eat

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Loe nas an tdea

n Tuesdayevening the next week,Zoe andher friend

Annie are drinking coffee in the Newport Caf6.
Annie is a student at Newport Collegeand sometimesin
the eveningsshe and Zoe meet at the caf6.
Suddenly,Zoe seesa boy sitting at a table across the
room. 'Who's that boy?'she asksAnnie.
Annie laughs. 'Do you like him? He has a nice face,'she
says.'His name'sMike. I often seehim at the college.'
'Mike?'Zoe
says.'Mike who?'
'Mike
Morrison,' Annie savs.

'That's
Mike Morrison?'Zoesays.Sheis furious.
'Yes,
why?'Annie asks.
'He
writes reviews for the Newport WeeklyNews,' Zoe
says.
'That's
right,' Annie says.'His aunt is the editor.He . . .
oh!' She stopssuddenlyand looks at Zoe.'Tlnereview of
Romeoandluliet-'
'Right!'
Zoe says.'Do you rememberit? "Zoe Baker acts
the part of fuliet's mother. She has a pretty face and she
speaksher words well. But she is a young girl in an older
woman's costume,and we all know it." Nice face or no
nice face,I hate him!'

Zoe thinks for a minute or two. 'That's very interesting,'

she saysat last.
'Is
it?' Annie says.She looks acrossat Mike Morrison,
then at Zoe.'Why is it interesting?lVhat are you thinking
of doing?'
'Tell
me, am I a goodactress?'Zoeasks.
'Yes,you
are,'Annie says.'But-'
'OK,'
Zoesays.'I'm a good actressand I want to prove it
to Mr Mike-Nice-Face-Morrison.'
'How you
do
want to do that?'Annie asks.
Zoe smilesand beginsto tell Annie about her idea . . .

stupid without
thinking
well
idea something
thatyouthink
class a time
whenstudents
learnwitha
teacher

Annie laughs. 'OK, go and tell him,' she says.'Go and

say,"f hate you, Mike Morrison. You write stupid reviews
for the newspaper."Go on.'
ButZoe isn't laughing. 'Yes,all right!' shesaysfuriously,
and she begins to get up from her chair. Then she stops,
suddenly.
'What's
wrong?'Annie asks.Are you afraid?'
'No,'
Zoe says.'I have a better idea. Doeshe come into
this caf6 often?'
'Every
Tuesday and Thursday evening, I think,' Annie
'He
says.
has a writing class at the college,and he comes
here after it linishes.'

actress a woman
who acts in plays
pnove to maKe
peopleseethat
somethingis true

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Zoelets veryangry.
Zoeseesa boyacross
theroom.
G I
Annieremembers
thereviewol Romeo
andJuliet.
d n Zoestartsto getupto speak
to Mike.
e E ZoeandAnniemeetat theNewport
Caf6.
f r IntheendZoewants
to dosomething
andshetelsAnnie
aboutit.
g I tfrenZoesitsdownafain.
h n Annie
saystheboy'snameis MikeMorrison.
a f

b J

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b M y f a t h e n l o v e s d r i n k i n g c . . . ...i.n. .t h e m o r n i n g , b u t l h . . . . . . i t
c A tm y c o l l e g ehwaev a
e nE n g l i sc h
........
. everyweek
d Z o e d o e s n ' t l i k e M i k e M o r r i s o n ' s n e v r e w - s h e t h i n k s. .i .t .' s. .a.r se .v. i e w
a n ds h ei s f . . . . .

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M i k em e e t sa n e d i t o r .

15

3 A difficult intervieur

GarBf to take
magazr'nea thin
bookwith lots of
picturesin it; you
can buy it every
weeK0r every
month
sunprised
feelingthat
somethingvery
n e wi s s u d d e n l y
h a p p e inn g

n Thursday, Mike comes to the Newport Caf6 after

his writing class.
He asksfor a cup of coffee,then starts to read one of his
books. Someminutes latet a woman comesinto the caf6.
Sheis carrying a magazine under her arm.
At first, Mike doesnot seethe woman. Then she comes
acrossto his table.
'Hello,'
shesays.Are you Mike Morrison?'
Mike is surprised. 'Yes,'hesays.'That's me.'
The woman smiles.'CanI sit at this table?'sheasks.
'Yes,
of course,'Mikesavs.

'My

name is Kate Lawson,' the woman says. 'I'm the

editor of Yes!magazine.
Do you know it?'
Shesitsdown and puts the magazineon the table in front
of Mike.
'Yes,
f know it,' Mike says.'It's a magazineaboutfamous
people.'
'That's
right,' I(ate says. 'Do you want to write
something for it? Can you do an interview for me?'

playwriflht a
pers0nwh0 wrjtes
prays
repolter a
personwho wnites
for a newspaper
0r magazine
flossip talking
o p e n l ya b o u t
p e o p l e 'lsi v e s
throw out to
m a k es o m e b o d y
l e a v ea b u i l d i n g

An interview?' Mike says, surprised. ,Why are you

askingme?'
'You
sometimeswrite theatre reviews for the Newport
weeldynewspaper,'she says.'Is that right?'
'Yes,I
do,'he says.'I want to write playsone day,and_'
'Well,
do this interview for my magazinethen,'she says.
'It's
with a famousplaywright. He livesin Newport.'
'Todd
Marin is the only famous playwright in Newport,'
Mike says.'He livesquietly and doesn'tgo out very often.
And he's famous for not talking to reporters from . . .
gossip magazines.He throws them out of his house!'

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Match the first and second pafts of
these sentences.
:
.
.
,
=
.
.
.
_
a M i k ei s . . .
1 intothe cafe.
b A w o m a nc o m e s.
2 the editor of yes!mafazine..
c S h ec o m e sa c f o s s. . .
5 d r i n k i n fa c u po f c o f f e ea t t h e
d F i r s ts h es a y s. . .
NewportCafe.
e T h e ns h es a y s, l ' m . .
'Can
4
youwr"itesomethingfor yes!?,
f Sheputs a mafazine. . .
5 t o M i k e ' st a b l ea n ds i t sd o w n .
g S h ea s k sM i k e. .
'yes'.
6
h M i k em u s td o a n i n t e r v i e w
7 w i t hT o d dM a r i nt,h e f a m o u sp l a y w r i g h t
i M i k es a y s . .
8 o n t h et a b l ei n f r o n to f M i k e .
I ' M yn a m ei s K a t eL a w s o n . '

Use the words from Activity 1 to complete the sentences.

a S h a k e s p e ai sr ea f a m o u sE n g l r s. h. .. : . . . " . : :

is a famousAmerican
b Newsweek
c l ' d l i k et o b e a
d l t ' s. .

a n dw r i t ef o r a n e w s p a p e r .

. . . . . . .t 0 b e a g o o dw r i t e r

e M i k em u s td o a n . . . . .
f

M i k ei s . . . . .

. . . w i t hT o d dM a n i n
tomorrow.

. . . w h e nK a t eL a w s osna y sh i sn a m e

g l S o m em a g a z i n eh sa v ea l o t o f . . . . . .

i nt h e m .
. . . a b o u t f a m o upse o p l e

5r3gss
wliAT
Whathappensin the nextchapter?Readthe sentencesandwrite Yesor No.

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coffee cups.

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w
w
w

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b Z o ep h o n e sK a t e

c M i k em e e t sT o d dM a r i n . .

d T o d dt h r o w sM i k eo u t

4 Trdd Marin'shorse
ater that evening, Zoe is speaking to Annie
on the
phone.

The next morning, Mike goesto ToddMarin's house.It is

a big house,and there are lots of bushes and tall treesin
front of it.
'I don't like Yeslmagazinevery much, but this is an
important interview,'Mike thinks. And perhapsI can talk
to Todd Marin about my play.' (Mike is writing a play for
television.)
He walksup to the front door of the house.He is carrying
his notebook and he has a list of questionsto ask the
playwright. But he is a little afraidof the famousman.

'

. . . so I sayto him, ,,I'm the editor of yeslmagazine

and
can you interview ToddMarin?,,,ZoetellsAnnie.
'Todd
Marin!' Annie says. ,But he throws gossip
magazinereportersout of his house!'
'I
know!' Zoe says, laughing. And I want
to stand
outside his house and watch Todd Marin
throw Mike
Morrisonout!'

follow to go after
s0meone
wig falsehair
glasses you wear
theseto helpyou
seebetter
hide to go where
no one can see
y0u
funny making
you laugh

Zoe follows Mike to Todd Marin's house. She is careful

and she follows Mike very quietly. Zoeis acting the part of
I(ate Lawson again. Shehas a black wig over her hair and
sheis wearing glasses.
She hides behind one of the bushes in front of Todd
Marin's house and watches Mike go to the front door. It is
a big, dark house.
'This
is funny,'she thinks, smiling.

When Todd Marin opens the do'or of his house, Mike

beginsto talk quickly.
'Hello,
Mr Marin,' he says. 'I'm Mike Morrison. I'm a
studentat Newport College,and I want to write plays.'
'Doyou?'Todd
Marin says.
And I write reviews in the NewportWeeklyNews,' Mike
tells him.
'What
do you want from me?'ToddMarin asks.
'CanI
askyou somequestions?'Mike
says.
'Why?'Marin
'Is
asks. it for the NewportWeekly
News2'
'That's
a difficult question. What do I do now?' Mike
'Do
thinks.
I tell him a lie, or do I tell him the truth?'
Then, after a secondor two, he says,'It . . . it's for Yesl lie something
thatis nottrue
magazine.Listen,I know it's a stupidmagazine,but . . .'
tnuth something
'Come
into the house,'ToddMarin sayssuddenlv.
thatistrue
23

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d I l r k et h i sp l a y . l t ' s

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a n ds h ec r i e s T h en e x tm o r n i n gM
, i k ef o e s t o T o d dM a r i n ' so f f i c eM
. i k el i k e sr e s l
magazinb
eu
, tt h e i n t e r v i e w i t hT o d dM a r i ni s i m p o n t a nht ;e k n o w st h a t .Z o ew a t c h e s

e W h e ny 0 uc a n ' tr e m e m b etrh i n g si,t ' s$ o o dt o w r i t e

M i k eg o t o t h e f r " o ndt o o r 'S h ei s a c t i n gt h e p a r t o f J u l i e t ' sm o t h e rM i k ea n dT o d dt a l k a t

4........

the front door"Mikesays,'l'mwnitingforrhe Newportweekly

ffer,rzs.'Todd
saysto Mike
'Go
away!'

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a l t ' sa b a di d e at o t e l la .

a n dy o uc a nl o o kf o r m e

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..tlq

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What happens in the next chapter? Tick the boxes.

a T o d dM a r i n. .

mbZoehidesbehinda
M yf r a n d m o t h ehr a sw h i t eh a i r ;s h e ' sw e a r i n g
o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " - |- -

1 tr

t h r o w sM i k eo u t o f h i s h o u s e .

2 n

t a l k st o M i k ei n h i ss t u d y .

S I

g i v e sM i k ea p l a yt o r e a d

b T o d dM a r i ns a y sy e s.

Zoewaits...
1 tr for morethanan hour
2 n i n h e rc a r .
house.
3 I in ToddMarin's
d T o d dM a r i na n dM i k et a l k a b o u t

1 I

to an interviewfor Yes!magazine

1 I

T o d d ' sp l a y s .

2 E

to an interviewfor the Newport

2 E

M i k e ' sp l a y .

WeeklyNews.

5 I

g o s s i pm a S a z i n e s .

5 E

t o r e a d i n fM i k e ' sp l a y .

5 Zoe u.raits
oe is watching Mike and Todd Marin from behind a
bush. She can see them but she cannot hear them
speaking.SheseesToddMarin open the door, and she sees
Mike follow him into the house.
Zoe smiles.'Right. He's in the house,'she thinks. ,Now
let's wait for Todd Marin to throw him out!'

Todd Marin takesMike to his study. There are hundreds

of booksin the room, and a big desk. Todd goesand sits
behind the desk.
'Thank you
for telling me the truth,' he saysto Mike. 'I
can seeyou're an honest young man. You can ask your
questions.But not for Yes!magazine.
You're right. It is a
stupid magazine.I hate gossipmagazines.Why do people
write for them?'
'Because
they pay a lot of money,I believe,'Mikesays.
Todd Marin laughs. 'Yes,you're right again,' he says.
'Bfrt you
can write about me for theNewportWeeklyNews.
Is that OK?'
'Yes,that's
OK,' Mike says,and he smilesat ToddMarin
happily.
'I like
to help young writers with ideaswhen I can,'Todd
sayskindly. 'Sit down.'
Mike sits down, puts his notebook on Todd'sdesk, and
opensit.
'I read your reviewsin the newspaper
sometimes,'Todd
studlr a noomin a
'They're
says.
very good.'
housewhereyou
'Well, I think they're OK,' Mike says. 'But I want to go to write or
work

write for the theatre. for TV. and for movies. I'm writins
a play now.'

desk a table in a
studyof in an
office

Are you?Tell me about it,'Todd says.

'Can I?'Mike asks.'Well, it's about a boy and a girl.'

pay to givemoney
for something

A boy and a girl?'

'That's right. They . . .'

movie moving
picturesthat tell a
story

Todd Marin sits back in his chair to listen and Mike tells
him the plot of his play. Mike is very nervous, but Todd
Marin doesnot speak.He smilesat Mike and he listens to

plot the story of a

book,play,or
movie

him very carefully.

netvous a little
afraid

27

Zoe stays behind the bush and waits. An hour goesby

and nothing happens.Sheis gettingimpatient.
'What are they doing in there?'she thinks. 'ToddMarin
never gives interviews to gossipmagazines,so what are
they talking about?'
She remembersMike Morrison's review of Romeoand
luliet in the newspaper.She remembers his words about
her acting - and she wants to see his face when Todd
Marin throws him out of the house.
'How long must I wait?'she thinks impatiently.

impatient not
f e e l i n fh a p p y
aboutwaitingfon
something

'Thank
When at last Mike stops speaking,Todd says,
you. That'svery interesting.It's a goodstory,and it's funny
too. But there are one or two things you can do to make it
better.To beginwith . . .'
28

29

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thesentences.

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btash
fnombehinda g#.
a ZoewatchesMikeandToddMar"in

l ' m n o t h a p p ya b o u ts p e a k i n ifn f r o n to f l o t so f
people.l'm
u s u a l l yv e r y . 1 9 [ Y q ! { { . . . .

b T o d dM a n i nt a k e sM i k et o t h e c a f 6 .

I d o a l l m yw n i t i n $

T h i si s m y
i nt h i sr " o o m .

c T o d dM a r i nl i k e s o s s i pm a f a z i n e s .

. . . . . . w i t ha c o m p u t e r

c H eh a sa b i g . .
on it.

d T o d dM a r i nl i k e st o h e l po l dw r i t e r s .

T h i sb o o kh a sa v e r yi n t e r e s [ i n g
I t ' sa b o u ta m a ng o i n gb a c ki n t i m e .

ToddMarin forlhe NewportWeeklyNews.

e Mikephotofr"aphs

g se t
P e o p lseo m e t i m e

. . . . . . . .w
. hen

t h e ya r e w a i t i n gf o r t h e b u s .
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don'thaveanymoney!That's0K.I can

f T o d dM a n i na s k sM i k ea b o u th i sf r i e n d s .

for our coffees.'

g Z o ew a r t si n f r o n to f T o d dM a n i n 's t u d yf o r m o r et h a na n h o u r .

, u t h e w a n t st o w r i t e
M i k ei s w r i t i n ga p l a y b
f o r T Va n d

h ZoeremembersMike'sreviewof Antonyand Cleopatro.

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30

frue

False

talking.
a Zoecanhear"MikeandToddMar"in

b T o d dM a r i nl i k e sM i k eb e c a u shee i s h o n e s t .

d
T

What happens in the next chapter?

Tick three boxes.
a f

Z o ei s t i r e do f w a i t i n fa n ds h e$ o e sh o m e .
t v t i t <l eea v eTs o d dM a r i n ' sh o u s ew i t ha s m i l eo n h i sf a c e

l a g a z i n eI.
c M i k ei s f o i n gt o w r i t ea b o u tT o d dM a r i nf o r ) ' e sm

b I

d M i k ei s w r i t i n ga p l a ya b o u ta b o ya n da ! , i r ' | .

e T o d dM a r i nt h r o w sM i k eo u t o f t h e h o u s e

T
T

c L l KateLawsonis angrywith Mike.

d I
V i X ew n i t e sa p l a yf o r t h e N e w p o rPt l a y e rtso p e r f o r m ,
e !

M i k ea n dZ o em a k ef r i e n d s .

A n n i et e l l sM i k et h ei r u t h a b o u tK a t eL a w s o n .

51

Telling
the truth
fter an hour and a half, Mike Morrison leavesTodd
Marin's study and comesout of the house. He and
the playwright are smiling, and Mike is saying 'Thank
you.'

amazed very
sunpflsed
shake hands to
g i v ey o u rh a n dt o
s o m e o nw
e hen
y o us a yh e l l oo r
goodbyeto them

They talk for two or three minutes andZoewatchesthem

from behind the bush. Sheis amazed.
'What's
happening?' she thinks. 'Why are they so
friendly?'
After a minute or two more, they shake hands. Then
Todd Marin goesback into the house and Mike Morrison
walks away.

Mike seesKate Lawson waiting for him.

'Oh, hello,' he saysnervously.He is surprisedto seeher
so soon.Are you waiting for me?'
'I'm waiting for your
'Yes,'
she says impatiently.
interview.'
'Look,I can't lie to you,' he replies.'There'sno interview
for Yes!magazine. Mr Marin always refuses to talk to
reportersfrom gossipmagazines.'
'But what-?' I(ate begins.
'What
can two peopletalk aboutfor an hour and a half ?'
Mike says, Iaughing. About writing, about characters
and about plot. Nothing for Yes!magazine,I'm afraid.

refuse to say no
w h e ns o m e o n e
asksyouto do
something
character a
personin a book,
a m o v i eo r a p l a y

53

Oh, I have my list of questionsand Mr Marin's answers,

but my interview is for the Newport WeeklyNews. And I
know a lot more about writing plays now. He's very
interestedin my play.'
'Yourplay?'I(ate
saysfuriously.
'Yes,
I'm writing a play for TV' Mike says.And Mr Marin
wants to read it. He can help me with the charactersand
the plot.'
'Well,
that's nice,' she says.'Sayhello to Mihe Morrison,
the famous playwright! He writes stupid reviews for the
NewportWeekly
Newsbut his playsare OK.'
'You're
angry,' Mike says. 'Listen, I'm sorry about the
interview for Yes!'
I(atelaughs.'No, it's OI(,' shesays.'I'm not angry.'And
then shedoessomethingvery strange.

Shetakesoff her hair.

'She'swearing a wig!' Mike thinks, amazed.

and shesmilesat Mike,

llext, shetakesoff her glasses
And now he knows her.

He beginsto laugh.

'You're not Kate Lawson!' he says.

'J611'19-'

34

35

'That's

right,' Zoe says. 'I'm a seventeen-year-oldgirl in

an older woman's costume, Mr Mike Morrison, review

writer for the l{ewportWeekly Nerus!'
Mike's face is very red now. He feels embarrassed.
'What
a trick! So there is no Kate Lawson, editor of Yes/
magazine,'he says.
'No,
there isn't,'Zoe says,laughing. 'What do you think
now? Does this prove something? Am I a good actress?'
'Yes, you
are a good actress,'Mike says, laughing with
her. And I'm going to put that in the NewportWeeklyNcws.'
embarrassed
f e e l i n !b a da f t e r
y o ud o s o m e t h i n g
s t up i d
trick something
t h a ty o ud o t o
m a k es o m e b o d y
f e e ls t u p i d
free that you
don'tpayfor

Are you?'Zoesays.
'Yes,
and thanks for making me go and seeTodd Marin,'
Mike tells her. He doesn't feel embarrassed any more.
'Now
I can get help with my play,' he says. 'Come on, let's
get a cup of coffee.And I'm paying!'
'Well,
I can't refuse a free coffee!' Zoe savs, and she
Iaushs.

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Use the words in the Elassesto complete the sentences.

a Afteran
hourand
ahatr
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W's

house

b M i k ea n dT o d dM a n i na r e

c Mike
sees
Kate
waiting
infront
ofTodd
Marin's
ffi
a R o m e oi s a n i m p o n t a n. t. . . . . . .
d M i k et e l l sh e ra b o u M
t a r i nh e l p i n h
g i mw i t hh i s

tI

. i n S h a k e s p e a r ep'lsa yR o m e oa n dJ u l i e t .

b Y o ud o n ' tn e e dt o p a yf o r t h i st i c k e t l. t ' s . . .
c Z o ep u t so n a w i g a n dg l a s s etso p l a ya

I
I

takesoff her

o n M i k eM o r r i s o n .

d Mikeis......

. . .w h e n K a t e t a k e s o f f h e n h a i r a n d h e s e e s i t ' s a w i f

e T o d dM a n i n. .

. . . . . . .t o g i v ei n t e n v i e w
f osr g o s s i pm a g a z i n e s .

. . a n dh i sf a c ei s r e dw h e nh et h i n k sa b o u th i s n e v i e w
of

M i k ei s . . . .
Romeoond Juliet

ssgssed$&g
What happens after the story ends? Choosefrom these ideas or add your own.
f

M i k ei s n o wt a l k i n gt o

I nt h e e n dM i k ea n dZ o ea r ef r i e n d sa n dt h e yg o f o r a

a n
b n

T o d dM a r i nh e l p sM i k ew i t h h i sp l a y .
M i k ew r i t e sa p l a yf o r Z o e .

c I M i k ev i s i t sZ o ei n h e r b o o k s t o reev e r yd a y .
d f l A u n tP e 9 8 ym e e t sT o d dM a r i na n d l i k e sh i m a l o t
e I A n n i ea n dZ o es t o pb e i n Sf r i e n d s .

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59

A rYewspaperReport

Putthesewords in order to write moreof the report.

glasses ZoeBakerand a wif putson

7 na

1 Gorrect the underlined words in this newspaper report.

AGTRESS'STRICK
ON REVIEWWRITER
Zoe Baker

Mike Morrison is a teacher at

works in a

Newport College.He sometimes

supermarket

writes stories for the Newport

in Newport.

WeeklyNews. (His Aunt Kate is

She acts in

the editor of the newspaper.)He

plays with

likes writing books in his free

the Newport Players too. This time.

week she acts the part of

Romeo's mother tn Romeo and

Rnliar

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Y .n. . . .6
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. . . . .e
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...e.................!,.................

Y e sm
! a g a z i n eS h e ' s u n d e nh e r a r m c a r r y i n g

of Yes!'

Kate I evvsnn

S h e w i t hT o d dM a n i n ? '' C a ny o ud o a n i n t e r v i e wa s k s M i k eM o r r i s o n ,

'l'm

'

says, She theeditor

qevq

chp

'h/v

nemp'c

Put these sentencesin order to finish the report. l{umber them 1-7.
a f ] S h ew a t c h e sM i k ea n dT o d dM a r i nf r o m b e h i n da b u s h
f

f n e n e x tm o r n i n fM i k eM o r n i s ogno e st 0 T o d dM a r i n ' sh o u s e

Juliet

at the Bjg Theatre,

Newport. She says,'I like acting

c | | M i k ec o m e so u t o f T o d dM a r i n ' sh o u s ea n d h e s e e sK a t eL a w s o n

in plays, and I like acting

O I

younger characters.I'm only

sevenyearsold.'

V i t < er e m e m b e rhs i s r e v i e wo f R o m e oa n dJ u t i e a
t n dh e f e e l se m b a r n a s s e d

Z o ea c t st h e p a r t o f K a t eL a w s o a
n n df o l l o w sM i k e .

Z o et a k e so f f h e r w i g a n dg l a s s e s

e good
N o wM i k eM o r n i s osna y s',Y o u ' r a
a c t r e s sZ, o eB a k e r ! '

Writing a PIay
Use Zoe's words to completethis scene from Ghapter 2 of the story.

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ScnNn2

2 Use Mike's words to complete this scene from Ghapter 4.

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In Newport Caf6
Zoeond Annie are talking. Mike is sitting across the room
Zoe looksoverand seesMike.Sheis intur6stedin ntm
ZOE (to Annie,quietly)Who'sthat boy?
A ] { N f E ( l a u g h i n g ) Dyoo ul i k eh i m ?H eh a sa n i c ef a c e H i sn a m e ' sM i k e

zoE

H eg o e st o N e w p o rCt o l l e gw
e i t hm e
M i k e ?( a )

s( FNr zl

At Todd Marin's House

Mikeis stondingin front ofthe house.ToddMarin opensthe door.
(excitedly)(a)

MIKE

TODD (interested)Doyou?
MIKE (b)
IODD Whatdo youwantfrom me?

MfKE (nervousgk)

AI{NIE M i k eM o r r i s o n .
zoE (surprised)That'sMikeMorrisonl

TOIID Why?ls it for"the NewportWeeklyNews?

MIKE (after a secondor twd (d)

ANNIT Yes,
why?

ToddMarin looks furiously at Mike and begins to close the door.

MIKE (quickly)(e)

zoE ( b ) . . .
ANNIE T h a t ' sr i g h t .H e . . . o h lT h er " e v i e owf R o m e oa n dJ u l i e t -

z0E

it?
hngrill Right!Younememben
(c)
go and s a y' l h a t ey o u ,M i k eM o r r i s o nY. o uw r i t e
ANNIE (loughing)0K,
s t u p i dr e v i e w fso r t h e n e w s p a p e r . ' o
Gno.
z0E ( f u r i o u s $ ( d ) . . .

ToddMarin opensthe door agoin.

TODD (suddenly)
Comeintothe house.
Act out the scenes on paEe42 and 45 before you look at page 44.

ANNIE What'swnonS?
Areyou afraid?
z0E N o .( e )
43

4 Lookat four morescenesfrom the story.write onesceneand act it out'

ScENE 1

Scelu 3

In the newspaper office

On the phone

ScnNE 5

ScENr 6

In Todd Marin's study

In Newport Caf6

APrettyFace
Z o e B a k e rw o r k s i n a b o o k s t o r e .S h e a l s o l i k e s a c t i n g , a n d s h e
has a part in the play Romeo and Juliet. Mike Morrison writes
. hat does he write about
a b o u t t h e p l a y f o r t h e n e w s p a p e rW
Z o e ? l s Z o e a g o o d a c t r e s s. . o r i s s h e j u s t ' a p r e t t yf a c e ' ?
W h a t d o e s Z o e t h i n k w h e n s h e r e a d s t h e n e w s p a p e r ?W h a t
does she do?
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