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Hollyand her brothersgo to Barcelona for a footb,rll
game.First,Hollywantsto seefamousplacesin the city
but her brotherswantto go to a funfair:
Thena man
takesHolly'sbag,andthe trcketsforthe gameare in it!

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 Activities1 The BarcelonaCame

fn What'sthe bookabout?
Lookat the front of this bookandtalk aboutthesequestions. olly Hooper livesin Manchester.Shehastwo brothers,Kev
1 Whereis Barcelona?
Whatdoyou knowaboutit?Whatcanvisitors and TLev.Holly is twelve, quiet and lovesbooks.The boys are
do there? seventeen, noisy and love football.
2 Why arethe peoplein this storygoingto visit Barcelona?
What do One Septembermorning, Kev runs into the kitchen.
you think? 'They'rehere!'he shouts. 'The ticketsfor the Barcelonagame
3 What gamesdo you like?Do you like playingthem or watchingthem?
are here!'
Why?
He dancesacrossthe kitchen foor.
Holly is reading Oliuer Twist.Sheputs her book down.
re Whathappens
first?
'The Barcelonagame?'sheasks.''Whatt that?'
1 Readpage1 of TheBarcelona
Gamequicklyand answerthese
questions. Tiev looks at her. 'You don't know?' he says.'ManchesterUnited
areplaying in Spainon'Wednesday. Dad, Kev and I aregoing.'
1 Wheredo the Hoopers tive? 'Oh,' Holly says.
a London b Cardiff .ffi*GEb
'\_____/-/
2 Howotdis Hotty?
a 11 b12 c13
3 Howmanybrothers hasshegot?
a2 b3 c4
WhenareManchester Unitedplayingin Spain?
a OnTuesday b OnWednesday c OnThursday
Whois going to Spainwith KevandTrev?
a Theirmum b Theirdad c Hotty
Whatis Hotlydoingon page 1?
a Sheis reading. b Sheisshouting. c Sheis dancing.
DoesHollylikefootball?
a Yes bNo c Perhaps

2 Whichof thesepeoplearegoingto go to Spain?What do you think?

shout /Jaot/ (v) Pleasedon't shout. I can hear you!

dad lde.dl(n) | go home from school with Dad because he is a teacher here

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 The Barcelona Game

But that evening The next day is -Wednesday.

Dad isn't well. Next morning Kev, Tiev and Holly leave for
he talks to Kev and Tiev. Spain.Holly is very h"ppy.
'I'm sorry,boys,'he says.'I ve
On the aeroplaneshereadsa
got a bad cold. I can'tgo to . . . book about Barcelona.There
to. . . ACHOO! . . . to Spain area lot of photosin it.
with you.' 'It's a beautifulplace,'
'But, Dad, we'vegot three tickets
shethinks.
for the aeroplane,'Kev says.And three Behindher,the boysaresleeping.
ticketsfor the game.' They arrive at Barcelonaairport at three o'clock.
'And a hotel room for you too,'Tlev says.'\Vhat arewe goingto do?' 'OK,'Tiev says.'Let'stakea taxi to the hotel.'
The room is quiet. Then Holly says,'Oh, no!' and stopssuddenly.Shecan seea big
Then Mum says,'I know!You can take Holly.' hole in her bag.Someof her boola arefalling on the foor.
Kev looks at Tlev. Tiev looks at Kev. Kev looks at TLev.Tiev looks at Kev.
'Yes!'Dadsays.'That'sthe answer.Itis the summerholidays.And 'This is a good start,' Kev says.
shet doing Spanishat schooltoo.' Then he seesa small airport shop.There aresomebagsin the
' B u t...'Keva n dTlev
window. They haveBarcelonaonthem.
'No "buts",'Mum says. 'Go and buy a new bag,'he tells Holly. 'But be quick, OK?'
'You'retaking your little
sisterwith you!' AtfirjCIRl

leave/li:v/ (v) Thetrain /eavesBeijingin the eveningand arrivesin Moscowfive dayslater.

next /nekst/ (adj) ls Manchester the next stop on this train?
hole /haul/(n) Thereis a hole in your shirt.Did you know?
mum /m,rm/ (n) Mum works in an off ice. She comes home at six o'clock.
tell /teU(v) The childrenare in bed. Pleasefe//them a storv.
 The Barcelona Game

Holly buys one of the Barcelona Later,Holly and the boysarriveat Tibidabo.
bags.Then sheand her brotherstake 'Look - theret a big wheel!' Tiev says.'I love big wheels.'
a taxi to their hotel. Holly goesinto 'Me too,' Kev says.'Let'sgo!'
her room. It hastwo windows and Holly looksat the wheel.'Oh no,' shethinks.
aYerybig bed. Five minutes lateq the wheel stops.
'This is great,'shethinks. 'That was great,' Tlev says.'Let'sdo it again.'
Then shegoesinto Kev and Then he looks at Holly. Her faceis white.
Ti'evt room. Are you all right?' he asks.
'OK, what arewe going to do 'No,' Holly says.'l'm not.'
beforethe game?'sheasks.''W'ecan seethe cathedral or the famous Kev looks at Tiev. Tiev looks at Kev.
street,"Las Ramblas",or the Olympic Stadium or . . ' 'OK - listen,'Kev says.'You seethat
'No, no, no,' Kev says.''Wedon't want to go to thoseplaces.'We're cafe?Go and wait for us there.But stay
going to Tibidabo. It's a funfair. Thev'sfriend went there in April. It's there and don't moue,OK?'
great,he says.' 'OK,' Holly says.
A funfair!'Holly says.'But . . .' And put the ticketsin your bag,
'No "buts",' Kev says.'I'm telling you, it's great.\7e're going there Kev says.'-Wedon't want to take
- and you'recoming with us.' them with us. Seeyou at seven
o'clock. OK?'
'Yes,Kev,' Holly says.
Sheputs the ticketsin her bag.
Then shewalks to the cafe.

great/grert/ (adj) We are going to stay in a great hotel. Do you want to come with us?
cathedraf /ka'Oirdral/(n) The big building near the river is St Paul's Cathedral.
stadium /'sterdiem/ (n) We are going to a football game in the new stadium. wheel iwi:l/ (n) The London Eye is a big wheel. You can see a lot of buildings from the top
funfair /'frnfea/ (n) We had a very good day at the funfair, but now we haven't got any money. because it moves slowly.
 Activities2

Im Wereyou right? }fl Languagein use

Lookat the answerstoActivities1.1and 1.2on pageii.Wereyou right? Lookat the sentencesin the box. She'sdoingSpanish
at school.
Thenfinishthesesentenceswith wordsfrom the box. Thenlook at the picturesand finish
You'recomingwith us.
sentences1-6.
bag friend Spanish caf6 book wheel cotd taxi

he hasgot a ..........
1 Daddoesn'tgo to Spainbecause
2 Holty'sdoing.......... .. at school.
shereads
3 O nthea e r o p la ne a................. a b o uB
t a rc e lo n a .
airportshebuysa new
4 At Barcelona
5 Holly,KevandTrevtakea to their hotel.
.........
6 Tr ev's ...wenttoTibidabo
inAp ril.
7 Hotlydoesn'tlikethe big at the funfair.
I Hollywaitsfor KevandTrevin a ............ 1 Hotty/ read/ book
2 KevandTrev/ sleep/ aeroplane
@ What more did you learn?
3 Hottylbuy /new bag
Who is talking?Write the letters,A-E.
4 Why/you / look/ me?
5 Hotly'sbooks/ fall/ floor
5 Kev/ tatk/ sister

B What happensnext?
1 Whichisthe rightword?
a At thecafd,Hottyisnappy
tQ6@@
b Shedoes/ doesn'flikefunfairs.

1 'l can'tgoto -AcHoo!- spainwithyou.'

o c The ticketsare in her hotel room / bag.
d Shewants to see LasRamblas,a famouscathedral/ street.

2 'YoucantakeHotty.'

3 'OK,whatarewe goingto do beforethe game?'

o
o
e KevandTrevaregoingto seeher in the cafdat 6 o'clock/ 7 o'clock.

2 What do you think? Write Yesor No.

4 'Areyou all right?'

5 'Andput theticketsin yourbag.'

o
o
a ls Hotlygoingto stayin the caf6?
b lsshegoingto havea problem
c ls shegoingto seeLasRamblas?
with the tickets?
 The Barcelona Game

The man drinks two black coffees,

and after that he leaves.Holly closes
her book on Barcelona.
'Now what?'shethinks. 'It's only
six o'clock.'
SuddenlysheremembersOliuer
Twistandsmiles.
Her bag is on the foor. Holly
opensit, but then shestopssmiling.
A blue shirt?An American newspaper? An addressbook with the
name'FredBurns'onit?
'Thesearent my things,'shethinks. 'l dont understand. \Whereb
my book?'SThere are the ticketsfor the . . . ?'
Then sheclosesher eyes.'Oh no. The man with the moustache.
This isnt my bag.It's ltist'

At the caf( La Masia, Holly sits down. She asksfor coffee.Then she
looks at her Barcelonabook.
'I wanted to seetheseplaces,'shethinks. And now I'm not
going to seethem. I'm in Spainand I'm only going to seea gameof
football.'
Her coffeecomesand shedrinks it. Ten minutes later,a man sitsat
the next table. He has a moustache and a brown coat. He has a bag
with BarcelonAon it. Holly seesthe bag and smiles.
'Heb got one too,' shethinks. Then shelooks at her book again.

moustache /me'sto:fl (n) His hair is black, but he has a long white moustache.
 The Barcelona Came

'He can'thearyou,' saysthe boy. 'The traffict very noisy.Listen

- do you want to follow him?'
Holly looks at the boy. 'How? On your motorbike?'
'Yes.'
Holly thinks about it. 'OK,' shesays.
The boy givesher a crash helmet. 'Put this on,' he says.
il Holly sitsbehind him and puts it on.
'\(hat's your name?'sheasks.
'Pere,'the boy answers.
Shestandsup. Suddenlyher handsarecold.'Where ishe? V(here Then he startsthe bike and drivesquickly away.
is he?Sheruns out of the cafe.There area lot of peoplein the street. Holly closesher eyes.Fred Burnst taxi is yellow and black. It goes
Holly looks left and right. left, right and left againvery quickly. Perefollows it. Holly opens
'I can'tseehim,' shethinls. her eyes.They arepassinga big building. Sheremembersone of the
A boy on a motorbike is passingthe cafe.He seesHollyt faceand photosin her book.
srops. 'Thatt the Olympic
'\Whatt wrong?'he asksher. Stadium.'shethinks.
Shestartsto tell him. Then shelooks acrossthe street.A taxi is
driving away.Fred Burns is sitting in the back.
'Thatt him!' sheshouts.'There he goes.He'sgot my bag.Stop!
Stop!l!'

traffic /'trafrk/ (n) There is a lot of traffic in this street because people drive their children to
the school .
motorbike/'meutabark/ (n) He went acrossEuropeon the backof his brother'smotorbike. follow /'fnlau/ (v) | know the place. Fol/ow me!
pass/po:s/(v) We are passrngthe shops,but we can't stop.We haven'tgot time. crash hefmet /'kre.[ ,helmrt/ (n) People can't see your face under that crash helmet-

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 Thc Barcelona Game

Perefollows the taxi for a long time. Then it stopsnearBarcelona's

famouscathedral.Holly and Perestop too. There area lot of people
and carsin front of the cathedral.
'It's a beautiful building,' Holly thinks.
Then sheremembersFred Burns.
'Look - therehe is,' Peresays.'Het gettingout of the taxi.'
Holly takesoff her crashhelmet.
'Stop!'sheshouts.'Mr Burns!Please
stop.'
Shegetsoff the bike and startsto run.

Ten minutes larer,Fred Burnst taxi is in the famousstreer.Las

Ramblas.Holly can seeher bag in the backwindow. Shecan see
Fred Burns too.
'Pleasestop!' shethinks. '\fhere areyou going?'
There aresometraffic lights in front of them. They go from green
to yellow The taxi passesthe lights, but then the lights go red.Two
old women starrto walk acrossthe street.They havegot a lot of
fowers in their hands.
'Oh no,' Holly says.Shelooks
at the back of Fred Burns'shead.
'tVe cant catch him now.'
'Yes,we can,' Pereshouts.
He drivesin front of the two
women very quickly. One says,
'Aiieeel!'
'Sorry!' Pereshoutsand drives
away.

minute/'mrnrt/(n) Work startsin ten m,nutes.We are going to be late

(n) Hismotheris ill. He istakingher someflowers.
ffower/'flaoe/

t2 t3
b Wereyou right? }f,l Languagein use
Lookat your answersto Activity 2.4. Wereyou right? Now answerthese Lookat the wordsin the box.Then Shelooksacrossthe street.
questions.WriteHolly, Fredor Pere. finish the paragraphwith these FredBurnsis sittingin the back.
words.
after in front of next to near at off
across out of in on with

Hottyis sitting FredBurns CafdLa

Masia.Heleaves herbagandsheruns.'..'..'....
the caf6.Pereis passing a motorbike. He stopsandlooks
1 Whohasa moustache?
wrong?'heasks.They
Hotty.'What's followFredBurns's
2 Whosays,'He's
got my bagl'? . them.Two old
taxi,buttherearesometrafficlights..........
3 WhogivesHottya crashhelmet? womenwalk........... the street,but Peredrivesveryquickly.
After
4 WhoisAmerican? taxistops
a longtime,FredBurns's the cathedral.Then
5 Whohasa browncoat? too,andHotlyruns
Perestopshismotorbike FredBurns.

6 WhositsbehindPereon hismotorbike?
f[ What happensnext?
7 Whodrivesin frontof two womenon LasRamblas? It is 6.35. Hotly, Pereand Fred Burns are at the cathedral. Kev and Trev
are at Tibidabo.Who is talking in these pictures?Write the name of the
personandthe letter of the right picture.
}l| What more did you learn?
Putthesesentencesin the right order.Write1-8 in the boxes.
a A boyon a motorbikeis passing
the caf6.

b HollyandPerepassthe OlympicStadium.

c A mansitsnextto Hottyat the CafdLaMasia. 1

d 'Sorry!'Pere
shoutsanddrivesaway. 1 'Run!He'sgoingintothe
getsout of histaxiat Barcelona
e FredBurns cathedrat. cathedra[!'
Pere E
4 'Whoareyou,andhowdo you
t Hotlyfindsanaddress
bookwith the name'Fred
Burns'onit.
2 'Excuse got my bag.'
me.You've knowmy name?'
g Twoold womenstartto walkacrossLasRamblas.

h Hottygetsontothe boy'smotorbike. 3 'Whattime is it,Trev?' 5 'Thisis a greatfunfair,Kev.'

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 The Barcelona Game

Shetells Pereabout her brothersand the football game.

'I understand,'the Spanishboy says.'OK - put your helmet on
again.'
Pereand Holly drive back to La Masiavery quickly. They passa lot
of beautiful old buildings.
'This is great,'Holly thinks. 'I'm seeingBarcelonanow.'
Five minutes later,sheand Perepassthe big wheel at Tibidabo.
''\Vhat time is it now?' Holly asks.
'One minute to seven,'the Spanishboy says.'Itt OK. You'renot
going to be late.'
He stopsin front of the cafe.Holly looks at the peoplethere.
'Good,' shesays.'Kev and Trev aren'there.'
Then shegetsoff the motorbike.
Perewatchesthe Englishgirl. Sheis running very quickly. Fred l
Burns is walking into the cathedral.The American hearshis name
and stops.
'Me?' he says.
He looks left and righr. Then he seesHolly. Sheruns to him and
startstalking.Two minutes later,shecomesback to Pere.There is a
big smile on her face.
'Have you gor the right bag now?' he asks.
'Yes,I have.'Holly is very h"ppy. 'Oh, Pere,thank you. How can
I . . . ?' But then shestopssmiling.'Oh, no.
\Whattime is it?'
Perelooks at his watch.
'Twenty to seven.Vhy?'
Suddenly Holly's face
is white again.
'Kev and Tiev. They're
going to be at La Masia
in twenty minutes.'

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 The BarcelonaGame

There are a lot of peoplein the Nou Camp football stadium.Kev,

Tiev and Holly get there ten minutes before the game.
'Have you got the tickets?'Kev askshis sister.
'Yes,'Holly says,and shetakesthem from her bag.
The boysbuy food and drinks. Then they all sit down.
'\Wehad a greattime this afternoon,'Tiev says.
'Yes,'Kev says.A greattime.'
'Good,' Holly says.'Me too.'
Kev looks at Tiev. TLevlooks at Kev.Then they look at their little
sisterand smile.
'You!' Kev says.'Holly, you neuerhave. . .'
But the playersarecoming into the stadium.
'United! United!' Kev and Thevshout.
Holly looks at them.
'Yes,me,'shethinks. '1had a greattime.'
'Pere- how can I thank you?' shesays. Shesmiles.Then sheopensOliuer Twistandstartsto read.
'Thatt OK,' Pereanswers.'I had a good rime.'
He looks at his motorbike.
There are two red fowers in one
of the wheels.
'Here,'he says,and he gives
the flowers to Holly. 'These
flowers are for you. Have a good
time at the game,OK?'
He smilesand startshis bike.
Then he drives away.
Kev and Tlev arrive at the
caft. Holly is reading Oliuer
Twist. Shelooks up.
'Oh, hello,' shesays.Are we
going now?'

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Lookat the picture.Hotty and Pereare talking.What are they saying? QUESTTONS,
QUESTTONS,
QUESTTONS
Work with a friend.
mte. the summerholidays,Hotly'sfriendsask a lot of questionsabout
Q
YouarePere.Ask
Ho[[yabouthervisitto Barcelona
andher her visit to Barcelona.Whatdo they ask about:
homein England. . Barcelona?
lStudent B I VouareHo[[y.
AnswerPere's
questions.
Thenaskhimquestions. . Pere?
. herfamity?
. thefootballgame?
. FredBurns?

Start your questionswith thesewords:

Howmany...? What...? Which...? Where...?

Wh o . . . ? Why...? When...? Do...? Did...?
|s...? Are...? Was...? Were...?

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Holly is writing about Barcelona.Put thesewords in the right ptaces. 9
visit Olympic street Spain football funfair beautiful 10

Barcelonais in ..,........ ANSWERS,

ANSWERS,
ANSWERS My brothers
a+ has a v*\ l wontedto see the
ole @ Workwith a friend.Askand footbollgome.
- *" v*c,;-;"fl:Y:" . *;J;;Joo"^ answerthe questions
Las Rambtasis a famqs in Barcelona.And inActivity 1.
+heresr:b]**:" A to+or PeoPte Why did
?.;;; you90 to
".,"') 6; Barcelona?
Now write an article for a school newspaperabout Holly's visit to
Barcelona.

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