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Teacher’s Notes

N ew s p aper Chase

by John Escott

About Easystarts

Communicative activities

Easystarts are Penguin Readers written to the lowest level in the

Penguin Readers series. They are specially written originals, using

200 headwords and the simplest grammatical structures.

There are more than twenty titles to choose from across a range

of styles and subject matter. All titles are in full colour, with

carefully selected photos and/or artwork which helps to guide early

learners of English. There is one page of activities at the back of

each book.

Penguin Readers Easystarts provide pleasurable reading for all

tastes at an appropriate level of difficulty.

The following teacher-led activities cover the same sections of text

as the exercises at the back of the Reader.

BEFORE YOU READ

1 Students look at the front of the book. Ask them the following

questions:

What is the man doing?

Where is he?

Why is he looking at the newspaper?

Summary

AFTER YOU READ

1 Show students the pictures on the following pages. How are

the characters feeling?

page 2 – Harry

page 4 – Harry

page 7 – Harry

page 10 – Jenny

page 13 – the men in the recycling truck

page 14 – Harry

2 Ask students: You win 1 million pounds. What do you want to

buy? A painting? A boat?

Newspaper Chase is a fictional story about a thief who steals a

very expensive painting from an art gallery. At the beginning of the

story Harry, the thief, comes into the art gallery and cuts the

painting from its frame. On the way out he knocks over a table and

breaks a beautiful vase. He laughs because he has broken a very

expensive object.

Harry goes back to the rooming house where he rents a room, and

hides the painting under his bed. Janey, the daughter of the

rooming house owner, thinks recycling is very important – she

always recycles bottles and newspapers. On Friday in the story

she collects old newspapers from the house, including the

newspaper under Harry’s bed! She puts them in a box to give to

the recycling van.

Harry is not at home. He is trying to sell the painting. He comes

home as Janey is putting the box in the van. He gets very worried

and jumps into the van to find his newspaper. Janey sees a piece

of broken glass in his shoe. It is the glass from the beautiful vase

and Janey has seen the vase on the news on television. She calls

the police and they come and take Harry away.

Extra words

There are twenty extra words, in addition to the 200 headwords,

used in each Easystart title. The extra words used in this title are

highlighted in question 1 at the back of the Reader. They are:

art gallery box break chase dollar frame glass jump

rooming house million painting piece recycling

remember reporter reward thief thousand truck vase

Background and themes

Justice: Harry does a bad thing. He steals a painting to make

money for himself. He is very greedy and the public can no longer

see and admire the painting. But at the end of the story justice

prevails and he gets what he deserves.

Social responsibility: Janey knows that Harry has done something

very wrong so she calls the police. She is socially responsible and

helps get the painting back for everyone to admire.

Responsibility for the environment: recycling is very important.

Without it the world’s natural resources will eventually run out. It is

not good to waste anything that can be recycled.

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Student’s activities

ACTIVITIES BEFORE READING THE BOOK

1 Look at the front of the book. Think about the title of the book

( Newspaper Chase ). What does it mean?

Pages 8–11

1 Write the correct word in the sentences below:

recycling chases box jumps shoe

(a) Janey puts the newspapers into a _ _ _ _ _ _.

(b) Janey is looking at Harry’s _ _ _ _ _ _.

(d) Harry _ _ _ _ _ _ after the recycling truck.

(e) Harry _ _ _ _ _ _ into the recycling truck.

ACTIVITIES WHILE READING THE BOOK

Pages 1–3

1 Write the correct word in the sentences below:

art galleries thief breaks million frame vase dollar

(a) Harry takes the painting from its ______.

(b) American money is the ______.

(d) Harry is a ______.

(e) The beautiful ______ is blue.

(f) I have a lot of money. I buy paintings for one ______

d o l l a r s .

(g) Harry ______ the vase into pieces.

2 Answer the questions:

(a) Why does Janey look for old newspapers?

(b) Where does Janey see the newspaper in Harry’s room?

(d) What are the men from the recycling truck doing?

(e) How many newspapers are in the truck?

(f) How old is Harry’s newspaper?

2 Answer the questions:

(a) What time is it when Harry goes to the art gallery?

(b) How does Harry see the painting in the dark?

painting from its frame?

(d) What colour is the beautiful vase?

(e) Why does Harry smile?

Pages 12–15

1 Write the correct word in the sentences below:

glass remember angry reward

(a) I am one of the men from the recycling truck. Aman is in

my truck. I am very ______.

(b) She is telling the police about the thief. Maybe she can

get a ______.

(d) The vase breaks into a hundred pieces of ______.

Pages 4–7

1 Write the correct words in the sentences below:

rooming house thousand reporter painting piece

truck

(a) The building is one ______ years old.

(b) Harry tries to get money for the ______.

(d) I have a room in a ______ ______.

(e) I am a ______ for a newspaper.

(f) I like this cake, can I have a big ______ please.

2 Answer the questions:

(a) Where does Janey see the piece of blue glass?

(b) What is Harry’s family name?

(d) How are the men in the recycling truck?

(e) How many policemen arrive?

(f) What can Janey buy with the reward?

2 Are the questions right or wrong?

(a) Harry puts the painting in the kitchen.

(b) Mrs Allen and Janey hear Harry come home.

(d) The vase is in a thousand pieces now.

(e) Harry wants fifty-five thousand dollars for the painting?

ACTIVITIES AFTER READING THE BOOK

1 Work with a partner. Look at the pictures in the book.Tell your

partner the story again. Look at the pictures, not the words.

You tell the first piece of the story, your partner can tell the

second piece.

2 Do you recycle? What do you recycle? Do you think recycling

is important? Why?

Published and distributed by Pearson Education

Factsheet written by Julie Nowell

Factsheet series developed by Louise James

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