 ABOUT THE AUTOR

Norman Whitney:
Dr. Norman Whitney has studied in the UK and the USA. His teaching career
included the posts of Head of EFL at Ealing College of Higher Education in
London; editor of the English Language Teaching Journal (published by Oxford
University Press); and Joint Chief Inspector of The British Council's scheme for
accrediting EFL schools in the UK. From 1996-1999 he was a consultant with
the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, with special
responsibility for the design and content of teacher training programmes.

His most recent Oxford University Press publications are Dream Team, a global
course for secondary schools; English Champions, for Italian secondary
schools; Team up! for Greek frontisteria, and Passport to Work, a conversation
course for Japanese speakers.

With other colleagues, Norman is currently researching how the internet could
be used to help teenage learners of English, and their teachers and parents.

 ABOUT THE LITERARY WORK

Sara Says No – 1989

The Stranger – 1997
The truth Machine – 1976
Oxford Team – 2009
The Cleverest Person In The World – 1979
Dream Team – 2000
Open Doors – 1994

 GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE READING.

The reading talks about Woodend

which was a small and quiet village
with no shop, no visitors. Then a
stranger called Dave came and
opened the Corner Shop.
That summer, visitors came to
Woodend and customers came
secretly to the shop.
They wanted “help” and Dave helped them. Villagers was happy with the
shop because there were a lot of things and
villagers could sell their products, however Anna
who was Dave’s assistant in the shop looked
something strange in the shop because when
someone came to the special orders room in the
 shop, they left something of their
belongings.
In reality, Dave Staling was an evil, he
had strange powers, finally, Anna was
terrible about the situation and the
corner shop was in flames. The flames
reached Dave Slatin and Anna was
dead in her bed. It was a terrible day for
Woodend.

 ALL THE NEW VOCABULARY LEARNED

BRIEFCASE MAGAZINES
HANDLE TURNED ON
LOOKED UNDERNEATH
DIRTY TRUTH
ENTRANCE LETTERS
CHAIRMAN TIGHT
DOLL COIN
MUSTACHE WRIST
SCREAM AFRAID

 EXAMPLES OF GRAMMATICAL STRUCTURE FOUND IN THE READING

The simple past:

He smiled and few people clapped.
Things at the shop were good and cheap.
Peter helped at the shop and Dave gave him money too.
The woman smiled, but she was nervous.
The simple past negative:
Dave and Greta Gordon did not know each other.
Anna did not watch the game.
Anna did not know why.
The simple present negative:
I don’t have any jobs.
We don’t have any money.
I don’t know what’s wrong with her.
The present perfect:
We haven’t decided yet.
Anna had asked her question. Dave had answered it.
I’ve answered your question.
Dave had invited Anna to London for the weekend.

 CHARACTER(S)

Main character:
Dave Slatin
Anna
Secondary characters:
Peter
Greta Gordon
Mike Bailey
Arthur Riseman

 MESSAGE(S) OR REFLEXION(S) OR CONCLUSIONS

The message of the work is that we should not trust people who do not know
enough, we should take precautions because we do not know their past, their
secrets, their feelings or their intentions. It is better to take the time to know
them and be able to get a conclusion.