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© Ernst Klett Verlag GmbH, Stuttgart 2018 | www.klett.de | Alle Rechte vorbehalten Probeseiten aus der Lektüre für Klasse 7 Rats away / Who’s that girl? ISBN: 978-3-12-548613-3

pros and cons !+prEUz End *kOnz? Pro und Contra

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Rats away

Contents

Before you read the story _ 3

1 The escape _ 42 Morning assembly _ 73 Drama _ 94 Technology _ 125 Lunch _ 14

Exercises _ 17

Before you read the story

1 Situations

a) Choose one of the situations below and say how you wouldfeel and what you would do.

If …, I’d feel … . I’d …

1. You want send a very silly, fun photo of yourself to yourbest friend, but send it to the wrong person by mistake!

2. When you come into the classroom in the morning, yousee something move under your desk – it’s a snake!

3. It’s Friday evening. You can’t find your mobile. You thinkyou left it at school. You have to wait till Monday morningto find out!

4. It’s Monday morning and you’ve just missed your bus toschool. You get a later one, but fall asleep. When youwake up, you’re at the other end of town!

b) Think of a situation you were in where you felt embarrassed,angry, upset … Tell your partner.

2 Pets

a) Choose four animals and think about how they’d be as pets.

cat • dog • horse • rat • bird • guinea pig • fish • hamster • snake • gecko • mouse • iguana • pig

b) Make a list of the pros and cons for your animals.c) Which one of these pets would you most like to have? Why?

Discuss with a partner.

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had kept !hEd *kept? hielt, hatte • maze !meIz? Labyrinth • to sniff !snIf? riechen, schnüffeln • to set off !+set *Of? aufbrechen, losgehen • forgetful !fE*Getfl? vergesslich • equally !*i:kwEli? genauso • empty !*emti? leer • as if !Ez *If? als ob • hilarious !hI*leEriEs? sehr lustig

towards !tE*wC:dz? in Richtung • to recover !rI*k0vE? sich erholen • cross-country run !+krOsk0ntri *r0n? Geländelauf • to interrupt !IntE*r0pt? unterbrechen • passing !*pA:sIN? hier: Fortschreiten • had been (for) !hEd *bIn? war (seit) • not so hot !hOt? hier: nicht so toll

“Google,” added Jenny Docherty, as the class started laughing.

“OK, OK. But what about our four little friends over here?” asked Mr Revell.

He walked over to the large cage where he kept four brown rats: Archimedes, Newton, Einstein and Galileo. Mr Revell had kept rats at the school for many years. And while the head teacher Mrs McCloud didn’t like it, no one ever complained and they were one of the highlights of his Biology lessons.

Mr Revell opened the door of the cage and took out one of the rats. They were not exactly beautiful, but everyone agreed they were kind of cute.

“Let’s see how quickly little Einstein here can find the cheese in this maze without using Google maps.” Mr Revell took the rat and placed it in a large wooden maze that he’d built on one of the desks. The class came closer to watch as the little rat sniffed the cheese and set off to try and find it.

As the rat made its way towards its lunch under the close watch of 25 fourteen-year-olds and their forgetful teacher, no one noticed that Einstein’s equally smart friends were now on their own little journey, out through the door of their cage, which was still open.

“Mr Revell!” said Steven Ely. “Look!” he added, and pointed to the empty cage and its open door.

Mr Revell and the rest of the class turned around to look.“Oh no!” shouted Mr Revell. “What have I done? Where

are they? Where are my rats?” he asked. He looked towards the photo of Albert Einstein on the

wall as if maybe he knew. Most of the students found it hilarious. The rest were up

on their chairs, screaming.

1 The escape

“Hurry up, Martin. The bell’s already rung and it’s Biology next,” Chloe said to her friend as she walked along the corridor towards the science classrooms.

“Yeah, yeah, I know. I’m coming,” Martin replied. “I’m still recovering from that really long cross-country run we did in P.E. this morning.”

“Come on. It wasn’t that bad.”“It was 7 km! Up and down Castle Hill. In this weather!

In any civilised country it wouldn’t be allowed!” he said. He tried to sound angry but not really with much success.

“You’re funny, you know that,” said Chloe, and smiled at Martin as she opened the door to Mr Revell’s classroom.

“Arr, Mr Miles and Miss Dodd. I see you’ve decided to join us,” said Mr Revell. He tried to sound annoyed but not really with much success.

“Sorry sir,” said Chloe. “But, you see, Martin really couldn’t walk very fast.”

“Well, we haven’t got time to hear about that,” interrupted Mr Revell. “So much to do and so little time.”

Mr Revell was a man who knew a lot about the passing of time. He was the oldest teacher at Oak Hall Secondary School and had been there for 35 years so very little surprised him and he was more patient and understanding than most of the teachers half his age. And he was rightly one of the most popular teachers at the school. But while his teaching was still excellent, his memory wasn’t so hot.

“Question. How do all of you solve problems in life?” asked Mr Revell.

“I use my phone, sir. I’ve no idea what I’d do without it,” said Chris Newman.

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assembly !E*sembli? Versammlung • row !rEU? Reihe • mayor !*meIjE? Bürgermeister, Bürgermeisterin • suspicious !sE*spISEs? argwöhnisch • curtain !*k3:tn? Vorhang • fur !f3:? Pelz, Fell • gasp !GA:sp? Raunen, Geräusch des Schrecks • to spread !spred? sich ausbreiten

anyone else !+eniw0n *els? irgendjemand • drawer !drC:? Schublade • inspection !In*spekSn? Besichtigung • council !*kaUnsl? Gemeinderat • properly !*prOpli? richtig

2 Morning assembly

The next morning started as all mornings at Oak Hall began: with assembly. All the students came in and sat down on the floor in neat rows. The teachers then walked in and sat on chairs at the back of the stage. Everyone stood up as Mrs McCloud came in and up onto the stage, and checked the microphone was on.

“Good morning, school,” she said.“Good morning, Mrs McCloud. Good morning, everyone,”

all the students had to reply.“Please sit down. Today we have two very special guests,

Mr Snipp and Mrs Novak, who are here from the city council to inspect the school and see how simply wonderful everything is before they report back to the mayor,” she explained. “They’re going to visit every classroom and see everything in the school.”

“Not everything, I hope,” Martin whispered to Chloe.“I know how happy everyone is to welcome them into

the school,” Mrs McCloud added, but she looked far from happy herself.

A tall thin man and a small, red-haired woman with a suspicious look in her eyes walked up onto the stage and smiled coldly at the students. The teachers, who all looked a lot less happy than their boss, didn’t move. All except for Mr Revell, whose face was turned to the side of the stage, his eyes fixed on something by the curtains.

Suddenly, a small brown ball of fur with a long tail appeared from under the curtains and moved quickly across the stage behind the guests. It was Archimedes. Gasps and laughter spread through the room.

Mrs McCloud looked worried, the inspectors confused.

“Class, listen! There’s nothing to worry about. We just need to find the three rats before anyone else finds them.”

“Err, four rats, sir,” said Sarah Niblett. “It looks like Einstein has also got out of the maze,” she went on, and pointed at the empty maze.

For the rest of the lesson, Mr Revell and his students looked for the four escaped rats. Some of them looked in the cupboards, some in the drawers. Some looked in the corridor and some of them even looked in the toilets next to the classroom. But by the time the end-of-school bell rang, they were all still missing.

After class, Chloe and Martin stayed to talk to Mr Revell. They could see he was worried.

“Tomorrow is the annual school inspection,” he said. “Two council inspectors will be here to check that the school is working properly. Mrs McCloud wants everything to be perfect. But if they find rats in the school, they may close us down.”

“Well, we’ll just have to make sure that they don’t find them,” said Chloe.

“Yeah, don’t worry, sir,” said Martin. “I’m sure it’ll be OK. I mean, how difficult can it be to find four little rats?”

“I hope you’re right,” replied Mr Revell.

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Before you read the story

1 Where you live

a) Do you live in a village, town or city?

b) Choose one of the pictures and imagine you live there.

c) Think of three reasons why it’s a good place to live in.

d) Tell your partner. Your partner finds three reasons why heor she would not like to live there.

e) A big city or a small village – which is better?Discuss and vote on it in class.

2 Stars

a) Choose a music, film or sports star and say what youthink is so cool, interesting or special about him or her.

b) Would you like to be just like your favourite star? Why orwhy not? Think about the good and not so good thingsabout being a star:

be exhausted • opportunity to meet/travel/ … • be demanding • luxury • paparazzi • little privacy • …

c) Talk to your partner about your ideas.

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Who’s that girl?

Contents

Before you read the story _ 19

1 Leaving home _ 202 The wrong girl _ 233 Ruby sounds _ 264 Gary’s plan _ 275 From hero to zero _ 286 Going home _ 30

Exercises _ 32

to imagine !I*mxdZEn? sich vorstellen • exhausted !IG*zC:stId? erschöpft • opportunity !+OpE*tju:nEti? Möglichkeit, Gelegenheit • (be) demanding !dI*mA:ndIN? hohe Anforderungen (haben); anstrengend, anspruchsvoll (sein) • luxury !*l0kSri? Luxus • privacy !*prIvEsi? Privatsphäre

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London was over three hours’ drive from Netherington. By the time they got onto the motorway, Charlie was fast asleep, his hoodie pulled over his eyes.

Rosie plugged in her earphones, put on the latest tracks by her favourite singer and looked out of the window. The rhythm of the music and the view from the window became a kind of backdrop for her thoughts. She was sure she’d love London. After all, it was a city of opportunity and adventure, where celebrities, film stars and the rich and famous walked the streets. That’s where she would live one day, Rosie thought to herself.

Eventually, the bus arrived at Victoria Bus Station, and everyone got off. London was more crowded than she had imagined. There were tourists everywhere. In Netherington people thought she was unusual, if not outrageous in the way she dressed or styled her hair. But here in the heart of London she felt a bit lost in the sea of faces. Unnoticed …

But, for Rosie, that feeling wouldn’t last long. Their first stop was Buckingham Palace. There were hundreds of people queuing and taking photos. A teenager pointed at Rosie and people started taking photos of her.

“Rosie, do you know those girls?” asked Charlie.“I don’t know anyone in London,” she told him.“Well, they seem to know you. Look!”Rosie turned and smiled and waved. This made them

more excited. One of the girls asked Rosie for a selfie.“How cool is this!” Rosie thought. “What’s that all about?” asked Charlie.“They just think I’m really cool,” said Rosie, as she began

to understand what was happening.

1 Leaving home

As the mid-summer sun came up over the green hills around the village of Netherington that morning, 14-year-old Rosie Simmonds woke up and remembered that it was the beginning of the summer holidays and a day in London with her brother Charlie lay before her!

Of course, she knew lots about London from the media, films, mags and all the videos she watched online, but this would be her very first visit to the city. She’d visit some sights … and lots of shops. If Charlie got fed up, he could go and feed the birds in Trafalgar Square or check out the sports shops, or whatever. For sure, she would enjoy her day in the city …

The village she lived in felt as small as her compact case. It was the kind of village where everyone knew everything about everyone else. Rosie knew that the old lady who owned the village shop had a son in hospital, and that the man who always wore dirty old clothes and football boots when giving food to the ducks in the park was very rich. It was also the kind of village where there was only one bus a day to London, and that was at 7.30. And Rosie knew her brother hated getting up early … She looked at her phone. It was 6.45! When she was dressed, she put on her makeup, taking special care. Then she went to wake her bother.

“Come on, Charlie,” she said, nudging her older brother gently. “Hey, wake up, or we’ll miss our bus!”

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motorway !*mEUtEweI? Autobahn • hoodie !*hUdi? Kapuze • to plug in !+pl0G *In? einstöpseln • earphone !*IEfEUn? Ohr-, Kopfhörer • … of opportunity !+Ev OpE*tju:nEti? hier: … der Möglichkeiten • had imagined !+hEd I*mxdZInd? sich vorgestellt hatte • outrageous !aUt*reIdZEs? ausgefallen, schrill, schillernd • unnoticed !0n*nEUtIst? unbemerkt

mag = magazine !mxG? Zeitschrift • whatever !wOt*evE? betreten • compact case !*kOmpxkt *keIs? Puderdose • to nudge !n0dZ? schubsen, stupsen

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2 The wrong girl

There were tourists everywhere in Trafalgar Square. Rosie started taking selfies and sending them to her friends back in the village which now seemed like a different world. For a while, Charlie was happy taking in all the sights and giving food to the pigeons.

When he eventually looked for Rosie, he found her in the middle of a large group of teenagers.

“What’s going on?” he said to himself. He would soon find out.

While he walked over to her, a bus went past with a large advert for a concert on the side of it. He read the name Ruby Sounds. In the photo she looked exactly like Rosie. Suddenly, everything became clear.

He pushed through the crowd of teenagers and pulled Rosie by the hands.

“What are you doing?” asked one of the teenage girls.“Sorry, but it’s time to go,” he answered.“But she promised to sign my jacket,” the girl complained.

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When they were in a quiet corner of the square, Charlie told Rosie about the advert. Rosie laughed.

“Oh, Charlie! Haven’t you seen that poster of Ruby in my room?” she asked him. “Don’t you see all my Facebook posts about Ruby? Boys just don’t get it!”

“Yeah, we don’t get it,” Charlie replied, annoyed. “And I don’t care about idiotic pop stars.”

“She’s not idiotic. She’s like the coolest singer around. And she’s really smart too. And if people think I’m her, then

For the last year, Rosie’s favourite pop star was Ruby Sounds, a singer who was only a couple of years older than her. She was obsessed. She knew everything about her, watched all her videos and followed her on social media. And after some of her friends told her she looked just like Ruby, Rosie started dressing like her, doing her hair and make-up like her, and trying to be as cool as her. In the village, everyone knew she was Rosie. But here in London, it seemed that people actually thought she was Ruby Sounds. Finally, all her hard work was worth it. And all Rosie wanted to do was to enjoy this moment.

“Come on, Charlie. Let’s go and see Trafalgar Square,” she told her brother. “Maybe I’ll meet some more fans there,” she added, smiling.

Charlie laughed and followed his sister as she walked towards Trafalgar Square.

while !waIl? Weile • pigeon !*pIdZEn? Taube • eventually !I*ventSuEli? schließlich • What’s going on? !+wOts *GEUIN *On? Was ist los? • to promise !*prOmIs? versprechen

obsessed !Eb*sest? besessen • to follow !*fOlEU? folgen

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