MIDNIGHT BAY Gavin Biggs Recording in British English When Rosa travels to Midnight Bay on a summer exchange programme, she meets a local boy, Mako and his father, Bull. Rosa soon discovers that the sea animals in the bay have started to attack humans. And Mako is sure that something bad is happening at the big car factory along the coast. Can Rosa and Mako solve the mystery of Midnight Bay together? THE ANGEL Gavin Biggs Recording in British English Angelica – the Angel – is the best thief in the world, but she is bored and wants to retire. In the meantime, a new police sergeant has set a trap for her. And her old enemy, the Phoenix, has appeared once more. What happens when her niece Isabelle comes to stay? And will Angelica avoid the police and find a new Angel? Level 2 · A1/A2 Mystery · Ecology 84 pages ISBN 978-3-7114-0042-0 Level 3 · A2 Mystery · Detective 84 pages ISBN 978-3-7114-0043-7 THE JADE LOTUS Gavin Biggs Recording in British English Harrison loves going to karate class at Mr Sato’s dojo. His only problem are the twins, Lauren and Jonny. They’re bullies. But then he sees Mr Sato fight two men in dark glasses, and Mr Sato’s jade lotus sculpture goes missing. What is happening? Miki, Mr Sato’s granddaughter, asks Harrison to help her find the jade lotus. Can they solve the mystery together? THE PUZZLE BOX Gavin Biggs Recording in British English Jack can’t wait to spend the summer practising new magic tricks. So, he isn’t happy that he will spend his summer holidays working for his grandmother, Maisie. But Maisie has a magic shop, and when a Japanese puzzle box arrives, things start to get very exciting. Is Maisie hiding something about her past? And who is the Amazing Antonio? Is he really a jewel thief? Level 2 · A1/A2 Mystery · Family 84 pages ISBN 978-3-7114-0223-3 Level 3 · A2 Mystery · Human Interest 84 pages ISBN 978-3-7114-0224-0 After Reading Listen in and Debate 3 Listen again and write the correct names. a ............................... says graffiti can make a place seem unsafe. b ............................... says that graffiti is an art form for young people. c ............................... says that not all graffiti is good. d ............................... says graffiti can bring artists together. 4 Think. Who do you agree with? 2 We asked this question to four teenagers. Who agrees? Listen and tick (✓). 1 David 2 Solomiia 3 Marcos 4 Tamara GRAFFITI Banksy is the most famous graffiti artist in the world. He started doing graffiti when he was 14. He hated school, and spray painting made him feel better about himself, and gave him a voice. Now he and his work are famous all over the world. However, no-one knows who Banksy really is. Much of Banksy’s work has a political message. He speaks out against war, capitalism, and injustice, and takes sides with immigrants, the poor, and the homeless. Banksy did the graffiti above on a wall in Palestine. What is the message? Is all graffiti art? 5 In pairs, read then complete with the adjectives in the box. Listen and check. Not all graffiti is street art. Indeed a lot of it is a series of (a) ..............................., quickly (and often badly) written tags. These tags are at best (b) ..............................., and at worst (c) ............................... . And there is an increase in (d) ............................... behaviour in areas with a lot of graffiti. Graffiti has destroyed (e) ............................... ruins, (f) ............................... buildings and (g) ............................... property. Governments all over the world spend (h) ............................... amounts of money cleaning and fixing damage done by graffiti. For this reason it is seen as a form of vandalism, and is i ............................... in many countries. However, many towns and cities have permission walls where street artists can paint without breaking the law. aggressive ancient anti-social boring historical huge illegal private ugly GRAFFITI AS VANDALISM 6 In two groups, discuss the question below. Do you agree? Say why or why not. Give reasons and examples. Use the quotes to help. I DISAGREE DAVID LYNCH (Film director) “Graffiti kills the possibility to go back in time and have the buildings be as they were.” I AGREE BANKSY (Graffiti artist and activist) “Graffiti ultimately wins out over proper art because it becomes part of your city, it's a tool.” DEBATE Is all graffiti art? 78 79 1 What do these words mean? Discuss in pairs. Do you know other words associated with graffiti? can crew spray tag 9783711400437_book_The Angel.indd 78-79 30/08/22 11:18 Listen in and Speak and Listen in and Debate spreads take learners from attentive listening to critical response and help develop all-important oracy skills. 39 HELBLING READERS CATALOGUE 2024 FICTION ‘LISTEN IN’ STORIES
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