MEET ME IN ISTANBUL

1. Journey to Istanbul

A man goes to Istanbul. His name is tom Smith. 

Tom reads Agela's letter, his girlfriend. Tom meet Kemal and they talked a lot about Angela's Company and another things. When they arrived in Istanbul, they meet at three o'clock in a American bar.

2. The American Bar

While Tom goes to hotel, he saw angela with other mans very suspects.

He wanted to get out but the bus didn't stop and he couldn't left.

Tom went to the American Bar where he reminded with Angela but she didn't come.

A man, seemed strange, who wearing a grey raincoat, looked all the time Tom. Tom Try to called Angela, but nobody answered. 

Tom asked to receptionist where Kamerot was. Suddenly Tom left the hotel and the strange man followed him...

3. A Shock

Kamerot Sokak, a old building, hadn't got any lights and Tom couldn't see anything.

Tom knocked  at Angela's door, he thought that Angela was there but anybody reply. After, Tom went to "Ankara Hotel" to slept for a night.

When Tom woke up, in the morning, he went to the Angela's Company (that was an exportation office) for saw where Angela was. But the secretary said Tom that Angela was dead.

4. "I saw her"

Mr. Smith said to Mr. Dünya (the secretary) how could pass this horrible incident.

Mr. Dünya told him that Angela had a fatal car accident. Tom left. He got a card with two telephone numbers, one from Mr. Dünya and the other from a man who arranged the funeral. 

He thought about Kemal, the guy who meet in the plane, and Tom phoned him to know more about him.

5. A disappointing day

While Tom Smith and Kemal were sitting in the American Bar Tom said him what was happened.

After, Kemal said him that he saw Angela. Then, they drove to the building where Tom saw Angela for last time.

In this building were a lawyer, a dentist and a doctor. But Tom didn't knew were Angela went.

Kemal Told Tom that he most talk with the consulate.

6. Visit to the Consulate

After lunch they went to consulate.

Pennington gave Tom the report of accident. Anyone believes Tom because he said that he saw Angela the day before. Tom wanted to identify the body but the body was burned.

The police found the identification in her bag. Angela's parents didn't know yet because they spent holidays in France.

The case was closed and the funeral was the last wednesday.

Pennington told Tom that he must leave Istanbul.

7. The man in the grey raincoat

Kemal didn't trust that man. 

Kemal said Tom that he should went home. They went sightseeing and they visited monuments and many things. Kemal realised that someone was following them, and seemed concerned.

They decided divide and phone each other.

8. A Suprise Phone Call

Tom took a taxi and Tom phone rings. Was a women, she wanted to meet him. Tey met and her name was Julie. Julie know a lot of Angela's life and she explain to Tom that Angela likes his job and Julie told him other things.   But lately seemed strange Angela, said Jullie.  

One day, Angela and Julia was having a lunch and Mr. Dünya appeared. Angela was scared because Mr. Dünya has something to do against her.

Tom told Julie what had finished to looked for Angela. Julie told Tom that Mr. Dünya was a cruel person.

9. "Goodbye, Mr. Dünya"

Tom and kemal made up a plan to got the person who was followinf them. The mysterious man was a man of Mr. Dünya.

Tom went to the Dünya's office to say Dünya that he left Istanbul. Tom went to the airport and Tom know that one man was following him. He hided in the toiletes  with the help of the crowd of people that were there.

The plane left and the man thought that Tom left.

Then, when Tom go out from the toiletes, he and Tom decided to following Mr. Dünya.


10. An Important Discovery
Kemal gaves Tom a false wig and mustache to deceive Mr. Dünya. They waited Mr. Dünya go out from his office and then followed him.
After, ther arrived at his mansion.
Tom wanted to know more about Dünya's life and they decided look around Mr. Dünya stores.


11. A Clever Trick
Mr. Dünya and his parents sells ornaments.
 He could sell a box where would have a lot of ashtrays cheper than the others. So Kemal could enter inside Dünya's store.
Kemal said to Mr. Dünya that he wanted to sell the box because he needed the money.
Kemal's brother called to Mr. Dünya and Kemal could see what Dünya was doing. Mr. Dünya was phoning. Kemal look around the store and he saw a small wall. Mr. Dünya paid him and he left.
They come back to the hotel and decided to break in the courtyard.


12. Disaster!
In the evening Tom and Kemal went to the wall, then they climb up it and they saw a little bags of drugs in the ornaments.
When Tom jump, made a lot of noise and he was capturated.


13. Journey Into Danger
Mr. Dünya had a gun and he saud that Angela was in his house.
The mens of Mr. Dünya took them in Dünya's car and drove to his mansion. Suddenly the police was inside drug sweatshop and said: Stop! Stop or we'll shoot!. 
Dünya dropped his gun and slowly put his hands above his head. His men did the same. 
The door of Mr. Dünya's house opened and Angela run out to Tom. They were really happy and galded.

14. Time for a Holiday
In the evening they were in the Consulates building with Mr. Pennington.
They talked very long time and they talked about what was happened.
Now, Tom and Angela want a happy holidays.

How to spend €150,000

If I had €150,000, I'd be very happy because I'd have more money than before. First of all, I'd buy a new watch, a gorgerous watch, I think for a rolex one, althought i like cartier watches. My mum likes too.

Next, I'd buy my father a new car, a red sport car. It'd be a porsche 911 carrera, it's a fantastic car and beautiful car. I'd buy my mum a really fantastic ring, the ring would have a lots of diamonds and it'd be make with pink gold.

The third thing I'd do is pay for all my friends to spend a day in the beach. I'd do a big party in the beach with all my friends. I'd should pay some waiters and "go-go". We'd make the best party in the world.

Finally, I'd buy some food to help homeless people in my village, I'd donate some food and blankets.

SKYJACK!

Chapter 1
Harald and Carl boarded the Plane. The hostess said the welcome to them. Carl looked at his ticket and he sat in seat 5F.The hostess gave the newapaper to the people. Harald had two sons and one for them has his birthay tomorrow. The plane take off and they were asleep.

Chapter2
Later, Carl woke up and warn the hostess and he asked the time when they arrived. The hostess looked very nervously. Herald and Carl began to talk an read his newspaper. Carl said that Herald was famous person because there were a picture in the newspaper. But something was wrong, the air hostess loocked worried and nervous, she was talking with another people. Suddenly one of the young men walked into the pilot's cabin! Carl and Harald began nervous.The pilots changed the flight plans. The air hostess has a machine gun in her hand...

Chapter3
Helen Sandberg arrived in her house. She helped her son with her homework. But the telephone rang at 12.15a.m. Helen thought found a strange call in these times.This call was very important. Later, Helen went to the airport quickly.

Chapter4
The hijackers were standing in the plane. They loocked very serious. One of them said that this is People's Liberation Army, they didn't went to hurt anyone but they were armed with machine guns. The hijackers said that the country had two prisioners that they wanted to be freed. Carl was the Prime Minister. Harald tore his passaport and ate them because he thought was better.

Chapter5

Helen arrived in the airport, she went to talk with Colonel of the Army Forces. They said that there was the ambassadors of America and United Kingdom . The objective of the hijackers wanted to released prisoners, refuel the deposit of the plane and go to another country.
But the hijackers said that the prisioners didn't free in two hours, they killed the passenger. Helen wanted to talk with hijackers, but was very difficult. 

Chapter6

The hijackers were watching all the passports of the people. Harald gave his passport to Carl because he ate this, and said he was a prisoner of harald being transported another prision. Carl looked the hijackers and he listened that Prime Minister needs more time. A hijacker grabbed a passenger and she pointed with a gun. The reason was that Prime Minister needs more time but the hijackers said; "if not meets the deal we kill a person of the plane".

Chapter7

In the airport Helen and another people listened some things of the hijackers. The hijackers  wanted to had a prisoners in the airport and released but the Prime Minister has decided not to free the prisoners. Suddenly the door plane opened very slowly, there was a spy behind this, and the fat man jumped. Some bullets hite him. Helen looked this terrible overview and he saw the dead body of the man.
Helen decided that she wanted to had here the two prisioners but Colonel get very angry.

Chapter8

The girl came back into the cabin she was afraid.And the people shauting that the girl was a murderer. But the girl said that silence other wise she killed all the passengers. Then Harald moved and ran fast along the aisle. The hijackers didn't see him but later Harald caught the young man and knocked them into the floor and he too. But the bearded man hit him on the head with his gun. the hijackers found the newspaper and saw the picture of Carl. They were very happy.

Chapter9

The Ambassadors of Britain and USA were coming to airport because Helen needed help for to have controlled the situation and avoid more deaths. She disliked the help of American Soldiers and the military in general because US was more powerful than Britian. Helen spoke with the US Government explaining some things of skyjack. The Scotsman Ambassador sent six SAS soldiers to the British Embassay. The phone rang and the Prime Minister said that she loves her husband and the hijackers said that they loves him brothers. The colonel was watching the prisoners.

Chapter10

Carl and Harald were hancuffed on the floor. The girl hijacker watched.  Harald was wrong and he needed help and Carl was very furious. Carl kept asking him things to hijackers. The goal of the girl was that release her brothers and she had only twenty years old. She told many things of her life and another hijacker said her that shut up.

The Stranger

1-A Stranger in Woodend

One day, a man arrived in the village (Woodend), he's a stranger man.
The stranger wanted to stay  but there wasn't some hotel in this town. This man was very worried.
Luckily, Mrs Harrison, offered to let him a room. Next day the stranger saw the village but the stranger was not interested in it. What interested him was bought a house here and the people were left suprised becouse there weren't job in this town. A person said it there were a house because the strange man loocked rich.
 Few days later, Mr Smith's house was old and put sign on the front of the house.

2-The Village Meeting

The villagers was suprised because there were a shop in Woodend. Was the first shop in this village for ages.
Everybody was interested because the Woodend needs a shop. But some people were against because they said that shop caused troubles in town also, there were people that favored (the most people) this shop.
Dave Slatin (the stranger) proposes to sell different products most important in village and the villagers were in agreement. The new assistant in The corner shop was Anna.

3-The Corner Shop

Dave kept his promises. Things at the shop were good and cheap. The villagers were very excited for this shop and some villagers heped to arrange this. There were lots of visitors and Woodend became more interesting and Dave was more popular than when he arrived. But there was a mysterious room...

4-A Beautiful Customer

One day, a differet customer came into the shop, she's was a gorgeous woman seemed famous. This woman were looking for Mr Slatin. The woman was a film star! Anna was suprised. Ten minutes later, Greta Gordon (the woman) came out ok the special orders room. But then his face was pale. Anna asked him: "What's wrong?" but Greta didn't want his help. Then, Greta asked him to don't tell anyone she had been there.

5-A Page in "Film News" 


Dave and Anna never talked about her (Greta Gordon) visit to The Corner Shop. But Anna asked to Dave several questions about Greta Gordon. Althought he wasn't told him anything of Greta Gordon's Special Order. Peter asked Anna to marry him, she said yes. One day Anna saw a picture of Greta Gordon in a magazine.
But had to keep a promise not to tell anyone. Althought she showed him ( Peter) a picture og Greta, but she said nothing.


6-A Quick Kiss 


During Summer tourists were arriving in Woodend and this was good for the shop. But Anna was worried since the last time visited the famous actress. Anna was going to marry Peter, but she loved Dave too! Anna had a double live, one for Dave, the other with Peter.
One day Dave asked her to spend the they with him. But Anna denied the proposal. Althought the Anna ended accepts. Then they went to a cinema, afterwards, to a restaurant. The moment of left Dave kissed her.


7-Another Special Order 


In this chapter the summer passed. The shop was always busy. But Anna still loved Dave. Peter was more interested in football than her. He was played football. Mr Hart had a big television and he invited Anna and Peter. But, during Anna worked the door rang...Was a young man said spoke with Dave. Anna wanted to know about the young man. Dave and misterious man had a strange conversation. Anna heard this. Anna saw the young man's face was white! Anna started to ask 
questions.

8-The Football Match

The next day was the day of the  important football match but Anna didn't watch the game because she was helping Mrs Hart in the kitchen. Peter ask her because she didn't watch the football match, and she laughed. The first times of the football match was very exciting but later the game was complicated. One footballer (Mike Bailey) was injured in him neck, it was an accident. The TV did an interview with the player. But he could not speak! It was terrible. Because of the injury will not be able to play. Mike Bailey had looked frightened.

9-A secret Weekend

Anna saw the strange events with Special Orders. She decided to wait. Anna and Dave were alone in the shop and Anna spoke to Dave with Peter. Anna was a little sad because she didn't see sufficient him. Dave asked Anna with her life. Dave invited Anna a fantastic holidays in London.But for Anna to go to London she makes blackmail to know about Special Orders. Dave was angry. Anna asked him because why the people visit him. He answer for help. But Anna didn't understand. Anna went to London with him.


10-A Quarrel


Anna enjoyed the weekend in London. She was arrived the las sunday in September. On Monday, Anna went to work in The Corner Shop and Peter visited him. Peter was a little upset that Anna went to London. Anna wanted to explain him holidays with Dave but Peter didn't want to know. Altough she spoke her with the strange something with Dave. Anna was very unhappy. She wanted to tell him about Dave an other but Peter has left her.

11-Arthur Riseman


Anna wasn't very busy at the shop. She was very sad because she had quarrelled with Peter. It was the middle of the month and Anna felt  alone.  The time of luch one man arrived in the shop. She was interested in this man. He wanted to see Mr David Slatin. This man was a salesman. But Anna wasn't believed that a salesman. The man followed Dave. They went into the Special Orders room. Dave asked her to leave but Anna didn't leave the Shop. Mr Riseman saw Anna into the  the shop but they didn't each other. Anna sell some bread him. But the man caught her wrists and he said him: "I don't want that briefcase. Leave it there."

12-Anna Waits for News

Anna saw some newa about Mr Riseman. There was a lot of newa about him on TV. She explain the different stranges events with the Special Orders room. The case of the Arthur Riseman had the letters A.R.I.C.S. on it. A.R was Arthur Riseman but she didn't know the another letters. To discover these letters she went to London to see ads. Suddenly one ad had the letters (I.C.S) International Computer Services. Anna rang the number of the ad. Anna call him Company but Mr Riseman wasn't there. He was the vice president. When Anna leave to her village she found a newspaper...The president of ICS was dead! He suffered a plane crash.

13-The special Orders Room

Mr Riseman was the new Chairman. Anna didn't stopped to think about Dave Slatin and the Special Orders.On Saturday Anna was alone in the shop because Mr Slatin was angry because Anna had not worked on Friday. Dave Slatin forgot to lock the door od Special Orders Room. Anna opened the room and walked round. She found many things in this room. She found lots of money the different countries. Also she found a strange collection. But Anna was scared because someone was coming...

14-The Special Customers

It was Dave Slatin! He was laughing. Anna was frightened. Dave asked with the diamonds (Greta's diamonds). Dave had all that money because the special costumers give him. Dave Slatin got everything you tell him to do in exchange for money because he was the evil man. Anna was very afraid.For a moment it was frightening! But Dave was love it her. Later Anna moved quickly. She ran all the way home. 

15-31st October

Anna went to bed quickly! Next day Peter came to see her.  Terrible something happened in Woodend. Anna was very ill. Peter heared somenthing in the street. The Corner shop was burning! Peter ran there. Nobody found Dave Slatin. Dave was into the shop! He was standing at the window and he was laughing. That was the last time they saw him. Peter went to back to Anna's house but...Anna was dead.


 
Vocabulary 

somewhere-en alguna part
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laughed- es va posar a riure
pity-llàstima
polite-educat
glad-content
ladies-dames
once-una vegada
empty- buit
sold-venuts
nonsense-disbarats
trouble-problemes
smile-somriure
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carefully-amb compte
customer-client
reply-resposta
in a hurry- a tota presa
straight-recta
busy-ocupada
engaged-compromesos
worried-preocupat
double-doble
wonderful-meravellós
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clever-intel·ligent
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both-tant
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salesman-venedor
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chairman-president
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