Unit 1
Lesson 1 A puma at large 3
Lesson 2 Thirteen equals one 10
Lesson 3 An unknown goddess 12
Lesson 4 The double life of Alfred Bloggs 21
Lesson 5 The facts 26
Lesson 6 Smash-and-grab 31
Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies 37
Lesson 8 A famous monastery 41
Lesson 9 Flying cats 46
Lesson 10 The loss of the Titanic 51
Lesson 11 Not guilty 59
Lesson 12 Life on a desert island 68
Lesson 13 'It's only me' 74
Lesson 14 A noble gangster 79
Lesson 15 Fifty pence worth of trouble 87
Lesson 16 Mary had a little lamb 92
Lesson 17 The longest suspension bridge in the world 96
Lesson 18 Electric currents in modern art 103
Lesson 19 A very dear cat 111
Lesson 20 Pioneer pilots 116
Word Game 1 118
Unit 2
Lesson 21 Daniel Mendoza 123
Lesson 22 By heart 131
Lesson 23 One man's meat is another man's poison 139
Lesson 24 A skeleton in the cupboard 148
Lesson 25 The Cutty Sark 157
Lesson 26 Wanted:a large biscuit tin 163
Lesson 27 Nothing to sell and nothing to buy 171
Lesson 28 Five pounds too dear 178
Lesson 29 Funny or not? 185
Lesson 30 The death of a ghost 191
Lesson 31 A lovable eccentric 196
Lesson 32 A lost ship 204
Lesson 33 A day to remember 212
Lesson 34 A happy discovery 219
Lesson 35 Justice was done 230
Lesson 36 A chance in a million 238
Lesson 37 The Westhaven Express 246
Lesson 38 The first calendar 256
Lesson 39 Nothing to worry about 268
Lesson 40 Who's who 279
Word Game 2 285
Word Game 3 287
Unit 3
Lesson 41 Illusions of pastoral peace 291
Lesson 42 Modern cavemen 302
Lesson 43 Fully insured 314
Lesson 44 Speed and comfort 323
Lesson 45 The power of the press 337
Lesson 46 Do it yourself 343
Lesson 47 Too high a price? 356
Lesson 48 The silent village 370
Lesson 49 The ideal servant 378
Lesson 50 New Year resolutions 386
Lesson 51 Predicting the future 398
Lesson 52 Mud is mud 405
Lesson 53 In the public interest 416
Lesson 54 Instinct or cleverness? 424
Lesson 55 From the earth:Greetings 435
Lesson 56 Our neighbour,the river 443
Lesson 57 Back in the old country 455
Lesson 58 A spot of bother 461
Lesson 59 Collecting 470
Lesson 60 Too early and too late 478
Word Game 4 485
Word Game 5 487