Noises a) Read the passage, paying special attention to the words denoting sounds.

Noises

1. a) Read the passage, paying special attention to the words denoting sounds.

Mrs. Carter was a rich woman who lived in a big house. She had a video security system, but on the night she was murdered, the camera was not working. Only the sounds were recorded. A group of detectives are now listening to the tare of the murder. This what they can hear.

A dog barks…the doorbell rings…a person snores…then a knock at the door… a click…a second click…the sound of drawers opening and closing…a cat cries…a sneeze…a yawn…the creak of a door…a gasp…a scream…a shot…the crash of glass breaking…groaning…the bang of the door…the roar of a car engine…the dog growls.

Chief Detective Lee gets up and says: “Ok. From the information on the tape, we have a good idea of what happened in the house. Let me explain. First, we hear the dog bark, but only for a couple of seconds. Then we hear someone ring the doorbell and knock on the door. But Mrs. Carter doesn’t wake up. We can hear her snoring in the bedroom.

The person at the door (who we are almost certain is a man) probably thinks the house is empty. There is one click as he unlocks the front door. That’s the first click. Then, almost immediately, he turns on the lights, and that’s the second click on the tape. The man then walks straight over to Mrs. Carter’s study, which is across from her bedroom, and starts opening and closing drawers. He is looking for something – maybe money.

At this point the cat starts crying and the man sneezes. Maybe he is allergic to cats. I think the sneeze must have woken Mrs. Carter up because you can hear her yawn sleepily. The next thing you hear is a creak, which is almost certainly Mrs. Carter slowly opening her bedroom door. She then sees the man in her study and he shoots her. There is a crash as Mrs. Carter falls to the ground, knocking over a vase of flowers. She does not die immediately, but groans in pain.

The man leaves the house quickly. He bangs the front door, gets into his car and drives away with a loud roar. The dog growls angrily.

Well, what do you think? Was Mrs. Carter killed by a man she knew or a stranger? I think we can tell from the tape, don’t you?”

b) Look at these pieces of information taken from the passage. Put an X next to the ones that make you think that the man knew Mrs. Carter.

1. The dog barks for only a couple of seconds. ____

2. The man rings the doorbell and knocks on the door. ____

3. The man thinks the house is empty. ____

4. The man unlocks the door with one click. ____

5. Almost immediately the man turns on the lights. ____

6. He walks straight to the study and starts opening and closing drawers. ____

7. The cat starts crying. ____

8. Mrs. Carter gasps with surprise. ____

9. The dog growls when the man leaves. ____

1. a) Match the words in the first column (the sound) with the phrase in the second column (the situation when you might make the sound).

____ sneeze ____ yawn ____ cry ____ gasp ____ groan ____ snore

a) when you are in pain b) when you are surprised c) when you are sleeping d) when you are tired e) when you have a cold f) when you are unhappy

b) Decide whether these sounds are usually long or short, high or low, loud or soft. Look at the example and then continue in the same way.

Example: a scream a) long b) short c) high d) low

Answer: a, c a scream is usually long and high.

a) long b) short c) high d) low

a click a groan a growl a ring a snore a shot a roar

____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

c) Decide whether these sounds are usually human, animal, or mechanical, and put an X in the right box.

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