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3. Masters agreed to tell everything because...
a) Coke was going to shoot;
b) he knew something;
c) Coke told him to do it.
14.5.3. Answer the teacher's questions.
1. What could Kate see?
2. What did she do?
3. What did Masters think?
4. What did Coke want Masters to tell?
5. How much time did Coke give Masters to think?
6. Did Masters agree to tell what Coke wanted him to?
14.5.4. Compose the plan for this part of the story.
14.6. Scanning practice
14.6.1. Read the questions. Be sure you've got them well in mind.
1. Who was Mr Aristos Constantinou?
2. When and where the murder was committed?
3. What are the police looking for?
4. How many intruders were there according to the police?
14.6.2. Start scanning the text. Don't fail to note your time.
Burglary theory after wealthy businessman is shot dead
A big police investigation was under way in north London after a wealthy businessman died when
intruders broke into his luxury home.
Mr. Aristos Constantinou, aged 40, was shot a number of times after he and his wife Elena arrived home at
their detached house in the Bishop's Avenue, Hampstead, after a New Year party.
Detectives were waiting to interview Mrs. Constantinou, who is in the twenties, to discover what happened
in the house at about 1.30 in the morning. The house was empty apart from Mr. and Mrs. Constantinou, whose
three children were staying with friends for the night.
Police believe the intruders were burglars and discount any connection between the shooting and Mr.
Constantinou's Cypriot origin. A police spokesman said that although a full inventory was not complete some
cash is thought to be missing.
The police need to discover whether the couple came home and chanced upon the intruders, whether the
intruders broke in after the Constantinous had arrived home and whether there was an attempt to force the
couple to reveal the whereabouts of jewellery and cash.
The dead man was an extremely wealthy dress manufacturer with offices in London's West End. His home
is in one of the most expensive roads in London.
Running up to the Kenwood estate in Hampstead, the road is known locally as «Millionaire's Row». Many
of the houses are large, detached buildings with elaborate security precautions. Many foreign families live in
the area.
The investigation is being headed by Det Sup Robert Green, who has set up a squad of detectives at
Finchley police station. The police are looking for witnesses who may have seen anything suspicious in the area
of Hampstead Heath between midnight and 1.45 a.m.
It is likely that the intruders had a car nearby, but police have not disclosed any sightings.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said the victim was shot «several times» but he refused to say what type of
gun was used. «There were signs of forced entry to the house and first indications suggest there were two
intruders» he said.
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14.6.3. Answer the questions in 14.6.1.
14.7. Listening practice
14.7.1. Look at the following questions. You'll have to answer them after listening to the text.
1. Why didn't one of them like living in London?
2. Why do people sleep in parks?
3. Why does the other man prefer big cities?
4. Why do young people go to London?
14.7.2. Listen to the dialogue.
14.7.3. Answer the questions in 14.7.1.