B. Read the following story and do the exercises that follow. Last night somebody broke into our neighbour’s house. He stole everything he found.
The neighbours Mr. and Mrs. Umar, saw him while he was running away but they couldn’t catch him. This morning an inspector arrived to make an inquiry.
The Inspector posed certain questions to Mr. Umar. The Inspector: The thief broke into the house at around p.m. What were you doing then?
Mr. Umar: I was watching a movie with my wife. Then I went to the kitchen to prepare tea. The Inspector: How many minutes did you spend in the kitchen?
Mr. Umar: I think or minutes… I’m not sure…. The Inspector: Did you prepare tea? Mr.
Umar: Yes. The Inspector: OK. Thanks. The Inspector also asked Mrs.
Umar some questions: The Inspector: What were you doing at around pm yesterday? Mrs. Umar: I was watching a movie while drinking my coffee. The Inspector: Coffee?
But your husband prepared tea. Mrs. Umar: Tea? No… We didn’t drink tea last night.
The Inspector: OK. What was he doing in the kitchen? Mrs. Umar: He was thirsty.
He wanted to drink water. The Inspector: Hmmm. What happened then? Mrs.Umar: A friend of his called him and he went out to help him.
The Inspector: So, you were alone at home, weren’t you? Mrs.Umar: Yes, I was. I called him immediately but he didn’t answer. The inspector was suspicious about Mr.Umar, so he asked him to come to the station for further questioning.
The Inspector: You weren’t at home when the thief broke into your neighbour’s house. Where were you? Mr.Umar: I went out to help a friend of mine. The Inspector: Who is that friend?
Mr.Umar: Ehhhh… he is just a friend. The Inspector: Hmmm. Who is that friend? Mr.Umar: I told you already.
He is just a friend. -A-Prose-Tight - - :