0 Elizabeth Laird Longman proach —— The te Earthquake Publ nd deter Pearson Eaton LinKelutua The Earthquake ELIZABETH LAIRD. Level 2 Series Editors: Andy Hopkins andChapters 5-8 Bolore you read 6 Is Marco the right ran for Sis? Why (not)? What do you think? 77 Discus these questons. Find the word in italic in your ‘ictonay ‘2 Where can you see a cross? 1b How do you eam about the news rom other counties? {© Would you the tobe a nurse? Why (017? 4. Wty do thieves tke things trom otter people? © What woes youimakes you worried?” ‘Aer you ead {8 Who says these words? Who or what are they taking about? | 18 eho dead?” | 1b He was onty wore about his car | ‘She's here, and shes al ight” <4 "Youve got to have two hands for this ob” {© ‘Dono go inside those butdngs. ft sitroaly you? {Hou do you think nese people foo at tho end ofthe story? Why? Siva Gabriel Maroo Mis Delgaco Writing 10. You are Siva, Wie a later to Gabriel How do you fee! about him ‘now? Tel im. 11. You are Marco. You know about Sivia and Gabi! Wee fo Sa. Tether azout her mistake. 12 Vat happened i Gaba alter he cartnquake? Wie hs story fr the tous newspaper 13 Whatean you do wren an sartnquake comes? Vite about ‘Resale tata maabien ic Ras ce ow aT Revesbinasretacas Reparhass hengeACTIVITIES, Contents {© There were people wih broken arms and legs. Other people ‘wore vor ill After the est day, hare wore no medicines inthe hospitals. 4 Some people took her photographs and jewelry trom their oes He saw one man with ed roses in his arms. 2 Thoreis an earthquake In your town, What three tings wl you take rom your home? Why? ‘Alter you read ‘3 Ae these sentences about Gabriel right or wrong? 4 Tate about Sivia. Wat co you know about her? 5 Workin anothe: stant. Student A: You want tna SiN, Marco and Gab ‘cartheuake. Whore were thoy a that te? What is ‘hey wea that evening? To yeu ror Did your Iiend ese trem? Student 8: You ae he stoet hen you meet your rend. ‘Arowor yeurFend’s questions mThere was a man asleep in front of her door. He looked thin and ill. His face and clothes were dirty And his arm... his | head ‘Gabriel!’ she si Gabriel woke up and jumped to his fet, He didn see Silvia in the dark, He only saw another thie? A rere he said. "This isthe Delgados’ home.can stay here We'll take her home to her bed. You can fook afer her there? Everywhere in Liberty Park people asked questions. Many people were worried. Was the newsreader right? They were afaid of another earthquake. They wanted to say in the country for another day or two. But other people wanted to go home. They started to move into the streets. Silvia st down next to her mother. "We're going home, Mother! she sai. Mr Gatcia earied Mrs Delgado carefully to is car. She was as light asa child, Silvia opened the back door of the car, and Mr Garcia put Mrs Delgado inside, ‘The journey into town took a long time. There was rubble places there were tres aero the road Mr and Mrs Garcia wt in the front of the car and talked. They ‘were worried about their at, their friends and their neighbours, Silvia st in the back with her mother and looked out of the ‘window: But she didh't see the ruins, or the rubble, or the ‘again? she thought. 19 the Delgada’ street and stopped outside “Look! Look It isn't there!” sid Mrs Garcia, "What is there? asked Silvia, no white cross on ou building. Fes Mes Garcia jumped out ofthe car and ran up the stairs to her fla. Me Gane smiled at Silvia, “You go up fie and open the door! he sai “My wife will come back in a minute. Then we'll carry your mother up the Silvia went into the building and up the stairs. Then she stopped. 2 Introduction floor under his fot. He looked down. tt the same plac, by the font door A rose Gabriel loves Silvia, but Silvia loves Marco, Marco wears expensive clothes and drives a fist car. He is more exciting than Gabriel fone evening, at 8.27 pam. something terrible happens. Ie the lives of everybody in the city. Where are Marco and. Where is Silvia’: mother? And what will happen t0 fe Earthquoke isan exciting story of young love in very dangerous times Elizabeth Laird was born in New Zealand, She was a teacher in Malaysia, Ethiopia and London, and she slo lived in Lebanon, rag and Austria. Now she writes for young people, and you can read her books in many differen languages. The Sion and Karen nd the Artist are Penguin Readers, t00 Elizabeth Laird and her husband, the writer David MeDowal, Ihave tw children,from the ruins ofthe next building was safe now: She was in a car For the fist time, Gabriet stopped working. He couldn't do anything now. He st dawn in front ofthe Delgidos door and fll, Chapter 8 Home earthquake? the newsreader sid their homes. Dangerous buildings have 3 Do not go ise those buildings. cher Tat bee he nud BT e e perey evening first time for hours, be had a long, long drink and then felt better. His head and his arm hurt, but his legs felt stronger. And now he could He went out of the fat, “Thar day and the next dey, Gabriel worked wit the rubble, or pull pop took some foo! sn carried it back to the workers. The child ‘able in his sitting-#oom. He took the rose and the tickets and ‘An hour later, Gabriel arrived atthe door of Silvia’ flat. When called you on Thursday” Gabriel sad, "You wanted t0 via pushed her beautiful dark hair out of her eyes She dit was stupid of me. U'm eelly srry. |. Come back tomorrenx Well go t0 ‘She began to shut the door.‘Silvia’ Gabriel aid angrily ‘you'te going out with Marco! I know you are! [ want to tell you something about Marco, He's rich, bur he a bad man. You're being stupid, Silvia” He stopped. Silvia wasn't there. Tm talking « the door! he thought angrily: He looked at ehe tose in his hand. Then he threw it onto the grovnd, THchind him, he heard a quiet ugh, He turned. There was a His clothes ‘were expensive, and there rman on thes ‘were twenty sed roses in his hnand, Fe was M "Oh dear, Gabriel! Marco] laughed"Is she busy tonight? Doesn't she want to go out with you? 7 uy now. Perhaps shell go out with me siting-room. The fint man went down the sits before Gabriel ‘could stop him. Then the other man ran pas. Gab foot and the man fll over i. box Fell to the ln’ stop. He jumped up and ran ava. el put out his round. The man Gabriel opened the box. There was jewellery inside it. ‘Mrs, Delgado’ jewellery” he thought."So the thiews are busy He took the jewellery box into the fat. He looked round The pictures were on the wall, Sila camera was on the tbl ‘Good; he thoughe.“The thieves ida’ have much time. They ‘only cook the jewellery andtable, and got a drink. Then he sat down in an expensive ammichai, He liked the fat There were beaut pictures on the cverything inthe room looked very expensive died, Me Delgado lor of money. But igdos weren't rich firsly now: Silvia’ mother was il The doctor often came and visited her, Sovtetimes, Mrs Delgado had to go to hospital. She had to have ‘good food and expensive medicines. The Delgados didn't have ‘much money now. “Marco didn’t know about the Delgados’ money. He sw their llery and other expensive things, and he liked ‘Mrs Delgado called weakly from her bedroom. “Are ‘What are you doing? Is somebody with you? ‘able and had another drink. “Perhaps you don't like me, Ms Delgado’ Marco thought."But al Set SSR ry map inutes ater, Silvia came into the oom again. Her dark He pus down his las and stood up. "We're going ro have a wonderfil, wordestl evening” he sid. . (Ounide, i was very hot. Marco drove his car fist. isa. fee che sind in her has. ews good. 4 she was very fired. ‘T have 1 again in the morning: But now hicard her name, She turned round, ssid" Wheret Mother? “and she’ all right, But she’ very you later. But now .. “You wane your mother. Come withSilvia took her mother’ medicines out ofthe bg, and gave her some. Mrs Delgado smiled. We ofthem looked up and smiled at him. "Don't be stupid he sid "You've got to have two hands for this job. Go and sc down Slowly, Gabriel went up the stars to the Delgados’ fat. The building was dangeross, bur he didn’ think about that. He could near she cries ofthe child, He fe terrible Then he fele something. down, It was his red rose, twas there i the seme place, by the front door. A tose from another world another lie. ‘The door of the far was open. Gabriel called, "Mrs Delgada! answer, but suddenly two men san out of che 18 Gabriel didn’ answer. He walked quickly away and went down the parks and deank in the Iaughed. Gabriel didn't doors opened, people went quickly inside to the ice. But Gabriel icket,50 he waited outside Ic was 8.27 pm. And at that minute the earthquake happened. Chapter 2A Table for Two Marco stood at the door of Silvia’ fat and watched Gabriel leaving, He looked carefully at is cloches and his shoes. Why didnt Silvia open the door? She was in there. Then, suddenly it ‘opened, ‘Silvia dear? Marco sid, 'you look wonderful 2 Th Marco knew 3Marco looked at the manager don't want have to have 3 beter tablessid. Tm going to the ‘washroom She walked between the tbles ta door atthe other end of and women dancing: Older iat chat minute, the earthquake happened. was neatly cack. Then "TE ervible, terrible? his wife said. T saw a baby. She ssopped. “And the shopping centre’ another woman si. “The shoe ranted to help the other people, ily. So T eame back into town, He stopped talking, “Excae me she sid, There was a main the resaurane— the manager was with him when ~ when ... the earthquake ... Do right polled him out. tall, dark ‘Don't worry about him’ he sad. He’ fine. My friend and [ ‘worked hard, We pulled him from che rubble, but did he sy, “Thank you"? No, he didn't! He was only worried about his ex. He didn't help the other people vader the rubble. He only had small cuts on his face andl hands, but he wanted to vee a doctor. Other people were dead or neaey dead, but he wasn’ interested «Ishe your friend? Bu telly ..° him, She wanted to eink. She was very happy about Gt of course But he understood now She wa pid. A spi, hpi gil She 15ly one idea in her head “There was nobody with h She was in the centre of town nov. She looked round the squae dock sh But the hotel nest hue very badly and his head too. So Hundreds of people were in the stcet. A wom: farm, Ie hoe terribly: He[He tried to feel his head with his hand, Then he remembered hospital, but don't worry: You'll be allright here, Seay and deep! She went away. Gabriel watched her. Then he remembered Silvia. He had to go and find her. He had to help Mrs Delgado, Slowly, he stood up. He was weak, but he could walk. The doctors and muses didnt see him. They were too busy, Gabriel lefe the hospital and started 0 walk back ito town, Chapter 6 Liberty Park Silvia didn like walking. She usually caughe a bus or took a tai ‘She was tied, and her back hurt, But she didn’t think about her back, or about the cuts on her fect. She was with a lot of other people. They ll had the same idea. They wanted ro leave the town and go into the country, away from the dangerocs high A friendly woman talked to Silvia, “Tont amsbody with you, dea? she si, "Wheres your family?” ‘aid Silvia. Think she¥ at Liberty far her Find her’ the woman std kindly. ‘Did you see the Grand Hotel? sid a man. “Hundred of people were inside i 6 no, please, no!” started to run up from ‘Then the wall the restaurant She could see hhands pushing and pulling. She could see thei faces and their ‘eyes. They were terribly fai. “Then the wall fl, and the roof came down. Silvia couldn’ see the faces and hands now. The Oasis Restaurant wasnt there. It ‘vas only rubble. Silvia couldnt move, She count seeat, hand. She got up to the top of the wall snd fll down into the street. Her prety dress was dirty now, and she had cats on her feet “There were people everywhere. They ran up and down the sureet and screamed, Some people tried to pull the rubble away Title boy's sveay fom the building: and out ine the country:Help me? You can help me’ aid Mr anything now. My wie, my home ot Liberty Pak was Liberty Park Chapter $. Gabriel's Story. 12 Delgidos bulking was there. There was 2 wall and some windows were broken. But called 10 Silvia, "Tes too at Silvia dst stop. She pushed open the door and went inQuickly she ran up the stairs tothe ‘The front door was open, something about a park, suid Mi safe i the park,” he said. He wanted to go To Liberty Park? baelp you th