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PENGUIN READERS Teacher Support Programme

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Men in Black Chapters 1–2 While reading 1 Are these sentences right (3) or wrong (7)? a The Mexicans want to live in the United States. b The Mexicans have good jobs. c Detective Janus doesn’t know the driver. d Nick gets paid to take the Mexicans to the United States. e Mickey does not speak Spanish. f Dee is too tired to continue being a Man in Black. 2 Put the right word into each sentence.

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a ‘We’re from Station ……………,’ said the Man in Black. b ‘I’m going to …………… your face,’ he said. c ‘The world is ……………!’ he cried. d ‘You don’t understand a word of ……………,’ he said. e ‘I …………… him up,’ she said to Edwards. 3 Talk to another student. Do you think humans are the only intelligent life in the galaxy? Do you think there is life on Mars? What things do we need to live? Can we find these things on other planets? 4 Imagine Edwards can remember what happened when he and Kay visited Jeebs. Write a conversation between Edwards and a friend. Edwards tells his friend what happened. Chapters 3 – 4 5 Finish the sentences by matching the letters with the numbers. a Something was in the hole, … b Then something long and hairy … c Then he pushed … d You are all here … e One of them can’t think … f ‘Kill … g After they finished writing, … 1 some of his face down into his shirt. 2 because it doesn’t have a head. 3 and Edgar aimed his gun at it. 4 the dangerous thing!’ 5 because you are the best. 6 pulled him into the hole. 7 Zed took the men into the next room. c Pearson Education Limited 2008

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Write answers to the following questions. a What happened to Edgar? b Why did Edgar push his face into his shirt? c What was in the hole? Work with another student and have this conversation. Student A: You are the Kay and you need to find a new person for the MIB. You need to be clear what sort of person you are looking for and you interview that person. Student B: You want to work for the MIB. You need to ask lots of questions about the work.

Chapters 5–6 8 Read the first paragraph of Chapter 5. What do you think Edgar means? Talk to another student. 9 Who says these things? Who are they talking to? Write the names. a ‘It’s a nice big van.’ …………………… to …………………… . b ‘We have a Manhattan alien out on the New Jersey road.’ …………………… to …………………… . c ‘It’s my wife … she’s going to have a baby.’ …………………… to …………………… . d ‘And why do you want to leave here? What’s suddenly wrong with our world?’ …………………… to …………………… . e ‘Are you here to laugh at me too?’ …………………… to …………………… . f ‘Bugs kill things, aliens and people.’ …………………… to …………………… . 10 Answer these questions. a Why does the man with the van come to Edgar’s house? b Why does Edgar kill the man? c What do the lights on Kay’s screen show? d What do the Redgicks look like? 11 Draw a picture of a baby alien. What words could you use to describe your alien? Write them next to your picture. Chapters 7–9 12 Underline the right words in italics. a Rosenberg went to the restaurant carrying his hat / box. b The Baltian / Arquillian alien was waiting for him.

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Men in Black

c Edgar hurt / killed the Arquillian and Rosenberg. d The little green man had TV screens in his stomach / head. e The Men in Black pretend to be doctors / scientists. f The Bug is in the jewel / Edgar’s body. g The dog’s name is Frank / Orion.

Chapter 8 13 With another student, discuss the following questions. a What do you know about the little green man? b When Kay and Jay are watching the screen, what is happening? c Is the Earth safe, or should people be worried? d Imagine you are on Earth at this time. What would you do? Chapter 9 14 Underline the correct word. a Rosenberg loved his guns / cats. b Kay / Jay pulled out his Noisy Bird. c There is a Baltian / an Arquillian space ship ready to fight. d The Bugs are upset / happy when the Arquillians fight. e The dog / man is called Frank. f The dog says a galaxy can be as small as a jewel / belt. g Jay doesn’t want Kay to use his gun / neuralyzer. h Jay tries to find Laurel / the cat. i Edgar aims his gun at Laurel / Kay. 15 Put these words in the right places. turned  did  fired  made  pulled  ran

Jay a ……… out his Noisy Bird and b ……… at Edgar. He c ……… not hit him, but the gun d ……… a big noise. Edgar e ……… and ran down the street.

Chapter 10 16 Put the following in the right order. Write the numbers 1– 6. a ‘Now they must talk again,’ Zed told Jay. ‘They can fire one, then they must talk.’ c b ‘The Arquillians are firing at the Baltians through the North Sea,’ said Zed. c c Pearson Education Limited 2008

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c ‘The Arquillians want the Third Galaxy,’ said Kay. ‘But the Baltians don’t have it.’ c d Suddenly, a thin red line came from the Arquillian ship. To get to the Baltian ship, it ran through the Earth. c e ‘That’s right,’ said Zed. ‘And all of them c are angry.’ f Next the Baltians fired a red line back to the Arquillians. Again it went through the Earth. c 17 Do some research on sightings of aliens or Unidentified Flying Objects. Can you find a really good story, or a story that you think is true? 18 Imagine you work for the MIB. Look back at the pictures in the book and write notes about these aliens: Mikey, the Redgicks, Rosenberg. 19 Imagine you are Laurel Weaver. You have just escaped from the Bug. Write your story for a local newspaper. Think about what happened to you and how you felt when the Bug took you away. Did you think you were going to die? Chapters 11–12 20 Draw one of the following pictures. A picture of the Bug eating the guns. A picture of Jay and Kay fighting the Bug. A picture of Edgar’s body splitting open and the Bug coming out. After reading 21 With another student, talk about the following questions. a What happens to Kay? b Why does Kay ask Jay to neuralyze him? c What happens to Laurel at the end of the book. d What will Kay and Elle do together? 22 Write a story about aliens who come to Earth. What do they look like? What do they say? What happens? 23 With another student, discuss the following questions. a Do you believe in aliens? b Do you know anyone who believes in aliens? c Have you ever seen an alien? d Do you think there is life on other planets?

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Progress test

PENGUIN READERS Teacher Support Programme

LEVEL 2

Men in Black Introduction and Chapter 1 1 Put the words from the box in the right place. Bug  Earth  detectives  head  human  aliens a Kay and Jay are Men in Black. They have to watch all the ……… in the world. b The ……… wants to find the Third Galaxy. c The Arquillians will fight the Baltians with ……… in the middle. d In front of them now was a small alien. And it had a ……… in its hands. e The six Men in Black and the nine ……… saw the alien. 2 What is a ‘neuralyzer’? What does it do? ………………………………………………………

Chapters 2 – 4 3 Answer the questions. a Who is James Edwards? b Who says, ‘The world is finished.’? c What happens to the man Edwards is chasing? d What happens to the man’s gun? e How many aliens are there on Earth at any one time?

Chapters 5 – 6 4 Underline the right word. a Edgar turns into an alien / a dog. b Edwards changes his name to Zed / Jay. c Kay and Jay climb into a Ford car / truck. d The alien they are looking for is a New Jersey / Manhattan alien. e Redgick and his wife are going to meet the space ship / doctor. f Jay and Kay have come to laugh at / listen to Beatrice. g Kay tells Beatrice that Edgar has run away with a Bug / an old girlfriend. 5 Match the words with the right number. a He’s not from our world. … b They like to eat old fruit. … c A planet that goes around the sun. … d This contains many suns and stars. … e A computer has one of these. … f The aliens visited Earth in one of these. … 1 bugs 2 screen 3 an alien 4 the Earth 5 space ship 6 galaxy c Pearson Education Limited 2008

Photocopiable 6 Are these sentences right (3) or wrong (7)? a The alien has a problem with Edgar’s legs. b A man arrives with a van. c There is a picture of a big dog on the front of the van. d The man kills Edgar. e The space ship is in the house. f Edgar puts the space ship in the back of the van.

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Chapters 6–7 7 Answer these questions. a Where does Rosenberg go? b What does he take with him? c Who does he meet in the restaurant? d Is Rosenberg a human or an alien? e Who comes over to Rosenberg’s table? f What does Edgar want to happen? g What does Edgar do to Rosenberg and the Arquillian? h What does Edgar take with him? 8 Write the right word in the sentences. remembers  leave  kill  baby  hole  world ‘Jay’  space  says  afraid

Edwards a ……… that he will be a Man in Black. Kay shows him a big screen with a picture of the world. It shows every alien in the b ……… at any one time. Kay gives Edwards the name c ……… . They go and find two aliens on the New Jersey Road. Their names are Mr and Mrs Redgick. Mrs Redgick has a d ……… in the car with Jay’s help. Mr and Mrs Redgick are leaving New York. They are going to meet a e ……… ship. After this, Kay and Jay go and talk to Beatrice. Then Kay aims his neuralyzer at Beatrice and she f ……… nothing. Kay goes outside and looks at the g ……… in the ground. He says there is a Bug in town. Bugs are very bad because they h ……… things.

Chapters 8–12 9 Match a–e with 1–5. a Edgar sees the Third Galaxy … b Edgar pushes Laurel … c The Arquillians fire at the Baltians … d There are two space ships … e Jay fires the big gun and … 1 through the Earth. 2 inside the jewel on Orion’s collar. 3 into a taxi. 4 Edgar’s ship comes back down to Earth. 5 on the World Fair Buildings. Men in Black - Progress test

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