The Big Mistake and Other Stories
讀書樂編號：5317
推介人： 鍾潔怡校友
“The big mistake and other stories” belongs to level 5 of the Black Cat series. There are 6 stories in these books. These books have some activities before reading and after reading. After reading all the stories, you can do the test to check what you know of all the stories. “The big mistake” is a strange and mystery story in this book. Ian James is the main character in this story. The story began with Ian’s uncle Patrick who made a promise to him before he got the results of his school year exams. If Ian got a good result, Uncle Patrick would leave for France. His house by the sea would be empty. Ian could use the house until his uncle returned. If I were Ian, I would feel very delighted and glad to use the house. Also, Ian invited his girl friend to come to stay with him. The address of the house was twenty-eight, Cliffview, Littlepoint. He found the door key under a doormat. Then he felt very hungry. He opened a fridge to find some food but there was only a little food. Uncle Patrick had promised him the fridge full of the food so Ian felt disappointed. That night, Ian was awoken by a loud noise. A window was smashed. Ian realized that two thieves had come into the house. If I were Ian, I would call the police to catch them. Ian wanted to do that but the telephone was not working. After some minutes, Ian was caught by them. They called the police to catch Ian! Ian had Made a terrible mistake. His uncle’s house was twenty-six not twenty-eight! His girl friend was waiting for him at twenty-six but Ian did not appear. She felt very angry. Ian had some explanation to do
