Student's Book - Page 38 - 39

Student’s Book - Page 38 - 39

The time travellers

2) Read and listen to the story to сheсk your answers.

Elvis

After the show, the singer and his band left the stage. ‘Go on, Patrick,’ said Alex. ‘Ask him if he’s Elvis.’ ‘Excuse me,’ asked Patrick. ‘Are you Elvis Presley, the king of rock ‘n’ roll?’ The singer stopped. ‘Yes, I am,’ he said. He looked very happy. ‘I knew it!’ said Patrick. ‘My grandma loves you.’ ‘Your grandma?’ Elvis looked confused. ‘How old is your grandma?’ ‘She’s 70,’ Patrick said, ‘and she’s got all of your CDs.’ Now Elvis looked really confused. ‘What’s a CD?’ he asked. ‘Never mind,’ said Patrick. ‘I just wanted to tell you how much people love you.’

Elvis invited the kids to his dressing room. They asked him about being famous. He said that it wasn’t always as fun as it looked. ‘For example,’ he said, ‘how am I going to leave the theatre with all those fans waiting? They’re going to try to follow me to my hotel.’ The children listened. Even in the dressing room they could hear the fans. They were all shouting for Elvis. Alex looked around the room. ‘I’ve got an idea,’ he said. ‘I’m going to need that long coat, those glasses and that wig. Now listen carefully. Here’s the plan .’

Outside the back door there were hundreds of fans waiting. When they saw Elvis, they all screamed and ran towards him. Soon they were all around him, taking photos and trying to talk to him.

Suddenly Elvis took off his wig, glasses and coat. The fans were amazed! Elvis wasn’t Elvis! He was Alex sitting on the shoulders of Patrick. ‘Sorry fans’’ Patrick shouted, ‘Elvis wanted a bit of peace and quiet.’ The two boys got into a car and drove away. Nobody followed them. At the same time, Elvis was walking out of the front of the theatre with Phoebe, but nobody saw them.

Back ar the hotel, Elvis thanked the kids with a fantastic American meal of hot dogs, hamburgers, ice cream and milkshakes. Elvis was really funny and told them stories about being a rock ‘n’ roll star. They were having such a good time that Phoebe was sad when she noticed a familiar yellow glow. She turned to the boys who were laughing with Elvis. ‘Sorry!’ she said, ‘but we have to go.’ The boys were unhappy because they didn’t really want to leave. Elvis watched as the children walked slowly towards the light. They turned to wave goodbye and then they were gone in a flash.