U5 The Wild West

Unit 5 The Wild West Students Book page 58 1 Listen and say the words. Check with your partner. 1 jail 2 sheriff 3 robbers 4 wagon 5 handcuffs 6 barrel 7 pistol 8 saddle 9 rope Students Book page 58 2 Read, listen and complete the sentences. The Wild West describes part of North America in the second half of the 19th century. It was a time when people were travelling across North America, discovering new land and building new towns. It was also the time of cowboys, both good and bad! So, now where are we? It looks like ring the Wild West. Cool, cowboys. I love the cowboy films. Well, I'm not so sure you're going to love those three. Which three? Those three over there grab into town. They look like trouble. They look like robbers. The people in the town look like nervous. Well, I nod. I want to take her look around. And I think it's best to wait and see what happened. Don't be so silly! Look, that's the sheriff. He want let anything bad happened. How do you know he's the sheriff. Look at his bag and look at the pistol has gotten his holster. Well, I think he looks scared this out of people. I don't like this, I don't like this tall.

Students Book page 59 2 Listen and say the sentences. The saddle's made of leather. It's used for riding horses. The handcuffs are made of metal. They're used for arresting robbers.

Students Book page 60 1 Listen and write the missing words. Then sing the song. His gun was made of silver, His teeth were black and brown. His name was Billie Liar, The meanest robber in town. When Billie rode along the street, The people all got down, And hid behind the barrels, From the meanest robber in town. Billie robbed a lot of bands, He went from town to town. Not a single hell was ever safe, From the meanest robber in town. One day he robbed a stagecoach, As it came into the town, And that was the one mistake, From the meanest robber in town. Sitting inside the stagecoach, Dressed in white and brown, Was sheriff William Teller, The quickest man in town. The sheriff grabbed the robber, And threw him to the ground. Now Billy Liar's behind the bus Of the safest jail in town. Students Book page 60 2 Listen and say the dialogue. Run, Jenny! Billie's getting out his gun! Well, I'm not running, Eddie. He's got a bubble gun! Run, Jenny! Billie's getting out his gun! Well, I'm not running, Eddie. He's got a bubble gun!

Students Book page 61 2 Listen and say the sentences. The sheriff's badge. The sheriffs' badges. The baby's hat. The babies' hats. The child's T-shirt. The children's T-shirts. The man's book. The men's books.

Students Book pages 62&63 The Time Travellers 2 Read and listen to the story to check your answers. The bank robbery The children watched the men get off their horses and walk up to the bank. The people in the street looked very worried and went insIde their houses. The men had scarves around their mouths. They disappeared inside the bank. 'I don't like this,' said Phoebe. 'I think they're going to rob the bank.' A minute later, a woman ran out of the building. 'They're robbing the bank!' she shouted. 'You were right Phoebe,' said Alex, 'but what can we do?' 'We can go in and stop them,' said Patrick. 'Don't be silly,' said Phoebe. 'That's too dangerous. Let's go and talk to the sheriff.' The kids went into the sheriff's office and told him about the robbers. He wasn't very interested. 'Aren't you going to do something?' asked Phoebe. 'What can I do?' asked the sheriff. 'They're the Dalton brothers, the most dangerous robbers around. I'm not going to try to stop them. It's too dangerous!' 'Well somebody has got to do something,' said Patrick. 'Come on, I've got a plan!' Patrick walked over to the robbers' horses. Phoebe and Alex followed. 'Pass me that rope,' he said. Alex gave him the rope and Patrick tied it around the horses' legs. 'That'll stop them!' he said. 'I think we need to do more.' said Alex, 'Give me your penknife, Patrick.' 'Hurry up boys,' said Phoebe. 'The Daltons are coming.'

The Dalton brothers walked up to the children. 'You three are brave,' the tallest one said. He took out a big knife. The kids were scared. 'Don't worry,' he said. 'This is to free our horses. Nice try kids!' He cut the rope from the horses' legs and they rode away. 'That wasn't a very good plan!' Phoebe said. 'Just wait a minute,' said Alex. As the Daltons were leaving town, their horses jumped over a fence and the men fell to the ground. 'We've got them!' Alex shouted. 'Get the sheriff.' The sheriff walked up to the brothers and put handcuffs on them. 'That was very clever, kids, but how did you do it?' 'I knew they had to jump over that fence to leave town,' said Alex, 'so I cut the straps on their saddles.' The sheriff took the brothers to the jail and put them behind bars. He gave each of the kids a badge. 'Thank you!' he said. As the kids walked past the jail door, the shortest of the brothers shouted out to them. 'We'll get you kids!' 'I don't think so!' said Phoebe. She could see the yellow light glowing. 'Goodbye Dalton brothers. Goodbye sheriff!' The Time Travellers walked into the light and were gone in a flash.