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INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

RICHARD CHISHOLM

Meet Me in Istanbul

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Contents

INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

Founding Editor: John Milne

The Macmillan Readers provide a choice of enjoyable reading
materials for learners of English. The series is published at six levels
- Starter, Beginner, Elementary, Pre-intermediate, Intermediate
andUpper.
Level control
Information, structure and vocabulary are controlled to suit the
students' ability at each level.
The number of words at each level:
Starter
Beginner
Elementary
Pre-intermediate
Intermediate
Upper

about 300 basic words
about 600 basic words
about 1100 basic words
about 1400 basic words
about 1600 basic words
about 2200 basic words

Vocabulary
Some difficultwords and phrases in this book are important for
understanding the story. Some of these words are explained in the
story and some are shown in the pictures. From Pre-intermediate
level upwards, words are marked with a number like this: ... J. These
words are explained in the Glossary at the end of the book.

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Journeyto Istanbul
The American Bar
A Shock
'I Saw Her'
A Disappointing Day
Visit to the Consulate
The Man in the Grey Raincoat
A Surprise Phone Call
'Goodbye, Mr Dunva'
An Important Discovery
A Clever Trick
Disaster!
Journey Into Danger
Time for a Holiday

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Points for Understanding
Glossary

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Journey

to

Istanbul

t is earlymorning on a sunny spring day in April. Heathrow
Airport, London, is busy, as usual. Hundreds of people are
arriving, leaving, or waiting for planes.
In the Departure Lounge of Terminal One, a man is sitting
reading a newspaper. He does not like airports. There are too
many people, and he is always nervous! when he flies. He looks
at his watch impatientlv/. Then he hears the announcementover
the loudspeakers.
'British Airways announce the departure of Flight BE570
for Istanbul. Will passengers please proceed to Gate 16 for

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Tom Smith picks up his suitcase and walks towards Gate 16.
Twenty minutes later, the plane is preparing to leave. It moves
slowly across the airport to runway number two. Tom is sitting
looking out of thewindow.
The plane suddenly moves forward, races down the runway
and rises into the air. Tom looks down at the houses and roads
far below, and smiles. London is behind him. Now he is on his way
to Istanbul.

Tom relaxed'' and took a letter from his pocket.
Resat Bey Apt 11 ~3,
Kamerot Sokak,
Ayazpasa, Istanbul
My dear Tom,
Thank you for your letter. I am so happy that you can come and
visitme for a holiday. Life here in Istanbul is very interesting. I am

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Journey to Istanbul

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enjoying my work, but I miss you very much. It will be wonderful to
see you again.
I'm sure we will have a very nice holiday. Spring is here, and the
weather is beautiful.
I have to work on Monday 14th of April - the day you arrive. So
Ican't come to the airport to meet you, but youcan take a taxi from the
Air Terminal to Taksim Square. That's in the centre of the new part
of the city. There's a big hotel called the Park Hotel near the square.
I'll meet you there at 5 o'clock. We'll meet in the American Bar. The
view over the city is beautiful.
I can't wait to see you again, Tom. I have so much to tell you. So
remember, thePark Hotel, Taksim Square, 5 o'clock.
See you on the 14th.
love,
Angela.

company which is starting to export? to England. She's making all
the arrangements.'

Tom sat for a moment, looking at his fiancee's'' letter. Then he
put it in his pocket. He looked down at the green fields of France,
as the plane continued its journey across Europe.
'Have you been to Istanbul before?' said a...