THE STRANGER (Cinema)

Woodend is a small, quiet village without any shops or visitors. A stranger appears in the village one day and opens a shop there. As of that day, many tourists start to come to Woodend. Special customers visit the shop secretly. They need help and the stranger helps them.

THE STRANGER

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Vocabulary:

Word	Picture Illustration	Example
knock		He knocked at the door and a woman opened it.
laughed		The woman laughed. ‘A hotel? Here in Woodend?’
glad		Mrs. Harrison gave him a room for the night. He was very glad.
coat		Wait a minute. I’ll get my coat.
church		The church in Woodend was the most beautiful building in the village.
empty: no one lives in		Mr. Smith had died in the summer. His house was empty.
corner		The house was on the corner of Main Street and Church Lane.
sold		A few days later, Mr. Smith’s house was sold.
roof		He fixed the roof.
sign		On the morning of Monday 21st December, they saw a big sign on the front of the house.
idea		The corner shop is a good idea.
quiet		It’s too quiet here. Woodend needs a shop.
loud		He was a very big man with loud voice.
slapped		Dave smiled and a few people clapped.
cake		I know that you make beautiful bread and cakes.
flowers		You grow beautiful flowers.
pot		Mr. Everett makes pots.
doll		Mrs. Davies makes dolls.
painting		I do paintings of the village.
busy		Soon the shop was very busy and Dave needed an assistant.
film star		Are you Greta Gordon the film star?
shout		“Miss Greta Gordon!’ shouted Anna.
shake (past tense shook)		She and Dave shook hands.
ring		She was wearing beautiful diamond rings.
frightened: very afraid		She seemed to be frightened.
cry		She was pale. She was crying.
tear		Her eyes were red with tears.
sign		Here’s a photograph of me. I’ll sign it.
secret: something you don’t want anyone to know		Please keep our secret. Please don’t tell anyone.
kiss		The film star kissed Anna.
question		Don’t ask any more questions about her, Anna.
spring		Soon it was spring.
marry		In May, Peter asked Anna to marry him.
cricket: a kind of sport		On Saturday, Peter played football or cricket.
magazine		“Film News” was a magazine about film stars.
page		Anna turned the pages.
tourist		Summer tourist were arriving in Woodend. The weather was beautiful.
finger		What happened to the rings on her fingers?
close		I’ll close the shop at lunchtime and we can go to Lidney.
worried		Anna wanted to go with Dave, but she was worried about Peter.
dress		Dave bought Anna a new, expensive dress.
warm		It was late but the night was warm.
shoulder		he put his arm round her shoulder and kissed her.
boss		Dave was Anna’s boss at the shop.
football match		On Saturday there was a big football match.
bell		The bell rang and Anna went to the door.
case		The man was carrying a small case.
appointment		I’ve got an appointment to see Mr. Slatin.
angry		Dave was very angry with Anna.
face		The young man’s face was white.
drive (past tense drove)		He got into his car and drove off.
kitchen		Anna was helping Mrs. Hart in the kitchen.
tea		They were making tea.
sitting-room		Peter took it into the sitting-room.
score		Mike Bailey scored a great goal.
goalkeeper		The other team’s goalkeeper was injured.
kick		Bailey had kicked the ball very hard.
neck		The ball had hit the footballer’s neck.
news		Later, they all watched the news on TV.
interviewer		The TV showed a picture of Mike Bailey and the interviewer.
smile		Dave smiled at Anna.
bored		Sometimes you’re bored, aren’t you?
nothing		Anna said nothing.
clever: smart		You’re a village girl, but you’re very clever, Anna.
stupid		‘Village girls aren’t stupid,’ said Anna.
agreement		She and Dave had made an agreement.
go shopping		On Saturday they went shopping and in the evening they went to a cinema.
park		On Sunday they went to a park.
autumn		It was a cold autumn.
win		‘Hello!’ said Anna. ‘Did you win on Saturday?’
red		Anna’s face was red.
voice		Her voice was quiet.
listen		She did not listen.
city		Dave’s from a big city.
walk		Peter turned round and walked out of the room.
unhappy		Now Anna was alone. She was very unhappy.
wet: with a lot of water		It was October, it was cold and wet.
middle-aged		A middle-aged gentleman came in.
moustache		He was a big man with a very large moustache.
briefcase		He was carrying a large briefcase.
salesman		‘Are you a salesman?’ she asked.
silence		There was a silence. Anna spoke first.
delicious		‘The water melon looks delicious,’ said Mr. Riseman.
bread		She put a bread in a bag.
wrist		Mr. Riseman stepped in front of her. He held her wrists.
strong		He was very strong.
note		Early in the morning, she left a note for Dave
telephone-box		She got off the train and looked for a telephone-box.
entrance		They were near to the entrance of the station.
full		The boxes were all full.
advertisement		The letter ‘I.C.S.’ was on a huge advertisement.
secretary		Mr. Riseman’s secretary. Can I help you?
flying		Mr. Riseman is flying to Switzerland in an hour’s time.
annoyed		The secretary became annoyed.
message		‘That’s impossible,’ she said. ‘But I can take a message.’
tired		Anne was tired, but she felt happy.
dead		The Chairman of I.C.S was dead and Mr. Riseman was the new chairman.
sleep		Anna did not sleep last night.
handle		She went to the back of the shop and turned the handle of the locked room.
hot		It was a small room, dark and hot.
table		There was a table in the middle of the room.
chair		There were two old chairs and a lot of boxes.
pencil		There were no order books, no papers, no pencils.
dirty		Underneath, there were some dirty, old clothes.
leg		Inside the box there were some dolls with broken arms and legs.
torn		There were some pictures of footballer but the pictures were all torn.
threw		He took out the rings and threw them on the table.
actress		Joanna Leigh is the actress who broke her arm.
photograph		David pointed to ta torn photograph in the football book.
evil		Dave Slatin was an evil man.
tightly		Dave took Anna’s arm and held it tightly.
power: amazing ability		I have strange powers. I can give anything you want.
children		And you, Anna, you will give me children.
run (past tense ran)		She ran out of the Special Orders Room.
street		She went through the shop and out onto the street.
bed		Anna was ill and stayed in bed.
doctor		She had a fever and her mother phoned the doctor.
fire		There’s a fire at the Corner Shop!
flame: big fire		The shop was in flames.
jump		‘Jump, Dave,’ they shouted. ‘Save yourself!’