Denis the Cat Burglar

Denis the Cat Burglar 20 September 2012 A Bedfordshire cat has been stealing clothes and other items from neighbours. Denis, a two-year-old black and white cat, has stolen underwear, shoes, shirts, paintbrushes and even a doll. He brings them all back to his embarrassed owner Lesley Newman at her home in Luton. Exercise 1 . Watch the video about Dennis, the ‘Cat Burglar’ from Luton, and answer the following questions. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-19666089 1. Why is Denis a real menace? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. What sort of things does he steal? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. How many hits has his video got on YouTube? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. What, according to his owner, is the reason he steals things? …………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5. Where does the money from the sale of the T-shirts go? ……………………………..…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. What plans does his owner have now? ……………………………..…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Exercise 2 . CAT IDIOMS Match the idioms to their deﬁnitions on the right (write the correct letter in each box). 1 be the cat's whiskers a to argue violently all the time 2 there’s more than one way to skin a cat b to tell a secret carelessly or by mistake 3 like the cat that got the cream c to cause trouble by doing or saying something 4 there's no room to swing a cat d to look dirty and untidy 5 let the cat out of the bag e there are many different ways to achieve something 6 fight like cat and dog f a place or space is very small 7 put / set the cat among the pigeons g very pleased about something you have achieved

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