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AABedfordshire
Bedfordshirecat
cathas
hasbecome
becomeaacelebrity
celebrityafter
afterstealing
stealingclothes
clothesand
andother
otheritems
itemsfrom
fromneighbours.
neighbours.
Denis,
a
two-year-old
black
and
white
cat,
has
stolen
underwear,
shoes,
shirts,
paintbrushes
Denis, a two-year-old black and white cat, has stolen underwear, shoes, shirts, paintbrushesand
andeven
evenaadoll.
doll.

He
brings
them
all
back
to
his
embarrassed
owner
Lesley
Newman
at
her
home
in
Luton.
He brings them all back to his embarrassed owner Lesley Newman at her home in Luton.
Videos
Videosof
ofDenis
Denisininaction
actionhave
havehelped
helpedthe
thepilfering
pilferingpuss
pussbecome
becomeaahit
hiton
onthe

theweb,
web,with
withhis
hisown
ownFacebook
Facebookpage,
page,
Twitter
account
and
T-shirt
range.
Twitter account and T-shirt range.
Denis'
Denis'crime
crimespree
spreebegan
beganat
atthe
theage
ageof
ofjust
justsix
sixmonths,
months,aaweek
weekafter
afterhe
hewas
waslet
letout

outof
ofthe
thehouse
housefor
forthe
thefirst
firsttime.
time.
"I"Inoticed
some
clothes
lying
about
and
a
piece
from
the
local
paper,
which
someone
had
screwed
up,"
said
Mrs
noticed some clothes lying about and a piece from the local paper, which someone had screwed up," said Mrs
Newman.
Newman.

"A
"Aweek
weeklater
laterhe
hebrought
broughthome
homeaaBarbie
Barbiedoll.
doll.He
Heeither
eitherleaves
leavesthings
thingsininthe
thefront
frontroom
roomor
orbrings
bringsthem
themup
upto
tome
meinin
bed.
He
will
come
to
my
side
of

the
bed
and
scream
until
I
acknowledge
what
he
has
brought
in.
It's
like
'Hello,
bed. He will come to my side of the bed and scream until I acknowledge what he has brought in. It's like 'Hello,I've
I've
brought
broughtyou
youaapresent.'"
present.'"
In
Inthe
thepast
pastweek
weekalone,
alone,Dennis
Dennishas
hasbrought
broughthome

homeaasock,
sock,towel,
towel,face
facecloth,
cloth,glove
gloveand
andaamotorcycle
motorcyclecrash
crashhelmet
helmet
bag.
bag.
Mrs
MrsNewman
Newmankeeps
keepsall
allthe
theitems
itemsDenis
Denissteals
stealsinintwo
twoboxes
boxesinincase
caseneighbours
neighbourscome
cometo
toask
askfor
fortheir
theirproperty

propertyback.
back.
The
most
expensive
item
Denis
has
stolen
is
a
Fred
Perry
polo
shirt,
which
has
still
not
been
claimed
by
its
owner.
The most expensive item Denis has stolen is a Fred Perry polo shirt, which has still not been claimed by its owner.
"A
"Afew
fewpeople
peoplehave
haveknocked

knockedon
onthe
thedoor
doorto
toask
askififDenis
Denishas
hasstolen
stolentheir
theirthings,
things,but
butthankfully
thankfullyno-one
no-onehas
hasbeen
been
angry
angryyet,"
yet,"said
saidMrs
MrsNewman,
Newman,an
anaccounts
accountsassistant.
assistant.
Denis
Denishas
hasaaparticular
particularfondness
fondnessfor

forstealing
stealingmen's
men'sunderwear.
underwear."He
"Hedoesn't
doesn'tdo
dobriefs
briefs--only
onlyboxers,"
boxers,"she
shesaid.
said.
The
feline
felon
also
features
on
his
own
range
of
T-shirts,
which
read:
"Denis
stole
my
pants".
The feline felon also features on his own range of T-shirts, which read: "Denis stole my pants".

Profits
Profitsfrom
fromthe
thesale
saleof
ofthe
theT-shirts
T-shirtsgo
goto
toHomeless
HomelessCat
CatRescue
RescueBedfordshire,
Bedfordshire,and
andthe
thecharity
charityalso
alsobenefits
benefits
from
advertising
revenue
from
Denis'
YouTube
channel,
which
shows
him
in

action.
from advertising revenue from Denis' YouTube channel, which shows him in action.
So
Sofar
farthe
thechannel
channelhas
hasbeen
beenviewed
viewednearly
nearly400,000
400,000times.
times.

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Exercise 1. Are the following statements true or false? Write T for True or F for False.
Lesley
LesleyNewman
Newmanisisproud
proudofofher
hercat
catfor
forbringing
bringingaalot
lotofofthings
thingshome.
home.

Denis
Deniswas
wassix
sixmonths
monthsold
oldwhen
whenhe
hestarted
startedstealing
stealingitems
itemsfrom
fromneighbours.
neighbours.
He
Healways
alwaystakes
takesthe
thestolen
stolenitems
itemstotohis
hisowner’s
owner’sbed.
bed.
The
Theowner
ownerofofthe
theFred
FredPerry
PerryT-shirt
T-shirthas

hasstill
stillnot
notcome
cometotoask
askfor
forit.it.
Mrs
MrsNewman
Newmanisisthankful
thankfulthat
thatno-one
no-onehas
hasasked
askedfor
fortheir
theirthings
thingsyet.
yet.
Denis
Denisparticularly
particularlylikes
likesstealing
stealingmen’s
men’sboxers.
boxers.
Homeless
HomelessCat
CatRescue
RescueBedfordshire
Bedfordshirecharity

charityisisadvertised
advertisedon
onDenis’
Denis’YouTube
YouTubechannel.
channel.

Denis,
Denis,the
themenace
menace

Exercise 2. Match the underlined words in the text with the definitions below and solve
the crossword.

Across
1.
3.
4.
6.
7.
8.

an organization for helping people in need
a criminal who has committed a serious crime
connected with cats
money that you make by selling something
a short period of time when you do a lot of something
something that is owned by a person, business, etc.

Down
1.
2.
3.
5.

a person who is famous
to get help from something
to be an important part of something
income from business activities

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Exercise 3. Watch the video about Dennis, the ‘Cat Burglar’ from Luton, and answer the
following questions. />1.
1. Why
Why isis Denis
Denis aa real
real menace?
menace?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2.
What
2. What sort
sort of
of things
things does
does he
he steal?

steal?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3.
3. How
How many
many hits
hits has
has his
his video
video got
got on
on YouTube?
YouTube?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4.
4. What,
What, according
according to
to his
his owner,
owner, isis the
the reason
reason he
he steals
steals things?
things?
…………………………………….…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………….…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

5.
5. Where
Where does
does the
the money
money from
from the
the sale
sale of
of the
the T-shirts
T-shirts go?
go?
……………………………..……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………..……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6.
6. What
What plans
plans does
does his
his owner
owner have
have now?
now?
……………………………..……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………..……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Exercise
Exercise 4.
4. CAT

CAT IDIOMS
IDIOMS
Match
Match the
the idioms
idioms to
to their
their definitions
definitions on
on the
the right
right (write
(write the
the correct
correct letter
letter in
in each
each box).
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

8

look like something the cat brought /
dragged in

h

to be the best thing, person, idea, etc

/>

AA Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire cat
cat has

has become
become aa celebrity
celebrity after
after stealing
stealing clothes
clothes and
and other
other items
items from
from neighbours.
neighbours.
Denis,
a
two-year-old
black
and
white
cat,
has
stolen
underwear,
shoes,
shirts,
paintbrushes
Denis, a two-year-old black and white cat, has stolen underwear, shoes, shirts, paintbrushes and
and even
even aa doll.
doll.
He
He brings

brings them
them all
all back
back to
to his
his embarrassed
embarrassed owner
owner Lesley
Lesley Newman
Newman at
at her
her home
home in
in Luton.
Luton.
Videos
Videos of
of Denis
Denis in
in action
action have
have helped
helped the
the pilfering
pilfering puss
puss become
become aa hit
hit on
on the
the web,

web, with
with his
his own
own Facebook
Facebook page,
page,
Twitter
account
and
T-shirt
range.
Twitter account and T-shirt range.
Denis'
Denis' crime
crime spree
spree began
began at
at the
the age
age of
of just
just six
six months,
months, aa week
week after
after he
he was
was let
let out
out of

of the
the house
house for
for the
the first
first time.
time.
"I"I noticed
noticed some
some clothes
clothes lying
lying about
about and
and aa piece
piece from
from the
the local
local paper,
paper, which
which someone
someone had
had screwed
screwed up,"
up," said
said Mrs
Mrs
Newman.
Newman.
"A
"A week

week later
later he
he brought
brought home
home aa Barbie
Barbie doll.
doll. He
He either
either leaves
leaves things
things in
in the
the front
front room
room or
or brings
brings them
them up
up to
to me
me in
in
bed.
bed. He
He will
will come
come to
to my
my side
side of

of the
the bed
bed and
and scream
scream until
until II acknowledge
acknowledge what
what he
he has
has brought
brought in.
in. It's
It's like
like 'Hello,
'Hello, I've
I've
brought
brought you
you aa present.'"
present.'"
In
In the
the past
past week
week alone,
alone, Dennis
Dennis has
has brought
brought home
home aa sock,

sock, towel,
towel, face
face cloth,
cloth, glove
glove and
and aa motorcycle
motorcycle crash
crash helmet
helmet bag.
bag.
Mrs
Newman
keeps
all
the
items
Denis
steals
in
two
boxes
in
case
neighbours
come
to
ask
for
their
property

back.
Mrs Newman keeps all the items Denis steals in two boxes in case neighbours come to ask for their property back.
The
The most
most expensive
expensive item
item Denis
Denis has
has stolen
stolen isis aa Fred
Fred Perry
Perry polo
polo shirt,
shirt, which
which has
has still
still not
not been
been claimed
claimed by
by its
its owner.
owner.
"A
"A few
few people
people have
have knocked
knocked on
on the

the door
door to
to ask
ask ifif Denis
Denis has
has stolen
stolen their
their things,
things, but
but thankfully
thankfully no-one
no-one has
has been
been angry
angry
yet,"
said
Mrs
Newman,
an
accounts
assistant.
yet," said Mrs Newman, an accounts assistant.
Denis
Denis has
has aa particular
particular fondness
fondness for
for stealing
stealing men's

men's underwear.
underwear. "He
"He doesn't
doesn't do
do briefs
briefs -- only
only boxers,"
boxers," she
she said.
said.
The
The feline
feline felon
felon also
also features
features on
on his
his own
own range
range of
of T-shirts,
T-shirts, which
which read:
read: "Denis
"Denis stole
stole my
my pants".
pants".
Profits
Profits from

from the
the sale
sale of
of the
the T-shirts
T-shirts go
go to
to Homeless
Homeless Cat
Cat Rescue
Rescue Bedfordshire,
Bedfordshire, and
and the
the charity
charity also
also benefits
benefits
from
from advertising
advertising revenue
revenue from
from Denis'
Denis' YouTube
YouTube channel,
channel, which
which shows
shows him
him in
in action.
action.

So
So far
far the
the channel
channel has
has been
been viewed
viewed nearly
nearly 400,000
400,000 times.
times.

(taken
(takenfrom
from /> />
Exercise
Exercise 1.
1. Are
Are the
the following
following statements
statements true
true or
or false?
false? Write
Write T
T for
for True
True or
or FF for

for False.
False.
Lesley
Lesley Newman
Newman isis proud
proud of
of her
her cat
cat for
for bringing
bringing aa lot
lot of
of things
things home.
home.
Denis
was
six
months
old
when
he
started
stealing
items
from
Denis was six months old when he started stealing items from neighbours.
neighbours.
He
always

takes
the
stolen
items
to
his
owner’s
bed.
He always takes the stolen items to his owner’s bed.
The
The owner
owner of
of the
the Fred
Fred Perry
Perry T-shirt
T-shirt has
has still
still not
not come
come to
to ask
ask for
for it.
it.
Mrs
Newman
is
thankful
that

no-one
has
asked
for
their
things
yet.
Mrs Newman is thankful that no-one has asked for their things yet.
Denis
Denis particularly
particularly likes
likes stealing
stealing men’s
men’s boxers.
boxers.
Homeless
Cat
Rescue
Bedfordshire
charity
Homeless Cat Rescue Bedfordshire charity isis advertised
advertised on
on Denis’
Denis’ YouTube
YouTube channel.
channel.
Exercise
Exercise 2.
2. Match
Match the

the underlined
underlined words
words in
in the
the text
text with
with the
the definitions
definitions below
below and
and solve
solve
the
the crossword.
crossword.

Across
1.
3.
4.
6.
7.
8.

an organization for helping people in need
a criminal who has committed a serious crime
connected with cats
money that you make by selling something
a short period of time when you do a lot of something
something that is owned by a person, business, etc.

Down
1.
2.
3.
5.

a person who is famous
to get help from something
to be an important part of something
income from business activities

/>

Exercise 3. Watch the video about Dennis, the ‘Cat Burglar’ from Luton, and answer the
following questions. />1.
1. Why
Why is
is Denis
Denis aa real
real menace?
menace?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2.
What
2. What sort
sort of
of things
things does

does he
he steal?
steal?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3.
How
3. How many
many hits
hits has
has his
his video
video got
got on
on YouTube?
YouTube?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4.
What,
4. What, according
according to
to his
his owner,
owner, is
is the
the reason
reason he
he steals
steals things?

things?
…………………………………….…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………….…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5.
5. Where
Where does
does the
the money
money from
from the
the sale
sale of
of the
the T-shirts
T-shirts go?
go?
……………………………..……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………..……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6.
6. What
What plans
plans does
does his
his owner
owner have
have now?
now?
……………………………..……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………..……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Exercise 4. 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

8

look like something the cat brought /
dragged in

h

to be the best thing, person, idea, etc

/>
ANSWER KEY


AA Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire cat
cat has
has become
become aa celebrity
celebrity after
after stealing
stealing clothes
clothes and
and other
other items
items from
from neighbours.
neighbours.
Denis,
Denis, aa two-year-old
two-year-old black
black and

and white
white cat,
cat, has
has stolen
stolen underwear,
underwear, shoes,
shoes, shirts,
shirts, paintbrushes
paintbrushes and
and even
even aa doll.
doll.
He
brings
them
all
back
to
his
embarrassed
owner
Lesley
Newman
at
her
home
in
Luton.
He brings them all back to his embarrassed owner Lesley Newman at her home in Luton.
Videos

Videos of
of Denis
Denis in
in action
action have
have helped
helped the
the pilfering
pilfering puss
puss become
become aa hit
hit on
on the
the web,
web, with
with his
his own
own Facebook
Facebook page,
page,
Twitter
Twitter account
account and
and T-shirt
T-shirt range.
range.
Denis'
Denis' crime
crime spree
spree began

began at
at the
the age
age of
of just
just six
six months,
months, aa week
week after
after he
he was
was let
let out
out of
of the
the house
house for
for the
the first
first time.
time.
"I"I noticed
noticed some
some clothes
clothes lying
lying about
about and
and aa piece
piece from
from the

the local
local paper,
paper, which
which someone
someone had
had screwed
screwed up,"
up," said
said Mrs
Mrs
Newman.
Newman.
"A
"A week
week later
later he
he brought
brought home
home aa Barbie
Barbie doll.
doll. He
He either
either leaves
leaves things
things in
in the
the front
front room
room or
or brings

brings them
them up
up to
to me
me in
in
bed.
bed. He
He will
will come
come to
to my
my side
side of
of the
the bed
bed and
and scream
scream until
until II acknowledge
acknowledge what
what he
he has
has brought
brought in.
in. It's
It's like
like 'Hello,
'Hello, I've
I've

brought
brought you
you aa present.'"
present.'"
In
the
past
week
In the past week alone,
alone, Dennis
Dennis has
has brought
brought home
home aa sock,
sock, towel,
towel, face
face cloth,
cloth, glove
glove and
and aa motorcycle
motorcycle crash
crash helmet
helmet bag.
bag.
Mrs
Mrs Newman
Newman keeps
keeps all
all the
the items

items Denis
Denis steals
steals in
in two
two boxes
boxes in
in case
case neighbours
neighbours come
come to
to ask
ask for
for their
their property
property back.
back.
The
The most
most expensive
expensive item
item Denis
Denis has
has stolen
stolen isis aa Fred
Fred Perry
Perry polo
polo shirt,
shirt, which
which has
has still

still not
not been
been claimed
claimed by
by its
its owner.
owner.
"A
few
people
have
knocked
on
the
door
to
ask
if
Denis
has
stolen
their
things,
but
thankfully
no-one
has
"A few people have knocked on the door to ask if Denis has stolen their things, but thankfully no-one has been
been angry
angry

yet,"
yet," said
said Mrs
Mrs Newman,
Newman, an
an accounts
accounts assistant.
assistant.
Denis
Denis has
has aa particular
particular fondness
fondness for
for stealing
stealing men's
men's underwear.
underwear. "He
"He doesn't
doesn't do
do briefs
briefs -- only
only boxers,"
boxers," she
she said.
said.
The
The feline
feline felon
felon also
also features

features on
on his
his own
own range
range of
of T-shirts,
T-shirts, which
which read:
read: "Denis
"Denis stole
stole my
my pants".
pants".
Profits
Profits from
from the
the sale
sale of
of the
the T-shirts
T-shirts go
go to
to Homeless
Homeless Cat
Cat Rescue
Rescue Bedfordshire,
Bedfordshire, and
and the
the charity
charity also

also benefits
benefits
from
advertising
revenue
from
Denis'
YouTube
channel,
which
shows
him
in
action.
from advertising revenue from Denis' YouTube channel, which shows him in action.
So
So far
far the
the channel
channel has
has been
been viewed
viewed nearly
nearly 400,000
400,000 times.
times.

(taken
(takenfrom
from /> />

Exercise
Exercise 1.
1. Are
Are the
the following
following statements
statements true
true or
or false?
false? Write
Write T
T for
for True
True or
or FF for
for False.
False.
Lesley
Lesley Newman
Newman isis proud
proud of
of her
her cat
cat for
for bringing
bringing aa lot
lot of
of things
things home.
home.

Denis
Denis was
was six
six months
months old
old when
when he
he started
started stealing
stealing items
items from
from neighbours.
neighbours.
He
He always
always takes
takes the
the stolen
stolen items
items to
to his
his owner’s
owner’s bed.
bed.
The
The owner
owner of
of the
the Fred
Fred Perry

Perry T-shirt
T-shirt has
has still
still not
not come
come to
to ask
ask for
for it.
it.
Mrs
Mrs Newman
Newman isis thankful
thankful that
that no-one
no-one has
has asked
asked for
for their
their things
things yet.
yet.
Denis
Denis particularly
particularly likes
likes stealing
stealing men’s
men’s boxers.
boxers.
Homeless

Homeless Cat
Cat Rescue
Rescue Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire charity
charity isis advertised
advertised on
on Denis’
Denis’ YouTube
YouTube channel.
channel.

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Exercise
Exercise 2.
2. Match
Match the
the underlined
underlined words
words in
in the
the text
text with
with the

the definitions
definitions below
below and
and solve
solve
the
crossword.
the crossword.

Across
1.
3.
4.
6.
7.
8.

an organization for helping people in need
a criminal who has committed a serious crime
connected with cats
money that you make by selling something
a short period of time when you do a lot of something
something that is owned by a person, business, etc.

Down
1.
2.
3.
5.

a person who is famous
to get help from something
to be an important part of something
income from business activities

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Exercise 3. Watch the video about Dennis, the ‘Cat Burglar’ from Luton, and answer the
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1. Why is Denis a real menace?

Because he has been stealing stuff from his neighbours.
2. What sort of things does he steal?
Things like tea towels, bath and car sponges, T-shirts, socks, pants, footballs
3. How many hits has his video got on YouTube?
385.000 hits
4. What, according to his owner, is the reason he steals things?
She thinks he brings things to her because he likes her.
5. Where does the money from the sale of the T-shirts go?
To Bedfordshire Homeless Cat Rescue Centre
6. What plans does his owner have now?
She is now in talks with a local author about a children’s story book based on Denis’ life.

Exercise 4. CAT IDIOMS
Match the idioms to their definitions on the right (write the correct letter in each box).

1

be the cat's whiskers

2

there’s more than one way to skin a cat

3

like the cat that got the cream

4

there's no room to swing a cat

5

let the cat out of the bag

6

fight like cat and dog

7

put / set the cat among the pigeons

8

look like something the cat brought /
dragged in

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gg
ff
bb
aa
cc
dd

a

to argue violently all the time

b

to tell a secret carelessly or by mistake

c

to cause trouble by doing or saying something

d

to look dirty and untidy

e

there are many different ways to achieve something

f

a place or space is very small

g

very pleased about something you have achieved

h

to be the best thing, person, idea, etc
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