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The man in black

‘Hey, stop!’ he yelled. I turned round and saw the man in black. I could see that he was running fowards an old lady. She was probably about 75, walking slowly with a leather handbag. He probably thought it would be very easy fo take something from a person like that. My heart was pounding furiously in my chest as the man raced towards her. I thought I knew what he planned to do. The day had started so well. 1 had been wandering aimlessly around the city, taking photographs, stopping occasionally for an ice cream or a coffee, without a care in the world. first spotted him walking along the beach. He looked out of place among the families and young couples. He was wearing a black suit and tie with dark glasses, and looked typical of a bad guy in films. He was muttering into a phone. I watched him as he sat down on a bench. He peered curiously at me as I walked past him, but his attention was soon distracted by another call on his phone. The old woman glanced at the man and stopped as she was walking past. ‘Stop!’ He bellowed again. Then, he grabbed her by the arm.
At that moment, I saw something falling from the sky. A crane from a building site across the road was toppling over some bricks. No sooner had the man pulled the woman away than crane crashed on the ground where she had been standing! Shame flooded through me. Had thought he was a criminal, but in fact he was a hero who had saved her!

WATCH OUT! 

Positions for adverbs within a clause: 

1. At the end of a clause (for adverbs of manner, place and time), e.g. Iran away quickly. / I'm sitting here. / I've been waiting for ages. 
2. Before the main verb (adverbs of manner can go in this position), e.g. I quickly ran away.
3. At the beginning of a clause to add emphasis (adverbs of place and time can go in this position), e.g.
With my back to the wall, I waited.
4. If all three types of adverbs are used in the same clause, the order is: manner → place →time I drove aimlessly around the city for hours.


Study Watch Out! Then put the words in the correct order to make sentences. 

1. He / in my ear / yelled loudly. He yelled loudly in my ear. 
2. she / blankly / at him / for several seconds / stared. She started at him blankly for several seconds. 
3. they / worked all day / very hard / in the factory. They worked very hard in the factory all day. 
4. I/ on the bench / sat for over two hours / patiently. I sat patiently on the bench for over two hours.

The English meaning 

peer/ stare at :look at something closely and carefully
glance :take a quick look at something
spot :notice something or someone
bellow :shout angrily in a low deep voice 
yell : shout loudly, because you are excited or angry 
mutter : speak so quietly that you cannot be heard easily
mumble : speak so quietly but others could hear you
race : go somewhere as quickly as possible 
wander : walk in a casual way, often in no particular direction