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READING 4 FUN
42 1 Listen and read.
A GIGGLE1 BOX AND A LEAKY FAUCET2
after Louis Sachar
Every day after lunch Mrs Jewls read a story to the class. Dana hated stories.
The last book was the story about a pig. It was very funny. All the children laughed. Dana couldn’t stop laughing. John called her ‘a giggle box’.
When Dana broke out laughing3 at the lesson, John said: “There goes the giggle box.” She hated John.
The other story was very sad. Dana couldn’t stop crying. John called her ‘a leaky faucet’. “Who will fi x the leaky faucet?” he asked.
Mrs Jewls rang her bell, and all the children sat quietly. The teacher was reading a story about a little baby-animal. The story was sad because a car killed his mother.
Dana cried.
The next day Dana came up to Mrs. Jewls for a talk.
“Can I go out when you read?” asked Dana.
“Really?” asked Dana. She always thought she hated stories when she really loved them … Hmm... when she really loved them … Hmm... She was glad.
1to giggle [9gigl] — гоготати, сміятись — гоготати, сміятись 2a leaky faucet [9fc:sit] — несправний — несправний кран (що протікає) 3to break out laughing — пирскати зі сміху
2 Choose the right sentence according to the story.
1 a) Mrs Jewls read stories before lunch. b) Mrs Jewls read stories after lunch. 2 a) Dana couldn’t stop laughing or crying. b) John couldn’t stop laughing or crying. 3 a) Dana didn’t like stories. b) Dana didn’t know she loved stories very much. 4 a) Dana didn’t really hate John. b) Dana hated John.
3 Look at the pictures and tell the story.
Every day … When the story was … When …
The next day … “Really?” …
4 Answer the questions.
1 What was Dana’s problem? 2 What did John mean calling her: a) a giggle box? b) a leaky faucet? 3 Why did she come up to her teacher? 4 How did the teacher help Dana?
