At school

It’s seven o’clock in the morning and Steve is still in bed. “Time to get up, Steve! Breakfast’s ready. You’ve got the Science project today. Don’t forget your sketchbook!”

Says mum. Steve gets up and thinks “I don’t want to go to school. I want to stay at home.” sketchbook: album da disegno

Steve is twelve years old. He’s an only child and he hasn’t got any friends. He would love to have some but he’s too shy, so it’s difficult for him to make friends. At school, during the break, he always sits alone on a bench and watches his classmates playing in the playground.

David, one of his classmates, doesn’t want him to play with them. “Steve, you’re terrible at football! We don’t want to lose because of you!” says David and laughs. David started to make fun of Steve because of his shyness when they first met at school. He plays nasty tricks on him just for fun.

GLOSSARY bench: panca nasty: brutto, cattivo

(to) meet: incontrare miserable: triste, infelice must be: deve essere nasty: antipatico only child: figlio unico

(to) overcome: vincere/ superare outgoing: estroverso plan: piano prize: premio

(to) put: mettere reserved: riservato

(to) save: salvare scared: impaurito/pauroso school canteen: mensa scolastica selfishness: egoismo shy: timido shyness: timidezza sociable: socievole

(to) stand up: alzarsi

(to) steal: rubare strength: forza strong: forte

(to) tease: prendere in giro through: attraverso

(to) throw: gettare

(to) trip up: inciampare towards: verso, in direzione di trick: scherzo vulnerable: vulnerabile

(to) wait for: attendere waste bin: contenitore per rifiuti

(to) waste: sprecare without: senza