Guía Noveno A Good Book

In this issue:

Volume 1, Number 2

• Listening and speaking about short stories.

September 2009

• Answering questions orally.

• Asking questions.

• Learning vocabulary

A Good Book Inspector Robert Jones is a detective.

He lives near a library.

He is talking to Miss Green.

Miss Green is the librarian.

Inspector Jones: Good morning, Miss Green.

Miss Green: Good morning, Inspector.

Can I help you?

Inspector Jones:

Detective Jones is looking for a good book.

Yes you can.

I´m looking for a good book.

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Inspector Jones is in the library now.

Miss Green: This is a good book, Inspector.

Inspector Jones: What is it?

Miss Green: It’s a detective story.

Inspector Jones: Good! I like detective stories.

What’s the murderer’s name?

Miss Green: I can’t tell you that, Inspector.

I’m a librarian.

I’m not a detective.

Vocabulary Live __________ Near __________ Library __________ Now __________ Talk __________ Librarian __________ Can __________

Help __________ Look for __________ Like __________ Murderer __________ Name __________ Tell __________

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In the Park Alice and Tommy are with their mother.

They are walking in the park.

The children are tired.

Their mother is tired, too.

Tommy: Can we sit on the grass, mum?

Mother: No, you can’t, Tommy.

The grass is wet.

Alice: Look, mum!

I can see a bench near that tree.

Tommy: We can sit there.

Mother: No, you can’t, children.

The bench is wet, too.

Alice: It’s not raining, mum.

The bench isn’t wet.

Mother: Can you see a notice on the bench, Alice?

Alice: Yes, I can.

Mother: What does the notice say?

Alice: I can’t read it.

Can you read the notice, Tommy?

Tommy I can read it.

It says “Wet Paint”

Vocabulary

Use the dictionary to increase your vocabulary.

Their _________ Walk _________ Tired _________ Sit _________ Grass_________ Mum _________ Wet _________

Look _________ See _________ Bench _________ Tree _________ Children _________ Notice _________ Rain _________

Say _________ Read _________ Paint _________ There _________

Grammar clues USING DO/DOES Aff: I like detective stories.

BE - (am, is, are) Aff: Mr Jones is a detective.

CAN Aff: I can sit there.

Neg: Mr Jones isn’t a detective.

Neg: I can’t sit there.

Int: Do I like detective stories?

Int: Is Mr. Jones a detective?

Int: Can I sit there?

Aff: He likes detective stories.

Neg: I don’t like detective stories.

Neg: He doesn’t like detective stories.

Int: Does he like detective stories?