Pre-reading activities

PRE-READING ACTIVITIES

Task 1.Choose the right word for the given definition.
1.to take something that does not belong to you
a.steal. b. include. c .amaze d. plate
2. to happen
a.manage. b. set c. deliver. d . occur
3. to make someone feel better
a. reward b. earn c .comfort d.contact
4. to get
a. receive. b. gate c. charge. d.actual
5. a person who buys something
a. opposite b.mystery c. customer. d. thief

Task 2. Check ( ✓) the sentence with the bolded word that makes better sense.

1. ___a. If I receive a present ,I give someone something.
____ b. If you steal money, you can get in trouble.
2.__ a. A man who is alone can contact many people.
__ b. If a woman is sad, someone should comfort her.
3.__ a. He was given a reward for his poor work performance.
__ b You eat dinner off a plate.
4.___ a. Everything that is for sale has a charge.
___ b. A customer sells things to people
5.___ a.If you earn something, you five it to someone.
.___b. Postmen deliver mail from one house to another.

A Better Reward

Jenny delivered food for a restaurant. She read the newspaper and said ,"Uh oh". There was a story about a thief. He stole food and no one had seen him. Even the police couldn't catch him.Jenny was a little scared. She worked close to that area.
The newspaper included a massage from the police: "If anything strange occurs call us. If you help us catch the thief, you'll earn a reward". Jenny talked to Jim. He managed the restaurant. " Do you know about the thief ? "Yes", he said " But he he steals more than one person can eat. And why haven't the police stopped him yet? It's mystery.If you see him, contact the police. Don't run after him.
Jenny drove to a customer's house. she left her car and opened the hate to the house. But then she heard a noise by her car. She yelled, " Thief!" She wasn't scared. She wanted the reward! She did the opposite of what Jim told her to do."Hey", she yelled."Get back here!" She set the food on the ground and ran to her car. But the thief had already left with the food. Jenny followed a noise around the corner. She was amazed . She saw a dog and some puppies. They were eating her food! They looked thin and scared." The actual name thief is just a dog. She is feeding her puppies", she said. " That's why she steals so much food". Jenny felt bad. She tried to comfort the dogs with another plate of food. Then she took them back to the store. Everyone there took a puppy home. Jenny called the police. She told them there was no real thief. Jenny didn't do it to receive the reward anymore. She said ," It was just a dog. But there's no charge for catching this "thief" she said. " " My new dog is a better reward."