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Story 3. Grandmother’s Diary

My name is Bill. My grandmother has a big house. The house has many old things. One day, I found a small blue book. It was my grandmother’s diary.

The diary had a love story. Grandmother wrote about a young man. His name was Peter. He was an artist. Every day, Peter drew in the park.

Grandmother walked there often.

One day, Peter drew grandmother’s portrait. The picture was very

beautiful. Grandmother and Peter started to date. They walked in the park a lot. Peter drew, and grandmother read books.

Then something strange happened. Peter got a letter. He needed to go to another city. He wanted grandmother to go with him. But grandmother could not go. She studied at university.

Peter went away. He wrote letters to grandmother every day. Grandmother wrote letters too. They missed each other very much.

After one year, Peter came back. He brought many pictures. The pictures showed grandmother in the park. Peter drew her every day when he was far away. He loved grandmother very much.

They got married in the same park where they had met. Peter drew this moment. This picture is in grandmother’s house now.

I never saw grandfather Peter. He passed away long ago. But his pictures live in grandmother’s house. And his love lives in her diary.

I showed the diary to grandmother. She looked at the old pages for a long time. Then she smiled and said: “Love is like a picture. It makes the world more beautiful.”

Полезные выражения

▶ every day – каждый день

▶ long ago – давно

▶ far away – далеко

▶ to get married – пожениться

▶ to look at – смотреть на

▶ to start to date – начать встречаться

Упражнения

1

Прочитайте утверждения и напишите верно или неверно:

1. Bill found a red book in his grandmother’s house. ___

2. Peter was a musician. ___

3. Grandmother and Peter met in the park. ___

4. Peter went to another country for two years. ___

5. Peter drew portraits of grandmother while he was away. ___

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Заполните пропуски:

1. Peter _____ (to be) an artist.

2. Every day, Peter _____ (to draw) in the park.

3. Grandmother _____ (to walk) there often.

4. They _____ (to get) married in the park.

5. Bill _____ (to show) the diary to his grandmother.

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Ответьте на вопросы:

1. Where did Bill find the diary?

2. What did Peter do every day in the park?

3. Why couldn’t grandmother go with Peter to another city?

4. How often did Peter write letters to grandmother?

5. What did grandmother say about love at the end of the story?

Story 4. A Kind Word

My name is Kim. I work in a small shop. Every day, I sell things to many people. They are always in a hurry. They often look sad or angry.

One cold day, an old woman came to the shop. She wanted to buy bread and milk. I was very tired that day. My head hurt. I gave her the bread and milk quickly. I dropped her money on the floor. I felt very bad.

“I’m sorry,” I said. I picked up the money.

The old woman looked at me. She had kind eyes. “You have a nice smile,” she said. “It makes me happy. But today you look sad.”

No one at the shop ever told me kind words. I almost started to cry. But I just smiled.

“Thank you,” I said. “I am just tired.”

The next day, the old woman came again. She remembered my name. She asked how I was. I told her I wanted to be a cook, but I did not have money for school.

“You can be a good cook,” she said. “You are nice and smart. Don’t be afraid to try new things.”

Her words helped me. That night, I made a nice dinner at home. My family loved it. I decided to save money for cooking school.

The old woman came to the shop every day. She always had a kind word for all people. The shop started to change. People smiled more. They talked with each other. Even my boss was kinder.

One day, the old woman came with a small box. “This is for you,” she said. There was money for cooking school in it. I was surprised.

“I can’t take this,” I said.

“It’s from many people,” she said. “People from the shop. They all want to help you. Your smile helped them. Now they want to help you.”

I went to cooking school. It was hard, but I worked hard. Now, I am a cook at a small cafe. I try to make good food. I say kind words to people every day. One kind word can change someone’s day.

The old woman still comes to the cafe. She eats my food and smiles. She says my food is the best. I know it’s not true, but her kind words still make me happy.

I learned that kind words are strong. They can change a shop. They can change a life. They changed my life.

Полезные выражения

▶ to look sad – выглядеть грустным

▶ to pick up – поднимать

▶ to start to cry – начать плакать

▶ to try new things – пробовать новое

▶ to decide to – решить (сделать что-то)

▶ to talk with – разговаривать с

▶ to try to – пытаться