6. Michael & the Red Rug

8/18/2019 6. Michael & the Red Rug

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"hoe[

qnd

(he

red

rug

Michoel

wos

hoppg.

He lihed

hoving

Jun

with

his

Jriends,

ptoging

computer

gomes,

riding

bihes

ond wotchlng

soccer

on

TV.

He

[ihed

his

school,

his teachers

ond

otl

his

ctassmotes

too. He

wqs

in

the

school

volteybcl[

teem.

He loved

his

room,

hls

home

qnd

the

street

where

he

ond

his

porents

lived.

Evergthing

wos

Jine

until

one

Mondog

evenlng. Michoe[

wos wotching

TV

when

the

phone

rong.

His

Jather

onswered

it.

At

the

end

oJ

the

phone

co[[,

Mi.choels

dod

soid,

'l've got

o

new

job '

But

the

new

job

wcs

in the north

oJ

the country

in

o ptoce

thot

wos

300

hilometres

owou.

Wow

Thot

sounds

greot

His

Jother

wos

excited

ond

his

mother

but

everg

time

MichqeI

thought

obout

ond

the

town

where

theg

[[ved,

he

Jett

to stou

here,'

he thought.

'l

don,t

wont

dfJerent.'

Michoels

pqrents

tried

to

mohe

him Jee[

better. They soid

the

new

town

wos

great

ond

thot

he could

mahe lots

oJ

new

Jriends

there,

but

Michael

dldn't

wont

to

toth

obout

it.

Theg

showed

him

photos

oJ

their

lovety

new

home

on

the

i.nternet,

but

Michqel

didn't

wont

to

looh

ot

them,

so he

didnt

wo.s

surprised

ond

verg

hoppu,

leoving

hls

Jrlends

ond

school

unhoppg

ond

ongrg.

'I

wont

to

go ond

live

somewhere


2/8

Soon it

wos Morch 13th

-

the

day

The

Jomity

got

[n their

getlow

truch

home. Michoel llstened

to music otl

speoh

to

ongone.

when the

Jomity

hod to move.

and

drove

north

to their new

the wog

there. He

di.drt't want

to

-

'

'

lluFll,

.,{.)'ry_:mn'

il,,,,,P.

When

they orrlved,

Michoels

dod

gove

him o heg.

'Open

the

Jront

door,

Michoel,'

he soi.d.

'Go

upstoirs

and

choose

gour

room. We're

going

to

look

ot

the

gorden

ot the

boch

oJ

the

house.'

Michael

opened

the door

qnd

went

inside. There

wos

nothing

i.n

ony

oJ

the

rooms.

The

house

Jett

cotd

ond

emptg.

He

went

upstcirs

qnd

loohed

in

the

Jirst

room. He

didn't tihe it

-

it

smetled strqnge.

He looked in

the

second room

-

thot

one wos

too

dorh.

But

the

third

room

seemed

Jrtendtier.

There

wos

on

o[d red

rug

on the

Jtoor.

Michael

sot on

it.

'l't[

hqve

this room,'

he decided.

He

loohed ot his

wqtch.

It

soid

o

guarter

post

three.

'Hmm,'

he

thought.

'The

truch

with otl

our

things

in it witl orrive

soon.'

Then something verg

stronge

begon to

hoppen.

The

rug storted

to turn

round

ond

round

ond

round

cnd, becouse he

wos

on

it, Michqel

turned round and

round

ond

round

with

it


3/8

Something

veru

stronge wos hoppening

to

his

watch

too. The

numbers

on

it were

changlng

verg

Jost.

It

wos one

minute

to

midnight,

then

suddentg

it wos

middoy,

then

hof

post

Jour,

then

o

quorter to eight. The

dates

on

his

wotch

were

chonging

quich[g

too

When

the rug

stopped

turnang,

Michoel

loohed

ot his

wotch

ogoin. It

wos

o

quo.rter post three on

April 21st

Michqel

cou[dnt

understqnd.

It

wqs

more than

o

month

[oterl

Michoel

Jelt

dizzy

Jor

a minute

but then he

stood up

ond

loohed

round

the

room.

He coutdn't betieve

his

eges.

The room

wosn,t

emptg

now.

It wcs

Jut[

There

wos

a

new bed behind

him

ond

some

big

blue cushions

in the

corner

bg

the door.

His

ruchsoch,

with

lots

oJ

lnteresting

school

boohs

in it,

wos

on

o desh.

He coutd

heor some

children outside. Theg

were loughing.

Then

his

phone begon to ring.

Michqel

tooh

it

out oJ hls

pochet

and

onswered

it.

'Hi,

Michoel,'

someone

soid.

'Yor.r]re

[ate

Come

on The

vottegbatt

gome

will

stort in

20

minutes

qnd

we

need

youl

Youfre

our

best

ploger.

Oh And Tony's

goi.ng

to

hove

o

pool

portg this

evening.

It,s

his

birthdog.

Con

gou

come?'

'Ermm,

ges,

sure,' Michoel

begon

to

sog.

Then suddenlg

everything

started

turning

round

ond

round

ogoln.

'Am

I

going to

go

even

more

into

the

Juture?'

he thought.

i


4/8

But

when

the

rug

stopped

turning,

The

dote

on

his

wotch

wos

Morch

heor his

pqrents. Theg

were

Lnside

them

on

the

stoirs.

His

dod

opened

the

door.

'Hi

What o

great

room '

he sald.

'How

ore gou

doing?'

'l'm

Jeeling

hoppier,'

Michoe[

said.

'l'm

Jeeting

much, much hoppier. I

thinh I'm

going

to

mqke lots

oJ

good

Jriends

here.'

'Thot's

greot,'

his

dod

onswered,

'but

bring

that

otd

red

rug

downstairs.

The truch

with

ott our

things

in it has

just

qrrived.

The driver con tohe

with

him.'

l

ffim*

r,l*ii;,."'-";...

Michoet smiled.

'I

lihe it,

Dod,'

he so[d.

'Wet[,

OK.

It

con

stoy

here,

f

gou

wont.

But

I

think

we'[[ bug

you

o

new bed

and

gou

con choose some

posters

to

put

on these wotls,' his

dad

qnswered.

'And

how obout

some

big

btue

cushlons

Jor

me

to

sit

on in thot

corner?

And

can

I

hqve

a

new vollegboll

too?'Michael oshed.

'Sure '

Michoel's

dad

said.

'Thot

sounds

Like

o greot

ideo '

the

room wos

empty ogoin.

13th

ogoin too.

Mi.choel

coutd

the

house

now.

He

could heor

it owog


5/8

gichoet

ond

the

red

rug

@

New words

for

gou

Choose

o word

to

complete

eqch

sentence.

4sg

've

got

q

red ............... in the middle of mg

Listen Your phonet

I

got

...............

when

I turned round.

I

[ike sitting on big................

@

*not

hoppened

next?

Put the

pictures

in

the right order. Write 2-6 in the

boxes.

6rrshiOns

cdzaEflrog

&frwry

,I

u

A

@

con

Uou

remember?

Cross

out the 2

wrong words in

eoch sentence.

Exomple:

Michoel

wos

good

ot

ploging

I

Michoet's

dod

got

o

new

2

Michoel

chose

the

3 The time

on

Michoel's

4 Michoet's

come into his

new room.

5 The

cushions

in

Michoel's

new

room

wilt

be

-------'--

room.

chonged.


6/8

Michoel

didn't wqnt

to

move.

Complete

the sentences.

Write

2 or 3 words.

Exomple:

Michoet enjoged

ptoging

.99..tlPglgL.gg{19P..

with

his friends.

I

......................

9ot

o

phone

coll obout

o

job.

2 The new

job

wos

......................

qwog

from

Michoel's home

town.

3

Michoel

fe1t......................

obout leoving

his

friends.

4 Michoet

d'idnt wont

to

look

ot the

pictures of

their

...................... on

the

internet.

5

Michoet's

fomilg drove

north

in

their ............

I

bored

4 worse

2

5

Reod

this

port

ofthe

storg.

Then

tolk

obout times.

It wos one

minute to

midnight,

then sudden[g

it wos

middoU,

then

hotJ

past

Jour,

then

o

quorter

to eight.

The dotes

on

his

wotch

were

changing quichtg

tool

When

the rug

stopped

turning,

Michoe[

loohed

at his

wotch

oga'Ln.

It

wqs

q

guorter

post

three on

April 21st.

SN

Whot

time wi[[

school finish

todog?

Whot

time

will

gou go

to

bed?

@

oooosites

Find

words

on

poge

44 that

hove opposite

meonings

to

these.

Exomple:

south

...ngLth...

@

GU*

Do

some

colouring.

Listen

ond

colour

the

second

picture

on

poge

45.

@

f.fting

the time

Whot's

the

time

now?

Whot

time did

gou get

up

this

morning?


7/8

@

Wni:;1"t

hoppenins when

the rus

stopped

Find

the right

ending.

Drow lines.

When

the

rug stopped turning the first

time

...

I

some

childrenl

were

singing in

the

trees.

2

the birds

\

wos ftging round the room.

I

3

two men in

o truck

I

were driving

up

the

street.

\

4

o bog on o bike

\were

toughing outside.

5

o

butterflg

wos riding post the house.

@

Dlzzgcrnd busg

Find

the

motching

sound.

busg

mum

::s-iiii

wool

Look

ot

the words in

the box.

Choose

o

word

for

eoch

spoce.

Michoet fett

...qflgid..

for

o minute

but

then

he

stood

up

ond

(1)

round the

room.

He

couldnt

believe

his

eges.The

room

wosnt

emptg

now.

lt

wos

fu[[

There wos

o

new

(2)

behind him

ond

some

big btue

(3)

..................

in

the corner

bg the door.

His

rucksock,

with

lots

of

(a)

..................

school

books in

it, wos

on

o desk. He

could

(5)

..................

some chitdren outside.

Theg were

(6)

..................

.Then

his

phone

begon

to

ring. Michoel

took it out of

his

pocket

ond onswered

it.

glidc.

dr<

see

torch boxes

wolked

roining

forget

shoutino

oroblems teom

t?

sf

.a

PJ

mg

would

eight

@

Cfl"nge

port

of

the

storg.

dizzg

stood eges fu[[ new

bed

some

lough

hi

lote


8/8

Pteese

€@nrle

ti:o

rrng pool portg

Comptete

Tong's messoge.

Hi

Michael

It's

my birthdoy. I'm

going

fo

hove

a

poot

partyl

Con

you

come?

You'll

moke

lots of

new

friends there. Tony

i}

iii:l

Address:

Please

bring:.

Wear:...........

n

t3?m

rTq

ts

new

home

Address: ......

Green

Street

@

Mg

new

F'ron're

Choose

Uour

new home

ond totk obout

it

ffimr

Mg

new

home

Address:

......

Green Street

Next

toi

Houseiwormi

cotd ?

Colour/woltsl

Nicest room?

For

m'lg3

mew rooffiu

H'cl

like ...

Choose

things for

gour

new room.

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