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Lisa's Cold
Last night Lisa came home later than usual.
It was raining and she didn’t have her umbrella.
When she got home, she was cold and wet
She was tired, and she didn’t feel well.
She got out of her wet clothes and went to bed.
She just wanted to sleep.
This morning she woke up with a bad cold.
She had a headache and a sore throat.
Her mother took her temperature.
Her temperature was 39 degrees, so she had a fever.
Her mother told her to stay in bed.
Lisa’s sore throat hurt a lot, so her mother called the doctor.
She made an appointment for 11:00.
Lisa got out of bed at 10:00 and got dressed.
At 10:15 they left their apartment.
It was still raining, so they took a taxi.
They got to the doctor’s office at 10:45.
Her mother gave Lisa’s name to the receptionist.
Then they sat in the waiting room.
They waited for 10 minutes.
Then a nurse came and took Lisa into another room.
The nurse weighed Lisa and took her temperature.
Then Lisa waited for the doctor.
When the doctor came, he looked down her throat.
He listened to her heartbeat.
Then he gave her a shot.
The shot hurt a little, but Lisa didn’t mind.
She wanted it to help her feel better.
After leaving the doctor’s office, they went to a pharmacy.
Her mother brought some medicine.
Then they took a taxi home.
For the rest of the day, Lisa stayed in bed.
She took some medicine and drank a lot of liquids.
She slept for a couple of hours.
Then she listened to some music.
By 6:00 she was feeling much better.
Now she’s thinking about tomorrow.
She’s looking forward to going to school.
She doesn’t want to stay home again.
But she may have to stay home.
She can’t return to school until her cold is gone.
She doesn’t want her friends to catch her cold.
An Accident
Yesterday there was a terrible accident.
It happened in front of a subway station.
There was a crosswalk and the light was red.
Cars were coming from all directions.
A young man wanted to cross the street.
He didn’t want to wait for the light to change.
He looked both ways, and then started to run across the street.
But he didn’t see one car, and it hit him.
He flew up into the air and came down on the road.
His head was injured and he was bleeding.
Several people used their phones to call for an ambulance.
It arrived a few minutes later and took the man away.
We still don’t know if he lived or died.
Hopefully he’s alive and will get better soon.
So be careful when you cross a street.
Vocabulary
Basic Needs
Everyone needs food and water.
Without food and water, we cannot live.
People need a place to live in and sleep.
We need a place to keep us dry in rainy weather.
We need good health to keep us strong.
Daily exercise is a good way to stay in good health.
We need skills to find a good job.
Without good job skills, we can’t keep a good job.
We need money to buy things, such as food.
Without money, it’s very difficult to have a good life.
States of Matter
Ice is the solid state of water.
The freezing point of water is 0 degrees Celsius.
This is the liquid state of water.
Liquids take the shape of their container, such as this glass.
Water vapor is the gaseous state of water.
Water becomes a gas at 100 degrees Celsius, which is its boiling point.
We use a scale like this to weigh things.
One kilogram is equal to 2.2 pounds.
This is a thermometer.
We use thermometers like this to measure temperature.
Dialogue
Angela's Cold
M:I didn’t see Angela today. Did she come to the office?
W: No, she didn’t. She stayed home, she’s sick.
M：Sick? What’s wrong with her?
W：She has a bad sore throat and a headache. She’s staying in bed.
M：Oh, that’s too bad. She looked fine yesterday.
W：She was fine yesterday but last night she got wet in the rain.
M：Didn’t she have an umbrella?
W：No, she didn’t. So she really got wet. It’s a long walk from the subway to her home. She didn’t get home until late.
M：It was really raining last night. I got wet too and I had my umbrella. It was that strong wind.
W：My umbrella wasn’t much help either. Still, it was better than nothing.
M：Anyway, when you see her, tell her to get better soon. We miss her at the office.There’s also an important meeting the day after tomorrow. I hope she can be there.
W：OK, I’ll call her and let her know.
M：If she can’t be here we can setup a conference call. So please let me know.
W：I will.
A Car Accident
M：I saw a terrible accidentyesterday. W: What happened?
M：I was waiting to cross the Third Street andthe light was red.
W：Yes, many peopledon’t want to wait forthat light. It takes a longtime for that light to change.M: So there’s a young mandidn’t want to wait. He ran out into the traffic and a car hit him.
W：So he didn’t see the car?
M：Right, he didn’t see it and it was going too fast to stop. W:So what happened to him?
M：The driver got out of the car and stayed next to him. He was just lying there. I went out to drug traffic and several other people called for the ambulance.
W：How long did it take for the ambulance to arrive?
M：It didn’t take long.I think it only took 10 minutes.
W：How was the young man when the ambulance arrived?
M：His eyes were open but there was blood coming out of his mouth. It didn’t look good.
W：Did the police come?
M：Yes, they got there just before the ambulance.W: Did they ask you any question?
M：Yes, they did. They asked a lot of questions. So I told them what happened.
W：What about the driver of the car?
M：When the ambulance left,he was sitting in his car. The police were talking to him.
W：What happened after that?
M：I don’t know because I had to get home.
W：How did you feel?
M：I kept thinking about it. From now on I’ll be more careful crossing the street. W: Me too.
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