4 Lending a hand

Chapter 4 Lending a hand A Tom is helping Miss Chan to find the owners of the lost property. Read.

There are lots of things in the office. I don't know who they belong to. Whose mirror is this? Candy lost her mirror on Monday. Maybe it's hers. Whose towels are these? Mary and Bob lost their towels on Tuesday. Maybe they're theirs. B Act Tom and Miss Chan. Talk about the other items.

LEARN to Read C What happened when Larry found a bag of dog food? Read and find out. Larry likes helping people. One day, he saw a plastic bag in the lobby of his block of flats. It was full of dog food. Whose bag is this?' Larry thought. 'Mrs Lee has a dog. Perhaps it's hers. Larry took the bag upstairs to Mrs Lee's flat. 'I found this bag beside the lift. Is it yours, Mrs Lee?' he asked her. No, Larry. It's not mine, ' said Mrs Lee. 'Mr and Mrs Wong have two dogs. Perhaps it's theirs. 'Ok. I'll ask them. Thank you, Mrs Lee, 'said Larry. Larry carried the bag to the Wongs' flat. He asked them about the bag. 'It's not ours, ' said Mr and Mrs Wong. Larry went to three more flats but he still could not find the owner of the bag.

Finally Larry went back to the lobby. When he reached the ground floor, he saw Mrs Kong and her son, Joe, standing there. That's strange! ' Mrs Kong said to Joe. 'Where's the bag? The bag is too heavy for me to carry and I forgot to bring my mobile phone, so I left the bag here while I came upstairs to ask you to help me with it. ' Is this bag yours, Mrs Kong?' asked Larry. Yes, it is! ' said Mrs Kong. Let me carry it upstairs for you, ' said Larry. Thank you. That's very kind of you, ' said Mrs Kong. Let's carry it together, ' said Joe. Larry was very tired that evening. He told his mother about the bag. Well done! You're very helpful, Larry. But sometimes you're too helpful! ' Should we take other people's bags away? Why? D Answer the following questions. 1 What did Larry want to do to help? 2 Look at Larry's thought bubble at the end. What floor did Mrs Lee live on? 3 How many dogs did Mr and Mrs Wong have? 4 When Mrs Kong went down again to the lobby, what couldn't she see? 5 Where did Larry ta

Pre-tack Activity E Peter and Sally are volunteers. Last week they did some shopping for the old people at Happy Living Home for the Elderly. Act the children. Whose newspaper is this? Mr Fan and Mr Wong asked us to buy a newspaper. It's theirs. Whose chocolates are these? Mrs Ma asked us to buy some chocolates. They're hers.