Student's Book - Page 112 - 2

Student’s Book - Page 112 - 2

Read and listen. Check your answers.

Story Time

Holidays with Grandma

‘I don’t want to go to Grandma’s. shouted Sean. ‘You’re going to see all those animals in Africa and I’m going to spend my holidays on a farm. It’s not fair.’ ‘Mum is going to work in a hospital and I’m going to work for an architect. Dad said. ‘We can’t take you to Africa with us. I’m sure you’re going to have fun with Grandma.’

They drove to Grandma’s farm. After dinner, Sean’s parents said goodbye to Grandma and Sean and went home. That night Sean wrote a text message to his parents. It read: There’s no television in the house and there are no children on the farm.

A few days later, Sean wrote another text message: It’s so boring here.

One day after breakfast, Grandma said, ‘Come with me, Sean. Let’s look at my horse and the pony.’

Sean went to the stable with his grandma and watched her feed the horse and the pony. Then he watched Grandma brush their coats. ‘I’m going for a ride,’ said Grandma. ‘Would you like to come along?’ ‘I can’t ride,’ said Sean. ‘Come on/ said Grandma, ‘I can teach you.

So they rode slowly for half an hour. The next day they rode for an hour and then they went out even longer. Sean soon loved riding.

Every day, first thing in the morning and before dinner, he fed the horses and brushed their coats. He forgot that there was no television and he didn’t write any text messages.

After a month, his parents came back from Africa. They went to pick up Sean. When they got to the farm, Sean was not there. He was riding his pony. He was not bored at all. When he got back his parents hugged him and said, ‘Time to say goodbye to Grandma.’

Sean looked sad.

‘But school only starts in three weeks!’ he said. ‘Grandma, can 1 please stay with you until school starts?’

His parents and Grandma laughed. ‘Of course you can/ said Grandma. ‘The pony and I are happy to have you here.’