Source: Can You Believe It Book 1

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Leopard Makes Himself at Home

CHANDIGARH, INDIA A four-year-old boy is at home watching TV. He goes
to the kitchen and tells his mother, Theres a tiger in the bedroom. She
laughs, thinking he is talking about a TV program. Later, she looks into the
bedroom. She is horrified by what she sees.
Theres a leopard watching TV on the bed!
She grabs her son and runs away. The
leopard soon turns over and falls asleep.
When forest department officials arrive, the
leopard is still taking a nap. They take him
to a zoo.

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New Idioms and Expressions

make oneself at home

make yourself comfortable in someone

elses home

at home

in your house or apartment

be horrified by something

feel shock and horror at something

run away

leave quickly; escape

turn over

turn to the other side

fall asleep

begin to sleep

take a nap

sleep for short time during the day

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Complete the Idiom

Look at each definition below and then complete the idiom.

a. leave quickly; escape

b. begin to sleep
c.

= run __ __ __ __
= fall __ __ __ __ __ __

turn to the other side

= turn __ __ __ __

d. sleep for a short time during the day

= take a __ __ __

e. in your house

= at __ __ __ __

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Reading Check-up
Questions
1.1. Where
Whereisisthe
thelittle
littleboy
boywatching
watchingTV?
TV?
2.2. What
Whatdoes
doeshe
hetell
tellhis
hismother?
mother?Does
Doesshe
shebelieve
believehim?
him?
3.3. Later,
Later,what
whatisisshe
shehorrified
horrifiedby?
by?
4.4. What
Whatdoes
doesshe
shedo?
do?
5.5. What
Whatdoes
doesthe
theleopard
leoparddo
doafter
afterwatching
watchingTV?
TV?
6.6. What
Whatisishe
hedoing
doingwhen
whenthe
theofficials
officialsarrive?
arrive?
7.7. InInyour
youropinion,
opinion,how
howdid
didthe
theleopard
leopardget
getininthe
thehouse?
house?

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About YOU!
Questions
1.1. Who
Whomake
makethemselves
themselvesatathome
homeatatyour
yourhouse?
house?
2.2. What
Whatdo
doyou
youlike
liketotodo
doatathome?
home?
3.3. Do
Doyou
youlike
liketototake
takeaanap?
nap?
4.4. When
Whendo
doyou
youusually
usuallyfall
fallasleep
asleepatatnight?
night?
5.5. Do
Doyou
youever
everhave
havetrouble
troublefalling
fallingasleep?
asleep?

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Expressions IN USE!
Write About Yourself
Complete the sentences, writing something true about yourself.
1. Sometimes I dream about running away to ___________________.
2. Im horrified by ______________________________.
3. At home I always ___________________________.

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Complete the Story

Read the true story. Fill in the blanks with idioms below.
is horrified by
taking a nap

runs away
turns over

has fallen asleep

Thief Makes Himself at Home

PITTSBURGH, PA, USA A woman leaves her house one Saturday evening for a few
hours. When she goes back home, she finds her front door open. Then she sees a
broken window. In the house, her jewelry boxes are on the floor. She
(1) _______________ the boxes and sees they are empty.
She (2) __________________ what she sees next. Theres a man on the
floor. The thief (3) _________________! The woman quietly goes to another room
and calls the police. Please hurry, she says, before he wakes up and
(4) _____________________.
The police arrive right away. The thief is still (5) ________________. The
police arrest the man, Walter Morgano, age 35.
wake up = stop sleeping (the opposite of fall
asleep)
right away = immediately

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