PRE-READING Look at the picture, * How old do you think the boy is? {(Q GRe> * What ishe doing? este menejando Read the title of the story. Look at the picture again. * What do you think the boy did? tro haewxS zs * Can you guess what happens? un nino ge tro on care y lo werejo.Oh Boy, What a Ride! One morning Officer Vogel was drinking coffee in a restaurant. He was on his coffee break. Suddenly the doors of the restaurant opened, and a man ran in. “Officer!” the man yelled. “ going down the street—and a litte kid is dri Officer Vogel ran out of the restaurant. He saw a station wagon. It was going slowly—about 25 miles’ an hour—but it wasn't going very straight. He jumped into his police car end followed the station wagon. When he was behind it, he turned on his red light and siren. The station wagon moved to the side of the road and stopped. Officer Vogel got out of his police car, hurried to the station wagon, and looked inside. The driver was a little boy. His name was Rocco Morabito, and he was five years old. In the back seat was Rocco's little sister. She was only two years old. Both children were crying. “I want my Mommy!” Rocco cried. “But she can't get here. | have the car.” Then Rocco had an idea, “Just a minute,” he told Officer Vogel. “can drive. I'll go get her.” No!” Officer Vogel said. “You stay with me!” Officer Vogel drove Rocco and his sister to the police station. Then he called their mother. Officer R bert Vogel is a police officer in Rye, New York Vogel and Rocco's mother had a lot of questions for Rocco. Their first question was: "Where did you got the car keys?” Rocco said, “From the top of the refrigerator.” At seven o'clock that morning Rocco's father was at work and his mother was sleeping. Rocco saw the car keys on top of the refrigerator. He pulled a chair over to the refrigerator, climbed up on the chai, and took the keys. Rocco went to the garage and got into the car. Then he started the engine. When Rocco's sister heard the engine, she ran to the car and began to cry. She wanted to go with him, so Rocco opened the back door and let her in the car. Rocco backed the car out of the garage and drove away. It was 7 AM.—rush hour—so there was a lot of traffic. Rocco drove one mile’ in heavy traffic. Then Officer Vogel stopped him. Newspapers and TV stations heard about Rocco, and a lot of reporters went to his house. One reporter asked Rocco, "What do you want to be when you grow up?” Rocco smiled. “I want to be a truck driver” he said. 40 kilometers 16kilometers sens je Fer 2. VOCABULARY Complete the sentences with the words below. o heavy coffeebreak siren rush hour __ station wagon 1. Officer Vogel stopped working for 15 minutes. He went to a restaurant to drink a cup of coffee. He was on his _coffee break _ 2. Rocco drove a big car with seats for nine people. It w: 3 a Shaken wage Rocco drove the car at 7 A.M. Many people were driving to work. It was There were a lot of cars on the road. Traffic was ___h€ayy Rocco stopped the car because he heard the ___‘tva_on the police car. 4 5. 193. COMPREHENSION UNDERSTANDING THE MAIN IDEA Circle the letter of the best answer. 1. This story is about a. a police officer. ¢. safe driving in New York. 2. The story has a happy ending because a. Rocco was a very good driver. . Rocco wants to be a truck driver. DERSTANDING REASONS Find the best way to complete each sentence. Write the letter of your answer on 1. 2. 3. 4, the line. Officer Vogel went to a restaurant Rocco climbed up on a chair a. Rocco opened the back door =o Officer Vogel called Rocco's mother © Reporters, went to Rocco’s house REMEMBERING DETAILS Read the sentences. One word in each sentence is not correct. Find the word and cross it out. Write the correct word. a a 3. 4 5. 6. 20 Units of a b © a. to get the car keys. to ask him questions to let his sister in the ear. to drink a cup of coffee. to tell her, “Your son is at the police station.” Robert Vogel is'a saleseinn in Rye, New York One evening he was drinking coffee in a restaurant. Suddenly the doors of the restaurant opened, and a seme ran in The man yelled, “A car is going down the street—and a little kid is Sing it!” Officer Vogel jumped into his police car and Aifthe station wagon. ‘The driver's name was Rocco Morabito, and he was 50'years old. a refrigersto- 7. Rocco took the car keys from the top of the television, 8. Rocco opened the back sea and let his sister in the car. 9. Rocco drove one mile in tight traffic. 10. A lot of mechanics went to Rocco's house. reporters