Reader 15

The Wet Floor Sign

There is water on the floor.
The water is near the sink.
A worker sees the water.
He gets a yellow sign.
He puts the sign next to the water.

The sign says wet floor.
Lily walks into the room.
She sees the yellow sign.
She looks at the floor.
She sees the water near the sink.

Lily walks slowly because the floor is wet.
She does not run.
She takes careful steps around the water.
Her shoes stay dry.
She feels safe because she saw the sign.

The worker cleans the floor.
Then he moves the sign.
The floor is dry again.
The sign helped Lily stay safe.
Lily is glad because the sign was easy to see.

SPEAK

Answer in complete sentences.

1. Where is the water?

2. What does the worker get?

3. What does the sign say?

4. Why does Lily walk slowly?

5. What does the worker do?

6. Do you think the sign is important? Tell why.

WRITE

Write 5 complete sentences with because or so.

Use words from the reading.

1. The floor is wet, _________ I wasted water.

2. The floor is wet, _________ I will clean it up.

3. The floor is wet, _________ I will becareful.

4. The floor is wet, _________ I was not careful.

5. The floor is wet, _________ I dropped the cup.

LISTEN

Listen to the audio and answer the questions.

• Do you walk slowly on a wet floor?

• What do you do to be careful?

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