Reader 22

The Open Window

The window is open.
The room is cold.
Emma is sitting at the table.
She is reading a book.
Her hands are getting cold.

The curtain is moving.
Cold air is coming into the room.
Emma is looking at the window.
She is thinking about the cold air.
She is not comfortable.

Emma stands up from the table.
She walks to the window.
She closes the window.
The curtain stops moving.
The room starts to feel warmer.

Emma sits at the table again.
She is reading her book again.
Her hands are not cold now.
She feels better because the window is closed.
The room is quiet, and Emma is comfortable.

SPEAK

Answer in complete sentences.

1. What is open?

2. Where is Emma sitting?

3. What is Emma reading?

4. Why is the curtain moving?

5. What does Emma do?

6. Do you think Emma made the room better? Tell why.

WRITE

Write 5 complete sentences with is, am, or are + -ing.

Use words from the reading.

1. We are __________________.

2. I am _____________________.

3. They are ___________________.

4. She is _______________________.

5. He is _____________________.

LISTEN

Listen to the audio and answer the questions.

• What did they do when they got cold?

• What do you do when you get cold?

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