Now do some of these things:

Draw a picture of a cup of tea.

Write a story about helping a blind person.

Write a story about helping to make some tea.

Make a wordsearch for your story.

You can write the story in English or in your first language.

Copy this wordsearch into your book and find the words.

k	h	e	l	p	e	d	b	l	i	n	d
e	t	h	a	n	k	y	o	u	m	e	s
t	c	o	u	l	d	n'	t	t	e	a	a
t	p	l	e	a	s	e	d	i	e	d	d
l	v	i	s	i	t	d	e	a	d	d	o
e	r	a	n	g	b	e	l	l	o	l	d

Now write seven questions about the story. Write questions that you do NOT know the answer to.

For example How big was the road?

What was the old man's house like?

Now rewrite the story but make it longer so that it has got the answers to your questions in it.

The blind old man by Hung

One day, when I was in Vietnam, I helped an old blind man to cross the road. He said, `Thank you.'

I said, `Do you want me to take you home?'

He said, `Yes, please.'

I took him home and I went into his house. He made me a cup of tea. He couldn't see the kettle and water but he could feel them with his hands.

I told my mum about the old blind man. She said, `We will go and visit him.'

So one day we went to his house. I rang the bell. An old woman opened the door. I said, `We have come to visit the old blind man.'

She started to cry. She said, `He is dead. He died last week.'

Then I started to cry. I was very sad.

Can you read these words?

helped	blind	thank you
please	couldn't	kettle
sad	visit	rang
bell	dead	died

Can you translate these words into another language?

Yes No

1. Did Hung help the old man to cross the road?

2. Did he take the old man home?

3. Did Hung make a cup of tea for the old man?

4. Did Hung's mother ring the bell?

5. Did Hung's mother open the door?

6. Did the old woman cry?

7. Did Hung cry?

Yes I have. No I haven't.

8. Have you ever seen a blind man?

9. Have you ever helped a blind man?

10. Have you ever rung a doorbell?

11. Have you ever made a cup of tea?

12. Have you ever cried because someone died?

Please use long answers for the next questions:

13. Where did Hung live?

14. How did he help the blind man?

15. Why couldn't the old man see the kettle?

16. How did the blind man make the tea?

17. What did Hung ring?

18. Who opened the door?

19. Why did the old woman cry?

20. Who do you think the old woman was?

The blind old man by Hung One day, when I was in Vietnam, I helped an old blind man to cross the road. He said, `Thank you.' I said, `Do you want me to take you home?' He said, `Yes, please.' I took him home and I went into his house. He made me a cup of tea. He couldn't see the kettle and water but he could feel them with his hands. I told my mum about the old blind man. She said, `We will go and visit him.' So one day we went to his house. I rang the bell. An old woman opened the door. I said, `We have come to visit the old blind man.' She started to cry. She said, `He is dead. He died last week.' Then I started to cry. I was very sad.

Cut out these story strips and work with your friend to put them in the right order:

I took him home and I went into his house. He made me a cup of tea. He couldn't see the kettle and water but he could feel them with his hands.

I said, `We have come to visit the old blind man.' She started to cry. She said, `He is dead. He died last week.' Then I started to cry. I was very sad.

One day, when I was in Vietnam, I helped an old blind man to cross the road. He said, "Thank you."

The blind old man by Hung

I said, `Do you want me to take you home?' He said, `Yes, please.'

I told my mum about the old blind man. She said, `We will go and visit him.' So one day we went to his house. I rang the bell. An old woman opened the door.

Racing to English

© Gordon Ward 2010. Photocopiable only for use in the purchasing institution. Step 15: Story File - The blind old man

Racing to English

© Gordon Ward 2010. Photocopiable only for use in the purchasing institution. Step 15: Story File - The blind old man

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