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a new school. But Jonny is not very happy. He doesn t know the other kids there. It s early in the morning. Outside the sun is shining. Jonny and his mother are talking in the kitchen. J But I want to stay with my best friends Tom, Chris and Bobby! What about soccer practice, mom? I m on the team. Don t you remember? M Of course I do. But you ll make new friends at your new school, Johnny. J But I don t want to be the new kid that everyone talks about. It s terrible when other kids make fun of you. M I know it s difficult to change schools, Johnny. And it s hard to leave good friends. But trust me! After a week, you won t be the new kid anymore! J Come on, Mom! Stop kidding! If I don t like the new school, I m not going to stay there. I m going back to my old school. Two months later... It s lunch time. Johnny is at home. He is in a hurry because he is going out with his friends from his new school. He runs down the stairs. His mother is preparing launch. J Bye Mom! I m going to play soccer with my friends! M Hey! Lunch is almost ready! Don t you want to eat? J No thanks, Mom. I m late! I ll eat something later! AT SCHOOL Johnny s new school friends are Nick, Lou and Fred. They are classmates. They play soccer on the school team and do lots of things together. They call themselves The Gang. Cynthia is Johnny s classmates too. When he is not with the gang, he likes to spend time with her. Johnny and Cynthia usually study together. After school, they always chat on the phone. It s 10 o clock in the morning. It s break time and the kids are chatting in the school yard. N Hey, Johnny! Come with us to Fred s house after school! J I can t. Cynthia and I are going to study together for the exam tomorrow. My mom is going to help us. N Come on, Johnny! Fred s parents are out of town. It s going to be fun! F Yes! Come with us, Johnny! J All right, I ll go! But first, I need to call my mom and Cynthia! MAKING FUN OF JONNY At Fred s house, the kids are laughing and telling jokes. They are eating junk food and drinking soda. Johnny forgets to call his mother and Cynthia. Later the telephone rings. Toni, Fred s older brother, answers the phone. Hello, this is Tony speaking. Who is this? Johnny s mom... Ok, hold on! T Hey, Johnny, it s your mommy on the phone! Ha, ha, ha! Johnny answers the phone. Hi Mom... Johnny, your friend Cynthia is looking for you everywhere, his mother says. What are you doing at Fred s house? Don t you have an exam tomorrow? Johnny is embarrassed. Sorry mom! I
ll call Cynthia. And I ll study together, OK? Bye. Johnny hangs up the phone. He turns to his friends. J Well, I think my mom is mad at me. N Hey, Johnny, don t worry. All moms are the same. It s no big deal! J Anyway, it s late. I need to go! Bye, guys! Tony starts to make fun of Johnny. Mommy, Mommy, sorry! Hey, and don t forget to call Cynthia! Ha, ha, ha! J Shut up ,Tony! F and N See you, Johnny! Later at night, Johnny arrives home. He tells his mother he is going to study the next morning before school. He calls Cynthia and apologizes to her. They talk on the phone for a long time. BAD GRADES, BAD NEWS The following morning, Johnny is still sleeping. His mother enters his bedroom. She is very upset. M Wake up, Johnny! Wake up! J Oh, mom... What time is it? M It s 7:45 and you re late for school! Hurry up and get ready! You don t have time for breakfast! And by the way, I want to see your exam results later! Johnny gets a bad grade on the exam. Because of this, he doesn t want to go home immediately. He decides to go to the Fred s house with the gang. The kids play video games all afternoon. Tony has a pack of cigarettes. He takes one and passes the pack to the Fred, Nick and Lou. They all take a cigarette. Tony gives the pack to Johnny. J No thanks, Tony. I don t smoke. Actually, I dont like cigarettes! F Why don t you try? It s cool! Johnny tries to smoke and... J Arghhhh! It s awful! The boys feels horrible. He starts to cough and to breathe with difficulty. Fred makes fun for him. F You don t know how to smoke, Johnny! All the kids laugh at Johnny. ONE MISTAKE AFTER ANOTHER Next day at school, Johnny is talking to Cynthia when the boys arrive. He sees them and feels embarrassed. J Ok, so... I ll see you later, Cynthia. C Johnny, are we going to study together this afternoon? J Well, I m not sure... I ll call you, OK? Johnny leave Cynthia. She is upset. The Gang asks Johnny if he is dating Cynthia. J No, not really! L Good! Because we are going to have a party and Julia will be there. She s crazy about you. J Really? N Yeah, Johnny. Everybody knows that! F Hey, Johnny, you re a lucky guy! Julia is the best-looking girl at school. It s late in the evening. Johnny is at home. He is talking to Cynthia on the phone. She is still upset. J Hi, Cynthia. I m sorry about today. Let s study together tomorrow after class! We can meet at the library. C I don t think it s a good idea, Johnny. Every time your friends appear, you act strange around me. J Sorry, Cynthia. It s because... Well, I get
embarrassed! C No Johnny. I think you are ashamed of me. Listen, a have to go now. Talk to you later. SOME GOOD ADVICE Johnny is in his room. He is feeling down. He really cares about Cynthia. Now, she is disappointed in him. Suddenly, someone knocks on his bedroom door. It s his father. Dad Johnny... can I come in? J Sure Dad! Dad Johnny, your mother is a little worried about you. Is everything okay? J Not really, Dad. I know mom is disappointed in me, and now Cynthia is upset too... Johnny s father sees that his son is sad. He sits down next to him. Dad Johnny, sometimes we do things we don t want to, just to please other people. Sometimes, we hurt people we like. Sometimes, we hurt ourselves. J Thanks, Dad! Johnny s dad hugs his son. PLANNING THE PARTY After class, the gang arranges the last details of the party. Fred and Lou tell Johnny that Julia will be there. They are going to meet at Fred s house around 8:00 pm. In the meantime, Johnny tries to tell Cynthia about the party. But she is too busy talk. Later, the kids go to soccer practice. Johnny s arrive home for the soccer practice. He asks his mother if there are any messages for him. But there are none. He takes a shower and phones Cynthia. He wants to invite her to the party. Johnny is planning to tell her thet he likes her. But Cynthia s line is always busy. It s almost 8 o clock. J Mom, I m going to the party! M Do you want your father to pick you up later? J No Mom, Nick s dad is going to give us a ride. Bye! A PARTY OF SURPRISES It s party time at Fred s house. The kids are all excited. Julia is there with a group of girls. Music is playing and some kids are dancing. The boys are in one corner and the girls are in another. Julia smiles at Johnny. The boys encourage Johnny to go and talk to her. J Hey, guys, listen. I m not interested in Julia... F Hey, Johnny, she s smiling at you. Now is your chance! L Yeah man! Go and talk to her! Do it for us! Do it for the gang! Johnny doesn t want to let his friends down. At the same time, he is thinking about Cynthia. But he finally agrees to talk to Julia. J Hi, Julia! Ju Oh, hello Johnny. Hey, the guys say you are the best player on the soccer team. J Well, I guess I m all right! To Johnny s surprise, Julia puts her arms around him and kisses him. At this moment, Cynthia arrives at the party. She sees Johnny with Julia! Fred and Lou are next to Cynthia. They decide to teaser her. F Johnny is a really lucky guy! L Yes, he sure is! Cynthia looks angrily at Fred and Lou. Then she turns and walks
away. F Hey, Cynthia, where are you going? Don t you want to stay for the rest of the party? C You guys are really stupid, just like your friend, Johnny! DOING THE RIGHT THING Cynthia runs quickly out of the house. Just then, Johnny sees her. He turns to Julia. J Sorry Julia, but I have to talk to someone. Johnny runs across the living room. His friends try to stop him, but he pushes them away. He wants to talk to Cynthia before she goes away. Cynthia is already outside. She is crying. J Cynthia! Hey, Cynthia! Wait a minute! C Johnny, why don t you go back inside? Your girlfriend is waiting of you. J She s not my girlfriend. I don t care about her. I m hanging out with the gang just to be cool. C I don t believe you, Johnny! J Cynthia, I really care about you. The party is over for me too. Let me take your home. C - No thanks. My father is coming to pick me up. Look, that s him now. A car stops in front of the house. Johnny looks at Cynthia. For the first time, she sees that he is really sad. As Johnny starts to walk away, he is thinking I m really stupid. Now I know I really like Cynthia but she hates me. Cynthia enters the car. Johnny is walking away when he hears a voice. C Hey, Johnny! We can take your home if you want. Johnny turns round and sees Cynthia smiling at him. Another school day is beginning. Johnny is having breakfast with his mother. M What time will you be home, Johnny? J Well, Mom, after class I have soccer. Then I m meeting Cynthia. We re doing a geography project together. M Remember your first day at school? Now, look at you! You re not the new kid anymore, son. J You re wrong, Mom. I AM a ''new kid''! He grabs his backpack, kisses his mother and goes to school.
authors -Eduardo Amos, Elisabeth Prescher, Ernesto Pasqualin CHAPTER 1 How s your mom? Denise asked. She s getting better, Clara answered. The doctor told her she will be ok if she continues her treatment. The two girls were talking in Clara s bedroom. They were both 17 and they were cousins. Their parents were in the living room. What do you think our folks are talking about? asked Denise. I don t know, but it must be serious, replied Clara Yeah, my mom and dad seem worried, Denise said. Mine too... But, anyhow... you said you had something to tell me. So, what is it? Clara was curious. A new room Denise said. She was very excited. I m going to have a new bedroom! No kidding! Tell me more. Well, the furniture I chose is all white, Denise explained. And I am going to paint one of the walls yellow. Cool! Clara replied enthusiastically. And guess what? Tomorrow I m going to choose the curtains, Denise said. What color? Clara asked. Maybe white, to go with the furniture. And here s the best part: Dad is going to buy me a new computer, with a desk and space for all of my diskettes and CDs. Can you believe it, Clara? A computer just for me! Denise said. Aren t Ivan and Leo jealous? Clara asked. Ivan and Leo are Denise s young brothers. Ivan was 15, and Leo was 6, and they shared a bedroom. Sure, but I ll let them use my computer if they behave themselves. The two girls laughed. I m just kidding! Said Denise. They re going to have a new room too. But that will cost a fortune! replied Clara. I guess you re right. It s going to cost a lot, said Denise. But my dad got a promotion last month. He s chief editor of the magazine now and he is making more money. Well, Im hungry, said Clara. Let s go downstairs and get something to eat. The two girls went downstairs. On their way to the kitchen they saw their parents in the living room. They looked upset. Did you see their faces asked Denise as they walked into the kitchen. Yeah! said Clara. They were arguing, weren t they? I think you re right, replied Denise. They mentioned Uncle Mario s name. But he isn t here. What do you think they re talking about? I don t know, said Denise. But something very serious is going on in there. Mario was Eduardo and William s brother. He was the oldest and richest of the three brothers. He lived in a huge house on the beach. Mario didn t see his brothers very often because his wife, Regina, didn t gets along with his family very well. The girls went to the kitchen, fixed some sandwiches and something to drink, and went on talking. You must be really happy about your dad s promotion, said Clara. To tell you the truth, not really. Of course, I m happy about my room
but my dad works more now. And he has to travel a lot too. I know what you mean, Clara said. I hate it when my dad is away on business. My dad s never around when I need him. And now that Mom s back at college, I m all by myself most of the time. It s awful! complained Denise. Denise s mother, Laura Meyer, worked as nurse during the day and studied psychology in the evening. You know, I love my parents and I m really proud of them. Denise added. It s just that I miss them. At least you have your brother s for company, Clara replied. I have nobody to talk to most of the time. You are lucky, Denise said. Brothers can be annoying sometimes. The girls talked for hours. It was almost dinner time when Denise s mother called her to go home. Well, William said, we have something to tell you. It s about Grandpa. Is there something wrong? Denise asked. She was worried. He isn t sick, is he? No, no, that s not the problem, Denise, her father answered. But you know he s 83 now... and since Grandma passed away, he is often lonely. And you kids know that he lives by himself in that big house. We are worried about him there, all alone, Denise s mom added. Yeah, he seems so sad, Denise said. I saw Grandpa crying the other day, Leo said. I bet he misses Grandma. You re right, Leo, said William. He misses her a lot. Grandpa and Grandma lived together for 60 years. Is that a long time, Dad? asked Leo. Yes, Leo. It s a long time, his father explained. And now he is sad and lonely. He doesn t have anyone to talk to. Laura said. Grandpa Can t live by himself anymore, and we don t want to send him to a nursing home. Why can t he live with Uncle Mario? asked Ivan. His house is so big and he doesn t have any kids. I m afraid Grandpa Can t stay with Uncle Mario, Ivan, William said gravely. You know Aunt Regina! Yeah, I know. She doesn t like our family, completed Ivan. The thing is... William continued, we decided that Grandpa is going to stay with us. For a long time, Denise and Ivan just stared at each other in silence. Ivan was the first to speak. What do you mean? He asked. You mean Grandpa is going to live here... in our house! Denise couldn t believe her ears. That s right, Denise, answered Laura. Wow! Leo shouted. Grandpa is going to live with us! But where s he going to sleep? asked Ivan. The room I share with Leo is too small. And I m not going to share my room with Grandpa. I need peace and quiet to study, Denise cried. Nobody noticed but Leo was following every word. Suddenly he spoke out. I can stay with Grandpa! I can stay with Grandpa in one
room. Ivan and Denise can share the other room. But what about our new rooms? asked Denise. We ll have to change our plans, guys, their mother answered. Neat! cried Leo enthusiastically. No way! grunted Ivan. Forget it! said Denise angrily. We have no other choice, William declared. Grandpa needs us now. Denise just walked away to her room, her eyes filled with tears. Denise and Ivan were upset by the change of plans but they knew they had to accept their parent s decision. They soon began to arrange the room they were going to share from now on. I can t believe this is happening! I was already planning my new room, Denise said angrily. So was I, said Ivan. And I don t want to share a room with you, she said. Neither do I. But there s nothing we can do about it, Ivan replied. Let s get some things clear. I don t want your friends in here! Denise said. And I don t want your friends here either, Ivan said. And you ll have to leave your tennis shoes in the bathroom. They stink! She said. Only Leo was really happy about Grandpa s arrival. He didn t stop asking questions all afternoon. Do you think Grandpa is going to like our room, Mom? He asked. Of course, sweaty. He s going to love it. It s going to be great with Grandpa here! He told me we re going to play together every day, the little boy said. Really? Yes and I m going to show him my new video game. That s nice, honey. I m sure Grandpa is going to have a lot of fun, his mother said. He said he s going to make popcorn for me. I know can t eat popcorn because of his teeth, but he can eat ice cream, can t he, mom? Leo couldn t stop talking. I told Grandpa I m afraid of the dark, but he said he ll read to me until I go to sleep. And he said... CHAPATER 3 On Saturday morning, William arrived home with Grandpa. Ivan and Denise helped with the suitcases and Laura carried in some boxes. Even Leo helped. He took Attila, Grandpa s cat, out the of the car and brought it into the house. William was uneasy. Of course, he felt sorry for his father. He knew it was hard for him to leave his old house. But he was also worried about his family. He knew it was going to be hard for all of them, but especially for Denise and Ivan. In the beginning, things were fine. Denise was afraid of cats but she kept away from Attila. Ivan didn t listen to his CDs when Grandpa was there watching TV. William tried to talk about the things Grandpa enjoyed. And Leo? Well... As time went by, Grandpa and Leo got closer and closer. There was always something new to discover together. One day, they went to the zoo. On another, they had a
lot of fun at the Museum of Modern Art. Grandpa Didn t likes the sculptures very much, but Leo thought they were funny. And on Saturday, at the amusement park, they rode merry-go-round and ate cotton candy. And one day, Grandpa decided to build Leo a swing. They worked in the garage for days. When the swing was almost ready, Grandpa asked, Can you help me paint it, Leo? . Sure, Grandpa! I love painting, answered Leo. He was very excited. That was one of the happiest days for Leo... and for Grandpa. Things, however, were getting difficult between Grandpa and the older kids. One day, Grandpa was working in the garage when Ivan arrived home from school. He wanted to use the garage to prepare an arts project and Grandpa Didn t want to stop what he was doing. They argued for a long time and Grandpa finally walked out. He was very upset. On another occasion, it was Denise who was mad at her grandfather. They were in the living room and she asked him to turn off the TV so she could study. He did what she asked but he wasn t happy about it. I can t even watch my favorite TV program anymore, he grumbled as he left the room. Time passed and the arguments between Grandpa and the older kids became more and more frequent. Ivan and Denise decided to talk to their father. We re sorry, Dad, said Denise. We are trying to get along with Grandpa but he is really impossible. So what do you want me to do? William asked. Send him to a nursing home? Maybe it s the best thing, Dad, Ivan said, What are you talking about, Ivan? William was angry. This is Grandpa s home now. Am I clear? But Dad... said Denise, trying to speak. I don t want to hear anymore. One day you ll be sorry for what you are saying, their father said gravely. Then, he turned his back and walked out of the room. CHAPTER 4 The following Saturday was a big day for Ivan. It was Young Scientist s Fair. The fair took place at school every year. But this year, Ivan and some of his classmates were presenting a project. When Grandpa got up that morning, Ivan and his friends were already in the garage finishing up their project a remote-controlled model car. Do you need any help, boys? Grandpa asked as he entered the garage. No, thanks, Grandpa, said Ivan coldly. We are already leaving for school. Are you coming to the contest, Mr. Meyer? asked one of Ivan s friends. Of course I am, answered Grandpa. And I m going to bring my tools. You may need them. At 10 o clock, Grandpa and the rest of the family left for Ivan s School. When they arrived, the contest was just starting. But something was wrong. Ivan was running towards them. And he was obviously upset. Grandpa, Grandpa! Thank goodness I found you! What s up, Ivan? asked Grandpa. The
remote control. Remember? It was perfect this morning when you came into the garage. But now, it s not working. Ivan was trembling. And we have to present our project next. You know all about electronics, don t you, Grandpa? Do you think you can fix it? Well... Let s have a look! Grandpa replied. Denise was in bed when Clara acme over on Monday afternoon. She had the mumps and the doctor told her to stay at home for two weeks. Ivan was going to bring her class work from school and Grandpa was going to take care of her. What about your math test next week? Clara asked. You are going to Miss It. No. I m not. Grandpa talked to the principal this morning and they are going to let me take the test at home. Wow! Grandpa is really great, isn t he? Clara added. It s good to have him around after all. You know you re right! We were talking about that when you came in, Ivan replied. Just then, Grandpa opened the door. Do you kids need anything? He asked. No, just you Grandpa, just you. Come on in! said Denise.
STRANGE NOISESROSE,Luiz H.;FATURETO,Maiza;SEKIYA,Tereza. Strange Noises. Cambridge University Press.2007.CHAPTER 1: THE VISITORSSarah and Steve are sister and brother. Sarah is 16 and Steve is 14. They live in an apartment in a big city with their parents.Sarah and Steve have an uncle and an aunt who live in the country. Sometimes they visit them and spend the weekend there. Aunt Josie and Uncle Bernie live in a big two-story house on a farm. The house is surrounded by trees, flowers, and grass. They also have many animals on the farm like cows and chickens.Aunt Josie and Uncle Bernie have a son, Mike, who is 6. He s an only child. They also have a big dog named Max. Mike loves to be with Sarah and Steve. They all get along very well.One day, Aunt Josie calls Sarah and Steve s mother, Anna. Aunt Josie invites Sarah and Steve to spend the weekend with them again. Anna knows her children her children love to go to the farm. After talking to her husband she agrees, and they take their children to the bus station.The children arrive at the town near the farm on Friday evening. Uncle Bernie is there to meet them. While he s driving to the farm, he tells Sarah and Steve about the plans for the weekend. They are going fishing and canoeing tomorrow. The children are very excited.When they get to the farm, Aunt Josie greets them. She is glad to see her nephew and niece again. They take their bags to the bedroom. She asks them if they are hungry, but they say no.Aunt Josie and Uncle Bernie are still getting everything ready for tomorrow. There are some things to buy, so they tell Sarah and Steve to make themselves at home. Uncle Bernie and Aunt Josie need to drive to the city store a few miles away. If we are a little late, there s food in the oven. Here s my cell phone number. If there are any problems just call me , Aunt Josie says.Aunt Josie and Uncle Bernie get into the car and drive away.CHAPTER 2: THE KNOCKING ON THE DOOR This is going to be a wonderful weekend, says Steve. I can t wait to go canoeing, Sarah replies. Shhhhhh! says Steve. There s somebody knocking on the door! They listen carefully. Sarah opens the door, but there s nobody outside. It s already dark. She closes the door again. I guess it was just our imagination, she says.The knocking on the door starts again though. That s strange, says Steve. Someone is knocking, but Max does not seem to hear anything. He just sits at the door. Sarah starts to get annoyed, Somebody must be playing a trick on us. Probable a kid who lives nearby . She suddenly opens the door and tries to catch the unwelcomed visitor. Again, there s no one outside. This is really creepy, isn t it? asks Steve. It seems to be a ghost or something! Don t be silly, Steve. Ghosts don t exist. Sarah says.