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Unit 2
Activity 10: Reading for pleasure and appreciation
Activity 10a: Read the text silently and carry out the activity that follows.
Playing with Grandma
The doorbell rang. Mrs. Natasha was pleased to see her mother and welcomed her. To her
amazement*, the children, Nelly and Noel did not come to greet Grandma but were staring*
at the screens of their consoles. She was about to scold them when Grandma told her, “Don’t
worry, dear. I will take care of them.”
“Hello, children. Can’t you see Grandma?”
The children stopped playing and said, “Sorry, Grandma. We did not see you coming.”
“Here are some chocolates for you! Do you want them?” asked Grandma.
“Yes, yes, Grandma,” yelled* the children at the same time.
“But we cannot eat before we play the game,” said Grandma.
“Why not? And what game are you talking about, Grandma?” asked the children.
“I have dominos but I have no one to play with,” said Grandma. “When I was young, the family
used to play together. My mother, father, sisters and brothers played cards, dominos or carom
together after dinner,” Grandma narrated sadly.
“What are these games, Grandma? We have never heard of them. I think they are boring.”
“Let’s play domino together and then you can tell me if it is boring,” said Grandma.
The children decided to please Grandma. They were sure that the game would be boring but
they did not want their grandmother to be sad.
To their suprise, they began to nd the game exciting. They did not understand why Grandma
always won. They were trying so hard to beat her that they even forgot about the chocolates.
“Grandma, you need to teach us the tricks!”
shouted the children.
By now the children had forgotten their consoles
and video games, and were excited to learn the
tricks of the game to beat Grandma. The latter
smiled at Mrs. Natasha who was watching them.