Appendix 1

The Fire That Almost Happened

Chris and his parents live in the United States now. They came from Greece. Chris speaks Greek
very well. He also speaks English. But he has to learn to read and write it. Some of the children
in the school make fun of Chris. They say he is a baby, because he has to learn to read baby
words in English. Chris is unhappy. He needs a friend. One day another Greek boy comes to the
school. His name is Ted. He does not speak English at all. The teacher says to Chris, “I want you
to help Ted.„ So now Chris has a friend. But he wants the other children to be his friends too.
One day Chris is late for school. When he gets there he sees that Ted is trying to tell the teacher
something. Ted is very excited. He speaks Greek very fast. He points down the hall. The teacher
is glad to see Chris. She says, “Chris, please help me. I don’t know what Ted is trying to tell me.„
Chris asks Ted to tell him what is wrong. Ted says in Greek, “There is a fire in the hall closet.
„ When the teacher hears what Chris tells her in English, she runs to the hall closet. She opens
the door and sees a little smoke coming from some paper on the floor. The teacher brings a pail
of water and pours it on the paper. It is a little fire. But little fires grow into bigger fires. Ted and
Chris save the school from a big fire. It is a good thing that Chris can speak two languages. All
the children are happy that he knows Greek. They even want to learn Greek. They don’t make
fun of Chris any more. Now they all want to be his friends.
 Appendix 2
Quiz

1. Chris and Ted came from_____ .

a) Romania b) the USA c) Greece.
2. The teacher wants Chris to _____Ted.
a) help b) make fun of c) wash
3. Chris wants to have_____ friends.
a) few b) many c) funny
4. Ted speaks_____ very fast.
a) English b) Greek c) French 5.
5.The teacher sees the fire in the____ .
a) library b) classroom c) hall closet
6. The teacher brings water in a_____ .
a) glass b) plate c) pail
7. If the fire grows it becomes____ .
a) smaller b) quieter c) bigger
8. When you don’t come to school on time you are______ .
a) glad b) late c) early
9. When there is a fire, there is ____.
a) smoke b) fun c) water