The Mirror
Pre-teaching vocabulary.
1. a shot (of whisky) (n)
2. rush (verb)
3. a shortcut (n)
4. terrain (n)
5. get scratched (phrase)
6. crawl (verb)
7. a medicine cabinet (n)
8. a band-aid (n)
9. drag smb/smth (verb)
2. rush (verb)
3. a shortcut (n)
4. terrain (n)
5. get scratched (phrase)
6. crawl (verb)
7. a medicine cabinet (n)
8. a band-aid (n)
9. drag smb/smth (verb)
- a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink
- to go somewhere or do something very quickly
- a route that leads from one place to another and is quicker and more direct than the usual route
- an area of land
- when you cut or damage your skin slightly with something sharp
- to move slowly or with difficulty, especially with your body stretched out along the ground
- a small cupboard, often in a bathroom, in which medicines and toiletries are kept
- a piece of a sticking plaster
- to move something by pulling it along a surface
1. a shot (of whisky) (n)
- a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink
2. rush (verb)
- to go somewhere or do something very quickly
3. a shortcut (n)
- a route that leads from one place to another and is quicker and more direct than the usual route
4. terrain (n)
- an area of land
5. get scratched (phrase)
- when you cut or damage your skin slightly with something sharp
6. crawl (verb)
- to move slowly or with difficulty, especially with your body stretched out along the ground
7. a medicine cabinet (n)
- a small cupboard, often in a bathroom, in which medicines and toiletries are kept
8. a band-aid (n)
- a piece of a sticking plaster
9. drag smb/smth (verb)
- to move something by pulling it along a surface
Read the story. Can you complete the last sentence of the story?
On a certain day a man went to a bar to drink with his friends. He just thought he would have one shot and go home. But you know, once they have a little bit of drink, they become timeless like yogis. So, after a few drinks he looked at the watch and it was 2 am. But he promised his wife that he would be at home at 8 pm. He got really disturbed and wanted to rush back home.
He thought he would find a shortcut and decided to run through somebody's garden. Because of the unknown terrain and also all the things inside him, he flipped over and fell into a rosebush face down and got all scratched up. Then somehow he found his way to the house. It took another 20 minutes to find a keyhole. Eventually, he found that and slowly crawled upstairs, went to the bathroom and looked at himself in the mirror. He looked a true mess. So, he opened a medicine cabinet, wiped the blood off his face, took some band-aid, fixed himself, then slowly crawled into the bed and fell asleep.
In the morning at 8 o'clock his wife tried to wake him up… Then she brought a bucket full of cold water, threw it on him and asked him to wake up. He got up. She said, "You fool, have you been drinking again?" He said, "No honey, since I promised you six months ago, I haven't touched a drop!" She grabbed him by the shirt and dragged him into the bathroom. All the band-aid ____________________________!
He thought he would find a shortcut and decided to run through somebody's garden. Because of the unknown terrain and also all the things inside him, he flipped over and fell into a rosebush face down and got all scratched up. Then somehow he found his way to the house. It took another 20 minutes to find a keyhole. Eventually, he found that and slowly crawled upstairs, went to the bathroom and looked at himself in the mirror. He looked a true mess. So, he opened a medicine cabinet, wiped the blood off his face, took some band-aid, fixed himself, then slowly crawled into the bed and fell asleep.
In the morning at 8 o'clock his wife tried to wake him up… Then she brought a bucket full of cold water, threw it on him and asked him to wake up. He got up. She said, "You fool, have you been drinking again?" He said, "No honey, since I promised you six months ago, I haven't touched a drop!" She grabbed him by the shirt and dragged him into the bathroom. All the band-aid ____________________________!
was on the mirror
