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Five in the morning
Module 3 · The caféGet to know the neighbours and practise what you've learned in a new story.
The storyOne day in the life of May, from five in the morning to the evening: who calls her before dawn, why everybody in her café gets cake, and what happens when a customer says she isn't hungry.
New words in the story
- oven the part of a cooker for baking
- customer a person buying something
- bake cook bread or cake in an oven
- awake not asleep
- female customer a woman buying something
- rest a period of relaxing without work
- get up leave your bed after sleeping
Tap a word to see what it means.
It’s five in the morning. Everyone sleeps. May is at the café.
It’s five in the morning. Everyone sleeps. May is at the café.
MayGood morning, café! I’m baking bread again today.
Good morning, café! I’m baking bread again today.
There are thirty eggs and lots of milk in the fridge.
There are thirty eggs and lots of milk in the fridge.
- May
The cake is in the oven.
The cake is in the oven.
It’s six. Grandma calls.
It’s six. Grandma calls.
- May
Hello, Grandma!
Hello, Grandma!
- Grandma
May, are you baking bread already?
May, are you baking bread already?
- May
Yes. Are you awake too?
Yes. Are you awake too?
- Grandma
I’m baking too. We two do not sleep. We bake!
I’m baking too. We two do not sleep. We bake!
- Grandma
Are you eating too? Are you not hungry?
Are you eating too? Are you not hungry?
MayI’m not hungry. I have no time.
I’m not hungry. I have no time.
- Grandma
There’s plenty of bread. You eat too.
There’s plenty of bread. You eat too.
It’s seven. May opens the café.
It’s seven. May opens the café.
- May
Hello! Come in!
Hello! Come in!
JackJust tea, please. Without cake.
Just tea, please. Without cake.
- May
A big cup. Are you tired?
A big cup. Are you tired?
JackVery. I play all night.
Very. I play all night.
AnneBlack tea without sugar, please.
Black tea without sugar, please.
NickyTen pancakes, please!
Ten pancakes, please!
- Anne
Nicky! Not ten. Two.
Nicky! Not ten. Two.
- May
Two pancakes and milk. And a little pancake for Milo.
Two pancakes and milk. And a little pancake for Milo.
NickyMilo likes pancakes.
Milo likes pancakes.
It’s eight. A female customer comes.
It’s eight. A female customer comes.
- Customer
Coffee, please. Quickly. I have no time.
Coffee, please. Quickly. I have no time.
- May
Milk? Sugar? And cake?
Milk? Sugar? And cake?
- Customer
None of those. I’m not hungry.
None of those. I’m not hungry.
- May
Coffee costs two pounds and thirty pence. The cake is a gift.
Coffee costs two pounds and thirty pence. The cake is a gift.
CustomerA gift? Thank you.
A gift? Thank you.
- Customer
It’s very good. Another piece, please.
It’s very good. Another piece, please.
- May
Of course. Sit down.
Of course. Sit down.
It’s evening. The café is empty. Grandma calls.
It’s evening. The café is empty. Grandma calls.
- Grandma
May, are you eating now?
May, are you eating now?
- May
Yes! Bread and cheese. And cake.
Yes! Bread and cheese. And cake.
GrandmaGood. Now rest.
Good. Now rest.
- May
Milo is eating too. Fish.
Milo is eating too. Fish.
- May
Good night, Milo. Tomorrow at five again.
Good night, Milo. Tomorrow at five again.
Practice 1/4 · Who says it
Who said it?
Who says it?
Good morning, café! I’m baking bread again today.
May, are you baking bread already?
Just tea, please. Without cake.
Practice 2/4 · True or false
Right or wrong?
True or false?
May gets up at five.
May gets up at five.
Grandma bakes bread too.
Grandma bakes bread too.
Jack orders cake.
Jack orders cake.
Nicky gets ten pancakes.
Nicky gets ten pancakes.
The customer likes the cake.
The customer likes the cake.
Practice 3/4 · What happens
What happened first?
Put what happens in order.
Practice 4/4 · Questions
Understand the story
Answer the questions.
When does May start work?
When does May start work?
The café day starts at five in the morning.
How many pancakes does Nicky get?
How many pancakes does Nicky get?
Anne reduces the order from ten to two.
What does Milo eat in the evening?
What does Milo eat in the evening?
Milo eats fish while May has bread, cheese and cake.
Module 3 complete · The café
Well done!
Order breakfast like a regular, and fill your fridge.
Now I can
say my phone number, count to ten and say how many things I have
ask for food and drink, and say what I want and don't want
ask what something costs, understand prices and ask for the bill
ask a shop for things, say how many I want, and pay
order a whole breakfast in one go, with and without things, and pay
grammar points
- eleven, twelve, thirty
- some bread, two eggs
- two pounds thirty, how much
- how many, how much, a lot of
- some, any, no
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