34. Offering to Help

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34. Offering to Help: Story

Alexander is a snail. (1) He lives in Omaha, Nebraska. Alex wants to move.

Kathryn, Alex’s neighbor, offers her help. She’s a squirrel. (2)

Kathryn is always willing (3) to help. She and Alex have been (4) friends for a long time. (5)

Alex has everything ready. (6) He only needs help loading and unloading (7) his truck.

Kathryn’s good at carrying (8) light loads but she can also help with heavier things too. (9)

Alex has a big smile when Kathryn comes to his house to help. He’s very happy.

They put (10) some boxes in his truck. Together they lift (11) the heavy things. (12)

Once (13) everything is in the truck, they drive (14) to his new apartment and unload.

Kathryn asks where she should put (15) the TV. Alex says (16) they should put it in the corner (17) and they put some boxes there too. (18)

When they finish, (19) Alex offers to buy (20) a pizza. Kathryn thinks that’s (21) a great idea.

1. caracol
   
2. ardilla
3. siempre dispuesta
4. han sido
5. por mucho tiempo
6. todo listo
7. cargar y descargar
8. llevar
9. cosas más pesadas también
10. ponen
11. Juntos levantan
12. cosas
13. Una vez
14. manejan
15. donde debe poner
16. dice
17. esquina
18. también
19. terminan
20. comprar
21. piensa/cree que

34. Offering to Help: Reading

Alexander is a snail. (1) He lives in Omaha, Nebraska. Omaha is the largest city (2) in Nebraska, but it’s not the capital.

Alex wants to move. (3) Kathryn, his neighbor, offers her help. She’s a squirrel. (4)

Kathryn is always willing (5) to help. She and Alex have been (6) friends for a long time. (7)

Alex has everything ready. (8) He only needs help loading and unloading (9) his truck.

Kathryn’s good at carrying (10) light loads but she can also help with heavier things. (11) She’s pretty strong for a girl! (12)

Alex has a big smile on his face when Kathryn comes to his house to help. They put (13) some boxes in his truck.

Together they lift (14) the heavy things. (15) The TV is the heaviest piece of furniture, (16)

Once (17) everything is in the truck, they drive (18) to his new apartment and unload.

Kathryn asks where she should put (19) the TV. Alex says they should put it in the corner (20) and they can put some boxes there too. (21)

When they finish, (22) Alex offers to buy (23) a pizza. Kathryn thinks that’s (24) a great idea. They are both hungry (25) after their hard work. (26)

Kathryn tells (27) Alex he can call her if he needs any more help. She’s always happy to help a friend!

1. caracol
   
2. ciudad más grande
3. mudarse
4. ardilla
5. siempre dispuesta
6. han sido
7. por mucho tiempo
8. todo listo
9. cargar y descargar
10. llevar
11. cosas más pesadas
12. bastante fuerte para una chica
13. ponen
14. Juntos levantan
15. cosas
16. mueble más pesado
17. Una vez
18. manejan
19. donde debe poner
20. esquina
21. también
22. terminan
23. comprar
24. piensa/cree
25. los dos tienen hambre
26. trabajo duro
27. dice