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The most wanted hat

Where is my book? he asked with an intrigued look onhis face Someone must have stolen my History book. Thesewere his exact words when he entered the staff room. daybefore! he discovered that his History book was missing. He wasangry and "u##led at the same time. $ heard him addressing me.He caught my attention. $ raised my eyes! looked at him andwaited for his story.

He seemed to remember something from his days as a student at History.Without further introduction! he added% $ once had this nice&looking! large&rimmed hat!'harlie 'ha"lin style. $ was very "roud of it. (ne day it )ust disa""eared. $ lookeddes"erately for it* everybody was a sus"ect! including my colleagues. $ in+uired thebartender from the cafeteria where $ used to drink my cu" of coffee. ,o clues. Then $

ado"ted another attitude% from sim"le +uestions to threats with the militia as the "olicewas called back then.Six months "assed by and $ still didn-t find my "recious hat. ll ended u" in me

being avoided by my colleagues and friends.(ne afternoon! $ entered the cafeteria as $ had done hundreds of times before* $

sat down and waited for my coffee. $ leant back in my chair and looked u" at the wallfacing me. Sur"rise $ nearly fell off my chair! when! one meter above was the hat! asnew as ever! hanging from one of the decorations on the wall. $ remembered all of asudden! that it was me who had hung it there and had! of course! forgotten about it.

$ went straight to the waitress and asked in a harsh voice.Have you seen my hat?--,o! sir she answered in a /here we go again- tone.

Here it is. $ "ointed to it! and here it has been all the time.(h? the waitress added! $ thought it was "art of the decorations. $ would havenever figured out that this was the hat you wanted so badly.

The History teacher finished his story and the s"arkle in his eyes died out aswell.

0aybe it-s the same situation here with your book said another teacher sorry! $overheard everything! and $ couldn-t hel" interfering. He added as a conclusion.

Follow-up activities

True or False1ecide if the following statements are true or false%2. (ne morning! the History teacher couldn-t find his book because he had mis"laced it.3. fter the incident his friends became his enemies.4. He threatened everybody with the "olice.5. The student sus"ected the waitress and told her so.6. He finally recovered his hat that was stolen.7. The other teacher was eavesdro""ing.

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Verbs easy to be confused:

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Its your turn now!

(ne day! you lost something that you really cared about. Write about how you feel andthink of a way to get it back.