第3章 Lesson 3: Tooth Tales

What happens in your family when you lose a tooth?

In Canada and the United States, we hope for a visit from the Tooth Fairy. We put our tooth under our pillow at night. In the morning, we see that the Tooth Fairy has taken our tooth and given us some money. In France, the Tooth Fairy also comes, but she may give children a small toy instead of money.

In Mexico and Spain, children get money from a mouse! In Slovenia, the mouse takes the tooth and puts candy under the pillow. In Nigeria, the child hides the tooth in the attic, so the mouse doesn't find it!

In Israel and Italy, they just keep the baby tooth as a souvenir, maybe in a special little box. In Austria, the parents may put the baby tooth onto a pendant chain or a key ring.

I. Word List

tales: stories

pillow: a soft thing we put our heads on when we sleep

attic: the top part of the house

souvenir: something we keep to remind us of a time or place

II. Answer the following questions.

1. What happens when children in your country lose a tooth?

___________________________________________________________.

2. What does the Tooth Fairy do in Canada and the United States?

___________________________________________________________.

3. What does the Tooth Fairy do in France?

___________________________________________________________.

4. In Nigeria, where does the child hide the tooth?

___________________________________________________________.

5. In what countries do children get money from a mouse?

___________________________________________________________.

III. Word map—Find the correct answers in the story.

1. the names of 10 countries: C _ _ _ _ _, U _ _ _ _ _ S _ _ _ _ _,

F _ _ _ _ _, M _ _ _ _ _, S _ _ _ _, S _ _ _ _ _ _ _, N _ _ _ _ _ _,

I _ _ _ _ _, I _ _ _ _, A _ _ _ _ _ _

2. 3 things children find under the pillow: m _ _ _ _, t _ _, c _ _ _ _

3. the name of an animal: m _ _ _ _

IV. Word groups—Complete each word group with a word from the story.

1. afternoon, night, m _ _ _ _ _ _

2. rat, hamster, m _ _ _ _

3. chocolate, chips, c _ _ _ _

4. coins, bills, m _ _ _ _

5. necklace, bracelet, r _ _ _