Chapter 3 ----Getting to know English children [24 gaps]-------- Interactive version

It is Saturday. Mr and Mrs Frost are shopping ___ their local supermarket.

Rosa is alone ____ the first time _____ Elisabeth and Isaac. They are ___ the

living-room. The two Frost children are sitting __ _____ __ the television. They

are watching a Tom and Jerry cartoon.

Tom is a cat and Jerry is a mouse. The mouse is very intelligent and gives the

cat a difficult time. The cartoon is popular ___ many countries and Rosa often

watches it ___ Spain, but she is not watching it _____ the children.

Rosa is taking some coloured crayons and some paper _____ a plastic bag.

First, she draws a picture ___ her English family's kitchen. She then draws Tom

and Jerry. Tom the cat is __ the kitchen table and Jerry is _____ it. The mouse

is drinking the cat's milk.

Soon Elisabeth and Isaac are looking ___ Rosa's picture. Rosa is very happy

because she has the two English children's attention. She quickly takes some

coloured paper _____ her bag. The paper is ____ Japanese Origami.

"What are you doing?" Elisabeth asks.

"Watch me and you'll see!" she says.

Soon the children are drawing their own pictures and playing _____ paper

models ___ Tom and Jerry.

Later that morning, Mr & Mrs Frost arrive home. They are very happy to

see their children _________ _____ the young lady ______ Spain.

"What a surprise!" Mr Frost says. "The children usually watch television all

the morning, but now you have their full attention. How do you do it? Do you

have a Spanish secret?"

"Your children don't understand Spanish and I don't have any secrets", says

Rosa modestly. She does not tell them ______ the big, black book.

___ the evening, Rosa phones her mother __ Madrid. Maruja is glad to hear

that her daughter is safe and well. Rosa is happy to tell Maruja ______ English

children, Tom & Jerry and international psychology.