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6c Teen problems

1 Read  A. Look at the pictures and read the title of the story. What do you think

Chloe’s problem is? Listen, read and check your answers.

messages
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That wasn’t good enough for Chloe. She was fed Publications
‘So Mrs Granger sent the messages?’ asked
Chloe.
‘I doubt it,’ said Mandy. ‘But whoever did, used
her typewriter to write them.’
They were getting closer to solving the
Chloe kept looking at the message she had found mystery. Mandy turned to Chloe and said, ‘Don’t
on her desk. ‘Not another one,’ she thought. worry, we’re going to find that bully and I think I
‘Who’s sending you those messages, Chloe?’ asked know just how to do it.’ And they both headed
Mandy, her best friend. towards the library.
‘If I knew, I would tell them to stop,’ said Chloe.
‘I’m new here, I don’t know many students and I’ve B. Find phrases in the story which mean the same as
never hurt or teased anyone. Oh, what should I do?’ the following:
Mandy knew exactly how Chloe felt. She had
been through the same thing when she had moved 1. This had happened to her as well.
house and changed schools. ‘This is bullying, Chloe.
You haven’t done anything wrong but these things 2. She couldn’t stand it any longer.
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happen. Maybe if you ignore them, they’ll stop,’ said
Mandy. 3. She couldn’t solve the problem.

up with it but she didn’t know how to deal with the
situation. If she told her parents, they would 4. She didn’t like them.
come to school to sort things out and then everyone
would think she was a ‘cry baby’. The same would
happen if she complained to one of her teachers. She 5. I don’t think so.
felt helpless.
Later that day, Chloe and Mandy were walking
past the school noticeboard. Suddenly, Mandy C. Read the story again and complete the summary.
stopped. Chloe is receiving (1) and doesn’t know what
‘Look!’ she said. She was looking at a notice that
said: Please return library books on time. Please return library books on time to do. Her friend, (2) , used to have the same
problem. Chloe doesn’t want to ask her (3)

or (4) for help because she’s worried about
what the other students will think. One afternoon, the
girls see a (5) from the librarian on the
(6) . The letter (7) in the notice
‘I haven’t got any books to return,’ said Chloe.
‘No, look at the ‘u’. It’s slightly above the other is slightly raised, just like in Chloe’s messages. The girls
letters, just like your messages,’ said Mandy. realise that the messages were typed on Mrs Granger’s
It was all becoming clear. The school librarian,
Mrs Granger, was an old woman and she never old (8) . Mandy has got a plan. So, they
used computers. She wasn’t fond of them. She decide to go to the (9) and catch the
preferred to type everything. Her old typewriter
obviously had a problem with the letter ‘u’. (10) .

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