Modul 2: Story 15 Grandfather Miller rides the train
Video 01 Presentation 1
Video 02 Presentation 2
Video 03 Presentation 3
Audio 01 The story
Grandfather Miller rides the train
Mr and Mrs Miller had a daughter and a son. Their son and his wife had a baby. Mr and Mrs Miller loved their grandson. They were very happy. They took many pictures of their grandson. Soon after, their daughter also had a baby. Mrs Miller
went to their daughter’s house to help with the baby. Mr Miller stayed at home to work.
One evening, Mr Miller’s daughter phoned him and said, “Please come and see the baby this weekend.”
Mr Miller agreed, “I will be there on Friday night. I will stay until Monday morning.”
He told all the people at work about his granddaughter. He showed everyone pictures. He was a proud grandfather. On Friday evening, Mr Miller boarded the train. He saw three empty seats. There was an old woman sitting in the seat nearest to the door. “Are you a grandmother?” Mr Miller asked.
“Yes, I am. I have three grandsons.”
“Thank you. Have a good evening,” said Mr Miller and then walked away. Mr Miller walked to the second empty seat. There was an old man sitting next to the seat. “Are you a grandfather?” Mr Miller asked.
“I am. I have two grandsons and three granddaughters.”
“Thank you,” said Mr Miller and then walked away. Mr Miller walked to the third empty seat. There was a man sitting beside the last empty seat. “Are you a grandfather?” Mr Miller asked.
“I am not a grandfather,” said the man next to the empty seat.
Mr Miller smiled and sat in the empty seat. “It is good that you are not a grandfather. Now, I can show you all the pictures of my grandchildren.”
Video 04 Part A
Audio 02 Questions Part A
1. Did Mr and Mrs Miller have a treetop house?
2. Did their son and his wife have a daughter?
3. Did Mr and Mrs Miller love their grandson?
4. Were they very happy?
5. Did they take many pictures of a famous actor?
6. Did Mr and Mrs Miller’s daughter also have a baby?
7. Did both of them go to their daughter’s house to help with the housework?
8. Did Mr Miller stay at home to work?
9. Did Mr Miller’s daughter call him one evening?
10. Did she invite him to see the baby that weekend?
11. Was he a proud grandfather?
12. Did he board a plane on Friday evening?
13. Did he sit in an empty seat next to a man?
14. Did he want to show the man all the pictures of his grandchildren?
Video 05 Part B
Audio 03 Questions Part B
1. Who had a daughter and a son?
2. Who had a baby?
3. Who loved their grandson?
4. Who was very happy?
5. Who went to their daughter’s house to help with the baby?
6. Who told all the other people at work about their granddaughter?
7. Who said he was not a grandfather?
Video 06 Part C
Audio 04 Questions Part C
1. Did Mr and Mrs Miller have two sons or a daughter and a son?
2. Did their son and his wife have a baby or did they have a chihuahua?
3. Did their daughter have a baby cart or a baby?
4. Did Mr Miller stay at home to throw big parties or did he stay at home to work?
5. Did he board the train or the aeroplane on Friday evening?
6. Did he sit down to talk with an old lady or did he walk away?
7. Did he sit down in an empty seat beside a man or did he jump up and down happily?
8. Did he say that he could show all his Facebook posts or all the pictures of his grandchildren?
Video 07 Part D
Audio 05 Questions Part D
1. How many children did Mr and Mrs Miller have?
2. What did their son and his wife have?
3. How did Mr and Mrs Miller feel about their grandson?
4. How many pictures did they take of him?
5. Where did Mrs Miller go when her second grandchild was born?
6. Why did Mr Miller stay at home?
7. What was he going to do on Friday evening?
Video 08 Part E
Audio 06 Questions Part E
Ask me…
1.
a. if Mr and Mrs Miller had a daughter and a son.
b. what Mr and Mrs Miller had.
2.
a. if their son and his wife had a baby.
b. what they had.
3.
a. if Mr and Mrs Miller loved their grandson.
b. how they felt about their grandson.
4.
a. Ask me if they took many pictures of their grandson.
b. Ask me how many pictures they took.
5.
a. Ask me if Mrs Miller went to her daughter’s house to help with the housework.
b. Ask me why she went there.
6.
a. Ask me if Mr Miller’s daughter phoned him one evening.
b. Ask me what his daughter did one evening.
7.
a. Ask me if Mr Miller told everybody about his granddaughter.
b. Ask me who he told everybody about.
8.
a. Ask me if Mr Miller was a gloomy grandfather.
b. Ask me what he was like.
Audio 08 Variations
The story
Mr and Mrs Miller had a grandson. They loved him very much so they always took photographs of him. One day, their daughter had a baby too, and this made the grandparents very proud. Mrs Miller travelled to her daughter’s house, but
Mr Miller stayed at home because he had a lot of work. However, his daughter called him one evening and asked him to visit them so Mr Miller got on a train. He wanted to show the photos of his grandson to the people on the train so he
asked them, “Are you a grandfather? Are you a grandmother?”, but everybody was a grandfather or a grandmother. In the end, he came to a man and asked him, “Are you a grandfather?”, and the man said he wasn’t so Mr Miller sat down and showed him all his photographs.
Mr Miller’s story
We had a grandson. We loved him very much so we always took photographs of him. One day, our daughter had a baby too, and this made us very proud. My wife travelled to our daughter’s house, but I stayed at home because I had a lot
of work. However, my daughter called me one evening and asked me to visit hem so I got on a train. I wanted to show the photos of my grandson to the people on the train so I asked them, “Are you a grandfather? Are you a grandmother?”, but everybody was a grandfather or a grandmother. In the end, I came to a man and asked him, “Are you a grandfather?”, and the man said he wasn’t so I sat down and showed him all my photographs.