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Arjun walked into the big museum hall on a sunny morning. He was very excited because he wanted to see the dinosaur bones. The hall was very large and full of people. There were tall white walls and a shiny floor. Arjun looked around and saw many doors and . He did not know which way to go. He found a free paper map near the front desk. He picked it up and opened it. The map was very big and colorful. It had many lines, arrows, and small pictures on it. Arjun turned the map to the left. Then he turned it to the right. He looked at the map for a long time. He said to himself, "This map is very ." He did not understand it at all. Arjun tried to walk to the dinosaur room.
He looked at the map and turned left. He walked past a large in the middle of the hall. Then he turned right and found a gift shop. "This is not the dinosaur room," he said quietly. He looked at the map again and turned it . Now the map looked even more . He walked back to the . Then he tried to go straight, but he found the toilets instead. A woman near the door saw him and smiled. "Are you lost?" she asked. "Yes, I am very lost," Arjun said with a small laugh. "I have a map, but it does not help me." The woman laughed too. "Many people get lost here," she said kindly. "The map is not very good." The woman pointed to a big blue on the wall.
"Follow the blue for the dinosaur room," she said. Arjun looked up and saw the clearly. It had a small picture of a dinosaur on it. "Oh, I did not see that before!" Arjun said. He thanked the woman and followed the blue . He walked down a wide and turned left at the next . After a short walk, he finally saw the dinosaur room. There were huge bones and a giant inside. Arjun smiled and put the map in his pocket. "I do not need this map anymore," he said happily. He spent a wonderful hour looking at the dinosaurs. Next time, he decided, he would look for first. He learned that sometimes a simple is better than a map.
the place where you go into a building
"We met at the entrance of the building."
difficult to understand
"The instructions were very confusing."
a long narrow passage inside a building
"She walked down the corridor to find her room."
a figure of a person or animal made from stone or metal
"There is a large statue in the park."
with the top part at the bottom
"He held the book upside down by mistake."
a board with words or pictures that gives information
"The sign said the shop was closed."
the complete set of bones in a body
"The museum has a skeleton of a whale."
having many parts and difficult to understand
"The game has very complicated rules."
get lost
to not know where you are
"I always get lost in big buildings."
pick something up
to take something with your hand
"She picked up the pen from the table."
look around
to look in different directions to see what is there
"We looked around the shop but did not buy anything."
turn left
to change direction to the left side
"Turn left at the corner to find the bank."
at all
used to make a negative statement stronger
"I did not understand the question at all."
point to
to show where something is using your finger
"He pointed to the map and showed me the way."
next time
the time after this one, in the future
"Next time, I will bring an umbrella."
look for
to try to find something
"I am looking for my keys."
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