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Esi is a . She works at a fire station. The fire station has a big . The eat and rest there. They also tell stories in the . One day, Esi sits in the with her friends. She drinks a cup of tea. Her friend Kofi asks her a question. "Esi, why were you so late yesterday?" he asks. Esi laughs and puts down her cup. "I have a funny story for you," she says. She looks at all her friends. They all listen carefully. "It happened on the way home from work," she begins. Everyone leans forward to listen. Esi got on a bus after her .
She was very . She did not look at the number on the bus. She just got on and sat down. She looked out of the window. The streets did not look right. "This is ," she thought. She looked at the bus number. It was number 47. She wanted bus number 74. She stood up quickly. "Oh no!" she said out loud. An old man looked at her. "Are you okay?" he asked kindly. "I got on the wrong bus!" she told him. She the button to stop the bus. She got off at the next stop.
She stood on the street and looked around. Esi did not know where she was. She called her friend Mia. "I am ," she said. "I got on the wrong bus." Mia laughed a little. "Don't worry," said Mia. "I can help you." Mia told her the right bus to take. Esi waited at the bus stop. She was very this time. She checked the number two times. She got home one hour late. The next day, she told the story in the . All the laughed. "You find fires easily," said Kofi, "but you cannot find your bus!" Esi laughed too. "Next time I will pay attention!" she said. They all drank their tea and smiled.
a person whose job is to stop fires
"Esi is a firefighter at the local fire station."
a shared room where people can relax together
"The firefighters eat lunch in the common room."
a fixed period of time when someone works
"Esi was very tired after her long shift."
feeling that you need to rest or sleep
"She was so tired that she sat down straight away."
unusual or not normal
"The street looked strange because she was in the wrong place."
to push something with your finger
"She pressed the button to stop the bus."
not knowing where you are
"Esi felt lost because she did not know the street."
giving attention to what you do so you do not make a mistake
"She was careful to check the bus number this time."
get on (a bus / train)
to step onto a bus or train
"Esi got on the bus without checking the number."
get off (a bus / train)
to step off a bus or train
"She got off at the next stop."
look out of the window
to look through a window to see outside
"She looked out of the window and saw strange streets."
pay attention
to watch or listen carefully
""Next time I will pay attention!" said Esi."
don't worry
used to tell someone that everything is okay
""Don't worry," said Mia. "I can help you.""
out loud
said so that other people can hear you
""Oh no!" she said out loud when she saw the bus number."
wait at the bus stop
to stay at a bus stop until the bus arrives
"Esi waited at the bus stop and checked the number carefully."
on the way home
during the journey back to your home
"The mistake happened on the way home from work."
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