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Linda is a nurse. She works in a big hospital. Every day she works very hard. She helps many patients. In the morning, Linda makes her lunch at home. Today she makes a sandwich and puts an apple in her bag. She also brings a small bottle of juice. She feels happy about her lunch. At one o'clock, Linda finishes her morning work. She walks down the long hospital . The is quiet and white. Linda goes to the staff room. She opens the . She looks inside. Her lunch is not there. She looks again. The bag is gone. Linda feels very .
She looks on the . She looks on the table. Her lunch is not anywhere. She asks her , Tom. "Tom, did you see my lunch?" she says. Tom shakes his head. "No, I did not see it," he says. Linda feels a little angry. She looks at the other nurses. She asks a doctor too. "Did anyone see my lunch?" she asks. Nobody knows. Linda sits down on a chair in the . She feels very . Her stomach makes a noise. She did not eat breakfast that morning. She feels sad and tired. Then Linda sees something.
There is a small on the door. She did not see it before. She takes the and reads it. The says: "Sorry Linda! I took your lunch by . My bag looks the same as yours. I left some food for you on the top . Sorry again! - Maria." Linda opens the again. She sees a plate of food on the top . There is rice and some vegetables on the plate. Linda smiles. She feels much better now. She sits down and eats the food. It tastes good. She laughs a little. "Next time, I will write my name on my bag," she says. She finishes her lunch and goes back to work.
a long passage inside a building with rooms on the sides
"Linda walks down the hospital corridor to get to the staff room."
a person you work with
"Linda asks her colleague Tom if he saw her lunch."
something you do that is wrong or not intended
"Maria took Linda's lunch by mistake."
a flat board on a wall or inside a cupboard for putting things on
"Linda looks on the shelf but her lunch is not there."
wanting or needing food
"Linda feels very hungry because she did not eat breakfast."
a short piece of writing to give someone information
"Maria leaves a note on the fridge to say sorry to Linda."
a machine that keeps food cold
"Linda opens the fridge and looks for her lunch."
feeling something unexpected has happened
"Linda feels very surprised when she cannot find her lunch."
by mistake
done without intention; accidentally
"Maria took Linda's sandwich by mistake because their bags look the same."
look inside
to check what is in something by opening it
"Linda opens the fridge and looks inside for her food."
shake your head
to move your head from side to side to say no
"Tom shakes his head because he did not see Linda's lunch."
feel much better
to feel happier or less worried than before
"After reading the note, Linda feels much better."
go back to work
to return to doing your job after a break
"Linda finishes her lunch and goes back to work."
not anywhere
in no place; cannot be found
"Linda looks everywhere but her lunch is not anywhere."
next time
on the following occasion
"Linda says that next time she will write her name on her bag."
sit down
to lower your body into a sitting position
"Linda sits down on a chair in the corridor because she feels tired."
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