Maxwell Loses a Tooth Maxwell put up his hand and waited for his teacher, Mrs. Gilbert, to notice him. "Do you have a question, Maxwell?" she asked. "It's more like a problem," Maxwell said. "I lost my tooth." Maxwell stood up and held out his hand to show his class his baby tooth. "Congratulations," Mrs. Gilbert said. Then she asked the class if anyone had any advice for Maxwell. Keiko put up her hand first. Keiko was from Japan. "Is it an upper or a lower tooth?" Keiko asked. "A lower tooth," Maxwell said. He opened his mouth and showed the class the empty spot in the bottom of his mouth. "You should throw your baby tooth over the roof of your house," Keiko said. "Why should I do that?" Maxwell said. "Because then your new adult tooth will grow properly. When you lose an upper tooth you should put it under the floor." Mrs. Gilbert thought this was a good idea, but Frida disagreed. Frida was from Austria. "You shouldn't throw your baby tooth away, Maxwell. You should keep it and give it to your mother," Frida said. "Why should I do that?" asked Maxwell. "She will make it into a necklace for you to wear." Jorge shook his head and put up his hand. He had some different advice for Maxwell. Jorge was from Mexico. "You should take your tooth home. Then you should put it under your pillow when you go to sleep," Jorge said. "Why should I do that?" Maxwell said. Because then the tooth mouse will come. He will keep your tooth and pay you with good luck. Sometimes the tooth mouse even brings a small toy." Maxwell liked Jorge's advice the best. Mrs. Gilbert gave him a box to keep his tooth in. She didn't want him to lose his tooth again. "Whatever you decide, you should show your mother your tooth when you get home," Mrs. Gilbert said. When Maxwell got home he showed his mother the empty spot in his mouth. Then he opened the box and showed her his tooth. "Congratulations! What are you going to do with your tooth, Maxwell?" his mother asked. "I'm going to put it under my pillow," he said. And he did. When Maxwell woke up the next morning he looked under his pillow. The tooth was gone. In its place, Maxwell found a one dollar bill. He also found a letter. This is what the letter said: Dear Maxwell, Congratulations! You lost your first tooth. I will keep it forever. You should buy something nice for yourself with this money. Love, The Tooth Fairy "I should tell my class about the tooth fairy," Maxwell thought. "Everyone should lose a tooth!" A. Do you understand what the words in the story mean? Match the vocabulary with the definitions: pillow 1 the opening in the face that contains the teeth and tongue advice 2 a soft object to rest your head on in bed tooth 3 not containing anything show (verb) 4 an opinion someone gives you about what you should do home 5 a white hard object in your mouth, used for chewing lose 6 to make it possible for something to be seen keep 7 the place where you live with your family congratulations 8 to no longer have in place mouth 9 to continue to have or own empty 10 an expression used to show that you are happy for someone Look at the following pieces of advice. How do you write them as questions? You should show your mum. Who should I show? You should come on Saturday. _______ _______ _______ come? Lisa should read the newspaper. _______ _______ _______ read? She should invite Julie. _______ _______ _______ invite? They should go to school. _______ _______ _______ go? B. Do you understand how to use the words from the story? Fill in the blanks: 1. Maxwell put his tooth under his __________. a. advice b. pillow c. lose d. mouth 2. There is an __________ spot in the bottom of Maxwell's mouth. a. show b. empty c. lose d. home 3. The class gave Maxwell some __________. a. show b. teeth c. keep d. advice 4. Maxwell brought his tooth __________. a. home b. pillow c. advice d. mouth 5. Mrs. Gilbert didn't want Maxwell to __________ the box. a. keep b. show c. empty d. lose C. Do you understand what the story is about? Answer the comprehension questions: 1. Where did the story begin? a. in the classroom b. in a bedroom c. in Austria d. at Maxwell's house 2. What did Maxwell lose? a. a box b. an upper tooth c. a lower tooth d. a toy 3. Where is Frida from? a. Mexico b. Austria c. Japan d. America 4. Where did Jorge tell Maxwell to put his tooth? a. on the roof b. under the floor c. under his pillow d. in a box 5. Who wrote Maxwell a letter? a. his teacher b. the tooth fairy c. the tooth mouse d. a classmate . begin? a. in the classroom b. in a bedroom c. in Austria d. at Maxwell& apos;s house 2. What did Maxwell lose? a. a box b. an upper tooth c. a lower tooth d. a toy 3. Where is Frida from? a. . class if anyone had any advice for Maxwell. Keiko put up her hand first. Keiko was from Japan. "Is it an upper or a lower tooth? " Keiko asked. " ;A lower tooth, " Maxwell said Maxwell Loses a Tooth Maxwell put up his hand and waited for his teacher, Mrs. Gilbert, to notice him. "Do you have a question, Maxwell? " she asked. "It's more like a problem,"