FUNNY STORY

DISH SOAP FOR DINNER

Joe came home from work and opened his mailbox. In his mailbox he found a yellow bottle of soap—soap for washing dishes. The dish soap was a free sample from a soap company. The company mailed small bottles of soap to millions of people. It was a new soap with a little lemon juice in it. The company wanted people to try it.

Joe looked at his free bottle of soap. There was a picture of two lemons on the label. Over the lemons were the words "with Pale Lemon Juice." "Good!" Joe thought. "A free sample of lemon juice! I'm going to have salad for dinner. This lemon juice will taste good on my salad." Joe put the soap on his salad and ate it. After Joe ate the salad, he felt sick.

Joe wasn't the only person who got sick. A lot of people thought the soap was lemon juice. They put the soap on fish, on salads, and in tea. Later they felt sick, too. Some people had stomach-aches but felt better in a few hours. Some people felt really sick and went to the hospital. Luckily, no one died from eating the soap.

What can we learn 'from Joe's story? Read labels carefully. And don't eat dish soap for dinner!

A. VOCABULARY

Complete the sentences below. Find the right words in the text.

1.    The dish soap was a ____________ from a soap company

2.    The company wanted people to____________ the soap.

3.    There was a picture of two lemons on the ___________

4.    What can we learn from Joe's story? Read labels ___________

5.    Joe put the soap on _________ and ate it

B. COMPREHENSION

REMEMBERING DETAILS

One word in each sentence is not correct. Find the word and change it. Write the correct word in the bracket (……..). Number 1 is done.

1.    In his mailbox Joe found a green (yellow) bottle of soap.

2.    The dish soap was a free ticket from a soap company.

3.    It was a new soap with a little orange juice in it.

4.    The company wanted people to eat it.

5.    There was a picture of two bananas on the label.

6.    Joe put the soap on his dishes.

7.    After he ate the salad, Joe felt fine.

8.    A lot of people thought the soup was lemon juice.

9.    They put the soap on fish, on salads, and in coffee.

C. UNDERSTANDING CAUSE AND EFFECT

Find the best way to complete each sentence. Write the letter of your answer on the line.

1.    The company mailed soap to people_____

2.    There was a picture of two lemons on the label_____

3.    Joe put the soap on his salad____

4.    Some people went to the hospital_____

a. because they ate the soap and got sick.

b. because he thought the soap was lemon juice.

c. because the soap had a little lemon juice in it.

d. because it wanted people to try it