Carnival by Annette Keen - A2 - Learn English Through Short Stories

Introduction jake arrives at houston station in london it is a holiday weekend and it is first his first time away from manchester jake is 18 years old and he lives with Story his family now he is in london he is very happy he stops and looks at his map i can go to the nodding hill carnival and i can see some interesting places from the bus too he thinks jake is sitting on a red london bus Keywords behind a big family the children are standing out the windows they're looking for famous places look there's madame tussauds can we go there not today their mother answers we are going to the carnival they're going to notting hill 2 jake thinks it is a hot afternoon and jake is sitting on a bench in notting hill suddenly he sees some people in costumes they have balloons and drams in their hands does the carnival start here jake asks mel a girl in a green dress yes near here look at the floats she says listen to the music the procession is starting suddenly a tall girl runs to the first float her costume is yellow and red and she has feathers in her hair young men on the float shout to her quickly maria you're late sorry a little problem with my job she says but it's okay now the band moves slowly down the street jake looks at the beautiful girl in her carnival costume their eyes meet and she smiles at him suddenly he knows it's love jake's new friends are standing and waiting for him but he talks away from them he can only see maria mel talks to jake but he doesn't hear her she looks at maria and she understands the carnival procession moves down the street on the float people are dancing to the music some people in the street are dancing too there's a lot of music noise and color jake is running but there are crowds of people near him he can't stay with maria's float how can you meet this beautiful girl who is she maria looks down and sees jake again he has a friendly face and she likes him too i'm jake what's your name he shouts hi jake hi maria she answers can i telephone you what's your number she gives a big smile but jake can't hear her the band is playing and people are shouting the procession goes near a street cafe people are drinking coffee at the tables and on the street a tourist isn't standing on a chair he is making a film of the carnival his wife is watching him jake sees a camera on the table he wants a photograph of maria he takes the camera and runs quickly after the float maria maria i want a photo smile please the procession is moving slowly there are crowds of people in the street and jay can't see maria now i can run down the quiet street and find her floaty he tries the first street suddenly hears the music from the band he is near the procession now he sees maria's float and shouts maria i'm here she sees him in a way as she waves the tourist finds a policeman a young man in a red t-shirt he has my camera he says yes i understand can you see him now it's very difficult in this crowd but wait yes i can see him there he is is standing on a bench look that's him and that's my camera jake puts his photograph of maria in his pocket he is happy now the policeman and the tourist run to him come down young man the policeman says is that your camera no it's my camera the man says jake's face is red now he has a problem sorry i only want one photo here's your camera i'm very sorry jake says i never do this jake thinks of his mother and she is very unhappy the tourists think of their son and suddenly they are unhappy too we have our camera now they say he isn't a bad boy please can he go no i can't do that the policeman says jake is standing in front of a police sergeant now in your pockets you have a map pen five pounds and 73 cents a train ticket is that all let's see this important photo the policeman says jake takes the photo from his back pocket and gives it to the sergeant sergeant looks at the photograph for a long time he is surprised where is policewoman day the sergeant asks she's at the doctor of policewoman says no she's here again now a policeman says do you want her yes send her in we have a problem the policeman walks to the door and says please come in policewoman day the police misses the photo and they smile why jake doesn't understand the door opens and policewoman day comes in she looks at jake he looks at her they are very surprised it's you they say at the same time look at this photo maria the sergeant says here you are at the doctors or perhaps the carnival [Music] you

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