Chapter threeHomesick
Mr. Sesemann came home from his business trip with many gifts.1
He was happy to see Klara.
He was also happy to meet Heidi.
He could see that Heidi and Klara liked each other.
But Ms. Rottenmeier said terrible things about Heidi to Klara’s father.2
“I think that little girl is crazy,” she said.
“You should see the trouble she’s caused here.”
Mr. Sesemann asked Klara about Heidi.
“What happened while I was away?”3
Klara told him about the kittens and other things.
Mr. Sesemann laughed.
He went to Ms. Rottenmeier and said,
“Heidi will stay. She is good for Klara.”
Key Sentences
1 Mr. Sesemann came home from his business trip with many gifts.
2 But Ms. Rottenmeier said terrible things about Heidi to Klara’s father.
3 What happened while I was away?
A few days later, Mr. Sesemann left on another business travel.1
But his mother, Grandmamma Sesemann, came to visit.
Her face seemed very kind to Heidi.
Heidi liked Grandmamma very much.
One day, Grandmamma showed Heidi a book.
She wanted to help Heidi with her reading.2
In the book there was a picture of a boy with goats on a mountain.
The picture reminded Heidi of Peter, so she began to cry.
She was very homesick.
Grandmamma told Heidi she could have the book when she learned to read.3
From then on, Heidi tried very hard to read.
That night, she prayed to God to help her read and go home.
Check up
What is not true about the story?
a. Heidi wanted to have the book.
b. Heidi made Peter cry.
c. Grandmamma helped Heidi read.
Key Words
travel (n): chuyến đi xa
come to visit: đến thăm
seem + adj (v): dường như, có vẻ
reading (n): cách đọc
picture (n): hình ảnh
remind A of B (v): gợi nhớ A về B
from then on (adv): kể từ đó trở đi
try to + V (v): cố gắng
pray (v): cầu nguyện
God (n): Chúa trời
Key Sentences
1 A few days later, Mr. Sesemann left on another business trip.
2 She wanted to help Heidi with her reading.
3 Grandmamma told Heidi she could have the book when she learned to read.
After a week, Grandmamma heard Heidi reading to Klara.
She gladly gave Heidi the picture book.
It was time for Grandmamma to leave the house.1
After she left, something strange started happening at night.
Every morning, the front door was wide open.
Sebastian locked the door tight every evening.
But in the morning, it was open. It was a mystery.
One night, Sebastian and another servant stayed up to watch the door.2
Then the wind blew the candle out.
The house was totally dark, and the door was open.
Sebastian saw a small person in white run up the stairs.3
He thought it was a ghost.
He told everyone there was a ghost in the house.
Check up
What is “it” in “It was a mystery”?
___________________
Key Words
gladly (adv): niềm nở
strange (adj): là lạ
front door (n): cửa trước nhà
wide open (adj): mở rộng ra
tight (adj): chặt
mystery (n): điều bí ẩn
blow out (v): thổi tắt
candle (n): nến
totally (adv): hoàn toàn
stairs (n): cầu thang
ghost (n): con ma
Key Sentences
1 It was time for Grandmamma to leave the house.
2 One night, Sebastian and another servant stayed up to watch the door.
3 Sebastian saw a small person in white run up the stairs.
Two days later, Mr. Sesemann came home.
He and his friend, Dr. Classen, stayed up to watch the door.
Late that night, they heard the door opening.
There was a small person in white clothes. It was Heidi.
“What are you doing?” asked Mr. Sesemann.
Heidi looked confused.
“I don’t know,” she answered.
“Every night I dream I’m back with Grandfather.”1
“She’s been sleepwalking,” said Dr. Classen.
“She must be very homesick.2
The only cure is to send her home.”3
The next day, Mr. Sesemann prepared to send Heidi home.
Klara was very upset when she learned Heidi was leaving.
But her father promised her she could visit Heidi with Grandmamma very soon.4
Check up
Based on the story, write down “T” if true or “F” if false.
a. The person in white clothes was Heidi. _____
b. Mr. Sesemann decided to send Heidi home. _____
Key Words & Sentences
confused (adj): bối rối
dream (v): mơ thấy
back (adj): trở về
sleepwalking (v): mộng du
cure (n): cách chữa trị
prepare to + V (v): chuẩn bị
upset (adj): không vui
learn (v): biết
1 Every night I dream I’m back with Grandfather.
2 She must be very homesick.
3 The only cure is to send her home.
4 But her father promised her she could visit Heidi with Grandmamma very soon.
Comprehension Quiz
A. Complete the following sentences with the words below.
mystery
upset
reminded
trouble
prayed
1. You should see the ___________ she’s caused here.
2. The picture ___________ Heidi of Peter.
3. That night Heidi ___________ to God to help her read and go home.
4. The door was open every morning. It was a ___________.
5. Klara was very ___________ when she heard that Heidi was going home.
B. Rewrite the following sentences in the past tense.
1. Mr. Sesemann comes home from his business trip.
⇒__________________
2. There is a picture of a boy with goats on a mountain.
⇒__________________
3. The wind blows the candle out.
⇒__________________
4. He tells everyone there is a ghost in the house.
⇒__________________
C. Choose the correct answers to the questions.
1. What did Mr. Sesemann think of Heidi after he talked with Klara?
(a) He thought she was good for Klara.
(b) He thought she was a very bad girl.
(c) He thought she was crazy.
2. Why was Heidi sleepwalking around the Sesemann house?
(a) Because she was a ghost.
(b) Because she wanted to run home at night.
(c) Because she was very homesick.
D. Choose the correct sentences.
1. (a) Mr. Sesemann brought home many friends from his trip.
(b) Mr. Sesemann brought home many gifts from his trip.
2. (a) Klara told her father about the kittens and other things.
(b) Klara told her father about the mountains and Peter.
3. (a) After a week, Grandmamma heard Heidi fighting with Klara.
(b) After a week, Grandmamma heard Heidi reading to Klara.