PENGUIN ACTIVE READING The Hat John EscottThe Hat John Escott Easystart Series Editors: Andy Hopkins and Jocelyn PotterPearson Education Limited Edinburgh Gate, Harlow, Essex CM20 2]E, England and Associated Companies throughout the world. Pack ISBN: 978-1-4058-8454-9 Book ISBN: 978-1-4058-6797-9 CD-ROM ISBN: 978-1-4058-6796-2 This edition first published by Pearson Education Led 2008 3579108642 ‘Text copyright © John Escott 2008 Illustrations by Jestis Alonso Iglesias “The author has asscrted his moral right in accordance with the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 Set in 12.5/16.5pr A. Garamond Printed in China SWTCIO2 Produced for the Publishers by AC Estudio Editorial $.L. All rights reerved; no part ofthis publication may be reproduced, sored tn a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, wichows the prior written permission of the Publisher. Published by Pearson Education Led in association with Penguin Books Led, both companies being subsidiaries of Pearson Ple For a complete list of the ticles available in the Penguin Active Reading series please write to your local Pearson Longman office or to: Penguin Readers Marketing Department, Pearson Education, Edinburgh Gate, Harlow, Essex CM20 2JE, England,The Har ernardo lives in Rome. He likes hats, One day he is at a street market near the Colosseum. Suddenly, he stops. “T like that hat!” he says. Bernardo buys the hat. “Lcan put it in a bag for you,” the woman says. “No, it’s OK,” Bernardo says, “I can wear it. Put my old hat in the bag, please.” market /'markit/ (n) | buy fruit in the marker, not in a store. wear /wer/ (v) | only wear this coat on very cold days. 1Bernardo arrives home. “Hello, Natalie,” he says to his wife. “Do you like my new hat?” Natalie looks at him. She thinks, “No!” But she says, “Why do you want another hat, Bernardo? You have twenty!” “[ like hats,” Bernardo says. “And I like his hat.” Natalie sees some people in the street. “They're laughing at Bernardo’s hat,” she thinks. “What can I do with it?” wife /watt! (n) She is my sister, not my wife. another /o'nada/ (det) Can I have another drink, please? laugh lef! (v) | am laughing at the movie, not at you! 2The Hat ‘Two days later, Natalie takes the hat to a store. The store buys and sells clothes. The man in the store buys Bernardo’s hat. That afternoon, Bernardo looks for his hat. “T can't find my hat, Natalie,” he say: He looks iH every room ofthe house: “Tcan buy you a new hat, Bernardo,” Natalie says. She smiles. “Let's go to the store!” sell /scl/ (v) He is selling his old car. He wants a new car. dlothes /klouz, klovdz! (n) | never buy new clothes. This shirt is very old 3‘Three days later, Anna buys the hat. Anna is a student from the United States. She is in Rome on vacation. “T love this hat!” she thinks. She smiles. “I can get some flowers for it.” flowers /''lava2’ (n) There are some beautiful flowers in the backyard. 4The Hat A week later, Anna gets an airplane home. She lives in California, near the ocean. That weekend, she goes down to the harbor. She goes to a café for a drink. harbor ‘har café /kie'f (n) Is that your father's boat in the harbor? -/ (n) They make good coffee in this café. 5Mitch is sitting in the café, too. He sees Anna's hat. “Who's under that hat?” Mitch thinks. Anna looks up and sees him. “Hi,” Mitch says. “I love your hat.” “Thank you,” Anna says. She smiles. I'm Mitch,” Mitch says. “Tm Anna,” Anna says. She thinks, “T like him. Maybe this is a lucky hat!” lucky /'Iaki/ (adj) Seven is my /ucky number.‘The Har Mitch moves to Anna’s table. They talk about books and movies. Anna tells Mitch about Rome. “It’s a good place for hats!” she says. Mitch laughs. “A beautiful hat for a beautiful girl,” he says. “Thank you,” she says. “Come to the movies with me tomorrow, Anna,” Mitch says. “OK,” Anna says. “Why now” tell tel! (v) He tells good stories about his years in India 7Suddenly, the wind takes Anna’s hat away. “My hat!” Anna says. The wind blows the hat out across the water. “ts OK,” Mitch says. “Can I buy you a new hat? Do you know a store near here?” “Yes, I do,” Anna says. “Thank you.” She smiles at Mitch. wind ‘wind (n) Look at the trees! There's a strong wind today. blow ‘blov/ (v) He is blowing on his hot coffee. 10The Hat Tt is early morning on a beach near the café. Cal sleeps on the beach with Sunny, his dog. Cal has no money and no home. Every day, he plays his guitar on the street. “Look, Sunny,” he says. “A hat. Go and get it!” beach ‘bit (n) Let’s go to the beach for a swim. dog /dog/ (n) 1 walk every day with my dog. guitar /gr'tat/ (n) She plays beautiful music on her guitar. lLCal plays his guitar on the street that morning. Many people stop and listen. They put money in the hat. “Look at this money, Sunny!” Cal says. “This is a lucky had We can eat at the café today. And tomorrow!”The Hat That night, a man comes to the beach. His name is Rod. He sees Cal and Sunny. He sees the hat, too, and smiles. “That's a good hat,” he thinks. He walks quietly across the beach. He takes the hat, then he walks away quickly. In the morning, Cal says to Sunny, “Where’s my lucky hat?”Later that night, Rod goes into town. He goes to a store. He has a gun. “What do you want?” the woman in the store asks. “Give me the money!” Rod says, “Quickly!” “OK, OK,” the woman says. Rod takes the money and runs from the store. The woman calls the police. “He's tall and thin,” she says. “And he’s wearing a green and yellow hat.” gun /gan/ (n) The policemen at the airport have guns. 16The Hat Later, two policemen see Rod on the street. “He's wearing a green and yellow hat!” one policeman says. “And he’s tall and thin!” his friend says. “Te’s him!” Suddenly, Rod sees them. He runs. “Te’s this hat,” he thinks. “It isn’t a lucky hat!” He throws away the hat. throw away /,Grov a'weu/ (v) | am throwing away the old newspapers, not today’s. 7The hat falls into a taxi. A young woman, Gina, is in the taxi. She laughs. “That's lucky!” she thinks. “I can wear this hat.” The taxi arrives at Los Angeles airport. “Are you going on vacation?” the taxi driver asks Gina. “No, P'm going home to Italy,” Gina answers.The Hat A day later, Gina is in Rome. “It’s a beautiful city,” she thinks. “And it’s my city.” A man stops and looks at her hat. Gina sees him. “Do you like hats?” Gina asks him. city /'stti/ (n) Many people live and work in the city of London. 19