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The Hat John

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The Hat

John Escott
 Easystart

Series Editors: Andy Hopkins and Jocelyn

Potter
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ernardo lives in Rome. He

likes hats. One day he is at a
street market near the
Colosseum. Suddenly, he
stops. “I like that hat!” he
says. Bernardo buys the hat.
“I can 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 market, not in

a store. wear/wer/ (v) I only wear this coat on
very cold days.

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!"
“I like hats," Bernardo says.
“And I like this hat."
Natalie sees some people in the
street. “They're laughing at
Bernardo's hat,” she thinks.
“What can I do with it?"
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another lə'naðay (det) Can I have another
drink, please? laugh /læf/ (v) I am laughing
at the movie, not at you!
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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. "I can't find my hat, Natalie,” he
says. He looks in every room of the
house.
"I can buy you a new hat, Bernardo,"
Natalie says. She smiles. “Let's go to
the store!"
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sell /sel/ (v) He is selling his old car. He wants a new car.
clothes /klouz, klouðz/ (n) I never buy new clothes. This shirt is very
old.

Three days later, Anna buys the

hat.
Anna is a student from the
United States. She is in Rome
on vacation.
“I love this hat!” she thinks. She
smiles. “I can get some flowers
for it.”
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gets an airplane
home. She lives in
California, near the
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That weekend, she
goes down to the
harbor. She goes to
a café for a drink.

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café, too. He sees
Anna's hat. “Who's
under that hat?" Mitch
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Anna looks up and
sees him.
"Hi,” Mitch says. “I
love your hat.”
"Thank you,” Anna says.
She smiles
I'm Mitch," Mitch says.
"I'm Anna," Anna
says. She thinks, “I
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a lucky hat!"
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lucky /'laki/ (adj) Seven is

my lucky number.
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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 not?”

tell /tel/ (v) He tells good stories about his years in

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Suddenly, the wind takes Anna's hat away.

“My hat!" Anna says. The wind blows the
hat out across the water.
"It's 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.

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wind /wind/ (n) Look at the trees! There's a strong wind today. blow /blou/
(v) He is blowing on his hot coffee.
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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
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the beach for a swim.
dog/dɔg/(n) I walk every day
with my dog. guitar /gi'tar/ (n)
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on the street that
morning. Many
people stop and
listen. They put
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“Look at this
money, Sunny!”
Cal says. “This is
a lucky hat! We can
eat at the café
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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?”
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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."
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gun /gan/ (n) The policemen at the

airport have guns.
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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. “It's him!”
Suddenly, Rod sees them. He
runs.
"It's this hat,” he thinks. "It isn't a
lucky hat!” He throws away the
hat.
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throw away / Orov ə'wer/ (v) I am throwing away the old

newspapers, not today's.
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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, I'm
going home to Italy,” Gina answers.
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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. “I love hats!"
Bernardo says.
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city /'siti/ (n) Many people live and work in

the city of London.
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