Towed Away

One night Mr and Mrs McDonald went to a restaurant for dinner. The street where the restaurant was situated was crowded. Mr McDonald couldn’t find a place to park his car. Finally, he came to a bus stop. He parked the car at the end of the bus stop. There was still plenty of room for a bus.

Mr and Mrs McDonald went to the restaurant. They had a leisurely dinner. Several hours later they left the restaurant. They walked arm in arm along the street to their car. It wasn’t there! “Isn’t this where we parked the car?” Mr McDonald asked his wife. “Yes,” she said, puzzled. “Where is it?” asked a worried Mr McDonald. “It must have been stolen,” whispered
Mrs McDonald. But it hadn’t been stolen. Do you know what had happened to the McDonald’s car?

A. Read the story and answer the questions.
1. Why couldn’t Mr McDonald find a place to park his car?
Because the street where the restaurant was located was crowded.
2. Where did he finally park his car?
At the end of the bus stop.
3. How long did Mr and Mrs McDonald stay at the restaurant?
They stayed at the restaurant for several hours.
4. How did they walk along the street?
They walked arm in arm along the street.
5. How did Mrs McDonald feel when she saw the car was missing?
Mrs McDonald felt terrified and frightened.
6. How did Mr McDonald feel?
Mr McDonald felt confused,puzzled and terrified.
7. What did they think had happened to their car?
They thought there car was stolen.

B. Fill in the spaces with words from the story.
The _street_where the restaurant was __situated__ wasn’t_crowded_.
Mr McDonald found a __space_ to _park_ his car.
He didn’t _park_ at the __end_ of the __bus_ stop_and Mr McDonald didn’t have a __leisurely_ dinner.

C. Now rewrite the sentences so that they tell the true story.
Towed Away

The street where the restaurant was situated was crowded.Mr McDonald couldn’t find a space to park his car.He parked his car at the end of the bus stop.Mr McDonald and Mrs McDonald had a leisurely dinner.

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If you park your car in a ‘No Parking’ area, on a bus stop or across an entrance saying ‘Keep Clear’, your car is likely to go missing. It won’t have been stolen. Your car will have been towed away by a tow truck. Instructions to tow it away will have come from the Traffic Department. Your car will be locked up in a tow yard. To get your car back you will have to pay a fine to the Traffic Department. You will also have to pay a towing fee.

E. Read the text above and answer the questions:
1. What do these mean? ‘No Parking’ ‘Keep Clear’
The first sign means no parking for cars and the second means there should be no cars at that area at all times.
2. Name three places which are ‘tow away’ areas. Can you think of anymore?
Unauthorized vehicles will be towed away,Tow away Zone and No Parking at all times.
3. Who gives instructions to have cars towed away?
The Traffic Depart
F. Devise five interview questions (with answers) for one of the characters in the story.
Mr McDonald
Q1.Why didn’t you wait for a car to get out of it space and then you can park your car?
Because I have to get to my table on time before it taken.
Q2.If you need to go to the restaurant on time why can’t you book in another time?
Because tonight was the only night we were free.Tomorrow we got work.
Q3.If you live close to where the restaurant was,why didn’t you walk to the restaurant?
Because it was raining.
Q4.Why didn’t you take the bus?
We only have enough money for the restaurant only.
Q5.Did you have a good dinner?
Yes!We had a leisurely dinner.
G. Identify and explain the major theme of the story.
Their car was towed away for parking at the end of the bus stop.
H. Explain how the story would have differed if the car was not towed away.
Everyone would be happy.