Stan is in a big rush. His plane leaves at 2:00 p.m. The clock says 1:57 p.m. Stan has three minutes to catch his plane. That is not very long! He jumps out of the cab and slams the door. Bang! He drops his bag. All of his things fall out of the bag. Then he drops one more thing—his ticket! A man helps Stan. The first thing he picks up is the bag. The second thing he picks up is the ticket. The man asks Stan, “When does your plane leave?”

Stan says, “I think it just left without me.” The man looks at Stan’s ticket. He grins and tells Stan, “You have enough time. Your plane leaves tomorrow at two.”

Think About “Rush!”

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Make a web. Then complete it. Tell the story to a partner.