Chapter 4: Where is it?

Story Vocabulary

counter	Theke
key	Schlüssel
maybe	vielleicht
outside	draußen
pocket	Tasche
problem	Problem
silver	Silber
to take	nehmen
windowsill	Fensterbank

Chapter 4

Listen to the Story

It is Monday evening, and the café is quiet. The customers are at home. Maya wants to close the front door, but she has a problem.

“Eric!” she calls. “I cannot find the keys to the café!”

Eric comes from the kitchen. “Are they on the counter?” he asks.

Maya looks on the counter, but she only sees a menu and a cup. “No, they are not there,” she says.

She looks under a chair. She looks in her pockets. She looks next to the flowers.

“Maybe they are behind the coffee machine?” Eric says.

He looks behind the machine, but the keys are not there.

Suddenly, Maya looks at the window. The shiny object from the forest is now on the windowsill outside. It is a small, old silver key.

“Is that my key?” Maya whispers.

She opens the window and takes the key. It is cold. She looks at the forest. The man in the grey coat is standing behind a tree. He is watching her. Maya is very quiet. Is it her key, or is it his?

Grammar Focus: Prepositions of Place

Prepositions of place tell us the position of a person or object.

behind	hinter
in	in
on	auf
under	unter
near	bei, in der Nähe von
next to	neben

Examples

The forest is behind the lake.
Maya looks under the chair.
The man is near the tree.
The keys are in her pocket.
The keys are on the counter.
The keys are next to the flowers.

Reading Comprehension Exercises

Here are some questions to help you start thinking in English.