Waiting for a Bus
How tall are you?
Waiting for a Bus
Read and answer: How tall is Mr Giraffe?
Mr Elephant and Mr Giraffe are waiting for the bus at the bus stop.
Mr Elephant: Hi, Mr Giraffe, where are you going?
Mr Giraffe: To the jungle. There will be a sports meet at eight o'clock.
Mr Elephant: Oh, I am going to join the weight lifting match.
The bus is coming. They want to get on it.
Driver: Excuse me, Mr Elephant.
Mr Elephant: Yes?
Driver: What's your weight?
Mr Elephant: Sorry, I don't know.
Driver: You must be over three thousand kilograms. The bus is not big enough. You are too heavy to get on the bus.
Mr Giraffe: I'm lighter than him.
Driver: What's your height?
Mr Giraffe: I'm more than three metres tall.
Driver: I'm sorry. The bus is not high enough.
Mr Giraffe and Mr Elephant feel unhappy. They have to run to the jungle. They arrive there at eight o'clock. The match begins.

Exercises
Ⅰ. Read and choose. 读一读，选出正确的答案。
() 1. Mr Elephant and Mr Giraffe are .
A. at the zoo
B. in a park
C. at the bus stop
() 2. How heavy is Mr Elephant?
A. Over three kilograms.
B. Over three tons.
C. Over three grams.
() 3. How tall is Mr Giraffe?

A. More than 3 centimetres.
B. More than 3 metres.
C. More than 13 metres.
Ⅱ. Read and answer. 读一读，回答问题。
1. Can Mr Elephant get on the bus? Why?

2. Can Mr Giraffe get on the bus? Why?

New words
jungle /'dʒʌŋgl/ n. 丛林
weight lifting n. 举重
thousand /'θaʊznd/ num. 千
enough /ɪ'nʌf/ adj. 足够的
lighter /'laɪtə/ adj. 较轻的(light的比较级)

Ⅰ.
1. C
2. B
3. B
Ⅱ.
1. No, he can't. Because he is too heavy.
2. No, he can't. Because the bus is not high enough.