“INFORMATION PLEASE”
Pre-reading
1. The story we are going to read was written by Paul Villard. Use your
cellphones to find some facts about the author.
2. Why there is no information about the author on the Internet? What can we
infer from this fact?
3. The title of the story is "Information, please". What is the story probably
going to be about?
PART 1
1. Why was the boy fascinated by the phone? Find the words and
expressions to prove it.
2. When did the story probably happen? What helped you make such a
conclusion?
3. What problem did the boy have and how did he solve it?
4. Complete the chart
Cause
Effect
His mom went to her neighbor. ________________________________
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The boy didn't start crying when he hurt
________________________
himself.
5. How can you describe the boy's personality according to what you’ve
already read?
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PART 2
What will happen in the story? Will they communicate? Explain your
opinion.
Philadelphia is mentioned in the text as an example of _________________
Why was it important for the boy to tell what happened to his canary?
Why does the boy tell his stories to the operator?
How do you understand the phrase: "There are other worlds to sing in"?
What can we infer about the operator and her life according to what we have
read?
Why does the author make the boy ask specifically about the word "FIX"?
What do you think the author's message was?
Complete the chart
Cause
Effect
The boy's sister scared him.
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________________________
He was afraid he hurt the Information
________________________
Please.
9. Why did the Information Please call the repairman to the boy's house?
10.Why does she care about the boy she has never actually seen?
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PART 3
The boy didn't try to reach the Information Please through the new phone
because _____________________________________________________
Give 2 reasons to explain why those dialogues were important for the boy?
Why does the boy think he is wasting the operator's time?
Does she think the same? Why/why not? Explain your answer.
Two different perspectives are presented in the 3rd part of the text. What are
they?
 The boy was sure ….
 The Information Please thought …
Sally didn't tell the boy she was sick. Why?
In the note the Information Please left for the boy she wrote "There are other
worlds to sing". What was her message this time?
The Information Please is a metaphor of _______ because ______________
What is the lesson the story teaches the reader?