Mama and her bank account - part 1

Vocabulary Part 1 Match the words to their meanings envelope מעטפה landlord בעל בית secure feeling הרגשת בטחון coins מטבעות piles ערמות rent שכירות bank account חשבון בנק Fill in the blanks. Use the word bank Katrin always remembered Mama sitting in the kitchen on Saturday nights. Papa gave her money in an envelope. Mama took out the coins and put them in piles on the table. There was a pile for the grocer and a pile for the landlord . The family always had a secure feeling , because they knew that if they didn't have enough money, they could take it from the bank . Read the begining of the story. Then answer the questions that follow . For as long as I could remember, the small house on Castro Street has been home. It's all so familiar to me: Mama, Papa, my only brother, Nels. There is my sister Christine, closest to my age – a very secretive person – and the little sister, Dagmar.But the thing I remember most is Mama.I remember that every Saturday night Mama would sit down by the scrubbed kitchen table and count out the money Papa had brought home in the little envelope. How many characters (דמויות) are there in the story? three six five four Who does Katrin remember most ? Dagmar Papa Mama Nels What did Mama do every Sturday night ? count the money eat dinner go to the bank Read the following lines and answer the questions that follow And when Mama nodded, we could relax a little and reach for schoolbooks and homework. For Mama would look up and smile. "Is good," she'd say quietly. "We do not have to go to the bank."It was a wonderful thing, that bank account of Mama's. We were all so proud of it. It gave us such a warm, secure feeling . No one else we knew had money in a big bank downtown.I remember when the Jensens down the street were put out because they couldn't pay their rent. We children watched Mrs. Jensen's tears. She was so ashamed when they took away her furniture. This, then, happened to people who do not have the pile of coins marked "Landlord." Could this happen to us too? Mama smiled because they didn't have to go to the bank. True False The children were sad because they didn't have money in the bank. True False They were proud of Mama's bank account. True False The Jensens had to leave their homes because .... The children watched them Mrs.Jensens cried They couldn't pay the rent