Junior Vocab
Conversation About Interruptions
Anu:project now?" "Mmm, Amma’s making dosas! Can we talk about my school
Kiran: "Wait, Anu, I’m telling Amma about my cricket match!"
Anu: "But I’ll forget my idea if I don’t say it now!"
Amma: "One at a time, please. Kiran is still talking."
Anu: "But he’s taking so long! Yesterday he did this also!"
Kiran: "Hey! You keep jumping in when I’m in the middle. It feels bad."
Anu: "I’m not trying to be mean. My words just rush out like hot steam."
Amma: "Then let the steam cool for a moment. You can hold it, Anu."
Anu: "So I should just stay quiet and never talk?"
Kiran:interrupt." "No, just don’t cut my sentence in half. That’s when you
Anu: "Hmm… like when the power goes off in the middle of my cartoon?"
Kiran: "Exactly! My story is the cartoon. You interrupted it."
Anu: "Okay, finish your cricket story. I’ll hold my words like a balloon."
Amma: "Good. After Kiran, it’s your turn. The dosas will listen too."
Kiran: "So, Amma, I hit the ball so high it almost touched the kites!"
Kiran: "I’m done. Now you go, Anu. No one will interrupt you."
Anu: "My project is about our Ganesh chaturthi at home, with the laddus and flowers!"
Amma: "I love that idea. See how nice it is when no one interrupts?"
Anu: "Yeah… my story felt bigger when it didn’t get interrupted in the middle."