An old man walks slowly along the pavement. The old man is carrying a large board. There is a notice on the board. The old man is selling lottery tickets.

— Buy a ticket! Win a fortune! One dollar a ticket!

— Give me a ticket! Hurry!

A well-dressed man in Cafe Colombo is shouting.

The ticket-seller gives the man a ticket. The man gives the ticket-seller a dollar.

The well-dressed man is in a hurry. A taxi is waiting. The man puts the ticket in his pocket quickly. The man gets into the taxi. The ticket falls out of his pocket. The wind blows the ticket into the air.

— Your ticket! Your ticket!

Cafe Colombo closes at midnight. Charlie's home is far away. Every night, Charlie has a long walk home.

Charlie's mother is waiting for him. He gives her all the money.

Charlie has no father. Charlie has younger brothers and younger sisters. Charlie's mother needs the money. She buys food with the money.

Charlie shows his mother the lottery ticket. His mother looks at the ticket.

She reads the number — SEVEN — FIVE — THREE — EIGHT — ONE — TWO — NINE — FOUR — SIX.

Is this the winning number? Perhaps it is. Saturday 21st is tomorrow. Perhaps tomorrow will be their lucky day!

Сharlie is tired. He puts the ticket on his box. He falls asleep. Charlie has a dream.

A goat comes into the house. The goat finds the ticket. The goat is eating the ticket.

The goat eats the number six. The goat eats the number four. The goat eats the number nine.

Charlie wakes up. It is morning. The ticket is not on the box! Where is the ticket?

Charlie runs to the lottery office. Charlie sees his mother. She has the ticket!

A man is shouting out the winning number.

— Seven — five — three — eight — one — two — nine — four —

Will the next number be six? Will it be their lucky number? Will it be their lucky day?

Complete the sentences with the correct word. The first letter is given.

Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

B While Reading

3 Start reading. Read to page 7. Complete the sentences. Use these words:

gives read sits drink shines eat

People…………coffee at Cafe Colombo. They…………ice cream and they….

newspapers. Charlie…………on the pavement. Charlie…………shoes. A man

Charlie a ten cent coin.

4 Read to page 15.

Are these sentences True (T) or False (F)?

a) A man gives the ticket-seller ten cents.

b) Charlie does not buy a lottery ticket.

c) Charlie has no father.

d) Charlie's home is not far from Cafe Columbo.

C After Reading

5 Here are four new titles for Lucky Number. Which title do you like?

a)

b)

c)

d)

6 Guess: does Charlie win the lottery?

C After Reading