Bruce Chapman is a chimney sweep. He is going to work. His clothes are unusual for a worker. He is wearing a tall hat, a formal coat, and a silk tie. He has a broom in his hand. Many chimney sweeps dress this special way. Now Bruce is ringing the bell. After he enters the house, he changes his clothes.
Sweeping chimney is a very old and dangerous job. Chimney sweeps today use expensive, modern equipment instead of brooms. They only carry the brooms. They store their equipment in their trucks.
Bruce has air tanks so he does not breathe toxic substances. Now he is covering his body, face and hands to clean the chimney. Bruce has tools of many different shapes. He is filling the room with his tools.
Bruce finds spider webs, insects, and a small dead animal in the chimney. Now the chimney is clean, but Bruce's work is not finished yet. He is cleaning the room and putting his tools back into the truck.
Chimney sweeps save lives. Chimney fires are dangerous and expensive. Twenty-eight percent of all house fires start in unsafe, dirty chimneys. If people do not have enough money to pay a chimney sweep, they clean their own chimney.
1.Describe a chimney sweep. 2. Why are his clothes unusual for a worker? 3. What things does Bruce find in the chimney? 4. What is Bruce doing after cleaning the chimney? 5. What do people do if they cannot pay for a chimney sweep?
ARROGANT
1. Having or displaying a sense of overbearing self-worth or self-importance. 2. Marked by or arising from a feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others: an arrogant contempt for the weak.
Examples:
1. The arrogant government official refused to listen to the pleas of his fellow countrymen, declaring that they simply did not know what was good for them. 2. Duane's arrogant contempt for those who he thinks are weaker than him will eventually be his downfall.
1. Have you ever experienced talking to an arrogant person? 2. What are the characteristics of an arrogant person? 3. What is your initial reaction while talking with an arrogant person? 4. Have you ever tried making friends with them? If yes, how?