EASY STORIES 7 -ELEVATOR - PD

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GLOSSARY 
 
weird = esquisito 
long lasting = duradoura 
got stuck = ficou preso 
release = liberar 
weather = clima, tempo 
root for = torcer por 
became = se tornaram 
ever since = desde então 
 
 
One afternoon at work, Jason made a new friend. It was such a weird situation to start a 
friendship specially a long lasting one. Jason got stuck in the company’s elevator. He and Gil had 
to wait for four hours until the firemen could finally fix the elevator and release them. 
During the time they were in the elevator, they sat down and started a conversation about the 
weather, as time passed, they talked about their families, discussed politics, and ended up 
discovering they root for the same soccer team. 
After the experience the went to a game together. Their wives became friends and they have 
been friends ever since. Nowadays Gil’s wife is pregnant, and they are going to have dinner at 
Jason’s to announce the big news. 
 
 
ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS: 
 
1- Where did Jason and Gil become friends? 
2- How long were they in the elevator? 
3- What did they talk about? 
4- What did they do first after their experience? 
5- What happened to Gil’s wife? 
6- What are the four of them doing tonight? 
 
 
Answers 
1. They became friends in an elevator 2. They were there for four hours. 3. They talked about the weather, politics and soccer. 
4. They went to a soccer game together. 5. She is pregnant. 
6. They are going to have dinner together.