When Jan walks into the kitchen, her mum is sitting at the table, reading a book and drinking a cup of tea. Jan goes to the fridge and looks inside 1 a drink. Mum doesn't look up from her book. It's always 2 . When she starts reading a book, she can't stop 3 she reaches the end. "Can you give me something for my time capsule?" Mum looks up from her book. Suddenly she's interested. "Your what?"
Jan can't 4 her mum doesn't know 5 a time capsule is. "You put things inside it 6 then you bury it in the 7 for someone to find in the future." Mum puts down her book and looks 8 at Jan. "What do you put inside?" "Things, 9 things like a letter and things related to 10 or this year like a diary or a newspaper. When the person finds it, he can 11 about the past and ... me..." "Why do you want to do this?" "It's a 12 task for Mrs. Zinger." "And you want me to give you something to put 13 the time capsule?" "No, I want something to put the things into. I need a container, maybe a box. I need something strong to 14 the things inside." Mum goes to one of the cupboards and 15 a large old biscuit tin. Jan thinks that it is a perfect choice.
—Taken from The Time Capsule