Vocabulary: Canvas & Canvass

WIN OVER - to enchant, entice or attract; to convince or persuade
Examples:
1. Cheyenne always manages to win over her father when she wants something really badly.
2. It's easy to win over a group of people whom you've just met when you know how to carry an intelligent conversation.
A FIREFIGHTER
Glenda Smith is a firefighter. Right now, she and many other firefighters are going to a terrible fire at a factory. The people at the factory are afraid. They want the firefighters to appear soon to put out the fire. The fire is very hot. It smells bad, and people cannot breathe.
The firefighters are at the factory now. They are having some problems with the fire. There are rubber tires, fertilizers, tanks of gas, and other toxic substances nearby. These substances are very dangerous when they burn. They can pollute the air in the whole area.
Glenda Smith attended school to be a firefighter. She learned about dangerous substances. She knows how to help people breathe during a fire and how to carry large people. She can run and jump in difficult conditions.
Now Glenda and the other firefighters are coming back to the fire station. They feel happy. They solved the problems and put out the fire quickly. No one was hurt. They put out the fire efficiently with the help of a computer in the fire truck.
A group of children is passing through the fire station to learn about fighting fires. Glenda is showing them how she cleans her truck and her tools. She is telling them how much she likes her work.
When the fire station is quiet, Glenda and the other firefighters can relax. They can eat, sleep, listen to music, and play cards.Suddenly, they hear a loud sound. It is the fire alarm. They are going to fight another fire.