Lesson One hundred and eleven The most expensive model
I like this television very much.
How much does it cost?
It’s the most expensive model in the shop.
It costs five hundred pounds.
That’s too expensive for us.
We can’t afford all that money.
This model’s less expensive than that one.
It’s only three hundred pounds.
But, of course,
It’s not as good as the expensive one.
I don’t like this model.
The other model’s more expensive.
But it’s worth the money.
Can we buy it on instalments?
Of course.
You can pay a deposit of thirty pounds.
And then fourteen pounds a month for three years.
Do you like it, dear?
I certainly do,
But I don’t like the price.
You always want the best,
But we can’t afford it.
Sometimes you think you’re a millionaire!
Millionaires don’t buy things on instalments!
Lesson One hundred and thirteen Small change
Fares, please!
Trafalgar Square, please.
I’m sorry, sir.
I can’t change a ten-pound note.
Haven’t you got any small change?
I’ve got no small change, I’m afraid.
I’ll ask some of the passengers.
Have you any small change, sir?
I’m sorry.
I’ve got none.
I haven’t got any either.
Can you change this ten-pound note, madam?
I’m afraid I can’t.
Neither can I.
I’m very sorry, sir.
You must get off the bus.
None of our passengers can change this note.
They ‘re all millionaires!
Except us.
I’ve got some small change.
So have I.
Lesson One hundred and fifteen Knock, Knock
Isn’t there anyone at home?
I’ll knock again, Helen.
Everything’s very quiet.
I’m sure there is no one at home.
But that’s impossible.
Carol and Tom invited us to lunch.
Look through the window.
Can you see anything?
Nothing at all.
Let’s try the back door.
Look! Everyone’s in the garden.
Hello, Helen. Hello, Jim.
Everybody wants to have lunch in the garden.
It’s nice and warm out here.
Come and have something to drink.
Thanks, Carol.
May I have a glass of beer please?
Beer?
There’s none left.
You can have some lemonade.
Lemonade!
Don’t believe her, Jim.
She’s only joking.
Have some beer!
Lesson One hundred and seventeen Tommy’s breakfast.
When my husband was going into the dining room this morning,
He dropped some coins on the floor.
There were coins everywhere.
We looked for them, but we could not find them all.
While we were having breakfast, Out little boy, Tommy,
Found two small coins on the floor.
He put them both into his mouth.
We both tried to get the coins, but it was very late.
Tommy had already swallowed them!
Later that morning, when I was doing the housework,
My husband phoned me from the office.
‘How’s Tommy?’ he asked.
‘I don’t know,’ I answered,
‘Tommy’s been to the toilet three times this morning,
But I haven’t had any change yet!
Lesson One hundred and nineteen A true story
Do you like stories?
I want to tell you a true story.
It happened to a friend of mine a year ago.
While my friend, George, was reading in bed,
Two thieves climbed into his kitchen.
After they had entered the house,
They went into the dining room.
It was very dark.
So they turned on a torch.
Suddenly, they heard a voice behind them.
‘What’s up? What’s up?’ someone called.
The thieves dropped the torch
And ran away as quickly as they could.
George heard the noise and came downstairs quickly.
He turned on the light, but he couldn’t see anyone.
The thieves had already gone.
But George’s parrot, Henry, was still there.
‘What’s up, George?’ he called.
‘Nothing, Henry,’ George said and smiled.
‘Go back to sleep.’
