Lesson One hundred and forty one Sally’s first train ride
Last week, my four-year-old daughter, Sally,
Was invited to a children’s party.
I decided to take her by train.
Sally was very excited
Because she had never travelled on a train before.
She sat near the window and asked questions
About everything she saw.
Suddenly, a middle-aged lady
Got on the train and sat opposite Sally.
‘Hello, little girl,’ she said.
Sally didn’t answer,
But looked at her curiously.
The lady was dressed in a blue coat
And a large, funny hat.
After the train had left the station,
The lady opened her handbag and took out her powder compact.
She then began to make up her face.
‘Why are you doing that?’ Sally asked.
‘To make myself beautiful,’ the lady answered.
She put away her compact and smiled kindly.
‘But you are still ugly,’ Sally said.
Sally was amused, but I was very embarrassed!
Lesson One hundred and forty-three A walk through the woods
I live in a very old town
Which is surrounded by beautiful woods.
It is a famous beauty spot.
On Sundays, hundreds of people come from the city
To see our town and to walk through the woods.
Visitors have been asked to keep the woods clean and tidy.
Litter baskets have been placed under the trees,
But people still throw their rubbish everywhere.
Last Wednesday, I went for a walk in the woods.
What I saw made me very sad.
I counted seven old cars and three old refrigerators.
The litter baskets were empty
And the ground was covered with pieces of paper, cigarette ends,
old tyres, empty bottles and rusty tins.
Among the rubbish,
I found a sign which said,
‘Anyone who leaves litter in these woods will be prosecuted!’
