Lesson One A private conversation
Last week, I went to the theatre. I had a very good seat.
The play was very interesting. I didn’t enjoy it.
A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me.
They were talking loudly. I got very angry.
I couldn’t hear the actors. I turned round. I look at the
Man and the woman angrily. They didn’t pay any attention.
In the end, I could not bear it. I turned round again.
‘I can’t hear a word!’ I said angrily.
‘It’s none of your business,’ the young man said rudely,
‘This is a private conversation!’
Lesson two Breakfast or lunch?
It was Sunday, I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes
Stay in bed until lunchtime. Last Sunday I got up very late.
I looked out of the window. It was dark outside. ‘What a day!’ I thought.
‘It’s raining again.’ Just then, then telephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy.
‘I’ve just arrived by train,’ she said. ‘I’m coming to see you.’
‘But I’m still having breakfast,’ I said.
‘What are you doing?’ she asked.
‘I’m having breakfast,’ I repeated.
‘Dear me!’ she said. ‘Do you always get up so late? It’s one o’clock!’
Lesson Three Please send me a card
Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to Italy.
I visited museums and sat in public gardens. A friendly waiter taught
Me a few Words of Italian. Then he lend me a book. I read a few lines,
But I didn’t understand a word. Every day I thought about postcards.
My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send cards to my friends.
On the last day I made a big decision. I got up early and bought
Thirty-seven cards. I spent the whole day in my room, but
I did not write a single card!
Lesson Four An exciting trip
I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia.
He has been there for six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working
For a big firm he has already visited a great number of different places
In Australia. He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice
Springs, a small town in the centre of Australia. He will soon visit Darwin.
From there, he will fly to Perth. My brother has never been abroad before,
So he is finding this trip very exciting.
Lesson Five No wrong numbers
Mr. James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just
bought another garage in Pinhurst. Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury,
but Mr. Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage, so he has just bought
twelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurst
to Silbury. The bird covered the distance in three minutes. Up to now, Mr. Scott
has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages
from one garage to the other. In this way,
he has begun his own private ‘telephone’ service.
