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Lesson1TooCleverTextA

Afarmerwholivedinasmallvillagesufferedfromaseverepaininthechest.

Thisneverseemedtogetanybetter.Thefarmereventuallydecidedthathewouldconsultadoctorinthenearesttown.Butashewasamiserlypersonhethoughthewouldfindoutwhathewouldhavetopaythisdoctor.Hewastoldthatapatienthadtopaythreepoundsforthefirstvisitandonepoundforthesecond'visit.Thefarmerthoughtaboutthisforalongtime,andthenhedecidedtogoandconsultthedoctorinthetown.

Ashecameintothedoctor'sconsultingroom,hesaidcausally,Goodmorning,doctor.HereIamagain.'Thedoctorwasalittlesurprised.Heaskedhimafewquestions,examinedhischestandthentookthepoundwhichthefarmerinsistedongivinghim.Thenthedoctorsaidwithasmile,Well,sir.There'snothingnew.PleasecontinuetotakethesamemedicineIgaveyouthefirsttimeyoucametoseeme.'

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Amanwenttoseehisdoctoronedaybecausehewassufferingfrompainsinhisstomach.Afterthedoctorhadexaminedhimcarefully,hesaidtohim,'Well,there'snothingreally

wrongwithyou,I'mgladtosay.Youronlytroubleisthatyouworrytoomuch.Doyouknow,Ihadamanwiththsametroubleasyouinhereafewweeksago,andIgavehimthesameadviceasI'mgoingtogiveyou.Hewasworriedbecausehecouldn'tpayhistailor'sbills.Itoldhimnottoworryhisheadaboutthebillsanymore.Hefollowedmyadvice,andwhenhecametoseemeagaintwodaysago,hetoldmethathenowfeelsquiteallrightagain.'

'Yes,Iknowallaboutthat,'answeredthepatientsadly.'Yousee,I'mthatman'stailor.'

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Doctor:Goodmorning.Howareyou?

Patient:I'mveryworried;doctor.

Doctor:Oh?Whatareyouworriedabout?

Patient:I'mafraidthatI'mveryill.

Doctor:I'msorrytohearthat.Whydoyouthinkso?

Patient:BecauseIfeeltiredallthetime,evenwhenIwakeupinthemorning.

Ifind

itverydifficulttodoanywork.1havenoappetite.MywifecooksmedeliciousmealsbutIcanonlyeatalittle.

Doctor:Howdoyousleep?

Patient:Verybadly,doctor

Doctor:Doyoufinditdifficulttogettosleep,ordoyouwakeupearly?

Fatient:Both,doctorInevergettosleepuntil2o'clockandIalwayswakeat5.Doctor:Areyouworriedaboutanything?

Patient:Well,yes,Iam.I'mworriedaboutmywork.I'vejusttakenanewjob.Iearnalotofmoneybutit'sdifficultwork.I'malwaysafraidofmakingamistake.

Doctor:Isee.Pleasetakeoffyourshirtandliedownonthecouch.

Patient:Yes,doctor.(TheDoctorexaminesthepatient)

Doctor:Well,there'snothingverymuchwrongwithyou,I'mgladtsay.You'reworkingtoohardandworryingtoomuch.Doyoutakemuchexercise?

Patient:No,doctor.Ineverhaveenoughtimeforexercise.Istartworkveryearlyin

themorningandfinishlateintheevening.ThenIcan'tgettosleep.Canyougivemesomemedicinetohelpmetosleep?

Doctor:Ican,butI'mnotgoingto.Youdon'tneedmedicine.Youneedadvice.Don'tworksohard.Toomuchworkisbad.foryou.Don'tworryaboutyourwork.It'ssillytoworry.Takeregularexercise.

Patient:ButImaylosemyjob,doctor!It'shardtogetajoblikemine.Doctor:Thengetaneasierone,evenifyouearnlessmoney.

Whichwouldyouratherhave,healthorwealth?

Patient:You'reright/doctor.It'smoreimportanttobehealthythanwealthy.I'llchangemyjob.I'mgratefulforyouradvice.

Doctor:Comeandseemeagaininamonth'stime.Ithinkyou'llbeadifferentman

Lesson2AuPairGirlTextAGretelcomesfromAustria.Sheiseighteenyearold.SheisgoingtostaywiththeClarkfamilyforayear.GretelhascometoEnglandbecauseshewantstoimproveherEnglish.Sheworksasanaupairgirl.ShehelpsMrsClarkinthehouseandattendsEnglishclassesregularlyinhersparetime.Gretelhasn'tbeeninEnglandlongandeverythingisstrangetoher.SheoftencompareslifeinLondonwithlifeinVienna.SomethingsarenicerinLondon;otherthingsarenotsonice.Forinstance,theshopsarebiggerinLondonthaninViennaandthereisgreatervariety.Butit'smoreexpensivetoenjoyyourselfinLondon.It'sexpensivetohaveamealatarestaurantortogotoatheatre.

Gretelhasgotusedtomanythingsalready,butshecan'tgetusedtobreakfastinEngland.YouEnglisheatsomuchinthemorning,sheoftensays.Fruitjuice,porridge,baconandegg,tea,toastandmarmalade!Howcanyoufaceallthatfoodsoearlyintheday?

TextBMariahaddecidedthatassoonasshehadfinishedschoolshewouldbecomeanaupairgirlinLondon.TwoofherfriendshadalreadyspentayearwithafamilyinKensington,andtoldhertheyhadhadaninterestingtimeandhadmanagedtolearnalotofEnglish.ShewasadvisedbyherHeadTeachertogetherparents'consentandtomakeallthenecessaryarrangementspriortoherdeparture:haveenoughmoneyforherreturnfare,knowexactlywhatkindofafamilyshewasgoingtolivewithandwhattheyexpectedofher.

ShortlyafterhereighteenthbirthdayMariareceivedaletterfromMrsHutchinson,thewifeofanadvertisingexecutive,statingth企ermsonwhichshewouldbeemployed.TheHutchinsonslivedinahouseinChelsea.Theyhadthreechildren;twoboys,agedfourteenandten,bothatboardingschools,theelderataPublicSchoolintheMidlandsandtheyoungerataPreparatorySchoolinSurrey;theyoungestchildwasagirlagedeight,andshewenttotheFrenchLyceeinSouthKensington.DuringtermtimeMariawouldhavetotakethegirltoschoolinthemorningandfetchherintheafternoon.ShewouldhavetohelpMrsHutchinsoninthehouse-washingup,makingthebeds,layingthetable,dustingtherooms,answeringthedoor,takingtelephonemessages,shoppingandrunningerrands.ShewouldbeguaranteedthreeeveningsaweekfreeandcouldattendEnglishclasseseitherfromeleventilloneinthemorningorfromhalfpastonetillfourintheafternoon.Shewouldreceive3aweekpocketmoney.Mariawasdelightedwiththeconditionsancthoughtthattheywerefair.Shealsolikedthelookofthefamily,asMrsHutchinsonhadthoughtfullyenclosedaphotographwithherletter.

AdditionalInformationItwasnothingforagirlt.obesentawaytoervicewhenshewaselevenyearsold.Thatmeantleavingthefamilyasshehadneverbeenpartedfromforadayinherlifebefore,andgoingtosomeplacemilesawaytobetreatedlikeadog.I'vegotnothingagainstgirlsgoingintogoodservice.Inmyopinion,goodserviceinaproperlyrunbighousewasawonderfultrainingforalotofgirlswhoneverwouldhaveseenanythingdifferentallthedaysoftheirlivesiftheyhadn'tgone.Itwasbetterthanworkingontheland,then,andifitstillexistednow,IreckonI'dratherseeanyofmydaughtersbeagoodhousemaidorawell-trainedparlourmaidthanadolled-upshop-assistantorafactoryworker.Butfolksaretooproudtoworkforotherfolks,now.evenifit'stotheirownadvantage,thoughasfarasIcanseeyouarestillworkingforotherfolks,whateveryou'redoing.Bighousesdidn'twantlittlegirlsofeleven,evenaskitchenmaids,sothefirstfewycarshadtobeputinsomewhereelse,beforeyougoteventhatamountofpromotion.Bighousesexpectedgoodservice,butyougotgoodtreatmentinreturn.It.wasn'tlikethatatthesortofplacemyfriendshadtogo.Mostlytheywenttothefarmers'houseswithintenortwentymilesfromwherethey'dbeenborn.ThesefarmerswereajumpedUp,proudlotwhodidn'tknowhowtotreatthepeoplewhoworkedforthem.Theytookadvantageofthepoorpeople'sneedtogettheirgirlsofftheirhandstogetlittleslavesfornearlynothing.Theconditionswereterrible.

Lesson3WhoTooktheMoney?

TextAMrSmithgavehiswifetenpoundsforherbirthday-tenprettypoundnotes.Sothedayafterherbirthday,MrsSmithwentshopping.Shequeuedforabus,gotonandsatdownnexttoanoldlady.Afterawhile,shenoticedthattheoldlady'shandbagwasopen.Insideit,shesawawadofpoundnotesexactlyliketheoneherhusbandhadgivenher.Soshequicklylookedintoherownbag-thenoteshadgone!

MrsSmithwassurethattheoldladywhowassittingnexttoherhadstolenthem.Shethoughtshewouldhavetocallthepolice;but,ashedislikedmakingafussandgettingpeopleintotrouble,shedecidedtotakebackthemoneyfromtheoldlady'shandbagandsaynothingmoreaboutit.Shelookedrouncthebustomakesurenobodywaswatching,thenshecarefullyputherhandintotheoldlady'sbag,tookthenotesandputtheminherownbag.

Whenshegothomethatevening,sheshowedherhusbandthebeautifulhatshehadbought.

'Howdidyoupayforit?'heasked.

'Withthemoneyyougavemeformybirthday,ofcourse,'shereplied.

'Oh?What'sthat,then?'heasked,ashe^ointedtoawadoftenpoundnotesonthetable.

TextB'Goodbye,darling,'saidMrMackin.'I'llbelatetonight.'PoorGeorge,shethought.Hewasalwaysinahurryinthemorning,anditwasn'tunusualforhimtocomehomelateatnight.HeworkedforashoecompanyinLceds.andthercwassuchalotofworkthathenormallystaycdintheofficetillsevenorcight.WhenGeorgehadleftthehouseMrsMackinsatdown.inanarmchairandturnedontheradio.Itwasafewminutespasteight,andsheheardthelastwordsofthenews:'...wmanwhoescapedfromI.cedsprisonyesterdayisstillfree.Thepolicewarnyounottoopenyourdoortostrangers.'

Sheturnedofftheradio.Thehouseworkwaswaitingforher.Shcmadethebedsandwashedthedishes.Therewasn'tauyshoppingtodo.andsoshethoughtforamomentofalltheWorkinthegarden.

TheMackinslivedinahousewithalargegardeninasuburbofLeeds.Behindthegardenthereweresometrees.andthenthecpenfields.

SuddenlyMrsMackinrememberedthenews.Shelaugheduneasily.Thatprisonisonly15milesaway,shethought.Shedidn'tworkinthegarden,shemendedherhusband'sshirtsinsteadAndshecare.fullylockcdthefrontdoorandclosedallthewindows.

Itwasgettingdark.Sheturnedonthelightsinthelivingroom.Thcnshenoticed

thatshehadturnedonthelightsinmostoftheroonssinthehouse.

'HowsillyIam!'shesaidnervouslyandwentintotheotherroomsandturnedtheleghtson.

Thepersonatthedoorsaidsomethingloudly.butshewassofrightenedthatshedien'tunderstandaword.AdditionalInformationDoyoubelieveinghosts?

Idon't,eitlter-oratleastIdidn'tuntilIheardastrangetorytheotherdayfromMrMikePaton,of19Marlboroughllill.

ItallbeganonNovember28,whenMrPaton'seight-ycar-oldson,Bob,wasplayinginthebigbackgardenofhisparents'house.Hemetanoldmanwithalongwhitebeard.TheoldmantoldBobhewasbuilclingtheundergroundrailwaythere,butBobdidn'tbelievehim.BobtoldmeafterwardsthatheknewtheundergroundranunderMarlboroughHillitself.Theoldmansaidtherehadbeenanaccidentthedaybefore.Thenhewentaway.

AtfirstthePatonsdidn'tbelieveBob'sst