新概念英語第一冊課文(英文版)

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L1Excuseme!

Yes?

Isthisyourhandbag?

Pardon?

Isthisyourhandbag?

Yes,itis

Thankyouverymuch

L3Mycoatandmyumbrellaplease

Hereismyticket

Thankyou,sir

Numberfive

Here'syourumbrellaandyourcoat

Thisisnotmyumbrella

Sorrysir

Isthisyourumbrella?

No,itisn't

Isthisit?

Yes,itis

Thankyouverymuch

L5Goodmorning

Goodmorning,MrBlake

ThisisMissSophieDupont

Sophieisanewstudent

SheisFrench

Sophie,thisisHans

HeisGerman

Nicetomeetyou

AndthisisNaoko

She'sJapanese

Nicetomeetyou

AndthisisChang-woo

He'sKorean

Nicetomeetyou

AndthisisLuming

HeisChinese

Nicetomeetyou

AndthisisXiaohui

She'sChinese,too

Nicetomeetyou

L7Iamanewstudent

Myname'sRobert

Nicetomeetyou

Myname'sSophie

AreyouFrench?

Yes,Iam

AreyouFrenchtoo?

No,Iamnot

Whatnationalityareyou?

I'mItalian

Areyouateacher?

No,I'mnot

What'syourjob?

I'makeyboardoperator

What'syourjob?

I'manengineer

L9Hello,Helen

Hi,Steven

Howareyoutoday?

I'mverywell,thankyou

Andyou?

I'mfine,thanks

HowisTony?

He'sfine,thanks

How'sEmma?

She'sverywell,too,Helen

Goodbye,Helen

Nicetoseeyou

Nicetoseeyou,too,Steven

Goodbye

L11Whoseshirtisthat?

Isthisyourshirt,Dave?

No

It'snotmyshirt

Thisismyshirt

Myshirt'sblue

IsthisshirtTim's?

Perhapsitis,sir

Tim'sshirt'swhite

Tim!

Yes,sir?

Isthisyourshirt?

Yes,sir

Hereyouare

Catch!

Thankyou,sir

L13Whatcolour'syournewdress?

It'sgreen

Comeupstairsandseeit

Thankyou

Look!Hereitis!

That'snicedress

It'sverysmart

Myhat'snew,too

Whatcolourisit?

It'sthesamecolour

It'sgreen,too

Thatisalovelyhat!

L15AreyouSwedish?

No,wearenot

WeareDanish

AreyourfriendsDanish,too?

No,theyaren't

TheyareNorwegian

Yourpassports,please

Heretheyare

Aretheseyourcases?

No,theyaren't

Ourcasesarebrown

Heretheyare

Areyoutourists?

Yes,weare

Areyourfriendstouriststoo?

Yes,theyare

That'sfine

Thankyouverymuch

L17Comeandmeetouremployees,MrRichards

Thankyou,MrJackson

ThisisNicolaGrey,

andthisisClaireTaylor

Howdoyoudo?

Thosewomenareveryhard-working

Whataretheirjobs?

They'rekeyboardoperators

ThisisMichaelBaker,

andthisisJeremyShort

Howdoyoudo?

Theyaren'tverybusy!

Whataretheirjobs?

They'resalesreps

They'reverylazy

Whoisthisyoungman?

ThisisJim

He'sourofficeassistant

L19What'sthematter,children?

We'retired

andthirsty,Mum

Sitdownhere

Areyouallright

No,wearen't

Look!

There'sanicecreamman

Twoicecreamplease

Hereyouare,children

Thanks,Mum

Theseicecreamsarenice

Areyouallrightnow?

Yes,weare,thankyou!

L21Givemeabookplease,Jane

Whichbook?

Thisone?

No,notthatone

Theredone

Thisone?

Yes,please

Hereyouare

Thankyou

L23Givemesomeglassesplease,Jane

Whichglasses?

Theseglasses?

No,notthose

Theoneontheshelf

These?

Yes,please

Hereyouare

Thanks

L25

MrsSmith'skitchenissmall

Thereisarefrigeratorinthekitchen

Therefrigeratoriswhite

Itisontheright

Thereisanelectriccookerinthekitchen

Thecookerisblue

Itisontheleft

Thereisatableinthemiddleoftheroom

Thereisabottleonthetable

Thebottleisempty

Thereisacuponthetable,too

Thecupisclean

L27MrsSmith'slivingroomislarge

Thereisatelevisionintheroom

Thetelevisionisnearthewindow

Therearesomemagazinesonthetelevision

Thereisatableintheroom

Therearesomenewspapersonthetable

Therearesomearmchairsintheroom

Thearmchairsarenearthetable

Thereisastereointheroom

Thestereoisnearthedoor

Therearesomebooksonthestereo

Therearesomepicturesintheroom

Thepicturesareonthewall

L29Comein,Amy

Shutthedoor,please

Thisbedroom'sveryuntidy

WhatmustIdo,MrsJones?

Openthewindowandairtheroom

Thenputtheseclothesinthewardrobe

Thenmakethebed

Dustthedressingtable

Thensweepthefloor

L31Where'sSally,Jack?

She'sinthegarden,Jean

What'sshedoing?

She'ssittingunderthetree

IsTiminthegarden,too?

Yes,heis

He'sclimbingthetree

Ibegyourpardon?

Who'sclimbingthetree?

Timis

Whataboutthedog?

Thedog'sinthegarden,too

It'srunningacrossthegrass

It'srunningafteracat

L33Itisafinedaytoday

Therearesomecloudsinthesky,

butthesunisshining

MrJonesiswithhisfamily

Theyarewalkingoverthebridge

Therearesomeboatsontheriver

MrJonesandhiswifearelookingatthem

Sallyislookingatabigship

Theshipisgoingunderthebridge

Timislookingatanaeroplane

Theaeroplaneisflyingovertheriver

Thisisaphotographofourvillage

L35Ourvillageisinavalley

Itisbetweentwohills

Thevillageisonariver

Hereisanotherphotographofthevillage

MywifeandIarewalkingalongthebanksoftheriver

Weareontheleft

Thereisaboyinthewater

Heisswimmingacrosstheriver

Hereisanotherphotograph

Thisistheschoolbuilding

Itisbesideapark

Theparkisontheright

Somechildrenarecomingoutofthebuilding

Someofthemaregoingtothepark

L37You'reworkinghard,George

Whatareyoudoing?

I'mmakingabookcase

Givemethathammerplease,Dan

Whichhammer?

Thisone?

No,notthatone

Thebigone

Hereyouare

Thanks,Dan

Whatareyougoingtodonow,George?

I'mgoingtopaintit

Whatcolourareyougoingtopaintit?

I'mgoingtopaintitpink

Pink!

Thisbookcaseisn'tforme

It'sformydaughter,Susan

Pink'sherfavouritecolour

L39Whatareyougoingtodowiththatvase,Penny?

I'mgoingtoputitonthistable,Sam

Don'tdothat

Giveittome

Whatareyougoingtodowithit?

I'mgoingtoputithere,

infrontofthewindow

Becareful!

Don'tdropit!

Don'tputthere,Sam

Putithere,

onthisshelf

Thereweare!

It'salovelyvase

Thoseflowersarelovely,too

L41Isthatbagheavy,Penny?

Notvery

Here!

Putitonthischair

What'sinit?

Apieceofcheese

Aloafofbread

Abarofsoap

AbarofChocolate

Abottleofmilk

Apoundofsugar

Halfapoundofcoffee

Aquarterofpoundoftea

Andatinoftobacco

Isthattinoftobaccoforme?

Well,it'scertainlynotforme!

L43Canyoumakethetea,Sam?

Yes,ofcourseIcan,Penny

Isthereanywaterinthiskettle?

Yes,thereis

Where'sthetea?

It'soverthere,behindtheteapot

Canyouseeit?

Icanseetheteapot,

butIcan'tseethetea

Thereitis!

It'sinfrontofyour!

Ahyes,Icanseeitnow

Wherearethecups?

Therearesomeinthecupboard

Canyoufindthem?

YesHeretheyare

Hurryup,Sam!

Thekettle'sboiling!

L45Canyoucomehereaminuteplease,Bob?

Yes,sir?

Where'sPamela?

She'snextdoor

She'sinheroffice,sir

Canshetypethisletterforme?

Askherplease

Yes,sir

Canyoutypethisletterforthebossplease,Pamela?

Yes,ofcourseIcan

Hereyouare

Thankyou,Bob

Bob!

Yes?

What'stheletter

Ican'ttypethisletter

Ican'treadit!

Theboss'shandwritingisterrible!

Doyoulikecoffee,Ann?

Yes,Ido

L47Doyouwantacup?

Yes,please,Christine

Doyouwantanysugar?

Yes,please

Doyouwantanymilk?

No,thankyou

Idon'tlikemilkinmycoffee

Ilikeblackcoffee

Doyoulikebiscuits?

YesIdo

Doyouwantone?

Yes,please

L49Doyouwantanymeattoday

Yes,please

Doyouwantbeeforlamb?

Beef,please

Thislamb'sverygood

Ilikelamb,

butmyhusbanddoesn't

Whataboutsomesteak?

Thisisanicepiece

Givemethatpiece,please

Andapoundofmince,too

Doyouwantachicken,MrsBird?

They'reverynice

No,thankyou

Myhusbandlikessteak,

buthedoesn'tlikechicken

Totellyouthetruth,MrsBird,

Idon'tlikechickeneither!

L51Wheredoyoucomefrom?

IcomefromGreece

What'stheclimatelikeinyourcountry?

It'sverypleasant

What'stheweatherlikeinspring?

It'softenwindyinMarch

It'salwayswarminAprilandMay,

butitrainssometimes

What'sitlikeinsummer?

It'salwayshotinJune,JulyandAugust

Thesunshineseveryday

Isitcoldorwarminautumn?

It'salwayswarminSeptemberandOctober

It'softencoldinNovemberanditrainssometimes

Isitverycoldinwinter?

It'softencoldinDecember,JanuaryandFebruary

Itsnowssometimes

L53Wheredoyoucomefrom?

IcomefromEngland

What'stheclimatelikeinyourcountry?

It'smild,

butit'snotalwayspleasant

Theweather'softencoldinNorth

andwindyintheEast

It'softenwetintheWestandsometimeswarminthesouth

Whichseasonsdoyoulikebest?

Ilikespringandsummer

Thedaysarelongandthenightareshort

Idon'tlikeautumnandwinter

Thedaysareshortandthenightsarelong

Thesunriseslateandsetearly

Ourclimateisnotverygood,

butit'scertainlyinteresting

It'sourfavouritesubjectofconversation

L55TheSawyerliveat87KingStreet

Inthemorning,Mr

MrsSawyerstaysathomeeveryday

Shedoesthehousework

Shealwayseatsherlunchatnoon

Intheafternoon,sheusuallyseesherfriends

Theyoftendrinkteatogether

Intheevening,thechildrencomehomefromschool

Theyarrivehomeearly

MrSawyercomeshomefromwork

Hearriveshomelate

Atnight,thechildrenalwaysdotheirhomework

Thentheygotobed

L57MrSawyerusuallyreadshisnewspaper,

butsometimesheandhiswifewatchtelevision

Itiseighto'clock

Thechildrengotoschoolbycareveryday,

buttoday,theyaregoingtoschoolonfoot

Itisteno'clock

butthismorning,sheisgoingtotheshops

Itisfouro'clock

Intheafternoon,MrsSawyerusuallydrinksteainthelivingroom

Butthisafter,sheisdrinkingteainthegarden

Itissixo'clock

Intheevening,thechildrenusuallydotheirhomework,

butthisevening,theyarenotdoingtheirhomework

Atthemoment,theyareplayinginthegarden

Itisnineo'clock

MrSawyerusuallyreadshisnewspaperatnight

Buthe'snotreadinghisnewspapertonight

Atthemoment,he'sreadinganinterestingbook

L59Iwantsomeenvelopes,please

Doyouwantthelargesizeorthesmallsize?

Thelargesize,please

Doyouhaveanywritingpaper?

Yes,wedo

Idon'thaveanysmallpads

Ionlyhavelargeone

Doyouwantapad?

Yes,please

AndIwantsomeglue

Abottleofglue

AndIwantalargeboxofchalk,too

Ionlyhavesmallboxes

Doyouwantone?

No,thankyou

Isthatall?

That'sall,thankyou

Whatelsedoyouwant?

Iwantmychange

L61Where'sJimmy?

He'sinbed

What'sthematterwithhim?

Hefeelsill

Helooksill

Wemustcallthedoctor

Yes,wemust

Canyourememberthedoctor'stelephonenumber?

YesIt's09754

Openyourmouth,Jimmy

Showmeyourtongue

Say,"Ah'

What'sthematterwithhim,doctor?

Hehasabadcold,MrWilliams,

sohemuststayinbedforaweek

That'sgoodnewforJimmy

Goodnews?Why?

Becausehedoesn'tlikeschool!

L63How'sJimmytoday?

BetterThankyou,Doctor

CanIseehimplease,MrsWilliams?

Certainly,doctor

Comeupstairs

Youlookverywell,Jimmy

Youarebetternow,

butyoumustn'tgetupyet

Youmuststayinbedforanothertwodays

Theboymustn'tgotoschoolyet,MrWilliams

Andhemustn'teatrichfood

Doeshehaveatemperature,doctor?

No,hedoesn't

Musthestayinbed?

YesHemustremaininbedforanothertwodays

Hecangetupforabouttwohourseachday,

butyoumustkeeptheroomwarm

Where'sMrWilliamsthisevening?

He'sinbed,doctor

Canyouseehimplease?

Hehasabadcold,too!

L65WhatareyougoingtodothiseveningJill?

I'mgoingtomeetsomefriendsDad

Youmustn'tcomehomelate

Youmustbehomeathalfpastten

Ican'tgethomesoearly,Dad!

CanIhavethekeytothefrontdoorplease?

No,youcan't

Jill'seighteenyearsold,Tom

She'snotababy

Giveherthekey

Shealwayscomeshomeearly

Oh,allright!

Hereyouare

Butyoumustn'tcomehomeafteraquarterpasteleven

Doyouhear?

YesDad

Thanks,Mum

That'sallrightGoodbye

Enjoyyourself!

Wealwaysenjoyourselves,Mum

Bye-bye

L67HelloWhereyouatthebutcher's?

YesIwas

Wereyouatbutcher's,too?

No,Iwasn't

Iwasatthegreengrocer's

How'sJimmytoday?He'sverywell,thankyou

Washeabsentfromschoollastweek?

Yes,hewas

HewasabsentonMonday,Tuesday,WednesdayandTuesday

Howareyouallkeeping?

Verywell,thankyou

We'regoingtospendthreedaysinthecountry

We'regoingtostayatmymother'sfortheweekend

Friday,SaturdayandSundayinthecountry!

Aren'tyoulucky!

L69Thereisacarracenearourtowneveryyear

In1995,therewasaverybigrace

Therewerehundredsofpeoplethere

MywifeandIwereattherace

OurfriendsJulieandJackwerethere,too

Youcanseeusinthecrowd

Wearestandingontheleft

Thereweretwentycarsintherace

TherewereEnglishcars,Frenchcares,GermancarsItaliancars

Itwasanexcitingfinish

ThewinnerwasBillyStewart

Hewasincarnumberfifteen

Fiveothercarswerejustbehindhim

Onthewayhome,mywifesaidtome,

'Don'tdrivesoquickly!You'renotBillyStewart!'

L71What'sRonMarstonlike,Pauline?

He'sawful!

HetelephonedmefourtimesYesterday,

andthreetimesthedaybeforeyesterday

Hetelephonedtheofficeyesterdaymorningandyesterdayafternoon

Mybossansweredthetelephone

Whatdidyourbosssaytohim?

Hesaid,"PaulineistypinglettersShecan'tspeaktoyounow!"

ThenIarrivedhomeatsixo'clockyesterdayevening

Hetelephonedagain

ButIdidn'tanswerthephone!

Didhetelephoneagainlastnight?

Yes,hedid

Hetelephonedatnineo'clock

Whatdidyousaytohim?

Isaid,'ThisisPauline'smother

Pleasedon'ttelephonemydaughteragain!

Didhetelephoneagain?

No,hedidn't!

L73LastweekMrsMillswenttoLondon

ShedoesnotknowLondonverywell,andshelostherway

Suddenly,shesawamannearabusstop

'Icanaskhimthewayshesaidtoherself

'Excuseme,'shesaid'CanyoutellmethewaytoKingStreet,please?'

Themansmiledpleasantly

HedidnotunderstandEnglish!

HespokeGerman

Hewasatourist

Thenheputhishandintohispocket,

andtookoutaphrasebook

Heopenedthebookandfoundaphrase

Hereadthephraseslowly

'Iamsorry,'hesaid'IdonotspeakEnglish

L75Doyouhaveanyshoeslikethese?

Whatsize?

numbefive

whatcolor?

Black

I'msorry

Wedon'thaveany

Butmysisterboughtthispairlastmonth

Didshebuythemhere?

No,sheboughtthemintheU

Wehadsomeshoeslikethoseamonthago,

butwedon'thaveanynow

Canyougetapairforme,please?

I'mafraidthatIcan't

Theywereinfashionlastyearandtheyearbeforelast

Butthey'renotinfashionthisyear

Theseshoesareinfashionnow

Theylookveryuncomfortable

Theyareveryuncomfortable

Butwomenalwayswearuncomfortableshoes!

L77Goodmorning

Goodmorning,nurse

Iwanttoseethedentist,please

Doyouhaveanappointment?

No,Idon't

Isiturgent?

Yes,itis

It'sveryurgent

Ifeelawful

Ihaveaterribletoothache

Canyoucomeat10am

Imustseethedentistnow,nurse

Thedentistisverybusyatthemoment

Canyoucomeat2pm

That'sverylate

Canthedentistseemenow?

I'mafraidthathecan't,MrCroft

Can'tyouwaittillthisafternoon?

Icanwait,butmytoothachecan't!

L79Whatareyoudoing,Carol?

I'mmakingashoppinglist,Tom

Whatdoweneed?

Weneedalotofthingthisweek

Imustgotothegrocer's

Wehaven'tgotmuchteaorcoffee,

andwehaven'tgotanysugarorjam

Whataboutvegetables?

Imustgotothegreengrocer's

Wehaven'tgotmanytomatoes,

butwe'vegotalotofpotatoes

Imustgotothebutcher's,too

Weneedsomemeat

Wehaven'tgotanymeatatall

Havewegotanybeerandwine?

AndI'mnotgoingtogetany!

Ihopethatyou'vegotsomemoney

Ihaven'tgotmuch

Well,Ihaven'tgotmucheither!

L81Hi,Carol!Where'sTom?

He'supstairs

He'shavingabath

Tom!Yes?

Sam'shere

I'mnearlyready

Hello,Sam

Haveacigarette

No,thanks,Tom

Haveaglassofwhiskythen

OKThanks

Isdinnerready,Carol?

It'snearlyready

Wecanhavedinneratseveno'clock

SamandIhadlunchtogethertoday

Wewenttoarestaurant

Whatdidyouhave?

Wehadroastbeefandpotatoes

Oh!

What'sthematter,Carol?

Well,you'regoingtohaveroastbeefandpotatoesagaintonight!

L83Hello,SamComein

Hi,Sam

We'rehavinglunch

Doyouwanttohavelunchwithus?

No,thankyouTom

I'vealreadyhadlunch

Ihadalunchathalfpasttwelve

Haveacupofcoffeethen

I'vejusthadacup,thankyou

Ihadoneaftermylunch

Let'sgointothelivingroom,Carol

Wecanhaveourcoffeethere

Excusethemess,Sam

Thisroom'sveryuntidy

We'repackingoursuitcases

We'regoingtoleavetomorrow

TomandIaregoingtohaveaholiday

Aren'tyoulucky!

Whenareyougoingtohaveaholiday,Sam?

Idon'tknow

I'vealreadyhadmyholidaythisyear

Wheredidyougo?

Istayedathome!

L85Hello,Ken

Hi,George

Haveyoujustbeentothecinema?

Yes,Ihave

What'son?

'Parisinthespring'

Oh,I'vealreadyseenit

Isawitontelevisionlastyear

It'sanoldfilm,butit'sverygood

Parisisabeautifulcity

I'veneverbeenthere

Haveyoueverbeenthere,Ken?

Yes,IhaveIwasthereinApril

Pairsinthespring,eh?

Itwasspring,

buttheweatherwasawful

Itrainedallthetime

JustlikeLondon!

L87Ismycarreadyyet?

Idon'tknowsir

What'sthenumberofyourcar?

ItisLFZ312G

Whendidyoubringittous?

Ibroughtitherethreedaysago

Ah,yes,Iremembernow

Haveyourmechanicsfinishedyet?

No,they'restillworkingonit

Let'sgointothegarageandhavealookatit

Isn'tthatyourcar?

Well,itwasmycar

Didn'tyouhaveacrash?

That'sright

Idroveitintoalamp-post

Canyourmechanicsrepairit?

Well,they'retryingtorepairit,sir

Buttotellyouthetruth

youneedanewcar!

L89Goodafternoon

IbelievethatthishouseisforsaleThat'sright

MayIhavealookatit,please?

Yes,ofcourseComein

Howlonghaveyoulivedhere?

I'veliveherefortwentyyears

Twentyyears!

That'slongtime

Yes,I'vebeenheresince1976

Thenwhydoyouwanttosellit?

BecauseI'vejustretired

Iwanttobuyasmallhouseinthecountry

Howmuchdoesthishousecost?

that'salotofmoney

it'swortheverypennyofit

Well,Ilikethehouse

butIcan'tdecideyet

Mywifemustseeitfirst

Womenalwayshavethelastword

L91HasIansoldhishouseyet?

Yes,hehas

Hesolditlastweek

Hashemovedtohisnewhouseyet?

No,notyet

He'sstillhere

He'sgoingtomovetomorrow

When?Tomorrowmorning

NoTomorrowafternoon

I'llmisshim

Hehasalwaysbeenagoodneighbour

He'saveryniceperson

We'llallmisshim

Whenwillthenewpeoplemoveintothishouse?

Ithinkthatthey'llmoveinthedayaftertomorrow

WillyouseeIantoday,Jenny?

Yes,Iwill

Pleasegivehimmyregards

PoorIan!

Hedidn'twanttoleavethishouse

No,hedidn'twanttoleave

buthiswifedid!

L93Nigelisournewnext-doorneighbour

He'sapilot

HewasintheRA

HewillflytoNewYorknextmonth

Themonthafternexthe'llflytoTokyo

Atthemoment,he'sinMadrid

HeflewtoSpainaweekago

He'llreturntoLondontheweekafternext

He'sonlyforty-oneyearsold,

andhehasalreadybeentonearlyeverycountryintheworld

Nigelisaveryluckyman

Buthiswifeisn'tveryluckySheusuallystaysathome!

L95TworeturnticketstoLondon,please

Whattimewillthenexttrainleave?

Atnineteenminutespasteight

Whichplatform?

PlatformTwoOverthebridge

Whattimewillthenexttrainleave?

Ateightnineteen

We'vegotplentyoftime

It'sonlythreeminutestoeight

Let'sgoandhaveadrink

There'sabarnextdoortothestation

Wehadbettergobacktothestationnow,Ken

Tickets,please

WewanttocatchtheeightnineteentoLondon

You'vejustmissedit!

What!It'sonlyeightfifteen

I'msorry,sir

Thatclock'stenminutesslow

When'sthenexttrain?

Infivehours'time!

L97IleftasuitcaseonthetraintoLondontheotherday

Canyoudescribeit,sir?

It'sasmallbluecaseandit'sgotazip

There'salabelonthehandlewithmynameandaddressonit

Isthiscaseyours?

No,that'snotmine

Whataboutthisone?

Thisone'sgotalabel

Letmeseeit

What'syournameandaddress?

DavidHall,83BridgeStreet

That'sright

Hall,83BridgeStreetN

Threepoundsfiftypence,please

Hereyouare

Key!

What'smatter?

Thiscasedoesn'tbelongtome!

You'vegivenmethewrongcase!

Ow!

L99What'sthematter,Andy?

Islippedandfelldownstairs

Haveyouhurtyourself?

Yes,IhaveIthinkthatI'vehurtmyback

Tryandstandup

Canyoustandup?

HereLetmehelpyou

I'msorry,Lucy

I'mafraidthatIcan'tgetup

Ithinkthatthedoctorhadbetterseeyou

I'llphoneDrCarter

Thedoctorsaysthathewillcomeatonce

I'msurethatyouneedanX-ray,Andy

L101ReadJimmy'scardtomeplease,penny

'IhavejustarriveinScotlandandI'mstayingataYouthHostel

Eh?

Hesayshe'sjustarrivedinScotland

Hesayshe'sstayingataYouthHostel

Youknowhe'samemberoftheY

Thewhat?

TheY

,Mum

TheYouthHostelsAssociation

Whatelsedoeshesay?

I'llwritealettersoon

Ihopeyouallwell

What?SpeakupPenny

I'mafraidIcan'thearyou

Hesayhe'llwritealettersoon

Hehopesweareallwell

'Love,Jimmy

Isthatall?

Hedoesn'tsayverymuch,doeshe?

Hecan'twriteverymuchonacard,Mum

L103Howwastheexam,Richard?

Nottoobad

IthinkIpassedinEnglishandMathematics

Thequestionswereveryeasy

Howaboutyou,Gary?

TheEnglishandMathspapersweren'teasyenoughforme

IhopeIhaven'tfailed

IthinkIfailedtheFrenchpaper

Icouldanswersixteenofthequestion

Theywereveryeasy

ButIcouldn'tanswertherest

Theyweretoodifficultforme

Frenchtestareawful,aren'tthey?

Ihatethem

I'msureI'vegotalowmark

Oh,cheerup!

perhapswedidn'ttodobadly

TheguynexttomeWrotehisnameatthetopofthepaper

Yes?

Thenhesatthereandlookedatitforthreehours!

Hedidn'twriteaword!

L105Where'sSandra,Bob?

Iwanther

Doyouwanttospeaktoher?

Yes,IdoIwanthertocometomyoffice

Tellhertocomeatonce

Didyouwanttoseeme?

Ah,yes,Sandra

Howdoyouspell"intelligent'?

Canyoutellme?

I-N-T-E-L-L-I-G-E-N-T

That'srightYou'vetypeditwithonlyone'L'

Thisletter'sfullofmistakes

Iwantyoutotypeitagain

Yes,I'lldothat

I'msorryaboutthat

Andhere'salittlepresentforyou

What'sit?

It'sadictionary

Ihopeit'llhelpyou

L107Doyoulikethisdress,madam?

Ilikethecolourverymuch

It'slovelydress,

butit'stoosmallforme

Whataboutthisone?It'salovelydress

It'sverysmart

Shortskirtsareinfashionnow

Wouldyouliketotryit?

Allright

I'mafraidthisgreendressittoosmallformeaswell

It'ssmallerthantheblueone

Idon'tlikethecoloureither

Itdoesn'tsuitmeatall

Ithinkthebluedressisprettier

Couldyoushowmeanotherbluedress?

Iwantadresslikethatone,

butitmustbemysize

I'mafraidIhaven'tgotalargerdress

Thisisthelargestdressintheshop

L109ShallImakesomecoffee,Jane?

That'sagoodidea,Charlotte

It'sready

Doyouwantanymilk?

Justalittle,please

Whataboutsomesugar?

Twoteaspoonfuls?

No,lessthanthat

Oneandahalfteaspoonfuls,please

That'senoughforme

Thatwasverynice

Wouldyoulikesomemore?

Yes,please

I'dlikeacigarette,too

MayIhaveone?

Ofcourse

Ithinkthereareafewinthatbox

I'mafraidit'sempty

Whatapity!

Itdoesn'tmatter

Haveabiscuitinstead

Eatmoreandsmokeless!

That'sverygoodadvice!

L111Ilikethistelevisionverymuch

Howmuchdoesitcost?

It'sthemostexpensivemodelintheshop

Itcostsfivehundredpounds

That'stooexpensiveforus

Wecan'taffordallthatmoney

Thismodel'slessexpensivethanthatone

It'sonlythreehundredpounds

But,ofcourse,it'snotasgoodastheexpensiveone

Idon'tlikethemodel

Theothermodel'smoreexpensive,

butit'sworththemoney

Canwebuyitoninstalments?

OfcourseYoucanpayadepositofthirtypounds,

andthenfourteenpoundsamonthforthreeyears

Doyoulikeit,dear?

Icertainlydo,

butIdon'tliketheprice

Youalwayswantthebest,

butwecan'taffordit

Sometimesyouthinkyou'reamillionaire!

Millionairesdon'tbuythingsoninstalments!

L113Fares,please!

TrafalgarSquare,please

I'msorry,sirIcan'tchangeaten-poundnote

Haven'tyougotanysmallchange?

I'vegotnosmallchange,Iamafraid

I'llasksomeofthepassengers

Haveyouanysmallchange,sir?

I'msorryI'vegotnone

Ihaven'tgotanyeither

Canyouchangethisten-poundnote,madam?

I'mafraidIcan't

NeithercanI

I'mverysorry,sir

Youmustgetoffthebus

Noneofourpassengerscanchangethisnote

They'reallmillionaires!

Exceptus

I'vegotsomesmallchange

SohaveI

L115Isn'tthereanyoneathome?

I'llknockagain,Helen

Everything'sveryquiet

I'msurethere'snooneathome

Butthat'simpossible

CarolandTominvitedustolunch

Lookthroughthewindow

Canyouseeanything?

Nothingatall

Let'strythebackdoor

Look!Everyone'sinthegarden

Hello,HelenHello,Jim

Everybodywantstohavelunchinthegarden

It'sniceandwarmouthere

Comeandhavesomethingtodrink

Thanks,Carol

MayIhaveaglassofbeerplease?

Beer?

L117There'snoneleft

Youcanhavesomelemonade

Lemonade!

Don'tbelieveher,JimShe'sonlyjoking

Havesomebeer!

Whenmyhusbandwasgoingintothediningroomthismorning,

hedroppedsomecoinsonthefloor

Therewerecoinseverywhere

Welookedforthem,butwecouldnotfindthemall

Whilewewerehavingbreakfast,ourlittleboy,Tommy,foundtwosmallcoinsonthefloor

Heputthembothintohismouth

Webothtriedtogetthecoins,butitwastoolate

Tommyhadalreadyswallowedthem!

Latethatmorning,whenIwasdoingthehousework,Myhusbandphonedmefromtheoffice

'How'sTommy?'heasked

'Idon'tknow,'Ianswered,

'Tommy'sbeentothetoiletthreetimesthismorning,

butIhaven'thadanychangeyet!'

L119Doyoulikestories?

Iwanttotellyouatruestory

Ithappenedtoafriendofmineayearago

Whilemyfriend,George,wasreadinginbed,twothievesclimbedintohiskitchen

Aftertheyhadenteredthehouse,theywentintothediningroom

Itwasverydark,sotheyturnedonatorch

Suddenly,theyheardavoicebehind