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theyoungmansaidrudely.'

Thisisaprivateconversation!

Lesson2Breakfastorlunch?

ItwasSunday.InevergetupearlyonSundays.Isometimesstayinbeduntillunchtime.

LastSundayIgotupverylate.Ilookedoutofthewindow.Itwasdarkoutside.

Whataday!

Ithought.'

It'

srainingagain.'

Justthen,thetelephonerang.ItwasmyauntLucy.'

I'

vejustarrivedbytrain,'

shesaid.'

I'

mcomingtoseeyou.'

'

ButI'

mstillhavingbreakfast,'

Isaid.

Whatareyoudoing?

sheasked.‘I’mhavingbreakfast,'

Irepeated.

Dearme,'

Doyoualwaysgetupsolate?

It'

soneo'

clock!

Lesson3Pleasesendmeacard

Postcardsalwaysspoilmyholidays.Lastsummer,IwenttoItaly.Ivisitedmuseumsandsatinpublicgardens.Afriendlywaitertaughtmeafewwordsof 

Italian.'

Thenhelentmeabook.Ireadafewlines,butIdidnotunderstandaword.EverydayIthoughtaboutpostcards.Myholidayspassedquickly,butIdidnotsendanycardstomyfriends.OnthelastdayImadeabigdecision.Igotupearlyandboughtthirty-sevencards.Ispentthewholedayinmyroom,butIdidnotwriteasinglecard!

Lesson4Anexcitingtrip

Ihavejustreceivedaletterfrommybrother,Tim.HeisinAustralia.Hehasbeenthereforsixmonths.Timisanengineer.HeisworkingforabigfirmandhehasalreadyvisitedagreatnumberofdifferentplacesinAustralia.HehasjustboughtanAustraliancarandhasgonetoAliceSprings,asmalltowninthecentreofAustralia.HewillsoonvisitDarwin.Fromthere,hewillflytoPerth.Mybrotherhasneverbeenabroadbefore,soheisfindingthistripveryexciting.

Lesson5Nowrongnumbers

Mr.JamesScotthasagarageinSilburyandnowhehasjustboughtanothergarageinPinhurst.PinhurstisonlyfivemilesfromSilbury,butMr.Scottcannotgetatelephoneforhisnewgarage,sohehasjustboughttwelvepigeons.Yesterday,apigeoncarriedthefirstmessagefromPinhursttoSilbury.Thebirdcoveredthedistanceinthreeminutes.Uptonow,Mr.Scotthassentagreatmanyrequestsforsparepartsandotherurgentmessagesfromonegaragetotheother.Inthisway,hehasbegunhisownprivatetelephoneservice.

Lesson6PercyButtons

IhavejustmovedtoahouseinBridgeStreet.Yesterdayabeggarknockedatmydoor.Heaskedmeforamealandaglassofbeer.Inreturnforthis,thebeggarstoodonhisheadandsangsongs.Igavehimameal.Heatethefoodanddrankthebeer.Thenheputapieceofcheeseinhispocketandwentaway.Lateraneighbortoldmeabouthim.Everybodyknowshim.HisnameisPercyButtons.Hecallsateveryhouseinthestreetonceamonthandalwaysasksforamealandaglassofbeer.

Lesson7Toolate

Theplanewaslateanddetectiveswerewaitingattheairportallmorning.TheywereexpectingavaluableparcelofdiamondsfromSouthAfrica.Afewhoursearlier,someonehadtoldthepolicethatthieveswouldtrytostealthediamonds.Whentheplanearrived,someofthedetectiveswerewaitinginsidethemainbuildingwhileotherswerewaitingontheairfield.TwomentooktheparcelofftheplaneandcarrieditintotheCustomsHouse.Whiletwodetectiveswerekeepingguardatthedoor,twoothersopened 

theparcel.Totheirsurprise,thepreciousparcelwasfullofstonesandsand!

Lesson8Thebestandtheworst

JoeSandershasthemostbeautifulgardeninourtown.Nearlyeverybodyentersfor'

TheNicestGardenCompetition'

eachyear,butJoewinseverytime.BillFrith'

sgardenislargerthanJoe'

s.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe'

sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!

Lesson9Acoldwelcome

OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes'

time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,'

stwominutespasttwelve!

Theclockhasstopped!

Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.

Lesson10Notforjazz

Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord（翼琴）.ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongedtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!

Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather'

s.

Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother

IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenTonySteelecamein.Tonyworkedinalawyer'

sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Tonysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendmetwentypounds.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately.'

Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,'

Tonysaid,'

sonowyoucanpayformydinner!

Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck

Ourneighbor,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.We'

llmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat—Topsail.Topsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto'

clocksowe'

llhaveplentyoftime.We'

llseehisboatandthenwe'

llsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.

Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys

TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoung

peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers'

Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.

Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?

Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear. 

AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,'

DoyouspeakEnglish?

AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!

Lesson15Goodnews

ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.IfeltverynervouswhenIwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome.'

Mr.Harmsworth,'

Isaidinaweakvoice.'

Don'

tinterrupt,'

hesaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextrathousandpoundsayear!

Lesson16Apoliterequest

Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:

Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"

NoParking"

area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder.'

Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!

Lesson17Alwaysyoung

MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,'

Darling,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!

Lesson18Heoftendoesthis!

AfterIhadhadlunchatavillagepub,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn'

tthere!

AsIwaslookingforit,thelandlordcamein.'

Didyouhaveagoodmeal?

heasked.'

Yes,thankyou,'

Ianswered,'

butIcan'

tpaythebill.Ihaven'

tgotmybag.'

Thelandlordsmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome.'

mverysorry,'

hesaid'

Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis.'

Lesson19Soldout

Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,'

Isaid. 

It