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womanmywifewasencouragingmetodateismymother,a72-year-oldwidowwhohaslivedalonesincemyfatherdied20yearsago.Rightafterhisdeath,Imoved2,500milesawaytoCaliforniaandstartedmyownlifeandcareer.WhenImovedbacknearmyhometownsixyearsago,IpromisedmyselfthatIwouldspendmoretimewithmom.Butwiththedemandsofmyjobandthreekids,Inevergotaroundtoseeinghermuchbeyondfamilyget-togethersandholidays.
MomwassurprisedandsuspiciouswhenIcalledandsuggestedthetwoofusgoouttodinnerandamovie.
'
What'
swrong?
'
sheasked.
Ithoughtitwouldbenicetospendsometimewithyou,'
Isaid.'
Justthetwoofus.'
Iwouldlikethatalot,'
shesaid.
WhenIpulledintoherdriveway,shewaswaitingbythedoorwithhercoaton.Herhairwascurled,andshewassmiling.'
ItoldmyladyfriendsIwasgoingoutwithmyson,andtheywereallimpressed.Theycan'
twaittohearaboutourevening,'
Mothersaid.
Exercise1:
1.c
2.a
3.b
Questions:
1.Whatwouldmakethespeakerclosertohiswife,Peggy?
2.Whatdoyouknowaboutthespeaker'
smother?
3.WhichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribesPeggy?
Exercise2:
1.Shesuggestedthatherhusbandspendmoretimewithhismother.Shesaidtoherhusband,"
Lifeistooshort,butyouneedtospendtimewiththepeopleyoulove.Youprobablywon'
tbelieveme,butIknowyouloveherandIthinkthatifthetwoofyouspendmoretimetogether,itwillmakeuscloser."
2.1)...shewaswaitingbythedoorwithhercoatonandshehadherhaircurled.
2)Shehadtoldherladyfriendsaboutthis.
Text2
DatingwithMyMother(PartTwo)
Wedidn'
tgoanywherefancy,justaneighborhoodplacewherewecouldtalk.Sincehereyesnowseeonlylargeshapesandshadows,Ihadtoreadthemenuforbothofus.
Iusedtobethereaderwhenyouwerelittle,'
Thenitistimeforyoutorelaxandletmereturnthefavor,'
Isaid.
Wehadanicetalkoverdinner,justcatchinguponeachother'
slives.Wetalkedforsolongthatwemissedthemovie.
I'
llgooutwithyouagain,'
mymothersaidasIdroppedheroff,'
butonlyifyouletmebuydinnernexttime.'
Iagreed.
Howwasyourdate?
mywifeaskedwhenIgothomethatevening.
Nice...nicerthanIthoughtitwouldbe,'
Isaid.
MomandIgetoutfordinneracoupleoftimesamonth.Sometimeswetakeinamovie,butmostlywetalk.ItellheraboutmytrailsatworkandbragaboutthekidsandPeggy.Momfillsmeinonfamilygossipandtellsmeaboutherpast.NowIknowwhatitwaslikeforhertoworkinafactoryduringtheSecondWorldWar.Iknowhowshemetmyfatherthere,andknowhowtheywentthroughthedifficulttimes.Ican'
tgetenoughofthesestories.Theyareimportanttome,apartofmyhistory.Wealsotalkaboutthefuture.Becauseofhealthproblems,mymotherworriesaboutthedaysahead.
Spendingtimewithmymomhastaughtmetheimportanceofslowingdown.Peggywasright.Datinganotherwomanhashelpedmymarriage.
2.d
3.d
1.Whatdoesthestorymainlytellus?
2.Whichofthefollowingistrue?
3.Whatcanyoulearnfromthestory?
Ex.21.took//outtodinner//neighborhood
2.nicerthanheexpected.
3.Acoupleoftimes.
4.theimportanceofslowingdown//hismarriage
Unit2
Text1
WhataCoincidence!
(PartOne)
Andrewhadalwayswantedtobeadoctor.Butthetuitionforamedicalschoolin1984was15,000dollarsayear,whichwasmorethanhisfamilycouldafford.Tohelphimrealizehisdream,hisfather,Mr.Stewart,arealestateagent,begansearchingthehouse-for-saleadsinnewspapersinordertofindextrabusiness.Oneadvertisementthathenoteddownwasforthesaleofahouseinanearbytown.Mr.Stewartcalledtheowner,tryingtopersuadehimtolethimbehisagent.Somehowhesucceededandtheownerpromisedthathewouldcometohimifhefailedtogetagooddealwithhispresentagent.Thentheymadeanappointmenttomeetanddiscussthething.
Asgoodthingsarenevereasytoacquire,thetimefortheappointmenthadtobechangedalmosttentimes.Onthedaywhentheyweresupposedtomeetat3o'
clockintheafternoon,Mr.Stewartreceivedanothercallfromtheowner.Hisheartsankashefearedtherewouldbeanotherchangeoftime.Andsoitwas.Theownertoldhimthathecouldn'
tmakeitatthreebutifhewouldcomerightthen,theycouldtalkitover.Mr.Stewartwasoverjoyed.Leavingeverythingaside,heimmediatelysetouttodrivetothehouse.
Asheapproachedthearea,hehadastrangefeelingofhavingbeentherebefore.Thestreets,thetrees,theneighborhood,alllookedfamiliartohim.Andwhenhefinallyreachedthehouse,somethingclickedinhismind.Itusedtobethehouseofhisfather-in-law!
Theoldmanhaddiedfifteenyearsagobutwhenhewasalive,hehadoftenvisitedhimwithhiswifeandchildren.Herememberedthat,likehissonAndrew,hisfather-in-lawhadalsowantedtostudymedicineand,failingtodoso,hadalwayshopedthatoneofhistwodaughtersorhisgrandchildrencouldsomedaybecomeadoctor.
1.b
3.d
4.c
1.Whoarethetwomaincharactersinthestoryyouhavejustheard?
2.HowdidMr.Stewartgettoknowtheownerofthehouse?
3.WhatproblemdidMr.Stewarthave?
4.Whatisthecoincidenceinthestoryyouhavejustheard?
1984/son/medicalschool/tuition/affordit/realize/newspaperads/extrabusiness/advertisement/succeeded/agent/changed/phonecall/putaside/doing/immediately/familiar/father-in-law'
s/visited/hisfather-in-lawalive/coincidence
Text2
(PartTwo)
Whenheenteredthehouse,Mr.Stewartwasevenmoreamazedtofindthatthehousewasdecoratedexactlyashehadrememberedit.Hetoldtheowneraboutthisandthelatterbecameintriguedtoo.However,theywereinforevengreatersurprises.Itsohappenedthatinthemiddleoftheirdiscussion,apostmancametodeliveraletter.AndtheletterwasaddressedtoMr.Stewart'
sfather-in-law!
WereitnotforMr.Stewart'
spresencethereandthen,theletterwouldbereturnedasnopersonofthatnamelivedinthehouseanylonger.Asthepostmandemandedasignatureonthereceiptslip,Mr.Stewartsignedforhislong-deceasedfather-in-law.Mystified,theownerurgedMr.Stewarttoopentheletterandseewhatitcontained.Theletterwasfromabank.Whenheopenedit,twowordsimmediatelymethiseye--'
Foreducation'
.Itwasabankstatementofanamounthisfather-in-lawhadputinyearsagoforhisgrandchildren'
seducationneeds.Withtheinterestithadearnedovertheyears,thestandingvalueoftheamountcametoalittleover$15,000,justenoughmoneytocoverthetuitionofAndrew'
sfirstyearatamedicalcollege!
Anotherthingthatisworthmentioningisaboutthepostman.Theoriginalpostman,whohadworkedinthisneighborhood,calledinsickthatday.Sothepostman,whowasnewtothearea,cametodelivermailinhisplace.Haditbeentheoldpostman,theletterwouldundoubtedlybereturnedtothesenderasheknewfullwellthatnopersonbearingthatnamelivedinthathouseanylonger.
ThemiraclewasablessingforAndrew.Withthemoneygiventohimbyhisgrandfatherhewasabletostudymedicine.NowheisadoctorinIllinois.
Exercise1:
1.ThehousewasdecoratedexactlythesameasMr.Stewartrememberedit
2.Mr.Stewarthappenedtobeinthehousewhenapostmancametodeliveralettertohisfather-in-lawwhohaddied15yearsago.
3.Theoldpostmanhadcalledinsickthatday,andthepostmanwhocameinhisplacewasnotfamiliarwiththeneighborhood.Otherwisetheletterwouldhavebeenreturnedtoitssender.
1.Hewasintrigued.
2.Abankstatement.
3.hisfather-in-lawhadputanamountofmoneyinthebankforhisgrandchildren'
seducation.
4.Alittleover$15,000.
5.Hecouldusethemoneytocoverthetuitionofhisfirstyearatamedicalcollege.
6.HeisadoctorinIllinois.
Unit3
Krimali(PartOne)
OnthemorningofthedevastatingearthquakethatstruckIndiain2001,Krimali,agirlof17,hadjustlefthometogotoaninterviewforapositionofasalesclerk.Shewaspleasedwithhergreenandyellowflowereddress,butfeltsomethingwasn'
tquiterightaboutherhair.Shereturnedhome,removinghershoesandleavingthematthedoor.
Momentslater,theearthquakestruck.Ceilingsandwallsinthebuildingshookinthedeafeningnoise.Theneverythingbegancrashingdown.
Krimaliandherimmediatefamilyescapedseriousinjurybutwereunabletomaketheirwayout.Theceilingofanentireroomtoweredabovetheonlypossibleescaperoute.Completelydetachedonthreesides,thehugeslabclungtoanoutsidewallonitsfourthside.Toanobserver,itcoulddropatanymoment.
Peoplewerescreaminganddidn'
tknowwhattodo.Krimalidecidedtoact.Carefullysheclimbedbarefootupanddownthedebrisuntilshereachedapointjustbeneaththeswayingceiling.Aboutfourmetersbelowwereunevenpiecesofconcrete,brokenglassandsmashedfurniture,