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Lesson2Breakfastorlunch?

ItwasSunday.InevergetupearlyonSundays.I

sometimesstayinbeduntillunchtime.LastSundayIgotupverylate.Ilookedoutofthewindow.Itwasdark

outside.‘Whataday!

’Ithought.‘It'

srainingagain.’Justthen,thetelephonerang.ItwasmyauntLucy.‘I'

vejustarrivedbytrain,’shesaid.‘I'

mcomingtoseeyou.’

‘ButI'

mstillhavingbreakfast,’Isaid.

‘Whatareyoudoing?

’sheasked.

‘I'

mhavingbreakfast,’Irepeated.

‘Dearme,’shesaid.‘Doyoualwaysgetupsolate?

It'

soneo'

clock!

’

Lesson3Pleasesendmeacard

Postcardsalwaysspoilmyholidays.Lastsummer,Iwent

toItaly.Ivisitedmuseumsandsatinpublicgardens.A

friendlywaitertaughtmeafewwordsofItalian.Thenhelentmeabook.Ireadafewlines,butIdidnot

understandaword.EverydayIthoughtaboutpostcards.Myholidayspassedquickly,butIdidnotsendcardsto

myfriends.OnthelastdayImadeabigdecision.Igotupearlyandboughtthirty-sevencards.Ispentthewholedayinmyroom,butIdidnotwriteasinglecard!

Lesson4Anexcitingtrip

Ihavejustreceivedaletterfrommybrother,Tim.Heis

inAustralia.Hehasbeenthereforsixmonths.Timisanengineer.HeisworkingforabigfirmandhehasalreadyvisitedagreatnumberofdifferentplacesinAustralia.HehasjustboughtanAustraliancarandhasgonetoAliceSprings,asmalltowninthecentreofAustralia.Hewill

soonvisitDarwinFromthere,hewillflytoPerth.My

brotherhasneverbeenabroadbefore,soheisfindingthistripveryexciting.

Lesson5Nowrongnumber

Mr.JamesScotthasagarageinSilburyandnowhehas

justboughtanothergarageinPinhurst.Pinhurstisonly

fivemilesfromSilbury,butMr.Scottcannotgeta

telephoneforhisnewgarage,sohehasjustboughttwelvepigeons.Yesterday,apigeoncarriedthefirstmessage

fromPinbursttoSilbury.Thebirdcoveredthedistancethefirstthreeminutes.Uptonow,Mr.Scotthassentagreatmanyrequestsforsparepartsandotherurgentmessages

fromonegaragetotheother.Inthisway,hehasbegun

hisownprivate‘telephone’service.

Lesson6PercyButtons

IhavejustmovedtoahouseinBridgeStreet.Yesterdayabeggarknockedatmydoor.Heaskedmeforameal

andaglassofbeer.Inreturnforthis,thebeggarstoodonhisheadandsangsongs.Igavehimameal.Heatethe

foodanddrankthebeer.Thenheputapieceofcheese

inhispocketandwentaway.Lateraneighbourtoldme

abouthim.Everybodyknowshim.HisnameisPercy

Buttons.Hecallsateveryhouseinthestreetonce

amonthandalwaysasksforamealandaglassofbeer.

Lesson7Toolate

Theplanewaslateanddetectiveswerewaitingatthe

airportallmorning.TheywereexpectingavaluableparcelofdiamondsfromSouthAfrica.Afewhoursearlier,someonehadtoldthepolicethatthieveswouldtrytostealthediamonds.Whentheplanearrived,someofthedetectiveswerewaitinginsidethemainbuildingwhileotherswere

waitingontheairfield.Twomentooktheparceloffthe

planeandcarrieditintotheCustomsHouse.Whiletwo

detectiveswerekeepingguardatthedoor,twoothersopenedtheparcel.Totheirsurprise,thepreciousparcelwas

fullofstonesandsand!

Lesson8Thebestandtheworst

JoeSandershasthemostbeautifulgardeninourtown.

Nearlyeverybodyentersfor'

TheNicestGarden

Competition'

eachyear,butJoewinseverytime.Bill

Frith'

sgardenislargerthanJoe'

s.Billworksharderthan

Joeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe'

s

gardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsand

hasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthe

gardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!

Lesson9Acoldwelcome

OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes'

time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,

atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminute

handdidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothing

happened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,‘It'

stwominutes

pasttwelve!

Theclockhasstopped!

*Ilookedatmy

watch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmoment,everybodybegantolaughandsing.

Lesson10NotForJazz

Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalleda

clavichord.ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Our

clavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongedto

ourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasbroughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!

Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.My

fatherwasshocked.Nowwewerenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather'

s.

Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother

IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteele

camein.Harryworkedinalawyer'

sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpays

itback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewas

eating,Iaskedhimtolendme&

2.Tomysurprise,he

gavemethemoneyimmediately.'

Ihaveneverborrowed

anymoneyfromyou,'

Harrysaid,'

sonowyoucanpay

formydinner!

'

Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck

Ourneighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfrom

Portsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbour

earlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlantic

manytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto'

clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatand

thenweshallsaygoodbyetohim.Hewillbeawayfor

twomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.Hewilltakepart

inanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.

Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys

TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.At

present,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.They

willbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingby

trainandmostoftheyoungpeopleinthetownwillbe

meetingthematthestation.Tomorroweveningtheywill

besingingattheWorkers'

Club.TheGreenwoodBoys

willbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywill

givefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhavea

difficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itis

alwaysthesameontheseoccasions.

Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?

Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear.AfterIhadlefta

smallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothe

nexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgot

intothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,I

donotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whenthe

youngmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,'

Doyouspeak

English?

AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!

Lesson15

ThesecretarytoldmethatMrHarmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.Hedid

notlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldme

thatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.

Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome.'

MrHarmsworth,'

Isaidinaweakvoice.'

Don'

t

interrupt,'

heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwould

receiveanextra&

100ayear!

Lesson16

Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifhelets

yougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalways

happen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.During

aholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:

Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"

NoParking"

area.

Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder.'

Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcan-notfailtoobeyit!

Lesson17 

Alwaysyoung 

MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthe

stageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.

Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadto

wearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.If

anyoneeverasksherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,'

Darling,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!

Lesson18:

Heoftendoesthis!

AfterIhadhadlunchatavillagepub,Ilookedformy

bag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowit

wasn'

tthere!

AsIwaslookingforit,thelandlordcamein.

Didyouhaveagoodmeal?

"

heasked.

Yes,thankyou,'

Ianswered,'

butIcan'

tpaythebill.I

haven'

tgotmybag.'

Thelandlordsmiledandimmediatelywentout.Ina

fewminuteshereturnedwi