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BookIILesson2

Breakfastorlunch?

2í

1ê

￡?

ItwasSunday.

InevergetupearlyonSundays.

Isometimesstayinbeduntillunchtime.

LastSundayIgotupverylate.

Ilookedoutofthewindow.

Itwasdarkoutside.

Whataday!

Ithought.

srainingagain.'

Justthen,thetelephonerang.

ItwasmyauntLucy.'

I'

vejustarrivedbytrain,'

shesaid.

mcomingtoseeyou.'

ButI'

mstillhavingbreakfast,'

Isaid.

Whatareyoudoing?

sheasked.'

mhavingbreakfast,'

Irepeated.

Dearme,'

Doyoualwaysgetupsolate?

soneo'

clock!

BookIILesson3

Pleasesendmeacard?

ò

÷

D?

Postcardsalwaysspoilmyholidays.

Lastsummer,IwenttoItaly.

Ivisitedmuseumsandsatinpublicgardens.

AfriendlywaitertaughtmeafewwordsofItalian.

Thenhelentmeabook.

Ireadafewlines,butIdidnotunderstandaword.

EverydayIthoughtaboutpostcards.

Myholidayspassedquickly,butIdidnotsendanycardstomyfriends.

OnthelastdayImadeabigdecision.

Igotupearlyandboughtthirty-sevencards.

Ispentthewholedayinmyroom,butIdidnotwriteasinglecard!

BookIILesson4

Anexcitingtrip?

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ˉè

μ?

DDIhavejustreceivedaletterfrommybrother,Tim.

HeisinAustralia.

Hehasbeenthereforsixmonths.

Timisanengineer.

HeisworkingforabigfirmandhehasalreadyvisitedagreatnumberofdifferentplacesinAustralia.

HehasjustboughtanAustraliancarandhasgonetoAliceSprings,asmalltowninthecentreofAustralia.

HewillsoonvisitDarwin.

Fromthere,hewillflytoPerth.

Mybrotherhasneverbeenabroadbefore,soheisfindingthistripveryexciting.

BookIILesson5

Nowrongnumbers?

T′í

o?

ó

YMrJamesScotthasagarageinSilburyandnowhehasjustboughtanothergarageinPinhurst.

PinhurstisonlyfivemilesfromSilbury,butMrScottcannotgetatelephoneforhisnewgarage,sohehasjustboughttwelvepigeons.

Yesterday,apigeoncarriedthefirstmessagefromPinhursttoSilbury.

Thebirdcoveredthedistanceinthreeminutes.

Uptonow,MrScotthassentagreatmanyrequestsforsparepartsandotherurgentmessagesfromonegaragetotheother.

Inthisway,hehasbegunhisownprivatetelephoneservice.

BookIILesson6

PercyButtons?

ê

í

ù

1IhavejustmovedtoahouseinBridgeStreet.

Yesterdayabeggarknockedatmydoor.

Heaskedmeforamealandaglassofbeer.

Inreturnforthis,thebeggarstoodonhisheadandsangsongs.

Igavehimameal.

Heatethefoodanddrankthebeer.

Thenheputapieceofcheeseinhispocketandwentaway.

Lateraneighbourtoldmeabouthim.

Everybodyknowshim.

HisnameisPercyButtons.

Hecallsateveryhouseinthestreetonceamonthandalwaysasksforamealandaglassofbeer.

BookIILesson7

Toolate?

aê

±

Theplanewaslateanddetectiveswerewaitingattheairportallmorning.

TheywereexpectingavaluableparcelofdiamondfromSouthAfrica.

Afewhoursearlier,someonehadtoldthepolicethatthieveswouldtrytostealthediamonds.

Whentheplanearrived,someofthedetectiveswerewaitinginsidethemainbuildingwhileotherswerewaitingontheairfield.

TwomentooktheparcelofftheplaneandcarrieditintotheCustomsHouse.

Whiletwodetectiveswerekeepingguardatthedoor,twoothersopenedtheparcel.

Totheirsurprise,thepreciousparcelwasfullofstonesandsand!

BookIILesson8

Thebestandtheworst×

oí

×

2?

JoeSandershasthemostbeautifulgardeninourtown.

Nearlyeverybodyentersfor'

TheNicestGardenCompetition'

eachyear,butJoewinseverytime.

BillFrith'

sgardenislargerthanJoe'

s.

BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe'

sgardenismoreinteresting.

Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.

Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.

EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!

BookIILesson9

Acoldwelcomeà

OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.

ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.

Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes'

time.

Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.

Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.

Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.

Suddenlysomeoneshouted,'

stwominutespasttwelve!

Theclockhasstopped!

Ilookedatmywatch.

Itwastrue.

ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.

Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.

BookIILesson10

Notforjazz2?

ú

Y×

à

Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.

Itiscalledaclavichord（ò

）.

ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.

Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.

Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.

Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.

Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.

Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!

Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.

Myfatherwasshocked.

Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.

Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather'

BookIILesson11

Onegoodturndeservesanotherà

é

Dí

′IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.

Harryworkedinalawyer'

sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.

Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.

Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.

Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.

Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&

2.

Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately.

Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,'

Harrysaid,'

sonowyoucanpayformydinner!

BookIILesson12

Goodbyeandgoodluck?

·

3·

Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.

Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.

Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.

Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.

IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.

CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto'

clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.

Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.

Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.

Weareveryproudofhim.

HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.

BookIILesson13

TheGreenwoodBoys?

á

TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.

Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.

Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.

Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoungpeopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.

TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers'

Club.

TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.

Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.

Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.

Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.

Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.

BookIILesson14

DoyouspeakEnglish?

2ó

￠ó

e￡?

Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear.

AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.

Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.

Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.

Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.

Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.

Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.

Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,'

AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!

BookIILesson15

Goodnews?

ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.

Ifeltverynervouswhen.

Iwentintohisoffice.

HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.

AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.

Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.

Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.

Iknewthatmyturnhadcome.

Mr.Harmsworth,'

Isaidinaweakvoice.

Don'

tinterrupt,'

heSaid.

ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&

100ayear!

BookIILesson16

Apoliterequest±

Dà

a?

Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.

Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.

However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.

Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.

DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:

Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.

Thisisa"

NoParking"

area.

Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.

Thisnoteisonlyareminder.'

Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!

BookIILesson17

Alwaysyoung?

MyauntJenniferisanactress.

Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.

Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.

Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.

Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.

Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.

Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.

Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,'

Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!

BookIILesson18

Heoftendoesthis!

-3￡?

AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.

Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoor