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BookII

Lesson1

Aprivateconversation?

?

LastweekIwenttothetheatre.

Ihadaverygoodseat.

Theplaywasveryinteresting.

Ididnotenjoyit.

Ayoungmanandayoungwomanweresittingbehindme.

Theyweretalkingloudly.

Igotveryangry.

Icouldnotheartheactors.

Iturnedround.

Ilookedatthemanandthewomanangrily.

Theydidnotpayanyattention.

Intheend,Icouldnotbearit.

Iturnedroundagain.

'Ican'thearaword!

'

Isaidangrily.'

It'snoneofyourbusiness,'theyoungmansaidrudely.

'Thisisaprivateconversation!

'.

BookIILesson2

Breakfastorlunch?

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,'shesaid.

'Doyoualwaysgetupsolate?

It'soneo'clock!

'

'

BookIILesson3

Pleasesendmeacard?

Postcardsalwaysspoilmyholidays.

Lastsummer,IwenttoItaly.

Ivisitedmuseumsandsatinpublicgardens.

AfriendlywaitertaughtmeafewwordsofItalian.

'Thenhelentmeabook.

Ireadafewlines,butIdidnotunderstandaword.

EverydayIthoughtaboutpostcards.

Myholidayspassedquickly,butIdidnotsendanycardstomyfriends.

OnthelastdayImadeabigdecision.

Igotupearlyandboughtthirty-sevencards.

Ispentthewholedayinmyroom,butIdidnotwriteasinglecard!

BookIILesson4

Anexcitingtrip?

DDIhavejustreceivedaletterfrommybrother,Tim.

HeisinAustralia.

Hehasbeenthereforsixmonths.

Timisanengineer.

HeisworkingforabigfirmandhehasalreadyvisitedagreatnumberofdifferentplacesinAustralia.

HehasjustboughtanAustraliancarandhasgonetoAliceSprings,asmalltowninthecentreofAustralia.

HewillsoonvisitDarwin.

Fromthere,hewillflytoPerth.

Mybrotherhasneverbeenabroadbefore,soheisfindingthistripveryexciting.

BookIILesson5

Nowrongnumbers?

MrJamesScotthasagarageinSilburyandnowhehasjustboughtanothergarageinPinhurst.

PinhurstisonlyfivemilesfromSilbury,butMrScottcannotgetatelephoneforhisnewgarage,sohehasjustboughttwelvepigeons.

Yesterday,apigeoncarriedthefirstmessagefromPinhursttoSilbury.

Thebirdcoveredthedistanceinthreeminutes.

Uptonow,MrScotthassentagreatmanyrequestsforsparepartsandotherurgentmessagesfromonegaragetotheother.

Inthisway,hehasbegunhisownprivatetelephoneservice.

BookIILesson6

PercyButtons?

IhavejustmovedtoahouseinBridgeStreet.

Yesterdayabeggarknockedatmydoor.

Heaskedmeforamealandaglassofbeer.

Inreturnforthis,thebeggarstoodonhisheadandsangsongs.

Igavehimameal.

Heatethefoodanddrankthebeer.

Thenheputapieceofcheeseinhispocketandwentaway.

Lateraneighbourtoldmeabouthim.

Everybodyknowshim.

HisnameisPercyButtons.

Hecallsateveryhouseinthestreetonceamonthandalwaysasksforamealandaglassofbeer.

BookIILesson7

Toolate?

Theplanewaslateanddetectiveswerewaitingattheairportallmorning.

TheywereexpectingavaluableparcelofdiamondfromSouthAfrica.

Afewhoursearlier,someonehadtoldthepolicethatthieveswouldtrytostealthediamonds.

Whentheplanearrived,someofthedetectiveswerewaitinginsidethemainbuildingwhileotherswerewaitingontheairfield.

TwomentooktheparcelofftheplaneandcarrieditintotheCustomsHouse.

Whiletwodetectiveswerekeepingguardatthedoor,twoothersopenedtheparcel.

Totheirsurprise,thepreciousparcelwasfullofstonesandsand!

BookIILesson8

Thebestandtheworst?

JoeSandershasthemostbeautifulgardeninourtown.

Nearlyeverybodyentersfor'TheNicestGardenCompetition'eachyear,butJoewinseverytime.

BillFrith'sgardenislargerthanJoe's.

BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe'sgardenismoreinteresting.

Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.

Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.

EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!

BookIILesson9

AcoldwelcomeOnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.

ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.

Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes'time.

Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.

Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.

Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.

Suddenlysomeoneshouted,'It'stwominutespasttwelve!

Theclockhasstopped!

'

Ilookedatmywatch.

Itwastrue.

ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.

Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.

BookIILesson10

Notforjazz？

Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.

ItiscalledaclavichordItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.

Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.

Ithasbelongtoourfamilyforalongtime.

Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.

Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.

Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!

Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.

Myfatherwasshocked.

Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.

Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather's.

BookIILesson11

Onegoodturndeservesanother

IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.

Harryworkedinalawyer'sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.

Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.

Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.

Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.

Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.

Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately.

'Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,'Harrysaid,'sonowyoucanpayformydinner!

'

BookIILesson12

Goodbyeandgoodluck?

Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.

Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.

Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.

Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.

IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.

CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto'clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.

Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.

Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.

Weareveryproudofhim.

HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.

BookIILesson13

TheGreenwoodBoys?

TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.

Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.

Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.

Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoungpeopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.

TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers'Club.

TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.

Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.

Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.

Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.

Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.

BookIILesson14

DoyouspeakEnglish?

Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear.

AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.

Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.

Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.

Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.

Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.

Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.

Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,'DoyouspeakEnglish?

'

AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!

BookIILesson15

Goodnews?

?

ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.

Ifeltverynervouswhen.

Iwentintohisoffice.

HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.

AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.

Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.

Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.

Iknewthatmyturnhadcome.

'Mr.Harmsworth,'Isaidinaweakvoice.

'Don'tinterrupt,'heSaid.

ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!

BookIILesson16

ApoliterequestIfyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,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!

AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.

Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn'tthere!

AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein.

'Didyouhaveagoodmeal?

'heasked.

'Yes,thankyou,'Ianswered,'butIcan'tpaythebill.

Ihaven'tgo