Book I Lesson 65
Not a babyFATHER: What are you going to do this evening, Betty?
Betty: I'm going to meet some friends, Dad.
FATHER: You mustn't come home late.
You must be home at half past ten.
BETTY: I can't get home so early, Dad.
Can I have the key to the front door, please?
FATHER: NO, you can't.
MOTHER: Betty's eighteen years old, Tom.
She's not a baby.
Give her the key.
She always comes home early.
FATHER: Oh, all right!
FATHER: Here you are.
But you mustn't come home after a quarter past eleven.
Do you hear?
BETTY: Yes, Dad.
BETTY: Thanks, Mum.
MOTHER: That's all right.
Goodbye.
Enjoy yourself!
BETTY: We always enjoy ourselves, Mum.
Bye, bye.

Book I Lesson 67
The weekendMRS JOHNSON: Hullo, Mrs Williams.
Were you at the butcher's?
MRS WILLIAMS: Yes.
I was.
Were you at the butcher's ,too?
MRS JOHNSON: No, I wasn't.
I was at the greengrocer's.
How's Jimmy today?
MRS WILLIAMS: He's very well, thank you.
MRS JOHNSON: Was he absent from school last week?
MRS WILLIAMS: Yes, he was.
He was absent on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
How are you all keeping?
￡¨????éíì????′?ù￡?￡?MRS JOHNSON: Very well, thank you.
We're going to spend three days in the country.
We're going to stay at my mother's for the week-end.
MRS WILLIAMS: Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the country!
Aren't you lucky!

Book I Lesson 69
The car raceThere is a car race near our town every year.
In 1968, there was a very big race.
There were hundreds of people there.
My wife and I were at the race.
Our friends, Julie and Jack were there, too.
You can see us in the crowd.
We are standing on the left.
There were twenty cars in the race.
There were English cars, French cars, German cars, Italian cars, American cars and Japanese cars.
It was an exciting finish.
The winner was Billy Stewart.
He was in car number fifteen.
Five other cars were just behind him.
On the way home, my wife said to me, "Don't drive so quickly!
You're not Billy Stewart!"

Book I Lesson 71
He's awfulJane: What's Ron Marston like , Pauline ?
Pauline: He's awful !
He telephoned me four times yesterday , and three times the day before yesterday.
Pauline: He telephoned the office yesterday morning and yesterday afternoon.
My boss answered the telephone .
Jane: What did your boss say to him ?
Pauline: He said ,"Miss White is typing letters .
She can't speak to you now !"
Pauline: Then I arrived home at six o'clock yesterday evening .
He telephoned again .
But I didn't answer the phone !
Jane: Did he telephone again last night ?
Pauline: Yes , he did .
He telephoned at nine o'clock .
Jane: What did you say to him ?
Pauline: I said ,"This is Pauline 's mother .
Please don't telephone my daughter again !"
Jane: Did he telephone again ?
Pauline: No , he didn't !

Book I Lesson 73
The way to King StreetLast week Mrs Mills went to London.
She does not know London very well, and she lost her way.
Suddenly, she saw a man near a bus-shop."
I can ask him the way."
She said to herself.
"Excuse me," she said."
Can you tell me the way to King Street please?"
The man smiled pleasantly.
He did not understand English!
He spoke German.
He was a tourist.
Then he put his hand into his pocket, and took out a phrase-book.
He opened the book and found a phrase.
He read the phrase slowly."
I am sorry," he said."
I do not speak English."

Book I Lesson 75
Uncomfortable shoesLADY: Have you any shoes like these?
SALESMAN: What size?
Lady: Size five.
Salesman: What colour?
Lady: Black.
Salesman: I'm sorry.
We haven't any.
Lady: But my sister bought this pair last month.
Salesman: Did she buy them here?
Lady: No, she bought them in the U.
S.
Salesman: We had some shoes like those a month ago, but we haven't any now.
Lady: Can you get a pair for me please?
Salesman: I'm afraid that I can't.
They were in fashion last year and the year before last.
But they're not in fashion this year.

Salesman: These shoes are in fashion now.
Lady: They look very uncomfortable.
Salesman: They are very uncomfortable.
But women always wear uncomfortable shoes!Book I Lesson 77
Terrible toothacheNurse: Good morning, Mr Croft.
Mr Croft: Good morning, nurse.
I want to see the dentist, please.
Nurse: Have you an appointment?
￡¨óD?¤???e￡?￡?Mr Croft: No, I haven't .
Nurse: Is it urgent?
Mr Croft: Yes, it is .
It's very urgent.
I feel awful.
I have a terrible toothache.
Nurse: Can you come at 10 am on Monday, April 24th?
Mr Croft: I must see the dentist now, nurse.
Nurse: The dentist is very busy at the moment.
Can you come at 2:00 PM?
Mr Croft: That's very late.
Can't the dentist see me now?
Nurse: I'm afraid that he can't , Mr Croft.
Can't you wait till this afternoon?
Mr Croft: I can wait, but my toothache can't !

Book I Lesson 79
Peggy's shopping-listTom: What are you doing, Peggy?
Peggy: I'm making a shopping-list, Tom.
Tom: What do we need?
Peggy: We need a lot of things this week.
Peggy: I must go to the grocer's.
We haven't got much tea or coffee, and we haven't got any sugar or jam.
Tom: What about vegetables?
Peggy: I must go to the greengrocer's.
We haven't got many tomatoes, but we've got a lot of potatoes.
Peggy: I must go to the butcher's, too.
We need some meat.
We haven't got any meat at all.
Tom: Have we got any beer and wine?
Peggy: No, we haven't.
And I'm not going to get any!
Tom: I hope that you've got some money.
Peggy: I haven't got much.
Tom: Well, I haven't got much either!

Book I Lesson 81
Roast beef and potato.
John: Hullo, Peggy!
Where's Tom?
Peggy: He's upstairs.
He's having a bath.
Peggy: Tom!
Tom: Yes?
Peggy: John's here.
Tom: I'm nearly ready.

Tom: Hullo, John.
Have a cigarette.
John: No thanks, Tom.
Tom: Have a glass of whisky then.
John: O.
K.
Thanks.

Tom: Is dinner ready, Peggy?
Peggy: It's nearly ready.
We can have dinner at seven o'clock.
Tom: John and I had lunch together today.
We went to a restaurant.
Peggy: What did you have?
Tom: We had roast beef and potatoes.
Peggy: Oh!
Tom: What's the matter, Peggy?
Peggy: Well, you're going to have roast beef and potatoes again tonight!

Book I Lesson 83
Going on a holidayPeggy: Hullo, John.
Come in.
Tom: Hullo, John.
We're having lunch.
Do you want to have lunch with us?
John: No thank you, Tom.
I've already had lunch.
I had lunch at half past twelve.
Peggy: Have a cup of coffee then.
John: I've just had a cup, thank you.
I had one after my lunch.
Tom: Let's go into the living-room, Peggy.
We can have our coffee there.
Peggy: Excuse the mess, John.
This room's very untidy.
We're packing our suitcases.
We're going to leave tomorrow.
Tom and I are going to have a holiday.
John: Aren't you lucky!
Tom: When are you going to have a holiday, John?
John: I don't know.
I've already had my holiday this year.
Peggy: Where did you go?
John: I stayed at home!

Book I Lesson 85
Paris in the SpringGeorge: Hullo, Ken.
Ken: Hullo, George.
George: Have you just been to the cinema?
Ken: Yes, I have.
George: What's on?
Ken: "Paris in the Spring".
George: Oh, I've already seen it.
I saw it on a B.
B.C.
television programme last year.
It's an old film, but it's very good.
Ken: Paris is a beautiful city.
George: I have never been there.
Have you ever been there, Ken?
Ken: Yes, I have.
I was there in April.
George: Paris in the spring, eh?
Ken: It was spring, but the weather was awful.
It rained all the time.
George: Just like dear old London!

Book I Lesson 87
A car crashMr Wood: Is my car ready yet?
Attendant: I don't know, sir.
What's the licence number of your car?
Mr Wood: It's LFZ 312 G.
Attendant: When did you bring it to us?
Mr Wood: I bought it hear three days ago.
Attendant: Ah yes, I remember now.
Mr Wood: Have your mechanics finished yet?
Attendant: No, they're still working on it.
Let's go into the garage and have a look at it.
Attendant: Isn't that your car?
Mr Wood: Well, it was my car.
Attendant: Didn't your wife have a crash?
Mr Wood: That's right.
She drove it into a lamp post￡¨μ?????￡?.
Can your mechanics repair it?
Attendant: Well, they're trying to repair it, sir.
But to tell you the truth, you need a new car.

Book I Lesson 89
For saleMr Hill: Good afternoon.
I believe that this house is for sale￡¨′yê?￡?.
Mr West: That's right.
Mr Hill: May I have a look at it please?
Mr West: Yes, of course.
Come in.
Mr Hill: How long have you lived here?
Mr West: I have lived here for twenty years.
Mr Hill: Twenty years!
That's a long time.
Mr West: Yes, I have been here since 1947.
Mr Hill: Then why do you want to sell it?
Mr West: Because I have just retired.
I want to buy a small house in the country.
Mr Hill: How much does this house cost?
Mr West: ?ê6850.
Mr Hill: That's a lot of money!
Mr West: It's worth every penny of it.
Mr Hill: Well, I like the house, but I can't decide yet.
My wife must see it first.
Mr West: Women always have the last word.

Book I Lesson 91
Poor WestMrs Smith: Has Mr West sold his house yet?
Mrs Brown: Yes, he has.
He sold it last week.
Mrs Smith: Has he moved to his new house yet?
Mrs Brown: No, not yet.
He's still here.
He's going to move tomorrow.
Mrs Smith: When?
Tomorrow morning?
Mrs Brown: No.Tomorrow afternoon.
I'll miss him.
He has always been a good neighbour.
Mrs Green: He's a very nice person.
We shall all miss him.
Mrs Smith; When will the new people move into this house?
Mrs Brown: I think that they will move in the day after tomorrow.
Mrs Green: Will you see Mr West today, Mrs Brown?
Mrs Brown: Yes, I will.
Mrs Green: Please give him my regards.
￡¨give one's regards to sb.
?òsb.
?êoò￡?Mr Smith: Poor Mr West!
He didn't want to leave this house.
Mrs Brown: No, he didn't want to leave, but his wife did!

Book I Lesson 93
Our new neighborMr Hill is our new next-door neighbour.
He's a pilot.
He was in the R.
A.
F.
(?ê?ò???ü)He will fly to New York next month.
The month after next he will fly to Tokyo.
At the moment￡¨???ú￡?, he's in Madrid.
He flew to Spain a week ago.
He will return to London the week after next.
He's only forty-one years old, and he has already been to nearly every country in the world.
Mr Hill is a very lucky man.
But his wife isn't very lucky.
She usually stays at home!

Book I Lesson 95
Ticket, please.
George: Two return tickets to London please.
What time will the next train leave?
Attendant: At nineteen minutes past eight.
George: Which platform?
Attendant: Platform Two.
Over the bridge.

Ken: What time will the next train leave?
George: At eight nineteen.
Ken: We've got plenty of time.
George: It's only three minutes to eight.
Ken: Let's go and have a drink.
There's a bar next door to the station.
George: We had better go back to the station now, Ken.
Porter: Tickets please.
George: We want to catch the eight nineteen to London.
Porter: You've just missed it!
George: What!
It's only eight fifteen.
Porter: I'm sorry, sir.
That clock's ten minutes slow.
George: When's the next train?
Porter: In five hours' time!

Book I Lesson 97
A small blue caseMr Hall: I left a suitcase on the train to London the other day.
Attendant: Can you describe it, sir?
Mr Hall: It's a small blue case and it's got a zip.
There's a label on the handle with my name and address on it.
Attendant: Is this case yours?
Mr Hall: No, that's not mine.
Attendant: What about this one?
This one's got a label.
Mr Hall: Let me see it.
Attendant: What's you name and address?
Mr Hall: David Hall,83, Bridge Street.
Attendant: That's right.
D.
N.
Hall.
83.
Bridge Street.
Attendant: Three pound and fifty pence please.
Mr Hall: Here you are.
Attendant: Thank you.
Mr Hall: Hey!
Attendant: What's the matter?
Mr Hall: This case doesn't belong to me!
You've given me the wrong case!

Book I Lesson 99
Ow!
Ted: Ow!
Pat: What's the matter, Ted?
Ted: I slipped and fell downstairs.
Pat: Have you hurt yourself?
Ted: Yes, I have.
I think that I've hurt my back.
Pat: Try and stand up.
Can you stand up?

Here.
Let me help you.
Ted: I'm sorry, Pat.
I'm afraid that I can't get up.
Pat: I think that the doctor had better see you.
I'll telephone Dr Carter.
Pat: The doctor says that he will come at once.
I'm sure that you need an X-ray, Ted.

Book I Lesson 101
A card from JimmyGrandmother: Read Jimmy's card to me please, Mary.
Mary: "I have just arrived in Scotland and I'm staying at a Youth Hostel."

Grandmother: Eh?
Mary: He says he's just arrived in Scotland.
He says he's staying at a Youth Hostel.
You know he's a member of the Y.
H.
A.
Grandmother: The what?
Mary: The Y.
H.
A.
, mother.
The Youth Hostel's Association.
Grandmother: What else does he say?
Mary: "I'll write a letter soon.
I hope you are all well."

Grandmother: What?
Speak up, Mary.
I'm afraid I can't hear you.
Mary: He says he'll write a letter soon.
He hopes we are all well."
Love, Jimmy."

Grandmother: Is that all?
He doesn't say very much, does he?
Mary: He can't write very much on a card, mother.

Book I Lesson 103
The Intelligence testHarry: How was the examination, Dick?
Dick: Not too bad.
I think I passed in English and Mathematics.
The questions were very easy.
How about you, Harry?
Harry: The English and Maths papers weren't easy enough for me.
I hope I haven't failed.
Dick: I think I failed the Intelligence Test.
I could answer sixteen of the questions.
They were very easy.
But I couldn't answer the rest.
They were too difficult for me.
Harry: Intelligence tests are awful, aren't they?
Dick: I hate them.
I'm sure I've got a low I.
Q.
Harry: Oh, cheer up￡¨??×÷μ?￡?!
Perhaps we didn't do too badly.
The guy next to me wrote his name at the top of the paper.
Dick: Yes?
Harry: Then he sat there and looked at it for three hours!
He didn't write a word!

Book I Lesson 105
Hello, Mr. boss.
The Boss: Where's Miss Simpson, Bob?
I want her.
Bob: Do you want to speak to her, sir?
The Boss: Yes, I do.
I want her to come to my office.
Tell her to come at once.
Miss Simpson: Did you want to see me, sir?
The Boss: Ah, yes, Miss Simpson.
How do you spell " intelligent"?
Can you tell me?
Miss Simpson: I-N-T-E-L-L-I-G-E-N-T.
The Boss: That's right.
You've typed it with only one "L".
This letter's full of mistakes.
I want you to type it again.
Miss Simpson: Yes, I'll do that.
I'm sorry about that.
The Boss: And here's a little present for you.
Miss Simpson: What is it?
The Boss: It's a dictionary.
I hope it will help you.

Book I Lesson 107
It's too smallAssistant: Do you like this dress, madam?
Lady: I like the colour very much.
It's a lovely dress, but it's too small for me.
Assistant: What about this one?
It's a lovely dress.
It's very smart.

Short skirts are in fashion now.
Would you like to try it?
Lady: All right.
Lady: I'm afraid this green dress is too small for me as well.
It's smaller than the blue one.
Lady: I don't like the colour either.
It doesn't suit me at all.
I think the blue dress is prettier.
Lady: Could you show me another blue dress?

I want a dress like that one, but it must be my size.
Assistant: I'm afraid I haven't got a larger dress.
This is the largest dress in the shop.

Book I Lesson 109
A good ideaBetty: Shall I make some coffee, Jane?
Jane: That's a good idea, Betty.
Betty: It's ready.
Do you want any milk?
Jane: Just a little please.
Betty: What about some sugar?
Two teaspoonfuls?
Jane: No, less than that.
One and a half teaspoonfuls please.
That's enough for me.
Jane: That was very nice.
Betty: Would you like some more?
Jane: Yes, please.
Jane: I'd like a cigarette, too.
May I have one?
Betty: Of course.
I think there are a few in that box.
Jane: I'm afraid it's empty.
Betty: What a pity!
Jane: It doesn't matter.
Betty: Have a biscuit instead.
Eat more and smoke less!
Jane: That's very good advice!

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