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新概念英语课文（全英文）

L1Excuseme!

Yes?

Isthisyourhandbag?

Pardon?

Isthisyourhandbag?

Yes,itis

Thankyouverymuch

L3Mycoatandmyumbrellaplease

Hereismyticket

Thankyou,sir

Numberfive

Here'syourumbrellaandyourcoat

Thisisnotmyumbrella

Sorrysir

Isthisyourumbrella?

No,itisn't

Isthisit?

Yes,itis

Thankyouverymuch

L5Goodmorning

1/54

Goodmorning,MrBlake

ThisisMissSophieDupont

Sophieisanewstudent

SheisFrench

Sophie,thisisHans

HeisGerman

Nicetomeetyou

AndthisisNaoko

She'sJapanese

Nicetomeetyou

AndthisisChang-woo

He'sKorean

Nicetomeetyou

AndthisisLuming

HeisChinese

Nicetomeetyou

AndthisisXiaohui

She'sChinese,too

Nicetomeetyou

L7Iamanewstudent

Myname'sRobert

2/54

Nicetomeetyou

Myname'sSophie

AreyouFrench?

Yes,IamAreyouFrenchtoo?

No,Iamnot

Whatnationalityareyou?

I'mItalian

Areyouateacher?

No,I'mnot

What'syourjob?

I'makeyboardoperator

What'syourjob?

I'manengineer

L9Hello,Helen

Hi,Steven

Howareyoutoday?

I'mverywell,thankyou

Andyou?

I'mfine,thanks

HowisTony?

He'sfine,thanks

3/54

How'sEmma?

She'sverywell,too,Helen

Goodbye,Helen

Nicetoseeyou

Nicetoseeyou,too,Steven

Goodbye

L11Whoseshirtisthat?

Isthisyourshirt,Dave?

No

It'snotmyshirt

Thisismyshirt

Myshirt'sblue

IsthisshirtTim's?

Perhapsitis,sir

Tim'sshirt'swhite

Tim!

Yes,sir?

Isthisyourshirt?

Yes,sir

Hereyouare

Catch!

4/54

Thankyou,sir

L13Whatcolour'syournewdress?

It'sgreen

Comeupstairsandseeit

Thankyou

Look!Hereitis!

That'snicedress

It'sverysmart

Myhat'snew,too

Whatcolourisit?

It'sthesamecolour

It'sgreen,too

Thatisalovelyhat!

L15AreyouSwedish?

No,wearenot

WeareDanish

AreyourfriendsDanish,too?

No,theyaren't

TheyareNorwegian

Yourpassports,please

Heretheyare

5/54

Aretheseyourcases?

No,theyaren't

Ourcasesarebrown

Heretheyare

Areyoutourists?

Yes,weare

Areyourfriendstouriststoo?

Yes,theyare

That'sfine

Thankyouverymuch

L17Comeandmeetouremployees,MrRichards

Thankyou,MrJackson

ThisisNicolaGrey,

andthisisClaireTaylor

Howdoyoudo?

Thosewomenareveryhard-working

Whataretheirjobs?

They'rekeyboardoperators

ThisisMichaelBaker,

andthisisJeremyShort

Howdoyoudo?

6/54

Theyaren'tverybusy!

Whataretheirjobs?

They'resalesreps

They'reverylazy

Whoisthisyoungman?

ThisisJim

He'sourofficeassistant

L19What'sthematter,children?

We'retired

andthirsty,Mum

SitdownhereAreyouallright

No,wearen't

Look!

There'sanicecreamman

Twoicecreamplease

Hereyouare,children

Thanks,Mum

Theseicecreamsarenice

Areyouallrightnow?

Yes,weare,thankyou!

L21Givemeabookplease,Jane

7/54

Whichbook?

Thisone?

No,notthatone

Theredone

Thisone?

Yes,please

Hereyouare

Thankyou

L23Givemesomeglassesplease,Jane

Whichglasses?

Theseglasses?

No,notthose

Theoneontheshelf

These?

Yes,please

Hereyouare

Thanks

L25MrsSmith'skitchenissmall

ThereisarefrigeratorinthekitchenTherefrigeratoriswhite

Itisontheright

ThereisanelectriccookerinthekitchenThecookerisblue

8/54

Itisontheleft

ThereisatableinthemiddleoftheroomThereisabottleonthetable

Thebottleisempty

Thereisacuponthetable,too

Thecupisclean

L27MrsSmith'slivingroomislarge

Thereisatelevisionintheroom

ThetelevisionisnearthewindowTherearesomemagazinesonthetelevisionThereisatableintheroom

TherearesomenewspapersonthetableTherearesomearmchairsintheroom

Thearmchairsarenearthetable

Thereisastereointheroom

Thestereoisnearthedoor

Therearesomebooksonthestereo

Therearesomepicturesintheroom

Thepicturesareonthewall

L29Comein,Amy

Shutthedoor,please

Thisbedroom'sveryuntidy

WhatmustIdo,MrsJones?

Openthewindowandairtheroom

Thenputtheseclothesinthewardrobe

9/54

Thenmakethebed

Dustthedressingtable

Thensweepthefloor

L31Where'sSally,Jack?

She'sinthegarden,Jean

What'sshedoing?

She'ssittingunderthetree

IsTiminthegarden,too?

Yes,heis

He'sclimbingthetree

Ibegyourpardon?

Who'sclimbingthetree?

Timis

Whataboutthedog?

Thedog'sinthegarden,too

It'srunningacrossthegrass

It'srunningafteracat

L33Itisafinedaytoday

Therearesomecloudsinthesky,

butthesunisshining

MrJonesiswithhisfamily

10/54

Theyarewalkingoverthebridge

Therearesomeboatsontheriver

MrJonesandhiswifearelookingatthem

Sallyislookingatabigship

Theshipisgoingunderthebridge

Timislookingatanaeroplane

Theaeroplaneisflyingovertheriver

Thisisaphotographofourvillage

L35Ourvillageisinavalley

Itisbetweentwohills

Thevillageisonariver

HereisanotherphotographofthevillageMywifeandIarewalkingalongthebanksoftheriver

Weareontheleft

Thereisaboyinthewater

Heisswimmingacrosstheriver

Hereisanotherphotograph

Thisistheschoolbuilding

Itisbesideapark

Theparkisontheright

SomechildrenarecomingoutofthebuildingSomeofthemaregoingtotheparkL37You'reworkinghard,George

11/54

Whatareyoudoing?

I'mmakingabookcase

Givemethathammerplease,DanWhichhammer?

Thisone?

No,notthatone

Thebigone

Hereyouare

Thanks,Dan

Whatareyougoingtodonow,George?I'mgoingtopaintitWhatcolourareyougoingtopaintit?I'mgoingtopaintitpink

Pink!

Thisbookcaseisn'tforme

It'sformydaughter,Susan

Pink'sherfavouritecolour

L39Whatareyougoingtodowiththatvase,Penny?

I'mgoingtoputitonthistable,SamDon'tdothatGiveittome

Whatareyougoingtodowithit?I'mgoingtoputithere,infrontofthewindow

Becareful!

Don'tdropit!

12/54

Don'tputthere,Sam

Putithere,

onthisshelf

Thereweare!

It'salovelyvase

Thoseflowersarelovely,too

L41Isthatbagheavy,Penny?

Notvery

Here!

Putitonthischair

What'sinit?

Apieceofcheese

Aloafofbread

Abarofsoap

AbarofChocolate

Abottleofmilk

Apoundofsugar

Halfapoundofcoffee

Aquarterofpoundoftea

Andatinoftobacco

Isthattinoftobaccoforme?

13/54

Well,it'scertainlynotforme!

L43Canyoumakethetea,Sam?

Yes,ofcourseIcan,Penny

Isthereanywaterinthiskettle?

Yes,thereis

Where'sthetea?

It'soverthere,behindtheteapot

Canyouseeit?

Icanseetheteapot,

butIcan'tseethetea

Thereitis!

It'sinfrontofyour!

Ahyes,Icanseeitnow

Wherearethecups?

Therearesomeinthecupboard

Canyoufindthem?

YesHeretheyare

Hurryup,Sam!

Thekettle'sboiling!

L45Canyoucomehereaminuteplease,Bob?

Yes,sir?

14/54

Where'sPamela?

She'snextdoor

She'sinheroffice,sir

Canshetypethisletterforme?

Askherplease

Yes,sir

Canyoutypethisletterforthebossplease,Pamela?

Yes,ofcourseIcan

Hereyouare

Thankyou,Bob

Bob!

Yes?What'stheletter

Ican'ttypethisletter

Ican'treadit!

Theboss'shandwritingisterrible!Doyoulikecoffee,Ann?

Yes,Ido

L47Doyouwantacup?

Yes,please,Christine

Doyouwantanysugar?

Yes,please

Doyouwantanymilk?

15/54

No,thankyou

Idon'tlikemilkinmycoffee

Ilikeblackcoffee

Doyoulikebiscuits?

YesIdo

Doyouwantone?

Yes,please

L49Doyouwantanymeattoday

Yes,please

Doyouwantbeeforlamb?

Beef,please

Thislamb'sverygood

Ilikelamb,

butmyhusbanddoesn't

Whataboutsomesteak?

Thisisanicepiece

Givemethatpiece,please

Andapoundofmince,too

Doyouwantachicken,MrsBird?They'reverynice

No,thankyou

Myhusbandlikessteak,

16/54

buthedoesn'tlikechicken

Totellyouthetruth,MrsBird,

Idon'tlikechickeneither!

L51Wheredoyoucomefrom?

IcomefromGreece

What'stheclimatelikeinyourcountry?It'sverypleasantWhat'stheweatherlikeinspring?It'softenwindyinMarchIt'salwayswarminAprilandMay,butitrainssometimesWhat'sitlikeinsummer?

It'salwayshotinJune,JulyandAugustThesunshineseveryday

Isitcoldorwarminautumn?

It'salwayswarminSeptemberandOctober

It'softencoldinNovemberanditrainssometimes

Isitverycoldinwinter?

It'softencoldinDecember,JanuaryandFebruary

Itsnowssometimes

L53Wheredoyoucomefrom?

IcomefromEngland

What'stheclimatelikeinyourcountry?

It'smild,

butit'snotalwayspleasant

17/54

Theweather'softencoldinNorth

andwindyintheEast

It'softenwetintheWestandsometimeswarminthesouth

Whichseasonsdoyoulikebest?

Ilikespringandsummer

Thedaysarelongandthenightareshort

Idon'tlikeautumnandwinter

Thedaysareshortandthenightsarelong

Thesunriseslateandsetearly

Ourclimateisnotverygood,

butit'scertainlyinteresting

It'sourfavouritesubjectofconversation

L55TheSawyerliveat87KingStreet

Inthemorning,Mr

MrsSawyerstaysathomeeveryday

Shedoesthehousework

Shealwayseatsherlunchatnoon

Intheafternoon,sheusuallyseesherfriends

Theyoftendrinkteatogether

Intheevening,thechildrencomehomefromschool

18/54

Theyarrivehomeearly

MrSawyercomeshomefromwork

Hearriveshomelate

Atnight,thechildrenalwaysdotheirhomework

Thentheygotobed

L57MrSawyerusuallyreadshisnewspaper,

butsometimesheandhiswifewatchtelevision

Itiseighto'clock

Thechildrengotoschoolbycareveryday,

buttoday,theyaregoingtoschoolonfoot

Itisteno'clock

butthismorning,sheisgoingtotheshops

Itisfouro'clockIntheafternoon,MrsSawyerusuallydrinksteainthelivingroom

Butthisafter,sheisdrinkingteainthegardenItissixo'clock

Intheevening,thechildrenusuallydotheirhomework,

butthisevening,theyarenotdoingtheirhomeworkAtthemoment,theyareplayinginthegardenItisnineo'clock

MrSawyerusuallyreadshisnewspaperatnightButhe'snotreadinghisnewspapertonightAtthemoment,he'sreadinganinterestingbookL59Iwantsomeenvelopes,please

Doyouwantthelargesizeorthesmallsize?Thelargesize,please

Doyouhaveanywritingpaper?

19/54

Yes,wedo

Idon'thaveanysmallpads

Ionlyhavelargeone

Doyouwantapad?

Yes,please

AndIwantsomeglue

Abottleofglue

AndIwantalargeboxofchalk,tooIonlyhavesmallboxes

Doyouwantone?

No,thankyou

Isthatall?

That'sall,thankyou

Whatelsedoyouwant?

Iwantmychange

L61Where'sJimmy?

He'sinbed

What'sthematterwithhim?

Hefeelsill

Helooksill

Wemustcallthedoctor

Yes,wemust

20/54

Canyourememberthedoctor'stelephonenumber?YesIt's09754Openyourmouth,Jimmy

Showmeyourtongue

Say,"Ah'

What'sthematterwithhim,doctor?Hehasabadcold,MrWilliams,sohemuststayinbedforaweekThat'sgoodnewforJimmy

Goodnews?Why?

Becausehedoesn'tlikeschool!

L63How'sJimmytoday?

BetterThankyou,Doctor

CanIseehimplease,MrsWilliams?

Certainly,doctor

Comeupstairs

Youlookverywell,Jimmy

Youarebetternow,

butyoumustn'tgetupyet

Youmuststayinbedforanothertwodays

Theboymustn'tgotoschoolyet,MrWilliamsAndhemustn'teatrichfood

Doeshehaveatemperature,doctor?

No,hedoesn't

21/54

Musthestayinbed?

YesHemustremaininbedforanothertwodays

Hecangetupforabouttwohourseachday,butyoumustkeeptheroomwarmWhere'sMrWilliamsthisevening?

He'sinbed,doctor

Canyouseehimplease?

Hehasabadcold,too!

L65WhatareyougoingtodothiseveningJill?

I'mgoingtomeetsomefriendsDad

Youmustn'tcomehomelate

Youmustbehomeathalfpastten

Ican'tgethomesoearly,Dad!

CanIhavethekeytothefrontdoorplease?

No,youcan't

Jill'seighteenyearsold,Tom

She'snotababy

Giveherthekey

Shealwayscomeshomeearly

Oh,allright!

Hereyouare

22/54

Butyoumustn'tcomehomeafteraquarterpast

eleven

Doyouhear?

YesDad

Thanks,Mum

That'sallrightGoodbye

Enjoyyourself!

Wealwaysenjoyourselves,Mum

Bye-byeL67HelloWhereyouatthebutcher's?

YesIwas

Wereyouatbutcher's,too?

No,Iwasn't

Iwasatthegreengrocer's

How'sJimmytoday?He'sverywell,thankyouWasheabsentfromschoollastweek?Yes,hewas

HewasabsentonMonday,Tuesday,WednesdayandTuesday

Howareyouallkeeping?

Verywell,thankyou

We'regoingtospendthreedaysinthecountryWe'regoingtostayatmymother'sfortheweekendFriday,SaturdayandSundayinthecountry!Aren'tyoulucky!

L69Thereisacarracenearourtowneveryyear

23/54

In1995,therewasaverybigraceTherewerehundredsofpeoplethereMywifeandIwereattherace

OurfriendsJulieandJackwerethere,tooYoucanseeusinthecrowd

Wearestandingontheleft

ThereweretwentycarsintheraceTherewereEnglishcars,Frenchcares,GermancarsItaliancars

Itwasanexcitingfinish

ThewinnerwasBillyStewart

Hewasincarnumberfifteen

FiveothercarswerejustbehindhimOnthewayhome,mywifesaidtome,

'Don'tdrivesoquickly!You'renotBillyStewart!'L71

What'sRonMarstonlike,Pauline?He'sawful!HetelephonedmefourtimesYesterday,andthreetimesthedaybeforeyesterday.Hetelephonedtheofficeyesterdaymorningandyesterdayafternoon.Mybossansweredthetelephone.

Whatdidyourbosssaytohim?

Hesaid,"Paulineistypingletters.Shecan'tspeaktoyounow!"ThenIarrivedhomeatsixo'clockyesterdayevening.Hetelephonedagain.ButIdidn'tanswerthephone!

Didhetelephoneagainlastnight?

Yes,hedid.Hetelephonedatnineo'clock

Whatdidyousaytohim?

Isaid,'ThisisPauline'smother.

Pleasedon'ttelephonemydaughteragain!

Didhetelephoneagain?

24/54

No,hedidn't!

L73LastweekMrsMillswenttoLondon.

ShedoesnotknowLondonverywell,andshelostherway.

Suddenly,shesawamannearabusstop.

“Icanaskhimtheway, ”shesaidtoherself.

“Excuseme,”shesaid.“Canyoutellmethewayto

KingStreet,please? ”

Themansmiledpleasantly.

HedidnotunderstandEnglish!

HespokeGerman.

Hewasatourist.

Thenheputhishandintohispocket,andtookouta

phrasebook.

Heopenedthebookandfoundaphrase.

Hereadthephraseslowly.

“Iamsorry, ”hesaid. “IdonotspeakEnglish. ”

L75

Doyouhaveanyshoeslikethese?

Whatsize?

Sizefive.

25/54

Whatcolor?

Black.

I'msorry.Wedon'thaveany.

Butmysisterboughtthispairlastmonth.

Didshebuythemhere?

No,sheboughtthemintheU.S.

Wehadsomeshoeslikethoseamonthago,butwedon'thaveanynow.

Canyougetapairforme,please?

I'mafraidthatIcan't.

Theywereinfashionlastyearandtheyearbefore

last.

Butthey'renotinfashionthisyear.

Theseshoesareinfashionnow.

Theylookveryuncomfortable.

Theyareveryuncomfortable.

Butwomenalwayswearuncomfortableshoes!L77Goodmorning

Goodmorning,nurse

Iwanttoseethedentist,please

Doyouhaveanappointment?

No,Idon't

26/54

Isiturgent?

Yes,itis

It'sveryurgent

Ifeelawful

Ihaveaterribletoothache

Canyoucomeat10am

Imustseethedentistnow,nurse

ThedentistisverybusyatthemomentCanyoucomeat2pm

That'sverylate

Canthedentistseemenow?

I'mafraidthathecan't,MrCroft

Can'tyouwaittillthisafternoon?Icanwait,butmytoothachecan't!L79Whatareyoudoing,Carol?

I'mmakingashoppinglist,Tom

Whatdoweneed?

Weneedalotofthingthisweek

Imustgotothegrocer's

Wehaven'tgotmuchteaorcoffee,andwehaven'tgotanysugarorjamWhataboutvegetables?

Imustgotothegreengrocer's

Wehaven'tgotmanytomatoes,

butwe'vegotalotofpotatoes

27/54

Imustgotothebutcher's,too

Weneedsomemeat

Wehaven'tgotanymeatatall

Havewegotanybeerandwine?AndI'mnotgoingtogetany!

Ihopethatyou'vegotsomemoneyIhaven'tgotmuchWell,Ihaven'tgotmucheither!

L81Hi,Carol!Where'sTom?

He'supstairs

He'shavingabath

Tom!Yes?

Sam'shere

I'mnearlyready

Hello,Sam

Haveacigarette

No,thanks,Tom

Haveaglassofwhiskythen

OKThanks

Isdinnerready,Carol?

It'snearlyready

Wecanhavedinneratseveno'clock

SamandIhadlunchtogethertoday

28/54

Wewenttoarestaurant

Whatdidyouhave?

Wehadroastbeefandpotatoes

Oh!

What'sthematter,Carol?

Well,you'regoingtohaveroastbeefandpotatoes

againtonight!

L83Hello,SamComein

Hi,Sam

We'rehavinglunch

Doyouwanttohavelunchwithus?

No,thankyouTom

I'vealreadyhadlunch

Ihadalunchathalfpasttwelve

Haveacupofcoffeethen

I'vejusthadacup,thankyou

Ihadoneaftermylunch

Let'sgointothelivingroom,Carol

Wecanhaveourcoffeethere

Excusethemess,Sam

Thisroom'sveryuntidy

29/54

We'repackingoursuitcases

We'regoingtoleavetomorrow

TomandIaregoingtohaveaholiday

Aren'tyoulucky!

Whenareyougoingtohaveaholiday,Sam?

Idon'tknow

I'vealreadyhadmyholidaythisyear

Wheredidyougo?

Istayedathome!

L85Hello,Ken

Hi,George

Haveyoujustbeentothecinema?

Yes,Ihave

What'son?

'Parisinthespring'

Oh,I'vealreadyseenit

Isawitontelevisionlastyear

It'sanoldfilm,butit'sverygoodParisisabeautifulcityI'veneverbeenthere

Haveyoueverbeenthere,Ken?

Yes,IhaveIwasthereinApril

30/54

Pairsinthespring,eh?

Itwasspring,

buttheweatherwasawful

Itrainedallthetime

JustlikeLondon!

L87Ismycarreadyyet?

Idon'tknowsir

What'sthenumberofyourcar?

ItisLFZ312G

Whendidyoubringittous?

Ibroughtitherethreedaysago

Ah,yes,Iremembernow

Haveyourmechanicsfinishedyet?No,they'restillworkingonit

Let'sgointothegarageandhavealookatitIsn'tthatyourcar?

Well,itwasmycar

Didn'tyouhaveacrash?

That'sright

Idroveitintoalamp-post

Canyourmechanicsrepairit?

Well,they'retryingtorepairit,sirButtotellyouthetruthyouneedanewcar!

31/54

L89Goodafternoon

IbelievethatthishouseisforsaleThat'srightMayIhavealookatit,please?

Yes,ofcourseComein

Howlonghaveyoulivedhere?

I'veliveherefortwentyyears

Twentyyears!

That'slongtime

Yes,I'vebeenheresince1976

Thenwhydoyouwanttosellit?BecauseI'vejustretired

IwanttobuyasmallhouseinthecountryHowmuchdoesthishousecost?that'salotofmoney

it'swortheverypennyofit

Well,Ilikethehouse

butIcan'tdecideyet

Mywifemustseeitfirst

Womenalwayshavethelastword

L91HasIansoldhishouseyet?

Yes,hehas

Hesolditlastweek

Hashemovedtohisnewhouseyet?

No,notyet

He'sstillhere

32/54

He'sgoingtomovetomorrow

When?Tomorrowmorning

NoTomorrowafternoon

I'llmisshim

Hehasalwaysbeenagoodneighbour

He'saveryniceperson

We'llallmisshim

Whenwillthenewpeoplemoveintothishouse?

Ithinkthatthey'llmoveinthedayaftertomorrowWillyouseeIantoday,Jenny?

Yes,Iwill

Pleasegivehimmyregards

PoorIan!

Hedidn'twanttoleavethishouse

No,hedidn'twanttoleave

buthiswifedid!

L93Nigelisournewnext-doorneighbour

He'sapilot

HewasintheRA

HewillflytoNewYorknextmonth

Themonthafternexthe'llflytoTokyo

33/54

Atthemoment,he'sinMadrid

HeflewtoSpainaweekago

He'llreturntoLondontheweekafternext

He'sonlyforty-oneyearsold,

andhehasalreadybeentonearlyeverycountryintheworld

Nigelisaveryluckyman

Buthiswifeisn'tveryluckySheusuallystaysat

home!

L95TworeturnticketstoLondon,please

Whattimewillthenexttrainleave?

Atnineteenminutespasteight

Whichplatform?

PlatformTwoOverthebridge

Whattimewillthenexttrainleave?

Ateightnineteen

We'vegotplentyoftime

It'sonlythreeminutestoeightLet'sgoandhaveadrink

There'sabarnextdoortothestationWehadbettergobacktothestationnow,KenTickets,please

WewanttocatchtheeightnineteentoLondonYou'vejustmissedit!

What!It'sonlyeightfifteen

34/54

I'msorry,sir

Thatclock'stenminutesslow

When'sthenexttrain?

Infivehours'time!

L97IleftasuitcaseonthetraintoLondontheotherdayCanyoudescribeit,sir?

It'sasmallbluecaseandit'sgotazipThere'salabelonthehandlewithmynameandaddressonit

Isthiscaseyours?

No,that'snotmine

Whataboutthisone?

Thisone'sgotalabel

Letmeseeit

What'syournameandaddress?

DavidHall,83BridgeStreet

That'sright

Hall,83BridgeStreetN

Threepoundsfiftypence,please

Hereyouare

Key!

What'smatter?

Thiscasedoesn'tbelongtome!

35/54

You'vegivenmethewrongcase!Ow!

L99What'sthematter,Andy?

Islippedandfelldownstairs

Haveyouhurtyourself?

Yes,IhaveIthinkthatI'vehurtmybackTryandstandupCanyoustandup?

HereLetmehelpyou

I'msorry,Lucy

I'mafraidthatIcan'tgetup

IthinkthatthedoctorhadbetterseeyouI'llphoneDrCarter

ThedoctorsaysthathewillcomeatonceI'msurethatyouneedanX-ray,AndyL101ReadJimmy'scardtomeplease,penny

'IhavejustarriveinScotlandandI'mstayingata

YouthHostel

Eh?

Hesayshe'sjustarrivedinScotland

Hesayshe'sstayingataYouthHostel

Youknowhe'samemberoftheY

Thewhat?

TheY

,Mum

TheYouthHostelsAssociation

36/54

Whatelsedoeshesay?

I'llwritealettersoon

Ihopeyouallwell

What?SpeakupPenny

I'mafraidIcan'thearyou

Hesayhe'llwritealettersoon

Hehopesweareallwell

'Love,Jimmy

Isthatall?

Hedoesn'tsayverymuch,doeshe?

Hecan'twriteverymuchonacard,Mum

L103Howwastheexam,Richard?

Nottoobad

IthinkIpassedinEnglishandMathematics

Thequestionswereveryeasy

Howaboutyou,Gary?

TheEnglishandMathspapersweren'teasyenough

forme

IhopeIhaven'tfailed

IthinkIfailedtheFrenchpaper

Icouldanswersixteenofthequestion

37/54

Theywereveryeasy

ButIcouldn'tanswertherest

Theyweretoodifficultforme

Frenchtestareawful,aren'tthey?

Ihatethem

I'msureI'vegotalowmark

Oh,cheerup!

perhapswedidn'ttodobadly

TheguynexttomeWrotehisnameatthetopofthepaper

Yes?

Thenhesatthereandlookedatitforthreehours!

Hedidn'twriteaword!

L105Where'sSandra,Bob?Iwanther

Doyouwanttospeaktoher?

Yes,IdoIwanthertocometomyofficeTellhertocomeatonce

Didyouwanttoseeme?

Ah,yes,Sandra

Howdoyouspell"intelligent'?

Canyoutellme?

I-N-T-E-L-L-I-G-E-N-T

38/54

That'srightYou'vetypeditwithonlyone'L'Thisletter'sfullofmistakesIwantyoutotypeitagain

Yes,I'lldothat

I'msorryaboutthat

Andhere'salittlepresentforyouWhat'sit?

It'sadictionary

Ihopeit'llhelpyou

L107Doyoulikethisdress,madam?

Ilikethecolourverymuch

It'slovelydress,

butit'stoosmallforme

Whataboutthisone?It'salovelydressIt'sverysmart

Shortskirtsareinfashionnow

Wouldyouliketotryit?

Allright

I'mafraidthisgreendressittoosmallformeaswellIt'ssmallerthantheblue

one

Idon'tlikethecoloureither

Itdoesn'tsuitmeatall

Ithinkthebluedressisprettier

Couldyoushowmeanotherbluedress?Iwantadresslikethatone,

butitmustbemysize

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I'mafraidIhaven'tgotalargerdressThisisthelargestdressintheshopL109ShallImakesomecoffee,Jane?

That'sagoodidea,Charlotte

It'sready

Doyouwantanymilk?

Justalittle,please

Whataboutsomesugar?

Twoteaspoonfuls?

No,lessthanthat

Oneandahalfteaspoonfuls,pleaseThat'senoughforme

Thatwasverynice

Wouldyoulikesomemore?

Yes,please

I'dlikeacigarette,too

MayIhaveone?

Ofcourse

Ithinkthereareafewinthatbox

I'mafraidit'sempty

Whatapity!

Itdoesn'tmatter

Haveabiscuitinstead

Eatmoreandsmokeless!

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That'sverygoodadvice!

L111Ilikethistelevisionverymuch

Howmuchdoesitcost?

It'sthemostexpensivemodelintheshop

Itcostsfivehundredpounds

That'stooexpensiveforus

Wecan'taffordallthatmoney

Thismodel'slessexpensivethanthatone

It'sonlythreehundredpounds

But,ofcourse,it'snotasgoodastheexpensiveone

Idon'tlikethemodel

Theothermodel'smoreexpensive,

butit'sworththemoney

Canwebuyitoninstalments?

OfcourseYoucanpayadepositofthirtypounds,

andthenfourteenpoundsamonthforthreeyears

Doyoulikeit,dear?

Icertainlydo,

butIdon'tliketheprice

Youalwayswantthebest,

butwecan'taffordit

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Sometimesyouthinkyou'reamillionaire!

Millionairesdon'tbuythingsoninstalments!

L113Fares,please!

TrafalgarSquare,please

I'msorry,sirIcan'tchangeaten-poundnoteHaven'tyougotanysmallchange?

I'vegotnosmallchange,Iamafraid

I'llasksomeofthepassengers

Haveyouanysmallchange,sir?

I'msorryI'vegotnone

Ihaven'tgotanyeither

Canyouchangethisten-poundnote,madam?I'mafraidIcan'tNeithercanI

I'mverysorry,sir

Youmustgetoffthebus

NoneofourpassengerscanchangethisnoteThey'reallmillionaires!

Exceptus

I'vegotsomesmallchange

SohaveI

L115Isn'tthereanyoneathome?

I'llknockagain,Helen

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Everything'sveryquiet

I'msurethere'snooneathome

Butthat'simpossible

CarolandTominvitedustolunchLookthroughthewindow

Canyouseeanything?

Nothingatall

Let'strythebackdoor

Look!Everyone'sinthegarden

Hello,HelenHello,Jim

EverybodywantstohavelunchinthegardenIt'sniceandwarmouthere

ComeandhavesomethingtodrinkThanks,Carol

MayIhaveaglassofbeerplease?Beer?

L117There'snoneleft

Youcanhavesomelemonade

Lemonade!

Don'tbelieveher,JimShe'sonlyjokingHavesomebeer!Whenmyhusbandwasgoingintothediningroomthismorning,hedroppedsomecoinsonthefloorTherewerecoinseverywhere

Welookedforthem,butwecouldnotfindthemallWhilewewerehavingbreakfast,ourlittleboy,Tommy,foundtwosmallcoinsonthefloor

Heputthembothintohismouth

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Webothtriedtogetthecoins,butitwastoolateTommyhadalreadyswallowedthem!Latethatmorning,whenIwasdoingthehousework,Myhusbandphonedmefromtheoffice

'How'sTommy?'heasked

'Idon'tknow,'Ianswered,

'Tommy'sbeentothetoiletthreetimesthismorning,butIhaven'thadanychangeyet!'L119Doyoulikestories?

Iwanttotellyouatruestory

IthappenedtoafriendofmineayearagoWhilemyfriend,George,wasreadinginbed,twothievesclimbedintohiskitchen

Aftertheyhadenteredthehouse,theywentintothe

diningroom

Itwasverydark,sotheyturnedonatorch

Suddenly,theyheardavoicebehindthemThethievesdroppedthetorchandranawayasquicklyastheycould

Georgeheardthenoiseandcamedownstairsquickly

Heturnedonthelight,buthecouldn'tseeanyone

Thethieveshadalreadygone

ButGeorge'sparrot,Henry,wasstillthere

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'Nothing,Henry,'Georgesaidandsmiled

'Gobacktosleep

L121Iboughttwoexpensivedictionariesherehalfandhourago,

butIforgottotakethemwithme

Whoservedyou,sir?

TheladywhoisstandingbehindthecounterWhichbooksdidyoubuy?

Theboo