Lesson 10 Text A A Beautiful Dress
One day Mrs Jones went shopping. When her husband came home in the evening, she
began to tell him about a beautiful cotton dress. I saw it in a shop this
morning, she said, and...
And you want to buy it, said her husband. How much does it cost
Forty pounds.
Forty pounds for a cotton dress That is too much!
But every evening, when Mr Jones came back from work, his wife continued to
speak only about the dress, and at last, after a week, he said, Oh, buy the
dress! Here is the money! She was very happy.
But the next evening, when Mr Jones came home and asked, Have you got the
famous dress she said, No.
Why not he said.
Well, it was still in the window of the shop after a week, so I thought, nobody
else wants this dress, so I don't want it either.
Text B Which Bus Shall 1 Take Jane Foster has just met Henry Taylor.Jane is on
her way to the hospital to see her friend, Susan Green. HENRY: Where are you
going, Jane
JANE: I'm going to the hospital to see Susan Green.
HENRY: I saw her yesterday. She was a little better.
JANE: Must I catch a number 7 bus to get there
HENRY: No , you neednt. A number 13 bus will also take you to the hospital.
JANE: Number 13 buses run much more frequently, don't they
HENRY: Yes. I caught a number 7 bus yesterday, and I had to wait for half an
hour at
the bus stop.
JANE: Thank you, Henry. I'll get a number .
HENRY: But number 13 buses leave from the centre of town. Youll have to walk
two miles to
catch one.
Questions on Text B 7. Read the following passage once. Underline the key words
while reading and retell the story to your partner.
Mrs Jones was still cleaning the house when her husband came back from work.
She was wearing dirty, old clothes and no stockings, her hair was not tidy, she
had dust on her face, and she looked dirty and tired. Her husband looked at her
and said, Is this what I come home to see after a hard days work
Mrs Joness neighbour, Mrs Smit.h, was there. When she heard Mr Joness words ,
she quickly said. goodbye and ran back to her house. Then she washed, brushed
and combed her hair carefully, put on her best dress and her prettiest
stockings, painted her face, and waited for her husband to come home.
When he arrived, he was hot and tired. He walked slowly into the house, saw his
wife and stopped. Then he shouted angrily, And where are you going this
evening
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