Abeautifuldress

OnedayMrsJhonswentshopping.Whenherhusbandcamehomeintheevening,shebegantotellhimaboutabeautifulcottondress.“Isawitinashopthismorning,”shesaid,“and…”

“Andyouwanttobuyit,”saidherhusband.“Howmuchdoesitcost?”

“Fortypounds.”

“Fortypoundsforacottondress?Thatistoomuch!”

Buteveryevening,whenMrJhonescamebackfromwork,hiswifecontinuedtospeakonlyaboutthedress,andatlast,afteraweek,hesaid“Oh,buythedress!Hereisthemoney!”Shewasveryhappy.

Butthenextevening,whenMrJhonescamehomeandasked,“Haveyougotthefamousdress?”shesaid,“No.”

“Whynot?”hesaid.

“Well,itwasstillinthewindowoftheshopafteraweek,soIthought,nobodyelsewantsthisdress,soIdon’twantiteither.”

ⅠQuestion

1.Whatisthestoryabout?

Howmanypeoplearethereinthestory?

2.WheredidMrsJhonesgooneday.

Whatdidsheseeinthewindowofashop?

Didshelikeit?Howdidyouknow?

3.Didherhusbandgiveherthemoneyrightaway?Whynot?

DidMrsJhonesgiveuptheideaofbuyingthedress?

Whatdidshedothen?

4.DidMrsJhonesgetthemoneytobuythedressintheend?

Washerhusbandinterestedinthedressatall?

Howdoyouknow?

Whydidn’tMrsJhonesbuythedress?

ⅡUseasmanydescriptivewordsasyoucantodescribetheMrandMrsJhones

Stopeatingpotatoes

MrsJenkinswenttoherdoctoroneday,becauseherheartwasgivinghertrouble.

Thedoctorlistenedtoherheartcarefullyanddidafewotherthings.Thenhesaid,“Well,MrsJenkins,stopsmoking,andthenyou’llsoonbequiteallrightagain.”

“butdoctor,”answeredMrsJenkinsquickly,“I’veneversmoked.Idon’tlikesomking.”

“Oh,well,”saidthedoctor，“thendon’tdrinkanymorealcohol>”

ButIdon’tdrinkalclhol,”answeredMrsJenkinsatonce.

“Stopdrinkingteaandcoffeethen,”thedoctorsaidtoher.

“Ionlydrinkwater,”answeredMrsJenkins.“Idon’tliketeaorcoffee.”

Thedoctorthoughtforafewsecondsandthensaid,”Well,…er…doyoulikefriedpotatoes?”

“Yes,Ilikethemverymuch,”answeredMrsJenkins.

Allright,thenstopeatingthose,”saidthedoctorashegotuptosaygoodbyetoMrsJenkins.

ⅠQuestionsonthetext

1.Whatisthestoryabout?

Whendidtheconversationtakeplace?

WhatshouldMrsJenkinsstopdoing?

2.WhatdidMrsJenkinsdooneday?Whydidshegothere?

3Howdidthedoctortreather?

WhatdidthedoctorsayMrsJenkinsshoulddotogetwellagain?

DidMrsJenkinssmoke?

WhatelsedidthedoctoraskMrsJenkinsnottodowhenshesaidthatshedidn’tdrinkalcohol?

4.DidthedoctoreventuallymentionanythingthatMrsJenkinsliked?

5.DoyouthinkitwasnecessaryforMrsJenkinstogiveupwhatshelikedeating?

HowOldIsShe?

Awomanwashavingsometroublewithherheart,soshewenttoseethedoctor.Hewasanewdoctor,anddidnotknowher,soheaskedsomequestions,andoneofthemwas,‘Howoldareyou?”

“Well,”sheanswered,”Idon’tremember,doctor,butIwilltrytothink.”Shethoughtforaminuteandthensaid,”Yes,Iremembernow,doctor!WhenImarried,Iwaseighteenyearsold,andmyhusbandwasthirty.Nowmyhusbandissixty,Iknow.Andthatistwicethirty.SoIamtwiceeighteen.Thatisthirty-six,isn’t?”

I.Questionsonthetext

1.Wheredidthestorytakeplace?

2.Whatisthestoryabout?

3.Whydidthewomangotoseethedoctor?

4Didthewomantellthedoctorherageimmediately?Whynot?

5.Howoldwasherhusband?Thenhowdidsheworkouttheshewasonlythirty-six?

6.didshereallyforgetherage?

7.Whydidn’tshetellthedoctorherageinadirectway

HowDidYouloseYourWay?

MrsBrown’soldgrandfatherlivedwithherandherhusband.Everymorninghewentforawalkintheparkandcameathalfpasttwelveforhislunch.

ButonemorningapolicecarstoppedoutsideMrsBrown’shouseattwelveo’clock,andtwopolicemenhelpedMrBrowntogetout.OneofthemsaidtoMrsBrown,”Thepooroldgentlemanlosthiswayintheparkandtelephonedtousforhelp,sowesent

acartobringhimhome.”MrsBrownwasverysurprised,butshethankedthepolicemenandtheyleft.

“But,Grandfather,”shesaid,”youhavebeentothatparknearlyeverydayfortwentyyears.Howdidyouloseyourwaythere?”

Theoldmansmiled,closedoneeyeandsaid,”Ididn’tquitelosemyway.IjustgottiredandIdidn’twanttowalkhome!”

Ⅰquestionsonthetext

1.WhatwastherelationshipbetweenMrsBrownandtheoldgentleman?

2.Didtheoldmanlivealone?Whodidhelivewith?

3Whatdidtheoldmandoeveryday?

4Whathappenedattwelveonemorning?

5Whydidtheoldmancomebackbyapolicecaraccordingtooneofthepolicemen?Isittrue?(No,itis).

6.Whatdoyouthinkoftheoldgrandfather.(humous,clever)

ThereIsSomethingVeryNiceinsideYourDrum

ItwasJimmy’sbirthday,andhewasfiveyearsold.Hegotquitealotofnicebirthdaypresentsfromhisfamily,andoneofthemwasabeautifulbigdrum.

“Whogavehimthatthing?”Jimmy’sfathersaidwhenhesawit.

“Hisgrandfatherdid,”answeredJimmy’smother.

“Oh,”saidhisfather.

Ofcourse,Jimmylikedhisdrumverymuch.hemadeaterriblenoisewithit,buthismotherdidnotmind.hisfatherwasworkingduringtheday,andJimmywasinbedwhenhegothomeintheevening,sohedidnothearthenoise.

Butoneoftheneighboursdidnotlikethenoiseatall,soonemorningafewdayslater,shetookasharpknifeandwenttoJimmy‘shousewhilehewashittinghisdrum.Shesaidtohim”hullo”Jimmy.Doyouknow,there’ssomethingveryniceinsideyourdrum.Here‘saknife.Openthedrumandlet’sfindit.”

ⅠQuestions

1.What’stherelationshipbetweentheseveralpeopleinthestory.

2.WhatdidJimmyreceiveonhisbirthday?

3.Whatdidhisfathersaywhenhesawthebeautifuldrum?

4Whatdidhismothersayinreply?

5.Whatwashisfatherdoingduringtheday

7.WhatwasJimmydoingwhenhisfathergothomeintheevening?

8.DidJimmy‘sneighbourlikehisdrum?Why?

9.Whatdidtheneighbourdoafewdayslater?

10.WhatdidsheaskJimmytodowithit?

Discuss:

1.WhatdoyouknowaboutJimmy’sfamily?

2.DoyouthinktheneighbourwasrightinstoppingJimmyfrommakingthenoise?

Afteraheavysnowstorm

Onenighttherewasaheavysnowstorm,andinthemorningMrSmith’sgardenwasfullofdeepsnow.MrSmithwantedtotakehiscarout,sohepaidamantocleanthepathfromhisgaragetohisgate.Hesaidtothisman,”don’tthrowanysnowonthatside,becauseitwilldamagethebushesinmygarden;anddon’tthrowanysnowintothestreet,orthepolicewillbeangry.”ThenMrSmithwentout

Whenhecameback,thepathwascleanandthesnowfromitwasnotonthebushes,orthefence,orthestreet.MrSmithwasverypleased---untilheopenedthegaragetogethiscarout!Thegaragewasfulltothetopwithallthesnowfromthepath,andhiscarwassomewhereunderitall

Ⅰ.Questions

1.Howmanypeoplearethereinthestory?

2.Whatwastherelationshipbetweenthem.

3.Whathappenedonenight,andwhatwasMrSmith’sgardenlikeinthemorning?

4.Whatdidhewanttodothatmorning?

5.Whocleanthesnowforhim?

6.Howdidthemancleanthesnow,why?

7.HowdidMrSmithfeelabouthiscleaning?

Howtomakeeverybodyhappy?

Peter’sunclelivedinthecountry.OncePeterwenttostaywithhimforafewweeks.Whenevertheywentforawalkorforadriveinthecarandtheypassedsomebody,hisunclewaved.Peterwassurprised,andsaid,“UncleGeorge,youknoweverybodyhere.Wheredidyoumeetthemall:”

“Idon’tknowallthesepeople,”saidhisuncle’

“Well,Peter,”answeredhisuncle,“whe