Lesson 23
Text A
Would You Like a Shave or a Haircut?
A poor farmer who had always lived in the country
and had never visited a big town won a lot of money, so he decided that he
could now afford a holiday in an excellent hotel by the sea.
When lunch-time came on his first day there, he decided
to go and eat in the restaurant of the hotel. The head waiter showed him
to his table, took his order and went away. When he looked at the farmer
again, he had a surprise! The farmer had
tied his table napkin round his neck.
The head waiter was very annoyed at this and
immediately told one of the other waiters in the restaurant to go to the
man and inform him, without being in any way insulting, that people
did not do such a thing in restaurants of that quality.
The waiter went to the farmer and said in a friendly
voice, "Good morning, sir. Would you like a shave, or a
haircut?"
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Text B
What Do the Romans Do?
| MR TURNBULL: |
When in Rome, do as the Romans do, they
say. |
| MRs TuRNBULL: |
What do the Romans do? |
| MR TURNBULL: |
They live in Rome , of course , and go to
work by car |
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or bus. But sometimes it takes too long
that wayl because of |
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the traffic jams, so they walk. |
| MRS TURNBULL: |
In other words , the Romans do what
everyone else does. |
| MR TURNBULL: |
Yes, but they do it differently. Everything
is different. |
| MRs TURNBULL: |
What do you mean? |
| MR TURNBULL: |
Well, the climate's different for a start.
It doesn't rain so |
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much as it does in England. The sun shines
more often. |
| MRs TURNBULL: |
I envy them the sun. |
| MR TURNBULL: |
I know. You hate the rain, don't you? |
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| MRs TURNBuLL: |
I certainly do. |
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| MR TuRnBuLL: |
And a Roman really Ioves life. Eie knows
how to enjoy himself. |
| MRs TuRNsuLL: |
They always eat spaghetti and drink wine,
don't they? |
| MR TURNBULL: |
Not always. But they like a good meal. Lots
of tourists go to Rome |
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just for the food, you know. |
| MRS TURNBULL: |
Really? How much does it cost to fly to
Rome? |
| MR TURNBULI: |
I don't know exactly, but it costs a lot oi
money. |
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Question on Text B
7. Read the following conversation once. Underline the key words and
retell to your partner the dialogue in your own words.
Mrs Smith Meets Mrs Turnbull
| Mrs Smith: |
Hello, Mrs Turnbull. How are you? |
| Mrs Turnbull: |
Fine, thanks. How's your boy, Jack? |
| Mrs Smith: |
He's a bit tired. You know, he goes to
school at eight o'clock every morning. |
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He doesn't get home till after four. then
he does his homework after tea. It |
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often takes him a couple of hours to finish
it. |
| Mrs Turnbull: |
Poor boy. They work hard at school
nowadays, don't they? Does he like it? |
| Mrs Smith: |
School, you mean? Yes, he does. He likes
his teachers, and that always makes a |
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difference. |
| Mrs Turnbull: |
Yes, it does. Does he go to school by bus? |
| Mrs Smith: |
No, he walks. He likes walking. He meets
some of his friends at the corner and |
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they go together. |
| Mrs Turnbull: |
What does he do when it rains? |
| Mrs Smith: |
My husband takes him in the car. He passes
the school on the way to the office. |
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