2 31823818 HAPPY DAYS AND OTHER VERY SHORT STORIES - BACH ON TWO PAGES nd ene ENGLISH WITH EXERCISES JAKE ALLSOPContents Introduction v Best Friends ‘A Walk on the Beach Family Fortune ‘A Free Lunch ‘Departures Happy Days ‘A Load of Old Rubbish. Rent Free The Perfect Woman Cabbage White ‘The Pony and the Donkey Say That Again April Fool Soap It Will Do You Good A Perfectly Natural Explanation ‘The Purple Bamboo Park First Impressions Seeing Is Believing ‘A Better Mousetrap Glossaries and Language Practice waeas 2 » Best Friends eee cnet ocr tay eae eet ates ‘out of the letierbox are a sure sign that the owners are away. “Some! tet ra a “Tinh rd Ss oti ating? ‘hye Cent ‘Motte show ou : See ce cre Doge o eet ae ree Bott dar tas ue ceyeieig Oc Pathe acne idles. Getrseerer ss ped at The yom ted Bey Seaton wsiepibesai. Ths ec oca Sees weer grer aia cots apeecencran Filan Charan eicre ibe, Homrettemy ee ee Inve viel Goel Deny od ning He ana ere Pascale csulcetermscters foe arta nanncteee eeeiee aee mince peeeataiacm eee eee "sydney ee a ey mowed a eet ncn > a Brice aioe eee a aa ats thom back th comibrabe brat a aaa AY fae ee oe cae sos prepa reneigiiey — erpgo 4 ‘best food, He was standing under the notice that said ‘Beware of Pickpockets, A slim red-haired man was moving quickly through the cyowd. Hee worked his way over to the tll well-fed ‘man, bumped into him and then sipped away quickly. Unforru- nately for him, a railway policeman had seen the whole thing. He grabbed the slim man by the collar, and dragged him to ‘where the tall man was standing “Excuse me, sin the policeman said, ‘but would you be good ‘enough to check your pockets. ‘Good heavens! My wallet I can't find my wallet” ‘The policeman pulled the slim man up by his collar. “Come fon, let'shave ic?” “The pickpocket took the wallet out and handed it overt the policeman, “Is this your wallet, sit?” “Yes, itis! Look, Those are my initials?) He looked down atthe thief, his eyes filled with disgust. At that moment, despite the fact that he had not seen him in ‘twenty-five years, he recognised his childhood friend, Ginger, the one he had been with when they had broken into a house and the police had come and. Ginger keptis eyes fixed on the ground. Head no interest in staring into the face of the man he had just txed (0 0b, "Do you want to press charges against this man, sir? the policeman asked. There was a moment’ silence. “Ofcourse, office,’ Deggy said. “We must teach these thicves| a lesson. ‘The pickpocket shrugged his shoulders. He didn't even hate the businessman, That's the way the world is, he thought 10 Ihimself asthe policeman took him auay. Meanwhile, Degay, ‘the successful Businessman, had boarded his tain, satisfied that she had done is duty as a good citizen. 3s ” “sas A Walk on the Beach Little Yoset had his new sailor suit on. It was blue and white and had a lite sailor hat to match. Ic was not the sort of present ‘boy would choose for his sixth birehday, but it was better than nothing. He looked up at the grown-ups and smiled. Mother looked down at him and fet proud. Father looked down at him and feleproud. Grandme, who was staying wth them for a week ‘oF two, looked down at him and said: ‘Tl take him for a walk along the beach.” “Oh no!” thought Mother. ‘Oh no!” thought Father. Little ‘Yosef liked the idea and he smiled again. Grandma waited, “Perhaps iisn't a very good idea,’ said Father. Why don’t you just take im for a walk in the garden? said “Mother, thinking that it was much safer. “Nonsense,” said Grandma, “Yosef and I will be allright, won't we, Yossi" "The child smiled again. He liked his grandma and he liked _eoing to the beach, He liked to watch the huge waves coming in off the sea Father thought of those luge waves and shook his head. Grandma was getting old and careless. It wasn’t a good idea at al “Come on, Yossi! Off we go!” said Grandma. ‘Just don’t let go of his hand!” said Mother. won't!” “Promise!” said Father. “Don't make such a fus!” sid Grandma. ‘Ad soon as they were on the beach, little Yosef managed to get away from Grandma and went to stand right by the water's ‘edge to watch the waves, Grandma looked up atthe sky. It was 6 4 lovely day, sunny and windless. The sea was calm, thank goodness. She sat down on the sand and watched her litle Yorsi “Be careful, darling” she shouted. ‘Don’t go too near the He tamed and smiled at her. Just at that moment, out of ‘nowhere, a huge wave crashed on the beach, A really huge wave, ‘When it flowed back into the sea, Yosef had disappeared. The wave had swept him out to sea, Grandma ran to the water's edge, screaming. ‘Oh Lora! What has happened? Oh Lord! Oh no! Please bring little Yossi back!” For the frst time in many years, Grandma prayed, She prayed to all the gods she could think of. She prayed to Wodan and ‘Tann and Osiris. Then she prayed to the Great Spirit and to several other gods whose names she couldn't quite remember In all her prayers, she promised to be good, to be a perfect grandmother, a perfect citizen, anything as long as they would send her Yossi back to her. She had never felt eo bad in all her life. Yossi’s parents were right. She wat not to be trusted any At that moment, another huge wave, even bigger than the first one, crashed on the beach. She looked down. There was litle Yosef, siting on the sand, pale and wet, but otherwise all right. He looked up at his grandma and smile. ‘She picked him up, held him tight, covered him with kisses, and thanked all the gods for bringing her litde grandson back toher. She put him down and began to tidy him up in that fussy way that grandmothers have. She ran her fingers through his har. And then she stopped suddenly. Leaving the lite boy on the sand, she went to the water's edge. Her face was red with anger. She looked up into the sky and shouted as loudly as she could: Where's his hat?” 3s ss8 2s Family Fortune In r84o, times were hard for Bentley Harcourt. He had a farm in Yorkshire, but it didn’t make money. He wanted to marry, but decided to wait until beter times came along. Better times did not come along. One day, he saw a newspaper article about the American West It sounded like the land of milk and honey. He thought about it. He had no family, Nobody cared if he lived or died. Why not make a new life in the New World? He sold his farm and emigrated to America. After ayeer of drifting, hhe found himself in Texas, He loved it. He loved the fact that ‘you could travel for days and not meet another soul. He used his savings to buy some land. That year, he died. In 1910, an oil company moved on to his land and found cl. ‘They took millions of barrels of oil out ofthe ground. All the ‘profits due to the owner of the land were paid into a bank ‘account in Houston, where they waited for a relative ro claim them. The money satin the bank for years. By 1975, the amount stood at two billion dollars. In 1975, in Bradford, England, a man called David Kingsley tookup a new hobby tracing his family wee. He studied church records, visited muscums, checked every reference to families called Kingsley. He also checked on his mother’s family. They ‘were called Harcourt, He discovered one day that his mother's ‘geat-great-uncle, a man with the splendid name of Bentley Harcourt, had sailed from Liverpool to America on the SS Enerprie. In the same year, shorty after learning about his great-great- uncle, Kingsley read a magazine article about a fortune that lay ‘unclaimed ina Texas bank. The article told the story of lonely immigrant called Bentley Harcourt, and about how he had died shortly after buying his dream ranch in Texas. The magazine offered to pay the legal expenses of anyone who could claim to bbe a descendant and who might be entitled to the fortune. Kingsley read the story with mounting excitement. Surely this ‘must be the same Bentley Harcourt that he had come across during his esearch ito his family ree? He talked the matter ‘over wit his wife and then wrote to the magazine. As icturned out, Kingsley was not the only one who claimed to be a descendant. By the end of 1997, over sixty people were claiming they were entitled to the fortune, The arguments, the {quarrels and the court cases went on and on and on. In the end, Kingsley did not get the $2bn, but, funnily enough, he didn’t ‘mind, He had found something much more important. He had agreat-great-uncle called Bentley Harcourt there was 0 doubt bout that, But, amazingly his was a diferen Bentley Harcourt. Itseemed impossible that there could be two people with such an unusual name, but it was true. This Bentley Harcourt had sete in Orange County, California and had made his fortune jn fish canning. He marred « hardworking Swedish gil, and theyhad thirteen children. David Kingsley had founda different treasure: a branch of his family across the Adantic. The two families wrote to each other. Later they visited each other. They became the best of riends ‘Andi the fortune of the other Bentley Harcourt? It is still ‘uncisimed. As I write this, the sum stands at $23 billion. This ‘may be a good moment to start tracing your family tre, 62s A Free Lunch “Good moming, gentlemen. I am Cardosa, at your service!” “The group he was addressing were all women, but that did not bother Cardosa, He was proud of the English he had leamed ‘as youngster. He spoked rapidly, smiling all the time a he did 0. Unfortunately, he rarely understood what was said to him, ‘but this did not bother him either. "The women stared at him, not sure ifhe was an offi madman. "Welcome to Lubango. Welcome to the Grand Hotel. Any= thing you want, ask Cardosa! “The leader of the group decided he must be an offical. “We are here for the conference, Comrade er...” “Cardosa. C-A-R-D-O-S-A. T am an Angolan citizen. ‘Welcome! ‘She looked at him. He was clearly a European, probably one of those Portuguese who had stayed on after Independence. "We are here forthe conference.” “Ayes, beautiful country," said Cardosa with another brosd smile “The women were from North Korea and weren't confident ‘of their English. They didn’t know if they had not understood him, oF if he did not understand them. "North Korea,’ said the leader uncerainly. “We have come for the Trade Union Congres.” Caron med asin, He recogni he word sone vas alioat the same word in Portuguese, “Ah yes, the Congress! Please follow me, gentlemen.” "The women looked at each other and then at Cardosa. He spread his arms out, ‘Do not worry! [now the way. Twill tke ‘you to the conference room.” He led the way and the women, having no better alternative, followed him. He kept up aconver- sation over his shoulder as he walked, ‘Pleated to meet you. How ate you? Anything you need? A tax, cigarettes, ea, drink just ask Cardosa” ‘We are the North Korean delegation,’ the leader sai “Who are you?” ‘Tam very well’ replied Cardosa ‘Are you our guide? He looked at his watch. It no longer worked, but it looked good on his wrist. ‘Bight-thiry!” he said confidently. The leader Jooked at her colleagues and shook her head. He showed the delegatesinto the conference room and bowed low. ‘Goodbye. See you later, er, comrades.” ‘When they came out at the end of the morning session, CCardosa was waiting for them. ‘Good! You have talked, now ‘you must ea. Follow me." As he led them towards the dining- oom, the leader tried again ‘Are you a government official, Comrade Cardosa?™ ‘Very good. Yes the food heres very good, You will enjoy it! He sat next to the leader at the long dining-table which had ‘been laid specially for them. “This, he said, holding up something grey on the end of his fork, is local speciality, bacalhau. Codfih.” He spoke as ithe hhad personally caught it that morning just for them. “It looks very good,’ said the leader. “Ido, too, he std, The leader shook her head again. She was ‘lad when the lunch was over. Irwas a good lunch, though, and ‘Cardosa went fr a sleep in his taxi when the women went back to their conference. couple of weeks later, a delegation of Cuban women arrived in Lubango for the Women’s Health Congress, As they walked into the hotel on the fist morning, «funny litle man came 10 rect them, a big smile on his face ‘Good moming, gentlemen. [am Cardosa, at your service!” His taxi business made very litle money, but Cardosa cer ‘aly knew how to get a free lunch, 6 6sDepartures “found itlying on the balcony. I could see thatit was stil alive Ive got it in a box.” “Hmm.” “The thingis, Paul, P've no idea what to do with it, but don’t want to lett die” “Tsee. Do you know what species itis, Renos?* “I don’t know. I's black with a white throat. Long wings.’ ‘Ohno! Paul thought. Asef es almost imposible feed a baby sift I’ suretadi, Aloud he said: ‘Soundslikea swift. Dificlt.” “Look, I'm sorry to bother you but I don’t know anyone in Greece who is interested in birds” ‘Yer, thought Paul, ic does sem crazy fora man in Athens 1 be ‘phoning someone in London about a baby bird. Aloud he sac: “Why don't you put it back in the nest” “Pye looked and I can't find the nest. What shall I do? Paul thought to himself: Lett dic, but he knew be couldn't say tha. ‘Keep it warm and feed it wit, e, with tiny pieces of | cat food.” “How do I get the food down its throat? How often should I fed i? Does it need water too?" ‘Paul answered Renos's questions as best he could. “Thanks a lot, Paul. Pl phone you agai to let you know how things are going.” “Best of luck, Renos.” [Maryjean looked atthe skinny thing in the box. ‘What an ugly bied. What is it” “Tes a swift. I found it on the balcony. I'm trying to feed it.” Maryiean shrugged her shoulders. ‘A waste of time, if you askme- ‘She watched the loving way in Which Renos held che tiny: bird in his hand while he fed it, She suddenly fet angry agnin, the same anger that she had fet the other night. ‘I'm going.” “What? I thought we were going out together this evening.” ‘Forget it. Tan see you're much too busy.” ‘The door slammed as she left. He fed the swift and thought about Maryiean. He was fond of Maryjean, but did he really love her? And did she realy love him? They seemed to fight & lot, but maybe that was a sign that they did love each other ‘They had met in July. She had come over from the States to spend the summer studying Ancient Greek architecture. She had talked about staying on after the summer -..'The bird was having difficulty in swallowing the cat meat. “Hello, Paul. I's me again.” “Hello, Renos, how's the bird?” ‘Not good. It won't eat. Ie spends most of ts time sleeping” ‘Well, don’t be upset if the bird doesn't make it. Swifts eat insects, and that makes them difficult to feed. Now, if it ate seeds like a goldfinch, say...” “Tes not a goldfinch!” Renos retorted. ‘Sorry, Paul. Look, T really need your help. “Try feeding it om fish soaked in milk.” ‘Maryiean came ound three days ater. Renos was till nursing the tiny bid, "Y'm going, Renos. I've had enough.” “What?” He had hardly noticed her standing there. The door slammed as she lef. ‘Paul? Bad news, 'm aad It died this moming.” ‘Somy’ “Thanks for your help anyway.” ‘He went outon to the balcony and looked up into the evening sky. There were swifts fying round everywhere, Above them, high inthe sky, a Boeing 747 was winging its way west. In seat 14D, an American student of Ancient Greek architecture was settling down for her return fight to New York. B 3s 8 %s» Happy Days Harry and Christopher stood on the stage and looked at their teacher, “Get on with it,” Amanda Prat said. Hany shouted his ines ‘Tam Robin Hood! Itza from the rich and give to the poor! Give me sour mone!” ‘Christopher, who as playing the rich merchant, pointed st ‘Harry's head. ‘Please, Mrs Pratt, Harry's wearing my hat! He's Robin Hood and Robin Hood always wore gren hat and ‘Harry’ wearing my redhat” ‘The teacher looked at Christopher, who was wearing a green that, Ic was very confusing. ‘It doesn't matter, Christopher. Just say your lines." ‘Christopher stood and stared at her. She knew nodhing about Robin Hood, “But Robin Hood always wore a gron het. Bvonone knows hat” “Oh, very well, then. Hary, give Christopher his red hat, and. ‘you put on the green one.” “Bue, said Harry, ‘this jn't Christopher's red hat. This is David's red hat.” “So, which hat is David wearing?” Harry spoke to her as ifto a small child. “David doesn’t need a hat. He plays Friar Tuck. Friar Tuck doesn’t wear a bat’. “At that moment, the Head came into the Hall. ‘AR, Mrs Pratt, how's the school play going? Shall we be ready on the night? Only chree days to go, hmm? ‘With these children, she thought, we'll never be ready: not fn three days, dhree months or three centuries. “Yes, Head ‘master, she replied, crossing her fingers. “We shall be ready on ‘the night. Allright, children. Le’s start again.” “The children all lef the stage except for Christopher, the rich 4 merchant about t0 be robbed by Robin Hood. Christopher shutfled across the stage making a noise like a railway engine foing up a hill: ‘Choo-choo-choo-choo-che...’ Amanda hoped thatthe Headmaster would notnotice. Harry, alias Robin Hood, jumped out and spoke his line: “Tam Robin Hood! I steal from the rich and give tothe poor! Give me your mone!" ‘The Headmaster coughed. “Ahem! Excuse me, Mrs Prat, butwhyis Robin Hood wearing red hat" he asked. ‘Everyone knows that Robin Hood always ‘wore gran.” He came up and whispered in herent. “These small details are important, Amanda." [Back in the teachers’ room, Amanda sat down, a cup of coffee inher shaking hand. “Hi, Amandal How's the play going?! “Ave verykindofyouto as, Julie, butler’stalkaboutsomething cle” “Sorry. What's the problem?” “The problem, Julic, is called Christopher Price. And Harry Jones. And David Glossop, And all the rest ofthe little...” “Yes, school would be wonderful without children, wouldn't “Thetwo women stayed silentforamoment. Whata wonderful ideal A school with only teachers in it “Thenext afternoon, Amanda was agin in the Hall. Christopher shuffled across the stage: ‘Choo-choo-choo-choo-chod. ..” “Christopher, why are you making that ridiculous noise? You are supposed t be riding through Sherwood Forest on a horse.’ (Christopher stared at her I know that!” he said indignantly. “But I don't know how to make a noise lke a horse, $0 T am ‘making a noise lke a tain instead.” He shook his head. Teachers understood noching. What was the point of teachers, anyway? School would be fine if there weren't any teachers, What a wonderful idea? A school with only children in it. 1s « ) as ss 653s A Load of Old Rubbish ‘Miss Darby was one of those people who never threw anything ‘away. You never know sohon you might eed i,” was one of her favourite sayings. She lived alone in a large Victorian house ‘across the road from ws. Although Inever went into her house, Thnew it was fall of valuable things: antique furniture, Persian carpets and s0 on. She loved art; every inch of her walls was taken up by paintings I can remember my father saying that she was ‘a Staffordshire Darby". ad no idea what he meant. found out years later that the Darby family had made their ‘money from coalmining in the county of Staffordshire, We children used to make up stories about her. My sister Alice, ‘who was a romantic, whispered to us: ‘She was engaged to be Imarried, but her fiancé was Killed in the Great War. Now she lives alone, broken-hearted.” “My brother Alan, who was jst coming nto adolescence, had another idea; “They say she's a white witch and she can cure spots just by staring at them.” ‘With my wild imagination, !hed my own story about Miss Darby: “She's got six children. She keeps them locked in a dark cella.” ‘She rarely went out, and nobody came to visit her. Nobody, ‘thacis, except for Mrs Trigg, her housekeeper. Mes Triggs was ‘friend of my mother’s and a great gossip. One day Theard her ving how Miss Darby never threw anything away. "Bundles of newspapers! Hundreds of them, everywhere! I tty to throw them out, but she just goes out and brings them back nto the house. I give up!” “Have another cup of tea Mrs Triggs” Tewas only when she died that we found out that Miss Darby had two nephews. They inherited everything: her money, and 16 the house and all ts contents. The nephews came across to say hello, and my mother made them a cup of tea. “Ae you thinking ofmovinginto the house” my mother asked politely “Good heavens, no! We live in Stafford. No, we've just come «down to empty the house.” “Thelieve your aunt has .. had .. alot of nice things.” ‘Thenephews nodded. They described what was in the house, It sounded like Aladdin's Cave. (Over the nest few days, we children watched chem coming and going, and wished we could join in. Most ofthe stuff was taken away in a huge furnicute van, They alo had a smaller van ‘which took away all the rubbish that their aunt had refused to ‘geri of, mostly great bundles of newspapers. My brother Alan asked the nephews if he could have one of the bundles of newspapers, We read the headline on the top newspaper: ‘Rus~ SIAN TANKS ROLL INTO BUDAPEST’. Itwas dated 10 Novem ber 19561 Alan took outhis penknife and cutthestringwith which the bundle was tied. We spread the newspapers out, curious to read about things that had happened over ity yeas ago. “Whats this?” said Alice, holding something she had found inside the top newspaper. “Here's another! said Alan, opening the second newspaper in the bundle “And anothee! And anothea! I shouted, through the newspapers. "What are they? They look like paintings without frames. ‘This bundle alone contained twenty-five beautiful paintings We later learned that they were originals, worth at least [500 cach. By the time the nephews learned of out discovery, they ‘had already thrown out most of the hundreds of bundles of newspapers. 1 Lworked my way ” os s2s Rent Free "Don’t fallin” “Ignore him,’ Marja whispered to Rosemary. “He's just trying to get friendly with us.” “Hit P'm Tov, said the young man. “Look, there’ the island ‘of Crete. Have you been to Crete before? “No, this s our frst time. What about you?” “Oh, I've been there several times. How long will you sty on Crete? “Te depends,’ said Rosemary, ‘We're broke, but if we could get a job and eam some money...” “AP said Tov. ‘think I ean help you.” ‘That night, Rosemary and Marja stayed in Heraklion. Tow promised to cal for them next morning. ‘Grape picking! It sounds terrible” said Marja. ‘And T don't ‘rust your fiend Tov.” : “He's worked in the vineyard, he knows the farmer, he can arrange everything. I think we've been very lucky. We don't speaka word of Greek. Could we find work without Tov's help?” "Tov met them next morning and they all got on to an old ‘bus which took them into the mountains above Heraklion. Eventually, they came toa valley with vineyards everywhere. “Look! Thats old Loizou's house!” ‘The farmer ~ ‘old Loizou’ ~ and his wife greeted Tov and the girls and offered them coffee. The old couple could only speak Greek. Tov translated, Loizow and his wife smiled and nodded atthe girls, The conversation continued. When Rosemary heard the word ‘drachma’, she guessed they were talking abour the work. “vs all arranged,’ said Tov at last. ‘You will work for Mr LLoizoa. I have told im that you will work here for two weeks. ‘He will pay you atthe end of the time.” ‘Where shall we stay?" “Aah yes, I nearly forgot. There isn't anywhere for you to sleep here at the farm. You can sleepin a barn at the other end of the village.” “Whose barn?" "Te belongs to Mr Loizou’s brother. I slept there when I was serape picking last year, It's very comfortable." Next morning, fs he was leaving, Tov suid: “Goodbye! All the best!” “Goodbye, Toy. And thanks” “Oh yes, there's something I forgot to mention «he began, bbut at that moment, Loizou called to him. After he had left, ‘Maria said; ‘I wonder what he was going to tell ws?" ‘The fortnight went by quickly and the girls, suntanned and happy, went on Friday night co see old Loizou to collect their money end to say goodbye. They wanted to make an early start next moming to do some sightseeing in the rest of the island. Loizou gave them their money and then indicated with hand estar that they were to eat with him and his family chat evening. And what a wonderful evening it was! Mezes of every kind, followed by fruit and pasties. Allthe Loizous were there. Old Loizou's son, Andrea, arrived halfway through the evening, just back from his first year at ‘university in Athens. ‘How do you like grape picking? he asked in hie best English, “Hard work. It was fun, but we're glad it's ove.” “The boy looked at them, puzzled “Over? But you have another week to do yet. For my uncle.” “Your uncle? What do you mean?” He explained about the ‘rent’ for staying in the barn. They hhad to pick grapes for Loizou’s brother for one week without pay. Tov had forgotten to tell them. ‘Next morning, before dawn, while everyone was sleeping, the two girs climbed out of a window at the back of the barn and ‘crept away down the mountain to Heraklion. They did not speak. They could not look at each other. 19 s 8 65as The Perfect Woman ‘You know how itis when men get together. They talk about impossible dreams: TET won the lortery, [would ...’, ‘IFT had plenty of money, I would..." Well, I was ust like all the other ‘men who used t0 sit inthe coffee house talking nonsense. But never told anyone about my dream. T was afraid they would laugh ifthey knew. And then, believe it or not, one day I found that was indeed rich, My aunt Camilla died and left everything ‘to me, She had some valuable paintings. I sold them, and set off round the world in search of... the perfect woman. You sce, [had always wanted to get marred but I had never been able to find a woman that I really loved. I decided that it was ‘better not to make do with second best, but to wait and hope that one day I would meet the woman of my dreams. ‘first went to America. I mlust have visited every state, but did not find what I was looking for. The women I met were either too thin or too fat, too quiet oF t00 noisy, £00 fat or too dark. So I set off for Australia. didn’t stay there very Tong. ‘Most of the women I met were much too, wel, self-confident. ‘They mace me fee! uncomfortable. Then I went to Thailand, ‘The women there were lovely, but much too shy, and anyway [ prefer taller women, Finally I found myself back in my own ‘county. Iwas sad. How was possible to meet so many women ‘and not find one that suited me? ‘Well, you can guess what happened. In my own country, 1 found the woman I was looking for! Funnily enough, she lived near me, and I was amazed that I had not noticed her before. ‘We met in the local supermarket. She dropped her purse. 1 picked it up and gave it to her. She smiled at me and said thank you, and T knew at that moment that she was the woman for ‘me. But I wanted to be very careful I didn't want to say or do snything that might frighten her away. So just made small al tas we walked back tothe ear park. Back home, [planned my Campaign to win Her heart. After few more meetings, I finaly invited her to have dinner with me, She accepted 1am not a very good cook, but I believe that if you lay the table properly, nobody will notice the food. I went out and ‘bought an expensive tablecloth and some silver knives and forks hid the able, puta huge bow of flowers in the middle, then stood back and admired the result. Asa finishing touch, T put ‘wo silver candlesticks onthe table, A perfect table fora perfect ‘Everything went well during dinner. She admired the flowers and the candlesticks. She complimented me on my cooking (she ‘was just being kind, of course) and the conversation flowed casly. Finally, as we sat drinking coffe, I told Ker about my search, “7 ‘0, when my aunt Camila Tet me well off, I decided 10 set off round the world in search of the perfect woman.” “Thats amazing!” she exclaimed. T've just come into alt of| ‘money, to0, and I have decided to set off round the world in search ofthe perfect man, I hope Ffind him.” Tried to smile, bu it wasn’t easy. 45 °8 3 Cabbage White “So you're looking for work, And who are you? ‘T'm Sarah. I'm twelve. This is my brother Jamic; he's leven.” "Shouldn't you be at school?” ‘We're on holiday. And we would lke to earn some money.” “Theman lifted his hat and scratched his bald head. ‘All ight. Let's se, Do you know what a Cabbage White is? “Icis a beautiful white buterfly that lays its eggs on cabbages. ‘And those eggs change into caterpillars. And do you know what the caterpillars do?* “They eat the cabbage leaves!” shouted Jamie. ‘Well done, Jamie! So, I want you 10 check every single cabbage in the garden and remove all the caterpillar.” “Er... how?" *You pick them off the eaves and put them ina bucket.” “How much will you pay us? “Let's see how you get on, frst. 'llbe in the greenhouse. Get started and I'l see you later.” ‘Shortly, armed with a bucket each, the children approached the cabbage patch, Te was huge. “There must a milion cabbages here! Jamie said. “Atleast! Sarah said. ‘And ifthere are ten caterpillars on each cabbage, that makes, er, billion caterpillars!” ‘Sarah stood open-mouthed, Jamie wondered about her arith~ metic, but knew better than to argue. “They started on the first row of eabbages. It was a horrible business. The caterpillars wriggled as they were picked up. Tt took the two children ages to finish the first row, and already they coulda’t see the bottom oftheir buckets for caterpillars. ‘And all around them, the air was filled with Cabbage White butterflies. The insects seemed to be making fun of them. They seemed to be saying: ‘We don’t care if you kill ur caterpillars. ‘We can lay millions more eges Sarah struck out ata butterfly. She missed, of course. She watched it fly happily away. Then she had an idea, a brilliant in ies way as Einstein coming up with e = mc “Jamie, caterpillars come from eggs, right?” He nodded. "And where do the eggs come from?” “The butteres lay them.” “Right. So’, she reasoned, ifwe get rid of the butterflies, there won't be any more eggs or caterpillars.” “Right” Jamie deed to agree, jst in cae she had gone *So, why don't we just get ri of the butterflies! How?" Nearby, there were beans climbing up bamboo poles. Sarah removed two poles. Two bean plants died. She handed one of the poles to Jamie, and then rushed into the cabbage patch, swinging her pole round and round trying to hit the butterfies, ‘This seemed to Jamie lke a good game, so he followed her. It {is not easy to hit flying butterflies, but i is not difficult to hit them when they settle on eabbages. Soon the ground was covered ‘with dead butterflies, Sarah and Jamie fought on until they were exhausted. Then they stood back to admire their work, There ‘were hardly any butterfis lft. There were hardly any cabbages lef either. Is difficult to hit a butterfly ona cabbage without hhting the cabbage too. The cabbage patch looked like a battle- field. Not a cabbage was lft standing. The children looked at ‘each other. Without a word, they put down the bamboo poles and tiptoed out of the garden “He knows our names,’ Jamie suid “Buthe doesn’t know where we live,’ Sarah said, “Thank goodness,’ they bath said. 3 3s © s5 ‘The Pony and the Donkey [Rochelle and Emma were mad about horses. They both lived cara firm, and visited the farmer’shorses whenever they could. ‘Neither ofthem had ever ben on a horse, buteach one dreamed fof the dy when she would have her own pony to ride, When ‘the annual Children’s Poetry Competition came round, they stared at the notice in dsbeliet. Instead of the usual boring prizes —a book, a vist co the museum, ete ~ the prize this year was a day’s ponytrekking! “Lee's enter, shall we, Emma? “What do you mean, Rochelle? Write a poem? English is my worst subject.” “Same here. But day's ponytrekking!” “But what'll we write about?” “Well, I shall write a poem about a pony!” “We ‘can't both write about the same thing, can we, Rochelle?” “Well Itell you what. You write about a pony, and Pl write about a...” She coulda’t think of anything. Emma came to her “What about a donkey, Rochelle?” “Don't be stupid, Emma. I can't stand donkeys. Stupid “All right, Rochelle I tll you what: you write about a pony, and I'll write abouta donkey.” “They sent for entry forms and set to work. For days, they ‘worked on their poems, seeking the right words, trying to find ‘hymes, scratching their heads. Finally they both had something. to send off. Emma went round to Rochelle’ house, “Come on, Rochelle, let me hear yours.” “All right, but only if you'll let me hear yours, Em. I can’t imagine what you found to say about a donkey!” 's worth trying, Em. Just think, a whole 4 'Go on. You first” Rochelle cleared her throat and began to read aloud. ‘Preny Iiede pony: Preny litle pony eth a brand new saddle, Trowing ‘through the traffic with ts head held high.” ‘Emma listened to the end and said how good it ws was her turn “The donkey: My head isto big and my ears are too long, My lege are to short, and my tails all orong.-." ‘When she bia heard the whole of Emma's poem about the donkey, Rochelle said: ‘Yours is bound to win. Ie's brilliant” “Noy said Emma, "Yours is much beter. [bet you wit.” For ‘the first time, the wo girls realised that only one of them could win. Irmade them think, They left the poems and entry forms for Rochele's mother to put into envelopes and post, and went cout to play. ‘The winner got a letter: ‘Congranudations! Your poem has ton fs prise inthis year's Children’s Poetry Compton. Te eill be ‘published in nex tcck’s Hampshire Gazette. Pease come to Sopley ‘Stabler at 9 am on Saturday 20 June...” Rochelle had a wonderful day at Sopley. She only wished Emma could have been there, too. Infact, Emma had gone on holiday with her parents, and didn’t even know that Rochelle hhad won the poetry prize. There was still one more treat for Rochelle: seeingher poem printed inthe local newspaper. When the paper arrived, she leafed through the pages impatiently. Inside, there was a report of the competition and the winning poem. Ie began: "My head is too big and my ears are oolong...” Icwasn't her poem, it was Emma’s poem! Rochelle couldn't ‘understand it. The entry forms and the poems must have got mixed up when her mother put them in the envelopes, How could she face Emma? What would she say? ‘Emma, your poem was best, but I was the one who went ponytrekking.” For a ‘while, Rochelle fle realy bad. Then she said to herself ‘Stupid judges! Fancy preferring a stupid poem about a stupid donkey!” ‘Then it 35 s s 6Say That Again ‘At that moment, I idhed the ground would open and stoallowe me sp.” You must have had moments ike that. Yousay toa woman ata party: “Who is that uply man over there? and she replies: “He is my son’. Or you sound your hom angrily at a motorist who has done something stupid, and when he tums to stare at you, you realise that it is your boss. No? You have never texperienced a moment like that? Then you have been lucky. Unlike poor Arhur Bridge. ‘Wolfsburg in Germany is the home of Volkswagen. Its also where trainees from all over the world are sent tostudy chemistry in Dr Schumann's Chemizches Instina. Some years ago, the [Libyan governmentaskeda group of German companies tobuild ‘achemical plant at Abu Kammash. The German companiesalso greed to train several hundred young Libyans. This is how, fone year, Dr Schumann's institute came to have a large group of Libyan trainees. ‘Arthur Bridge, a British chemical engineer workingin Tripoli, was asked to visit the Wolfsburg trainees to report on theit progress. His visit was taken very seriously not only by Dr ‘Schumann, but also bythe companies who were building Abu ‘Kammach, For Arthur’ ist, there were six company represen tatives in Wolfsburg that day. "That evening, Arthur and Dr Schumann and the representa~ tives went into Hannover for dinner. Conversation was about the trainees and about Abu Kammash. But, asthe evening wore ‘on, conversation became more and more difficult. Silence fell fon the company, Arthur, feeling that someone should try 10 keep the conversation going, turned to the man sitting next to him, a bald man with glasses that kept slipping down his nose. “This wine is excellent, but T must admit that I know nothing 26 bout German wines. All these different labels: Taflcin, Mi Pridikat, Spatauslese, and so on. What do they mean?” ‘The man, equally keen to break the embarrassing silence, ‘gave Arthur a detailed explanation of the different grades of German wine, Arthur nodded frequenty, but, to tell the truth, hhis German was not very good (except when he was talking about chemical engineering) and he understood very ltde. Anyway, it didn’t matter, because the evening ended wel. Everyone sai ‘goodnight, and Arthur went back to his hotel, able to relax at fast “He went back to Tripoli to rejoin his company, and thought tno more about his German tip. The tainees stayed on in ‘Wolfsburg, the plant in Abu Kammash neared completion, “Months went by. One day, Arthur was asked to visit the trainees again, When he arrived atthe Schumann Tnsttute, he vaguely remembered his fist visit. The sooner this ove, the beter, he thought. ‘That evening, he found himself in a restaurant in Hannover with Dr Schumann and a number of company representatives, whose faces he could scarcely recognise. The evening dragged fon, Once the usual topics ~ taining and Abu Kemmash ~ hhad been exhausted, conversation died. Anhur tied to find something else to talk about, He tumed to the man sitting next to him and said: “This wine is excellent, but I must admit that Tnow nothing about German wines. All these different labels: Tafelocin, Mit Pridikar, Sparauslese, and so on. What do they ‘The man pushed his glasses back up his nose. Spacing bis words out as ifhe were speaking to an idiot, the man said to Artur “Herr ~ Bridge, ~ you - asked ~ me ~ exactly ~ the ~ same ‘question — nine ~ months ~ag0.. [Are you sure you have never had a moment lke that? 27 3s s2s » April Fool “Where's my blue fle?" “Blue fle? said Elizabeth's father. Was that your blue file? Sorry, Elizabeth I threw it away.” Elizabeth's fae fell. “But, Dad, ithad all my French notes in it ve got a French examination tomorrow.” “Maybe it’s sill in the dustbin” Elizabeth went and looked in the dustbin. Nothing. When she went back into the kitchen, the blue file was on the table. “April Fool!” shouted her father, laughing. William, Elizabeth's brother, looked up. He didn't think it was very funny. “Well, said Father, ‘I must be off to work. Have a nice day, ldren. Ob, and William: take off that shirt, I's gota stain on ‘Wiliam looked down. There was no stain on it. ‘April Fool” shouted Father. Elizabeth and William lft the house together. Their mother watched them through the kitchen window as they walked down the road. They had their heads together. Several wecks later, the family were having breakfast when the post arrived “One for you, Elizabeth,’ Father said. ‘From the London Examinations Board. Hmm, must be important” Elizabeth picked up the envelope and rushed upstairs with it. ‘What's the matter with her? asked Father. ‘Tthink they are her examination results,” her mother ssi. Elizabeth came down a few minutes later and sat silently at the table. “Well said her mother. Elizabeth looked at her father. T've passed in every subject, except French,” she said. 28 Twas up early next momingy and found the piece of thread scllhanging fom Grandma's picture where my father had Ged it So, Dad had moved the pierre! Whats good eck. Tt had Certunly fooled everyone. Good old Dad As we sat having ‘breakfast, Tlooked a him and winked ole him know Twas ‘on the joke, He winked back a me, but said nothing ‘My mother was in the ktchen when the phone rang. She annveredit and then came into the room where we were having breakfast. She was ae white «sheet. That was Cousin Lic, she sai. “Grandma Pe ded peace- fey ding the nih” 35 3s 458 The Purple Bamboo Park ‘My nameis Yunhua. Tam one ofthe few Chinese women writers ‘whose books have been published outside China. livein Bejing, close to the Purple Bamboo Park. If never mary, in a way it will be because of the Park, Let me explain. If you want to be a successful write, you have to have a proper routine [learned early on how important it was to have regular habits: getting up early, spending so many hours writing ‘each day, and taking regula breaks, My breaks were always the ‘same: a walk in the Purple Bamboo Park, mostly in the evening, ‘when itis cool and when there are fewer people about. The Park isa strange place. The name comes from the bamboo ‘whieh grows everywhere. Ireallyispurple. A bamboo woodland {slikeno other. The tall bare stems grow close together. Looking through them like looking through a curtain, where everything {is only halfseen, People who practise 1a chi stand amongst the ‘bamboos and you catch glimpses oftheir slow movements deep inside the bamboo. They are like ghosts Do you know the opera Madame Bunerfly, in which a young Japanese woman and an American naval officer meet and fall in love? 1 am Chinese, but it was ike that for Charles and me. He was Naval Attaché at one ofthe embassies, and we met at reception there. Ihad been invited by the Ambassador's wife, ‘who wanted to meet her ‘favourite Chinese author’. Anyway, Charles and I got on like a house on fire. We met again several ‘times. The last time was in the Purple Bamboo Park, where we went for a walk one evening ater dinner. He had only recently arrived in Beijing and didn’t know the park. “Who are those people inthe bamboos?” “They are practising tai chi” “Why do they go into the bamboos to do that 36 “They like to be close to nature.” He shivered. “They don't seem human, somehow. I'm sorry, ‘but I don't really like this place.” ‘As we rounded a comer, we came face to face with three young men dressed western-style in jeans and leather jackets. “Have you gota light, sir,’ the tallest of them said to Charles, in English. (Charles lit the young man's cigareue. ‘Now, give us your walle!” His tone was threatening. The ‘other ro looked on unsmiling. One took out 2 knife. Charles handed over his wallet, “Here, take it, but please don’t hurt us!’ he begged. I could see that Charles was rally fightened. “The tall one then addrested me in Chinese. ‘What have you ‘got offer, woman?” “Nothing for you! So just clear off’ Is ‘For God's sake, Yunhua, give him whatever he wants? ‘The other two came forward, standing to each side of us (Charis was trembling. ‘Oh my God!" he cried. ‘Then, without warning, they tried to grab me. [lei out the tall ome witha single karate chop, spun round and gave the one ‘withthe knife a kick to che head. The third one fle, followed by the others. Charles looked at me oper-mouthed “Where did you learn to do that?” he asked. didn’ tbother to answer his question. In fact we didn't speak after that, He walked me back to my apartment building and lefewithouta word. Inever saw him again, I stl take my regular walks in the Purple Bamboo Park, but, as Tsaid before, I doubt i€1 shal ever marry now. 375 First Impressions “Someone tose yous Mr Hedley. “Whois he? What does he wan?” “Hie say he wl explain that when he sees you.” ‘Tela to aks om mppotannent? “He say it s very urgent Me Hedley” “Ob very well end him in “Thestranger was ahjciet mn Hemighthave been arugby player, Heise words tated Hedley. "Theft thing noice ea pecs eas ee Dc ald “what “Youcan ella lot about person by their shoes the ranger said Put i this way. They say tha fist impression ae the ‘most important. What da ou notice when you At meet sme “Look, I'm a busy man. What is it you want, exactly?” “Tote shoes, What do yu nore, si?” Perhaps ne was amacman, Hedley thoughtithetertoanawer hi question “Ob I don’t know. Tei foks. Their othe, The way they speak I've never realy thought about it” “Looks? De you mean ugly people are bad people?” ‘Welln. Tost meant = “As to the way people dress, sir. Well, fashions change so auicky. And you never know whether you are looking st & fision-house orginal oa chespfacory-prodced copy” eae ooked atthe strangers rit Darke, smart ordinary. “OK, Lagec, but one thing people can't change is the way they speak Hedy sid "So, someone comes to you for a job. They have @ strong regional accent. So what™ 8 “T'm talking about speaking correctly. You know, grammar, etc. T can’t stand people who say things like ‘If T'd have Known...” or ‘Between you and...” “Then you obviously can’t stand alot of your fellow citizens! “But, you are saying thatthe best way to judge someone is by looking at their shoes," Hedley said. ‘That sounds even Despite himself, Hedley was curious to hear what the man had to say. Hedley wondered about his own shoes. What did they tll the man? Where they in good taste? What about their condition? Hedley polished his shoes every morning, but there ‘might bea speck of dirt on them. He hoped the man woulda’ Took at them, but he did. “Your shoes forinstance, ss, the man suid. “About ive years’ ‘old, Pd say. Leather. Excellent quality. They have laces, they're ‘not slip-ons. And you keep them in good condition, “So, what does tht tel you?" Healey asked. ‘The stranger was beginning to irritate Hedley. ‘I think you're a man who likes the best, sit’ the stranger replied. “You're 2 man who looks after his things. You're not lazy, You're a busy man...” He paused then added: *.. and avery careful one.” “Perhaps,” Hedley sai, feeling uncomfortable now. “Now let ‘me see what I can tell about you from your shoes.” “He got up to look, The man was wearing heavy black boots, polished so hard you could see your face in them. They looked Tike the sor soldiers wear. Or policemen . Hedley sighed. ‘Ab, officer, I was expecting a visit from your people sooner or later I suppose, as you people say, The game's pn “T'm afraid so, st. You'll have to come with me to the police station to answer some questions about the disappearance of Jarge sums of money from this company’s bank account.” Obviously, for # careful man, Hedley had not been careful ‘enough, shoes or no shoes. 39 625 2» Seeing Is Believing «one day, Jones, chimpanzees will speak and write and reason, just like human beings." “and one day, pgs will fy, Smith.” Professor Smith granted. ‘Laugh if you like, Jones, but I'm convinced that apes wil soon catch up with Homo sapiens.” To listen to these two professors, Smith the zoologist and Jones the philosopher, you would never guess they were fiends. ‘They argued about everything. Smith was scientist, concerned swith ‘facts’. He believed in things he could see or hear or smell for taste or touch. Jones was a thinker, concemed with ‘ideas’ He was suspicious of fact’ Seeing, for him, was not necessarily believing. He believed in things he could think about logically. ‘One day, they found themselves at Coney Island, Professor ‘Smith had a young niece who, for her birthday, had begged her “uneleto take her there. Not wishing to undertake such a difficult ‘mission on his own, Smith asked his friend Jones to come along. ‘That is how the three of them came to be staring at & notice about a remarkable dog. TT CAN SING AND DANCE fh SEEING IS BELIEVING I “Smith, it looks as if the dog has got there before the chim- panzee.” ‘Nonsense, Jones. The whole thing will be a fake ike every- ‘thing in this place.” ‘Let's go inside, uncle, Please” Science and Philosophy bowed tothe wishes ofan eight-year ‘old. They paid their money and went into the tent. 40 ‘What they saw amazed them. The dog danced on its hind legs, keeping time to the music. When asked to add two and three it barked five times. When the man played a tune on the piano, the dog sang in time to the music. It could even talk, after a fashion, When asked how many states there were in the Union, it made a noise which sounded remarkably like forty-eight. “The old scientist was amazed by the dog's performance, not ‘so much by the dancing, etc as by the dog's great intelligence. He wanted to buy the dog. The dog's owner drove a hard bargain. After al, the dog was his livelihood. But Professor Smith refused to take no for an answer, and, after an hour of bargaining, the dog was his. He didn't lke dogs, but he felt happy asthe carriage took them back home. “Tet for me, uncle?” jot exactly, my deat,’ Professor Smith answered. ‘I need it for an important scientific experiment.” “Come on, Smith,’ said the philosopher. You always say ‘Seeing is believing’. The dog is a genius. What more do you need to know.” Ignoring his friend's ironic tone, Professor Smith ssid: ‘We may be close tothe greatest scientific discovery ofall ime. If ‘ean find out why this animal i so intelligent..." “How do you propose to do that, my friend?” But Professor Smith was not willing to say anything more, {A few days later, Jones went to visit his friend. "You what he cried, unbelieving. “Idd what any scientist would do,” said Smith. put the dog tosleep and cut out its bin to find out what was special about “And?” Jones asked. “Do you know, I couldn't find anything which would explain its extraordinary abilities,’ Professor Smith replied ‘At that moment, the professor's niece eame into the room, “Can I play with my doggie, uncle? Please! He's so clever. Neither Science nor Philosophy had an answer for the litle sil, ” 3s » s 6s8 A Better Mousetrap ‘The design of the mousetrap has not changed in centuries. Every inventor wants to design a better one. This is the story of one such inventor, a man called Herbert Mandini. Mandini hadalrcady invented many useful things:anautomaticteaspoon, shearing ad for deaf fish, and so on. But, none ofhis inventions ‘made him rich or famous. Thats why, one morning, he thought about mousetraps. Actually he thought about mousetraps because he had just taken the end off one of his fingers in a ‘mousctrap which he was using to catch fis. “There must be a better design than ths’, he thought to himself as he wrapped a ‘bandage round his bleeding finger. “Three weeks and several injuries later, Mandini found himself in the waiting room of the Patent Office with a cardboard box ‘on bis lap. When i was his turn to goin, he greeted the Patent (Officer and pur the box on the desk. “Tpresent'"The Mandini Mousetrap" Mandinsaid proudly. “Show me.” ‘Mandini rook out the model ofhis new mousetrap and waited. ‘Yes, [see said the Patent Officer. ‘Well, erm, actually, I don’ sce. Explain to me how it works.” ‘Very well, sr I's quite simple. The mouse goes through this hole in the side ofthe box...” “The hole with the word DOOR written over the top?" the Patent Officer asked. ‘Exactly si.” ‘The Patent Officer suddenly fle very tied, ‘Do go on, Mr, ex, Mandi,’ he said "So, the mouse goes through the door and up these stairs to the balcony.” “The Patent Officer remained silent. Mandi looked at him 2 and then went on: ‘So, the mouse is on the balcony, it looks ‘over the balustrade and down on to the flor on the other side. [And what does it ee?” “I don’t knows,’ said the Patent Officer. “A piece of cheese on the floor below” said Mandinitrium- phantly, “Him, But the mouse is stil alive sit mor? “Aly, but this is the clever bit, IFyou notice, set into the top ofthe balustrade is... wrazorblade! The mouse restsitsneckon the razorblade, and, hey presto! Throat is cut. Mouse is dead." “The Patent Officer took out his handkerchief and wiped his forehead. He was geting too old for this job. "Mr Mandini, 1 can see three things wrong with your mousetrap: one it stil depends on having a piece of cheese init; two, I doubs ifthe blade will curthe mouse’s neck; and three, even ifit does, people ‘might find it a rather cruel trap. Good day, Mr Mangini.” “Thrce weeks later, Mandini was back atthe Patent Office, ‘Ah Mr Mangini, Not another mousetrap, I hope?” “Indeed yes! I present the Mandini Mousetrap Mark IL” Tt looked exactly lke the Mandini Mousetrap Mark I ‘Show me,’ the Patent Officer st “The mouse goes in through the hole marked DOOR and up the stairs to the balcony,’ Mandini said. "Let me guess" said the Patent Officer wearily. “The mouse then looks over the balustrade on to the floor below.” “Right!” Mandini smiled at him. “Bur here is the difference, Instead of razorblade, Ihave fitted a hacksaw blade.” “Tdon’t quite see how...” “This i the really brilliant par, sit. There is no cheese om the {floor blow.’ Mancini waited for the Patent Officer to express famazement at this stroke of genius. “Mr Mandini, I still don’t quite see how. . ‘Ivs obvious, ss! The mouse rests its neck on the hacksaw biade, looks down, and then quickly movesits head left-to-right left-to-right, saying: “Where's the cheete? Wheres the cheee?”" ‘The world i still waiting fora better mousetrap. 8 as “s ss 6Glossaries and Language Practice Best Friends GLossaRy Chicken! line ): youthful slang, Someone is ‘chicken’ if they are aid to do something. serch (line 9): the squealing noise that car brakes make when a car stops suddenly. ‘hey questioned him (line 12): they asked him a lot of questions in ‘order to find out what really happened. ‘he neh’ have worried (lines 16-17): there was no reason for him fo worry. ‘he rush hour (line 26: the time, morning und evening, when every- ‘one i traveling to oF from work. aware of (ines 31~2): used in notices to war people of a danger, for example ‘Beware ofthe dog’ pickpocket (line 33): someone who steals things fom people's pocket. ‘He worked his tay over line 33): the platform was crowded 80 it was not easy to get to where the all man was standing. ‘bumping io (line 34): knocked against. It also means ‘to meet by ‘chance T bumped into an old fiend the other day’ slipped azvay (ine 34): let, hoping that nobody would see him leaving. _rabhed line 36): gothold ofhim quickly before he could get away. ‘ragged hr lie 36): the pickpocket didn’ want to go so he had tbe dragged - pulled slong. ‘check (ine 39): have a look to make sure of something, ‘his childhood friend (ine 49): a fiend he had when he was a chil. rob (line 53) you rb a person, 2 bank, etc. You sual (Something) vom a person, «bank, ee toprsschore (ine 5): tomake formal complaint agains someone ‘who has commited a crime. teach these tious olson (lines 56~7): make them realise that they ‘nave done wrong. shrugged hs shoulders (line 58): moved his shoulders up quickly 10 ‘show that he didn care. ‘oardad hie tain (ie 61): got into the tang also, “board a ship’ “board a plan’ LANGUAGE PRACTICE A ‘Look atthe try and fn answers to these questions 1 Why was Degay abl to open the window? 22 Hlow did the boys know a car was coming? 3 Why did Desay get cought? “4 What did the police want Degay o tel them? 5 What war Degay’s punishment for breaking into the house? 6 Why ida’ Deggy go home after he came out of prison? 5 What did Desay find out when he went to Ginger’ house? 8 Who were the people waiting on the station platform? ‘9 What did ch businessman and the pickpocket lok like? 10 How did the businessman know that the wallet wat his? Work out amrters to these questions 1 How did the boss know that the owners had gone away? 2 Why does one of the boys say snot like steaing apples’ line a 3 Ginger ‘sat at home, terrified” (line 15) why? “4 Ginger dida’e vist his fiend in prison, What was the reason, do you think? 5 Inwhichpartoftownclidthe businessmanlive? How doyouknow? 6 In your opinion, why di the pickpocket not want to look at the businessman's face? 17 Why did the businessman think it was a good idea to press charges? {8 Why wasn't the pickpocket angry when the businessman decided to press charges? 45B ‘Supply she mising words. In most cases, the fist o last leaer(s) of he ming word is (ar) given. Al the expressions arn the try. 1 When you see newspapers sticking out of the L__——, you can be sure thatthe o——— have gone away. 2 Domttravel during ther___-h_— because the tains and buses are always crowded, 3 Joe call his pockets bur coulda’ find his keys any- where 4 Well, i was nice meeting you. Pethaps we will b. i each other again sometime. '5 The dog doesn’ chase the cat since she bithim. That certainly him aL ' (6 Mybrothercan'tstopeatingchocolate,d___the__ tha i makes him sick. 47 Thought T had lost my wallet, but T__a’e h__ worried: it was in my pocket al the time! '§ The child would have fallen in the water ither mother had not eh ‘the collar 9 Tim sorry 0 bother you, sity but w. you be good eto put out your cigaret:? 0 ‘Who did thi I ida’ rep. I jast« shoul: ders, as if to say Te wasn't me’ a Fil in he missing cords in his passage. In some cases, more than one sword is posible Theboys gt. the house by. {in througha window, When the police ar pulled ‘ouside the house, the reo boys ay a ast as. One of them was Icky: he managed to get but the other fll and got caught. He was sent prison ‘wo years. ‘When he came + he went to ee his fiend, But, when he got the house, he found har the family dia’ live there any ‘Years late, the vo men met again. They were ‘2 allway platform. ‘They didn't recognise each, ‘One of them was waiting ‘ain, bur the ‘other had become a thief and was looking ‘someone t0 6 the other man's walle, but a policeman the collar rob, He tied to saw him and grabbed him Wordgome |A person with red hair is @ red-haired person. A person who has blue eyes is blue-syed person. How would you describe someone: + who as broad shoulders 2 who has long legs 3 who always uses thei left hand {4 oho has fir skin 5 whose head is bald 6 who has a bad temper Questions for Discusion 1 The businessman and the pickpocket~ which s Desay and which i Ginger? Give your reasons, 2 Whose idea was tro break into the house, do you think? 3 What do you think Ginger would have done if he had been the one to get caught? Whar would jou have done in Degay’s place? A Walk on the Beach, sailor sue (ie 1) «jacket and trousers fora child in white with ‘blue stripes, lke the uniform tha sailors wea. to match (ine 2): the hat was in the same syle and colour as the the growups line 4): the adults in this ease, his parents and his ‘grandmother. _andina Gine 6): a child's word for ‘grandmother’. Also, ‘granny’ mugs (ine 17): very, very bigs the opposite (very, very smal) is ‘in’ shook his head (line 19): to show that he didn’ ike the idea; the ‘opposite i “nod your head’ a‘sap’ god idea at all (ines 20-1): definitly nota good idea (Off we go! (line 22): ‘Let's go!” Compare ‘Here you are", and ‘expressions ike ‘Up you get dy let go of his hand (Line 23): bold his hand al the time. ‘make afus (ine 26); worry t00 much, be too careful tidy ee ‘managed to get away (lines 289): succeeded in getting away. the eaters edge (lines 29-30): the postesive “sis mosty used for ‘people, animals and time expressions (a day's work te) and in afew set phrases ike the water's edge’ hank goodness (lines 31~2): she was pad thatthe sea wa calm, ‘eee (ine 39) the way you use a brush to push things away. {fae so bad (line 49) bad’ here means unhappy or sully. in alt hr if ines 49~50) in her whole life. ‘oviersse (line $4): he was wet, but, apart fom that, he was al sight ‘eld hi tight (ine 56): You could also say “held him tight’ fuse line $8); see note to ‘fuss line 26), A ‘Looe atthe tory and find answers to dese questions 1 Why had Yosef's parents bought him anew suit? 22 Howe did his parens fel when they saw him in his new suit? 53 Did Grandma live with Yose and his parents? 44 What did Yosef especialy enjoy about going tothe beach? §§ What instruction did Yosef's mother give to Grandma before they left the house? 6 What was Grandma doing while Yoset was standing by the water? 7 What exactiy happened to Yosef when the frst wave crathed jon the beach? '§ Was Youe alright after the second wave had put him back on the sand? ‘9 What did Grandia do when she fist saw that Yosef was safe? 10 What made Grandma anery? Workout anaes tthe question. 1 What was the colour of Yoset's hat, do you think? 8 22 Was Yosef pleased with his new suit? 3 Yosef"s parents didn’t want Grandma to take him to the beach, ‘What were they afraid of? 44 When they frst got to the beach, why did Grandma feel that Yoset was quite safe? 15 What words in the text tell you that the huge wave was unexpected? ‘6 When Grandma prayed tothe diferent gods, what do you think she said in her prayers? 7 ‘Grandma tidied him up” (ine s8). What do you think she did? 8 Why did she look up into the sky when she noticed that Yose’s dat was missing? B ‘Supply the ising onde I most case, dhe frst or las ltr) of the mising cond (are) given Alte expression rein the soy. 1 The sailor suit had a hat to m——— 2 Youes parents | _—_very pr smart he looked in his new suit. 4 “Look after Youe, and don't L___ otis hand” 44 Tedon’t like yoghurt a a__? 3 Fathersh_——— ‘head 0 show that he didnt agree. 6 — “eg the second wave brought Yosef back! 7 She prayed to all the gods she could th 4 She was so happy to se him again tha she p tnd held him t——— {9 Grandma th the gods for br. hen back to her. 10 Grandmothers aways m. 2 ‘of their geand- children. when they saw how im up ic ‘Flin the ising swords in hie passage. In some cases, more than one ‘words pole ‘Yoset's parents bought him a sailor suit Grandma had come to stay with them his birthday. aweekor "Tea lovely day she said, Why don't we go. wal Father didn’t lke the idea Grandma wasn’t young more: she was ‘old, and. was 49not ‘usted. Anyway, they went the beach, Yoret to get away his grandma, He stood ‘he waters and a ue wave him to sea, When another wave him back, she noticed that his har was missing, so she shouted loudly she’ ‘where's his hat” Werdgame A careless person sone who does no show car What ould you call: someone who i not wearing «hat 2 Someone who has no sense of humour 3 something which you cannot use 44 aday when there isn't any wind 554 situation where there no hope 6 a couple who have no children Question for Discusion 1 What kind of bihday presents would Yosef have prefered, do you think? 22 What do you think Grandma said to Yose's parents when she sot back home? 3 Why do you think Yose liked his Grandma to mach? Do you Ihave any grandparents? Are they lke Yosel’s grandmother? Family Fortune times re hard (ie 1): ie was dificult ‘come along (line 4): artived sounded lke Cine 5): seemed to be. land of milk and honey Cline 3): the wonderful land which God promised to give to the Jews ‘migrated (ine 8): went to sete there; an inomigrant (ine 29) is ‘someone who has emigrated. ring line 8): here, it means going from place to place without ‘any particular purpose. 5 another vou (line 10): ere it means ‘another human being’ dns savings lie 1) all the money he had saved up. ‘due (ine 14): 10 be paid to. relative (ine 15): someone who was related to Bentley Harcourt. Took up a new hobby (line 19): started to trace his family tee for fun tracing his family te (ine 19): finding out about members of his family grandparents, et) : Jorae (line 27: here it means ‘avery big amour of money ‘be ended wo (ine 32); have a legal right to. ‘mounting Cine 33): increasing, getting bigger and bigger all the Asitvumedot ine 37): He finally found out the true situation, ‘which was that Ih talked the mater over with is wif (ines 35-6): he discussed the ‘matter with his wife Sunny enough (ine 41) it may beard to believe but ‘fihcanning ine 48) acarnery saplace where fish such a sardines ‘are put into cans (tn). thay became thebestof frend lines 1-2): they became very good ‘fiends. A ‘Look atthe story and nd asters 1 hee questions. 1 What did Bentley Harcourt do for a living? 42 Why did Bendey Harcourt decide to wait before geting smared? 3 Where did Bentley Harcourt find out about the American West? 44 Hlow did Bentley Harcourt get wo America? 5 Did Bendy Harcourt go straight 10 Texas when he arrived in America? (6 How did he pay forthe land in Texas? 17 What was David Kingsley’s new hobby? 4 Was David Kingsley the only one who claimed the Harcourt, fortune? st‘9 What were the ‘arguments, che quarrels and the cour cass? (lines 39-40) about? Yo What was the treasure that David Kingsley found? Work out answers wo thee question. 1 What made Bentley Harcourt decide to emigrate? 2 Where did he get the money to pay for is passage to America? 13 What made him decide to settle in Tena? 44 Where did the $2bn (line 4) come from? 5 How did David Kingsley find out that he had a relative called Rentley Harcour? 6 Why did David Kingsley write tothe magazine? 7 Why det Davi Kingsley mind that he hada’ inher the 88 What do we know about David Kingsley’s greatgrestuncle Harcourt? B Spy he mising word In mt act th it oat tr) of the ann ord is Cr) given Ah exprason oe nthe son TPdlketoe_—— “to Austrian cinNew Sona Wales buy an opal mine and ma oeafmoney! 2 But woulda’ leve my moneyin my bank: Twoutd tse mys fo boy emnch 3 Poor Beney Harcourt ded sh ater ranch in Te 4 Alototpeoplecl____aober___sof Bentley Harcourt 5 Iikehaving biofmone, buts a like to beh, 6 The Kingleysand he Harcourabecametheb fends. 7 lage a____tof money i ising. We mus ch ithe records for the last year. si = 8 What happened to the profs which were @——— the owner ofthe land? & his 8 © Replace the words wnderined with a expression from the text based om the word(s) ven in bracken. Make any neceary grammatical ammpe:Doot wary! a) Example: Don't worry! fi) Don't make a fas! 1 Tie was not eaty fr farmers in those day. (mes) 2 The American West sounded lke 8 wonderful place. (atk and honey) 3 He travelled for days and didn't meet anyone else at all (sou) 4 He decided to find out everything he ould about his family (ace) 5 Davi thought hate ha a legal claim othe Bentley Harcourt fortune. (entitled) 6 He happened to find a reference to his gret-geatuncle while checking church records, (aro) 7 He discussed everything with his wie, (over) § David's grea-greavuncle owned ssh cannery and became very sich. (ortane) Wordgame Someone who works hard isa hardworking portn. Someone who dresses well is a well-dressed person. Whar would you cl 1 someone who talks fast 2 someone who thinks quickly 3 someone who dresses badly 44 someone who speaks well, 5 someone who has good looks (is handsome) Quon: for Dison 1 Whar do you Hnow about your family wee? How far back can eae yo fami? 2 "Ho tale the mater over wth is wif (ines 35-6. What do You thin they sud eachother? 3 How would you elf ou discovered you were ented to he Harcourt fortune? What would you do with he money? 3A Free Lunch oLossay ‘jer vr G wet el no er venir ‘ood ime at oa Carn Berean eee ere eee era snr te a cant a es ne tli 2m it she ey she Recerca tah Vas Hektor ne) secemagrotee cnt ibn ak tan ee hem tei Ge) wc oh wt ne i fen ae ea eas fae been a bit more or a bit less. te haetned vaxovacs pmactice A loka he and fad ner gsi What ‘was sange sow addres. the delpnion ax ‘gentlemen’? meee 2 When iad Cardona lured Engi? 3 How dowe kaw tha Cardone an Angolan chine? 4 Wy was Cardo ale deena toed re? 3 ty di Cardone comine fo wear watch hae doat oe 6 whe was Case When eon Same he moming wen 17 What did they have for lunch? {What kind of conference had the Cubans come for? {9 What did Cardosa do while the women were inthe afternoon 10 Why did Cardosa need to try to gt free hunches? Workout anszrs to these questions. 1 Cardosa suid: “Good morning, gentlemen.” (line 64). What should he have said? 2 What was wrong with Cardosa’s command of English? 3 Did the North Korean delegation understand Cardosa? 4 Gardosa took the women to the conference room. What 0 ‘Phrases in the text tell you that he walked in ont of them? «5 Why do you think Cardsa decided to use the word ‘comrades’ ine 43)? 6 Why was the leader ‘glad when the lunch was over’ do you think? 7 Bacalhaw, cod, i a set Sth. Lubango isin the centre of the country, What therefore, i wrong with Cardose's statement lsbout the sh? 88 How did Cardosa make a living (apart from his tax job), do you think? B ‘Supply the mizing words. most cases the fst rls leer) ofthe ‘mizing ordi (ar) given Al the expressions are inthe story. 1 He was proud othe English hed learned a youngster. 2 Hedidn't understand w____peopl sid. im but this dda’ b ims 3 They all stared the funny ile man who ge them when they arrived, 4 The English word ‘delegation’ is almost the s word Poreuguese. 5 Cardosa the way. the conference room, and the women him. 6 Their English was not good enough tok ___p upa conver sation English 3s7 When they came we. waiting them, 8 Hesatnext the leader —_ the table wh_ hnad been L__ for them, 9 He spoke ar Ihe had personally the fish sp. for them. after the moming she fora sleepin bis taxi Gane tome minder ee! geo wih te kar hatin oot ns he sl te me ample Haemeane sya ie he gueinas ow old are you” me i 1 AB Joa encoun’ in 2 ast well ne 3) 3 ise ne) 4 "Yes he ode verge ne 4) 3-166 to tines) Write fal questions wing the prompesin brackets and the anser given. 6 (Gelegation/come from?) “From North Korea" 7 (Conferenceistarv?) ‘At eight thir” 8 Ghaveunch/?) ‘We are having codfish today” 9 Gleepiafter lunch?) ‘Because he was red. 10 (Cubanwiarive?) ‘A couple of weeks later” Wordgams ‘foou behoveina confident way, you Behave confidently. nthe same ¥ If someone speaks ina loud voice, they are speaking 2 IEit probable that something wil happen, i wil 3 Wit is rare for something to happen, it happens. 44 you think ts unfortunate chat nobody speaks Portuguese in your company, you say: "__, nobody speaks Portuguese 5 If someone is happy to do something for you they might say 1 vwll do that for you.” 56 Question or Dicsion tna tha th Non Koren ari decibing he vii laer toafend, Tel the story of er meeting with Caos from her of, 2 Wat ind of conerston ook place betwen Caron and the Caan delegation, do you think? 4 Doyou think Cardou realy misunderstood the womens que tom Why should epee ominendersand? Departures lve (line 1): sl ving. This adjective is not used before a noun, ‘ee, you can say ‘the bird is alive’ but no ‘an alive bird”. The Same is true of aloud (line 13) and upset Cine 48) “Thethingir. ine 4): This is avery common way of introducing sn explanation. Pee no idea what. ine 4):zeally don't know what... se (ine 8): a smal bird which builds its nest high up inthe roof ‘of buildings. Pm sony 0 bother you but... ine 10): this isa common way of| ‘spologisng for disturbing someone. to be phoning Clnes £2~13): to bein the at of phoning. (bt he could (ine 21) the same as ‘aswell as he could. ‘Shinn (line 26): very thin, without flesh; so thin as to be uly. ‘cui gow ask me lines 29~30) the same as “in my opinion’. Te scon’s at (ine 47) it efses to eat. upset (ine 48): sad > ‘doin’ make i ine 48): does’e live, “To make it? means 10 be access, oy feeding it on fh (ine 53): IF you want to Keep it alive, fed i ‘on fish and see what happens. come ound line 34: visited im, Tee had enough, (line 56): People say tis when they don’t wane ‘goon with something, because they find it boring, irtaing, ete winging its ay (ine 63) rather poetic way of saying ‘fying’ 37LANGUAGE PRACTICE A ‘Look atthe sory and find anaes to these questions 1 Where did Reno find the bind? 2 Where has Renos pur the bird? 3 Why didn’t Renos put the bird back in its nest? ‘4 What two kinds of food did Renos give the bind? '5 What other problems does Renos have in trying to Keep the bird alive? 6 What docs Maryjean think ofthe baby bind? 7 Why is Renos suprised when Maryjcan says she is leaving? 8 What was Maryean doing in Athens? 9 Why would a goldfinch have been easier to feed? 10 Whac two things did Renos notice when he looked up into the evening sky? Work out anssers 0 thse question. 1 How does Paul know tha the bird is a swift? 2 Why didn’t Renos ask someone in Athens to help hin? 13 Why does Paul thik thatthe bird will ie? 44 Why should the pieces of eat meat be ‘tiny’? 55 What does Maryjean mean when she says: ‘A waste of time, if you askme” (lines 29-3)? 6 What do you think made her so angry (ines 32-3)? 7 What makes people slam doors when they eave? 88 What made Maryjean decide not to stay om in Athens? B ‘Suppby the misting words. In most cae, the fir rls eter) ofthe ‘mixing tor is (are) given. AI the expretons arin the or. 1 Ifitate seeds |_____agoldfinch, would becasy of 2 He was ‘busy that he h_—_ noticed how late it 3 Tdon's know. else whois imerested birds “4 Renos was very u___ wen the bird die b___yand looked nto the sky. '5 She was £__ of him, but she was not sure ifshe x__ loved him se went on to the 8 6 1'm sorry ob you, but In___ your help. 7 Tithinkyou are w ‘yourtime wing that ied alive 8 Ieitw. cat itis s__ odie. c plc the words untied thom expo from the tet Based ont wd) ion braces, Moke oy mcsary raat shone Enample Don't won! i) Dewi 1 dont where ees) 2 Tilietjou Eom what happens, hing) 3 He's cry inmy pio (t) Takeo aloe pend) 4} end ovllw the at mew. leaky) § Dogou ink te tr wil ive? (make) 9 You shoul pat eback nthe nes. (Wh) 5 Sarwondereduneint tot on arte ammer (akabout 9 Tauggert you feed ton fish. (T'9) 10 They eatinsocts and that's why they are dificult feed, (make) Wendgome Front depart depaa. Complete tal he er re take fom te fis fe wie depar by pay 3 ier 4 ote Same ein fr Discasion Peal hobby i sdyng bis. What do you think He Ss so interesting abou bir? 2 ‘She sudcly el angry again the sme ange that she ad fle the other Ces 32-3) What making Marans 6ne, do you tisk? $ i III]3 Renos and Maryjean have different nationalities (Greek and American). Ifthey got martied, what problems could this cause? ‘What other kinds of ‘mixed marriages’ can you think of? Happy Days (Robin Hood is a popular hero. He was a 13th-century outlaw. He and hs followers lived in Sheroood Fortin the English Midlands, [He always dressed in green. One of his men wat Friar Tuck, a monk] Get om with eine 3): begin. Anyone who uses this expression is vwsually impatient or irtated, the rich... the poor lines 4-5): rch people... poor people ‘eho eas playing (ine 6) his part in the play i ich merchant. ‘merchant (line 6); a trader, one who trades (buys and sells) things, Iedoesn’' mater Gline 1) cit important. 4: ft a small child line 22) as fhe were speaking toa small child, ‘three days 1 go (ine 27): dee more days before the play is per- formed, «ossing her fnges (line 30): people eros their fingers inthe hope that nothing will go wrong. ‘onthe night (line 30): on the night when the pay is performed, shafed (ine 34): walked slowly, not lifting his fet clear ofthe floor. ‘Back in the teaches” room (line 45): when she was back in the Teachers room, shaking (ine 46): here, means trembling. She was upset. You are supposed to be ... (ines 60-1): this is what everyone is expecting. indignantly line 62): you are indignant when you feel you have ‘been treated badly or nail. What was the point of teacher (ines 65-6): Do we really need teachers? 60 LANGUAGE PRACTICE A Loo atthe story and find ansers to these questions. 1 Where were the children standing when the story opens? 2 What, according to Har’ lines, does Robin Hood do? 3 Why did Christopher point at Harry's head? “4 What question did the teacher ask about David? 55 Why did Harry regard the teacher's question about David as a stupid one? 66 What to things did the Headmaster want to know about the play? +7 When will the play be performed? 8 Wharkind of sound did Christopher make ashe shuffled across the stage? 19 What did Amanda do when she went back to the teachers! room? 10 How did Christopher explain the strange noise he was making? Work out answers wo these questions 1 In what way isthe colour of Harry's hat important? 2 What did the teacher mean when she said ‘Tt doesn’t matter’. 3 Why doesn’t David need to wear a hat? {4 Why did Amanda cross her fingers when she answered the Head's question, do you think? 151s the teacher confident that the play will bea success? If not, why not? 16 Why do you think the Head whipeed tothe teacher? 17 Why docs the Head sometimes cll the teacher Mrs Pratt and sometimes Amanda? 8 Why dida’e Amanda want to talk about the play with Juli, do you think? B ‘Supply the mizing words In mast cass, the stor last leer) ofthe mizing ordi (are) goon. ll he expresions are in the sory. 1 Only another week. {gan the school holidays begin! o2 Everyone jumped when Jom ___an____likea bomb sping off. 3 Why does everyone speak ro me a____i__I were an ioe? 4 Ton’ want to talk about i 5 Whats the p how to drive? 6 You're ‘making & noise ike a train? 7 Tm taking my driving test this morning. So, wish me luck and keep fingers a! 8 It dossn't mow old you are, itis never to late to Jearn a foreign langue. 19, The Head asked Amanda h___the play was ¢___! 10 Iwas already hw. ss the fed before 1 saw the bull stalk about having a carityou don't know ‘be riding a horse, so why are you ic ‘he verbs in racks ae al iegular verbs which have bun wed in she istsistoris. Use hem wo complete the semences, making seo change ‘hem i the ast ene. Example: Amanda now) Amanda fnew it was a mistake to ask such a question, 1 The fst performance ‘half an hout lat. (begin) 2 The man only his overcoat in really cold weather. ‘twas mistake to asksuch a question, (ear) at this watch from my grandfather. (buy) 4 ee. the eight-thiryteain into London every morning (atch) '5 We looked in every room before we finally __ what we were looking for. (find) owe a Toud noise like a railway engine going up # il, hear) 71 100 longin the sun,and now lamas redasabeet00t (pend) 8 When the tro boys. other. (meet) 19 The athershad no money, so Amanda. way) 10 David uncle. (write) 1 Who 12 Pmsony,T un, they hardly recognised each forevernthing ‘this dog into the classroom? (bring) to bring any money with me. (forget) Wordgame ‘There are ther VERB + NOUN espresions lke go mad and stay silent Usea cer fom [Janda nowy rom [II] complete he sentences {H) get go grow look sund tum {aN} biue “happy loose old sour still TIF you don’t put the mill in the eeiigerator, it wil 2 Stop walking up and down. Can'tyou forone second? 3 Tve sued to but I'd like to be young again. «4 Your face is so miserable! Please try to 55 The tion has escaped! I have no idea how it managed 6 Te was so cold chat day that our faces sor Dion 1 ree es ‘you are Christopher. Tell a friend from another torte ey 2 Rabin nde ptr hero. What other ops ton foriney thou? 2 Wosesctreyouonin ison: teache’ ote’? 8A Load of Old Rubbish Victorian (ine 3: built inthe reign of Queen Victoria (1819-1901), rinetcenth-century ansigue (line 5): something whichis valuable because i is very ol. coalmining (line 10): mining ~ digging coal out of the ground. ‘make up line 11) iavent. The stories were not tru, they came from our imagination, {fiancé (ne 13): man who has promised to marry a woman is het ‘fiancé; she i his fiance, ‘the Great War (line 13): the 1914-1918 war in Europe; later called the First World War, ‘brokerhearted (ine 14): i breaks your heart to lose someone you ove. ‘a ohite wich (ine 16: a witch who uses her magical powers to do Food things for people. spss (line 17: ugly things onthe skin; most adolescents have spots ‘and hate them. «frend of my mother's (ine 23) one of my mother’s fiends; note ‘the after mother «great gop (line 23) she was a woman who loved to talk about ‘other people. give wp (ine 27): Pm not going to try any more tw empey the howe (line 36): w0 take everything out of the howe readline (ine 46): the line in big letters atthe top of a newspaper ‘article to tell you what the article is about ‘penknife (ine 48): a small pocket knife, once used to cut the end ‘ofa feather to make a pen. original (line 60): these were the ones thatthe artist(s) had painted ‘they Were not copies. learned of ou discovery (ine 61) heard what we had found, LANGUAGE PRACTICE A ‘Look a the story and find answers thee questions. 1 What kind of house did Miss Darby liv in? 2 What could you see on all the walls inside her house? 3 What sa ‘Staffordshire Darby’? 44 When did the writer find out about the Datby family? $$ Where were Miss Darby's six children’, accordingto the writer? 6 Why does Mes Trggs say ‘I give up! (ine 27)? 7 Why di the nephews come across to vist the writer's house? 8 Did they intend to move into their aunt's house? Why? {9 How did the nephews make use ofthe wo vans? 10 How did the children discover tha the newspapers were very old? Work oue answerer these questions. 1 Did she come from a rich family? How do you know? 12 How do we know that Miss Darby Toved art? 3 Why doce the writer describe his sister Alice as ‘a romantic”? 44 Why do you think Alan was interested inthe ‘white witch? 13 How did the writer’ family know so much about Miss Darby? { Why did the children open one of the newspaper bundles? 7 How much were the paiatings inthe frst bundle worth? 8 Whydid Miss Darby kep thepaintings nsidenewspapersinstead ‘of hanging them on her walle? B ‘Supply the ising sword, In most ass, he frst or las later) ofthe nisin ordi are) pen. Al the expression are inthe stor. rim ‘of those people never throws anything a. 2 ‘Waste nt, want no? is my mother’s favourite s——_ 3 This story n't true; Im____it 4 Nobody was allowed inside her Bouse, € keeper. 15 They were thinking forher house- m___ into a bigger house? 1 Miss Darby refused 10 get ‘of the rubbish. 7 Wefoundo. that the paintings were ____,notcopies. 8 Each ‘of them was ‘lot of money. 65o: ‘Rev the sentence arin vith te cond) cen in brackets lhe ‘expressions are in he story. "Example: don’thave acarbur knowhow to rive. (Although ...) 1 She never threw anything away. (She was...) 2 There were paintings on all the walls. (Every inch...) 3 According to my father, she came from a rich family (emem- ber my...) 4 Tdidn'r Know what be was talking about. (Lad...) 5 She stares at your spots and cures them. (She can cure.) 6 Her children are locked in a dark cellar, (She keeps...) 7 Weonlyfound outaboutthenephewsaftershe died. (itwas...) Auge furniture van took everything away. (Everything -) 9 ‘Can have one ofthese newspaper bundles” Alan asked. (Alan saked if...) 10 Alan used his penknife ro cut the string, (Alan cut...) Wordgame There are many expressions in English like give up Cline 27) and join in ine 41). Use words from [I] and (I]t complete the sentences. {1} came got sat slipped saved [MM] across sway down on out 1 The ear stopped and a policeman. iu 2 The thie. ‘quiedy before anyone saw him, 5 She was tired of anding so she fn the sand. at this old photograph while Iwas tidying my desk '5 She iked Greece so much that she foranother month, Questions for Discussion 1 Imagine the conversation betwen the two nephews when they ound out what wa in the bundles of newspapers. How would you have fl? 2 The children had different ideas about Miss Darby. Which one do you think is most ikely? 3 Supposing you had £10,000 to spend on antiques. What would you buy and why? Rent Free “What abous you? (line 6): a way of returning the question, is this Your frst time in Crete? ‘voke (line 9): & popular slang word meaning to be without any ‘money at al. 10 call for thom (ine 13): to go round to their hotel to take them t0 the vineyard We don't speak a word of Greek (lines 18-19): We don’t speak any ‘Greek ata. -Bventualy (line 22); after some time. “Allthe bst(lne 4): Way of wishing someone luck, wishing them “the best of ck’ ‘male an early star (line 47): to leave the house early in order 10 start their journey back. do some sighting (line 48): visit ‘importance. in the rst ofthe land (line 48) in the other parts ofthe island, they were eat (ine $0): it was arranged that they would eat ‘Meces (line $1): appetizers before the main meal, but mezes can be ‘sthole meal. pastries (line $2) cakes and similar swe things. hatfcay rough dhe evening (ine 54): in the mile ofthe evening, its over ine 57): its finished. ‘puccled (line $8): they had said something which didn't make sense ‘to him, crept exay (line 66): you creep away when you don't want people 1 see or hear you go. es of historical or artistic LANGUAGE PRACTICE A ‘Look a the sory and find anor 0 tase questions. 1 How many times had the gels been to Crete before? 2 How many times had Tv been to Crete? or'3 Why does Rosemary say ‘I think we have been very lucky” line 18)? 4 How did they travel into the mountains? 5 How did Rosemary know that Tov and old Loizou were talking bout work? 66 Why did Tov need to translate everything? 7 When will the gis ge pai for their work? How do the gis fel about grape picking aftr two weeks in the vineyard? 19 What was i that ‘puzzled’ Andreas (ine $8)? 10 How did the gre get out of the barn on the day they left? Workout anscers 0 these questions. 4 What there inthe text that ells you they are on ¢ oat at she beginning ofthe story? 2 How long the ges stay in Crete depends on... what? 3 Why do you think Marja refers to Tov as "your friend” (ine 16)? “4 Why don’ the gins say told Loizou’s farm? 5 Why did Loizou ‘indicate with hand gestures’ lines 49-50)? 6 What do you know about Loizou's son? 7. What was i that Tov ‘forgot ro mention’ (line 42)? 8 “They could not look at each other’ (line 67). Why noe? B ‘Supply the missing word, In mos cases, the fst or las later) ofthe ‘ising word is (re) gen. Al the expresion are in the sory. 1 Like modem jazz. What a you? 2 Webad to leave hh way gh the concert. 3 Let's goto London romorrow to some sightseeing. 4 Lets sp some time sightseeing while we are here. '5 When Rosemary fist arved in Crete, she couldn't speak a a ‘Greek (6 Pmafreidth_ ien’ta_foryoutosleep atthe farm, 7 Wh is dat ca? Ie belongs my sister. 8 The girls gor before d—— while everyone was sleeping. oe c ‘Pat thesonds i brackets her usual place i the sentence Example: Have you been to Crete? (evet) Have you ever been to Crete? 1 Have you been to the USA? (before) 2 T've been several times. (there) 3 In Crete, you will see vineyards. (everywhere) 44 Loizou and his wife could speak Greek. (only) 55 You can stay for another week. (here) 6 L forgot to tell you about the rent. (atly) 17 He indicated tae the meal was ready. (With a gesture) 4 Haven't you finished your work? (yet) 19 Andreas had got back from Athens. just) 10 Twant ro make an early start fomorrow) Werdgame ‘The word lucky (Sine 28) and tock are related. Complete this able Example: excited eciement : value 2 ‘aiticult 3 angry 4 fortune 3 ee Questions for Discussion 1 What part did Toy play inthe stor? What kind of young man was hes do you think? 2 Ifyou were old Loizou — or his brother - what would you think about the girl’ sudden departure? 3 What do you think about the gir action in leaving without ‘paving thei ‘rent’? What would you have done in their place? ‘The Perfect Woman get gether (line 1): meet. fed te (line ): twas thie habit or custom to sit, tetiece it or not (line 6: you might find this hard to believe, but» 69set off ines 8-9): started a journey. in search of ine 9): to look for. ‘make do with (ine 12) be satisfied with, accep. second bst (line 12): good enough, bu sul less than the best ‘Tost have vised (ine 14): Uhaven't added them up, but am sure Twisted sulf-onfiden line 18): sure of themselves. ‘made small ak ine 31) alked about unimportant things. {planned my campaign (ine 33): like an army general planning the net stage of a war, ‘sin her hear line 33): make her love me. ning ch (i 40): tefl hg ou dow ke everyting perfect. shecontration lees ine 45-6): he way water ans own lefime el of (line 48): lefthim enough money to ive comfortably. ‘come ino (ine 50): inherited. LANGUAGE PRACTICE A ‘Look atthe story and find answers to dese questions. 1 Why dida'e the writer want to tell anyone about his seeret dream? 12 Howr did the writer come to be rich? 3 How much of America did he visi? 44 Whatseaswrongwith American women, accordingtothe writer? 5 Tn. what way did Australian women fighten him? 6 What did he think of That women? 7 How did he come co meet the woman he was loking for? 8 What was the ‘finishing touch’ to his meal preparations? 9 What did the woman think of his cooking? 10 When did he decide to tel er about hie search? Work out answer wo these questions 1 What ae the impossible dreams’ chat men talk about? 2 Whet had prevented the writer from getting marred? 3 Why does he say “funnily enough’ (ie 25)? nr 44 ‘Ljust made small tlk’ (ine 31). Why did he do that? '5 What sors of things did he do to win her hear, do you think? 6 What did he do to make a good impression when she came to dinner? 7 How could the woman afford to go round the world, 100? 8 Why was it vo dificult fr him to smile (ine $3)? B ‘Adi a word fom {1 word from [I] to make ro-tord phrases that tl fin the somone. We have done the fst anew halp you. Al the ‘expresions are in he sory. TH} another believe enmity get_make must _my second sec small well IM) enowth best do have it off off own soul tak ropether 1 Thad never seen her before, but family enough she smiled at tne a i she knew me. 2m afraid we haven't got any butter; you will have ‘with margarine. +3 He'sonly eighteen, but, cornot, he is already ‘mulionaie. 4 T don’t like parties where you have to make ‘with people you don’t know. 15 He doesn’t know what it is to be poor; his family ste very 6 We expected you hours ago? Did you ate? 71 got to Joe's office at six, but he had already lef. i missed him by minutes. {8 Your report isn't good enough for the boss. She won't accept rom anyone. gm sony I have 1 leave so soon. Why don’t we fora drink sometime? 10 T enjoyed wavelling abrosd, but I stil ike country best. c ‘There are rao mites in each ofthese sentonces tobe cometed Al the cexprsion are in the sory n"Example: You know how i i when men geing together. ‘You now how ie when men gr together. 1 T'was just like the others men who ue to sit around talking rubbish, 2 Thad always wanted to get marry, but I could never found the right woman. 43 Tvisied lot of counties without to find what I was looking for i 4 aida’ ike Australian womans they le me feel really uncom- fonable. §5 When I saw thar she was dropping her purse, Tran for pick it up, 6 Ityoulie the table propery, whose going to notice the food? 7 He needed any moncy,s0 he decided to sell some of his aunt paintings. 8 As we sat drinking coffee after the meal told to her fom my search. Wordgame There are many words in Englih made up of to words ike ablecio, 4 cloth put ona table. Make up words fom (1] and (1. [t} candle car head howse leer pen table [Mbox cloth keeper knife tine park stick Questions for Dicusson 1 What is your opinion of the writer? Why couldn't he find the ‘woman of hie dream? 2 ‘IFT won the lonery, Pd...” What would you do if you came fo a fortune? 3 Whats your idea of the perfect partner? What do you think he ‘or she would look fori you? (Cabbage White hang int caterpillars (line 9): become caterpillars, Walldon! (line 12): An expression used to praise someone who has ‘done something well n every single cabbage (ines 12-13): ‘single? is wed to make it clear ‘that he meant ll the eabbages. Let's sx hws you gt on (line 17): want to see what progress you ‘make, how successful you ate. irs (line 17: before T can decide how much to pay you. ‘armed with ine 19): comparing ther jo to going into bate with ‘weapons, for example, guns, swords, ec. Atleast (line 22) here must beat last a milion cabbage, if not few beter than 10 argue (ine 2); realised that it was useless to reve 11 was a hori business (lines 26-7): “business” here refers to the job they had t0 do surged (line 27): moved ther bodies rapidly to ty to get away. ‘Te too the no children ages (ines 27-8): i took them a very long ‘we don't cave if you (ine 32): it won't bother us if... it doesn’t matter to uf ‘She mised (line 34): She didn’t sueceed in hitng them. ‘oming vp th line 36): thinking of, finding an answertoa problem. she reasoned (ine 41): thought the matter through in a logical wy. ja case line 43): because it was possible that ‘uf Gine $6; remaining; and eas ef ine $9): remained ‘prod (ie 61) walked away on tiptoe on the tips of thei toes ~ 20 that he would not hear them leave. LANGUAGE PRACTICE A ‘Look at ie sory and find answers to these questions 1 Who is older, Sarah or Jamie? 2 Why aren't the children at schoo? 3 What exactly was the job the gardener gave them to do? {4 How did Sarah work out how many caterpillars there were in the garden? 5 What war Sarah's ‘rian idea? 6 What did the gardener use the bamboo poles for? a7 When vas it eases to hit the butterflies? When was it most sdiicult? 8 How did the children feel when they had finished their work? 9 Why did the cabbage patch ‘look lke abatleficl (ines 58-9)? 10 What did the children mean when they aid "Thank goodness’ (line 64)? Work out answers othe questions 1 What do you know about the gardener's age and appearance? 2 When will the gardener decide how much to pay them? 3. Was Sarah's arithmetic correc? ‘4 Why do you thnk they found the job ‘a horrible business (ines 26-7)? 55 Why does i say ‘ofcourse’ inline 34? 6 What does “Ths efer to inline si? 7 Did Jamie think that Sarah's ides was good one? 88 Why did they ‘tiptoe’ out ofthe garden (line 61)? B ‘Supply the mizing words. most cass, th fit lat eer) of the ‘missing tond i (ar) given. All th expreions ar inthe sy. 1 Thave hen that L—~— six eggn every day. 2 Someone hase up. ‘an dea for making sausages {rom old newspapers. 3 Joe wanted woe holiday. 4 Weare holiday next week, h_____ goodness! § Tinow b than to argue ‘my boss. 6 You sh take an umbrella ase ins. 7 They stayed out uit was dark '8 How do you manage to work here without g mad? some extra money to pay i © ‘Replace th words wnderined with an expression from the text based on the word) given in brackes. Mahe any nevsary grammatical chang. Example: Don't worry! (fuss) ‘Don’t make a fuse! ™ 1 Thank goodness Ihave finished my homework, (glad) 2 Ieisn'tkind to laugh at people when they do stupid things (fun) 4 We needed alo of time o finish the fob. age) 5 Afra whl, tc caterers wil ccome burt, (change) 6 Mow ofthe cabboges had gone. Garde) 7 Are you making progress? (ston) {9 Please begin a 300n as you ready. (started) 1 Ie doesnt bother me i you say bad things about me, (care) Werdgame In each sentence, there are 0 tor which have a eer ising. For ‘example, the sentence ‘Sarah sung her pole round and round tying to hit the butterfies’ should be ‘Sarah swung her pole round and ound trying to hit the butterflies” Find and comet the ord that Ihave alter missing. All he words ave used in he sry 1 "What ki of work are you to children looking for” he asked, 22 Mybother and Tare on holiday and we want to earsome money. {3 The man who owned the garden had no air: he was completely bad. 44 The children sated on the frst ow of cabbages and theirbuckets were son filled with caterpillars. 55 Sarah stuck out at a buttery but she missed, of curse 6 The round was covered. with dad butterfics, ‘Questions for Discussion ¥ Ifyou were the gardener, what would you say tothe children if ‘you met them again? 22 Have you ever done a holiday job? What other ideas do you have for eaming money? 3 Even animal lovers wil kil species they dont like, such a ies and mosquitoes. How do you decide when iti all ight to Kill smother living creature? 18‘The Pony and the Donkey oLossaRy ‘pony (tide): a small horse, very popular with children. ‘were mad about hoses line 2): liked horses very very much; they ‘thought about them all the time. in dsb (line 6): they couldn't belive it ee er ‘other people. ‘Same here (ine 12): The same is true for me, I am also bad at English. al you that (line 1): People use this expression to introduce @ ‘proposal, an idea, a suggestion. Emma came to he eseue (ines 19-20): Ifsomeone isin dificltes, ‘you rescue the, ie ty to save them. cleared her throat line 34): made sure her voice wa al ight before the started to speak. ‘rand nes (line 38): completely new. trotng (lie 35): wotting is fster than walking but slower than running. ‘twas her nem (ines 37-8): Rochelle had finished reading, now Emma was to read Yous is bound ro esin ine 42): Your poem is certain to win. ‘bet you win ine 43): Tam sure that you wil win. ‘meat ine $5): something special which gives you pleasure. ‘she leafed through the pags (line 57): she tamed over the pages looking for her poem. Hors cou sh face Emma? (ines 63-4): look her inthe eye without being embarrassed or ashamed. “Raney prfring.” Gine 67): 1 can hardly believe that they preferred LANGUAGE PRACTICE A Look atthe story and nd anszoers to these questions 1 What was the girs secret dream? 16 2 How often did the Children's Poetry Competition happen? 3 Why was Emma so doubtful about entering the competition? 44 Why dida'e Rochelle want to write about a donkey? 53 How di they get the competition enty forms? {6 How did the poems and entry forms get posted? 17 Where was dhe winning poem to be published? '8 Where and when did the ponytrckking sar? {9 Why didn'r Emma know that Rochelle had been declared the 0 When did Rochelle realise that it wasn't her poem that had Work out anscers to thse qustons. 1 Where were they able to spend time with horses? 2 What kind of prizes were usually given in the Children's Poetry Competition? 3 They were ‘sratching their heads’ line 28): Why? 44 Which of the girs read out her poem fst? '5 What does ‘Te refer to in ine 42? 6 How did Rochelle lear that she had won? 17 What docs “refer ain line 59? 15 "Rochelle felereally bad (line 66): What exactly wereher feelings, {do you think? B ‘Supply the mising cords, In most cae, the fos lst eer) ofthe ‘mizing word i (ar) groom. Al the expressions ar nthe nor ‘rT dream 0 the day when I will have ‘on cat 2 Don’t read it to yourself read it ad so that everyone ‘ean hear. 3 Isew many homeless people. Itm__me wonderifanyone cared. 4 Whoever grows the biggest cabbage wil w. first ‘5 Twish you e__. ‘been there when Inode the pony, 6 Ifa thing is w. doing, i'w. doing wel. 7m bored. 1 el ‘wh let's take the day 0nd go honseriding. n' Because you've worked so hard, have a special 1 for your some ce cream! oF. feving away your wh____ CD ealection! You must bemad! 10 Tes such lovely place. Let's just sit here fora wh and ci Ada a word from [I] 1 word from [1] 19 make reo-ord phrases that ‘ul fi inte comtence, We have done the frat on 0 hap ou All the ‘expresions aren the soy {H] bound can't go T instead mad mixed send your [UM] sbout bet for of round stand to tum up 1 Ifyou are interested in going to Law School, why don't you send for some information? xi. ‘Wagner's music. tmakesme fel like crying. 53 If you work really hard, you've ass your 4 Aren't you the manager? Sorry, T must have got you with someone else. you ean’ tell how old I am? Go on, guess! to wash the car this week. I id it 3 6 ie week. 7 Sarah is ‘covered with his paintings. 8 You ought to get more exercise hair watching TV all dy. 9 Lers to Joe's house and see if he’s got any new CDs. Unillo, The walls of her room are Wordgome ‘There are sceeralexprason ike brand new meaning very wery new. {Use words from 1] an (]w complete the sentences. We have done the it one to hp you. [I] blood brand dirt ice navy razor rock [MM blue cheap cold hard mew red. sharp 1 He must have inherited some money: he’s driving a brand mew Mercedes. 8 2 The blade ofhis penknife was ihe almost cut his finger with it. 13 What a hor day! Iced a really. ink to cool me down, 4 This bread must be about two weeks old: it's com- pletely. «5 Yosef was wearing a sailor uniform. 6 The sun turned a horizon, 17 There must be a sale on heres everything ie suit, the same colour as colour a it sank below the ‘Question for Discusion 1 What do you think of Rochelle? What would you have done in the same situation? 2 Afyou were Emma's mother, how would you fel about what hhad happened? 3 Doyyou like reading or listening to poetry? What i your favourite kind of poetry? ‘Say That Again oxossaRy sound your hors line 4): let the other motorist know you are angry ‘with them. Unlike poor Arthur Bridge (line 8): Arthur Bridge has not been lucky. tans (ine 10: people who are eming how to do a parsculr int from all ove the word line 1): from many different countries “His vist was taken voy seriously (line 19: everyone felt that his ist ‘was very important. ‘eile eas ee alate ioe ‘Silene fell onthe company ines 26-7): The company ~ the people present ~ stopped talking ‘esp the conversation going (ine 28): find something else 10 talk ‘aboutequaly heen to break the embarrassing since (line 33): he wanted t0 keep the conversation going as much as Tdi ‘ar last (ines 3940) finaly, after everything else was finshed. ‘to jon his company line 4): to o back to the company he worked for. reared complein (line 43): was almost finished. te eagualy remembered lines 45~6): he remembered very litle. ‘tomorzow morning. 9 T got 8 out of 9 subjects: T passed in ey subject, cx History. 10 Go u_$ and bring d__n the book that is on my bedside able a ‘Put he worden bracket in their sual place he santos, Example: Have you seen a mole? (ever) Have you eur seen a mole? 1 People like wo play wicks on Apri the frst (on cach other) 2 The wo children lft che house. (copether) 53 The envelope contained something important. (obviously) 44 She came afew minutes laer. (down) 53 He tumed on them. (angrily) 6 We wanted to play a trick on you. (ust) 7 Someone must have throw i. (vay) 8 Everyone was sting atthe table. sienly) 9 Lets pay Father forthe trick he played on ws. (back) 10 They got up on the morning of the ft ears) Wordgame ‘There are many expressions in English tke dig up (ine 8). Use thew {ve verb with away, bac, off or upto complete the emence, Al the ‘xpress aren he story. clear take pay pick throw sway back ‘off up up 1 Please any bits of paper you see Iying on the ‘round and pat them in the dustbin, 2 They wanted to thee father for the tick he had played on them 3 You must the mess you have made. 4 Don't. those empry boxes sTneed them t0 put ry books in, 55 They told him to his jacket and put it on the chair 85‘Question for Discussion + Bizabeth and her father don't seem to get on well together, Why do you think this is? 12 When Elizabeth sad: ‘Mumms, don’t tell him’ (ine 68), how do you think her mother reacted? +3 Doyouhave custom lke April Fool's Day? What kind of ticks do people play on each other? Soap coLossaRy pened (ine 3: from the adjective ripe ~ ready to pick or eat. ‘sink (line 6): shut one eye quickly to send a message, for example, studied har from every angle (line 12): looked at herself closely, ‘ont, back and sides. chatting (line 13: making polite conversation. ‘wor heaped with good fond ine 13): bad big amounts of good food ‘on them. AI shat wa ising (line 16): the only thing that was not there. ‘might no take any noice of her ar all (ines 20-1: might ignore het ‘completely. se sie of peaches (ine 26): as big a8 peaches. ‘Th ire presing (line 28): "Te fst ime the olives are squeezed to ‘get the ol from them. what abou the soap? (line 32): now, tellus about the sep. 4 thowand timer over line 34) we shall be able to wash each pair ‘offeet a thousand times. “Waste not, want not (ine 33): a provesb: don't waste things and ‘you won't be short of anything Jorbal pth (line 39): the fed where a football game is played. tipherope ine 41): high rope in a circus which acrobats walkalong. Telooks very dangerous, ‘skip ana hop (ine 42): ways of walking; "to skips make litle jumps; “to hop is to walk on one le. What on cath. (ine $1) wed to express great surprise. 86 Whar... wore you shinking of? (ine 51): what made you do that? Today ofall days (ine $3: today, for you, isthe most important day ofall the days inthe year A ‘Look atthe try and find answer to these questions. + What kind of weather is needed to ripen olives? 2 What did her father’s wink ell Zeynep? 3 When was Zeynep’ birthday party to take place? 44 What kind of dress di her father buy for her? 5 What did the guests do while they were waiting? 6 What was Zeynep worried about as she looked at herself inthe mirror? 7 How isthe soap made? 8 What games do the children play round the soap container? {9 How di Zeynep get ou of the soap container? 10 What was i that Zeymep’s father couldn't understand? ‘Workout answers to these questions. 1 Why was it such an excellent year for lives? 2 Why do you think Zeynep looked in ‘every miror (line 11? 3 Why do ou think Zeynep “wanted toe alone for «while (lines 17-187) 44 What made her fet “ikea filma (lines 19-20)? 5 Why does someone say ‘Waste not, want nt’ ro Osman? 6 Why do you think nobody reacted to the first cream? 7 In what way was Zeynep 's mess’ (lines 49-50)? 8 Why do you think Zeynep took the risk of fling ito the soap? B Alda word) fom (I 10 a word) from [I] w make phrases tha ill today of what [tt abour aword awhile all alldays anynotice enough farth himself the size 871 William looked at hifi the mirror to male sure his hae was sid. 2 Where id you buy that sily hat? 3 Tm almost broke, but Ihave ‘money to buy one more 4 Don't of what he says he rarely tells the truth 55 She's kind and helpfl and patent. a treasure. 6 IF you're not feling well, why don't you go and lic down ‘of baseball fila ‘when you have an exam- 7 Our back lawn is quite big: about & Don’t be late for school, 9 The dog is fine, but thing the cat? She hasn't eaten any- re -Reerie the somtonce arin eth the ror) penn brackets. Al the expressions ae in the story. "Example: Idon’thavea car but Tknow how todrve. (Although ...) ‘Although I don’t havea car, [Row howe 0 drive 1 They made the soap ftom the live skins. (They used the...) 2 Thave never seen such a pretty dress! That is the...) 3 He smiled and that is how she knew he was pleased with her. (She knew from...) ‘4, He didn't really now why he had writen the letter. (He wrote the leer without...) 55 The oly liquid had ruined her dress. (er dress...) 6 They shouted o Zeynep: Hop alongthe wall! They dared...) 7 Everything was there except the bread. (All that...) 8 “When does the party begin? hey asked. (They were waiting...) 9 T cannot understand why you did such a thing! (Why on eanth. 2) ro No one could remember a better harvest. Itwas the.) Werdgame In these tentncer, 0 words have bean putin the rong way round. ‘For example, the totence "Ts the garden front, people were siting round chatting’ should be ‘In the front garden ..." Conc the other Sentences. ll dhe expressions ae in the story. 1 Everyone agreed that ithad been an excellent harvest olive 2 The soap container was about haf the size ofa pitch football. 13 Theypretended they were ona tightrope circus hen they walked slong the container wall 14 Poor Zeynep's dress silk was ruined when she fllinto the liquid soap. 5 The rain spring andthe autumn sun produced a wonderful crop of olives that year Questions for Discusion 1 What do you think Zeynep and her father said to each other bout the days events? 2 The peoplein the story are celebrating Zeynep's birthday. How are birthdays celebrated in your county? 3 ‘People often do sily things without knowing why" (lines S67) Do you agree? It Will Do You Good “Eatup, Philip” (ine 3: dhe word “up is added wo give the meaning: "Eat everything, finish eating ‘be any noubl 10 you (ine 12): cause you any problems. ‘eu'd beer take (ie 13): you ought take. ‘Ghuchin his tomach Gline 17): Holding his stomach tightly to show that hei in pin, 4 dse of Sudman’s (line 28): some of Sulman’s Stomach Medicine. ‘here was no escape (ine 31): there was no way out of the situation. the front room (line 32): the “best room’, used only for special spoonfl (ine 34): a8 much as you can holdin a spoon. Note that the plural is spoonfuls. bien (ine 38): heft bitter, angry, upsct ‘rouching down (ine 41): bending low wit his legs double. 89puaty (ine 46): a chills word for ‘eat’ ‘pured (ine 46): ‘purring’ is the sound made by a cat when iti 'napps; or thinks it could be happy soon. riaowed (ine 49): “miaowing? isthe sound made by a cat; in this ‘case it miaowed 0 say "Yes, please nif at (ine $1): smell something o find out fics all ih. lap i up (ine 51) lap? describes the way cats and other animals

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