AN EXCITING TRIP.

I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia.

He has been there for six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big
firm and has already visited a great number of different places in Australia.
He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs, a small
town in the center of Australia. He will soon visit, Darwin. From there, he
will fly to Perth. My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding
this trip very exciting.
Questions:
1. What has the writer just received from his brother, Tim?
Answer: The writer has just received a letter from his brother, Tim.
2. Is Tim an engineer or is he a doctor?
Answer: Tim is an engineer.
3. How long has he been in Australia?
Answer: He has been there (Australia) for six months.
4. Has he already visited many places or not?
Answer: Yes, he has. He is working for a big firm and has already
visited a great number of different places in Australia.
5. Where is he now?
Answer: He is in Australia.
6. Has Tim ever been abroad before or not?
Answer: Yes, he has. He has never been abroad before.
7. Is he enjoying his trip very much or not?
Answer: Yes, he is. He is enjoying his trip very much.

FOOD AND TALK.

Last week at a dinner party, the hostess asked me to sit next to

Mrs. Rumbold. Mrs. Rumbold was a large, unsmiling lady in tight
black dress. She did not even look up when I took my seat beside her.
Her eyes were fixed on her plate and in a short time, she was busy
eating. I tried to make conversation.
A new play is coming to The Globe soon I said. Will you
be seeing it?
No she answered.
Will you be spending your holidays abroad this year? I
asked.
No she answered.
Will you be staying in England? I asked.
No she answered.
In despair, I asked her whether she was enjoying her dinner.
Young man she answered, If you ate more and talked less,
we would both enjoy our dinner!

Questions
1. Where did the writer sit at the dinner party?
Answer: The writer sat next to Mrs. Rumbold.

2. Did he try to make conversation or not? Was she busy eating or

not? (but)
Answer: Yes, he did. He tried to make conversation with her, but
she was busy eating.
3. Did he talk about the new play at The Globe or not? Did he talk
about the holidays or not? (and)
Answer: Yes, he did. He talked about the new play at The Globe
and he also talked about the holidays.
4. Did she answer his questions briefly or not?
Answer: Yes, she did. She answered his questions briefly by
answering No word.
5. Did he ask her if she was enjoying her dinner or not? What did she
answer? (Then.and)
Answer: Yes, he did. He asked her if she was enjoying her dinner
and she answered that if he (The young man) had eaten more and
talked less, they would both enjoy their dinner!

APRIL FOOLS DAY.

 To end our special news bulletin, said the voice of the

television announcer. We are taking you to the macaroni fields of
Calabria. Macaroni has been grown in this area for over six
hundred years. Two of the leading growers, Giuseppe Moldova and
Ricardo Brabante, tell me that they have been expecting a splendid
crop this year and harvesting has begun earlier than usual. Here
you can see two workers who, between them, have just finished
cutting three cart-loads of golden brown macaroni stalks. The
whole village has been working day and night gathering and
threshing this years crop before the September rains. On the right,
you can see Mrs. Brabante is talking to the manager of the local
factory where the crop is processed. This last scene shows you
what will happen at the end of the harvest: the famous Calabrian
macaroni-eating competition! Signor Fratelli, the present
champion, has won it every year since 1961. And that ends our
special bulletin for today, Thursday, April 1st. We are now returning
you to the studio.

Questions
In not more than 85 words write an account of the television
program. Write two different paragraphs using the points
connection given below.