1. Listen to the funny stories and complete the chart.

What happened to them? What were they doing at the What happened after?
moment?

She took her husband’s cellphone by She was at the office. She needed to tell him something, so
mistake she called him from her office phone,
and she realized that the cell phone
My husband and me have maching was ringing in her purse. She was
cellphones, they are exactly the calling herself.
same because we got at the same
time. One day I took his by mistake.
Later at the office I needed to tell
him about something, so in called
this cell, (call from my office phone).
When I was waiting for him the
answer I eared the cell phone in my
purse. It was ringing and ringing and
I fact, oh who is that? So I got it out
and said hello and I realized it was
me, I was calling myself.

He started to talk with a guy behind He was waiting in line for a movie It was a French movie and it was all in
him. Guy recommended him to see ticket, trying to decide what French. He did not understand nothing
“Stories from France”. He accepted. movie to see. because it did not have subtitles.

Then she forgot about it. A couple of Her sister lives in England, so she Her sister called her, because she sent
days before of birthday, she thought bought a card in Seattle three her two cards. She sent exactly the
“oh my God, I need to send her a weeks early from her birthday same card with the same message
birthday card”, she got another one. both times.

His statement came last week, and He lost his credit card when he He called the credit card company.
he was checking it and he saw was cycling. Somebody used his card, they bought
charges for 1200 dollars a plan ticket to Australia

2. Listen to the happy ending stories and answer the questions.

Gary’s story
a. Where was Gary? What was he doing?
He was having a breakfast in a coffee shop two days ago. He started to talk to someone in the next table.
b. Who did he meet?
He found out that guy was from his high school.
c. Why did he forget his briefcase?
 They were talking about people who they both knew, remembering and laughing
d. What did he do when he got to work?
He called the coffee shop right away but they didn’t have it.
e. Does this story have a happy ending? Why? Why not?
Yes. Later day, he was listening a local radio, he listened a lost and found announces. His briefcase.

Pam’s story

a. Where was pam going?

She was going to a friend weeding party.
b. What was her problem?
She was driving along when she got lost.
c. How did she get help?
She saw a little house. She got out the car, went there, and ringed the doorbell. A nice woman helped her.
d. How did the woman offer to help?
Woman said follow her, and she guided her in a car.
e. Does this story have a happy ending? Why? Why not?
Not. She arrived to at different party, not its friend.

Taken from: Touchstone 2 pages 91, 93