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OXFORD NEW YORK TORONTO
MELBOU RNE AUCKLAND 1 New Year's Resolutions 3
PETAL ING JAYA SINGAPORE HOI'IG KOI'IG TOKYO 2 A New Lodger 10
DELHI BOMBAY CALOJITA MADRAS KARACHI 17
I'IAI ROBI DAR ES SALAAM CAPE TOWN
3 Money Problems
4 No Money And No Girl 24
and IISJoc,o'td (om{X'nltJ i" 5 Problems Of The Heart 31
BEIRUT BERLlI'I IBADAI'I NICOSIA
6 A Nasty Experience For Mr Smithers 38
OXFORD is a , ..de: mlrk of Odord U,,;ycrsiIY Press. 7 Invitation To A Dance 45
ISDI'I 0 19 453nQ X
8 Old School Friends 52
9 Arthur Decides To Improve Himself 59
«) Oxford U"'vtn;II1 Press 1974 10 Evening Classes 66
Fim publulotd 1974 11 Arthur On Television 73
S....'",,'Io 'mprtn,o.. 1985 12 A Man Comes For The Television 81
All ",Iou rtJtn."td. No fH'n of ,IoiJ publlclllio" ""'1 M rtprod"etd,
13 An Emergency Visit To The Dentist 88
flO'td ,n 0 rtlrrnol sysltm. 0' Iro'lSmlfltd. m 0"1 fo,m Or by o"y 14 Mary Is Upset 95
meons, rl«/ra",c. mtclumiclll. ploOtocopyi"" rKo,di",. Or OIhtt· 15 At The Police Station 102
...ur ......"lro,,' Ilrt prior ptrmiJJio" of Oxfo, d U"'"trsuy Prrn.
16 An Arrest Is Made 109
11riJ book u sold ."b/te/ '0 Iht (ondlllO" 1lr0' 11 .1001/ "Ot. by ...oy 17 The Trial 116
of /rode OF Othtrwl#. M/m', ,c·,oId. h,rtd 0' o,lre"""," (ircu/oud 18 Midsummer Fair 123
..·"Iro«,,1II publuM's pno, COfIHn' '" ony fOFm of bindi .. , OF COvcr
Qflrrr IIIonllull i" ...lmlo 11 if p"blullld o"d ...i,IIo«' . Jimi/llrco..difio.. 19 Engaged To Be Married 130
",dud,,,, '"u COfIduiolt bring impost:d on,IIt Jubstqw ", purcllllSt,. 20 The Wedding 137
Appendix of irregular verbs 144
Pronunciation 144

Arthur Sings!
Access to
Songs and Music
Ten songs on cassette, ranging from reggae to rock'n roll,
blIllads to blues. Hear Ihe story of The Wrong House in
song; listen as Arthur gets S tuck on the Station ; take advice
from Mr Mlcawber with Don't Spend More Thon You Eorn ;
sing along with the television quizmaster in Oh Yes! Oh No!; hear
what happens 10 the law Breaker , (The Sol/ad 0/ Bruce Fanshawel.
 In this book we are going to read some more adventures of '", c:k..
Arthur Newton. Arthur works in a I Middleford , a ,,'( "-
town in southe rn 21 Gladstone ~ fQtG
Avenue, Middleford . a
- is widow;"'e.'(~'liu.do
She has lost her

Jlrs Harrison is a widow. Arthur's parents are still alive . They live in a small village called
Applefield . Arthur's father is the village doctor. Jennifer.
Arthur's seventeen-year-old sister, still goes to school and lives
at home with her parents.

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 t We are also going to read about Mary Ste phens and Bruce Fan-
shawe. Mary also works at Middleford Library and Bruce sells
f-. second-hand ca rs at the Middleford Used Car Mart. Recent ly
Arthur bought a ca r from Bruce. Mary and Bruce often go oul
\It.loaether and th is does not please Arthur. Bruce is tall , good-
Taoking an d nas a bi - moustache. He wea rs expensive clothes
and has a gold wristwatch Arthur does not like Bruce fo r
seve ral reasons an the most important reason is that A rthur is
in love with Mary himself. But of course, he has not told her
about it. uk/cil I"' fOfA"
There 's anot her girl called Sheila Lawton. She is very interested
in Arthur but he has not shown much interest in her so fa r.

It is New Year's Day. Art hur is at ho me with his paren ts and

sister in Applefield . Mrs Newton is in t he kitchen and Jennifer ,
O r Newton and A rth ur are talking together in the living-room.

a) What's A rthur's job?

b) Does he live with his paren ts?
c) How long has Mrs Harrison been a widow?
d) Who is Jen nife r?
e) What does Bruce sell ?
f) What kind of clothes does Bruce wear?
g) Why doesn' t Arthur like Bruce?
h) What do E ngl ish people call Jan uary 1st?

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OR NEWTON: H ave you made any New Year's resolutions yet.

Arthur?
JENNlfER : Huh ! He made lots of them last year and he didn 't
keep one of them .
ARTHUR: What about you , Jennifer? You promised not to be
ru d e to me any mo re.
JENNIFER: Shut up , Arthur.
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ARTHUR: See what I mean , Dad?....- cLe.{0lt c:k. l 'o Cl' r.
DR NEWTON: Why don't you give up smoki ng, Arthur? H ave you
seen the latest report qg,.smoking and lung '2.a nce(,' --=-
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ARTHUiI. : Well , as a matter of fact , I've already decided to give
it up. I haven't had a cigarette since last night, actually.
JENN lfER: You've been 100 lazy to go out and gel any , that's
why. What other resolutions have you made?
ARTH U R: M ind your own business.
DR NEWTON: Well , ('ve made onc or two myself, if anybody's
inte rested.
A RTH U R: Oh , yes.

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 OR NEWfON : Yes, I've decided to grow more vegetables in the
garden . They grow very well he re. Fresh vegetables are very
good for you ; you get a lot of vitamins from them . And
what's more, I'll save money and the exercise will do me
good . .4 .
JENNIFER : he's much too lazy .
ARTH UR. : even come home fo r the
occasional weekend. Why don' t you in the garden for a
change?
JENNIFER: By the way, what's happened to Mary? You haven't
mentioned her once this holiday. Is she still going o ut with
Bruce Fanshawe?
ARTH UR: I don 't know ; she may be.
OR NEWfON : Not that young man in the car accident a few
months ago?
ARTH U R: Yes , that 's right.
DR NEWfON : I didn 't think much of him.
ARTH U R: I don' t li ke him either.
JENN lfER : I'm sure you don 't. Anyway, there's always Sheila .
She likes you , you know .
ARTH U R: O h, really?
JENNIFE R: Now where are you going? What are you putting your
coat on for?
ARTHUR: I'm just going across the road to get some ciga reues ~

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 I. Are you going to give up smo king?
Yes, why don' t you give up smoking.:t~
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A re you going to grow more vegetables?
Yes, why don' t you grow morc vegetables too?

2. I've just made some New Year's resolutions.

Oh , have you? I haven' t made any yet. D ,A\
I've just bought a car.
Oh, have you? I haven' t bought onc yet.

3. Bruce wears expensive clothes.

Oh, does he? I'm not interested in expensive clothes.
Or NewlOn grows cabbages. ~
Oh , does he? I'm not interested i~bbag~ Cl

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4 . Why do n' t you give up smok ing?

As a matter of fact, I've already dt(ided to give it up.
Why don't you grow vegetables?
As a matter of fact, I've already decided to grow them .

5. I like Mary .
Yes, I like her Joo.
I do n't like Bruce.
2 No, I don' t lik.e him either.
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 Example

1. Who are these people? A rth u rll ibra rian/workllibrary

What do they (Io?
That's Mh..-. tie'5 Q, UbrcviMv.
tie wMks ;." q, libra'J'

b) Or NewlOnldoclOr/ c) Bob/studen t/ d) Jen niferl

cure/sick people study/engineering schoolgirI/go/school

e) SheilaJtypist/ f) Mr Taylor/ g) Mr Brownl h) Mr Smithersl

typelletle rs driving instructor/ gardener/growl bank cle rk/work/
teach people/drive vegetables bank

2. Look at the pal/em Arthur promised to give up smoking .

sentences and make a Jennifer promised not to be rude to Arthur.
sentence like olle of
them, using rhe word a) Arthur/ea rly for work
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PROMISE. b) Or Newton/grow more vegetables
c) Je nnifer/do her mothe r's shopping
d) Arthur/be lazy
e) Jennifer/come home la te
f) Bruce/take Mary to the cinema
g) Bruce/sell Arthur a bad ca r
h) The students/work hard

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1- MOL sentences using Mrs Harrison has lo st her husband. (die/five ye ars)
.., "" orru in b ra k ets
. , UI thL example.

a) Arthur has got a car. (buy/six mont hs)

b) Or Newton knows Bruce . (mee tJa fe w wee ks)
c) Arthur doesn 't smoke now. (stop/e ight hours)
d) lennifer has some good resolutions . (makelfive mi nu te s)
e) Mrs Newton is listen ing to the radio. (switch on/an hour)
f) Or Newton is posting a letter. (write/two da ys)
g) Bruce has got a cold. (catchJa wee k)
h) Or Newton knows about the re port on lu ng cancer. (read/
three weeks) I / _I
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4 . Arthur's old f riend, DAVtO: What .Aq

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/)Qvid , is asking him a ARTHUR: I work in a library, actually .
lot of qu.estions. DUI'id DAVIO: Whe re .. I . ~ .1-:1.. . ?
It.asn 't seen A , ;,,';,_ AKTH UK: It 's in Middleford.
lIbow three years . OAVID : rL~(f. . t. . . digs?
David 's q u.estions. ARTH UR: Yes , I do , I live in a house wi th Mrs H arrison.
,...;, OAVID : .~ JP
y... . a ca r?
ARTH UR: Yes , ButA 's not a very good one.
oAvlD:Where . d~ .'Pf . ? It?
ARTHUK: At the Middleford sed Ca r Mart .
OAVID : How m uch ~~ . '; ~qc;,t- .. ? I
ARTHUR: No m ch . bout £300. o~---t'
OAVID : . . .. lT . . . •
our sister. ') ~..~_
ARTHUR: l e nnifer? She 's a ll right , thank you.
OAVID: .w. ... 4t. work ?
ARTHUK: No , she's still at school.

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" I . rM: Dl the l?::atlern I haven't had a cigarette since last night.
rS- 2 . ha and make •. . .
l~' has lik e it. a) BruceJ,see/Art.i)ur/last year
b) Mrs Newton/buy/ new hat/the yea r before last
c) Or Newton/smo ke/a medical stude nt

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c)
f)
lenniferlbelrude to Arthur/yesterday
Arthur/worklgardcn/last summer
The Newtons/visi t/ London/October
g) C hristmas
h) night
 The holiday is now over and Arthur is still a heavy smoker. He
arrived back in Middleford on Sunday night , put his car away
and walked into Mrs Harrison's sitting- roo m.

There was a man si tting there; he was short and thin with o ld-
fashioned glasses . He. got up and introduced himself: ' My
name's Smithers , Regi nald Smithers. I'm Mrs Harrison's new
lodger. '

Arthur's a heavy smoker.

Then Mr Smithers told Arthur about himself. He was a clerk at

the West land Bank in Middleford High was
Arthur's bank . He was 55 years old and still
came to Midd leford from Reading two months ago.
landlady in Middleford was terrible . In fact she was an old
dragon. She said things like: 'You mustn 't smoke in the bed-
room. You mustn 't do any washing in the bathroom. You must
be in the house by 11 o'clock at night. You the
radio o r make a noise.'

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Then Mrs Harrison came in with a cup of coffee for Mr
Smithers and one for herself. 'Oh , hallo , Arthur ,' she said . ' Did
you have a good make a cup of coffee fo r you?'
' You needn't bother
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replied Arthur. ' I'll make you
one if you like ,' said Mrs Harrison, 'Oh , I'm sorry. Have you
introduced yourself to Mr Smithers?' ' Yes, we 've introduced
ourselves ,' replied Arthur.

·Just then the telephone rang. 'Sllitll I answer it?' said Arthur.
'No, you gel up,' said MrsHarrison. ' It's probably for

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me, I'll go '

A minute o r two later Mrs Harrison came back into the room,
' I'm afraid that was bad news ,' she said. ' My sister in London's
ill in hospital, I must go and see her tomorrow evening. I'm
afraid that you two must yourselves tomorrow
evening, You needn 't worry . and leave you
something else to cook . Oh , the cat , please?'

At work in the library the following day, Arthur told Mary

'about his holiday with his parents, and about Mrs Harrison's
new lodger. He also said : ' We' re going to cook for ourselves
....... 'IOu. feed the cat, this evening. Mrs Harrison won 't be there. She's gone to see her
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I " . . ~' sister in hospital.' ' I'll pop in some time in the evening, if you
like ,' said Mary.

a) Has Arthur given up smoking?

I~ b) Who is Mr,smithers?
c) What is a lodger?
d) How long was Mr Smithers in Middleford before he came to
Mrs Harrison's?
e) Why did he come to Mrs Harrison 's?
f) Who answered the telephone?
g) Why didn' t Mrs Harrison cook for Arthur and Mr Smilhers
on Monday night ?
h) What did Mary promise to do?

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A CCvp,o.~ A RT H UR: Mr Smithers! Are you in?

/J ,-",.1, I", de (,.,d,." MR SMITH ERS: Y es , I 'm upstairs. Shall I co m e do wn ? I
ARTH UR: If you like, but you needn 't come if you' re ~S Y . ...
3 Now what shall I do first? Ah , e re's a note from ~ H. It
says there are some lamb cho and some frozen pearin the
4J T ' q fridge and the potatoes are in t e sauccl2urf on the sloV/f and
5 <.Cl"....\I"I.C-.. C~ Iltrtlon~) the eat's dinner's in another saucepan. Ah , the re you are. Mr
Smilhers . Well , will yo u do the cooking o r shall I?
b~ £g.. ",v-.{ ""u. MR SMITH£RS: Well , e r . . .
-? ~ I..l1 e>o-, Look , I'll do the cooking and perh aps you can do the
ARTH U R:
washing up .
81l'-1",1< Er , have you done any cook ing before?
MR S MITIIER S:
"1r'..jp... _ ARTHUR: Yes , I' ve cooked for myse lf lo t s of times.
JU bl........·,b MR S MIT HERS: Oh good . Shall I lay the table? G
A RTH U R: Good idea . Now I mustn't lorget to put sail in the
potatoes. Now where are the m a t c he s~ Have you got any
matches , Mr Smithers?
MM SMITH ERS: No , I'm sorry. They' re upstairs in my room. Shall
I get them for you?
A RTH U R: Never mind!al've j ust remembered- the stove's elec-
t ric , not gas, so we don't need any matches. Now, I'll put the
potatoes on and then I' ll put the cho ps under the grill . Righ t.
That 's done , Ah , there's the front door bell. I'll answer it, Mr
lamb chops Smithers . ...

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 MARY: Hallo , Arthur.
ARTHUR: Oh , hallo , Mary . Come in .
MARV: Are you realty cook ing for yourself tonight , Arthur? I
must see this. How are you getting on?
ARTHUK : Oh, all right so far, I think .
MR SM IT H ERS: Oh , excuse me. I'm just goi ng upstairs for a
min ute . It 's time for the news. I mustn 't miss it. ,
MARY: Is that Mr Smi the rs? 7 9
A KTH U R: Yes. tl /C I. .
MARY : He's rather shy , isn 't he? ~ V"td~..~,-
ARTH UK: Yes , he doesn' t talk much . Now why don' t you go in to
the sitti ng-room a nd make yourself at home? Shall I make
you a cup of tea o r anything?
MARY : No , r ye just had onc. Is there anything you want me to
do?
ARTH UR: No , thanks, 'I'm doing all right by myself .
. MR SMITHERS: Er, excuse me. I'm te rribly sorry 10 intrude but
there see ms to be a smell of burni ng. It 's coming from the
ki tchen.
ARTH U R: Oh dear , look at the smoke .
M ARY: Arthur , you ' re hope less!

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1. It's ho t. Shall we open the window?
.
All right; shalll open it or will you?
We must buy some more matches.
All right, shall I buy them or will you?

2. Are you making that cake for me?

No, I'm making it for myself.
Did Bruce buy that camera for Mary?
No, he bought it for himselr.

3. Didn't you get an~matches , )

No, I didn' t. Wj ll m u get some for me?
Haven 't you peeled the potatoes?
No, I haven' t. Will you peel them for me?

4. the righ t in E ngland?

the right in England.
for a bicycle?
a licence for a bicycle.

5. Shalll.help you with the washing up?

No, thanks. I' ll do it myselr.
Shal!lhelp Mr Steele with those letters?
No, thanks. He' ll do them himself.

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_ f "!_t' Jt'nit'nces witlL l enn ife ~iro nin&..t h e clothes.

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IKJ THE -IN G as in
.,. uQmple.

a) Mrs Harrison cboks the meals every day. !" u, '

b) Or Newton worked in the ~yesterday .
c) Arthur washed the dishes OriIhursday evening.
d) Sheila went to the ~ on Saturday morning.
e) Mrs Newton is wa:sFiTrigthe clothes now .
f) Jennifer sometimes cleans the house .
g) Mary types everything for Mr Steele .
h) Mrs Harrison was dusting the furnitu re on Wednesday .

~ .;-; .. in the blanks a) Arlhu[ looked at . . . in the bathroom mirror. I

_ MYSELF, b) Jennifer bought one drink for Arthur and another for ....
YOURSE LF. etc. c) I bought . . . a new pair of shoes yesterday. ~
d) lennifer and A rthur clean their rooms . .. .
e) We must do the cooking for ... tonight .
f) Mrs Harrison's cat was washing ... in front of the fire .
g) ' ,
E nJoy . ..• you two .
h) Arthur~ 'yo umust buy ... a new tie:

i)...Offu to help Mary in Example MARV: This tea tastes ho rrible.

• , tst situations.
I'u, '" o.ke, Jaw SOmt- Wi<lt'e•

MARV : My typewriter's broken .

,It<, mtfId ;.v:forYOU'.
, a) MARV: It's too warm in this room . :z:'ll ....... ..
b) MARV: These books are too heavy for me . "I 'l l
c) MARV: I haven 't got any cigarettes . .I ' Q.l "
d) MARV: It 's getting dark in this room. 1 Il"l. • ,

e) MARV: I want to listen to the news . '". •

f) MARY : My windows are dirty . 'Il l {I( • " .
g) MARY: I've leJt my money at home . , I, ~.... l
h) MARV : My desk's untidy. I I

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d. alld
Look at the pictures
make questions.
Examl)ie mo ney: give/Mrs Harrison?

Wft.(; sk.U I do with tJU. "'~ ?

Sfioi,I- 1,JU;e i.(; re Mrs HllIrrz",yv?

a) fish: give/cat? b) car: se lV ,c) books: putl d) meat : cookl

Arthur? she lf? oven?

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e) tea: drink! f) postcard : send! g) bicycle: pull h) broken glass:
myself? Shei la? garage? throw/dustbin?

i Here are some things Examl)/es i) smoke in bed

you mustl/'( do and
some things you needn't Jaw »>U6-tn't smoke ~ W.
do . Write appropriate
serllellces. ii) get up early o n Sunday

~au net4" 't 9et "f' eat"~ 011 .s~.

a) take your umbrella with you when the weather's fine.
b) throw the cat o ut o f the window.
c) be rude to your father.
d) make your bed in a hOlel.
e) shake hands with your friend eve ry day.
f) smoke in the library .
g) wea r an overcoat when it's warm .
h) give more than 10% of the bill to the waiter.

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 T he chops were completely ruined , so Mr Smithers and Arthur
had to go out fo r their dinner. Arthur had to pay because he
was responsible for the accident. Arthu r was now completely
. He is very bad with money and never
he had l e~ than usual and
,erlt a lot aur:.;gthe Christmas hol idays;
presents (Qr all his famil y and for Mrs Harrison and
also had to buy a new batte ry and a new exhaust for. b,;",-.o
~l-w..'"'::'l ~ o.c c.£"~
January 16th is the
Midd leford Library, so this
. bratc the
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• much
reasons to
,anylx)dy to the party h 'i m'~
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wears it work eve ry day. It 's
Everybody else'
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On the Thursday before the party during his lunch hour , Arthur
is walking along the High Street wi th Mary.

AN a)
b)
Did Arthur and Mr Smithers eat al ho me?
Why didn't Mr Smithe rs pay for the meal?
c) What happens o n payday?
d) How long has Middleford Li brary bee n there?
c) Wh at is Arthur's suit like?
f) Why doesn't Arthur want to go to the party?
g) Is Arthur good at dancing?
h) Who is Mr Sleeie bringing 10 the party?

MARV : JUSI a minute , Arlhur. I want to look at these dresses.

Which one do you like?
ARTH UR: Do you mean those over the re?
MARY : No, these here.
ARTHUR: I don 't know really. They' re a bit expensive , aren' t
they?

' Which one shall I gel?'

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MARY : Yes, bUl I like them . There's nothing good anywhere
• else. And I've got to have a new dress for the party on
Tuesday . Which one shall I get?
ARTHUR: They both look very nice .
MARY: Yes, but shall I get the green one or the red one?
- ARTH U R: It's up to you . You must decide .
MARY: 10 the party , Arthur? You can bring a
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• Srucc. any-
body? ., ~
ARTH U R: 1 don' t know really . I haven't thought about it. Shall I
bring Mr Smithers? I can 't think of anybody else .
MARV; Oh , Arthur , you are a fool. Why don't you ask Sheila~<../~
• • , ARTH U R: Who? \.e.(rto "'"' 0-...... fo
MARV : Sbeila. Shall I ask her for you ?
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ARTHUR: Yes, if you like.
MARY: She likes you a lot , actually.
I ARTHUR : Oh , does she?
MARY: Yes , don't you like her?
ARTHUR: Oh , I've just remembered . I've gOI to go imo the bank
now. Will you come with me or shall I see you in the Sunny
Snack Bar?
) MARY : No , I think I'll go in and try the red dress on while you 're
in the bank.
ARTHUR : OK , see you in a minute then.

ARTH UR: Hallo , Mr Smithers.

MR SMITHERS : Oh , hallo , Arthuf .
ARTH U R: Can I have it all in ones, please?
MR SMITHERS: Er, I won' t keep
ARTij U R: Why
MR SMITHERS:
the back? I4 r""--)
moment ....

manager wants to See you. Could you ste p

T he Manager
wants to see you'
 I. Arthur's broke.
Again? He alwayst§emS)o be broke.
Or and Mrs Newton arc away for the weekend .
Again? They always seem to be away for the weekend .

2. A nhur's suit 's very sha bb

Yes, it does look shabby doesn't it . 'd'Jr (<..~ ~ 7
Mary's very smart.
Yes, she does look smart, doesn't she?
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3. Is A rthur going to wear his o ld suit ?

Yes, he hasn't got anything else to wear.
Is M ~ Smithers going home ton ight?
Yes, he hasn' t got anywhere else to go.

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4. .'s Mary laking Arlhur 10 the party?

No, she's taking somebQdy else.
I ~ Mrs Harrison cookiq8 chops ton ight?
No, she's cooking somethin&!lse.

5. Who's coming to the party?

.E.'lu.ybody's coming.
What 's wrong with Arthur's ca r?
Everything's wrong.

I~XI~ something, anythingt-!!.Q.thing, everything, somebody,

anybody, nobody, everybody, somewhere, anywhere,
<'\ Choose one of these nowhere, everywhere
words 10 fill the
MR SM IT H ERS: The chops are ruined. Is there ... else 10 eat? 0.,,-\4
spaces ill the
conversation. ARTH UR: No , there's ... else . ~"" ' ''-'}
MR SMITHERS: There 's no food in the fridge but have you
looked ... else? o..r 0 .... «~
A RTH UIC I've looked on the she lves and in the cupboard.
There 's ... else to look . r "
MR SM ITHERS: If you've looked ... and found ... , then we'll
have 10 eat ... else. c vc. , . '::l '
ARTHUR: We could buy fis h and chips. Or we can go 10 the
Sunny Snack Bar.
MR SM ITHERS: No, let's go . , . else . :,,,rv '-'
ARTHU IC Oh dear , .. . else is expensive. , .•
MR SMITHERS: I went to the Red Dragon Restau rant last week .
. . . else has such good food. '"0....;,\.-."'. <l..
ARTHUR: Did you go wi th the bank manager?
MR SMITHERS: No, I wen t with ... else. ~ rv-
ARTHUR: Is it expe nsive?
MR SM ITHERS; Well , ... else is more expensive, excepl the
Sunny Snack Bar. e.." .... "-IW ..... v~
ARTHUR: But the steaks are over £4 each.
MR SMtTHERS : Well , you can order ... else. ~~_·,",o
ARTH UR: But ... else is at least £1.50 . ~. <:
MR SMITH ERS: Well , I'll go there and you can go ... else. ':c
ARTHU R: No , I don 't like eati ng alone. I']] go with you .. , . else
will come wi lh me , but I sha'l'.Lhave ... except the cheapest
,• dish, :ov -1;"'::
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 2. Us HAVE T in the Example Arthur/golbankltomorrow
appropriate te e and
pattern ro make
sentences.

a) Arthur/buy1presentsllast week
b) Mary/type/letterslevery day
c) Mr Smitherslnot pay/mealllast night
d) Arthurlsee/bank manager/yesterday •
e) Where/everybody/go!last Thursday evening?
f) When/Arthur/paylMrs Harrison/next?
g) Arthur/not bellibrary/next Sunday
h) Mr Steele and his librarianslbe in library/every day

~ Write down what is

happening ill
Middleford in the flext
few momhs, using the
Present Continuous Fortbcoming
tense.

Jan. 16th Celebrallon of 75th anniversary of Midd le·

ford Centf1l1 Llbf1lry. Speech by Mr Steele.

Feb. 2nd Openmgofnew supermarket by famous TV

actor. FTC'C' gifts to all custome~.

Mar. 10th- 20th Local artists hold exhibition of paintings in

Town Hall.

Apr. 14th Arrival of circus.

Ma y 20th Visit to Middleford by member of Royal

Family.
Local band gives open·air concert in Central

I
, June 8th
Park . A F . sl.-o....:> .... ~k::':"S p\o.<o<.
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:-- Jul 17th Flowe:;;ow. Presen tation ofpriZC'S by Lady
Janc Pendlcbury.
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Ju1. 29th Ele<:tion of new Ma yor by Town Council.

Begin like this: On January 16th, Middleford Central Library is celebrating its
75th annive rsary, Mr Steele .~.. ?=- ........ '.} 0-. spoeed..__ .
CIA. ~6 ... ·o . 2 .... c! 0... tt,..~. ......... "TV " ct.o r ....,
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.... Change HAVE TO to a) Does Arthur have to buy a new suit?

HA VE GO T TO in b) We all have to work hard to learn English.
these selllences. Make c) Do the guests have to wash up after the party?
any other changes d) Does Mary have to go 10 work tomorrow?
necessary. e) What do we have to do this afternoon?
f) Nobody has to go to the library on Sunday.
f '. g) How long do we have to wait here ?
• h) Do I have to do all of this exe rcise?
t 1 __ p~;~.~:~ . O-fr~~~ ·
~~., ~~~~
0< useILoOKb,FEEMI BOB : y o u . .. ve ry chee rful this morning.
in this dialogue. BI LL: Yes, il's the weather. It ... to be gelling warmer. ( .., aoe ..... 'S ·
BOB: Yes , all the girls ... nice now in their summer dresses! Qoo\c.. )
BILL : Look at that girl in the yellow dress. She .... to be
looki ng al us. (,5e.P("n'5 "")

BOB : She . .. to be looking at you, you mean . <. SeeC"O'"lS )

BI LL: I wonder why. (S«'-IY'\
BOB : Perhaps it 's because you . ':' . to be interested in her.
BI L L : You know, she ... like someone I know{QoO~ '"
BOB : Perhaps you do know her. She certain ly ... to know you .
, .;:zJo,')' 20.- .1~ ( ~S )

-- .__ h '-- of (: . . ., cs( Write afew semences about what you are doing in the "ext few
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I

.. _ ............... c;, .
Q.. cJ- ~
days. Use the Present Continuous tense if you can.

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Charles Dickens was a fa mous English oyc list of the la le ni ne-
teenth ce ntury. He created haractc alled Mr Micawbc r. Mr
gal into a lot of troub e ecause he spent more than
had to go to prison because of il . But he realized
"" ,nd ga ve people this piece of ad vice: . Annual income
annual expendilU re £19/ 19/6. result ha ppiness; annu al
income £20, annual expenditure £20/016, result misery: This of
course means th at you mustn 't spend more than you earn .

A rthur did not follow th is advice. He had to see the bank

nOI only no money in his account
The re was less than no thing in it.
prison, of course , but all the sa me
the manager was no t very pleased . He le t Arthur ha ve a no the r
£50. but A rthur had to pro mise to keep his account in credit in
• future .

I Aa. 50 5bOi 1.. -'<.<'IInt ",;!h 3910 0 ,," o

~~ ART HUR NEWj ES Q. Westland Bank Limited
HIOOLEF QRO "I GH ST
O.le Deltil
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2 JAN " 403 1 0 . 00 16 . ,," 2
5 J AN 42404 15 . 00 1 . 42
8 JAN 424-05 It . 50 3 . 08 0/0
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So the followi ng weekend Arthur had to stay al home . If you

stay at home you don' t have to spend any money . He spent the
whole time in the company of Mrs Harrison and Mr Smithers.
He had to give the greater part of his £50 10 Mrs Harrison. He
also slayed in on Monday evening but on Tuesday he went to
the party. Mrs Harrison pressed his only suit for him . ' You"1l
have to buy anOlher one soon ,' she said . 'I'll have 10 have some
money fi rst ,' replied Arthur. OJ..8w::dc:....

At the party everybody seemed ve,~ lac) was wear-

ing her new dress and she looked she was
wi th Bruce and, as you know , Arlhur lik e Bruce .

a) What was Charles Dickens fam ous for?

I~ b) Why did Mr Micawher get into trouble'?
c) What happened to Mr Micawber?
d) Did Arthur get into the same trouble as Mr Micawber?
c) Was Arthur's account in credit when he went to see the
bank manage r?
f) Where did Arthur go at the weekend?
g) What did he have to do wi th most of his £50?
h) When will Arthur buy a new suit?

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"- .,....... - ,
"tr> " v'

:"F, lA""
k~ !k. I "" k. <P
4~ (M)--f

BRUCE: H a llo , Arthur. How's the car?

ARTHUR: Well , I've had to buy five new tyres, a new batte ry and
a new exhaust. Yes, it still goes-just. And I haven't had to
replace the engine-yet.
BR UC E: You got a bargain there- ha-ha.
SHEILA: This is a nice pa rty, isn't it?
ARTHUR: Yes, I suppose so.
I SHEILA: You mustn 't look so sad, Arthur. What's the m a u e T?
Anyway I'm so glad you asked 'Mary to invite me.
ARTH U R: That's all right. I'm glad you're here.
MARY: Get Sheila a d rink , Arthur. Her glass is emp! .
ARTH U R: Yes, of course. There's still some of that unc left.
MARV : Look , here comes Mrs Steele. We'll have to y hello to
her. Good evening, Mrs Steele. Are you e njoying yourself?
MRS STEELE: Yes , thank you, Miss Stephens. It is Miss Stephens,
isn' t it? Have you seen my husband?
MARY : Yes , he's just coming in now.
'There's still some of
that punch left. '
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oJ'qr . ., ])0 T Co'" "'to CV' .

MR STEELE: Good evening everybody . Now you won't have 10
listen 10 a long speech fro m me but I must· tell you a couple
, of things. First of all, I want to thank you all for your hard
work and over the past year, and I don 't have IQ
ou r library has now completed
Now there are one or two
firs t we are goi ng to have a
new i some time later this year. We shall
then have i to work in and more §;~ff.
Secondly , it 's my pleasan t duty 10 tell you something aboui
Miss Stephens, Miss Mary Stephens. She has just announced
her engagemen t to Mr Bruce Fanshawe. We all hope they
< f'~"
will be very.®p'-py..!.ogether.
SHE ILA: I didn' t know tha~d you, Arthur?
ARTH UR: No , I didn 't.
SHEILA : Mar hat a lovely su rprise!
MR STEElE: o ur glas~es, please, and drink to the happy
couple. \.Q.VOJ..t\<)(r'
ALl : Mary and Bruce.
ARTHUR: Why did she have to gel engaged to him?

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 1. DOll ', drink too much.
Thar s a useful piece of ad"il''', Thank you.
The bank!. dorf' open on Saturda),>.
That's a ust'ful piece of information. Thank ~· ou.

1. Do )OU like working in the librar) ','

Yes . it's a good place lu wurk ill .
Do yo u !!IlJoy working with Ma ry?
Yes. she's a good person 10 work with .

J. Did VDU
•
buv
•an\'• bUller toda\• '!
:"'010. I didn ' t. so I'll ha\ c to btl~ some tomorrow.
Old Mrs l larrison do her \\,r'> hing loday?
YH. she did . so she \\011 " hlHe 10 do illomorrow .

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4 . Will you please wash the dishes?
No, not again; I had (0 wash them yesterday.
Well , can you light the fi re ?
No, not again ; I had to light it yesterday.

5. Mary "s goi ng out with Bruce again.

Oh dear, does she have to go out with him?
Mrs Harrison 's inviting th d next door for supper.
Oh dear, does she haye to invite her? ' u.'VtC\.

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~ US~ (he word LEFT in CUSTOMEJI. : H ave you got a copy of the Daily Globe?
tlus dialogue with olher SHOPKEEPER : No , I'm sorry. W e ,' , • . • • • 'F'P . ~ ..i ,..
suitable words. CUSTOMEII. : Well , have you got the Daily Argus? _
SHOPKEEPER: Yes , you' re lucky . We 've only '0."': ... <.f2 ..( t
CUSTOMER: Thank you . Goodness! Look at my purse..-- . ; . CfuJy bJ.:,
35p ab in it. Doesn ' t money go quick ly these days? I
never ... anything ... at the end of the week. Can I have
some ciga rettes, please? But can I pay you nex t week?
SHOPKEEPER: If I do that I'll have ... business . ... I'm sorry .
I can't.
CUSTOMER: Oh dear, there aren't ... kind people .. . in this
world .

2. fiJi the blanks wilh y:> I want to tell you something ... Arthur. He lives . .. 21 Gl ad-
suitable prepositions. .~ stone Aven ue , Middleford ... Mrs Harrison and Mr Smithers.
j
He works ... the library ... Middleford High Street. The
Su nny Snack Bar is quite . . . the library . . . the other
/
, .
>,
-<.
")
.0.- side ... the road. Sometimes he goes there ... a cup .. .
coffe e. He usually sits ... a table ... the window and
looks ... the newspaper. Sometimes he goes . .. Mary and
sometimes he goes ... himse lf. When he goes ... himself he
•
•
! th inks ... Mary all the time .
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~ Add tail queslion.s. a) Th is isa nice party, ... 1 _;("\4
• •
b) Mary looks very beautiful , .. . '! '-i("li- ' .~
,
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• c) Arlhur will take Sheila home , ... 1 ' :

d) didn't know about Mary's engagemen t, . . . ?
e) lots of people at the party, ... 1 '.':'
f) husba nd ove r there, ... ?
g) still goes , ... ?
h) He wasn' t pleased about the engagement, ... 1
,

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Lt>-
4. Look at the patlem atld something/anything/somebody etc. + to + infinitive
make sentences.
Example There's always ... in the library.

71we~ alwa:Js s~ 1<> mM ;., tk C1bry.

a) The fridge is empty. There's ... in Mrs Harrison's kitchen.
b) Is the re ... on the television tonight?
c) A rthur has run out o f cigareu es. He has ....
d) There's no punch left; the re's ... at the party.
e) Both Arthur and Mr Smithe rs are out tonight. Mrs Harrison
has ... this even ing.
f) Listen. Mr Steele has got ....
g) The little girl is alone. She has ... .
h) A ll the seats are taken; there isn't ... .
5. Look at Mr Steele's
orders and write do wn MIDDLEFORB CENTRAL LIBRARY
what A rthur and Mary
HAD to do and
DIDN'T HA VE to do
To:
T:r
1.3...
Art. N..-t;cft
Im'7 ste]lh··
before the party, and
wlwtthey WIL L Betore the JlU'tJ'I '1'aIoe all ttlblllli cut ot tU
HAVE to do and 111:tz'v,. (lI1J' t .. obe',..'.
WON'T HAVE to do :Aa" all bed' OIl tU slle1~
after the party. (Bm the £phq).
Artbur - ~ sa-. 11pss.s
(Hen' plat.. ).
Ar'tbu.l' - se' - ? _lDe iF
t.he ott-Ut" "'1 (MW wbllllc;r).
IItn - help tM • _ to an hr
t«, (but: b't:
t.be ... t.be
seM.lolHs l"O"h selt).
Art.twr .. "x tbII pmcb.

Ut.sr ihe pet,., Talc. . . .,. ilUt, pl.at.ell u4

"17 ....
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.. 7 'sb tbe &l .....
010T 'be pIe' '3).
Ariwr .. t p b· u.. pla:' ..
(NO'l' t:h. p;J El ' e).
F , t.b. Uh.~.
. .,

Bring Not: tbe tabl...

£rilul' .. JIllt out. tal. U8JJt...
Arthur - lock h 4"'0' ••

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 The news was a surprise 10 everybody at the party. The only
person who wasn 't pleased about it was Arthur , of course.
Everybody admired the ring that Bruce gave Mary. It was a
large diamond in a platin um seuing-the kind you don 't often
, see these days . Arthur was one of the few people who did not
i .. diamond ring congratulate Sruce. ~k,.
, Lt:, -=-~ r...... {-v /tAle ~~.;v ..l7 0>-- ..;,;,-~ J
~
,
• Bruce and Mary left quile early and by ten o'clock the on ly
people who were left were Sheila , Arthur and Mr and Mrs
Steele . Mrs Steele asked Arthur to help her collect all the di rty
glasses and plates. Sheila then helped Mrs $teele to do the
washing up but fi rst she ate a few of the sandwiches that we re
left. She offered some to Arthur but he was not hungry. Arthur
helped Mr Steele to move the chairs and tables.

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 They were all working vcry hard and Mr Steele was surprised to
, ,
see Arthur so busy. Normally Arthur is a young man who
doesn 't like hard work----or al least that is what Mr Steele
thinks .
- ~ '-.;.2 ;vrfJ(~ 1:7 By ha lf past ten eve rything was tidy again and Mr Steele
tJ· (u...a thanked Shei la and Arthur fo r their help a nd left with his wife .
_tl:> f~ )'J! {'1;,h l It'> Arlhur put the ligh ts oul and locked up . Then he helped Sheila
put her coat on. ' What shall we do now, Arthur?' she said .
I ( l ,) fc J Jh~ it c:'f:. I Arthur wanted IQ be alone , so he made an excuse and said ,
'There are some letters I've got to write , actually . I'm terribly
sorry but I really have 10 do them ton ight. I'll drive you home
if you like. '

So they wa lked 10 the car .. ,kat the back of the library and got

I~ a)
b)
Why was the news of the engagemcnI a surprise?
What was inle resting about the ring that Bruce gave Mary?
c) Whe n did the party finish?
d) Did Mrs Steele do the washing up by he rself?
e) Why did Arthur work so ha rd?
f) Did Arthur leave the library at the same time as Mr and Mrs
Steele?
g) Wh y did Arthur say he had some lette rs to write?
h) How did Sheita get home that eve ning?

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 ARTH UR: Now where do you live, Sheila? I've forgotlen.
SHEILA: Il's quite near you, actually. Il's just off Ihe road Ihat
goes to the footba ll ground . I'll tell you whe n we gCllhe re.
A RTH U R: Is it near those new blocks of flat s they're building?
SHEllA : Yes, that's right. It's just past the m on the right ... I'm
looking forward 10 Mary's wedding, a re n't you?
A RTH U R: Not particula rly.
SHEI L.A: Wha t's the malleT? You a re n' t ve ry cheerful this even-
ing . D idn 't you enjoy the pa rty? I thought it was fun .
ARTH U R: It was all right , I suppose.
SHEI LA: I didn' t know about Bruce and M ary before- their
e ngagement , I mean . Did you see he r ring?
ARTH U R: No , I didn 't look .
S H EllA: It was one of the nicest rings I've eve r seen-a lovel y
big diamond. Does Bruce make a lot of money. do you think ?
A RT H U R: Probably. If all the cars he sells are like the o ne he sold
. me , I'm no t surprised.
SHEILA : I th ink your ca r's very nice, Arthur.
AItTH U It : Well, the money I've spent on it! I' m completely bro ke
this month . I had to scc the bank ma nage r the o ther day .
SHE ILA: Well, money isn't eve rything . And Bruce isn"t my type
anyway . Yo u're more my type-ho nest and se rio us-only
you look so sad. Do chee r up. What 's the matte r with you
tonight ?
ARTH UR: Well , if you must know . Shei la , I'm rathe r kee n on
Ma ry myself and I know she won' t be ha ppy with that Bruce
... Is this your turning , Sheila? Sheila? Wh y are.you crying?
SHE ILA : Stop the car, Arthur. I want to get oul.
ARTH UR: But ....
S HEILA: Good nigh t , Arthur!
A RTH UR: Well , what's the matte r with her?

--
flVn ing? '

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 1. I saw a girl with Bruce yesterday. I think it was Sheila .
No, the girl you saw wasn' t Sheila.
Mr Steele was reading a book yesterday. I think it was David
Copperfield.
No, the book he was reading wasn ' t David Copperfield.

2. What does a nurse do?

• A nurse is someone who works in a hospital.
What does a car salesman do?
A car salesman is someone who sells cars.

3. That 's an old car. Doesn't Arthur drive it?

Yes, that's the car that Arthur drives.
That 's an expensive gold watch. Doesn't Bruce wear it?
Yes, that's the watch that Bruce wears.

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 4. I can' t lift th is case.
Don 't worry. I'll help you lift it.
I can't eat all these sandwiches .
Don ' t worry. I' ll help you eat them.

5. Have you heard l ennifer's new record? It's bad , isn't it ?

Yes, it's the worst record I've ever heard.
Have you see n Mary's ring? It 's nice , isn't it?
Yes, it' s the nicest ring I've ever seen.

Ma<y typed that report. rh4 ~ ti1t report MM] IjpaJ.

. . SLfIunees as in a) Mr Smithers doesn't like those cakes .
_~!ple . b) We saw that woman at the party .
c) Arthur met that girl at the party.
d) Mrs Harrison made those sandwiches.
e) Bruce sold Arthur (hat old car.
f) Mr Steele was reading that book.
g) Sheila likes that young man.
h) Bruce gave Mary that ring.

_- .. .' _"Unets as In
. i) A rthur/21 G ladstone Avenue
!..: _ - : , Ies.
Art:i1M ;" the, ]"""j ""." who I«!., at 21 ~ladstolle Ave...e.
.- .

ii) This/key/openllibrary door

rh;; ;,; 1k KI.Ij tl.tt opoo.s tftt. Cibmry door.
a) Bruce/engaged to Mary
b) Mary/type/letters in the library
c) ThislbuslgolMiddleford High Street
d) Charles DickenslwritelDavid Copperfield
e) These/orangeslcome/from Spain
f) Sheilalin love with Arthur
g) Mr Steele/make/the speech at the party
h) Thatlshop/selUcigarettes

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3. Write sellfences
about the people in Cnr'i'stophw Co4<mb«l
the pictures, as in the WM thIJ mlM1 wh,
example.
aisew,,,,? Amerlea
in 1*92.

B r--

4. Arthur is talking 10 ARTHUR: That's a nice ring.

Sheila. Make Sheila SHEILA: . . . . . (scc) Jt15, il~ tkKiaotr"':J 1
',,_,....,
answer him as in the
example.
a) This is good punch.
A RTH U R:
SHEILA: . . . . . . . . . (taste)
b) A KTH U K: David Copperfield is an inleresting book.
SHElLA: . . . . . . . . . (read)
c) ARTHUR: Mrs Harrison's gOI an ugly cat.
SHElLA: . . . . . . . . . (see)

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 d) A RT H U R:That 's a pretty dress you' re wea ring.
SHEI LA : . . . . • . .. . (wear)
e) A RTH U R: Your handbag's nice too.
SHEI LA : . . . . . . • . . (have)
f) A RT H Uk: That woman in the Sunny Snack Bar's very rude .
SHEILA : •••. . . . . . (meet)
g) ART H Uk : These cakes are ve ry hard.
SHEILA: . . . • . . . . . (eat)
h) A RT H UR: And th is coffee is horrible .
SH EILA: . . .•• . .. . (drink)

• AA d _"t' people wafll

ATM ... • IQ help them do
_k~· :-:;·' ;g . Write down
N:." _ ords, as ill the
s ,; -.;k

Mary's putting some books o n the shelves .

a) Or ewto n's clean ing b) Mrs Newton's c) Jennifer's making

the: car. doing the housework. the beds .

til l Sheila's doing e) Mrs Harrison's f) Mrs Steele's collecting

the ironing. cooking the dinner. the dirty glasses.

g) Bob's mending his car. h) Mr Steele 's mixing

the punch.
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 Arthur did going home. and of course he didn't
really have to write. After he had taken Sheila
home , he drove back into the centre of Middleford and wan- U'9..l~
deTect about on foot for a while along the street where aITtlie (J .
best shops were. The things he looked at i n }J~.~qc;ImY.s- were
much too expensive for him to buy-hi-fi Setr,canreras. tape
recorders and watches. He stopped at a photographer's shop
and looked at the :ovedd jng photographs in the window; there
was a girl in one o~t(: photos whose smiling face re~im
of Mary. Arthur Ce t evep m ~ re unhappy. ~ _
Ixd:o. .
Then he walked past the restaurant where he had once seen
Mary and Bruce together . Bruce had ordered an expensive
meal with a lot of ",Jue. Arthur hadn't even had enough money
to pay for his ornrureu e. Bruce had lent him a pound and
laughed at him . -

After that Arthur walked down to the boathouse where he and

Mary with Sheila and her brother had o nce hired a boat. T here
were no boats there now because it was the middle of winter.
After he had looked at the river for a while, he began to feel
cold . So he looked for a place where he could have a cup of
coffee but every cafe in Middleford was closed. He made his
way back to the place where he had parked his car , got in and
drove back to 21 Gladstone Avenue . When he had put his car
away, he went into the house and heard Mr Smithers and Mrs
Harrison talking excitedly.
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1I
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is~inoot
clU1cillor'siMa
HI.'W much !cr.:: •• >
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eiusl:::':'* :~;u~: :;,
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A gang of men with stockinp over their heads
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,.r n , . . . . . .
lat::, .... '.,4 r :· •••
,.:.

made a daring raid on the Wcstland Bank in

li"'~. l'1!":w:'r -:';,,1
Middleford H igh Street al 10 o'clock this moming. m~-;: . '1. .'la"",1 r..
Mr Reginald Smithers, SS, a clerk at the bank,
rcpc' , ", ;1 !.-n·- ¥
described the incident to our repo rler. Five men,
nec'~': ' ~: ;b .... ~!'<
all carrying guns, had made the staff lie on the
lloor while they opened the safe and stole jewellery
._ ~ '•
..... . ¥' , ." ."""-'
_d _ "
..
....
I!;"'~l" ~ : '~Ii<'".l.
worth £30,000 and £50,000 in used bank notes. -, ". ", ___ .A" ..

t--:r.e.;a" ~ ':-! ir....li.i Fares .- . ...

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u , .""
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ft ~: ",.r":." 0'11r"'i! cu""' Co'~ '. ':-! .0 I

(.~ VO"I ~C.I~~~= .:~. r;r(\w ~ nec:\'" ;>0::0:';" :;,•...dl
t-- ""., ~ .. " .~ . -,1-: -:.t'~ . ,
~; ... "_i ,IU,
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a) Arthur told Sheila he had some lette rs to write . Did he?

b) Did Arthur walk around in the centre of Middleford or did
he drive around in his car?
c) How did Arthur feel when he saw the wedding pho to·
graphs?
d) What happened in the restaurant where Arthur had once
had dinner?
e) What did Arthur once do at the boathouse by the river?
f) Why were there no boats there now?
g) Why did Arthur finally go home?
h) What do you think Mr Smithers and Mrs Harrison were
talking about?
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 ARTH UR: Good evening. Sorry I'm late , Mrs Harrison . I
MRS HARRISON: Hallo, Arthur. That 's all righ t. Your supper 1s in
the oven. Do you know- Mr Smithers had a very nasty
experience today , did n' t you , Mr Smithcrs'? 0. "l"'
MR SM ITHERS: Yes, indeed ! I \ t
MRS HARRISON: Well , go on . Tell A rthur all about it.
ARTH U R: About what'?
MR SMITH ERS: Well , I'd been at the bank for about an hour when
it happened. One of our custome rs-a lady whose rings we
keep in the safe-had just left . I shall never forge t it if I live
to be a hundred .
ARTHU R: Forget what'?

a nasty experience

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 MR SMITHERS: W ell , there were these five men; they had stock·
iogs over their heads ...
ARTHUR: Do you mean there was a robbery?
MR SMITH ERS: Yes, it was terrible. We 'd just received £50,000
for o ne of the firms whose wages we do ...
Arthur? Poor Mr Smithers. He
his new suit on too.
ARTHUR: Oh dear! What happened then , Mr Smithers?
MR SMITHERS: Well , as I was saying, we'd just received this
, money when some men , five I think there were" rushed in,and
pointed their guns at us . 0 ~Jl , r,,*.'·
ARTH UR: What did they do then?
a safe MR SM ITHERS: They made us lie down o n the fl oor and took the
box the lady's rings were in , and then look the keys from
the manager and opened the '"t,~,f '
ARTHUR: Didn't anybody the a
. MR SMITHERS: No , it all happened so quickly.
A RTH U R: Did you get a good look at any of the robbers?
MR SM ITHERS: Well , I on ly saw one of them. As I said , he had
a stocking over his head- but he was tall . He had a mous·
tache and a really expensive gold watch on his wrist. He was
the one that took the box the rings were in .
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1. A rthur ate his meal; then he had to pay the bill . ~~ ~J:J
Aft er Arthur had eaten his meal, he had to pay the bill.
Bruce lent him a pound ; then he laughed at him .
After Bruce had lent him a pound, he laughed at him.

2. You see that man-I bought his car.

So that's the man whose car you bought.
Do you remember that lady? You go to her restaurant.
So that's the lady whose restaurant I go to.

3. Can you see tnat bui lding? I work there.

So that 's the building where you work.
Can you see that snack bar? Arthur eats there.
So that 's the snack bar where Arthur eats.

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 4. I live in that house.
Is that really the house you live in?
My sister goes out with that man.
ls that really the man she goes out with?

5. What happened l)efore the robbers came? Had you received

the money?
Yes, we'd just received the money when the robbers came.
What happened before you bought your car? Had you won
some money?
Yes, I'd just won some money when I bought my -car.

1. Write a dialogue ARTHUR: What did you do yesterday morning?

between Jennifer and JENNIFER: I played some records.
Arthur continuing in ARTHU R: What did you do then?
the same way as the JENNIFER: Well, after I'd played some records, I fed the cat.
beginning. ARTHUR: What did you do then?
I ENNIFER: After . . . . . . . . . , (washed hair)
ARTHUR: . . . . . . . . • ?
JENNIFER: . . . . . . . . . ,(went to shops)
ARTHUR: . . . • • . . . . ?
JEN NIFER: . • . . . • • . . , (came back home)
ARTHUR: . . . . . . . • • ?
JENNIFER: . . . . . • . . • , (wrote to Aunt Caroline)

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 ARTH UR: . . . . . . . . • ?
JEN NIFER : .••• . . . •• • (made some coffee)
ARTH UR: • . . .. . . . . ?
JENNIFER: .. . . . . . • • • (drank the coffee)
ARTH UR: • • . . • • • . . ?
JENNIFER : • • • • . . • • • • (washed up)
ARTH UR: • • . . • • • . . ?
JENNIFER : • • • • . . • • • • (made a cake)
ARTH UR: • . . . • • • . . ?
JEN NIFER : Shut up. Arthur. You ask too many questions .
.a&t•.:.Mfltefl ces as in
-.; )jp/e. Sick people go here .

here . c) People eat meals here .

. . wait fo r buses here . g) People buy food here . h) They make terrible coffee here .

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3. Ma.ke sel/tences as in Arthur lives in Mrs Harrison's house .
the example.
Mrs +Ttwr;"o.;" tk ''0''''''' ~k.se houoeArtJ;.dwtS ;".
a) They robbed Mr Smilhers' bank .
b) They slole Mrs Watson 's rings.
c) Arthur borrowed Bruce's pound .
d) Mr Stee le announced Bruce and Ma ry's engagement.
e) We had dinner at the Newtons' house.
f) Arthur saw Mary's photograph in the shop wi ndow.
g) The reporter told Mr Smithe rs' story .
h) Everybody read Charles Dickens' novels 90 years ago.

4. Make semences as ill Anhur (take) Sheila home/(walk) round Middleford .

the example.
AjW Art""' f1Miztk" 5fwila ljome,1u- woikJ round Middiefm/.
a) Mr Smithers (speak ) reporter/(drink) cup of coffee.
b) The robbe rs (take) ringsl(Jook for) mo ney.
c) Arthur (eat) supper/ego) to bed.
d) Shei la (drink) glass o f punch/( eat) sandwich.
e) Arthur (decide) give up smo kingl(buy) packet of cigarcttes.
f) Mary (go) in to the shop/Arthur (go) 10 the bank .
g) Arth ur and Sneila (wash up)/(drink) coffee in the Sunny
Snack Bar.
h) Arthur (buy) a bancry/(havc 10) buy Christ mas prescnt s.

5. Make sefllences like Mr Smithers had got up half an hour before he had his breakfast.
Ihe pattern senlence
f rom Ihis lab/e.

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Everybody discussed the robbery at the bank for two or three
days but after a few weeks it was more o r less forgotten , except
that Arthur did not forget Mr Srn it hers' description of one of
the bank robbers.

The winter is a time when a lot of books are borrowed from a

library and so in the last few weeks of January Arthur was kept
very busy. A record number of books were taken out in the first
week of February and the staff of Middleford Library did a lot
of ove rtime.

At the beginning of February the weather suddenly got very

cold; the temperature dropped to ten degrees below zero and
snow fell every day . Conditions at 21 Gladstone Avenue were
pretty miserable. Mrs Harrison had arranged for central heating
to be installed but it had not yet been put in . Arthur's room was
heated by a gas-fire which had to be fed with coins every couple
of hou rs o r so.

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 One Friday night Arthur came home at 8.30. The pipes were
frozen and he had no SOp pieces for the gas meter . 'This is the
last straw.' he thoughL 'I'm going home.' He telephoned his
paren ts, wrote a nOle for Mrs Harrison. gal in his car and
started off fo r Applefield . He arrived home at abou t midnight
and went straight 10 bed .

In the morn ing he was woken up by his mOlher with a nice hot
cup of tea and the n he went downstairs for a late breakfast in
front of a blazing fire . His fath e r was already out visiting
patients so he had his breakfast wi th his mother and Jennifer.

a) How long was the ban k robbery discussed?

b) What happe ns al Middleford Library in the winte r?
c) How was A rthur's room healed ?
d) What had to be done before Art hur lil the fire in his room?
e) Wh y did Arlhur decide to go ho me to his parents?
f) Who was Arthur woken up by?
g) Did A rthur get up early?
h) Why didn't Or Newton have breakfast with the others?

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 Oh , there you are . dear. I'll i?st go and get your
I~
MRS NEWTON:
breakfast from the kitchen .
ARTH UR: Oh, thanks.
JENNtFER : I see your car hasn 't been clea ned' ~ ages ,'Arthur.
ARTH UR: What's the poi nt, in weathe r like this ~ the roads
are covered in snow?
MRS NEWTON : Here 's your bacon and eggs , dear. Oh , by the
way , th is lette r came for you about a fortn ight ago . It was put
into the hall table d rawer acciden tally, b """"1Jh.. i.u.
lII..t:Ii ,.... f. .
ARTHUR : A Wall ingford postmark . Who's thiffrom , I wonder?
JENNIFER : Why don 't you open it and see?

a postmark THE OLD BOYS' ASSOCIATION

St Mark's Grammar School
Wallingford, Berks.((" I rt)

A NfJJ/iJo q,1(vI'e) ~ +(
fk~~e
/It 6""'. I
~,BOO:S .
Dear Hr 'N !r
As you probably know, the school sports pavilion
is being rebuilt after the fire laat SUDlDer in
which the changing-rooms were completely
destroyed . This is going t o cost over t6,OOO so
the Old Boys' Association is holding an infOT1!lP'
dance on Saturday 18th Pebruary in the school
hall. Tickets can be bought at the door. The
price of a double ticket ia £2 . Re1'reBhments are
included.

We hope that this occasion will be IJUpportad by

as many old boys as possibla.

Yours sincerely,

tr'1f ifehM-
Hon. Sec. Old Boys ' A8Bn .

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 •

ARTH UR: Oh , il's only from the Old Boys' Association . ' Dear Mr
Newton ... sports pavilion ... £6 ,000 ... informal dance
... Sat urday. 18th Februa ry ... Yours sincerely. George
Webster, Hon . Sec: Ha-ha , o ld George. I remember he and
I were smoking once behind the gym and were seen by the
headmaste r .
JENNIFER: Typica l!
ARTH UR: Saturday the eighteen th- that's today .
JENNIFER: What's today?
ARTHUR: This dance. It 's being held in the school halllhis even -
ing. O h. I don'l lhink I'll go.
MRS NEWfON : Oh , why nOI , dear? Don ' t you want to see your
old fri ends?
JENN IFER ; Oh , yes, An hur . Do Ic( s go . I haven" ' been laken 10
a dance for ages,
ARTH U R: Hm , I can't dance . at least not ve ry we ll. Besides the
roads may be frozen a nd what 's morc I'm a bit broke a t the
moment.
J ENN IF ER : Oh , go on , Anhur. Be a sport . I'll treat you . Please.
Arthur.
MRS NEWTON : Oh , yes, do go , Arthur. J en nifer's got a lovely
new d re ss that hasn't been worn yet. She got it in the J a nuary
sales in town .
ARTH UR: It's £2 a ticket. You do realize that , don 't you ?
JENN lfER : T haI's all right . I can afford il.
ART! " KO: Oh , all right then . We' ll go .

I. Mr Steele is lalki"g to Mary.

Put those books away , please .
They ' re being put away now, Mr Steele.
Type those reports, will you?
T hey're being typed now, Mr Steele.

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2. Who makes these terrible cakes?

They' re made by Mrs Harrison , actually.
Who counts all that money?
It 's counted by Mr Smithers, actually.

3. Have they installed Mrs H arrison 's central heating?

No, it hasn ' t been installed yet.
H ave they caught the robbers'?
No, they haven' t been caught yet.

4. A re you going to pay the bill now?

No, but it'll be paid tomorrow.
Have you written those postcards yet?
No, but they' ll be written tomorrow.

5. Have you sent the letter yet?

Yes, it was sent yesterday.
Have you fou nd your gloves yet?
Ves, they were found yesterday.

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I. An/llIr is talking to
lennifer again .
Complete the
conversatioll ill the
same way that it
begins.
2. Rewrite this passage
c/rallging Ihe "erbs il1lo
the passive voice.
3. Make questions as in
the example.
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Has my breakfast been cooked yet?
ARTH U R:
JENNIFER: Yes. I cooked your breakfast myself.
ART HU R: •. . . . . • . .
JENN IFE R: Yes. I lit the fi re myse lf.
ARTHUR: . . . . . . . . .
JENNIFER: Yes. I poured out the tea myself.
ARTH UR: .. .. . . . . .
JENNII'ER: Yes. I brought in the milk myself.
ARTHUR: . . . • • . . . •
JENNII'ER : Yes. I cleaned your shoes myself.
ARTH U R: . . . . . . . . .
J ENNIFER: Yes, I ironed your shirt myself.
ARTHUR: . . . . . . . . .
JENNIFER: Yes, I washed your socks myself.
ART HU R: What's the matter, Jennifer? Do you want to borrow
some money? I'm broke actually.
T hey are going to modernize Middleford. They are going to
build a new library. A famo us person will open it in a few
months' time . They have completed most of it already but they
still have some work to do. Si r Charles Cunningham, the
famous architect. designed the bui lding. His fi rm has designed
many famous bui ldings in England.
I like your dress. Where (make)?
Whtn W1l6 :t .. ade?
a) These cakes are terrible. Who (cook) by?
b) This is a ve ry o ld house . When (build) ?
c) Th is is an in teresting book. Who (write) by?
d) These wi ndows are open and it's very cold . Why (open)?
e) Cricket is a typical E nglish game . How (play)?
f) There was a robbe ry at the bank. When ( rob) ?
g) I must pay the gas bi ll tomo rrow. Why (not pay)?
h) I've lost my lette r. Whe re (put)?
4. Read the ne ws report Oil p. 39 again and rewrjte if using the
. .
passIve vOIce.
::. F:':"- in the prepositions. a) I haven't been .~ . a dance ~ ages.
b) Arthur pasn't enough mo[e'~'~ the dance. He's a bit
broke OiL the moment. r~ ·
c) Who's thiS! letter~? It's .~George Webster, the
secretary. 9 . the Old Boys' Association .
d) They' re holding a danc~4-Ch Saturday bi. the school hall.
Tickets can be bought .~the door.
e) Arthur was woken up .~. his mother .UJ.n... a nice cup
.oJ. tea .v...... the morning. u.... l~.l
f) H ~ went downstairs ,~. breakfast . ~ a blazing fire.
g) .At. the beginning !'J . February, the temperature dropped
. ~ ten degrees boIkuI zero.
h) Jennifer bought her dress ~. the January sales. ~.
London.by. £20 .

• .:. dW quiz, as in the Who wrote Ham let?

~::.. - pl~. i) Dicke ns
H) Shakespeare
Hi) Milton

a) Who makes the worst e) Who won the World Cup

coffee?
i) the Italians
H) the French
iii) the English
b) Who discovered America?
i) Christopher Columbus
ii) Captain Cook
iii) Or Livingstone
c) Who painted the Mona
Usa?
i) Rembrandt
ii) Van Gogh
iii) Leonardo da Vinci
d) Who invented television?
i) Marconi
ii) Logie Baird
iii) A lexander G raham Bell
in 1982?
i) Italy
ii) West Germany
iii) Brazil
f) Who built the Pyramids?
i) the G reeks
ii) the Romans
Hi) the Egyptians
g) Who sent the first man into
space?
i) the Russians
ii) the Japanese
iH) the Americans
h) Who wrote Access to
English?
i) Laurel and Hardy
H) Coles and Lord
iii) Marx and Engels

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 After breakfast Mrs Newton said to Arthur , 'You really ought
to tidy your room . I should have cleaned it weeks ago but it's
been impossible because of all your things al l over the place.'

So Arthu r went upstairs and bega n to sort out all his belong-
ings. There were a lot of th ings that o ught to have been thrown
o ut ages ago. Among the th ings he fO Wld were some old school
reports from St Mark's G rammar School whe re he was edu-
cated . They had been put into the drawer years ago and hadn 't
been taken out for ages. Arthur looked through these and
thought about some of the boys and masters he used to know.
Most of the boys had done much better than he had ; they had
all either got good jobs or were st udyi ng at universi ty.

Arthur hadn't worked very hard, especia ll y in his last two years
at school. Instead he used to waste his time and everybody said
he ough t to have worked much harde r. Unfortun ately, he fai led
his A-level examinatio ns and his pa ren ts were very disap-
pointed. In their opinion he should have become a doctor like
his father.

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B IOLOGY

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 When he left school , he found it very difficult to get a decent
job. First of all, he became a clerk in an insurance company.
This was a very boring job. He used to sit at a desk all day and
copy figures from one piece of paper to another. He then got his
job in the library .

' But I don 't really like it there,' he thought. ' I oughtn't to stay
there all my life. I should try and study again and get something
good like some of the boys I shall see at the dance tonight. Now
I ought to get on and tidy my room , I suppose.'

I~ a) Why hadn't Mrs Newton cleaned Arthur's room?

b) Was Arthur happy about his time at school?
c) Did ATthur go to university?
d) What was Arthur's first job?
e) What was it like?
f) Does Arthur want to be the chief librarian like Mr Steele ?
g) How can Arthur get a better job?
h) Do you think Arthur wants to see his old school friends at
the dance?

ARTHUR: Well , here we are at last. Now where ought I 10 park ,

I wonder?
JENNIFER : Look , there's a notice over there.
ARTHUR: OK , that' lI do.

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 BILL : Hallo, Arthur! Have n't seen you for ages. How are you
these days?
ARTHUR: Oh , all right , I suppose. One double ticket , please.
Bill.
BILL : Here you are , Arthur. That 'lI be £2. You know the way.
I imagine.
JENNIFER: Who was that? Why didn 't you introduce me?
ARTHU R: Oh, that's Bill Skeffington. He used to be captai n of
the First Fifteen in my last year. He always used to make fun
of me , actually.
the First Fifteen J ENN IFER: Well , in any case you should have introduced me to
him.
A8TH U R: Are you coming in then?
JENN IFER: Hang on a minute . I'm just going to the ladies. My
hair's in a bit of a mess.
PETER : Hallo , Arthur. I haven 't seen you since the last term we
were at schoollogether. What are you doing these days?
ARTHUR : I'm working in a library, actually. What about you ,
Peter?
PETER : Well , I finished at Oxford last term and now I'm doi ng
a postgraduate course in man agement.
ARTH UR: I see. What are you going to do after that?
PETER: Well , I may go into one of the big firms like ICI.
A RT HUR : You're jolly lucky. I ought to have gone to university
really. I should have done more work here, I suppose.
PETE R: Well , it's never too late , you know , Arthur . You
shouldn't give up . How old are you now?
ARTH UR: I shall be 22 next birthday, actually. I wonder. Ah .
there you are, Jennifer. This is Peter Knight.

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 I. Are you going to work Ihis morning?
I ought to go to work but I ' m not going to.
Is Arlhur going to shave Ihis morning?
He ought to shave but he isn' t going to.

2. Did l en nifer get up early Ihis morning?

S he ought to have got up early but she didn' t.
Did Arlhur give up smok ing? •
He ought to have given up smoking but he didn ' t .

3. I' m going to buy this car. I1 isn't too expensive .

It ;s too expensive. You shouldn 't buy it.
I'm goi ng to wear this suit. It isn't too old.
It is too old. You shouldn ' l wear it.

4. Arthuf doesn't work for an insurance company now.

But he used to work for an insurance company, didn ' t be?
Sheila isn't thin now.
But she used to be thin , didn' t she?

5. l ennifer hasn' t got time to do her homework .

Well, she should have done it before, shouldn't she?
Arthu r hasn't got time to clean his car.
Well , he should have cleaned it before, shouldn't he?

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I. Complere these sentences using OUGHT TO or
OUGHT NOT TO .

a) When you are at school , you . . . . . . . . . hard .

b) This tea is too sweet; you . . . . . . . . . so much sugar in it.
c) His eyes are bad ; he . . . . . . . . . glasses.
d) Jennifer . . . . . . . . . rude.
e) There's a speed limit on this road; we ......... 90 m.p.h.
f) She looks ill ; she . . . . . . . . . doctor's.
g) Th is chair is uncomfo rtable; you . . . . . . . . . a cushion for
it.
h) Her children are very young; she . . . . . . . . . alone in the
house. •

2. Rewrite the sentences In Exercise I usihg SHO ULD and

SHO ULD NOT.

3. Com inue this conversation in the same way as it begins.

MRS HARRI SON: Before you came, Arthur, I used to have a

lodger called Harry. He was very good . He used to like my
cakes. You should have one.
ARTH UR: No , thanks. I don't like cakes very much.
MRS HARRISON: Harry . . . . . . . . . tidy his room . You
. . . . . . . . . yours.
ARTHUR: I haven 't got time to tidy my room.
MRS HA RRI SON: Harry . . . . . . . . .
A RTH U R: But I don 't wan! to shave on Sundays.
MRS HARRISON: Harry . . . . . . . . .
ARTHUR: But I want to smo ke .
MRS HARRI SON: Harry . . . . . . . . .
ARTH UR: But I can't get up early in the mo rning.
MRS H ARRISON: Harry . . . . . . . . .
ARTH UII.: But I like listening to the radio in my bed room.
MRS H ARRI SON: Harry . . . . . . . . .
ARTH UR: But I can't wear slippers in the sitting- room. I haven't
got any slippers.

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4. Make sentences about
these pictures as in the
example

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5. Mak e sentences using Bruce/slop/red traffic light

OUGHT TO HAVE or
OUGHT NOT TO
HAVE as in the
example.
e~"'t"1~.%~~ 5bfped at rk rd trr 101.{;
a) Arthur/give up/smoking
b) Bruce/sell/old car/Arthur
c) Mr Micawberlbe/careful with his money
d) Anhur/burn chops
e) The bank managerlbe angry/Arthur
f) Arthur/congratulatefBruce and Mary
g) The robbers/carry guns
h) These o ld papers/throw out

-6': Rewrite the sentences in Exeriist 5 using SHO ULD HA VE

or SHOULD NOT HAVE.

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Arthur did not enjoy very much~ All his friends
seemed to be much more successful in life than he was.
Jennifer , o n the other hand , had a very good time there . She
mllst have danced with almost all of Arthur's old friends.
Arthur couldn' t dance very well. Besides, he was too shy to
invite anyone to dance with him so he sat and thought about his
fut ure . What could he do? He couldn't go to university because
~. ';' c (0 .A ~ he didn't have enough qualifications. Besides , where could he
get the money? He did not want to stay at the library. The
...Tljl' Z.~ ~ ;,....
money was not good enough for him and he couldn 't get promo-
tion without more qualificatio ns. He didn't like Mr Steele and
Mr Steele didn 't like him . A nyway the work was not interesting
enough. The work in the library was much too boring for him .
U ntil recently he could bear the job because Mary was there . -
But he couldn't go out with her again as she was engaged to
Bruce .

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f::...v,. < "'1.m-v. I-?~.

 At work the following M onday he couldn't do anyt hing npt
First o f all he was twe nty minutes latc for work because bt
could not start his ca r, His battery must have been fl at agail'l
T hen he was rather rude to an old lady w ho ca me to borrow a
book. His remarks we re heard by Mr Slcele , who told him off
T hen Arthur said something nasty about Bruce and M ary co«
very annoyed with him. Finall y, he dropped a pile of books 011
the floor as Mr Sleele was walking out of his office .

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BIOLOGY ~ l't \
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P Day : Septe mbe r 9th

As he was going home that evening he passed Middleford Tech-

nica l College . He thought to himsel f: 'There must be something
I could study at eveni ng classes here and gel enough qua lifica-
tio ns to fi nd another job.' 50 he pa rked his car in the college ca r
park and went through the revolving doors into the entrance
hall . He asked the girl at the e nquiry desk about evening
courses and she gave him a prospectus and arra nged an appoint·
me nt for him.

a) Did both A rthur and l en nifer have a good time at the dance ?
b) Why didn't A rt hur dance with anyone?
c) Why didn't Arth ur want to stay at the library?
d) What was wrong wit h Arthur's car on Monday morning?
e) Why did Mr 5teclc tell Arthur off?
f) What did Arthur th ink a bout as he was passing Midd leford
Techn ical College?
g) What can you read about in a college prospect us?
h) Arth ur is going to evening classes because he wants mo re
quali fi cations. Do people go to evening classes fo r any other
reason?

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 •
Good evening. Could you please tell me the way to the
A RT H UR:
General Department?
RECEmON IST: Yes, certainly . Take the lift 10 the second Hoor ,
• • go right to the end of the corridor and it's the last door on
your left. You can' t miss it.
ARTHU R: Thank you very muc h .
SlUP ALARM
• e ARTHUR: Ah , this m ust be i]. Excuse me , is this the General
Department Office ?
SECRETARY : Yes, that 's right. What can I do for you?
• 4th floor ARTHUR: Well , I've got an appointment with Mr Morgan,
actually.
• 3rdfloor SECRETARY: Oh , you must be Mr Newton. I'll just see if Mr
,tf! 2nd floor Morgan 's free ... Oh well , he must have popped out for a
few minutes. Would you like 10 sit down ? Ah , Ihis must be
him coming now. Oh , Mr Morgan , this is Mr Newton .
• 1st floor MR MORGAN : Good eveni ng, Mr Newton . Co me in and sit down .
• Ground floor Now what 's the problem?
ARTHU R: Well , it's like this. I really wan I to lake a co urse in
• Basement manageme nt but I don't th ink I've got e nough qualifications.
foIR MORGAN : You've gOI O -levels, including English and Maths,
• o
I suppose?
ARTH UR: Yes, I passed those a nd three others.
' Tok~ the lift to the
MR MORGAN : I see. What about your A -levels?
suolld floor.'
ARTHUR: I' m afraid I failed a ll of the m . I must have been very
lazy in my last two years at school.

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 MR MORGAN : Oh welL That's not so good but you could take
your A-levels again here. There's enough time to take a
couple of A-levels in the summer. We've still got some places
left. After aiL you have tried before. Why nol take English
and Econom ics?
ARTHUR: Yes , I did both of them at schooL
MR MORGAN: Good, that's sett led then. You could start tbe
Management Course in September. See my secretary and
she 'll give you the enrolme nt fo rm.
ARTHUR: Well , thank you very much. Mr Morgan . Good night.

I. Can Arthur buy a new car?

I.I~IU.S No, he hasn' t got enough money to buy a new car .
Can the ladde r reach Arthur's bedroom?
No, it isn' t long enough to reach A.-thur's bedroom.

2. Is it Su nday? All the shops are dosed.

Well , if all the shops are closed, it must be Sunday.
Is Mrs Harrison in? T he ligh ts are on.
Well, if the lights are on, she must be in.

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 3. A rthur's late . Has his car broken down?
Well , if he's late , his car must have broken down.
My pocket 's empty . Have I spent all my money?
Well, if your pocket's empty, you must have spent all your
money.

4. Did you post my letter yesterday?

No, I' m sorry. I couldn' t post your letter because I was too
busy.
Did you do the wash ing yesterday?
No, I'm sorry. I couldn ' t do the washing because I was too
\ busy.

5. Do you know the way to the General Department?

No, I'm afraid I don ' t. Could you tell me the way?
Do you know the Sm iths' address?
No, I'm afraid I don ' t, Could you tell me their address?

MR STEELE: Anhur , did you put those books away?

A RTHU R: No , I'm afraid I couldn't put them away . There wasn't
enough room on the shelves.
L Jir Slule is talking to MR StEELE: I see. Well . did you send those postcards?
A .....r. ... ~. Complete their
....-.. < ~ation as it
- . A RTHUR: No , I' m afraid . . . . . . . . .
MR STEELE: But you had plenty of time ! Well , did you bring me
my tobacco?
ARTH U R: No , I' m afraid . . . . . . . . .
MR STEELE : No money ! Really! Well , did you make the tea?
ART H UR: No, I'm afraid . ... . ... .
MR ST EELE: What happened to the mil k then? No , it doesn't
matter. Don 't tell me. Surely you made those parcels?
ARTH UR: No , I'm afraid . . . . . . . . .
MR STEELE: But there's plenty of st ring! It's in the cupboard. At
' least you wrote t hat list, didn't you?
ARTH UR: No , I'm afraid ... .... . .
MR STEELE: No ink in your pen! Now I've heard everything!
Well , why didn't you come ea rly this morning?
ARTH UR: I'm afraid . . . . . . . . .
M R STEEL E: You had no petrol. I see. Didn't you buy any?
ARTH UR: I' m afraid ..... ... .

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-
2. Write several sellfences Example
(lbo!4t the pictures.
using BOTH. Bot!, of th£.e ..,""''''" " . •
NE ITHER. ALL and Ne.iJ;(.;; of ti.m ;", b....ri •
NONE. ~ We t,<1fJ, old. Ne4fiof
~ is ,J0"'!'J , et<-.
C

3. Make one seflfence

with TOO and one
sentence with
ENO UG H about each
of the picfllres.

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- ~r ~ '.: semences with ,) because they were too hard.
i"' CLDN' T wilh b) because it was raining .
:-:,. : endings. c) because he did n't have enough qualifications.
d) • because his leg was broken .
e) because he had no licence.
f) . . because it was Sunday.
g) . because the doctor told him not to.
h) o because they were too tired.

- "l , "S THAVEfor

I.( _. : a remark using Example
You are al the railway station. You are looking for your ticket
~[': situations.
but it isn't there. You say to the ticket collector , ..
I llI<klt bit ~t it.

a) You are working in an office wit h no windows and can not

see outside. 11 was raining when you came in. Somebody
comes in a few minutes late r but his coat is dry.
b) You see an old friend who was poor the last time you saw
him . He is driving a Rolls Royce and smoking a big cigar.
c) You look at your watch and it says five to nine. You have a
cup of coffee and it sti ll says five to nine.
d) Mrs Harrison is looking for the fish she left on the table. It
isn' t there but the cat looks very happy .
e) There is blood on Arthur's towel after he has shaved.
f) You are waiting fo r your friend who told you he was coming
on the th ree o'clock train. The trai n arrives and he isn't on
it.
g) Arthur arrives at 21 G ladstone Avenue , looks for his ke y
bu t can' t find it in any of his pockets.
h) Michael supports Middleford Rangers football team. He
comes home from the match looking miserable.

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 The following Tuesday Arthur went for his first evening class in
A·level English. Mr Morgan's secretary had said that he should
buy a copy of Shakespeare's Ju lius Caesar, Chaucer's Prologue
10the Canterbury Tales and Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities.
Arthur had read Julius Caesar but he had not read the other
two . His lecturer, Mr Greensiade , told him th at the classes in
E nglish were once a week on Tuesdays and the Economics
classes were on Thursdays.

At eight there was a quarter of an hour's break and they all

went for a drink in the college canteen. A rthuf was very sur-
prised to fi nd Mary and Sheila siuing in the canteen . Ne ither of
the two girls had told him that they were attending evening
classes. He asked the girls if they would like another cup of
coffee . Mary said that she didn't want anything but Sheil a said
she would have another cup of coffee and a cream doughnut.
Arthur went and got them and came back to their table .

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 Sheila told him that she was on a keep-fit course and Mary said
she was studying cookery . Arthur wanted to know whether her
course was interesting. Mary said that she had to learn to cook
now because she was geuing married soon. Sheila said she was
trying to lose weight. Arthur wondered whether she was serious
when he saw her eating the cream doughnut but he didn't say
anything.

Neither of the girls was looking very happy and Arthur won-
dered why .. His last meeting with Sheila had been a little bit
embarrassing so he was not surprised about that. But Mary had
just got engaged and yet she was looking miserable . So h'e asked
them if they wanted to meet him at the college entrance hall and
have a drink with him after the class.

a) Had Arthur read the Prologue to the Canterbury Tales?

b) How many times a week did A rthur have to go to the
college?
c) Did the class finish at eight o 'clock?
d) Why was Arthur surprised to see Mary and Sheila?
e) Were Mary and Sheila studying on the same course
together?
f) Why was Arthur surprised to see Sheila eating cream dough-
nuts?
g) What happened the last time Arthur met Sheila?
h) Did Arthur know why Mary was looking miserable?
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 ARTHU R: What do you want to drink then?
MARV: I' ll have a tomato juice, please.
SHEtLA: Yes, I'll have one too.
ARTHUR: Any Worcester sauce?
MARV; Yes, please.
SHEtLA: What did he say?
MARY: He wants to know if you want any Worcester sauce tn
your tomato juice.
SHEtLA: No, thanks.
ARTH U R: There are a lot of people waiting to be served. I' ll try
to be as quick as possible.
SHEtLA: Well, how's Bruce then?
MARV: Oh. we've just had a bit of a row actually.
SHEtLA: Oh, really? Nothing serious. I hope.
MARY: Well, I don't know whether I've told you this before but
Mum and Dad don't like him very much. Dad said that he
wasn't a very nic,e type of man,
SHEtLA: Oh dear. that isn't going to help much is it?
MARY: No, and he told me he was working late the other ni gh t
when we should have gone to the ci nema.
SHEILA: Wasn't he working late then?
MARY: Well. I used to think he always told me the truth but now
I' m not so sure, I really can't be sure whether he was working
late or not but somebody told me that they saw his car parked
outside the Station Hotel. And that's another thing, We both
said we were going to save as much money as possible to buy
a house- and what's he doing? He's spend ing it like water.
SHEILA: I expect it'll be all right later on, I though t you looked
a bit miserable this eve ning and I wondered whether there
was anything the matter between you two,

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 , MARY: Oh. and there's somclhing else: he gels angry fo r no
i reason at all. The other day , for example. I told him Ihal my
engagemen t ring was a little too large and that I'd taken it to
the jeweller's 10 be altered and he was absol ute ly furiou s. I
don', know why .
SHEILA: Yes. I noticed you hadn't got it o n. I was going to ask
-- you if you'd 10sI it or anything .
MARV : Anyway, he was very sweet afterwards. He said he was

t_ sorr y and bought me some lovely roses.

ARTHUR: Here you are . Sorry I was so long. W here's Bruce
tonight. Mar)' ?
' H~ bough! me some
/(11 eh roses. '

I
• I . Do you want a cup o f coffee?
What did you say?
I asked you if you wanted a cup of coffee.
Can you lend me a pound?
What did you say?
I asked you if you could lend me a pound .

2. Have you bought your books?

What did Mr Gree nslade say?
He asked us if we'd bought our books.
Did you do your homework?
What did Mr Greenslade say?
He asked us if we'd done our homework .

I
• 3. Does Bruce love Mary?
Well , he said that he loved her .
Did Arthur fini sh his work ?
Well , he said that he'd finished it.

4. We re you ill yesterday?

Well , I told the boss I was ill but I wasn' t really.
Can you speak French?
Well , l told the boss I could spea k Fr ench but I can ' t really . .

5. Have you seen Ma ry o r Bruce?

No, I haven' t seen either of them.
H as Arthur read Chauce r's Prologue o r A Tale 0/ Two
Cities?
No, he hasn ' t r ead either of them .

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 VO ICE: Is that Middleford Library,?
MARY : What did she say'?
1. Artfwr is speaking on ARTH U R: She asked me if this was Middleford Library. Yes, it is.

the telephone and VOI CE: Good. I'm Mrs Goddard .

telling Mary what the A RTH U R: She said she was Mrs Goddard. Can I help you?

other person says. Fill VOlCI!.: Have you got a copy of How to Lose Weight and be

in Arthur's words as in Beautiful? •

ARTHUR: She asked . . . . . . . . . Yes, we have.
the beginning.
VOICE: Ca n I reserve it, please'?
ARTH UR: . . . . . . . . . Yes, you can. When do you wan t it'?
VOI CE: Ca n I come in fo r it tomorrow?
ARTH UR: . . . .. . . . • Yes, you can.
VOICE: Are you Mr Newton?
ARTHUR: . . . • • • . . . Yes. I am.
VOICE: Do you remember me?
A RT H U R: . . . . . . . . . No . I don 't, I'm sorry.
VO ICE: I remember you .
ARTHUR: . . . . . . . . . Rea lly?
VO ICE: We used to wo rk in the same insurance office
A RTH U R: Oh yes. of course.
VO ICE: I' ll see you tomorrow then.
A RTH U R: . . . .. . . . • Yes, all right. Goodbye.

2. Tell your f riend what

these people said.

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3 . What were the exact
'WOrds they said?

a) He said he wouldn't b) He said he couldn' t

be late tomorrow. pay the bill .

c) She told him that d) He told Arthur he e) Mary asked him if

Arthur had broken had bought a very he could tell her the
the clock. good ca r. time.

f) She asked him if g) He told A rthur he h) Bruce told her he

the re was anyth ing had been rude to his couldn't see her that
.
good on television. wife. evemng.

-t Fill in the prepositions. a) Arthur went. t.P. ~

his firs t evening class .C: A-level English
· , ,, Monday. 1 -I- I
b) T hey all went to:' a drink .tP: the canteen 1 ~ ten minutes.
c) Sheila .was ~ a keep-fit course. She had been l?'.t-. the
class . ~. . .. January.
d) Would either . (l~ you two girls like some ~o rceste r sauce
;..;.......
· . . your tomato JUIce.
.. ?
I
e) Mary and Bruce are saving . .:'"("a house .lr.-- the best part
· ?/. Middleford. '1
f) Bruce spends mo ney l.J ~ water .Cf."l4. clothes and drink.
g) Go .~. that door on the right and Mr Morgan will
be k1i\ you . w a min ute. .
h) You can' t be the manager . (1/ . a large firm . i!<- IC I
"":.' -0-good qualificatio ns.

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5. Mary has received this
letter from 8ruce.

But on Thursday evening Mary's f riend, Beryl, tells her that she
saw Bruce at a dance on Saturday night. Mary replies. ' But he
told me that he was working latc.' What does Mary say when
Beryl says these things?

a) I saw him on Sunday too . He was in the cinema.

b) And I saw him on Mon day. He was with some man in the
Stat ion Hotel.
c) My friend, Margaret, saw him on Tuesday. He was at a foot-
ball match.
d) Pauline saw him in an expensive restaurant on Wednesday
evenmg.
e) He was with a dark-haiTed girl holdi ng hands.
f) When is he going to phone you?
g) When is he going to take you out agai n?

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One evening, Arthur was sitting in Mrs Harrison's sitting-room ,
watching a quiz programme on the television. In a quiz pro-
gramme members of the public are invi ted to answer questions
on va rious subjects. In this particular programme, the quiz-
master asks th ree questions. If the contestan ts answer the th ree
questions correctly, then the con testant chooses a number
between one and ten. For each number there is a different
prize. Sometimes the prizes are worth a lot of money and some-
times they are someth ing worth less like an empty matchbox or
an. old shoe .
Arth ur , Mrs Harrison and Mr Smithe rs we re watching a young
man answer some questions. First of all he was asked what the
capital of Scotland was. T his was a very easy question, of
course , and the contestant answered that it was Edinburgh.
Nex t, the quizmaster asked him where Mt. Everest was and the
young man answered th is question correctly too. Finally he was
asked which was heavier- a pound of lead or a pound of
fea thers and again he gave the correct answer that they we re
both the same. Then the quizmaster asked the contestant which
number he wanted. He chose number seven , sayi ng that this
was his lucky number. The quizmaster opened the envelope
marked No. 7, and told him that he had won the Treasure
Chest. wh ich contained £200.

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 Mrs Harrison asked Arth ur why he didn' t go in fo r one of these
quizzes. Art hur thought it was a good idea , so when the address
for applications for entry to the quiz was put on the screen,
Arth ur wrote it down on a piece of pape r. Then he got out his
writing-pad and wrote the fo llowing letter.

A week or two later a letter with a Bi rm ingham postmark

arrived at 21 Gladstone Avenue. Mrs Ha rrison asked Arthur
what it was. Arthur opened it and told her that he'd been
invited to take part in the quiz the fo llowing Friday . Mrs
Harrison asked him if he could go and he told her that he
cert ainly could.

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 a) What happens if the con testants answer the three questions
correctly?
b) How many prizes are there in che quiz?
c) Do you always win a good prize if you answer chree
questions correctly,
d) Is a pound of feathers lighter than a pound of lead?
e) Why did the young man choose number seven?
f) How did Arthur know the address to write to?
g) Why did Arthur begin his letter with Dear Sir and end it
with Yoursfaithfully?
h) Which town did the reply come from?

MRS HARRISON: Mr Smithers! It 's three minutes to nine.

Arthur' lI be on in a minute . You'll miss him if you don' t come
now .
MR SMITHERS: All right , Mrs H . I'm comi ng .
MRS HARRISON: If you sit on that chair , Mr $mithers, you' ll see
the screen better. You 've got your glasses, haven't you?
MR SMITHERS: Yes, thank you. Now which channel is it on ? It 's
ITV , isn't it?
MR HARkISON: Yes, that's right.
TELEVISION VOICE: When you wash your husband's shi rts in
Sparkol , you'll really see the difference . Sparkol washes
whiter and brighter .
ANNO U NCER: Good even ing, eve rybody. When you hear the
'Which channel is if 011 .'1' signature tune, it'll be lime for Your Choice.

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 Q UIZMASTER : Good evening. friend s. Welcome to another
edition of YOIIr Choice. We 've got some more wonderful con·
testants here tonight and some fanta stic prizes , Don 't forget ,
ladies and gentlemen. that I don 't know wha t's in the envel ·
opes, Now here 's Jimm y G reen to te ll you what the prizes
are , Carry on, Jimmy,
J1MMY : First of all we 've got this fully automatic washing·
machine, T hen we 've got a fortn ight's holiday for two in
sunny Spain. Then tonight's Treasure Chest containing £300,
an old sock . a cracked plate and tonight's Star Prize-this
wonde rful family saloon car ,
MRS H ARRlSON : Ooh , th ere are some lovely prizes. aren't there ?
MR S ~IITH E RS: Yes. indeed .
Q UIZ MASTER : Now let's me<;1 the first contestant who wants 10
play YOIIT Choice, Good evening . madam. Would you like to
tell us what your name is?
CONTESTANT: Mrs Jenkins.
QUIZMASTER: Mrs Jenkins. If you stand a little nearer to the
microphone. the viewe rs' lI hear you a litt le bit beller. Now
your fi rst question is: can you tell me how man y days the re
are in Ma rch ?

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CONTESTANT: Oh, now let me see. Th irty days hath Septem-
ber ... so, er, 3 1.
QUIZ MASTER: That is the correct answer, Mrs Jenkins. That
wasn't diffi cult. was it? Now your second question is: can you
tell me where t he last Olympic Games were held? Take your
time ; there's no hurry. t
CONTESTANT: O h dear , er, er ... It was , er, Tokyo . wasn't it?
QUIZMASTER: I'm sorry, Mrs Jenki ns. I'm afraid that's the wrong
answer. Never mind . Here's a fi ve-pound consolation prize .
Better luck next time. Now let's bri ng on the next contestant.
Your name, sir?
ARTHUR: Newton , Arth ur Newton.
QU IZMASTE R: Now , can you tell me , fo r your firs t question ,
what ... ?
MRS HARRI SON: O h no! The tcl ly's gone wrong again . O h what
a pity! Now we shan' t know what he's won unti l he comes
. home.

I . Whe re does Bruce live?

I don' t know where Bruce lives.
When did Mr Steele come to the library?
I don' t know when Mr Steele came to the library.

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 2. What does Mary wam to know?
She wants to know what the time is.
What does the quizmaste r want to know?
He wants to know what the capital of Australia is.

d e

3. These questions were asked last week.

What did Mary wa nt to know?
She wanted to know what the time was.
What did the quizmaster want to know?
He wanted to know what the capital of Australia was.

4. Wash your clothes in Spar kol and they'll be white .

So if I wash my clothes in Sparkol, they'll be white.
Come to Middleford and enj oy yourself.
So if I come to Middleford, I'll enjoy myself.

5. I'm coming to Middleford tomorrow. Will you meet me at

the station?
Yes, I'll meet you when you come.
It 's going to rain soon. Will you bring the clothes in?
Yes, I'll bring the clothes in when it rains.

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 ..: xm~.:lsl~ S
H~u is parl of the
QUIZMASTER: Your name , sir?
ARTHUR: Newton , Arthur Newton.
QUIZMASTER : Where do you live?
coIH'trsation between ARTHUR: I live in Middleford , actually.
At quizmaster and QUIZMASTER: Can I call you Arthur?
Arthur rhal Mrs Yes , of course.
ARTHUIl :
Harrison and Mr QUIZMASTER: Now. Arthur , what's the longest river In the
Smuhers didn 't hear. world?
R~port ro them what ARTHUR: It's the Nile.
both the quizmaster QUIZMASTER: That's the right answer. Now . what language do
IUId ATthuT said. they speak in Brazil , Arthur?
ARTHUR: They speak Portuguese.
QUIZMASTER: You' re doing well . What work do you do , Arthur?
ARTHUR: I work in the library, actually.
QUIZMASTER: Are you ma rried , Arthur?
ARTH U R: No , I'm still single; I'm not married yet.
QU IZMASTE R: Have you got a special girlfriend?
2. Make semences using
the pattern IF YOU ..
YOU'LL, , , , Example

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3. Mak e sentellces as ill QUIZMASTER: (to contestant) Who's the Prime Min ister of
the example. France ?
7h q<it- Iif IJ6ked tite cmIlioti>.t wkt tAt, Prw.e,l1w.!61«
of f,Il'h(£, Wl16.
a) JENNIFER: (to Arlhur) When did you clean your car?
b) MRS HARRISO N: (tQ A rlhur) Why don't you go on the quiz
programme?
c) MR ,\ 10RGA N: (to Arthllr) What qualifications have you got?
d) WAITER: (to cU.I·tomer) How do yo u like your steak?
e) ARTH UR: (to porler) When does the next trai n come?
f) JENN1F ER: (10 Sheihl) Where did you buy your dress?
g) MRS HARR1S0N: (10 Arthur) What questions did you answer ?
h) S HEl l A: (to Mar)" ) What's you r fa vourite colour?

4. A.\·k questions wilh
WHICH or WHA T.
Examples i) r ve got a red dress and a blue dress.
WIW1 Me;, areJ""' 3~ J<, kJW ?
ii) I can buy any kind of fruit I like.
what jMt ~ :jau b~ ?
a) J can go to any coun try I like for my holiday next year.
b) J have two brothers. One has a moustache.
c) I can sta y at the Station Hotel or the Ship Hotel.
d) There are hundreds of names they can give their new baby.
e) We can have red wine or white wine with our dinner.
f) You can have any prese nt you like for Christmas.
g) We can take the road on the left or the road on the right.
h) The re are four television channels.

5. Mak e sellll'flCl'S as ill sun sh ine tomorrow/Arthur go to seaside

the example.

a) Arthur answer questions correctly/win a big prize

b) Mary marry Br.uce/Arthur miserable
c) Arthur not buy petrol/his car stop
d) Mr Smithers see bank robber again/recognize him
e) Arthur not study/nol pass examination
f) Television repair tonight/Mrs Harrison watch it
g) Shcila cat doughnuts/gc t fa tter
h) Jennifer go la dance/wear new dress

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 Mrs Harrison and Mr Smithers were very disappointed that the
television had broken down just when Arthur '.vas about to
answer his questions. Worst of all they did not know whethe r
Arthur h;ld won a prize or not. because they were not able to
sce the programme .

So they waited for Arthur 10 arrive but he did not come home
until 12.30 a.m. When he finally got home he was able to tell
them what had happen~d in the quiz. First of all the quizmaster
had asked him what the longest ri ve r in the world was. Arthur
had told him that it was the Nile. and this. of cou rse. was the
righ t answer. Then he was asked what language they spoke in
Brazil. and Arthur sai d that it was Portuguese. Before the quiz-
Artlwr blllshed. maste r asked Arthur the last question he talked to him about
his job. He asked Arthur if he was married or if he had a girl·
friend. At this question Arthur wasn't able to say anything. He
blushed and became embarrassed . So the quizmaster quickly
asked the final question. which was: ' Which English king had
six wivesT Of course. Art hur was able to answer this ques·
tion- he told the quizmaster and the audience that it was Hem}
VIII.

Then the quizmaster told Arthur 10 choose an envelope. He

chose number eight. At this point both Arthur and the audience
were very nervous. The quizm aster opened the envelope and
read the piece of paper inside. It said that Arthur had won the
holiday for two on the Costa Brava. The audience clapped and
cheered. After this the television company gave Arthur and the
other contestants a dinner and then Arthur said goodbye. and
left for home .

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 Arthur drove down the motorway and was home fairly soon .
Mrs Harrison asked him who he was going to take on the free
holiday wit h him. Arthur said that he didn' t know .
The following morn ing was Saturday and Mrs Harrison rang up
the TV repair company and asked them to send a repair man to
the house. Arlhur told Mrs Harrison that he would be in . He
and Mr Smithers were having their breakfast when the front
doorbell rang.
a) What was the quizmaste r's conversation with Arthur about?
b) What happens to people when they blush?
c) Why was Arthur nervous when the quizmaster opened the
envelope?
d) Did Arthur get anything else free as well as his prize?
e) Who do you think Arthur will take with him to the Costa
Brava?
f) How can you drive on the motorway?
g) Why did Mrs Harrison have 10 ring up the TV repai r corn·
pany?
h) What were Arthur's words to Mrs Harrison after she had
rung up the TV repair company?

MR SM IT HERS:There's the bell . Will you go or shall I?

ARTHUR: I'll do it, Mr Smi thers. I wonder who it is.
MAN : I've come for the television, sir.
ARTHU R: Ah yes! It 's in here. When do you think we'll have it
back? I want to watch the sport this afternoon.

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MR SMITHERS: Yes. $0 do I.
MAN: Well , I can't say really. We'll be as quick as we can.
Cheerio.
ARTHUR: Goodbye. Well , I must say they've been very quick . I
didn' t expect him round so early.
MR SMITH ERS: Neither did I. Mrs Harrison only pho ned half an
hour ago. Well , I hope they do send it back today .
ARTH UR: Yes, otherwise we'll be without the telly for the whole
weekend and I don't want to miss the midnight movie
tonight.
MR SMITHERS: Neither do I and nor does Mrs Harrison. Do you
want another cup of tea , Arthur?
ARTHUR: No, thanks. I must tidy up my bedroom before Mrs
Harrison ge ts back.
MR SMITHERS: Ah , yes, so must I. She doesn't like it if you leave
your room In a mess.

MRS HARRISON: Oh , my feet do hurt. Oh, hallo , Arthur. I see the

television man's been.
ARTHUR: Yes. he came very quickly, actually.
MRS HARRISON: That's good. Have you tidied you r room?
ARTH UR: Yes, I have, and so has Mr Srn it hers.
MRS HARRISON: I've got some chops for your lunch. I like chops.
ARTH UR: SO do I, if they're not burnt.
MRS HARRISON: Ah , there's the doorbell . I expect it's the milk-
man . Can you pay him , Arthur? My purse is over there.
ARTHUR: Yes, I've got it ... Yes?
MAN : Good morning , sir. Does Mrs Harrison live here?
ARTH UR: Yes, that's right.
MAN : I'm from the Middlefo rd Television Service Company.
come to repair the TV set. Am I too early?
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 1. Art hur can answer the question.
So can I.
Mrs H arrison wa tched television last night.
So did I.

2. What's your job, Arthur?

What did the quizmaster ask Art hur?
He asked him what his job was.
Where are the new books, Mary?
What did Mr Stcele ask Mary?
He asked her where the new books were.

3. Please shut the door , Mary.

He asked her to shut the door.
Please answer the question , sir.
He asked him to answer the question .

4. M rs Harrison can't cook ve ry well .

Neither can Jennifer.
Sheila hasn't got a boyfriend.
Neither has Jennifer.

5. T he re's someone at the door.

I wonder who it is. I expect it 's Arthur.
Someone has burnt the chops.
I wonder who it was. I e Xj>e(:t it was Arthur .

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 6. I'm goi ng out.
Excuse me, did you say you were going out?
I've come 10 re pa ir the television .
Excuse me, did you say you 'd come to repair the television?

1. Mrs Harrisoll is flIlkillg

10 Mr Smilhers.
Complf!lf! Iheir
con versalion ill Ihe
same way Illm it
begins.

MRS HARRlSON: Ilik e Your Choice. It 's a very good programme.

MR Sl>lIT H ERS: So do I .
MRS HARRlSON: But I don' t like Western film s.
MR SMITH ERS: Neithe r do I.
MRS HARRISON: Let's put the fire on. I'm cold .
MR SMITH ERS: • •5p .0I/ .... J .
MRS HARRlSON: I ca}) '! si t in a cold room.
MR SM ITHERS: .NQ.'(tV(Y .((Utl
MRS HARRISO~: k~ 't seTn Arthur this even ing.
MR Sl>lITH ERS. / .. . .. OJM.. .
MRS H ARRl SON: Perh aps he 's gone to the cinem a. He likes film s,
MR SMITH ERS: . $I;> .&0. ,I , . .
MRS HARRlSON : I h~'{~n ' t been tQ the cinema for a long time.
MR SMITH ERS: . OOt\.(l.'y \Aloe I.
MRS H ARRISON: Bu t I' m foing to the cinema tomorrow.
MR SMITH ERS: . ~~ , : .
MRS H A RRl SON: Ldi#!1 't h~ YF lime 10 go last wee k.
MR SMITHERS; . f.)el'1l&.r .dIU I,
MRS H ARRl SON: Oh well, I' m going to bed now.
MR SMlTH ERS: ~ . f»I..I. .1..

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.., Pu r SA y, SPL4 K.
TA LK. or JELL ill the
correu rell.\e III tlit'
hrank
_,_ Look at the pictures
and -la\' what IOlIIehody
told some hod I to do,
<l ) Bra/ilian~F~ortugueSe_ j
llk
b) Ye~t crd a\. the teitcber }~\.I me that hl~ 'student\ , , . too
I;ll uch_ , k
c) illl . louder. plea:.e . I can't hear what you. 7OJ ,
d ) The Prime M i nis\er ~~q lun televi~iol1last night.
e) rvlr Smitl~e!s)dQ Mrs H,miso ll that he didn't like Western
film s: he ~ Ih"t they were all the sallle
n My dog can't ~ut'e\'cJ'ybqd y ~,a he is very int ellige nt ,
g) What will you-fB,\\ -when ~ou .told to Mr Sleele tOlllor~)t':
h) (on the telephone) Ma\' I ~~~ o Mr Green. ple<lse'_> . --1 _ him
il's hi~ wife_ \
Example

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~ Gil'e the words they
said.
Example Or Newton told Arthur to answer the telephone .
!w"wu t:J.e t&p~, Arik.
a) T he conductor told the passenger to show him his ticket.
b) Mr Steelc told Arthur not to be late again .
c) The policeman told A rthur to move his car .
d) T he teacher told his studenls to open their books.
e) Bruce told the wait er to bring him some more wine .
f) Mrs Jones told her little girl nOI to cry.
g) The referee told Fred Merlon 10 get off the field .
h) The quizmaster told the contestant not to be nervous.

:'l. Write a semetlce with i) Arthur to policeman : ' 1 live in Gladstone Avenue.'
TOLD as ill lhe
examples. He- toW ~ ~ ki~ kt, t«mJ.
ii) Mr Steele to the mayor: ' I'm the Chief Librarian.'
H~ !<lid W, lYi<l;':Jaf what ~ Wl!<;.
, ,
Arthur to Mary : 'I saw Mr Brown yesterday.' , \
Mr Smithers 10 Mrs Harrison : ' I bought a new tie yester-
day.' • . , »., ':, \ ' . t~t·
Arthur 10 Sheila: ' I love Mary .'AQ. :0 }
Mrs Harriso n to Arthur: ' I'm cook ing fi sh ton ight. '
Anhur 10 Jennifer : ' I start work at 9 o'clock .'
Arthur to his mother:" ea rn £85 a week .'
Bruce 10 Mary: ' My new car's yellow.·
Arthur to Mr Steele:" went to school in Didcol.'

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The tir't man Ilho came 1"1" Ohll(lU,I\ nO( from the \elcli~ion
rep.m n)l11pan~: he Ila, a conliticnl'c trick,\er . .\ Ir' Il arri,ul1
had ,.ml gondlHe to her le!cl I,ion ,cl for l'ler. ~ _
. t l....<- ""c,q.<.-
,
She lt11t11edl<!ldl tekpIHH1 .... J Ihe rnll(t' . A \er~ polite and
tr ie!1dl~ dett'l·I!I('. th t ' nne I\ho h;ld yueQiol1ed r... lr Smlther,
ahout Ihe han f. rohben _ c;une rlHlI1d 111 about .. qu,Ht cr ot an
hOlI]" . lie \\antnl to klHlII \lh;1I tim e the tir~t man had com e.
\Ih,il hc 1\1I11.. ed lil..e ;Iud \Ihcthcr Arlhur had notice d thc
tlumoer ut hi, I,m. The tk!l'Ctilc .. aid th;1I Ihe man h .. d don e
thi, trid., man .I t!llK· .. recenth. . lie 1I a .. l\dl-kno\ln in .\ l iJ dk -
lord, Ill' Illlel1 came \0 hou,t" I\here there Ilere lodger' after
Iht' 1.lI1dl; l d~ h .. d gOl1t' 'hoppmg tin a Sa l ur da ~ morning . ~Ip..
II;HfI,on told hl111 that ,he'd nnh• neen oul for abo ul h.llf an
hour II hen he l·alllt· . Slll"d jU'1 gone to tht'!ol'al .. hop~ 10 get her
coat deaned ;md hal(' Ill'r ,ho(', I"<:p.llft'd anti to do.1 link 1111
uf hOll,chold .. hopping.

r-.lr, I larn .. on \\'" Il'r~

gi;ld Ih<ll he r Id"i,ion Ila~ rellt e d and
nOI her \111 11 propert~ , Slw \\il' glling tll "'ok to h;ll"e" l'OIOllf 'Cl
lIl .. t;dlnl '11011 ;l lly\\;I ~ , When Ihe d c lcctil(' had gone r-. l r,
I larri,on 11('1l1 oul \0 the lelCli,ion ,hop to expl<lill Ilhat hall
h"ppcnt'ti an d 10 Ilnkr it lIt'\\ colour 'Cl.
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 After Mrs Harrison had gone out again, Arthur made a cup of
coffee for himself and Mr Smithers and brought them into the
living- room with some rock cakes that Mrs Harrison had made
the day before. Mr Sm ithers remarked th at the ca kes looked
rather hard . Arthur agreed. Mr Smithers bit his cake. and
s udde~l y let out a shout- he h':ld broke n one of his fron t teeth.

Mr Smithers immediatel y telephoned the dentist and explained

to him wh<l t had happened. The den tist agreed to see him
immediately. so Art hur voluntee red to drive Mr Smi thers
round to the denti st's straight away.

a) Does Mrs Harrison ex pect to ge l her television back?

b) Had Mr Smithers met the detective before? Wh at was the
occasion?
c) How did the confidence trickste r work ?
d) Had Mrs Harrison bought her televisio n?
e) Who made the coffee and who made the rock cakes?
f) What did Mr Smit hers think when he saw the rock cakes?
g) Why did Mr Sm ithers let out a shou t?
h) How did Mr Smithers go to the den tist's?

A RTH U R:Where do I go now, Mr Smi thers, right or left?

MR S!>lITHERS: Stra ight on actually, Arthur. Ooh, this tooth
hurts. I hope I don 't have to have it take n out. It's the next
turni ng on the left-t he one-way stree t. Here it is-the big
house o n the corner. Oh dear , I hate having my teeth done.

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 RECEPTIONlST: Ah, good morning. It's Mr Smithers. isn't it? Mr
McKenzie's just gone out for a moment. H e won't be long.
Would you like 10 go into the waiting-room?
MR SMITHERS: Thank you very much , Ooh , ah.
ARTH U IC Never mind. Mr Smithers. It 'll soon be over.
RECEPTIONIST: M r Mc Kenzie 'lI see you now. Would you like 10
come this way? ... Ah. Mr Fanshawe , Mr McKc nzie's got
an e mergency so I'm afraid you'l] have \0 wait a bit.
8IWCE: Never mind. I'll go and sit in the waiting-room
, .. Well. if it isn't Arthur! I thought I recogn ized your car
outside. Still going all right. is it?
ART HU R: Yes, just about.
BRUCE: Ha-ha. Going to have your teeth done. are you?
ARTHUR: No, actually. I'm just waiti ng for a friend.
BR UCE: Your.girlfriend, Sheila, eh?
ART H UR: Very fu nny.
BRUC E: Now now, Arthur. Don't get' a nnoyed. I was on ly
joking. Have you been to this chap before?
ARTHUR: No, I have my teeth done by old Pearson.
BRUCE: I expect McKe nzie's too ex pe nsive for you, anyway.
ARTH U R: Pe rhaps. Especially when I have to get my car repaired
every week.
BRUC E: No need to be offensive, Arthur. Anyway, the way you
drive I'm not surprised.
ART H UR: Oh shut up.
BRUCE: Ha-ha.

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 MR MCK ENZIE: Now don 't forget. It 's only a temporary fi lling.
Mr Sm ithers. Try not to bile on it if you can. We' ll get a
permanent filling done next week some lime. Let 's see.
Susan . am I free next Saturday al all ?
RECEPTION IST: Y es, I ' ll make an appointment for Mr Smithers.
Right , Mr Fanshawe . you're next. Would you like 10 go in
now?
BRUCE : Right you are . Cheerio, Arthur.
MR SMITHERS: Who's th at, Arthur? I'm sure I've seen him some-
where before .

I.I~IU,S yes, where has she been?

Mr Slcele 's just gone out.
Oh yes, where has he gone?

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 2. Has Mr Steele been 10 Fran<.:e?
Yes, he's been there: he had a good time,
Has Shei la gone 10 Spain?
Yes, she's there; she'll be back on Sunday,

3. Your hair 's very long.

Yes, I'm going to get il cut tomorrow,
Your ca r doesn't go.
Yes, I'm going to gel it repaired tomorrow,

4. My hair's much shorter now.

Oh, have you had il cut ?
My car works at last.
Oh, have you had il repaired?

5. Have you bought any cigarettes yet?

Yes,l'vejust been oullo buy some .
Have you got a paper yet?
Yes, I've j ust been oul to get one,

Example

1. Look at the pictllrel' /lie ,JetouHmtthe6 «paired

and say what we get of: '" waMf, rcpaM-«.
dQne there,

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 2. Look al paragraph Z of the reading passage and "'rile OUl ill
conversa/iOIl form llle discussion .bell-veen llle detective, Mr
Smitliers, Arlllllralld Mrs J-/arriSOll.

3. Wrill' the Example Are you goi ng to the cin ema?

cOllversO/ional fo rm of
the following qlleslions S~ 10 -tk c:-.." M< ,j'Jlk?
as illlhe exam ple.
a) A re you sti ll worki ng in the library?
b) Have you still got your car?
c) Is he going to have his teeth done?
d) Is it OK ?
e) Has he gone home?
f) Have you finish ed?
g) Is it down this street?
h) Are you playing football this afternoon?
i) Do you want a drink ?
j) Did she bu y a new dress?
4. Wrile senlences fro m i) Mr McKe nzie went to France last year.
lhe fol/owing
informalion as in lhe Mr Mck~ i1M f.wt to ffa+l(i,.
examples. ii) Mrs Harrison's sister went to Blackpool last Sunday ;
she's still there .
M0 twr:-'s SV,,/i,( 4s 8""" to BIadfao~·
a) Dr Newton went to the bank at la o'dock; he came back a
min ute ago.
b) Mrs Newton wen t to London this morning ; she' ll be back
this evening.
c) Mary went to the Sunny Snack Bar twenty minutes ago; she
has just come back .
d) Sheila went to Applefield last weekend; she came back
yesterday .
e) Sheila's brother went to Brighton last weekend ; he's still
there.
f) lennifer's at the haird resser's now ; she'll be back soon.
g) Mr Smithers went upstairs a minute ago .
h) The NewlOns went to church this morning; it's the aflernoon
now .

5. Mrs Harrison has won about £800 on the football pools and
has made many improvements on her house. Write sentences
using the fo rm SHE HA S HAD . .. (Past Participle). Use
the verb in brackets.

Examples

There is new paper on the walls in Arthur's bedroom.

(REPAPER)

3~i1M IiM At-~'s bedroom tepapered.

a) There is now central heating in the house. ( INSTALL)
b) There is new paint in the kitchen. (REPAINT)
c) The workmen have taken away the old fi replace.
( REMOVE)
d) There is a new red telephone in the hall . (PUT IN)
e) There are new rose trees in the garden. (PLANT)
f) There is a new stair carpet on the stairs. (FIT)
g) The garden path has new concrete. (RECONCRETE )
h) There is new wire for the elect ricity in the house .
(REWIRE)
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The following Monday Arthur got up early for a change. He
looked out of his bedroom window and saw the sun shining
brightly. ' If it were like this every morning,' he thought , 'I'd get
up at six o'clock .'

Whi le he was eating his breakfa st, he kept on looking out of the
window and think ing: ' If I didn't have to go to work this morn-
ing , it would be really greal to go 10 the coast and sit in the
sun-and if Mary were my girlfriend instead of Bruce 's, she
would come with me. '

But unfort unately, An hur had to go to work. 50 he set off half

an hour earlie r than usual and arrived at the library before any-
body else. The next to come was Mr 5tee le who thought , 'This
must be a mi racle . Arthur is actually the first here. If he came
as early as this every morning , he would get a lot more work
done .'
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 Arthur began to ge t o n with his work and by half past nine he
had fini shed all the postcards he had to wri te. A li111e latcr he
looked at his watch and saw il was a qua rte r to ten . Mary had
still not arrived. He wondered whether she was ill o r if she had
take n the day off. But Mr Sleele came in and asked him if he
CJ--u'4 C Pi--J~c1c~ be . knew where Mary was. ' I( she were ill. she would telephone, ' he
said . ' It's not like he r. She's usually th e fi rst to a rri ve: Arthur
said that he had no idea where Mary was. He hlldn'{ see n her
'" "''' bk.. -... =-x.i.k since last Friday.

But at that moment the door opened and there was Mary. She
was looking very pale and tired . She apologizcQ to Mr Stecle
a nd ex plained that she had been awake most of the night. She
had n' t got to sleep until fi ve in the mo rning and had conse-
quen tl y ove rsle pt. Mr Steele was very kind and suggested that
she should take the da y off. She thanked him and said she
would stay, but she hardl y said a word fo r the rest of the morn-
ing. Arthur. on the o the r hand, was fee ling chee rful so at one
o'clock he suggested to Mary tha t they should go and have
lunch together at the Sunny Snack Bar , and she agreed .

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a) Say two things that we re unusual on Monday mo rning.

b) Wou ld Arthur go to work if it were Sunday?
c) Who was the second person to arrive at the library?
d) Why was Mr Steele surprised when he came to work?
e) How long did Arthur spend doing his postcards?
5"~~ ,-,s f.,,;. ~ 0 --" j' r ; f) Why was Mary la te?
g) Did Mary spea k much during the morning?
'.JP' t~,~ -- "'YI
h) Arthur's lunch hour begins at one o'clock. If his lunch hour
began at half past twelve, wha t time would he re turn to the
N t .,. . 4- L-.?,.60 =- ""' . . ~ y- library? ' J. /~. ~, " f. 1,:~
a;..vr-l.(e, ...... (It ,, ~ '>"l
.,.J.y- \"'y~"""''"1''' ~ t; . -
' '01 c;. tU.,,,,<:", ~ pecit.. .. r' 1I ""' f lJ'\&"'}""
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G. p:>' OC;; 2e - Cx(v ~CK-" iClY1.t . O>-'j<."IO
 A RT HU R:Let's not si t here. Mary. It 's rather hot. isn 't it? If wc '
si t over there . we' ll be in the shade.
MA RV; Oh all right. if you li ke. Art hur.
ARTHUR: What's the matte r wit h you today? You don't look very
cheerfuL Do you feel all right?
MARY; As a matte r of fact I'm a bit fed up. actually.
ART HU R: O h? Why's that then?
MARY: O h , it doesn 't matter. You wouldn't be interested if i l01d
you .
ART HUR : Suit yourself: . .. By the way , I saw Bruce on Satur-
day.

What 's the matter? Don't cry. Here , do you want to

A RTH U IC
borrow my handkerchief?
MA RV: Thank you. I' m sorry to be so boring. It 's just that I
have n't seen Bruce for the whole weekend.
ARTH U R: O h dear.
MA RV; Where did you see him? We'd arranged 10 meet for l unch
on Saturday. He did n' llUrn up and I haven't seen him since.
A RTH U R: Well, I saw him at the dentist's at about 11.30.
MARY: Oh , did you? Well , I just can't understand it. I tele-
pho ned him hundreds of times but there was no reply .
A RTHU R: O h , I shou ldn't worry if I were you. T here's probably
quite a simple explanation .
MARY: Yes , I suppose so.
ARTH U R: Look , here's our lunch. Wou ld you li ke some sauce?

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c.."'-" ~ ~ uT.>.- C''''' tb _ to .", t)
w{r~' ....... 0""'-(' (lCV.)c:'-ry.
 MARY : Well. thank you. Arthur. You 've cheered me up quite a
lot. Look , I've just got to go to the jeweller's next door to gel
my ring back. If I wait until this evening. the shop will be
closed .
ARTHUR: Would you mind if I came wi th you?
MARY: No. Not a t a ll .

JEWELLER : Good afte rnoon. madam . Can I he lp you?

MAIlY : Yes, I brought my ri ng in 10 have it re pa ired last week.
You said it'd be ready by Monday . Here's the ticket.
JEWELLER : Ah, yes. madam . Would you wait just a minute,
please?
ARTHUR: What 's happening? He 's a long time. isn't he ?
DI::,ECTtVE: Excuse me . madam . We 're police officers, Is this the
ring you brought in last week?
MAIlY: Yes, it 's my engagement ring. What's this all about?
DI::TECI"lVE : Would you please come with us, madam ? Wc 'd like
to ask you a few questions. A nd you, sir, if yo u pleasc.

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1. Arlhur's very cheerfulloday.

That's funny; he doesn' t usually feel cheerful on Mondays.
Mary's very ti red today.
That's funny ; she doesn ' t usually feel tired on Mondays.

2. I don 't feel well.

You don't look well either.
Mary doesn't feel happy .
She doesn' l look happy either.

3. That's a very nice car-but I haven 't any money.

Would you buy it if you had some money?
E nglish is an in teresting language-but I haven 't got time '
, learn it.
Would you learn it if you had the time?

.4. Shall I buy a car or a house?

If I were you, I'd buy a house.
Shall I read a book or watch television?
If I were you, I'd read a book.

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 5. Why are you mise rable? You 've got a lot of money, haven't
you?
If I had a lot of money, I wouldn ' t be miserable,
Why have you got the fire on? It isn' t co ld. is it?
Ifit weren 't cold , I wouldn ' t have the fire on.

Examples You go to the doclOr . . . . . . . . .

I. Fil1ish these Sellfel1CeS

jeu BO fl> tite dldN '" ~ uaJ<.~ ut.
tHil1g eirher LOO K or The flowers ill the garden ...
T~ f kTwus Wc the ,JlUdu. k>OK ~?
FEEL followed by
all adjecrive.
a) I don't like that picture: . . . . . . . . .
b) Arthur has just got his sa lary, so . . . . . . . . .
c) 1 must have a drink ; . . . . . . . . .
d) You ough l to go to bed; . . . . . . . . .
e) rmgoing to bed because . . . . . . . . .
f) Mr Smithers WO Il ', eat those cakes because
g) Mary's wearing a lovely dress ; . . . . . . . . .
h) Stand by 'he fire; you . . . . . . . . .

2. Look alrhe pictures Example

afld write sellfellces
begilllli"K IF ARTHUR
HADA LOTOF f Artf..w- h.uI. " id; of -;:J'
f
MONEY,I1E It" w.Jdn't ~,d:
WO UL DN·T . ..
;." t4 [(6(af,j '

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Now write senlences beginning IF ARTHUR WERE RICH, HE

WO ULD . . .. about these picLUres.

Im agine these things Example You forget your key .

happen LO you. What
would you do? ·if IjrJ'f- ~ /<~, IkXJIJld (~ tk W /;.
a) A thief takes your wallet .
b) You break your tooth .
c) You win a lot of money.
d) You live in London.
c) You sce a ch ild fall into the river.
f) Your teacher asks you out fo r a drink.
g) You are the best swimmer in your country.
h) You have enough money for a holiday an ywhere m the
world.

~ Give somebody some Example You should clean your car eve ry week.
advice using IF I
WERE YOU. If I i&~ ::F"' I I'd de"" "::I CM e<JUJ w&k.
a) You ought to read more books.
b) You should stop smoking.
c) You ought not to go to bed late.
I d) You shouldn' t spend so much money.
e) You ought not to buy a cheap second-hand car.
t) You should have your hair cut.
g) You ought not to go out in the rain.
h) You ought not to go out without your coat.

5 Use the sentences in Example You should clean your car every week.
Exercise 4 LO make new
sentences with I I S"j'Jtlft tfJat J(}IC deMt JauN caK W':'J weti<.
SUGGES T.
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 Mary and Arthur had to get into the detectives' car and drive to
Middleford Po lice Station. There they were taken into separate
rooms and were asked a great many questions. The police asked
Mary once more where she had got the ring and she expl ai ned
that she'd been given it as an engagement ring by Sruce . The
police were very interested in Sruce and they asked her when
she had seen him last and where he lived. She told them his
address but said that she hadn 't been able to contact him all
weekend. They then told her that the ring that she'd been given
was one of the rings that had been stolen in the recent robbery
at the Westland S ank in Middlefo'rd. They asked her if she had
a photograph of Bruce and she told them she had and the police
asked her if she would give it to them. Then they told her not
to leave Middleford. They asked her if she would mind having
her fingerprints taken and she told them she had nothing to hide
and agreed. cw lc(+ v,....! 1n.l hvll. {I..\;. f.l...
As soon as they arrived, Arthur asked if he could telephone Mr
Steele at the library to tell him that both he and Mary would be
late back from lunch and that they were helping the police with
their enquiries. He was told by the inspector that the sergeant
Mary had her fingerprints would phone Mr Steele.
taken.
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I .(do The police asked Arthur if he knew Bruce and he said that he
did , They then asked him when he'd last seen him and he told
them it was at the dentist's on Saturday and that he was with Mr
Smithers, who thought he'd seen Bruce somewhere before ,
When the police asked who Mr Smithers was and Arthur told
them he was a cle rk at the West land Bank in Middleford . the
police immedi ate ly went rou nd to the ban k and brough t Mr
Smithers to the station . When Mr Smithers was shown Bruce's
photo, he told the police that he recognized the man he had
seen at the den tist 's. He also told them that one of the bank
robbe rs had had a moustache and a gold watch just like Bruce's,

After a couple of hours they were all allowed to leave . Mr

Smithers went back to the bank and Mary and Arthur returned
to the library .'

Mr Smilhers recognized 8ruce.

a) Was Mary with Arthur when the police questioned her al

I~ the police station?
b) Where had Bruce got Mary's engagement ring from?
c) What did Mary give 10 the police?
d) Did Arthur phone Mr Steele to ex plai n why he and Mary
we re late?
e) What info rm ation was Arthur able 10 give the police?
f) How many times had Mr Smithers seen Bruce?
g) How long did Arthur and Mary stay at the police stalion?
h) Do you think that Mary will marry Bruce now?
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 I~ MR STEELE: Ah, you' re back at last. Wou ld you mind telling me
what all this is abou t? T his afternoon's been te rrible.
MARV: Oh , Anhur. could you explain to Mr Steele what's
happened? I' m much 100 upset. Would you excuse me for a
moment, Mr Steele?
MR STEELE: All right. Off you go but don't be too long. Now.
Anhur, what's the trouble?
ARTHUR: Well, it's all rather ext raordinary, Mr Sleele. We'd just
had lunch at the Sunny Sn ack Bar and Mary wanted to go to
, , the jeweller's to collect her engagement ring. It appears that
\; 0',',,((1 ,~itn)'r, ~-t( it's one of the rings that were stolen from the bank the other
___ +-0 - day.
IrOf, "t - ' MR STEEL E: Well, bless my soul.
ART H U R: Yes, and it looks as if Bruce Fanshawe's a crook.
MR STEELE: Oh dear! Poor Mary! Perhaps she'd better go home.
I suppose we could manage wit hout her. -
ARTHUR: Here she is .now.
MR STEELE: Look, Arthur's told me more or less everything,
Mary. I expect you're feeling a bit upset. Wou ld you like to
take the rest of the afternoon off?
MARV: Thank you very much, Mr Steele. But I think I'd rathe r
stay here, if you don 't mind. I'd only fee l mise rable by myself
at home.
MR STEELE: Well , just as you like. Are you sure you don't want
to go home?
MA RV: Yes , quite sure, thank you. Mr Stee le . If I do some work
it'll take my mind off my problems.

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 MR STEELE: All right then . Ah, that's the phone ringing. I must
get back to my office .
MARV : We ll , you've been very understanding, Artbuf . Thanks
very much.
ARTH U R:Oh , that 's nothing , Mary.
MARY : Well . one thing's sure-if Bruce Fanshawe were th e last
man o n ea rth I'd have no thing mo rc to do wi th him . Thank
God I fou nd out now . Irc;..,
ARTHUR: Oh dear. look . there 's a big queue al the counter. I' d
better go and look afler them . Bulilell you what. Why don',
\ye go to the pictures this eveni ng? 11 ' 11 he lp you to forget.
MARY : Oh , that's a marvellous idea . I'd love to .

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•
1. Wha t waft Mary given? a) nng d) record
She was given a ring. b) radio c) photograph
What were you shown at the shop? c) cheque f) Howers
I was shown a radio .

2. Somebody gave me this picture.

Oh yes, when were you given it?
/ Somebod y told Arthur the news.
Oh yes, when was he told it?

3. Ca n you meel me at Middleford Station?

Well , I could meet you at Middlerord Station but I'd prder
to meet you somewhere else.
Can you buy Mary a watch?
Well, I could buy her a watch but I'd prerer to buy her
something else.
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 4. When do you want me to clean the windows?
Could you clean them on Friday?
/
Whe n shall I buy the meat?
Could you buy it on Monday?

MONDAY •
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY •
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY

5. Whe n can Mary Iype that lette r?

I wonder ifshe'd type it today.
When can the men mend the gas stove?
I wonder ir they' d mend it today.

I. Examples Mrs Harrison was paid £5 .

sentences by changing i) given
a word or phrase each
time. M.!, H4frioo", -&""'£5.
ii) Arthur

Artlww -8"'''' £5.

Mrs Harrison was paid £5.
a) sent f) The students
b) a lette r g) a film
c) shown h) gIven
d) Mr Steele i) a lesson
e) an old book j) taught
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2. The answer to a
question beginning
WHY COULON'T
... ? is below each
picwre. You make the
questiof!.

, His petrol tank was

empty.

The steps weren 't c) It was too heavy . d) He had fo rgotten

high enough. his

e) They were 100 He had forgotten g) It was too h) The television wa ~

small . his key . expensive. too loud .

3. Make questions from Example Somebody gave Mary a ring.

these sentences. Who by?
Whc l<1li6 5~8:w,~~ b:1~
a) Somebody gave Arthur a black eye.
i) When? ii) Why?
b) Somebody sent Mrs Harrison a present.
i) Who by? ii) Why?
c) Somebody offered Mary a new job.
i) Where? ii) When?
d) Somebody bought the filmstar a mink coat.
i) Who by? ii) When?

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 e) Some body ta ught Mr Steele Spanish.
i) Who by? ii) When?
f) Somebody lent Arth ur a pound.
i) When? ii) Why?
g) Somebody sold Mr Smi thers a stolen watch.
i) Who by? ii) When?
h) Somebody showed the police a photogra ph of Bruce.
i) When? ii) Why?

-I. A sk questions with Example Somebody wants to speak to Mr Steele on the

CO UL D in these tele phone , but he is out.
silllatiolls.
Ccw.tdjOll. (~ bad< IW<?

a) Your watch has stopped ; you want to know the time. There
is a policeman standing near you .
b) You want to light your ciga rette. You have no matches.
T here is someone sitt ing next to you in the train smoking.
c) You want to speak to Mr Smith but his secretary answers the
phone.
d) You are in a strange town. You want 10 find the library. You
see somebody coming.
e) You didn ' t understand something your teache r said.
f) He uses the word 'queue' but you don' t understand it.
g) There is no sugar on your table in th e resta urant. The waite r
comes.
h) You are si tting in the ci nema. The lady in front of you is
wearing a large hat a n<:i you can't see the film.

5. We often use the Afte r she'd left the police station , Mary sa id that she'd have
abbreviation 'D . nothing more to do with Bruce . Arthur asked Mary if she'd go
Rewrite the passage in to the pictures with him tha t evening. ' /"d love to go,' said
full using the full fo rms Mary . ' I thought you'd come ,' said Arthur. So after they'd had
WO UL D or HAD . a cup of coffee at the Su nn y Snack Bar, they decided they'd
walk round the corner to the cinema. Arthur was happy. He'd
neve r been to the ci nema with Mary before and only this
morning he thought he'd neve r go ou t with her again. After
they'd seen the film , Arthur asked Mary if she'd like to go some·
where for a meal. He said he'd got some money and that he'd
be ve ry happy if she'd come with him.

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 That evening an article appeared in the evening paper.

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council
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The police are anxious to interview Bruce Fan- lit-:. :...';>-
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shawe, a Middleford car salesman . He has been rl'''- ''' - ,
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• living in Middleford for three years and during

the past two years he has been working at the
Middleford Used Ca r MartQ..jThe police believe
that he would be able to help them in their .
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enqu iries into the recent robbery at the Westland •
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Bank. If ~. nybod y has seen this man , would they -'..
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please contact the Middleford Police (Telephone " ~ .

cupidillll, qu~ '

026 3078097) or any police station?

For the next few weeks Arthur saw Mary quite a lot- not o nly
in the library but also in the evenings and at weekends . Mary
was trying to forget all about Bruce but of course this was
difficult for her. She had been thinking quite a lot about him .
She had been impressed by his money , his sports-car and his
generosity, but she hadn' t realized what sort of man he really
was o r what he had been doing when he wasn 't with her. He had
actuall y been robbing banks and mixing with other criminals .
She tho ught she had been behaving like an idiot. And none of
her family had ever liked Bruce.

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Arthur was very sorry to see that Mary was so miserable but he
was glad , of course, that the engagement was ove r.

One evening about th ree weeks after the drama at the police
station , Art hur had been studying at the Technical College. He
had been work ing very hard for the last few weeks at his E nglish
and Econom ics. In a few weeks he would be tak ing his A-level
examinations. He had been goi ng out with Mary most even ings
and weekends but he had been staying up late reading and
learn ing. On this pa rticular even ing, Arthur did not see Mary
but went straigh t h.ome from his class to Mrs Hanison's. She
now had a colour television set and she and Mr Sm ithers had
been watching it since dinner when Arthur came in.
-

a) How long had Bruce been in Middleford before he started

I~ work at the Used Car Mart ?
b) Are the police sure t hat it was Bruce who robbed the bank?
c) Did Mary sli ll love Bruce?
d) What had Bruce been doing when he wasn't with Mary?
e) Was Arthur pleased that the engagement was over?
f) Had Arthur been goi ng to bed early recently?
g) Why had Arthur been studying hard?
h) What happened to Mrs Harrison's fi rst television set?

MRS HARRISON: Oh, hallo, Arth ur. Sit down, dear. You do look
tired. We've been watching a lovely programme on the telly.
It was all about holidays in Spain. Have you been think ing
about who you're going 10 take with you on your free holiday?
ARTHUR: Well , not really. Good evening, Mr Smithers.
MR SMITHERS: Hallo.
MRS HARRISON: Would you like to have your dinner on a tray in
dinner on a (fay here?
ARTHUR: Yes, please. That 'd be lovely.

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MRS HA IUUSON: All right. I'll get it.
MR SMlTH ERS: W el l. wha t have le arning about to night.
Arthur?
ARTH UR: Well. we've been doing economics this evening. I must
say ifs rather difficult.
MR SMITH EIt.S: Oh. I had 10 do that years ago for my banking
e xams. I can't say I liked it vcry m uch e ithe r. When are yourH.--. ( ,.,. <. Hc ) ~

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ARHIUR: In just under a month . actually. ~'Y 0 ........,... /."
MR SMITHERS: The n J su ppose you've been hard at it recentl y? «
,\RTH UR: Yes, I' ve been going to bed late most nights.
MKS IIARRISON: H ere' s your d inner . Art/lUT. Ifs fish and chips.
A RT H U R: Thanks very much. Oh. have you got an y tomato
sa uce? W. ~. ~ {p.. __ rt •. c.''''''' dJ-
MRS HARRISON: Oh dear! No . I' m sorry . I've been mea ning 10 gel
some all wee k but I keep on fo rgetting. rM
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AIHHUR: Oh , well. Neve r mind . I
~HI. S ~lITH ER S:
It 's nearly ten o'clock . Time for the news. Do you
mind if I turn the TV up?
MR S HARItISON: No, carry u n.
NEWSCASTER: Good eve ning. The Prime Ministe r has been
havi ng ta lks at Number 10 with union leader.; abou t a volun-
tary wages policy . He re 's our industrial co rrespo nde nt. Peter
Thompson.
MR S HARRISON: Are your fi sh and chips all right. Arthur? Not
cold, are they?
ARTH UR: No . they're OK .
NEWSCASTER: The Middleford Bank Ro bbe ry.
MR S~lITHER S: Quiet. everybody!

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 NEWSCASTER: AI half past three Ihis afternoon. Bruce Fan-
shawe. wanted in connectio n with the a rmed robbery at the
West land Bank in Middlefo rd was arrested and charged while
311empling 10 leave the country at Heathrow Airport. H e will
ilppea r at Uxbridge Magistra tes' Court tomorrow . The police
{ have been sea rching for him for the last three weeks. It has
~ just been announced that teachers have been awarded a pay
3 increase. Richard Ke rshaw has been talk ing to the ir leader~
1:. Mr Fred Wiltiamson . . . oc"
~ "' (~r"'~

I . Mary works in the library.

Oh , how long has she betn working there?
There's a policeman standing on the suecl corner .
O h, how long has he betn standing there?

2. Did you start learning English in Seplember?

That 's right. I've been lea rning English since September .
Did Mary start working in the library two years ago'?
That 's right , she's been working in the library for two
years .

3. How lo ng has Mr Smithers been livi ng at Mrs Harrison's'?

O h, he hasn 't been living ther e long,
H ow long have you bee n le arning English'?
Oh, I haven' t been learning it long.
 4. Who started working in the library fi rst- Arthu r or Mr
Steele?
Mr Steele. He'd been working there for some time before
Arlhur came.
Who was living at Mrs Harrison's first- Mr Smithers o r
Arthur?
Arthur. He'd been living there for some time before Mr
Smithers came.

5. Mrs Harrison's still living at 21 Gladstone Avenuc .

Good heavens! She must have been Jiving there for ages.
lennifer's st ill wearing her old jeans.
Good heavens! She must have been wearing them for ages .

1, A nswt'r fire qllt'SliollS

bt'low the picllIres,
Ilsing tire fo rm
HAS/HAVE BEEN Example
-INC. •
Why are A rthu ( s
clothes wet?
He hM 6..., walf:05 :" the ra/IW.

a) Why has Arthu r got b) Wh y hasn' t Arthur c) Why is O r. Newton's d) Wh y are the boys'
a cough? got any moncy? grass sho rt? knees dirty?

e) Why is the cat f) Wh at has Bruce g) Why won't Mary h) Why is Sheila's
happy? bee n doing? kiss Arthur? hair wet?

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2. Choou ONE of the i) What did you do? .\..:o! '
three pattern quesliolls ii) What have you done? u ) "" 0, H
, ,
to ask abolllthe iii) What have you been doing? 1
sill/ations. Use the verb
in brackets illStead of a) Last ni ght. I woke up and saw smoke in my room. I realized
the verb DO. the house was on fire. ( ~O ) J "

b) Look at all these things. r ve just come back from the shops.
(BUY) ! 0' ,..,.,i
c) I spent all this morning in the library. (READ ) ':'; /. '(!I.

d ) r ve bee n in my room since lunch time studying for my

exams. (ST UDY) " ,," _ ... _.
e) Yesterday I went to the ci nema. (SEE) .,
f) I have just come back fro m my holidays. (GO) '\ •
g) I've had a lovely time this morning. (~O)
h) I have a pain in my stomach. (EAT)'VJ\...::~ J'..JJR O{\v ~,~ ,

Example
3. Complete Ihe sentellces
Mrs Harrison"s cat is
using the form
HASIHA VE BEEN happy because . . . . .
-INC.

a) Arthur"s hands are c) Mary has a cold

dirty because .... because . . . . .

b) Arthur"s eyes are tired d) There are no cherries

because . . . . . . . on the tree because ..

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 Mary's hair is beaut iful
because . . . . . . . . .

() Or Newton's grass is
short because ..... . .

f) Arthur's su it is h) The roads are wet

smart because. . . . . .... beca use . . . . . . .

.l. ,Vow change yOllr . Example

semellces to tile past,
IIsing tile form HA D Mrs Harrison's cat
BEEN -I NC. was happy because . . . . .... .

) . Complete these a) Mrs Harrison's clothes were not clean because she
sellfel/ces using · , . . . . . . . Sparko1.
HASN'T/H AVEN'T b) Sheila is too heavy because she . . . . . . . . . the docto r's
or HA DN'T BEEN advice .
-INC. c) Mrs Newton didn't know about the bank robbery because
she . . . . . . . . . the newspape rs.
d) Arthur's frie nds a ren' t going to pass their exams because
they ... ..... . their books.
e) Mr Smithers had to go to the dentist's because he
· .... ... . his tee th every morning.
f ) Or Newto n doesn't cough any more because he
· . . . . . . . . any cigarettes rece ntly.
g) Mr Stee le was angry wi th A rt hur last week because
he . . . . . . . . . early to work.
h) Arthur took his ca r to the garage because t he brakes
· . . . . . . . . wel l.

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Du ri ng the next few weeks the newspapers were full of the case
of Bruce and the bank robbe ry. First he was brought before the
Magist rates' Cou n and charged with armed robbery together
with four othe r men. The court was so full that man y people
we re tu rned away and CQuld not gel into the coun .

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~"'''" FANSHAWE,BROWN,ELKINS,
I'N' cl 0 .. " __ p>u ""'"' James and Robinson in Court. I
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Ib h,yV. """"";1 ~ J, "i'd', Uxbridge Magistrates' Court was packed this
morning .... he n Brucc Slcwart Fan~hawc. cu sales· Fanshawe, Brown. i
VC'; OoCI,es~ ­ man. 3]. of Middldo rd . A lfred Henry Bro....n. unem- Elkins, James and
Robin$OTl in Coon,
plo)'cd . 29. of no tiled address. Charles Edwa rd
Elkins. Company Oi,«IOI . 45, of Didcol. Peler
J""vn~ Brian James. van driver . 27. of Middlcford. William
Davld Robinson . unemployed. 19. of Middleford
f'" L.... f.o<... .,k. CC""" we re all charged wIth armed robbery at the Westlaoo
Bank , Middleford on 3rd January , The case against
~do.) Fans hawe ' was taken fi rst, EVIdence of arrest "'as
given by Chief [nsp, Stacey of Middldord c'LD.
Reginald Smithe rs, bank clerk, gave evide nce that he
Cu,L ctU".iJ. recognized the accused, Fanshawe, as onc of the men
who had held up the bank staff at gun point. Mar y
a:.J- .... =00 Stcphc ns, Fansha",c's former fianc\!e, gave evidence
that she had been gtven a rinl by Fanshawc. later
identIfied as onc of the y--
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Mr Smithers enjoyed giving evidence very much but Mary was
so upset that she burst into tears in the court. They both had to
appear twice. first at the Magistrates" Court and l:lIer at the trial
before a judge and jury al the Ce ntral Criminal Court (or the
Old Bailey . as it is called) in Londo n. At the tria l Bruce was
found guilty and sent 10 prison fo r eight years.

The Saturday after the trial was such a nice da y that Arthur
Tang Mar), up and suggested a p ic nic and a drive inlO the
country. Mary said she wQuld come so Arth ur picked he r up al
her ho use where he met M ary's parents fo r the first ti me. The}
invited him to come back fo r supper aher they had retu rned
from the country.

II
,

a) How many people were charged with armed robbery?

b) How do yo u know that many people were inlerested in the
ro bbery case?
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c) What was Henry Brown "s jo b and where did he live?
d) Who gave evidence first?
e) Wh y did Mary have to go to court?
f) Was there a magistra te or judge and jury at the O ld Bailey?
g) Did Arthur know Mr and Mrs Stephens be fore the trial?
h) What did Arthur do on the Saturday eve ning after the trial?

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 MRS STEPHENS: I must say ifs been a lovely day today. I'm so
glad Mary's got someone to take her ou!. She's been having
such a terrible lime lately.
MI! STEPHENS: Yes. I'm glad that business is all ove r al lasl. J
hope she'll forge t all about it now .
MRS STEPH ENS : I think Anhur's such a nice young man , don ',
you, George?
MR STEPHENS: Well. he's certain ly beller than that Bruce Fan-
shawe. I hear he got eight years.
MRS STE PHENS: Yes. 1 don 't suppose w e' ll see him again . I hope
not. anyway.
MR STEPHENS: Mm . I agree. Oh. that must be them now . Ha-ha .
I don', think much of his ca r. It 's a real old banger.

MARY: Hallo. we've had such a lovely time . haven', we . Arthur?

ARTH UR: Yes, we went to th e Cotswolds.
MRS STEPHENS: Oh. yes. What we re the road s like?
Well. we kept off the main roads and we didn ' t meet
A RT H U R :
much traffic.
MRS STEPHENS: Well. dinner's nearly ready. Perhaps you could
give me a hand in the kitchen , Mary. George . why don ' t you
offer Arthur a drink?
MR STE PHENS: What would you like , Arthur? Sherry ?
ARTH U R: Th afd do fine . Just a sma ll one . please. I'm driving
la ter on.
MR STEPHENS: I see Sruce Fanshawe got eight years. I ca n't say
I'm sorry. I never liked him . I don 't understand what Mary
sawi n him . ...1
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ART HUR : I did n't like him eith er , I got that car of mine from him
and I've had no end of trou ble with it. I think I'll sell it and
buy a bett er one ,
MR STEPHENS : Mm , J don 't think you 'd get muc h
for it if you did ,
M RS STE PHEN S: Com e on , you two. Dinner 's read
y.

ART HUR : Well, I really must be going now . It's getting rath er
late . An ywa y, than ks very much for a very pleasan t evening.
You ' re a very good cook , Mrs Step hen s.
MAR V : I'll just see Art hur to the doo r.
A RTH U R: Well , goo dnig ht eve rybody, and tha nks
again.

MR STEP HEN S: Mm , it's getting late. I'll just go and put the car
awa y, I think.
M RS STEPH ENS: Well. Mary , I thin k I'm for bed .
Let 's leave the
was hing up till the morning. Aft er all , it is Sunday tom orro w .
MAR V : Ye.s, I'm rath er tire d myself. Oh, Mo ther
. we had such a
love ly day! It's funny. I used to th ink Art hur was suc h a bore .
MRS STE PHEN S: Do you really like him then , dea r?
MAR Y: Yes, I do. I think I love him, actuall y. Thi
s tim e J think
it's the rea l thin g.

I. Tha t suit case looks heavy. I do n', think you can lift it .
Yes, you ' re righ t. U's so heavy I can 't lift it.
T his sou p's cold. We can 't eat it. can we?
Yes, you ' re right. U's so cold we ca n't eat it.

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 2. [t \~ ;I ~ a nice day yeste rday . Did you go to the sellside ?
Yes , it was such a nice day that we went to the seaside.
That was a te rrible meal. You refused to eat it. did n' t you ?
Yes. it was such a terrible meal that we refused to eat it.

3. Did the police ca tch Sruce ?

Yes. he was caught last week .
Did they c harge his fri e nds?
Yes, they " 'ere charged last week .

4. Will Arthur's car ge t to London all right ?

I hope so.
It won't break down. wi ll it?
I hope not.

5. It ·s six o·clock. Will Anh ur get up now?

No . I don ' t think he' ll get up.
T he re are black clouds in the sky. Will it rain ?
Yes. I think it ' ll rain .

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 Example The tea was so hot . . . . . . . . .

1_ Complete these The-ii4- WU6 50 lilt tkt >U!borJ:) cctdJ dri.tk i.e.
sentences in your OWII
words. a) Mrs Harrison 's rock cakes arc so ha rd ..... .. .
b) h was raining so heavily . ...... . .
c) There was so much traffic on the road . . . . . . . .
d) Mr Smithers' tooth hurt so much . . . . . . . . .
c) The mirror was so dirty .... .. .. .
f) I spe nt so much money last wcekend . . . . . . . . .
g) Mary was so upset when she heard about Bruce
....... . .
h) My hair was so long . . . . . . . . .

~. Complete these a) It was ... awful weather that we didn 't go on holiday this
selllellces with SO, year.
SUCH or SUCH A. b) I've got ... lot of work to do and ... little time to do it in
that I can·t play golf on Sunday .
c) She is ... beautiful and has . . . good manners that every-
body likes her.
d) Mrs Harrison cooks ... badly and makes . .. terrible
meals that Arthur always goes out to eat when he can afford
il.
e) Mr and Mrs Slephens were ... pleased that Mary liked
Arthur that they invited him to supper again.
f) T here was ... lot of noise in the library that Mr Stee!e
shouted oBe quiet.'
g) Bruce did ... terrible things that Mary didn't want to speak
to him again.
h) Mary had ... bad headache that she wcn , to bed.

3. Make suitable Example Bruce/enjoy/himse lf/ prison

selllellces with I
THINKII DON'T , diwt't s"!,po.le Br«c(' wiIt"t'i~ ~ey: it" pr0m,.
THINK!!
SUPPOSE!I DON'T
a) (There are black clouds in the sky .) Rain
SUPPOSE.
b) Mary/marry/Arthur
c) Mary/marry/Bruce
d) Arthu r/enough money/new car/next week
c) Arthur/give up/smoki ng
f) Arthur/Costa Brava/Mr Smithe rs
g) Mr Smithcrsltell Mrs Harrison/trial
h) Mrs Stephcnslinvite/Arthur again

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4. GLAD/S ORRY. Example The police we re glad . . . . . . . . . STUCC.
Fil1ish these selllellces
if! yOllr own words. fu po1<a-..ue!JW tk.; kMC<ujkt 13n.<a.
a) Mary is sorry she . . . . . . . . . B TUCC.
b) Mrs Stephens was glad Mary .. . . . . . . . Arth ur.
c) Bruce was sorry . , .... ... the West land Ba nk.
d) M A RY : That's a nice lie you're wearing. Arthur.
ARTHUR: Thanks, I' m glad ........ .
c) Mr Smithers was sorry . . . . . . . . . and broke his tooth ,
f) Arthur was sorry he . . , , . , , .. his A-levels at school.
g) Bruce was glad ... .. .. .. for twenty years.
h) Sheila was sorry . . . . . . . . . a slim figure.

5. Look at the picture alld Example

say whal is wrong. Use
SHOUL D/ 7k cJq,j( 5 k<JuMI ~e lle """, h<.6.
SHOUL DN'T 8 E
orSHOULDI
1""dcr.I< s~'t ("we 1:5 .....,buS.
S HOULD NT HA VE.

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During the next week the wCalhcr gOI warmer and warmer and
the evenings became lighter and lighter.

One day afler work Arthur asked Mary to come to Middlcford

Midsummer Fair with him. This fair is held annually every third
week in June on Middleford Common. a large open space to the
east of the town cent re.

When Arthur and Mary arrived the common was crowded with
thousands of people · on the roundabouts.
dodgem cars, the big general1)
fou nd at a fair. -,,0
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Arthur and Mary walked past I caravans arke round the
outside of the common and at a stall se mg hot-dogs
and hambu rgers. They each a hot-dog and walked to the
middle of the fairground . at I ..... ... ftl.~
the stalls. They stopped i
_...;og$ and hamburgers give n a rifle loaded with darts. Arthur missed the com- 0
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pletely with all his shots but Mary got a good score and won a U""Ie "<..t)'oQ
. .

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 The n they ca me 10 the ghost Irain . ATlhur persuaded Mary t Q
go on this with him . So Arthur paid the money and then they
sal down together on the narrow seat. Mary pretended to be
frightened by the sightS and noises and held tight ly on to
Arthur" s arm .

""<. lA a l.-IYt'1> Next 10 the ghost Irain was a brightly painted cara van wit h a
sign outside.
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Arthur tried to hurry Mary past this quickly but she stopped
a nd read the notice. She told Arthur she would like to go in and
hear what Madame Tanya had to say. A nh ur said t hat he
thought fort une te lling was a 101 of stupid nonse nse. but befo re
he cou ld say any mo rc Mary had wal ked up the caravan steps
and had gone in . She found herself in a dimly-lit room in front
of a table wi th a crysta l ball. Sitting behind the table was a dark·
haiTed lady.

What happens eve ry yea r in Middleford in the second hal f

of June?
b) What can you buy 10 eat al Middleford Fai r?
c) Did Arthur hit the target at the shooti ng galle ry?
d) Was Mar)' fr igh te ned by the ghost train ?
c) What happens if you :lave your palm read ?
f) Ho w much inle resl did Art hur show in the fortune te lle r':'
g) Whe re was the fortune teller?
h) Was there much light in Madamc Tanya 's caravan ?

MAD AM E TANYA: Come in, my dear , ;md sit down , Oh , you are
a prc tty young lady, aren't you? Give me your hand first ,
dear. r fd-L .... l " 0.1'1" c- c./. Iv"'"
M A RY : Can you te ll me what' o ing 0 happen to me ?
MADAM E TA:,,<VA: First. I'm goin e ll you whal's al read y hap-
pened to you, Now let me see. You' re an o nl y child . You've
got no brothe rs or siste rs. Am I right ?
M A RY : Yes , that 's right. How did you know?
MADA M E TANYA: Ah , we gipsies have the powe r , you know. Now
I see books-tho usa nds of books in a large bui lding . A
library perhaps.
MARY : That's fa ntastic.
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 MADA ME TANYA : Oh dear. J see a tall fair-ha ired man with a
moustache- in another large building- not a library this
time . 1 don't know what kind of building. If s ve ry ugly.
There a re many uniformed men in it. What's the matte r.
dear? Oh , I understand-a broke n romance.
MARY: C-can 't you tell me abou t my future?
MADAME TANYA: Now that's in the crystal ball. Ah , yes, yo u have
. Your fOri/me is in suffe red a 101 but your fu ture is brigh t. I see a nothe r young
the crystal ball. . man- a quie t shy young man bu t his heart is true.
MARV: Y es?
MADAME TANYA: He loves you ve ry much. He will ask you to
marry him soon . ve ry soon, sooner than you think . It will be
difficult at first but you will be happy.
MARY : Yes?
That'l! be fift y pence. The balrs gone dark : I ca n't
MADAME TA1-IYA :
see any more , Thank you , dea r, and the best of luck to you.

ARTH UR: That was a waste of money, I bel.

MARY: No, she was fanta stic , Wh y do n't you have your fort une
told, Arthu r?
A RT H UR: Oh, don't be silly! I've gO! be tte r things to spend my
money on. ( don 't know how you can believe in such rubbish.
M A RY : It's no t rubbish, Arthur.
A RT H UR: Of course it is. Don 't be stupid!
MARY : Arthur. do n' tt,llk to me like tha t!
I, A RTH UR: Oh Mary, you know I didn ' t mean it. Yo u know (love
you !
MARY: Arthur! Do you reall y?
A lflHU R: You know I do . [" \C loved you ever since ( fi rst met
you at the library. Mary, will you marry me '?

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I. The even ings are light now. aren't they?
Yes, they' re getting lighter and lighter.
The news is very bad these days.
Yes, it 's getting worse and worse.

2. I saw a man with o ne arm just now.

That's strange. I've j ust seen a one-armed man too.
I bought a sweater with lo ng sleeves today .
That's strange . I've just bought a long-slee"ed sweater too .

3. Did A rt hur read th e newspaper as he was walk ing down the

road?
Thai's right. He walked down the road reading the news-
paper.
Did Or Newton sing opera as he was Sitting In hiS bath'!
T hat's right. He sat in his bath singing opera.

4. Does Mrs Newton cook her o melettes in butter?

Ycs, she prefers her omeleUes cooked in butter.
Does Arlhur cover his chips with sauce?
Yes, he prefers his chips covered with sauce.

5. Mary had her fortu ne told last wee k.

Why don 't you have your fortun e told loo?
Or Newton had his car serviced last Thursday.
Why don ' t you have your car serviced too?

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 What happens to prices in the shops?

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I. Ans wer these questions a) What happe ns whe n you wash your clot hes in Sparkol?
II'N I -ER AND -ER b) What ha ppe ns to people's face s whe n they a re ve ry
ill III Ihe example. e mba rrassed?
c) What happe ns to the eve nings in summe r?
d) What happe ns to mornings in the a utumn ?
e ) What do rou ndabouts at the fair do ?
f ) Wha t see ms to ha ppe n to a suitcase whe n you carry it <t long
way?
g) Wha t happens to your bad tooth if you don' t go to the
de nt ist's? (lIol- ER AND -ER here)
h) Wha t ha ppens if you ea t a lot of potatoes, cake and swee ts?

2. A sk questions as it! the The police are look in g fo r a ma n wi th fair hai r.

example.
HtlVt .,:1'" , e€<l • jWr-r..:"J '""" ?
The police a re looking fo r:
a) a ma n with a bald head
b) a gun with a double ba rrel
c) a shoe wi th a rubbe r sole
d) a plane wi th two engi nes
e) a woman with blue eyes
f ) <t ma n wi th onc leg
g) a man with a baby fa ce
h) a postage stam p wit h th ree corners

3. Make sentences as ill
the e.fml/I) le.
Mrs Ha rrison likes biscuits. She cove rs the m in ja m.
Mc; Har(~,," ~kt6 b~ c.ve<<<i ;"j am.
a) Mr Stee le smokes cigars . He buys them from the local
to bacconist.
b) Mrs Newton serves potatoes. She roasts th e m in the ove n.
c) Mr Steele wea rs suits. A tailor makes the m.
d ) T his resta urant se rves mushrooms. Somebody picks the m
fresh eve ry morning.
e ) A rth ur wea rs wh ite shirts. Mrs Ha rriso n washes the m in
SparkoJ.
f ) Mrs Ne wton makes omele ttes . She fries the m in bulle r.
g) Mary washes her fa ce wi th soap . Fil mstars use il.
h) Arthur received a le tte r. Somebody wrote il in pe ncil.

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4. Look at the pictures.
All these things
happened last week.
People did two things at
once. Write sentences
like the one in the
example.

5. You are a yOllng lady Example a new job

and Madame Tanya is
telling yOIl about your ~01( wUt3d a ItMjob.
f uture. Complete whal
she says.
a) many new friends
b) a long illness
c) many fo reign countries
d) a tall man with dark hair
e) together many years ,\
f) three ch ildren
g) a new house
h) a long life

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Mary was delighted. The fortune teller had told her that she
would get a proposal very soon. How right she was! Of course,
she accepted a nd it was a very happy couple that left the fair
that evening. Just near the common the re was an old eigh-
teenth-ccnlury pub with a garden outside whe re they wen! to sit
and talk about their future. What a lot of plans they had 10
make ! Arthur had just take n his two A-level examinations but
would not know the results until August. When should they get
married? Where would they live?

Arthur was not absolutely sure what he wanted to do. He

wa nted to study for more qualifications and to leave the library
but everything depended upon his examination results. Ma ry
said that whatever he did she would like to get married soon. If
Arthur wanted to study she could earn enough to keep both of
them if the worst came to the worst. Arthur said that he would
like to leave Middleford and that he could probably work and
<bU cl.<.{>o>€. .... do;" study in London if he passed his examinations. To begin with
w+-0JY><4k J<. they could look for a small furni shed fl at.

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 But first of all they had to see Mary's parenls to tell them the
good news and decide on a date fo r the wedding, T hen they had
to ring Arthur's parent s as welL What a surprise it would be for
Jen nife r Ihat Arthur was goi ng to marry Mary!

Then there was the honeymoon~it was lucky that Arth ur had
won the holiday for two o n the Costa Brava in the TV contest.
especially as A rthur did not have ve ry much money. He laid her
that he would no t be able to buy her such an expensive engage-
ment ring as the one Bruce had given her. Mary said th at she
--. would rather do without an engage men t ring and spend the -
money o n something more usefuL

When they had fini shed their drink , they gOI into Arthur's old
car and d rove towards Mary's home . How nervous Arthur feh
as Mary turned the key in the lock and pushed him th rough the
front door,

a) How had the fort une teller been right ?

b) Had Arthur passed his A-level examinat ions?
c) Will Arthur leave the library?
d) How could Mary help Arthur study?
e) Wh at are the first things that Arthur and Mary have to do
now that they are engaged?
f) Did Arthur and Mary find it difficult to decide whe re to go
for thei r honeymoo n ?
g) What kind of engagement ring does Mary want Arthur to
give her?
h) Was Arthur looki ng forwa rd to meeting Mary's parents again?

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 MRS STEPHENS: I s that you, M ary? Oh how nice! Y ou've got
A rthur with you. Hallo , Arthur.
MARY: Dad , Mother. we 've got something to ...
MR STEPHENS: look, love , could it wait for a bit? This match is
nearly over. I've been looking forward to it all week .
MRS STEPHENS: Oh, George , really! You and your football. I
don' t know what you see in it. Anyway, Arthur's here.
MR STEPH ENS: O h hallo, Arthur. Sit down. Oh you idiot! Not
you , Arthur , ha-ha . Noble , I mean. He gave it away.
ARTHUR: Oh, it's the European Cup Winners' Cup , isn 't it? The
semi-final. What's the score? Are we winning?
MR STEPHE NS: No , there 's no score so far. It' ll go into extra time
if they don 't score pretty soon.
MARV: A rthur!
ARTHUR: Hang on a bit , Mary . It 's nearly over.
MR STEPHENS: Here , help yourself to a beer, A Tthur.
ARTH UR: Oh , thanks.
MRS STEPHENS: O h , these men. What ch ildren they are!

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COMMENTATOR: .• • and Short. Now he passes to Higgins. He's
w'f ~{}/>-o ", ~d.. on his own now. He's beaten Muller and he's scored . What
a magnificent goal! And it's all over. The referee's blown the
,VWk Iv "" j mo -. ""'" final whistle . Spurs have won , and they go through to the
).n~ «- 10;-/ • "f'- '"
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final in Amsterdam next week.
MR STEPH ENS: Well , that's it. What a damned good match! What
<1 "'" '1""" a pity you missed most of it , Arthur. Well, what have you two
been doing with yourselves? Been to the fa ir , have you? j
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 ARTH U R: Er , yes we have , haven 't we , Mary? T his is a nice glass
of beer. What sort is it ? O h, it's . ..
MARY : Oh , Arthur!
ARTH U R: O h yes, er well er that is ... Well , Mary and I were
at the fair th is evening and Mary said er that is I said .. .
MR STEPHENS: What on earth are you talking about, my boy?
Look here , you r glass is empty . Have some more. Oh , I'd
better get some more from the fridge.
ART H UR: Well , Mrs Stephens, the long and the short of it is, to
put it in a nutshell really ...
MARY : O h, Arthur , you 're hopeless. Mum , this evening Arthur
asked me to marry him and I said 'Yes'.
MRS STEPHEN S: O h , Mary l How wonderful! I am delighted .
MR STEPHENS: Here you are, A rthur. Here 's your beer. Yo u
know I didn 't think we were going to win at one stage . Well ,
what on earth 's the matter wi th you all?

1. What do you notice about the man ?

What a long nost he has?
What do you notice about the boy?
What dirty hands he has!

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2. What do you notice about lhe man ?
How long his nost is!
What do you notice about the boy?
How dirty his hands are! I
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 3. 11 Arthur ouys me an expensive nng. wc IJ OC orOKe .
Mary said that if Arthur bought her an expensive ring,
they ' d be broke,
If my father misses the football match . he' ll be angry.
Mary said that if her father missed the football match, he' d
be angry,

4. I can 't buy you an expensive ring, Mary.

What did Arthur say?
He told her he couldn't buy her an expensive ring.
We shall be very happy, Mary.
What did Arthu r say?
He told her they would be very happy.

5. Which would you rather have-a rich wife or a pretty one?

I'd rather have a rich one,
Which would you rather see- a wedding or a football
match?
I'd rather see a football match .

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 I've just washed my husband 's shirts in Spa rkoL
I . .\lake a commellf with H<><! wf«li, ~ Me!
HOW as in the
example. a) What do you think of Mrs Harrison's rock cakes'?
b) The sun is shi ning and there are no clouds in the sky.
c) It has been snowing for ten days.
d) Mr Jones weighs over 200 kilos.
c) Mrs Smi th has no money at all .
f) This cup of lea has seven spoonfuls of sugar in il.
g) Arthur neve r gels up early in the morning.
h) Mr Robinson has won £50,000 on the football pools.

, Look at the pictllre!> Example

and say wlulI yOIl I!"QI/ Id
rather do. Be trlt/hllll.'
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3. Make questio1!S wirh football match/horse race

WOULD . ..
RATHER as ill the
example.
a) shower/bath
b) cold bedroom/warm bedroom
c) at home/in a restauran t
d) plane/boa t
e) tea/coffee
f) English/mathematics
g) Europe/America
h) early/in bed (!Wo verbs here)

4 . Write what happened in When Arthur and Mary got back 10 Mr and Mrs Stephens'
the Dialogue in house, Mr Stephens was watchi ng the television ...
narralive form.
Begin like rhis:

5. Complete these a) Arthur is too lazy . . . . . . . . .

sentences using an b) When two people love each other, fi rst they
expression with GET. . . . . . . . . . and then they ...... .
c) Thert~ isn't any more beer ; . . . . . . . . .
d) My shoes have a hole in them ; r must ..... , ...
e) If you .... . .... , ask a policeman to tell you the way.
f) Don 't drink so much whisky! You'll ... , .....
g) Don 't . . . . . . . . . the bus until it stops.
h) Mr Steele always ... , ..... when Arthur arrives late for
work.

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As you can imagine , the next few weeks were very busy for
Mary and her parents, although Arthur didn't have much to do .
As is the custom, Mary's parents sent invitations to everybody
they wanted to come 10 the wedding.

~S'vl'. ....
.. p""""-<t 'Ii l >Wl ~~;t

Mary had to have her wedding dress made and the bridesmaids
also had to have dresses. Mary wanted Sheila and lennifer to be
her bridesmaids ; Sheila accepted her invitation immediately,
although lennifer wasn't very keen on the idea at firs t. Mary
and Arthur received many presents just before the wedding.
Many people sent towels; in fact they found they had enough
towels to last them the rest of their lives.

Arthur and Mary went to see the vicar of St. Mark's Church to
make arrangements for the ceremony and Mrs Stephens had to
do the same for the reception. Of course , Mr Stephens had to
pay , which made him thin k how lucky he was to have only one
Many people sent towels. daughter. .. ~).-. ~ (1t, ~
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 Finally the great day arrived. At about 9.45 the guests started
to arrive at the church. T he men were all dressed in morning
sui ts and grey lOp hats and they wore while carnations in thei r
button-holes. The ladies all wore very large amusing hats and
gaily-coloured dresses. Arthur's old school friend, Peter , was
the best man and he and Arthur arrived' at the church just
before 10 o'clock and wai ted for Mary and her fa ther to arrive.
He asked Pete r ne rvously whether he had the ring and Peter
pretended that he had lost it. At last the church organ began 10
play and in came M ary on her father's arm followed by Jennifer
and Sheila.

Then followed the ceremony, after which photographs of the

bride and bridegroom with the bridesmaids and fami lies were
taken outside Ihe church. Cars then took everybody to the
Talbot Hotel for the reception .

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a) Where do Mary's parents live?
b) Where was the wedding reception held?
c) Why was Mr Stephens glad that he had on ly one daughter?
Do you think he was serious?
d) What flowers did the men wear al the wedding?
e) How did his best man give Arthur an anxious moment?
C) Who walked behind Mr Stephens and his daughter at the
ce remony?
g) Who do you thi nk married Arthur and Mar)'?
h) How did the guests go from the church to the reception?

to .>IA~ h> M(..Jtl.f ..... rJ.1£ ,y fcra ",.

MR STEPH ENS: Well , though I say it myself, I think that went off
fa irly well.
DR NEWTON : Yes , it went off splendidly. I bet it cost you a fair
bi t, though.
MR STEPHENS: You can say that again . I'll be coming round 10
your bank tomorrow , Mr Smithers. I hope your manager's in
a good mood. Ha-ha .
MR SMITHERS: Well , I don 't know , I'm sure , Mr Stephens.
OR NEWTON : I suppose it could be my turn nexl . Jennifer's grow-
ing up. Where's your wife , Mr Stephens?
MR STEPHENS: Oh , she 's gone off 10 help Mary get ready. Anhur
and Mary' ll be off in a minule . They've got 10 be at the ai r-
port by three.
MRS NEWTON : Oh , have Ihey? I'd better go and say goodbye to
Arthur, hadn't I? Mood .. n.ufl")~ .

to ~ 0 oJJ " f'1w-l~){ It> be ()JL ~J ~ ~":

Sf'~ld.L.y I ..,~«j cmrfle~ t~~
Icw..,., l;mrD J1wt.n" I~(;> h<,-i- , ~I-o ~f.+- ":;:"''''''''''''')U<' "" ~ -b'
 JENN IFER: I say, you two! Look at that extraordinary woman
ove r the re. Have you ever seen such a ridiculous hat?
SHEILA: Wh ich one do you mean ?
JENNIFE R: T hat one over there by the door.
SHEILA: That's my mother, actually.
PETER : Do have a sandwich, girls.

MRS HARRISON: Arthur's going 10 miss my cooki n g. I wonder if

\ that Mary can cook.
MR SMITHERS: Yes , I don' t know how he'll manage.
MRSTEELE: Ah , there you a re , Arthur . You 'll be off in a minute ,
I suppose.
ARTHU R: Yes , that's right. We're just waiting for the taxi to get
here.
• MR STEELE: Well , we 'll miss you two at the library. The
mornings won't be the same, ha-ha.
ARTH UR: I suppose not , Mr Steele . Ah , here's Mary .
MARY : H allo , darli ng, hallo Mr Steele. We' ll send you a post-
card from Spai n. Come on , A rthur , we 'd bette r go. T he tax i's
here. Goodbye , everybody. Goodbye.
A L L: Bye! Cheerio! Best of luck!

(l'1Q.ffi.:r- .... o.d""'n>o~'" (la ""'" )

140 pt.h+~ ~ ' Fr~1
 1. What time i ~ A rthur and Mary's wedding?
I.I~IU,S They' ve got to be at the church by 10.
What time is Mr Srnithers' dentist appointmen t?
He's got to be at the dentist's by 12.30.

2. What! Does Or Newton really weigh 100 kilos?

Ves, he is getting rat , isn ' t he?
What! Is Sheila's fath er really 82?
Yes, he ~ getting old , isn' t he?

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3. Mrs Newton isn't maki ng the dinner; l en nifer is.
I wonder if she can cook as well as Mrs Newton.
Mary isn' ll yping the lette rs; Arthur is.
I wonder if he can type as well as Mary.

4 , H as the milk arrived yet?

No. I ' m waiting for the milkman to come.
Have the le tters arrived yet?
No. I'm waiting for the postman to come.

5. Mary , will you ma rry me?

Did yo u hear that? Arthur wants Mary to ma rry him.
l ennife r, will you be one of the bridesmaids?
Did you hear that ? Arthur wants J ennifer to be one of the
bridesmaids.

, .... ........ ....................
I. Imagine you went to
• Arthur and Ma ry's
wedding. Write this
ferrer to you r f riend
about il.
, They went to Spai n for their ... . When are you going
•
. . . . . . . . . . .. ...... . . ....................
. . . ......... ........ ....
. .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . 19. . . . . ..... .
Dear ..........•
How are you getting on these days? I ..... .
A rthur Newton's wedding today. He .. . . . . . . . Mary
Stephens. The ceremony . . . . . . . . . St. Mark's C hurch,
Middleford . The ... was very beautiful , and the ... looked
quite smart too. The organist .. . Here Com es the Bride and
Mary wal ked to the front of the church with her fat her, and
the ... walked ... them. The photographer ... some
beautifu l . .. after the ceremony. We all went .. . car to the
Talbot Hotel. The re were lots o f lovely things ...... and
.. .. Some people drank too much champagne . by the
way . It ... have cost Mr Stephens a lot of money . (Mr
Stephens is Mary's father, . ... . .. . . ) Arthur and Mary
did not stay long. They . .. . . . be at the airport by three
and it 's quite a long drive from Midd leford to Heathrow.
to .... . . , I wonder?

Yours .
• •• • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • •• • • • • • •• • • • • • • ••

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2. Complete these a) Mary went for a walk although .. .... .. .
sentences. b) l enni fer agreed to be bridesmaid although .. ...• .. .
c) Mr Sm ithers ate the chops all hough ....... . .
d) Arthur didn' t wake up although .. . ... .. .
e) Mr Steele came to the wedding although ..... . . . .
f) Mr Stephens paid for the wedding although .. ... .. . •
g) Bob passed the examination although . . . . . . . . .
h) Spurs won the match although .... .. . . .

3. Write the conversation that took place when Mary first asked
lennifer to be one of the bridesmaids.

4. Write a paragraph about the story of Arthur and Mary as it has

been told to you in this book. Then write another paragraph
aboul what y ou think will happen 10 them now. But if you
want to know what really happens to them, then read all about
it in

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Irregular Verbs
This list contains o nly the irregula r verbs wh ich first occu r in G~lting On . See also the list on pages 143-4 of SlIm;n, Out.
"rfinili ~e Past Tense Past Participle Infinitive Past TCl1$t Past Participle
b",
become
"",'
b,'Io:>lm
b"" b3:'
beca me b, 'kc lm
bo'~
become:
bJ:n
b ,'kAm
hide
hurt
hald
hJ :t
hid
hurt
h,d
h, :t
hidden
hurt
'hldn
h3: t
bite: ball bit bn bitten 'biln keep ki:p ke pt kept ke pI kepi
blow bbu bl ew blu: blown bl:lun I,y I" laid k id laid ICld
build blld built bill built bllt lea,'c li: v Idt ldt ldt left
burn b3:n bu rnl b,:nt burnt b3:nl mean mr:n meant menl • meant menl
, h_ ISU:Z , h~ IS~uZ chosen 'IJ3uzn fide raId ,od, r:md ridden
,
Tldn
=, kllsl
"'" k'Ost =, ,~, ~, ~, ~, ~, ~, ~,

dig
feed
d'g
fi :d
d ••
rod
d'g
rod
d ••
rod
d"
rod
shake
steal
Selk
51i: 1
shook
s!01e I·'
51:11.11
shaken
s!01cn
'fclkn
'513uln
feel fi: I felt fell fell feh teach ti: tJ taught t,,: t taught tJ: t
n, n" now nu: nown n~" throw 8~:.J threw 8ru : thrown 8r;lun
grow gr~u grcw gfU: grown gr;lun

Pronunciation Symbol Example

Symbol Example
A . Vowels and
, '.green
Diphthongs
",
,
,
sit
desk
.,
gn:n

desk
",
~,d

again
d.,
w3:d
;I'gen
d"
=, m.. "
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~

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nose
fi"
'M
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• clock kInk
'"
mOUlh m.""
"• ../I
book
b:d
buk " "y
hm
ho,
hl;l"
"', ,~ tu; " Chair tJe;l"
M. "
U, P"''' po"
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B. Consonants Symbol Example Symbol Example

a am
p

,
b ..,
P'" f""
b.,
,,
0
thin
rh" 0"
,n
sit
,
d '"
desk '"
desk h. h"
,., ,"'"
, k..
,,
1
• pkasure
Ju:
'ple3;1"
m '"
m,"
9"
m. . ring
"",d
n,
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sltlg
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tJ3:tJ
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Noce for Ceachen uSing thIS book in Spt:in ;

Aprobado por e l M. de E . y. C. por orden de1 9. 4. 78

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