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Lesson 14
Text A
They Don't Talk
Mr Jones was very angry with his wife, and she
was very angry with her husband. For several days they did not speak to
each other at a11. One evening Mr Jones was very tired when he came back
from work, so he went to bed soon after dinner. Of course , he did not say
anything to Mrs Jones before he went upstairs. Mrs Jones washed the dinner
things and then did some sewing. When she went up to bed much later than
her husband, she found a piece of aper on the small table near her bed. On
it were the words,"Mother. - Wake me up at 7 a. m. -Father"
When Mr Jones woke up the next morning, it was nearly 8
a. m. -and on the small table near his bed he saw another piece of paper.
He took it and read these words: "Father. - Wake up. It is 7
a.m.-Mother. "
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Text B
A Dirty Car
John, Peter and Mark are
hrothers. Their father has a new car, and they clean it for him. It
has just rained, and the car is very dirty. John is looking at it,
and he is talking to Peter.
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JOHN:
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The car hasn't been cleaned for a few
days.
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PETERL:
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No , it hasn't . It's very dirty.
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JoHN:
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Someone ought to clean it today.
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PETER:
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Mark should clean it . It's his turn.
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JOHN:
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No, he cleaned it last time. It's your
turn.
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PETER:
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No, it isn't. You always clean it after
Mark.
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JoHN:
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Oh dear, is it really my turn? In that
case, I'll clean tomorrow.
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PETER:
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Clean it now. Only lazy people say
they'll work tomorrow.
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JoHN:
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Then I'll clean it the day after
tomorrow.
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PETER:
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You are lazy. You ought to be
ashamed.?You should enjoy working
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Question on Text B
7. Read the following passage once. Underline the key words while
reading and retell the story to your partner.
Ellen walked briskly out into the
yard and took a deep breath of cool, fresh air. She was eager
to begin work. This time of year, with the new growth everywhere. always
made her feel that she had to help tbings grow. She gathered her tools and
went to the patch of freshly turned earth and began.to dig rows of holes.
Then she carefully picked up one fragile plant and ptaced it in a hole.
Over and over she performed this same task and then gently patted the
earth around each plant. Her growling stomach and the sun high,overhead
told her when it was time to take a break.
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