In February last year, my wife lost her job. Just as suddenly, the owner of the greenhouse where I worked as manager died of a heart attack. His family announced that they were going to close the business because no one in the family wanted to run it...
Loving a child is a circular business. The more you give, the more you get. The more you want to give, Penalapy Leach once said. What she said proves to be true of my blended family. I was born in 1931, as the youngest of 6 children, I learn to share...
Time I think a lot about time and not just because it's the name of the news organization I work for. Like most working people, I find time or the lack of it, are never ending frustration and an unwinable battle. My every day is a race against the cl...
M: Miss Jones, could you tell me more about your first job with hotel marketing concepts? W: Yes certainly. I was a marketing consultant, responsible for marketing ten UK hotels. They were all luxury hotels in the leisure sector, all of a very high s...
W: I'm so sorry sir, and you'll let me pay to have your jacket cleaned, won't you? M: That's all right, it could happen to anyone. And I'm sure that coffee doesn't leave lasting marks on clothing. Q: What can we infer from the conversation? W: Have y...
M: Today is a bad day for me; I fell off a step and twisted my ankle. W: Don't worry, usually ankle injuries heal quickly if you stop regular activity for a while. Q: What does the woman suggest the man do? W: May I see your ticket please? I think yo...
There are a lot of good cameras available at the moment.Most of these are made in Japan.But there are also good quality models from Germany and the USA. We have investigated an arrange of models to see which the best value for money. After a number o...
Hey, Karen, you are not really reading it, are you? Pardon? The book! You haven't turned the page in the last ten minutes. No, Jim, I suppose I haven't.I need to get through although, but I keep drifting away. So it doesn't really hold your interest?...
Can I help you? Yes, I'd like to read some articles that are on reserve about British culture. Professor Grand's class? That's right. How could you know? Let's just say you are not the first person coming in asking for those articles. Oh, well, seein...
Children in the United States are exposed to many influences other than that of their families. Television is the most significant of these influences, because the habit of watching television usually begins before children start attending school. An...
