Lesson 31 I won't be long Mother: This is a new department-store, Jim. Would you like to go inside? Father: Not really. Mother: I'd love to have a look at it. Father: Then I'll wait here until you come. Mother: I won't be long. Mr Blake: Hullo, Jim....
29 Television Day: Life on the sea-shore Today our TV cameras visit a rocky sea-shore. The tide is out at the moment. You can see the sea-bed and there are tiny rock-pools everywhere. With its crabs, shrimps, fish and shell-fish, a rock-pool is a bus...
27 Gunpowder, treason and plot Most countries have a special national day on which they have displays of fireworks. In England, the special day is November 5th. Sandy and Sue not only bought a lot of fireworks, but built a big bonfire in the garden a...
Lesson 25 Father and Gorgons Narrator:Both Sandy and Sue want to watch Top of the Pop on television. Father doesn't want to watch it. He hates pop music. Father:Which programme do you all want to watch? Sue:I want to waich Top of the Pops. Sandy:So d...
23 Television Day: Right or left? Which of your two hands do you use most? Very few of us can use both of our hands equally well. Most of us are right-handed. Only about five people out of a hundred are left-handed. New-born babies can grasp objects...
21 A meal at a self-service restaurant Gretel had lunch at a self-service restaurant yesterday. She collected a tray and joined a queue. (People queue patiently in England!) There was plenty of food on display. There was some steak, but Gretel didn't...
19 Something to look forward to Father: I'm so glad it's the end of the week. I'm looking forward to a nice week-end. Sue: What'll you be doing this time tomorrow, Gretel? Gretel: I may be going to the theatre. I'm not sure. Sue: That'll be fun. Sue:...
17 Television Day: Computers TV Commentary: ... the astronauts are returning to earth at exactly 5.24. Splash-down will be in the Pacific, 427 miles west of Hawaii. You have often heard announcements like this on television. Scientists can tell us ex...
15 Gretel writes a letter home Dear Mummy and Daddy, I'm sending you the photos you asked for. First you'll find a photo of the house I'm staying at. It's a very typical English house. You don't see many blocks of flats in England. The English prefer...
13 Getting better! Mr Blake and his family went on an excursion yesterday. They all travelled by car. Mrs Blake sat next to her husband. The children, Alan ,Wendy and Timmy, sat in the back. Timmy,the youngest, kept asking questions. While they were...
