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...
The American colonists often quarrelled with the British Govemment.They had to buy British goods and they had to pay taxes to Britain.In 1767 Britain put customs duty on many goods ,such as tea.The Government should have known this would cause troubl...
Revision Lesson 9 A ride on a double-decker Yesterday it was Gretel's afternoon off. You needn't stay indoors, Gretel, Mrs Clark said. You like paintings. Why don't you go to the Tate Gallery? There's a famous collection of modern paintings there. Ho...
Lesson 7 Large is small Salesman:Goog morning ,medam. Mother: Good morning. Salesman:I've got a new brand of toothpaste here.I'm sure you'll like it. Mother: No thank you . Salesman:I didn't say you have to pay for it ,madam. It's free! I hope you'll...
Revision Lesson 5 Television Day: Pompeii This is the city of Pompeii. It is 13 miles south of Naples in Italy. You can see a few tourists in the streets. You can see the volcano, Vesuvius, in the background. It all looks very peaceful. Yet nearly 20...
Revision Lesson 3 Gretel Gretel comes from Austria. She is eighteen years old. She is going to stay with the Clark family for a year. Gretel has come to England because she wants to improve her English. She works as an au pair girl. She helps Mrs Cla...
Revision Lesson 1 New Maths Sandy: We've started New Maths this year. Our teacher set us some homework, but I can't understand this problem. Father: Let me see it, Sandy. That looks easy enough to do. It's so easy even a child can do it. Sandy: Well,...
Lesson 119 Whos silly? Boys or girls? Narrator: Its the end of term. Sandy and Sue are going to a school party. Sandy says hes ready, but Sue isnt ready yet. Sandy: Hurry up, Sue! Arent you ready yet? Sue: No, Ive got to put on my party dress. And Iv...
