Lesson 81 A few tips about tips The Clarks usually have dinner at 7 o'clock. One day it was 7.15, but they hadn't begun their dinner. They were expecting Gretel to arrive, but she hadn't appeared yet. I can't understand it, Mrs Clark said.Gretel is u...
Lesson 79 Sue bakes a cake Sue (reading):Mix the butter and the sugar. Add one cup of flour, two eggs and a little milk and beat well. Sue: Mum, l'm stuck. Mother: What's the matter, Sue? Sue: It says in this recipe that I should add a little milk. I...
Lesson 77 Television Day: Karate TV Commentary: Have you ever wondered how some people can break bricks with their bare hands? People who can do this kind of thing are experts in Karate. They are called Karatekas. In our programme today we tried to f...
Lesson 75 The big stores in London Gretel and Mrs Clark went shopping in the centre of London yesterday. I'd like to know which store you like best in Lindon, Mrs Clark, Gretel said. Now tht's a difficult question, Mrs Clark replied. I just haven't a...
Lesson 73 Eh? What? Sue: Where have you been, Sandy? Sandy: Eh? Sue: I asked where you've been. And don't say Eh. Sandy: Out. Sue: What were you doing? Sandy: What? Sue: I asked you what you were doing. And don't say What. Sandy: Playing football. Su...
Lesson 71 Television Day: Moonflight TV Commentary: Last week we recorded this interview with one of the astronauts who had returned from a recent moonflight. We asked him tc tell us what he had done and what he had seen. We asked him what it was lik...
Lesson 67 It's a mystery! Sue: What' that thing, Sandy? Sandy: Which thing? Sue: That thing in the garden. Sandy: I haven't the faintest idea. Let's ask mother. Sue: What's that thing, mum? Mother: I don't know. Your father brought it home yesterday...
Lesson 65 Television Day: Sir Isaac Newton TV Commentary: Sir Isaac Newton, who was born in 1642 and who died in 1727, was one of the greatest scientists who has ever lived. We aren't going to tell you about his discoveries in today's programme. Inst...
Lesson 63 Gretel makes a last minute booking what have you got there, Gretel? mother asked. I've got a ticket for a concert at the Festival Hall. The concert's in tonight. I bought the ticket an hour ago. An hour ago! You were lucky, mother said. It'...
Lesson 61 The cost of living Mrs Blake: The cost of living's simply dreadful, isn't it? Everything's going up all the time. Every time I come to the supermarket, I find prices have increased. Mother: It's shocking! Simply shocking! Mrs Blake: Look at...
