Learning a Language This is the last programme in our series. Today we want to tell you something about learning a language, and English, in particular. Students used to learn languages by memorizing grammar rules and word lists. Some unlucky one sti...
Lesson 99 Homework Finished! Sandy cried. Me too! Sue cried. Gretel has often noticed that Sandy and Sue don't have very much homework. She raised the subject at dinner the other evening and Mr Clark tried to explain. In some countries, he said, chil...
Lesson 97 At the cloakroom Narrator: Mother and father went to the theatre last night. Mother left her coat at the cloakroom. When she went to collect it, she couldn't find her ticket. Mother: Excuse me. I left a coat here when I came in, but I've lo...
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Lesson 93 Getting ready for the Old Crocks Race Gretel is always surprised when she sees an old car in England-which is quite often. She is impressed by the way the English seem to love old things and take care of them. Last week the Clarks were invi...
Lesson 91 The latest craze Margot: Have you read this new novel, Betty? Mother: No, I haven't Margot. Who's it by? Margot: A young teenager. Margot: Have you heard this new record? Mother: No, who's it played by? Margot: The Gorgons. It's their lates...
Lesson 89 Television Day: Swindle's Ghost TV Commentary: Some people believe that there are houses which are haunted by ghosts.Perhaps there are, perhaps there aren't-it's hard to say. Today we are going to describe a scientific experiment during whi...
Lesson 87 English weather Everybody talks about the weather in England and this is not surprising. it changes from minute to minute, so it's always interesting. Someone once wisely remarked that other countries have a climate, but England just has we...
Lesson 85 A wedding One of Sue's cousins got married last week and the Clarks all went to the wedding. The ceremony was held at the local church. The bridegroom arrived at the church before the bride. He looked rather nervous. He kept looking at his...
Lesson 83 Television Day: A great archaeological discovery TV Commentary: In 1922 a British archaeologist, Howard Carter, was working in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. One day he asked his labourers to pull down a small hut which was in his way. C...
