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"Is that so? Well, many happy returns of the day."

"Thank you. And now, let's have the names of the months."

"Certainly. January. February, March, April, May, June, July, August,

September, October, November, December."

"Good... Oh, can you tell me the right time please?"

"Well, my watch says five past two, but if's no use relying on it, because

sometimes it's fast and sometimes it's slow."

Section Four

Ex. 13

"Have we time for another coffee?" "I think so."

"Shall I give you some?" "Yes,

please."

"Do you take sugar?"

"No, thank you."

"Will you have a cigarette?"

"In a moment."

"Have you paid the bill?"

"Not yet."

"Shouldn't we be going now?" "All

right."

"Oughtn't we to take a taxi?" "If you

like."

"How long will you be out?" "Not long."

"When will you be back?" "Soon after

ten." "What are you going to do?" "Nothing

very interesting." "Where are you going?"

"Just down the road." "Who are you going to

see?" "Tom."

"Why are you going to see him?" "Just for a

little chat." "What about?" "Nothing in

particular."

Ex. 15

OUR SITTING-ROOM

Let's have a look at this picture of our sitting-room. As you come into the

room you notice a piano with a low music-stool in front of it. Next to the piano is

a tall bookcase standing against the wall. On the left is a large window. Under the

window there's a radiator, but, you can't see it because it's behind the settee. On

the settee there are two cushions. The fireplace is at the other end of the room.

On each side'of the fireplace there's an armchair. An old lady is sitting in one of

the chairs, but nobody's sitting in the other one: it's empty.

In the centre of the mantelpiece there's a clock and above it an oval

mirror. On the right you can see a standard lamp. Opposite the fireplace you

can see a small table with an ash-tray and some newspapers on it. By the

table there's a small chair. On the extreme right there's a radio-set. The floor

is covered with a beautiful thick carpet. An electric light is hanging from the

middle of the ceiling. At night when it gets dark we switch on the light and

draw the curtains: During the day, the light comes in through the window.

Section Five

Ex. 2 2

A: You're on holiday, aren't you?

B:

No, I'm not.

A: You're not working, are you?

B:

Yes, I am.

A: You work in London, don't you?

B:

No, I don 't.

A: It's nearly time for tea, isn't it?

B:

No, it isn't.

A: You're not hungry, are you?

B:

Yes, I am.

A: You'll soon be going home, won't you?

B:

No, I shan't.

Section Six

Ex. 19

BALZAC AS A HANDWRITING EXPERT

Balzac, the famous French writer, was a man of great talent. But he himself

was proud of his ability to tell a person's character by his or her handwriting. He

often told his friends that he could tell anybody's character exactly by his

handwriting.

One day a woman friend brought him a young boy's exercise book. She said

that she wanted to know what Balzac thought of the boy's character.

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Balzac studied the handwriting carefully for a few minutes. The woman,

however, told him that the boy was not her son and that he might tell her the

truth.

"All right," said Balzac. "I shall tell you the truth." And he said that the boy

was a bad, lazy fellow.

"It's very strange," said the woman smiling. "This is a page from your own

exercise book, which you used when you were a boy."

Section Seven

Ex. 9

A: Is it going to rain? В: I hope

not.

A: Ought we to take our coats?

В: I think so.

A: Shall we be late?

B: We might be.

A: Is the car all right?

В: I expect so.

A: Will it break down?

В: I doubt it.

A: Have you got enough petrol? В: I hope I

have.

Ex. 17 • MY BEDROOM

At night when I feel tired and sleepy, I go up to my bedroom and switch on

the electric light. I take off my shoes, undress and put on my pyjamas. Then I get

into bed arid switch off the light.

After a few minutes I fall asleep. I sleep the whole night through.

Punctually at seven-thirty in the morning, the alarm-clock rings and wakes

me up. I get out of bed, put on my dressing-gown and slippers, and go into the

bathroom, where I turn on the hot and cold taps. While the water's running into

the bath, I wash my face and neck, clean my teeth, and shave. My shaving things

are on the shelf above the basin. Then I turn off the taps

and have my bath. Sometimes I have a shower. When I've dried myself with a

towel, I get dressed.

On the dressing-table in front of the looking-glass, you'll see a hairbrush and

a comb, a hand-mirror, a bottle of scent and a powder-box. These, of course,

don't belong to me, but to my wife. In the chest of drawers I keep clean linen

such as shirts, collars and handkerchiefs, besides things like socks and ties. The

dirty linen is put in a linen basket and sent to the laundry. In the wardrobe I keep

my suits and other clothes, which I hang on coat-hangers.

Ex. 19

THE SMOKING CHIMNEY

One afternoon Professor N. was walking along a country road when he saw a

farmer eating his supper alone in the road before his house. The professor

approached the farmer and asked him:

"Why are you eating here alone?"

"Well, sir," answered the farmer after a short pause, "the chimney smokes."

"That istoo bad," said the professor. "You must have it repaired. Let's have a

look at it."

And before the farmer could say a word the professor tried to enter the