Lesson 22 Text A If I Don't Do Anything Else
Yesterday morning Paul said to himself. I've got to write that economics paper
today. If I don't do anything else, I've got to write that paper.
He sat down at his desk and put a sheet. of paper into his typewriter. He
looked out of the window, ate a piece of candy, got up to get a drink of water,
brushed his teeth, and sat down at his desk again. I havent written my family
since Thanksgiving, he said to himself. I'll write them a letter first.
Paul wrote his family a long letter. My typewriter needs a new ribbon. I've got
to change this ribbon before I write my
economics paper.
The ink from the typewriter ribbon got his hands very dirty, so he washed them
and washed them. While he was washing his hands, he noticed that his
fingernails were much too long. He cut them very carefully and then went back
to his desk. He put a sheet of paper into his typewriter . looked out of the
wiudow, and looked at his watch. It was noon.
I'll get some lunch now,.he said to himself. After lunch I'll write that paper,
if I don't do anything else.
Text B I'll Find My Way The day of Uncle Georges arrival is here. Everything
is ready, but Uncle George and his family havent arrived. Uncle George cant
find his way to the Miller home. Mrs Miller gives him specific directions on
the telephone. MRS MILI.ER: Please answer the telephone, Mary.
MARY: Hello. Uncle George Where are you Wait a minute, please. I'll call
Mother.
Mother,its Uncle George.
MRs MII.I.ER: George, dear. Where are you At the corner of Pine and State
5treet Wait
there. Michael can come and get you.
UNCLE GEORGE: No. It's not necessary. We drove the car. Give me the directions.
I'll find my
way.
MRS MILLER: Go north on State Street to Main Street. Theres a large statue
there. Turn
left. Continue to Grove Avenue. Turn right. Continue on Grove Avenue to
Seventh Street.Turn left. Were in the middle of the block. Can you repeat
the directions, George
UNCLE GEORGE: I think so. I have to go north on State Street to Main Street. I
turn left to
Grove Avenue. I continue on Grove Avenue. I turn right. I continue on Grove
Avenue to Seventh Street. I turn left and go to the middle of the block.
MRs MILLER: Thats it. I'll see you soon, George. Mary, is the table set
MARY: Yes, Mother. Come and look.
MRs MILLER: It looks very pretty. Thank you, Mary.
Questions on Text B 7. Read the following passage once. Underline the key words
while reading
and retell the story to your partner. A Break in the Routine
Jonathan Rivers lived alone in a neat, two-storey, semi-detached house
in Compton Street. Like many bachelors approaching middle age, be was getting
rather set in his ways. He caught the same train to London every morning, ate
his lunch in the same crowded restaurant near the office where he worked and
always came home on the 6. 00 train. People were so used to seeing Jonathan set
off at a quarter past eight, dressed in a. sjmple dark suit. wearing a black
bowler hat and carrying a rolled umbrella on his arm, that they said you didnt
need to wear a watch if you lived in Compton Street.
Ever since Jonathan had set up house in Compton Street, he had looked after it
very carefully. He worked hard in the garden every Sunday and set out to
impress the neighbours with his flower beds and lawn. Before he left the house
in the mornings, he carefully closed all the doors downstairs, opened some
windows to let the air in and locked the front door. Everything Jonathan did
was tidy and systematic.
One summer evening Jonathan returned home as usual at five minutes to seven
precisely.When he opened the front gate he immediately noticed something
strange. There was a heavy footprint in the earth in one of the ftower beds.
Jonathan was just going to blame the milkman or the postman when he noticed
that one of the white lace curtains in the front room downstairs was out of
place. Jonathan never left anything out of place.
He walked up to the front door and opened it quietly. He listened carefully for
a few moments but could hear nothing. The front-room door was halt-open.
Jonathan studied it thoughtfully, wondering if he had forgotten to close it
that morning. He had never forgotten before. He stepped silently across the
hall to the door and looked inside the room. The shadow of a man was clearly
reflected on the far wall in the evening sunlight. He had obvioasly been
standing behind the door since Jonathans return. ]onathan grabbed the door-
handle, sla;nmed the door and turned the key. Then he calmly picked up the
telephone in the hall and set about calling the police.
The burglar, a tall, thick-set, bearded fellow, tried to climb through a window
to get out but )onathan had expectedthat. He set about him with his umbrella,
using it like a swoid. Three minutes later the police arrived on the scene.
Jonathan was a little annoyed that he had to have dinner laterthan usual but on
the whole he felt quite pleased with himself.
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