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[00:00.00]Unit 26 [00:03.85]Reading [00:05.18]What makes you laugh? [00:07.72]a The secret of staying young is to [00:10.37]live honestly,eat slowly,and lie about your age [00:16.49]b Television is an invention that permits [00:19.48]you to be entert...
[00:00.00]And found that his dream had come true. [00:04.82]g What do you call a deer with no eyes? [00:08.64]No, idea! (no-eye deer) [00:11.46]Mum, am I really a polar bear? [00:14.83]Of course you are! [00:17.10]Are you sure I'm not a koala bear [0...
[00:00.00]Unit 26 [00:04.30]Listening [00:05.27]My first public performance [00:09.46]2 a) You are going to listen to a comedian [00:13.32]describing his first stage performance [00:15.69]in a school play. [00:17.36]Use the following words and phrase...
[00:00.00]he young man overheard the servant [00:02.55]talking to the evil man and just as the King [00:05.19]was about to drink, [00:07.13]he grabbed the cup and drank the poison himself [00:10.63]He almost died but due to a magic potion, [00:13.64]...
[00:00.00]The audience burst out laughing [00:02.24]as the balls fell onto the stage. [00:05.30]After taking a bow, [00:06.93]I picked them up and started again. [00:09.54]This time I managed to hit one of the balls [00:11.90]in mid-air [00:12.92]so...
[00:00.00]Unit 26 [00:04.30]Task: tell a story to make people laugh..or cry [00:08.98]2 Listen to the story and put the pictures [00:12.24]in the right order. [00:14.01]For many years, Matenko, the great comedian, [00:16.86]had performed in all the g...
[00:00.00]Finally, it was decided that he must retire. [00:03.46]The King invited Matenko to his palace [00:05.54]and told him, [00:07.08]The Queen and I are very sorry, Matenko, [00:10.04]that it is time for you to retire. [00:12.22]Take this purse...
[00:00.00]Wanda, trust me and do just as I tell you. [00:04.29]Then Matenko explained his plan to her. [00:08.42]That evening Wanda put on her best clothes, [00:10.48]and chopped a raw onion so that tears ran down [00:13.36]her wrinkled cheeks. [00:1...
[00:00.00]Cross your arms over your chest, [00:02.58]and don't move. [00:03.90]You must pretend to be dead, he told her. [00:06.29]Then he lay down beside her, [00:07.82]crossing his arms over his chest. [00:09.84]And so they lay and waited. [00:13.6...
[00:00.00]When Matenko explained [00:01.97]why they had pretended to be dead, [00:03.91]the King and Queen promised to send them money [00:06.38]whenever they needed it. [00:08.85]3 Listen again [00:11.12]and fill in the missing time phrases below. [...
[00:00.00]Teddy's first grade teacher wrote, [00:03.82]Teddy is a bright child with a ready laugh. [00:06.37]He does his work neatly and has good manners. [00:10.01]His second grade teacher wrote, [00:12.47]Teddy is an excellent student, [00:14.08]we...
[00:00.00]But she stifled the children's laughter [00:02.74]when she exclaimed how pretty the bracelet was, [00:05.38]putting it on, [00:06.30]and dabbing some of the perfume on her wrist. [00:09.97]Teddy Stoddard stayed after school that day [00:12....
[00:01.02]A year later, [00:02.36]she found a note under her door from eddy, [00:05.01]telling her that she was still the best teacher [00:07.17]he ever had in his whole life. [00:09.74]But the story doesn't end there. [00:11.91]Twenty years went by...
[00:00.00]Unit 26 [00:04.15]Song [00:05.46]2 Guess which words go in the gaps. [00:08.83]Listen and check. [00:10.83]The Tears of a Clown [00:21.89]Oh, yeah yeah yeah [00:25.02]Now if there's a smile on my face [00:28.38]It's only there trying to foo...
