[00:00.00] Oral Workshop: Reproduction Lesson 8-15 ;
[00:05.40] Lesson 8 ;
[00:08.55] Text B Interesting Pictures ;
[00:13.86]"Food really tastes good cooked over an open fire," ;
[00:18.31]Lloyd remarked as he took another bite of his hot dog. ;
[00:22.16]"It sure does," replied Fred." ;
[00:25.07]I wish this weren't the last night of our camping trip, ;
[00:28.42]but school starts next week."A couple of days after returning home, ;
[00:34.72]Lloyd and Fred took the exposed film out of their camera ;
[00:38.78]and took it to the camera shop to be developed. ;
[00:41.88]They were told that the pictures would be ready Thursday. ;
[00:45.43]Thursday was just two days away. ;
[00:48.44]Fred and Lloyd could hardly wait to see how their pictures came out. ;
[00:53.84]They planned to show their pictures to everyone at school ;
[00:57.34]as soon as school was back in session. ;
[01:00.35]Fred and Lloyd felt very pleased when they showed their teacher the pictures ;
[01:05.25]they had taken on their vacation. ;
[01:07.65]She said that they were some of the most interesting pictures she had seen. ;
[01:13.16]7.Read the following passage once. ;
[01:19.46]Underline the key words while reading and retell the story to your partner. ;
[01:25.82]Who Waits for Whom? ;
[01:29.02]Mr and Mrs Allen go grocery shopping on Saturday mornings. ;
[01:34.68]Mr Allen never enjoys these trips. ;
[01:38.78]Mrs Allen does the shopping and he sits in the car and waits for her. ;
[01:45.69]This morning there were a lot of people and it took Mrs Allen longer than usual. ;
[01:53.14]An hour went by and finally a man came up to Mr Allen. ;
[01:59.00]"Excuse me,"he said, "is your name Allen? ;
[02:04.15]Your wife is waiting for you at the check- out counter. ;
[02:08.16]She doesn't have enough money for the groceries!" ;
[02:12.81] Lesson 9 ;
[02:42.13] Text A Stop Eating Fried Potatoes ;
[02:46.69]Mrs Jenkins went to her doctor one day, because her heart was giving her trouble. ;
[02:52.69]The doctor listened to her heart carefully and did a few other things. ;
[02:57.95]Then he said,"Well,Mrs Jenkins,stop smoking, ;
[03:03.00]and then you'll soon be quite all right again." ;
[03:05.65]"But doctor,"answered Mrs Jenkins quickly, "I've never smoked. I don't like smoking." ;
[03:12.46]"Oh,well,"said the doctor,"then don't drink any more alcohol." ;
[03:18.07]"But I don't drink alcohol,"answered Mrs Jenkins at once. ;
[03:22.37]"Stop drinking tea and coffee then,"the doctor said to her. ;
[03:26.87]"I only drink water," answered Mrs Jenkins. "I don't like tea or coffee." ;
[03:33.13]The doctor thought for a few seconds and then said, ;
[03:36.78]"Well,...er...do you like fried potatoes?" ;
[03:40.89]"Yes,I like them very much,"answered Mrs Jenkins. ;
[03:45.24]"All right,then stop eating those." ;
[03:48.34]said the doctor as he got up to say goodbye to Mrs Jenkins. ;
[03:52.45] Text B Keep Him in Bed ;
[03:56.95]MRS WELSH:Get up, Peter.It's late. ;
[04:00.05]PETER:I can't get up, Mom.I'm ill. MRS WELSH:What's the matter with you? ;
[04:04.86]PETER:I have a headache and a bad stomachache. ;
[04:07.96]MRS WELSH:You have a fever too.I'm going to call Dr Dawes. ;
[04:11.91] Don't get out of bed. ;
[04:13.76]PETER:Oh,I can't get out of bed. I'm too ill. ;
[04:17.57]MRS WELSH:Operator, give me Spring 3-2546,please. ;
[04:23.47] Hello,this is Mrs Welsh.Is Dr Dawes there?Thank you. ;
[04:29.58] I'll wait...Dr Dawes,this is Mrs Welsh. ;
[04:34.78] Can you come to the house,please? ;
[04:37.09]DR DAWES:Who's ill? MRS WELSH:Peter,my son. ;
[04:40.44]DR DAWES:What's the matter with him? MRS WELSH:I don't know. ;
[04:43.89] He has a headache,a bad stomachache and a fever. ;
[04:47.84]DR DAWES:Keep him in bed.Where do you live? ;
[04:51.15]MRS WELSH:We live at 44 Washington Avenue. ;
[04:54.00]DR DAWES:All right, Mrs Welsh,I'll be there soon. ;
[04:57.30]MRS WELSH:Thank you.Good-bye Dr Dawes. ;
[05:01.36]7.Read the following passage once. ;
[05:06.86]Underline the key words while reading and retell the story to your partner. ;
[05:13.72]Harry is looking at a man in the street. He is talking to Jack about the man. ;
[05:21.17]Harry:Who's that man with the black bag? ;
[05:24.83]Jack:I can't see a man with a black bag. ;
[05:28.33]Harry:He was standing at the door of that house a moment ago. ;
[05:32.73] Now he's walking down the street. ;
[05:35.93]Jack:Oh,that man. I don't know who he is.He's a stranger. ;
[05:42.34]Harry:Look at the man who's running after him. ;
[05:46.24]Jack:Yes.Perhaps the stranger is a thief. ;
[05:50.45]Harry:I don't think so. ;
[05:52.50]Jack:Wait a minute.I can recognize the man who's running after him. ;
[05:57.45] It's Mr Green. ;
[06:00.06]Harry:Now I remember Mr Green told me yesterday that his brother was coming. ;
[06:07.86] Lesson 10 ;
[06:42.40] Text A A Beautiful Dress ;
[06:44.04]One day Mrs Jones went shopping.When her husband came home in the evening, ;
[06:50.45]she began to tell him about a beautiful cotton dress." ;
[06:53.95]I saw it in a shop this morning,"she said,"and..." ;
[06:58.56]"And you want to buy it,"said her husband."How much does it cost?" ;
[07:02.96]"Forty pounds." "Forty pounds for a cotton dress? ;
[07:07.36]That is too much!" But every evening, when Mr Jones came back from work, ;
[07:13.37]his wife continued to speak only about the dress, ;
[07:16.87]and at last,after a week,he said,"Oh,buy the dress! ;
[07:21.83]Here is the money!" She was very happy. But the next evening, ;
[07:27.03]when Mr Jones came home and asked, "Have you got the famous dress?" ;
[07:31.59]she said,"No.""Why not?"he said. ;
[07:35.24]"Well,it was still in the window of the shop after a week, ;
[07:39.09]so I thought,nobody else wants this dress, so I don't want it either." ;
[07:45.30] Text B Which Bus Shall I Take? ;
[07:50.35]Jane Foster has just met Henry Taylor. ;
[07:53.86]Jane is on her way to the hospital to see her friend, Susan Green. ;
[07:58.61]HENRY:Where are you going,Jane? ;
[08:01.36]JANE:I'm going to the hospital to see Susan Green. ;
[08:04.81]HENRY:I saw her yesterday.She was a little better. ;
[08:08.62]JANE:Must I catch a number 7 bus to get there? ;
[08:12.12]HENRY:No,you needn't. A number 13 bus will also take you to the hospital. ;
[08:17.32]JANE:Number 13 buses run much more frequently,don't they? ;
[08:21.63]HENRY:Yes.I caught a number 7 bus yesterday, ;
[08:24.78] and I had to wait for half an hour at the bus stop. ;
[08:27.78]JANE:Thank you,Henry. I'll get a number 13. ;
[08:31.04]HENRY:But number 13 buses leave from the centre of town. ;
[08:35.09] You'll have to walk two miles to catch one. ;
[08:39.29]7.Read the following passage once. ;
[08:45.30]Underline the key words while reading and retell the story to your partner. ;
[08:52.00]Mrs Jones was still cleaning the house when her husband came back from work. ;
[08:58.36]She was wearing dirty,old clothes and no stockings, ;
[09:03.17]her hair was not tidy,she had dust on her face, ;
[09:07.72]and she looked dirty and tired.Her husband looked at her and said, ;
[09:14.63]"Is this what I come home to see after a hard day's work?" ;
[09:19.93]Mrs Jones's neighbour, Mrs Smith, was there. ;
[09:24.58]When she heard Mr Jones's words, ;
[09:27.74]she quickly said goodbye and ran back to her house. ;
[09:32.49]Then she washed, brushed and combed her hair carefully, ;
[09:37.65]put on her best dress and her prettiest stockings, ;
[09:42.90]painted her face,and waited for her husband to come home. ;
[09:48.35]When he arrived,he was hot and tried. ;
[09:52.61]He walked slowly into the house,saw his wife and stopped. ;
[09:58.76]Then he shouted angrily,"And where are you going this evening?" ;
[10:06.27] Lesson 11 ;
[10:36.55] Text A A Visit to Conway Castle ;
[10:41.20]Dave's class at school were studying English history, ;
[10:45.20]and one day their teacher said to them,"Well,boys, ;
[10:49.31]on Friday we're all going to get on a bus and go to Conway. ;
[10:53.31]There's a beautiful castle there,and we're going to visit it." ;
[10:57.91]The boys were very happy when they heard this. ;
[11:01.52]"Now,has anybody got any questions?" the teacher asked. ;
[11:06.22]"How old is the castle,sir?"Dave asked. ;
[11:09.97]"It's about seven hundred years old, Dave,"the teacher answered. ;
[11:14.88]"What's the name of the castle,sir?" another boy asked. ;
[11:19.08]"Conway Castle," the teacher said. ;
[11:22.59]On Friday the boys came to school at 9 o'clock and got into the bus. ;
[11:28.09]They visited Conway Castle,and then they came back and went home. ;
[11:33.70]"Well,"Dave's mother said to him when he got home," ;
[11:37.75]did you like the castle,Dave?" "Not very much," Dave answered." ;
[11:42.90]The stupid people built it too near the railway." ;
[11:47.96] Text B What Are You Going to Do? ;
[11:52.81]Robert and Peter are talking about the end of the school term. ;
[11:57.77]Robert is going to leave school and start work, ;
[12:00.97]but Peter is going to stay at school. ;
[12:04.12]PETER:Are you going to leave school at the end of the term? OBERT:Yes,I am. ;
[12:10.88]PETER:What are you going to do? OBERT:I'm going to be a clerk. ;
[12:15.38]PETER:What does a clerk do? ;
[12:17.58]OBERT:He works in an office.He writes letters and reports, and he types. ;
[12:23.19]PETER:I want to be a vet. OBERT:A--what? ;
[12:26.94]PETER:A vet--a veterinary surgeon. OBERT:Good gracious! What's that? ;
[12:32.60]PETER:A vet's a man who takes care of sick animals.He's an animal doctor. ;
[12:38.50]OBERT:I once read a story about a person who talked to animals. ;
[12:43.46] It was very interesting. ;
[12:46.16]7.Read the following passage once. ;
[12:51.61]Underline the key words while reading and retell the story to your partner. ;
[12:58.47] Mrs Neat ;
[13:00.62]Mrs Neat was tidy and orderly. ;
[13:04.72]One day she got on a bus,went up on top and sat down. ;
[13:10.53]When the conductor asked her for her fare, ;
[13:14.63]she opened her bag, took out her purse, closed her bag, opened her purse, ;
[13:21.49]took out a shilling, closed her purse, opened her bag, ;
[13:26.49]put in her purse and closed her bag.She paid her fare. ;
[13:32.20]The conductor gave her a ticket. ;
[13:36.00] Lesson 12 ;
[14:08.63] Text A What a Mess! ;
[14:12.23]Bill Lane has just touched some wet paint. ;
[14:16.09]MR FIELD:You mustn't touch the wet paint,Bill. ;
[14:19.19]BILL:I'm sorry. I won't do it again. ;
[14:22.09]MR FIELD:Try to be more careful in future. ;
[14:24.89]BILL:I shall.I wasn't as careless as John Sampson. ;
[14:28.95] He walked across that wet cement over there. ;
[14:32.00]MR FIELD:The workmen oughtn't to leave it without a notice. ;
[14:36.25]BILL:The headmaster asked them not to do so. ;
[14:39.91]MR FIELD:Then why isn't there a notice? ;
[14:42.06]BILL:They went to their stores to get one.Here they come with it now! ;
[14:47.26]MR FIELD:But look at them!They've forgotten about the wet cement ;
[14:50.87] and they're walking across it to put up the notice! ;
[14:53.87] Text B A Tall and Slim Girl ;
[14:58.67]At five feet six inches, ;
[15:01.37]Rosa was taller than every other student in the sixth grade. ;
[15:05.48]She worried about this all the time,in school and at home. ;
[15:10.08]Her mother told her to stand up straight and be proud that she was so tall and slim. ;
[15:16.39]"Someday,"her mother said,"you'll be happy that you're tall." ;
[15:20.84]This made Rosa happier, ;
[15:23.09]but she was still afraid her classmates were making fun of her behind her back. ;
[15:28.00]One day,all this changed when Mr Ransom,the coach from the youth club, ;
[15:33.90]asked Rosa to play center on their basketball team. ;
[15:37.51]He said that Rosa was a good ball player ;
[15:40.41]and her height would make her valuable as center. ;
[15:43.81]Now,she really was proud to be tall. She was someone special. ;
[15:49.62]7.Read the following passage once. ;
[15:55.57]Underline the key words while reading and retell the story to your partner. ;
[16:02.03] Better Be a Stupid Man ;
[16:05.18]It was a beautiful spring morning. ;
[16:08.63]There wasn't a cloud in the sky,and the sun was warm but not too hot, ;
[16:15.64]so Mr Andrews was surprised when he saw an old gentleman at the bus-stop ;
[16:22.65]with a big,strong black umbrella in his hand. ;
[16:26.90]Mr Andrews said to him,"Are we going to have rain today, do you think?" ;
[16:33.40]"No,"said the old gentleman,"I don't think so." ;
[16:38.61]"Then are you carrying the umbrella to keep the sun off you?" ;
[16:43.66]"No,the sun is not very hot in spring." ;
[16:48.12]Mr Andrews looked at the big umbrella again and the gentleman said ;
[16:54.07]"I am an old man,and my legs are not very strong, ;
[16:58.83]so I really need a walking-stick. ;
[17:02.03]But when I carry a walking-stick,people say, ;
[17:06.13]"Look at that poor old man",and I don't like that. ;
[17:11.54]When I carry an umbrella in fine weather, ;
[17:15.14]people only say, "Look at that stupid man." ;
[17:20.75] Lesson 13 ;
[17:52.77] Text A Give Me a Big Box of Chocolates ;
[17:58.58]John liked chocolates very much,but his mot -her never gave him any, ;
[18:03.78]because they were bad for his teeth,she thought. ;
[18:07.04]But John had a very nice grandfather. ;
[18:09.94]The old man loved his grandson very much, ;
[18:13.39]and sometimes he brought John chocolates when he came to visit him. ;
[18:17.50]Then his mother let him eat them,because she wanted to make the old man happy. ;
[18:22.80]One evening,a few days before John's seventh birthday, ;
[18:27.55]he was saying his prayers in his bedroom before he went to bed." ;
[18:32.01]Please,God," he shouted, ;
[18:33.96]"make them give me a big box of chocol- ates for my birthday on Saturday." ;
[18:38.46]His mother was in the kitchen, ;
[18:40.61]but she heard the small boy shouting and went into his bedroom quickly. ;
[18:45.22]"Why are you shouting,John?" she asked her son. ;
[18:49.02]"God can hear you when you talk quietly." ;
[18:52.33]"I know,"answered the clever boy with a smile, ;
[18:55.63]"but Grandfather's in the next room,and he can't." ;
[19:00.18] Text B You Are Too Young To Buy Alcohol ;
[19:05.44]Later that day,Steve told the group that he had decided to go back to Edinburgh. ;
[19:11.59]"I want to see the rest of the Festival,"he explained. ;
[19:15.10]That evening,they all went to a pub for a final drink with Steve. ;
[19:20.25]They left a message for Malc: GONE TO THE WHITE HORSE.SEE YOU THERE! ;
[19:26.00]Malc arrived back quite late.He went round to the pub immediately. ;
[19:31.71]He was feeling very pleased with himself. ;
[19:34.71]BILL:How did it go,then? ;
[19:36.71]MALC:Oh,fantastic! I took some really good photographs. ;
[19:41.22] I'm sure I shall win that competition. ;
[19:44.07]LISE:Well,you'd better buy us all a drink, then! ;
[19:47.22]MALC:Yes...What would you all like? ;
[19:50.43] I'd like four pints of best bitter ... oh,and two lagers and line. ;
[19:56.28]BARMAN:...Oh,excuse me,sir.How old are you? MALC:Sixteen.Why? ;
[20:02.44]BARMAN:Well,I'm afraid you're too young to buy alcohol. ;
[20:06.19] You have to be eighteen,you know. ;
[20:09.74]7.Read the following passage once. ;
[20:14.95]Underline the key words while reading and retell the story to your partner. ;
[20:21.50]An artist went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday, ;
[20:27.51]and stayed with a farmer.Every day he went out with his paints ;
[20:33.71]and his brushes and painted from morning to evening,and then when it got dark, ;
[20:40.47]he went back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed. ;
[20:46.02]At the end of his holiday he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said, ;
[20:52.73]"No,I do not want money--but give me one of your pictures. ;
[20:57.78]What is money?In a week it will all be finished, ;
[21:02.64]but your painting will still be here." The artist was very pleased ;
[21:08.54]and thanked the farmer for saying such kind things about his paintings. ;
[21:13.90]The farmer smiled and answered,"It is not that. ;
[21:18.80]I have a son in London He wants to become an artist. ;
[21:23.76]When he comes here next month,I will show him your picture, ;
[21:28.11]and then he will not want to be an artist any more I think." ;
[21:33.47] Lesson 14 ;
[22:05.39] Text A They Don't Talk ;
[22:09.65]Mr Jones was very angry with his wife, and she was very angry with her husband. ;
[22:16.40]For several days they did not speak to each other at all. ;
[22:20.86]One evening Mr Jones was very tired when he came back from work, ;
[22:25.81]so he went to bed soon after dinner. ;
[22:28.51]Of course,he did not say anything to Mrs Jones before he went upstairs. ;
[22:34.32]Mrs Jones washed the dinner things and then did some sewing. ;
[22:39.77]When she went up to bed much later than her husband, ;
[22:43.68]she found a piece of paper on the small table near her bed. ;
[22:48.03]On it were the words,"Mother.-- Wake me up at 7 a.m.--Father" ;
[22:55.34]When Mr Jones woke up the next morning,it was nearly 8 a.m.-- ;
[23:00.79]and on the small table near his bed he saw another piece of paper ;
[23:05.50]He took it and read these words:"Father. --Wake up.It is 7 a.m.--Mother." ;
[23:15.25] Text B A Dirty Car ;
[23:20.71]John,Peter and Mark are brothers. ;
[23:24.36]Their father has a new car,and they clean it for him. ;
[23:28.87]It has just rained, and the car is very dirty. ;
[23:32.92]John is looking at it,and he is talking to Peter. ;
[23:37.67]JOHN:The car hasn't been cleaned for a few days. ;
[23:40.93]PETER:No,it hasn't. It's very dirty. JOHN:Someone ought to clean it today. ;
[23:47.48]PETER:Mark should clean it.It's his turn. ;
[23:50.98]JOHN:No,he cleaned it last time.It's your turn. ;
[23:55.49]PETER:No,it isn't. You always clean it after Mark. ;
[23:59.84]JOHN:Oh dear,is it really my turn? In that case,I'll clean it tomorrow. ;
[24:06.15]PETER:Clean it now. Only lazy people say they'll work tomorrow. ;
[24:11.30]JOHN:Then I'll clean it the day after tomorrow. ;
[24:14.35]PETER:You are lazy. You ought to be ashamed.You should enjoy working. ;
[24:20.31]7.Read the following passage once. ;
[24:26.37]Underline the key words while reading and retell the story to your partner. ;
[24:32.87]Ellen walked briskly out into the yard ;
[24:36.62]and took a deep breath of cool,fresh air.She was eager to begin work. ;
[24:43.83]This time of year, with the new growth everywhere, ;
[24:48.38]always made her feel that she had to help things grow. ;
[24:52.89]She gathered her tools and went to the patch of freshly turned earth ;
[24:58.34]and began to dig rows of holes. ;
[25:01.64]Then she carefully picked up one fragile plant and placed it in a hole. ;
[25:08.55]Over and over she performed this same task ;
[25:12.81]and then gently patted the earth around each plant.Her growling stomach ;
[25:19.06]and the sun high overhead told her when it was time to take a break. ;
[25:26.07] Lesson 15 ;
[25:57.29] Text A A Welcome Surprise ;
[26:01.45]Let's now visit Mary Miller.Mary and her mother are happy today. ;
[26:07.35]The postman has brought a letter from Mrs Miller's brother. ;
[26:11.15]He's coming to visit the Millers with his family. ;
[26:14.66]Mary and Mrs Miller have to plan meals and festivities. ;
[26:19.11]Mary offers to go shopping to help her mother. ;
[26:23.17]MRS MILLER:Mary, please go to the door.I hear the bell. ;
[26:28.07]MARY:It's the mailman, Mother.Here's a letter from Uncle George. ;
[26:32.82]MRS MILLER:Give it to me...How wonderful! He's coming to visit us. ;
[26:37.93]MARY:When's he coming? ;
[26:40.33] MRS MILLER:He's coming by car on the twenty-fourth. ;
[26:43.63] He's staying from the twenty-fourth to the twenty-sixth. ;
[26:47.19]MARY:Let me look at the calendar.Good! ;
[26:50.64] The twenty-fourth is a Saturday.Is he coming alone? ;
[26:55.04]MRS MILLER:No,he's coming with Aunt Cynthia and the girls. ;
[26:59.55]MARY:Mother,I don't remember the girls. How old are they? ;
[27:04.80]MRS MILLER:Your cousin Fay is fifteen.Rose -mary is older than Fay.She's seventeen. ;
[27:11.96]MARY:Are they going to stay here with us? ;
[27:15.06]MRS MILLER:Of course The girls can stay in your room with you. ;
[27:19.52]MARY:Mother,may we have a party? ;
[27:22.47]MRS MILLER:If you like, ;
[27:24.22] but now we have to think about meals and many of other things. ;
[27:28.62]MARY:Prepare the list, Mother.I can go shopping. ;
[27:32.48] I can go to the small stores. Everyone knows me there. ;
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