Mrs Jenkins went to her doctor one day, because her
heart was giving her trouble.
The doctor listened to her heart carefully and did
a few other things. Then he said, "Well, Mrs Jenkins, stop smoking,
and then you'll soon be quite all right again. "
"But doctor," answered Mrs Jenkins quickly,
"I've never smoked. I don't like smoking. "
"Oh, well," said the doctor, "then don't
drink any more alcohol. "
"But I don't drink alcohol," answered Mrs
Jenkins at once.
"Stop drinking tea and coffee then," the
doctor said to her.
"I only drink water," answered Mrs Jenkins.
"I don't like tea or coffee. "
The doctor thought for a few seconds and then said,
"Well,. . . er. . . do you like fried potatoes?"
"Yes, I like them very much," answered Mrs
Jenkins.
"All right, then stop eating those," said
the doctor as he got up to say goodbye to Mrs Jenkins.
Text
B
Keep Him in Bed
MRS
WELSH:
Get up,
Peter. It's late.
PETER:
I can't
get up , Mom. I'm ill.
MRS
WELSH:
What's the
matter with you?
PETER:
I have a
headache and a bad stomachache.
MRS
WELSH:
You have
a fever too. I'm going to call Dr Dawes. Don't get out of bed.
PETER:
Oh, I can't
get out of bed. I'm too ill.
MRS
WELSH:
Operator,
give me Spring 3-2546, please. Hello, this is Mrs Welsh. Is
Dr Dawes
there? Thank
you. I'll wait. . . Dr Dawes, this is Mrs Welsh. Can you
come to
the
house , please?
DR
DAWES:
Who's ill?
MRS
WELSH:
Peter, my
son.
DR
DAWES:
What's the
matter with him?
MRS
WELSH:
I don't
know. He has a headache, a bad stomachache and a fever.
DR
DAWES:
Keep him
in bed.Where do you live?
MRS
WELSH:
We live
at 44 Washington Avenue.
DR DAWES:
All right,
Mrs Welsh, I'll be there soon.
MRS
WELSH:
Thank you.
Good-bye Dr Dawes.
Quiestions on TextB
7. Read the following passage once.
Underline the key words while reading and retell the story to your partner.
Harry is
looking at a man in the street. He is talking to Jack about the man.
Harry:
Who's that
man with the black bag?
Jack:
I can't
see a man with a black bag.
Harry:
He was standing
at the door of that house a moment ago. Now he's walking down
the
street.
Jack:
Oh, that
man. I don't know who he is. He's a stranger.
Harry:
Look at
the man who's running after him.
Jack:
Yes. Perhaps
the stranger is a thief.
Harry:
I don't
think so.
Jack:
Wait a minute.
I can recognise the man who's running after him. It's Mr Green.
Harry:
Now I remember.
Mr Green told me yesterday that his brother was coming.