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Lesson 12
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Text A
What a Mess!
| MR FIELD: |
You mustn't touch the wet paint, Bill. |
| BILL: |
I'm sorry. I won't do it again. |
| MR FIELD: |
Try to be more careful in future. |
| BILL: |
I shall. I wasn't as careless as John Sampson. He walked across that wet cement |
| over there. | |
| MR FIELD: |
The workmen oughtn't to leave it without a no tice. |
| BILL: |
The headmaster asked them not to do so. |
| MR FIELD: |
Then why isn't there a notice? |
| BILL: |
They went to their stores to get one. Here they come with it now! |
| MR FIELD: |
But look at them! They've forgotten about the wet cement and they're walking |
| across it to put up the notice! |
Text B
A Tall and Slim Girl
At five feet six inches , Rosa was taller than every other student in
the sixth grade. She worried about this alt the time, in school and at
home. Her mother told her to stand up straight and be proud that she was
so tall and slim.
"Someday , " her mother said , "you'11 be
happy that you're tall. "
This made Rosa happier, but she was still afraid her classmates were making
fun of her behind her back. One day , all this changed when Mr Ransom,
the coach from the youth club , asked Rosa to play center on their basketball
team. He said that Rosa was a good ball player and her height would make
her valuable as center. Now, she really was proud to be tall. She was
someone special.
Questions on Text B
7. Read the following passage once. Underline the key words while reading
and retell tbe story to your partner.
Better Be a Stupid Man
It was a beautiful spring morning. There wasn't a cloud
in the sky, and the sun was warm but not too hot . so Mr Andrews was surprised
when saw an old gentleman at the bus-stop with a big, strong black umbrella
i' his hand.
Mr Andrews said to him, "Are we going to have
rain today, do you think?"
"No , " said the old gentleman , "I
don't think so. "
"Then are you carrying the umbrella to keep the
sun off you?"
"No, the sun is not very hot in spring. "
Mr Andrews looked at the big umbrella again, and the
gentleman said, "I am an old man, and my legs are not very strong,
so I really need a walk- ing-stick. But when I carry a walking-stick,
people say, `Look at that poor old man' , and I don't like that. When
I carry an umbrella in fine weatber, people only say, `Look at that stupid
man'. "