Donnerstag, 30. April 2015

3) The old shed
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3) The old shed

Nasreddin had an old shed. It had no windows, so it was very dark, and it was full of old things. One day Nasreddin went into this shed to get a ladder, but slipped on something and fell against a big garden fork. The fork hit him on the head and knocked him down. Then it fell on top of him and hit him hard on the left leg. The end of the fork then went into his long beard. He fought with the fork fiercely, and at last threw it off him, jumped up and ran out of the shed. He was very angry. He had an old sword under his bed, and he now ran and got this. Then he ran back to the shed, opened the door suddenly and shouted in a terrible voice, “All right, come out and fight, you and all the other forks in the world! I’m not afraid of you!”

What did Nasreddin have?       What was it like inside?         Why was it dark?       What happened one day?     Why did Nasreddin go into the shed?      What did he do inside the shed?         What did the fork do?           What did it do after that?         What did the ends of the fork do?         What did Nasreddin do?          How did he feel?       What did he have under his bed?        What did he do now? What did he shout?

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Freitag, 17. April 2015

2) Telephone
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2) Telephone

Mrs Jones was waiting for an important telephone call, but she had no bread in the house, so she left the baby at home and said to his five-year-old brother, “I am going to the shops, Jimmy, and I will be back in a few minutes.” While she was out, the telephone rang, and Jimmy answered. “Hullo,” said a man, “is your mother there?” “No,” answered Jimmy. “Well, when she comes back, say to her, ‘Mr Baker telephoned’.” “What?” “Mr Baker. Write it down. B-A-K-E-R.” “How do you make a B?” “How do I make …? Listen, little boy, is there anybody else with you? Any brother or sister?” “My brother Billy is here.” “Good, I want to talk to him, please.” “All right.” Jimmy took the telephone to the baby’s bed and gave it to Billy. When their mother came back, she asked, “Did anyone telephone?” “Yes,” said Jimmy, “a man. But he only wanted to talk to Billy.”

What was Mrs Jones waiting for?         Why did she go out?       What did she do with the baby when she went out?       What did she say to Jimmy?       How old was he?      What happened while she was out?      What did Jimmy do?      What did the man say?      What did Jimmy say?        What did Jimmy answer?       What did the man say then?     What did Jimmy say?     What was the man’s answer?      What did Jimmy ask him then?       What did the man say then?       What did Jimmy answer?     What did the man say?     What did Jimmy say?      What did he do?     What did Jimmy’s mother do when she came home?       What did Jimmy answer?

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Montag, 6. April 2015

1) Christmas
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1) Christmas
It was two weeks before Christmas, and Mrs Smith was very busy. She bought a lot of Christmas cards to send to her friends and to her husband’s friends, and put them on the table in the living-room. Then, when her husband came home from work, she said to him, “Here are the Christmas cards for our friends, and here are some stamps, a pen and our book of addresses. Will you please write the cards while I am cooking the dinner?” Mr Smith did not say anything, but walked out of the living-room and went to his study. Mrs Smith was very angry with him, but did not say anything either. Then a minute later he came back with a box full of Christmas cards. All of them had addresses and stamps on them. “These are from last year,” he said. “I forgot to post them.”

When was Mrs Smith very busy?          What did she do?       Why did she buy the cards?                Where did she put them?            What did she say to her husband?              What did Mr Smith say? What did he do?     How did Mrs Smith feel?             What did she say?     What did Mr Smith do a minute later?            What did he say?
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