Montag, 25. Mai 2015

7) Helen’s eyes
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7) Helen’s eyes

Helen’s eyes were not very good, so she usually wore glasses. But when she was seventeen and she began to go out with a young man, she never wore her glasses when she was with him. When he came to the door to take her out, she took her glasses off, and when she came home again and he left, she put them on. One day her mother said to her, “But Helen, why do you never wear your glasses when you are with Jim? He takes you to beautiful places in his car, but you don’t see anything.” “Well, Mother,” said Helen, “I look prettier to Jim when I am not wearing my glasses – and he looks better to me too!”

What did Helen usually wear?          Why did she do this?     What did she begin to do when she was seventeen?       What did she do when she was with the young man?         Why did the young man come to the door?      What did Helen do then?        What did she do when she came home?        What did her mother say to her one day?        What did Helen answer?

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Dienstag, 19. Mai 2015

6) Grandfather
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6) Grandfather

Mrs Brown’s old grandfather lived with her and her husband. Every morning he went for a walk in the park and came home at half past twelve for his lunch. But one morning a police car stopped outside Mrs Brown’s house at twelve o’clock, and two policemen helped Mr Brown to get out. One of them said to Mrs Brown, “The poor old gentleman lost his way in the park and telephoned us for help, so we sent a car to bring him home.“ Mrs Brown was very surprised, but she thanked the policemen and they left. “But, Grandfather,” she then said, “you have been to that park nearly every day for twenty years. How did you lose your way there?” The old man smiled, closed one eye and said, “I didn’t quite lose my way. I just got tired and didn’t want walk home!”

Who lived with Mr and Mrs Brown?            What did he do every morning?        When did he come home?         What did he come home for?            What happened one morning?        At what time did it happen?        What did the two policemen do?          What did one of them say to Mrs Brown?        How did Mrs Brown feel?         What did she do?        What did she say to her grandfather?           What did the old man do?         What did he say?

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Donnerstag, 7. Mai 2015

5) Bears
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5) Bears

Old Mr Black loved shooting bears, but his eyes were not good any more. Several times he nearly shot people instead of bears, so his friends were always very careful when they went out shooting with him. One day a young friend of his wanted to have a joke, so he got a big piece of paper and wrote on it in very big letters ‘I am not a bear’. Then he tied it to his back and went off. His friends saw it and laughed a lot. But it did not save him. After a few minutes Mr Black shot at him and knocked his hat off. The young man was frightened and angry. “Didn’t you see this piece of paper?” he shouted to Mr Black. “Yes I did,” said Mr Black. Then, he went nearer, looked carefully at the paper and said, “Oh, I am very sorry. I did not see the word ‘not’.”

What did Mr Black love?            What was the matter with him?            What happened several times?      What did his friends do when they went out shooting with him?       What did one of his young friends want to do one day?       What did he do?      What did he write on the piece of paper?         What did he do then?      What did his friends do?      What happened then?          Did the paper save the young man?     How did he feel?            What did he shout?        What did Mr Black do?            What did he say?

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Samstag, 2. Mai 2015

4) Two glasses of beer
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4) Two glasses of beer

A man always went to the same bar at the same time every day and asked for two glasses of beer. He drank them and then asked for two more. One day the man behind the bar said to him, “Why do you always ask for two glasses of beer? Why don’t you get one big glass instead?” The man answered, “Because I do not like drinking alone. I drink with my friend.” But a few days later the man came in and asked only for one beer. “Oh,” said the barman, “has your friend died?” “Oh, no,” said the man. “He is very well. This beer is for him. But I have stopped drinking beer. My doctor doesn’t want me to drink anymore because it is dangerous for me.”

What did the man in the story do every day?               What did he ask for?         What did he do then? What did the man behind the bar say one day?       What did the man answer?        What happened a few days later?        What did the man ask for this time?        What did the barman ask?      What did the man answer?

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