Lesson1

FunnystoriesDoyoufindthispicturefunny?Whyorwhynot?

1.WhatcanyouseeonthepicturesonP20?2.Readtheheadlinesandpredictwhateachstoryisabout.withdrawpersonwhomanagesbusinessforothersboardtakeback,drawbackagentmakeorbesloworlatepassengerpersonbeingconveyedbybusortrainetcdelaygetonorintoatrain,shipetcMatchthewordswiththedefinitions

Readthefirstandlastlinesofthestories,lookatthepicturesandmatchthestoriesandthepictureswiththeheadlines.

A/3/CheckyourspellingB/1/ProverbialkidC/2/ForgottenidentityReadthethreestories&answerthefollowingquestions:

1.Whydoesthewomanwriteachequefor$50?Becauseshedoesn’tknowhowtospell40.

2.Whatdoesthemanmeanwhenhesays“DoyouknowwhoIam?”MaybeheisaVIP.

3.“Wherethere’saWillthere’saWayne”soundslikeafamousproverb.Doyouknowwhatitis?Whatdoesitmean?Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.Whichofthestoriesdoyoulikemost?Why?Doyouhaveyourfunnystories?VoiceyouropinionRetellthestory(Youcanchooseoneofthe3stories).

Readthefollowingsentencesandseeiftheyhavesomethingincommon:1.Iwasinthetowncentre,whereI_______________someshopping.2.I________________aboutthisforsometimewhenonedayIsawtheboys’motherinthestreet.3.…whenanangryman,who________________inlineforsometime,…hadbeendoinghadbeenthinkingbeenwaitinghad1.longeractivitiesinthepastthathappenedbeforeotherpastevents2.therepeatedactionsthathappenedbeforeaparticularpointinthepast3.anactionthatwasstillinprogressandhadnotbeencompletedataparticulartimeinthepast

WeusethePastPerfectContinuoustostress:Ex.52.Becauseshehadbeenworkingforhourswithouta--.3.Becausetheyhadbeenplayingfootball.4.Becauseshehadn’tbeencomingtoworkintime.5.Becauseshehadbeenwaitingforherboyfriendfor-.6.Becausehehadbeentalkingontheponeforhours.7.Becausehehadbeenrepairinghiscarallafternoon.8.BecauseshehadbeenwatchingathrilleronTV.Ex.62.Theeagerfanshadbeenwaitingfor6hoursbeforetheyfinallygottheticketsforthefootballmatch.3.Ashehadbeenrepairinghiscarallafternoon,hewascoveredinoil.4.Hetoldusthatthedirectorhadbeentryingtogetthefilmmadefortwomonths.5.Theriverwasnearburstingpointsasithadbeenrainingforweeks.Ex.7:PossibleAnswers2.HisgirlfriendhadlefthimHehadbeentalkingtoafriendabouthisproblems.3.Hehadcaughthisshirtinthebush.Hehadbeenwalkingthroughthebushes.4.Shehadcaughtacoldthedaybefore.Shehadn’tbeenstudyingenough.5.TheyhadwonafreetriptoGreece.Theyhadbeenchattingabouttheirluck.Ex.8:Becauseithadbeensnowingheavily.…shehadseenaUFO.--theyhadbeenfighting.Johndecidedtocomplainashisneighborshadhad/hadbadbeenhavingpartieseveryday….--shehadlostafewpounds&hadputonasmart…KCwasenjoyinghis52ndbirthdayattheKing’sArmsinAston.He

inalocalpoolchampionshipinaroomatthebackofthepub.Ken

wellforhalfanhourand

threeofthefirstfivegames.He

downtheglasshe

from&

readytopottheblacktowinthefinalgamewhenhisfalseteeth

out.Unfortunately,insteadofpottingtheballhe

hisownfalseteeth!Ken’swife,Alice,who

thecham-pionshipallnight,immediately

tohelpherhusband.She

herhandinthepockettofishoutthefalseteethwhendisaster

.Slice’shandgotstuckinthepocket&shecouldnotgetoutagain.Finally,afterKen

anemergencyphonecall,thefireofficers

onthescene.Withthehelpofapowersawandsomewashing-upliquid,theyfreedAlice’shand.“PoorKen,he

towinthechampionshipforyears,”saidafriend.“Intherep