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“Don’t be late for dinner.” 10. Our teacher says: “You
must work
more systematically.” 11. They say: “Don’t stay here any longer.
It is getting dark.” 12. The girl says: “We have a lot of Eng
lish books at home.” 13. The child says: “What are you doing?”
14. The mother says: “Why are you crying? Come up to me.”
15. The boys say: “We want to help you, father.” 16. Mr. Smith
says: “Have dinner with us.” 17. The mother says: “Eat up your
porridge, children.” 18. The teacher says: “Find the Thames on
the map, Mike.” 19. They say: “Don’t
make so much noise, John.
The baby is asleep.”
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MEALS
The Smiths are in their diningroom. There are five of them:
Mr. Smith, the head of the family, Mrs. Smith, his wife, and their
children: John, Ann and Kitty. They are having
breakfast. Mrs.
Smith is putting some
cornflakes on the boy’s plate. The elder
daughter is passing the
sugar to her father.
Mrs. S m i t h : Will you have sugar on your cornflakes, John?
John: Oh, no,
Mum, thank you.
I’d like some
more milk in
stead.
Mr. S m i t h : Why aren’t
you eating anything, Kitty? You
are so
slow. Look, Ann is already finishing her cornflakes.
K i t t y : I don’t like cornflakes. I’m just
thirsty. Give me
some tea and cakes, Mum.
Mrs. S m i t h : Now, be a good girl, Kitty. Have some more
cornflakes. We’
re going to have bacon and eggs, and then
you’ll
get your tea with toast and marmalade.
Mr. S m i t h : Could you give me a little more cornflakes,
dear?
Mrs. S m i t h : Just a moment. (
Mrs. Smith passes him his
plate.)
What about bacon and eggs? Will you have some?
Mr. S m i t h : Sure. And then a nice strong cup of tea. I’m
afraid I must
leave in a quarter of an hour or so.
The father is already having his cup of tea while the children
are still talking over their cornflakes.