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Text B
On a Camping Holiday
Jimmy Booth and Donald Black are on a camping holiday. They have brought only a little food with them. Jimmy is hungry and he is looking at some rice in a tin. T...
Text B
On a Camping Holiday
Jimmy Booth and Donald Black are on a camping holiday. They have brought only a little food with them. Jimmy is hungry and he is looking at some rice in a tin. There is only a little rice in the tin. JIMMY: There isnt much rice, is there?
DoNALD: No, there isnt, but there are some vegetables.
JIMMY: Are there any potatoes?
DONALD: No, there arent. Im sorry.
JIMMY: Im very hungry, Donald. What can I eat?
DONALD: Theres a little bread and there are a few biscuits.
JIMMY: But I want some rice and some meat.
DONALD: All right, IIL walk to the village and Ill get some meat.
JiMMY: Good. By the way, whos going to cook the meat?
DoNALD: Youll cook it of course!
Question on Text B
7. Read the foilowing dialogue once. Underline the key words while reading and retell to your partner the dialogue in your own words.
Peter: Hello, Jim. What was the film like?
Jim: Awful. It was a complete waste of time.
Peter: Why? What was it about?
Jim: It was about a married couple. They had to live with the wifes mother, because they
didnt have enough money to buy a house of their own.
Peter: A lot of young people have to do that.
Jim: Yes. but the husband had to work overtime three times a week, so he was always tired.
Peter: lt sounds like the story of my life.
jim: Yes, it does, doesnt it? But this man was always over-tired, and he couldnt sleep.
So he used to take two sleeping pitla every night.
Peter: I take sleeping pills sometimes.
Jim: Yes, but not two every night. Anyway, the strain was too much for him. He had a
nervous breakdown and had to go to hoapital.
Peter: It sounds a very depressing film.
Jim: Not really. His wife was able to find a good job as an interpreter, because she rnuld
speak French and German fluently. After a few months work, she had a better job
than y weher huaband. So in the end, there able to buy a house, and he didtst have
to work any more. Stupid, wasnt it?
Peter: I dont know. My wife used to speak French. I must tell her to brush it up.