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Text One. «A Long Day’s Journey into Work»
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«A Long Day’s Journey into Work»
| Vocabulary: boring an accountant whole |
David Ross, a 32-year-old accountant, lives with his wife and two children in Leeming, a small country village near York in the north of England. But his job is in the centre of London, 400 miles (640 km) away in the south.
Every day David leaves home at five o’clock in the morning, drives three miles to his local railway station and catches the 5.30 train to York. At York he takes the 6.12 InterCity Express to King’s Cross in London. From there he goes by underground to Liverpool Street Station and then walks to his office.
The whole journey takes three hours and fifty minutes. He gets home at nine o’clock in the evening. What a life!
Why does he do it? David smiles: «Because I like my job in London but I like living in the north and I like travelling by train!»
Text Two
«Working Day»
| Vocabulary: exacting a ceiling a gun to aim at |
Mr Copland is alone in his office. He is sitting at his desk with a pen in his hand. He is trying to keep his thoughts on the report. He must calculate quickly and without mistakes. But he is not writing anything. He is looking at the ceiling with unseeing eyes. He is dreaming. The sun is shining brightly. The birds are singing. Mr Copland is driving somewhere in South America. Alice is sitting at his side and smiling at him. Everything is quiet but... Mr Copland begins to realize that he and Alice are not alone in this world. Another car is coming in their direction. The driver is holding a gun in his hand and aiming it at Mr Copland. «I want the report», he says. Mr Copland recognizes Mr Baxter.
Dialogue
«Tea for Two»
| Harold: An official: Harold: An official: Harold: Nancy: Harold: Nancy: Harold: Nancy: Harold: Nancy: Harold: Shop-girl: Harold: Shop-girl: Nancy: Shop-girl: Nancy: Shop-girl: Nancy: Shop-girl: Nancy: Shop-girl: Nancy: Nancy: Harold: Nancy: Harold: Nancy: Harold: Nancy: Harold: Nancy: Harold: Nancy: Harold: Nancy: Harold: Nancy: Waitress: Harold: Waitress: | Excuse me, at what time is the train from Hastings due?
Look, it’s just coming in now at Platform 5.
Thank you.
Not at all.
Hello, Nancy
Hello, Harold.
What shall we do, Nancy?
Well, I want to buy a record.
Yes, next week is my brother’s birthday. I want to give him a record. Well, let’s go to a music-shop, then. There’s a good one in Coventry Street. All right, let’s go to that music-shop. What can I do for you? Have you got a record of folk-songs? Just a minute. Here it is. It’s an L.P. (Long Play) That’s all right. Can we hear it, please? Certainly. It’s a very good record. I like it. I’ll have it. How much is it? One pound sixteen shillings, please. Thank you. Thank you. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Where shall we go now? Shall we go to a cinema? That’s a good idea. What’s the time? It’s four o’clock by my watch. Four o’clock? It’s tea-time. Yes, let’s have a cup of tea. There’s a nice restaurant at Leicester Square. And there’s also a cinema. That’s lovely. Let’s go. Is that the restaurant? Yes, that’s it. Look, there’s a table for two. Near the window. That’s nice. Come on. Let’s sit down. Oh, here’s the waitress already. Yes, sir? Tea for two, please. Tea for two. Äàòà ïóáëèêîâàíèÿ: 2015-02-18; Ïðî÷èòàíî: 589 | Íàðóøåíèå àâòîðñêîãî ïðàâà ñòðàíèöû | Ìû ïîìîæåì â íàïèñàíèè âàøåé ðàáîòû!  |