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lesson1922
Lesson19
—Goodmorning.CanIseeMr.Johnson,please?
—Haveyouanappointment?
—Yes,athalfpastten.
—What'syourname,please?
—McDonald,JaneMcDonald.
—Ah,yes.Mr.Johnson'sexpectingyou.Thisway,please.Mr.Johnson'sroomisonthenextfloor.
—Whatdoesyourfrienddoforaliving?
—He'soneofthosepeoplewhogivelegaladvice.
—Oh,Isee.Heisasolicitor,youmean.
—Yes.That'sthewordIwaslookingfor.Myvocabularyisstillverysmall,I'mafraid.
—Nevermind.Youexplainedwhatyoumeant.
—Whatshallwedothisweekend?
—Let'sgoforawalk.
—Whereshallwego,then?
—Let'sgotothenewforest.Wehaven'tbeenthereforalongtime.
—That'sagoodidea.I'llcallforyouinacaratabouthalfpastten.Isthatalright?
—That'llbesplendid.Seeyoutomorrow,then.Goodbye.
—Youhavesomebrown,suedeshoesinthewindowatfourpounds.Wouldyoushowmeapairinsizesix,please?
—Oh,whatapity.Wehavenosizesixleftinthatstyle.Butwehaveapairinslightlydifferentstyle.
—CanItrythemon?
—Yes,ofcourse.
—Iliketheseverymuch.Howmucharethey?
—Theyareexactlythesameprice.Fourpounds.
—Good.I'llhavethem,then.
—Excuseme,butIreallymustgonow.
—Oh,mustyou?
It'sstillquiteearly.
—I'mterriblysorry,butIhavetobeathomebymidnight.Mywifewillbeveryworried.
—Iquiteunderstand.Whattimedoesyourtraingo?
—At11:
15.Dearme,it'sgone11:
00.I'llhavetoaskyoutodrivemetothestation.
—That'salright.Butyoumustcomeagainsoon.
—That'smostkindofyou.
—Youareupearlythismorning.
—Yes.I'vebeenoutandboughtapaper.
—Good.Thenyoucantellmewhattheweather'slike.
—It'sfreezing.
—Oh,dear,notagain.
—Don'tworry.It'snotnearlyascoldasyesterday.
—Thankgoodnessforthat.
—Excuseme,canyoutellmewherethe"JamesBond"filmisshowing?
—Yes,atthePalaceCinema.
—Doyouhappentoknowwhenitstarts?
—Idon'tknowwhenitstarts,butIcantellyouhowtofindout.It'shereinthelocalpaper.
—Canyoushowmewhichpageitison?
—Hereitis.ButIdon'tknowwhichperformanceyouwanttosee.
—Whyaren'tyoueatingyourbreakfast?
—Idon'tfeelverywell.
—Oh,dear,what'sthematter?
—Ifeelfeverish.I'mshivering.
—Goandliedown.I'llsendforthedoctor.
—Look,Ihatecausinganybother.Ipreferworkingitoff.
—Certainlynot.Youmustgotobedandkeepwarm.
—Excuseme,canyoutellmethewaytotheswimmingpool,please?
—Ican't,I'mafraid.I'mastrangerhere,yousee.Butwhynotaskthatmanoverthere?
He'llbeabletotellyou,I'msure.
—Whichonedoyoumean?
—Look,theoneoverthere,ontheothersideoftheroad.
—Ah,yes.Icanseehimnow.Thankyousomuch.
Announcerl:
ThisisRadio2andyouarelisteningtothe6o'clocknews.Herearethemainpoints:
Texasishavingitsworststormsforfiftyyears.Manypeoplearehomeless...anddamagetopropertyisestimatedatovertwomilliondollars.Today'sIrishbudgethasintroducedthehighestincreaseintaxessince1979.ThefilmLivingatHome,hasreceivedtheBestFilmoftheYearAward.ThisisthefirstBritishfilmtowinthetopawardforfouryears.Theriseinthecostoflivinghasbeenthelowestforsixmonths.
Announcer2:
Morenewslater.AndnowforthelatestsoundfromTheFreakouts.
Mike:
(confused)Look,Jenny.Idon'tunderstandwhat'sgoingon.Yousaidyoursisterwasarrivingat7:
30.It's8:
30now.
Jenny:
I'msorry,Mike.Idon'tunderstandeither.Here'sHelena'stelegram.Havealookatit.
Mike:
ArrivingHeathrowTuesday19:
30.Can'twaittoseeyou.(sarcastic)Can'twaittoseeyou.Hmmm.Ican'twaittoseeher.Jenny,where'sshecomingfrom?
Whatairlineisshetravelingon?
What'stheflightnumber?
Jenny:
Idon'tknow,doI?
ThistelegramistheonlyinformationIhave.
Mike:
Nevermind,Jenny.Let'shaveacoffee.Wecansitdownandthinkaboutthebestthingtodo.
—Haveyoueverbeenchasedbyadog,Keith?
—No,Ihaven't,butIhavebeenchasedbyabull.
—Really?
—Yes,itwasacoupleofweekendsago—Iwas...er...Iwasgoingforawalkoutinthecountryfollowingthisfootpathanditwentthroughafield,andIwassobusylookingoutforthefootpaththatIdidn'tnoticethatthefieldwasfullofyoungbullocks.AndthetroublewasIwaswearingthisbrightredanorak,andsuddenlythebullsstartedbuckingandjumpingupanddownandstartedchasingme.
—Whatdidyoudo?
—Well,Iwasprettyscared—Ijustranforthenearestfenceandjumpedoverit.
—ActuallyIdoknowsomebodywhooncegotbittenbyadogwhilehewasjogging.
—Washe?
Howdidthathappen?
—Well,hewasrunningpastafarmwhensuddenlythissheepdogcameoutandstartedbarkingathim,sohetriedtokickitoutofthewaybutthensuddenlythedogjumpedupandbithimintheleg.Ithinkhehadtogotothedoctortomakesureitwasn'tinfected.
MygrandfatherwascalledCharles,andmygrandmotherwascalledAnn.TheylivedinManchester.Mygrandmotherdiedlastyear,agedninety-eight.Theyhadthreechildren,namedDavid,JohnandAlice.Theyare,ofcourse,myfather,myuncle,andaunt.MyfatheriscalledDavid,andheistheeldestofthethree.MymotheriscalledMary.Myfatherwasanengineer.He'sretirednow.Myfather'sbrother,myuncle,asIsaid,iscalledJohn.He'smarriedtoHeidi.Theyhavetwochildren.TheoldestiscalledSimon,andtheyoungeroneiscalledSally.MyuncleJohnisinthearmy,servinginGermany.SimonismarriedtoagirlcalledDiana.Theyhavetwochildren,RichardandFiona.Myauntie,Alice,marriedamancalledHenryJones.TheymovedtoAustraliawhenIwasveryyoung.Idon'trememberthemverywell.
Myhusband'snameisAndy.Wehavetwochildren,IdaagedtwoandTomwhoissixmonthsold.We'reworkinginChinanow,andmayvisitAuntAlicenextyear.
IwasborninScotland.InGlasgowtobeexact.Intheearly1950sandIsupposelikeeverybodyelse,Iwenttoschool.Primaryschool,thensecondaryschool.TheonlydifferencereallyisthatIalwayswenttothesameschoolfromwhenIwasagedfive,rightthroughuntilIwasagedeighteen.Sotherewasn'treallymuchtorelateaboutthatpartofmylife.Isupposeitwasmuchthesameaseverybodyelse's.Ilivedinmyhometown,Paisley,allthattime.Butthenagedeighteen,likemostBritishpeopleofmysortofclassandsoon,Ileftmyhometownandmovedawaytouniversity.AlotofBritishpeopledon'tgototheirlocaluniversity—theygotoanotheronewhichisfurtheraway.Possiblybecausethey'drathernotstayathomewiththeirparents.SoIleftmyhometownofPaisleyandIwenttoSt.AndrewsontheeastcoastofScotland.ThereIstudiedEnglishandthenModernHistory,andsoforfouryearsIstudiedthosesubjectsandwasveryhappy.LaterIleftSt.AndrewswithadegreeinModernHistory,andnotreallyknowingwhatIwantedtodo.Iwasn'tsurewhetherI'dgoontodosomeresearchorwhetherI'dliketobeateacher.SoItookayearofftothinkaboutit.AndthenoneyearlaterIdecidedIwantedtobeateacherandIwenttoTeacherTrainingCollege.Andthistimeyetagainitwasinanotherpartofthecountry.InNewcastleinthenortheastofEngland,sothereItrainedtobeateacherandIqualifiedasateacherofHistoryandEnglish.AndafterthatyearIbeganwork—realworkforthefirsttimeinmy1ife.Isupposethiswouldbearound1977.
SothenIwenttoworkinacomprehensiveschoolinsoutheastEnglandoutsideLondoninaplacecalledBasildon.AndthereItaughtHistory,butIfoundoutIreallydislikedboththeplace,Basildon,andtheschool.Itwasaterribleschool.SoIthoughtIdon'twanttobestuckheretherestofmylife.Iwanttotrysomethingdifferent.SoIdidsomethingcompletelydifferent.Iwenttoer...wouldyoubelieve,theSudan.AndIendedupinOmdurmanwhichisnearthecapitalcityofKhartouminSudan.AndItaughtEnglish,ItaughtEnglishtoforeigners—to,infact,teachersofEnglishinaTeacherTrainingCollege.Thatwentonforacoupleofyears.AndthenIreturnedtoBritainwhereIdidmyMaster'sdegreeinAppliedLinguistics.Thistime,again,inanotherpartofthecountry.InWales,inNorthWales,ataplacecalledBangor.Aftergraduating,andgettingmymaster's,IwentandItaughtatLancasterUniversity.ItaughtAlgerianstudentswhoweregoingtocometoBritishuniversitiestostudy.
ThenIwent,forquitealongtime,toYugoslavia,toLubijianatobeexact.AndItaughtESP.ESPmeansEnglishforSpecialPurposes—inparticularItaughtScientificEnglishinaChemistryDepartmentconnectedtoUNESCO,U-N-E-S-C-O.AndsoIworkedthereforfiveyearsandthenImoved,butstillinthesamecity.Imovedtoanotherjob,inmedicalEnglish,inahospital—whichwasalsoconnectedwithUNESCO.
AfteratotalofsevenyearsinYugoslavia,andIleftandIendedupherewhereIamnowinChina,teachingatYiwai.
DoctorSowansoistheSecretaryGeneraloftheUnitedNations.He'soneofthebusiestmenintheworld.He'sjustarrivedatNewDelhiAirportnow.TheIndianPrimeMinisterismeetinghim.Laterthey'lltalkaboutAsianproblems.
YesterdayhewasinMoscow.HevisitedtheKremlinandhadlunchwithSovietleaders.Duringlunchtheydiscussedinternationalpolitics.
Tomorrowhe'llflytoNairobi.He'llmeetthePresidentofKenyaandotherAfricanleaders.He'llbetherefortwelvehours.
Thedayaftertomorrowhe'llbeinLondon.He'llmeettheBritishPrimeMinisterandthey'lltalkaboutEuropeaneconomicproblems.
Nextweekhe'llbebackattheUnitedNationsinNewYork.NextM
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