LINGUAPHONE ENGLISH COURSE LING UAPHONE INSTITUTEPREFACE An ideal system of instruction for the learning of a foreign language should fulfil the following essential conditions: (1) It should be suitable for private or self-tuition as well as for class-work, and should conform to the best methods of modern language instruction. (2) It should impart a practical conversational knowledge of everyday subjects, while at the same time it should also convey, in a clear and concise manner, the essentials of grammar and syntax. v (3) It should enable the learner to think in the foreign language, without any process of translation, by training him from the very outset to associate the foreign words he encounters with the objects or actions they denote. He will thus acquire the ability to speak the language naturally and instinctively—in the same way as he learned his own language when a child. (4) Finally, the learner should be taught to speak the foreign language with correct accent and intonation. The Linguaphone Method of teaching languages by means of specially prepared language records and text-books admirably fulfils all these requirements. Linguaphone Courses are now published in more than twenty languages and are in use in practically every civilized country, while leading Universities, Colleges and Schools throughout the world have incorporated them in their curriculum. THE ENGLISH COURSE The Linguaphone English Course is equally suitable for children and adults, for entire beginners and for those who have a theoretical knowledge of the language and wish to become proficient in the spoken language. The Course consists of descriptive talks and conversations which have been recorded on fifteen double-sided records. The1e 3is also a special Sounds record spoken by Peter A. D. MacCarthy, M.A., Head of the Department of Phonetics of Leeds University and Author of English Pronunciation.* The text is in easy-flowing and perfectly natural idiomatic language which would be used by educated people under similar circumstances. Practical grammar is introduced into the text of each lesson and is absorbed by the student as he goes along. The companion books which go with the Course give detailed explanations of grammatical points, idioms and so on. The illustrations, which have been specially drawn by the well-known artists H. G. Collett, Montague Coleman, Herbert Gwynn, Frank Humphris, H. Doust and Hubert Williams, form an integral part of, and perform an important function in, the Course. Full particulars as to the use of the books in conjunction with the records are given in the Students’ Instructions supplied with the Course. SPEAKERS In order to enable the student to follow easily the words spoken by the records, the first lessons are spoken very slowly and distinctly, the rate of speech increasing as the Course pro- gresses, so that in the more advanced lessons a perfectly natural rate of speech is heard. Ten speakers have taken part in the recording of the English Course, namely :— Sir Ifor Evans, M.A. D.Lit., Provost of University College, University of London; A. C. Gimson, B.A., Lecturer. in Phonetics, University of London; David Lloyd James, B.A.. of the British Broadcasting Corporation; Daniel Jones, M.A., Dr.Phil., Professor of Phonetics, University of London; Peter A. D. MacCarthy, M.A.. Head of Department of Phonetics, University of Leeds, Harold Orton, B.Litt., M.A., Professor of English Language, University of Leeds; Sir John Tresidder Sheppard, M.B.E., M.A., Hon.Litt.D. (Manchester), Provost of King’s College, Cambridge; John Snagge, O.B.E., of the British Broadcasting Corporation; Miss Audrey M Bullard, L.R.A.M., Lecturer in Speech, University of London; Miss O. M. Tooley, Lecturer in Phonetics, University of London. * Published by Heffer, Cambridge:The first few lessons are spoken by the same two speakers, so that the student may concentrate on the new sounds of the language. without being confused by the introduction of too many different voices. Once he has become familiar with the sounds, he will find it pleasing and stimulating to hear new voices. Inasmuch as no two speakers of a language speak alike, differences will be found in the pronunciation of the speakers, but every one of them can be accepted as a safe model for the general student, while for those who make a special study of phonetics, the various differences of detail will provide ample scope for study. EXTRA READING PRACTICE Supplementary Reading will be found at the end of the illustrated textbook. These passages will show the student how, without going beyond the scope of the lessons, he can adapt the material he has learned to form quite different sentences and describe a wide variety of events and circumstances. They are also an excellent revision test, because, if the student has really mastered the lessons, he should be able to read the Supple- mentary Exercises without difficulty and without having to consult the vocabulary. The student who masters this Course will have acquired a thoroughly practical knowledge of the English language, both written and spoken. Not only will he have a good grasp of the grammar, but he will also have at his command a store of useful words,* colloquial expressions and idiomatic sentences, which will enable him to enjoy to the full his contacts with English people. At the same time, he will be able to understand and appreciate English thought as expressed in the literature of the country. ‘ A translation of this Preface will be found at the beginning of the Vocabulary. *The vocabulary has been based primarily on standard word-frequency counts. 5THE SPOKEN WORD Language is primarily Speech, and speech is dependent ultimately upon one and only one sense organ—the Ear. Those parts of the human mechanism that are so regularly mis-termed the “Organs of Speech” are seldom, in books upon language, made to include the Ear, which is, in fact, the most important of all, for without the Ear, audible speech would have been impossible. Speech is acquired through the Ear and through the Ear alone, for it is through the Ear that the mind looks out, so to speak, upon the world of Sound. Sound is, in fact, nothing more than the feature in the world around us of which we become conscious through the Ear. The Eye plays some part in the acquisition of Speech, but its special realm is that aspect of Language which has been designed to approach the mind through the medium of the Eye alone, i.e. the written or printed word. At the root of all practical study of language lies the simple truth that the Ear is in absolute domination, and as a necessary corollary it follows that at least one very important road towards the learning of a foreign language is to hear the language spoken as often as possible, knowing at the same time the meaning of what is being said, and realizing the circumstances that call for it. This means of approach is better provided by the intelligent use of a well constructed gramophone course than by the living teacher. After many years of experience in the University of London in teaching English pronunciation to foreigners, I advise all students of our language to pay the ulmost attention to two features of spoken English that are often imperfectly understood even by those native English people who attempt without special training to teach their language to foreigners. These two features are Rhythm and Intonation, two features of pronunciation upon which intelligibility largely rests. The surest way to become unintelligible in a language is to distort its natural rhythm. And finally 1 commend as worthy of special attention the and function of emphatic stress in modern English, abundant exumples will be found in the records. A. LLOYD JAMES.CONTENTS Lesson No. Page Text of Sounds Record, Side 1... a a 10 Text of Sounds Record, Side 2... sat Se ll Introduction, Part 1: Let’s Speak English ee 14 Introduction, Part 2: Let’s Speak English (Cortt.) 16 My Family 1 18 Conversation about the Family 2 20 Our House 3 22 Conversation about the House 4 24 “Our Sitting-room 5 26 Conversation ... 6 28 Comparisons a 30 Another Talk ... 8 32 Visitors aks oa chs ea a a8 Pd 34 Afternoon Tea tes wa vat es Sea SLO) 36 The Browns’ Dining-room ... we ad Yee) 38 Dinner-table Talk... ees Me a3 corny 7 40 My Bedroom ... - aed Ma bes 33; 42 Morning and Evening ane es Nae a. 14 44 The Hotel... au aa aN ab sve | AS: 46 Booking Rooms Me oo Oey ee a> 16 48 At the Restaurant... is ie or one 50 Ordering a Meal ie ae a ae oa 28 52 Numerals: Time and Dates . e Bee ae 19) 54 Days and Months. Asking the Time eH Mee LeU 56 English Money ae oa es, fee sole 58 At the Bank ... ty ee Ss et yh nee} 60 Postal Services a Be we a SLO) 62 At the Post Office... par os ee te 2d 64 Travelling sh Pee a5 Ws ee Bre | 12S _ 66 At the Station 26 68 Continued overleafCONTENTS (Cont.) Travelling by Sea and Air ... On the Boat ... A Street in London ... Asking the Way A Visit to London ... Sightseeing The Big Stores Shopping a ae The Tailor and Dressmaker ... Ordering New Clothes At the Tobacconist’s ... Buying Cigarettes Bt The Barber and the Hairdresser ... I go to the Barber's ... The Seasons Sports and Games A Holiday in the Country Work on the Farm ... At the Seaside Planning a Holiday Motoring A Trouble with the Car .. Commerce and indiaity A Business Interview Doctor, Dentist and Chemist A Visit to the Doctor Radio and Television Broadcast Programmes Theatres, Music Halls and Cinemas At the Theatre A few words about English Literature Supplementary Reading Exercises ... & No. Lesson 27 28 29 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 39 41 43 (1) 43 (2) 44 (1) 44 (2) 45 (1) 45.(2) 46 (1) 46 (2) 47 (1) 47 (2) 48 (1) 48 (2) 49 (1) 49 (2) 50TEXT OF SOUNDS RECORDae RES 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19, 20. 21. SOO Ss Fe EAR eke SOUNDS RECORD — SIDE 1 THE VOWELS tea sees this think then get hand thank car hard dog John saw short good look two few son done fur word above a man letter pleasure feet pretty yes cat part got small put fruit cut shirt the man sofa THE DIPHTHONGS day maid no road whole told my time now town boy noise here fears there cares four more sure tour late hope light house voice fierce scarce yours pure SOME VOWEL COMBINATIONS player—lower—fire, higher—power, our—employer 101& 2& 3& 4& 5& 6& 8& 9. 10 & 11. 4&10. 5 & 10. 6 & 10. 6& 8. 3 &11. 5 & ll. 3 & 13. 7 & 14. 3 & 19. 11 & 19. 4&19. 18 & 19, A B GC DE F GH N OPQRS TU = Slee of) SOUNDS RECORD —SIDE 2 VOWELS IN PAIRS FOR COMPARISON leave rid men cat large cod good bud ran calm lock lock ten barn edge law hall very fur marry here live seat red lift man set cart pack lodge _ heart cord shot food _—_ foot bird hut run match come march luck hot look pot turn bed burn = dart age men low saw whole called vary fair Mary hair sit left sat park hot short boot hurt much much hut put bird dirt main so cold THE ALPHABET i Dero oa VwWxXx Y feel fill fill fell lend = hand full fool such search hang hung fell fail caught coat M ZzTEXT OF LESSONSINTRODUCTION Let’s Speak English PART 1 Good morning ! Listen, please. I am the teacher. You are the student. I am English. You are not English. An Englishman speaks English. Englishmen speak English. I am speaking English now. is This is a table*. i This is a gramophone’. 3 b This is a record’. SS The record is on the gramophone?. The gramophone is on the table* 14UNTRODUCTION, PART 1} You are sitting at the table’. Y & You are holding a book? in your hand’. The book is open’. You are looking at the book. You are listening to the record. You are hearing my voice. You are learning to speak, to understand, to read and to write English. I am speaking slowly. When I speak slowly, you understand me. When I speak quickly, you don’t understand me). j When I speak quickly, you don't understand me 15{INTRODUCTION} PART 2 Good afternoon. How are you ?¢ Quite well, thank you. Now please, answer my questions. Am I the teacher ? Yes, you are. Are you the student ? Yes, I am. Am I English ? Yes, you are. Are you English? No, I’m not. Who is the teacher, you or [? You are. And who is the student ? Iam. Do I speak English ? Yes, you do. Am I speaking English now ? Yes, you are. Do you speak English? Yes, I do, but only a little’. S = What is this 2° Cc ] It’s a record. b Where is it-? It’s on the gramophone*. 16UNTRODUCTION, PART 2) fe] Is this a book?4 Yes, it is. Is this a book?¢ No, it isn’t, it’s a record. Where are you sitting? I’m sitting at the table. What are you listening to? I’m listening to the record. Whose voice are you hearing? I’m hearing your voice. What are you looking at? I’m looking at my book. Is the book open or closed? Open, of course. What are you learning? Tm learning English. Do you understand me when I speak slowly? Yes, I do. And when I speak quickly? No, I don’t. f [ only speak a little English TT B.C2Lesson One (1) First (Cist)_Lesson My Family This is my family: my wife’, my son’, my daughter® and I*. I am Mr. Black‘. My wife is Mrs. Black". I am Mrs. Black’s husband. lamaman*. My wife is a woman’. We have two children, a boy’ and a girl’. The boy’s name is John. He’s twelve years old. The girl’s name is Mary. She’s still quite young. She’s only eight. rr a s 1. My wife, Mrs. Black 3. My daughter, Mary "5, An armehair 2. My son, John 4. I=Mr, Black 6. The window a Aman b Awoman - ¢ Aboy d Agirl 18[LESSON 1] She’s four years younger than John, and John is four’ years older Say than she is. ; DL \% Mary is the youngest 'E ce in the family and I am I J 2 NES the oldest. e tf John is Mary’s brother. 8 Mary is John’s sister. John is my son. I am his father. My wife is his mother. Mary is my daughter. I am_ her father. A My wife is her mother. John and Mary are our children. L a I am their father; my wife is \ Ka their mother; we are their G i parents. We love our children. My wife is sitting’ in an armchair‘, reading a book?. I am standing* by the window’, smok- ing a pipe®. Mary is writing a letter‘. John is kneeling’ on the floor and playing with his train”. The dog* and the cat! are lying under the table. m ¢ Standing h A pipe k Adog { Sitting i Aletter 1 Acat & Reading a book j Kneeling m A train 19Lesson Two (2) Second (2nd) Lesson Questions and Answers Who am I? You are Mr. Black’. Whose husband am 1? Mrs. Black’s* husband. What’s my son’s name? His name is John‘. What is your name? My name is Peter Jones. 1. Mr. Black 3. Jobn, the son 6. The armchair 2. Mrs. Black 4. Mary, the daughter 7. The window 5. The train a One child 6 Two children[LESSON 2) Have | got one child* or two? You have two children’. ‘ Ey, Is Mary‘ my daughter? r Yes, she is. c How old is she? She’s eight. What is she doing? She’s writing a letter. Is she standing? or sitting’? She’s sitting. & What is John playing with? i He’s playing with his train®. Has John any brothers? No, he hasn’t. d Have you any brothers? Yes, I have. How many? One. Who is smoking a pipe’? You are. Do you smoke? No, I don’t. Does your father smoke? Yes, he d { es, he does. Sed Does your mother smoke? pata No, she doesn’t. t Do women smoke? Some do and some don’t. ¢ Writing a letter d Standing e Sitting 1 Smoking a pipe 21Lesson Three (3) Our House Many families in London live in flats, but most people live in their own houses in the suburbs. We too have a house in a London suburb. I bought it about fifteen years A ago, when I got married. Like most of London’s suburban houses, it consists of only two floors, the ground floor’ and the first floor?’. ZS if bs Toke ah On the ground-fioor there’s the Cum a dining-room, the lounge or sit- a ‘1. The ground-floor «3. Theroof. s—=«é«i CCB ence 2. The first floor 4. The lawn T. The gate 5. The garage @ The ground-floor b The first floor c A (hall-)stand d A hat 22[LESSON 3} ting-room, the kitchen, and the hall. In the hall we see a stand* for hats‘, coats* f and umbrellas’. A staircase? leads from the hall to the landing on the first floor. On this floor there are four bedrooms, a e bathroom and a lavatory. On top of the f roof* there are three chim- neys*. hk ir { 4 In front of the house we have a small garden, in which we fy, 2 grow flowers: roses‘, tulips’, and so on. At the back of the house there’s a much larger garden with a lawn‘ and some fruit-trees'. There’s also a vegetable garden where we grow all-kinds of vegetables”, such as potatoes, cab- IN bages, cauliflowers, onions and toma- N toes. J At the side of the house is a garage, where I keep my car’. The garden is enclosed by a fence’, with a gate’ in it. e Acoat i Arose m Vegetables: potatoes, f An umbrella i Atulip a cabbage, a cauli- g A staircase k A fruit-tree flower, onions, to- h Three chimneys i Acar matoes 23LESSON FOUR (4) FOURTH (4th) LESSON Conversation Now, let’s have a talk about our house... . Can you tell me where we live? Yes, I can; you live in a house in the suburbs of London. Quite right. Now tell me, is it a large house* or a small’ one? 3 L ES] a Well, it’s neither very large nor very small. When did I buy “ it? You bought it about fifteen years ago. Is there a garage’? Yes, there is. How many rooms are there in the d house? Let me see . . . one, two, three, four, five, six, seven. Yes, seven, including the kitchen’. Are the bedrooms’ upstairs or downstairs? Upstairs, on the first floor. @ A large house c A garage d The kitchen b A small house e A bedroom 24[LESSON 4] Which rooms are on the ground-floor? The dining - room’, the lounge’ and the kitchen. Have we got a garden’? Yes, you have. Where do the flowers grow? In the front garden. Are there any fruit-trees there? No, there aren’t, they’re in » the back garden. Have we got many fruit-trees? No, not many, just a few. Do you like fruit? Yes, I do, very much, especially pears* and i) apples‘. il f The dining-room h A pear g The lounge; sitting- i Anapple room i A garden 25Lesson Five (5) Fifth (5th) Lesson Our Sitting-room Let’s have a look at this picture of our sitting-room. As you come into the room, you notice a piano’, with a low music-stool* in front of it. Next to < A 1. The piano 2. The bookcase 3. The settee 4. The fireplace a the piano is a tall bookcase’, standing against the wall. On the left is a large window. Under a the window there’s a radiator’, but you can’t see it, because it’s behind the settee’. On the settee there are two cushions‘. $. An armchair, 9. Asmall chair 6. The mantelpiece 10, The radiogram 7. The standard lamp 11. The electric light 8. A small table 12. The curtain 4 musie-stoo! b A radiator 26The fireplace‘ is at the other end of the room. On each side of the fireplace there’s an armchair’. An old lady is sitting in one of the chairs, but nobody’s sitting in the d can see a standard lamp’. Opposite the fireplace you can see a small table* with an ash-tray’ and some news- Papers’ on it. By the table there’s a small (LESSON 5} a clock’, and other one; it’s empty. In the centre of the mantelpiece’ there’s 4 . above it an oval mirror*. On the right you e chair’. On the extreme right, there’s a CD radiogram'*. The floor is covered with a beautiful thick ! carpet’. An electric light’? is hanging from the middle of the ceiling. At night, when it gets dark, we switch on the light and draw the curtains'*. During the day, the light comes in through the window. ¢ Acushion e An oval mirror 4 A clock f Anash-tray 27LESSON SIX (6) SIXTH (6th) LESSON Conversation between Teacher and Student Is there a bookcase in our sitting-room? Yes, there is. Are there any books in it? Yes, quite a lot. How many are there? I don’t know. I haven’t counted them. Where’s the window? a On the left of the piano’. What is there under the window? A radiator. 7 _ Can you see it? No, I can’t. Why not? Because it’s behind the settee. Is the mirror round? or square‘? Neither, it’s oval?. Is there anything on top of the radiogram? No, nothing at all. There’s something on the small table, isn’t there? Yes, there’s an ash-tray. Isn't there anything else on it? Yes, there are some newspapers. Are there any armchairs* in the room? Yes, there are two. a On the left of the piano © A square mirror d An oval mirror A round mirror ¢ Anarmchair 28(LESSON 6] You can see somebody sitting in one of them, can’t you? Yes, an old lady. Is anybody sitting in the other chair? No, nobody. There isn’t anybody sitting on the settee’, either. Do you like our sitting-room? fs, Yes, I do, very much. I’m so glad. Everybody does. t oye fAsence SlLesson Seven (7) Seventh (7th) Lesson Comparisons Now let’s compare our sitting-room with the Bakers’. The Bakers are friends of ours. They live next door to us. Our room is a little larger than theirs and it has more furniture in it. As you see, there’s no wireless set in Mr. Baker’s room. There isn’t a bookcase either. Mine is in my sitting-room, but his is in his study. a My wife keeps her music’ in the music-stool’, but Mrs. Baker keeps hers in a separate cabinet’ near the piano. You can also see that theirs is a grand 1, The music-cabinet 4, The electric fire 6. A picture 2. The grand piano, 5. The mantelpiece 7. Acurtain 3. An easy chair 8. The carpet @ Music b A music-stool 30[LESSON 7) piano*, whereas ours is an upright“. Both my wife and Mrs. Baker are very fond of music and both play the piano very well. But my wife doesn’t play as well as Mrs. Baker. Mrs. Baker not only plays much better than my wife does, but she’s the best pianist in the district. 1 don’t play the piano, but I play the violin’. 4 There’s no settee in the Bakers’ sitting-room, and there are no small chairs. However, they have three easy chairs’ whereas we have only two. In their room they have an electric fire*’, but we, like most English people, have a coal-fire?. Sometimes we burn logs’ of wood instead. of coal’. The Bakers have two vases’ on their mantelpiece’, as well as a clock, and over the mantelpiece they’ve got a beautiful picture’, painted by a famous artist. c ¢ A grand piano f Anelectric fire A Logs d An upright piano g Acoal-fire e Aviolin 31LESSON EIGHT (8) EIGHTH (8th) LESSON Another Talk Well, you’ve learnt quite a lot about our sitting-room and the Bakers’, and now I’m going to ask you a few questions about them. Tell me, whose sitting-room do you like better, the Bakers’ or ours? I don’t think there’s much to choose between the two, but on the whole I prefer yours. I’m glad to hear that. Of course, their furniture’ is more modern than ours. You see, they haven’t been married* as long as we have, so they bought their furniture more recently than we did. . . . Don’t you think that’s a very fine pic- ture the Bakers have over their mantelpiece? a Yes, I can’t help admiring it whenever I look at it. I should think it must be very valuable. And what do you think of the piano? I think it’s a very fine instrument indeed. a Married = =——s—i<“C*é‘~*«S*@R ture 32(LESSON 8) By the way, do you play the piano? T’m sorry to say I don’t. Does your wife? Oh yes, she does, and very well too.Lesson Nine (9) Ninth (9th) Lesson Visitors It’s Saturday afternoon. There’s a knock at the door. Our neighbours .| and Mrs. White? have arrived. The maid’ opens the door* and lets them in. _ She shuts ihe door, and shows them into the lounge. We greet them, shake hands with them, 3 and ask them to sit down. a A few minutes later we hear a ring at the door. It’s Betty Smith, my wife’s niece. She’s just arrived from the country, and she’s going to Mr. White 2. Mrs. White 3. The maid r ¢ pens the door b A trolley 34{LESSON 9) stay with us over the week-end. She Gf t*) kisses her aunt, who introduces her to DD the Whites, and we all sit down. a = * The ladies talk about the weather ‘and the latest fashions. We men e discuss politics, business and the latest news. Presently the maid brings in the tea on a trolley’: a pot of tea°, cups and saucers’, hot water, a jug" of milk, and sugar; also sandwiches’, ot bread and butter’, jam, and cakes". fon My wife pours out the tea. I hand gy CO it round. My niece passes round : the sandwiches and cakes. We all enjoy the tea very much. ¢ A pot of tea e Ajug g Bread and butter d Acup and saucer f Sandwiches h CakesLesson Ten (10) Tenth (10th) Lesson Afternoon Tea Good afternoon, Mrs. White”, how are you? Very well indeed, thank you, and how are you? Quite well, thank you. Won't you sit down. . . . Excuse me, please. I think that’s my niece at the door*. ... . Hallo, Betty dear! I'm so glad to see you. You do look well. T don’t think you’ve met each other before. Let me introduce you’. This is my niece, Miss Smith’. a Mrs. White, Mr. White’. How do you do. .. . How do you do, i 1. Miss Smith 4. A nay 7. The door 2. Mrs. White 5. Asmall table 8, The bookcase V Mr. White 6 An casy chair 9. The fireplace a Ai the door 36[LESSON 10} And now let’s have some tea. How do you like your tea, Mrs. White, strong or weak? Not too strong, please, and one lump of sugar. I like my tea rather sweet, but my husband prefers his without sugar. Well, what’s the news, Mr. White? How’s business? Pretty good, thank you. And how are things with you? Well, not too good, I’m afraid, and going from bad to worse. In fact, it’s the worst year we’ve had for a long time. I'm sorry to hear that. I hope things will soon improve. Yes, let’s hope for the best. And how’s your nephew Richard getting on? Oh, he’s getting on quite well, thank you. He’s staying in the country’ just now with his Uncle William and his cousins. How long is he going to stay there? I don’t know exactly, but he’s having a very pleasant time and it’s doing him a lot of good, so the longer he stays, the better. Db Let me introduce you c-In the country 37Lesson Eleven (11) Eleventh (1ith) Lesson The Browns’ Dining-room In the dining-room we have our meals: breakfast in the morn- ing, lunch in the middle of the day, tea in the afternoon, and supper or dinner in the evening. i ¢ Here you see Mr.’ and Mrs. Thompson? who’ve | ( ( just arrived from abroad and. are having dinner tl with the Browns. The host, Mr. Brown’, is abe sitting at the head of the table, and the hostess, Mrs. UY Brown‘, is at the other end. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson are sitting on either side, facing each other. d 1. Mr. Thompson 4. The hostess, Mrs. 7. Oit and vinegar 2. Mrs. Thompson Brown 8. Mustard 3. The host, Mr. Brown 5. A white cloth 9. The sideboard 6. Pepper and salt 10. A bowl of flowers a A knife ¢ A spoon b A fork d Glasses 38{LESSON 11] The dining-room table is covered with a white cloth’, The maid has laid the table in the usual way, and has put the right number of knives*, forks’, spoons* and glasses? for each person. There’s also pepper VN e st and salt®, oil and vinegar’, and COB) mustard*. On the left of each per- son is a table-napkin® and a plate f with a rolli on it. In front of the host there’s a carving-knife and fork?. On the sideboard’ the Browns usually have ag a bowl of fruit‘: apples, pears, plums, cherries, grapes, oranges or bananas accord- g ing to the season. The mistress of EY oy) , the house has just served the soup. ESE HS After this there'll be fish, meat or Bs poultry with vegetables", then a h sweet, and perhaps cheese and biscuits to finish with. ~ Ce wAsCreD ‘ as Ee yw DIGS KY i ¢ A table-na h Vegetabl i Fruit: apples, pears, Paton Sean plums, cherries, 8 A carving-knife and grapes, oranges, fork bananas 39Lesson Twelve (12) Twelfth (12th) Lesson Dinner-table Talk Good evening. I’m so glad you were able to come... . Dinner’s ready. Let’s go into the dining-room. Mfrs. Thompson’, will you sit here on my left, and you, Mr. Thompson’, there... . How long have you been in London? Oh, only a few days; since last Monday, to be exact, and I’m sorry to say we have to return tomorrow week. Is this your first visit? It’s my wife's first visit, but I’ve been here several times before. I have to come over at least once a year on business, and I feel quite at home in London. 1. Mrs. Thompson 4. Mrs Brown 6. A picture 2. Mr. Thompson 5. A chair 7. The wall 3. Mrs. Brown 8. A. table-cloth 40(LESSON 12) And what do you think of London?, Mrs. Thompson? Er—I beg your pardon, I didn’t quite catch what you said. I was asking what you thought of London. Oh, I think it’s a wonderful place. There always seems to be something interesting to do. And how do you like our weather? a Well, it’s rather changeable, isn’t it? Yes, it is, but on the’ whoie ¥Es pet so bad, once you get used to it. will you have some more chicken*? No, thank you. Hy Wwe ~ eS What about you, Mr. Thompson? Yes, please, just a little. It’s delicious. I’m so glad you like it... . And now what sweet will you have, Mrs. Thompson? There’s apple tart® and cream, or chocolate trifle. Er—trifle for me, please. c And you, Mr. Thompson? Trifle for me, too, please. @ Chicken b Apple tart Chocolate trifle d London: Buckingham Palace AlLesson Thirteen (13) Thirteenth (13th) Lesson My Bedroom At night, when I feel tired? and sleepy, I go up to my bedroom and switch on the electric light. I take off my shoes’, undress and put on my pyjamas. Then I get into bed’ and switch off the light. After a few minutes I fall asleep. I sleep the whole night through. Punctually at seven-thirty® in the morning, the alarm clock* tings and wakes me up. c 1. The bed 4. Ahairbrushand 7. A powder-box 2: The dressing-table comb 8. The chest of drawers 3. The looking-glass 5. Ahand-mirror 9. The wardrobe . 6 Above of scent a I feel tired b Shoes ¢ The alarm clocl.; seven-thirty; half-past seven 42[LESSON 13) I get out of bed, put on my dressing-gown’ and_ slippers’, and go into the bathroom, where I turn on the hot and cold taps’. While the water’s running into the bath, I wash my face and neck, clean my teeth, and shave. My shav- ing things? are on the shelf e above the basin". Then I turn off the taps and have my bath. Some- oR times I have a shower. When I’ve of dried myself with a towel, I get Ge) dressed. On the dressing-table?, in front of the looking- glass*, you'll see a hair-brush‘ and comb‘, a hand-mirror®, a bottle of scent® and a powder-box’. These, of course, don’t belong to me, but to my wife. In the chest of drawers* I keep clean i i linen, such as shirts‘, collars’, and bandker- chiefs*, besides things like socks! and ties”. The dirty linen is put in a linen-basket and sent to the laundry. In the wardrobe® I keep my suits and other clothes, which I hang on coat-hangers", h A (wash)-basin k Handkerchiefs d A dressing-gown e Slippers i Shirts 1 Socks f Atap j Collars m Ties g Shaving things n A coat-hanger 43Lesson Fourteen (14) Fourteenth (14th) Lesson Morning and Evening What time do you get up? as a rule? Generally about half-past seven. Why so early? Because I usually catch an early train up to town. When do you get to the office? Normally, about nine o’clock*. a Do you stay in town all day? Sometimes I do, and sometimes I don’t. What do you usually do in the even- ings? We generally stay at home. Once or twice a week we go to a theatre’ or to the pictures. We went to the pictures last night and saw a very interesting film. Occasionally we go to a dance. WAREZ Z Do you like dancing? Yes, very much. Do you dance? I used to when I was younger?, but not very often now. I’m getting too old*, Too old! Nonsense, you don’t look more than fifty. As a matter of fact, I'm nearly sixty. Really! You certainly don’t look it. a Nine o'clock ¢ The pictures b The theatre d When | was vounger 44[LESSON 14) I’m glad to hear it... . Are you doing anything special tonight? If not, what about coming with me to my club? You'd get to know quite a lot of interesting people there. I should love to, but today happens to be our wedding anniversary and we're e going out tonight to celebrate. Well, my heartiest congratulations. Thank you very much. I could manage to come along to- morrow night, if that would suit you. € i: x Yes, excellent. Let’s make it round about eight Q J o’clock?. Very well. Thanks. f e I'm getting old g! get up; I get out of bed f Eight o'clock NI get into bed 45Lesson Fifteen (15) Fifteenth (15th) Lesson The Hotel There are plenty of good hotels in London and you're nearly always sure of finding room in one or other of them. Still, if you don’t want to be disappointed, especially during the holiday season, it’s better to ‘tl engage a room beforehand. You'll find London Ka hotels just the same as hotels in all large cities. a As a rule, you go into a large entrance-hall or lounge, where visitors are constantly coming and going. Tho porter?* takes your luggage**, and you go to the reception desk* to see about your room 1. Visitors 3. Luggage 4. Reception desk 2. A porter 5. A page . a A porter b Luggage[LESSON 15) and get your key. Then the page’,¢ takes you up to your room in a lift’. The people in the office will always help you if you don’t know your way about the town. They'll tell you where to go and what to see. They'll book seats for you at the theatre and do a all they can to make your. stay a pleasant one. c If you want a guide to show you round, or an interpreter for a busi- ness interview, they'll get you one. If you have to write business letters and can type, they’ll provide you with a typewriter’. If, on the other hand, you prefer to dictate your letters, they'll get you a shorthand- typist. perio, If your wife is going to be with you, she'll find plenty to amuse her. She’ll be able to spend her time looking at e the shops? while you're busy. c A key ¢ Alife f Atypewriter d A page ou ShopsLesson Sixteen (16) Sixteenth (16th) Lesson Booking Rooms Here we are! This is our hotel, isn’t it? Yes, there’s the name: Prince’s Court Hotel. Shall I look after the luggage or will you? Well, if you'll see to the luggage and pay the driver’, I’ll go in and see about rooms. All right. Where sfall I find you? Tl wait for you in the hall. Don’t be long. a Tl come as soon as | can. @ Paying the driver Ag[LESSON 16] Good morning. Can you let me have a double room? with a bath- room’? Or if you have two single rooms, so much the better. We're practically full up, but I’ll see.. How long do ‘you intend to stay? I expect we shall be here for a week at least, perhaps a fortnight. Yes, you can have two rooms with a bathroom on the first floor. I hope they’re quiet. I hate a noise at night. I think you'll find they are, sir. They face the courtyard. How much are they? Forty-five shillings (45/-) a night, including breakfast. All right, we'll take those. Will you fill up this form’, please. Surname. Christian name. Nationality. Permanent addréss. Place and date of birth. Signature. Is that all right? Yes, that’s all, thank you. And here are your keys. The page will show you up to your rooms and your luggage will be brought up straight away. b A bathroom c A form d A double room EC4Lesson Seventeen (17) Seventeenth (17th) Lesson In all 1. 2. At the Restaurant large towns there are plenty of restaurants, cafés, tea- rooms, and inns or public-houses. All the large hotels have dining-rooms or restaurants, like the one in the picture. Each little party of guests have their own table and every table, as you see, has its own lamp. Many of the guests are in even- ¥{ {{ q\} ing dress*, which is usual at hh \w fashionable restaurants. At some it’s compulsory. iit a In the: picture you can see b Couples dancing 3. A waiter 4. The buffet The orchestra 5. The ice-bucket @ Inevening dress b Bottles of wine{LESSON 17} several couples! dancing at the far end of the room, near the orchestra?. One of the waiters* is standing near the buffet‘, where there are cold dishes of various kinds; another’s carrying a tray. with a bottle of wine’ and two wine-glasses° on it. He'll put the bottle of wine into the ice-bucket’ to keep it cool. Meals in Ejgland are c much the same as in d other countries, with the exception of breakfast. 1 expect you’ve heard all about the English breakfast, with its porridge or cereal, bacon and eggs“, toast, marmalade, and tea or coffee. Very few people like chocolate or cocoa for breakfast. In the afternoon, about four o’clock* or half-past’, nearly everybody has tea. The two main meals of the day, lunch and dinner, are both more or less alike. Most people have lunch about one o’clock’, and dinner at half-past seven, or later. g c A bottle of wine and d Bacon and eggs { Half-past four two wine-glasses on a e Four o'clock & One o'clock tray 51Lesson Eighteen (18) Eighteenth (18th) Lesson Ordering a Meal Is this table free; waiter? I'm sorry, sir, these two tables have just been reserved by telephone, but that one over there’s free. What a pity! We wanted to be near the dance-floor. Still, it doesn’t matter, we'll take it... . The menu?, please. Here you are, sir. Will you dine 4 la carte or take the table d’héte? = Well, let’s see. What do you think, darling? Oh, I don’t want much tov eat, I’m not very hungry. . . . I think I'll have—er—some oxtail soup and fried plaice with chips’. @ The menu b Fried piaice with chips[LESSON 18} Hm, I’m rather hungry. I'll start with some hors d’ceuvre’. si And to follow? 5 > A grilled steak with baked potatoes é and peas? Will you have anything to drink, sir? Well, I am rather thirsty. Bring me half a pint of bitter. What about you, darling? Well, I don’t care for beer’, but I will have a glass of sherry. Very good. . . . What sweet would you like? e Till have fruit salad. So will I. And we'll have two coffees’, please. Black or white? White, please. Oh, and two liqueur brandies, What a lovely waltz they’re playing. Shall we dance? Yes, I'd love to... . Waiter! The bill, please. Very good, sir. Here you are. Thank you very much, sir. ¢iHorsid' euvre ¢ A glass of beer d Steak, posaioes and peas } ‘A cup of coffee 53Lesson Nineteen (19) Nineteenth (19th) Lesson Numerals: Times and Dates If I want to know the time I look at my watch. I’ve got a gold wrist-watch* with a leather strap. It keeps fairly good time, but occasionally it goes wrong. When it does that, \Se ’ I take it to a watchmaker, and have it repaired, * ny cleaned and regulated. w a I don’t think you'll find it very difficult to tell the time in English. First of all, let’s deal with the hours: we say, it’s one o’clock', two o’clock?, three o’clock*, and so on. Twelve o’clock* may refer to midnight, or to midday. Then for the 1. One o'clock 4. Twelve o'clock 6. Half-past eight 2. Two o'clock 5. A quarter past eight 7. A quarter to nine 3. Thee o'clock 8. Five past eight @ A wrist-watch b Ten past eight 34ILESSON 19) quarters we say, for instance, it’s a quarter past ry eight®, half-past eight®, a quarter to nine’. Some- i “3 times people just say eight-fifteen, instead of a eS quarter past eight and eight-thirty, instead of c half-past eight. We say other times as follows: five minutes past eight, or simply, five past eight®. Similarly, ten past eight’, twenty past eight’, twenty-five past eight”; twenty-five to nine’, twenty to nine’, ten to nine, five to nine*. Doe eRe Referring to dates, we say, for instance: Henry VIII (the eighth) was born on the twenty-eighth of June, fourteen ninety- one, and died on the twenty-eighth of January, fifteen forty- seven. i 28th June, 491 | 28th January, 1547, Be careful to pronounce distinctly thirteen, thirty; fourteen, forty; fifteen, fifty; sixteen, sixty; and so on. Then learn: a hundred, a hundred and one, two hundred and seventy-six, a thousand, three thousand three hundred and eighty-seven. | 13-30 14-40 15-50 16-60 | 100 101 276 1,000 3,387 c¢ Twenty past eight e Twenty-five to nine g Tento nine d Twenty-five past eight f Twenty to nine h Five to nine 55Lesson Twenty (20) Twentieth (20th) Lesson Days and Months. Asking the Time Do you know the days of the week? Yes, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, _Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. JANUARY _| Sunday 1 8 15 22 29 Monday 2 9 16 23 30 Tuesday 3 10 17 24 31 Wednesday [4] 11 18 25 - Thursday S 12 19 26 - Friday 6 13 2027 - Saturday 7 14 21 28 - Now, let’s assume that today is Wednesday*, What day will tomorrow be? Thursday. And the day after tomorrow? Friday. What day was yesterday? Tuesday. And the day before yesterday? Monday. As it happens, last Monday was my birthday. Is that so? Well, many happy returns of the day*. a Today is Wednesday 56[LESSON 20} Thank you. And now, let’s have the names of the months, Certainly. January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December. Good. . . . Oh! Can you tell me the right time, please? Well, my watch says five past two, but it’s no use relying on it, because sometimes it’s fast and sometimes it’s slow. b My watch says five past two ¢ Many happy returns of the day! 57Lesson Twenty-One (21) Twenty-First (21st) Lesson Se ee ees ca ae eee English Money If you’re going to England you'll naturally want to know some- thing about English méney. I expect you’ve been used to the decimal sys- tem, so English money will probably seem very strange to you at first, but you'll soon get used to it. There are three copper coins, the penny*, the halfpenny?, and the farthing’. Then there’s the three- penny bit’, The other coins are the six- pence’, the shilling’, the two-shilling penny aa ¢ A farthing b A halfpenny d A threepenny bi[LESSON 21] piece’, and the half-crown", which is worth two shillings and sixpence, or as we say, two and six. Then there’s a ten-shilling note’ and a pound note in common use, and for larger sums there are five-pound notes, ten-pound notes, 2 and so on. There’s no e f gold in circulation, so you hardly ever see a sovereign or half-sovereign. You may often hear the term “guinea”, which stands for twenty-one shillings, although there’s no actual coin of this value. There are four farthings in a penny, twelve pence in a shilling and twenty shillings in a pound. If the price of a reel’ of cotton is four- pence, you hand over four pennies for it. i Similarly, you say twopence, threepence, and so on. If a stamp* costs three- halfpence, you hand the clerk a penny and a halfpenny or three half-pennies, and he gives you a three-halfpenny i stamp. ¢ A sixpence h A half-crown; i Anote fA shill half a crown j, A reel of cotton 5 Afwo-thilling plece kA stamp 59Lesson Twenty-Two (22) ‘Twenty-Second (22nd) Lesson At the Bank Can you change me some money, please? Certainly. What is it you wish to change? Here it is: some French francs, Swiss francs, | American dollars and a few ‘Dutch guilders. You'd better count? ‘1 them. 2 If you'll wait a moment I'll find S out the rates of exchange. Here we are. Let me see—er—that’ll make £41. 12. 6. (forty-one pounds, twelve shillings and sixpence) altogether. How would you like it? a Counting the money. 60[LESSON 22] Would you please give me seven five-pound notes, four pound notes and four ten-shilling notes, and the rest in small change. =. Certainly. Here you are. Will that do? (a Er—would you mind giving me the sixpence in \_ my coppers. I want to make a phone-call’ and eee G\ I haven't any change. . . . Thank you. . . . By the way, can IJ open an account “y here? You'll have to see the Manager about that. If you'll kindly go through that door marked “Private” he'll attend to you. Good afternoon, sir. My name is Anderson. I should like to open an account with you. A deposit or current account? Well, I want to be able to pay for things by cheque. Then you want a current account. How much money do you want placed to your credit? Here’s £200 (two hundred pounds). I think that ought to last me for some time. I take it you can supply references. Certainly. Right. Here’s a cheque book"4. When you send a cheque by post be careful to cross it, but if you wish to cash a cheque yourself, you must leave it “open”. b Making a phone-call c A cheque book d Here's a cheque book 61Lesson Twenty-Three (23) Twenty-Third (23rd) Lesson Postal Services There are Post Offices in every town and nearly every village in the country. If you want to post an ordinary letter*, a postcard® or a small parcel, you needn’t go to the Post Office, you can drop it into the nearest pillar-box*. You can recognize these oon easily in England, because they’re painted \ red. If you want to send a telegram, you can either take it to the nearest Post Office b or dictate it over the telephone’. Pillar-boxes are emptied several times a day. If you want your letter to arrive more quickly than by c ordinary post, you can send it by Air Mail. 1, The counter 3. A clerk 5. A telephone-box 2. A customer 4. Scales 6. A clock a A letter b A postcard c A parcel 62{LESSON 23) Letters are delivered to your home or office by a postman’, and telegrams by a telegraph-boy?. Here you can see what the inside of a Post Office looks like. On one side of the counter’ you see several customers”, on the other side, the clerks* One of the people in the pic- d ture is buying postage-stamps, another is registering” a letter, the third is writing out a cable. If you want to buy stamps, you must go to the right counter; if you go to the wrong one, you'll only waste your time. Ask for a halfpenny stamp, a penny stamp. a three-halfpenny stamp, a twopenny stamp, a twopenny-halfpenny stamp, a threepenny stamp and so on. If you want to send a parcel, you hand it to the assistant*, who weighs it on scales* and gives you the necessary stamps. The amount you have to pay depends on the weight of the parcel. In most Post Offices and also in many streets, there are public telephone-boxes** from which you can telephone. All you have to do is lift the receiver, put into the slot the pennies due for the call, and dial the first three letters of the exchange you want, followed by the number. x f d A pillar-box A postman h A registered letter ¢ The telephone g A telegraph-boy i A telephone-box 63Lesson Twenty-Four (24) Twenty-Fourth (24th) Lesson At the Post Office Excuse me, can you tell me where the nearest Post Office is? I'm sorry, I can’t. I’m a stranger here myself. Perhaps that gentleman over there will be able to help you. Thank you... . I’m sorry to trouble you, but can you direct me to the nearest Post Office? Yes, it’s in the High Street. As a matter of fact, I’m going in the same direction myself, so if you come with me, I'll show you. That’s very kind of you. = There it is’, that building over there. a 1. A telephone box 3. The door 4. The pavement 2. A mail-van 5. The clock @ A telegram form 64(LESSON 24] Thanks very much. Don’t mention it. I want to send a telegram. Where can I get a form*? You'll find some over there... . Will you put your name and address’ on the back? That will be 3/6 (three and six). Do you mind telling me where I can get AME tge Imith stamps and. a regis- avpaess 47 Baker ctecet tered envelope? banlirvtury, Henk At the next counter, b A five-shilling book of stamps, please, and a large registered envelope. Will this size do? Yes, thank you, that’s just right... . Would you mind telling me what the postage on this letter will be? Threepence by ordinary post, or sixpence, if you want to register it. b Name and address ce There it is 65 ECSLesson Twenty-Five (25) Twenty-Fifth (25th) Lesson Travelling Those who wish to travel, either for pleasure or on business, have at their disposal various means of transport. There is, for instance, the humble, inexpensive bicycle*. Then there’s the + motor-cycle’, with which you can travel quickly and cheaply, but for long journeys it’s rather tir- a ing. With a motor-car, one can travel comfort- ably for long distances without getting + = too 2 E tired. EN ani ie d — 1. Atrain 3. Passengers S. The engine 2: The platform 4. The window 6. A bookstall @ A bicycle c A ship b A motor-cycle d An aeroplane 66[LESSON 25) Luxurious ships’ cross seas and oceans from one continent to another. Aeroplanes’ carry passengers to various parts of the world in almost as many hours as it takes days to do the journey by other means. But most of us still have to use trains’. Look at this picture of a busy railway station. A train is standing at one of the platforms? ready to leave. Some of the passengers* are looking out of the windows* watching the late-comers who are hurrying along looking for empty seats. The engine’ is ready to draw the train out of the station. On another platform a train has just come in; some passengers are getting out*, others are getting in’. Those who’ve not taken the precaution of getting their tickets beforehand are waiting in queues at the booking-oflice. At the bookstalls*? people are choos- ing books, magazines or news- papers for the journey, At the cloakroom* others are depositing or withdrawing their luggage. Further along there are refreshment rooms‘ crowded with people snatching a hasty meal, while- those with time to spare are sitting in the waiting rooms’. ¢ Getting out of the train g A bookstall f A refreshment room } Getting into the train h At the cloakroom A waiting room 67Lesson Twenty-Six (26) ‘Twenty-Sixth (26th) Lesson At the Station Porter’, will you see to my luggage, please? Where for, sir? I’m going by the 10 o’clock train to Glas- gow. Will you have this trunk? labelled and put in the luggage-van. The suitcase*” and bag* can go on the luggage-rack?. Right, sir. What class? First. Try and find me a corner seat* in a smoker, facing the engine, if you can. Have you got your ticket’ yet, sir? Not yet. Where’s the booking-office?? Come along with me and I'll show you. Here it is. I'll meet you on the platform. 1. A porter 2. The booking-office 3. A suitcase, luggage 4. Passengers a Atrunk b A suitcase 68® (LESSON 26) Which platform is it? * No. 8, over there. One first to Glasgow, please. Single or return? Single. . . . Do I have to change anywhere? No, no change, it’s a through train. Thank you. Here you are, sir. I’ve found you a corner seat next to the corridor. Your carriage is near the dining-car?, and you can order lunch when the attendant comes along. What time do we get to Glasgow? You're due to arrive at 6.15. Thank you. Here you are. d Thank you, sir. I hope you'll f have a comfortable jour- ney. Well, I’ve still got a few minutes to spare, so I'll go and get myself a novel or a detective story to while away the ; time during the journey. Mind you don’t miss the train, sir. That’s all right. The train doesn’t leave for another ten minutes, and it won't take me more than five minutes to get a book. c A bag ¢ A corner seat f A ticket d The luggage-rack g The dining-car 69Lesson Twenty-Seven (27) ‘Twenty-Seventh (27th) Lesson U Travelling by Sea and Air Last Wednesday week I went down to Southampton Docks to see my partner off to New York on one of our largest liners. What colossal ships these steamers are when you see them from the landing-stage alongside the quay. I had a pass, so ‘I went on board and had a look round. RS P) . From the top deck I could see the huge cranes* lifting the a cargo and depositing it in the holds. I saw members of the b @ Acrane b The captain ai){LESSON 27 crew carrying out their duties in various parts of the ship, while the captain? watched the operations and gave his orders from the bridge*. Then the siren? sounded and the visitors made for the gangways’. Finally the ship began to move off, and the passengers, leaning over the rails’, waved good-byey to their friends standing below amongst the crowd. Slowly she left the harbour, passing beyond the pier*, and gradually disappeared in the ————— distance. A few days later I myself J had to go to Paris. f The journey was urgent and I went by air. I went to the air- port by a special bus’ provided by the ‘ oo company. On —_¥__ ND the airfield we = & c E saw a large ats plane waiting h for us. We cfimbed into it, and at exactly twelve o'clock it took off. Very soon our “magic carpet” reached the sea, and shortly afterwards we saw the. French coast. It wasn’t long before we arrived at our destina- tion. Our pilot made a perfect landing, and we got out of ¢ Thebridge —_ ¢ The sangway g Waving good-bye i Abus d The siren f The rails h The pier j A magic carpet aLesson Twenty-Eight (28) Twenty-Eighth (28th) Lesson On the Boat This way for the Dover boat! Have your passports ready, please. Pass up the gangway*! First class on the right, second class on the left. Here we are! Would you like to stay af up on deck, or go down below? aa Oh, I don’t know. I’m not much = as Se of a sailor. a Oh, you won't be sea-sick today; the sea’s perfectly calm*; we’re sure to have a good crossing. I'll get a couple of deck chairs’, up here, in the sun. 1. A lifeboat 3. The gangway 4. A porthole 2. The rails 5. Passengers @ Acalm sea 72Do you travel much? (LESSON 28} Oh well, I'll risk it, but if the worst comes to the worst, don’t blame me. Not more than I can help by sea. I’ve crossed the Channel once before, but frankly I did not enjoy it. Why don’t you fly across? I think I shall, one of these days. It couldn’t possibly be worse than a really bad sea-crossing’, and it’s very much quicker anyhow. 1 can see the English coast’ already, can you? Yes, just. Well, 1 suppose we'd better get ready for landing. . . . I say, you haven’t got anything duti- able, have you? If you have, you’d better declare it. Whatever you do, don’t try to bribe a customs officer, or you'll get into trouble. I don’t think I’m quite as foolish as that. As a matter of fact, I don’t think I have anything to declare. Still, thanks all the same. b Deck chairs ¢ A bad sea-crossing d The English coast 73Lesson_Twenty-Nine (29) ‘Twenty-Ninth (29th) Lesson A Street in London We're now in Oxford Circus, half-way along Oxford Street, one of the busiest streets in the West End of London, and that street over there is Regen: Street, famous all over the world for its splendid shops’. Near one of the street-corners you can see an entrance? to the subway leading to the Underground Railway*, or “ Tube ”*, as we call it. On both sides of the street there are shops, banks and testaurants. In the roadway" there’s a 1. Ashop 4. Acar 6. Abus 2. Entrance to subway 5. A taxi 7. The pavement 3. The roadway 8. Traffic lights @ The Underground Railway; the Tube b A taxi 4[LESSON 29) constant stream of cars‘, taxis®’, buses** and lorries’. In some parts of London there are trolley- buses* and trams’ as well. The * noise is deafening, " d but one soon gets used to it. The pavements’ are crowded with people, and it’s dangerous to attempt to cross the road until the traffic is stopped, either by a policeman? on point duty or by the red et ce traffic lights*. In any case, before crossing the road, take care to look to your right, and when you reach the middle of the road, look to your left. At night, the streets are lit by electricity, or in some districts, by gas. You can see the lamp-posts' and standards‘ on the pavements, and on the “‘islands’’ in the middle of the road. The main streets are flooded with light from the bril- liant shop-windows and the illuminated signs and advertisements, so that after dark everything looks as bright as in broad daylight. © Abus ¢ Atrolleybus — g A policeman h A lamp-post d Alorry { Atram i A standard 75Asking the Way Excuse me, can you tell me the way to Trafalgar Square’? Certainly. Go down Regent Street? to Piccadilly Circus’, and then go down the Hay- market. Turn to the left at the bottom and in less than a minute you'll be in Trafalgar Square. Thank you very much. How far is it from here? If you walk, it’ll take you ten minutes or a quarter of an hour. 1. Trafalgar Square 2. Nelson's Colt. na a Regent Street 76 3. St. Martin’s-in-the-Fields[LESSON 30] Is there a bus? There’s sure to be. But you’d better ask the policeman over there. He'll give you all the information you want. Thank you. Excuse me, officer, is there a bus from here to Trafalgar Square? Yes, sir, any bus’ll take you. There’s a bus- stop® just over there. Ask the conductor? to put you down at Trafalgar Square. Thank you. Does this bus go to Trafalgar Square? r Yes, sir. Come along, hurry up... . No room on top, inside only... no standing on the platform* . . . pass f\ if down the bus, please. . . . Sorry, full d up. . . . Sorry, sir, you can’t smoke f inside, you'll have to wait until there’s room upstairs... . Fares, please. Trafalgar Square, pleasé . . . and will you tell me when we get there? ... Trafalgar Square! This is where you get off, sir. Thank you. b Piccadilly Circus and c A bus-stop d The conductor Regent Street e The platform 77Lesson Thirty-One (31) Thirty-First (31st) Lesson A Visit to London If you can stay only a few days in London, you won't have much time for your sightseeing; and how to spend your time to the best advantage is rather a problem. If I were you, I should make up my mind beforehand. It all depends on your tastes. You may, for instance, be interested in shops, or in art-galleries, or in museums, or you might prefer to start with the principal historical buildings and a monuments. In that case, you might begin in the West End and see the Houses of Parliament’, Westminster Abbey*, Whitehall, and 1. The Houses of Parliament 3. Hyde Park Corner 4. Tower Bridge 2. Queen Victoria’s Memorial 5. The Monument a Westminster Abbey 7%(LESSON 31] Nelson’s Column. From there you could go along the Mall to Buckingham Palace and have a look at Queen Victoria's Memorial*, facing the Palace. Then stroll up Constitution Hill to Hyde Park Corner* and , take a walk through the Park and A Kensington Gardens to the Albert a Memorial, which faces the Albert at Hall’. That’s really more than enough for one day, but still, if you want to see more, you might get on top of a bus going towards the City. c ‘ The bus goes along Piccadilly to Piccadilly Circus and Charing Cross, then along the Strand and Fleet Street to Ludgate Circus. There you might as well get off and walk up to St. Paul’s Cathedral’. After that, you could go further east, to the heart of the City, and see the Bank?, the Man- sion House and the Royal Exchange’, and then, if you had time and weren’t too tired, you could go to the East End and see the Tower of London’, Tower~ Bridge’ over the Thames, the Mint and the Monument’. pal ae eran f b The Albert Hall d The Bank f The Tower of London ¢ St. Paul's Cathedral e The Royal Exchange and Tower Bridge 79Lesson_Thirty-Two (32) Thirty-Second (32nd) Lesson Sightseeing Is it possible to see anything of London in one or two days? Well, yes, but, of course, not half enough. What do you think I ought to see first? Well, if you're interested in churches and historical places you should go to Westminster Abbey, the Houses of Parlia- ment, St. Paul’s and the Tower. Do you like art- galleries? Rather! Then why not go to the National Gallery* and the a Tate? 1. The B.B.C. (Broadca: 2. All Souls’ Church. House) Langham Place a The National Gallery 80[LESSON 32) I'm told one ought to see the British Museum. Do you think I shall have time for that? Well, you might, but if I were you, I should leave that for some other day. You could spend a whole day there. It’s much too big to be seen in an hour or so. I suppose it is. What about going to the Zoo*? That’s not a bad idea. You could spend a couple of hours there comfortably, or even a whole afternoon, watching the wild animals’, birds and reptiles’. You could have tea there too. Tll do that, then. How do I get there? Let me see. Where are we? Oh, there’s the B.B.C.!. I think your best way from here is to walk across Regent’s Park. Is it much of a walk? Oh no, a quarter of an hour or so, but, if you’re in a hurry, why not take a taxi? I think I will. Ah, here’s one coming. Taxi! The Zoo, please. b Wild animals c Reptiles d At the Zoo 81 E.CéLesson_Thirty-Three (33) Thirty-Third (33rd) Lesson The Big Stores I went into one of the big London stores today and enjoyed myself very much, just wandering from one department to another, looking at the various articles on the counters. I thought the assistants were very helpful. There must have been some hundreds of salesmen and _ sales- a women and dozens of different depart- ments, including china, haberdashery, con- PEt fectionery, hardware and even provisions. igi oa Ay Ry b I went from one department to another — from umbrellas to 1. A big store 3. A sun-blind 5. Pedestrians 2. The entrance 4. The roadway 6. Acar a Gloves b Lace 82{LESSON 33} gloves*, from fancy goods to lace’—up and down, in lifts and on escalators. As I was going through the book department#, I was surprised to meet an old friend of mine, whom I hadn’t seen for years. She’s been living abroad and she’s just come back to England for a short holi- day. We went up to the restaurant and had lunch together*. Of course, we talked and talked. She told me that she was married and that she’d brought her eldest boy to England with her. He was going to school here and would live with his grandmother, who’s a widow. His grandfather died quite recently. We didn’t finish lunch until half- past two. Then we did some shopping together. I helped her 9 2 to buy some presents for her Ke ye LAs children. I can’t tell you how glad aa - ves we were to see each other again. eS x AN, We used to be very great friends , before she went to live abroad. 1 hadn’t seen her for—let me see—ten or twelve years, at least. ¢ An escalator d The book department e Having lunch together 83Lesson Thirty-Four (34) Th Shopping Er—Excuse me, how do I get to the glove department? Over there on the left, madam, just past the ribbone counter’. Is this the right counter for gloves? Yes, madam. What sort of gloves do you require? Kid, suéde, chamois. . . ? -Fourth (34th) Lesson Well, let me see some of each. Certainly, madam. What size do you take? Six and a quarter, I believe, but i. Acounter 3. An assistant ; 4,5. Customers. 2. An assistant; a saleswoman 6. Material a salesman a Ribbon b The millinery department 84[LESSON 34] you'd better measure my hand to make sure. I think a six is your size. How do you like these? I can recommend them, they're very reliable. How much are they? Nineteen and eleven (19/1), madam. Very well, I'll take them. And now, how do I get to the shoe department? d Come this way, please, and I'll show you. . . just over there beyond the millinery de- partment’. J \ What kind of shoe did you want, madam? & 3 Calf, glacé, ie suéde ... ? ‘ 1 want a_ strong walking-shoe’ with a low heel. Perhaps calf would be best. I like court shoes*, but of course high heels aren’t suitable for country wear... . As you see, I have rather small feet*, Here’s a pair about your size. Try them on. .. . How do they feel? They're fairly comfortable, but they're a bit tight across We the toes; I suppose they'll \Y give a little. Yes, they’ll stretch with wearing. h Very well, then. . . . Now, let’s see, what else did I want?—Oh yes, some silk stockings’, shoe-polish, a pair of scissors’, and some safety-pins”. ¢ A walking-shoe e Feet g Scissors d A court shoe f Stockings h Safety-pins 85Lesson Thirty ~Five (35) Thirty-Fifth (35th) Lesson The Tailor’ and the Dressmaker This morning I've been to my tailor’s to order a new suit: coat?.2, waistcoat” and trousers’. I should have liked to order a new overcoat® as well, as my old one is nearly worn out, but just now I can’t afford it. I shall have to wait till next year for that. But I might get a raincoaté later on. My tailor always has‘ an excellent stock of materials‘ to choose 1. The tailor 3 An overcoat 6. The counter 2. Acoat 4. Material 7. Amirror - 5 Acustomer @ Acoat b A waistcoat 86[LESSON 35) from, and I think I’ve chosen what'll be the most suitable for my purpose. I’ve had my measurements taken and I’m going again in a fort- night’s time for the first fitting. After I’ve tried the suit on, the tailor will probably find it necessary to make a few alterations, and he'll mark the places for pockets’, buttons and buttonholes’. Then he’ll ask me to return later on for a final fitting, just to make sure that the suit fits really well. When the suit’s ready, I shall pay for it and get a receipt. My wife has also been buying some t new clothes this week. She’s bought herself a fur coat? and a ready-made suit’, that’s to say, a coat and skirt’. She’s been trying to find a silk blouse’ to match, so far without success. But when she went to the milliner’s, she did succeed in getting just the right hat, in the very latest fashion, or so she says. It would seem that the one she bought three weeks ago is already out of date. ¢ Trousers f A button and button- A A suit; acoat and d A raincoat hole skirt e A pocket g A fur coat i A blouse 87Lesson _Thirty-Six_(36) Thirty-Sixth (36th) Lesson Ordering New Clothes Good morning, 1 should like to order a lounge-suit*. What have you got in the way of materials? I want something for the autumn, not too heavy and not too light. How do you like this pattern, sir? It’s much too fight in colour for the autumn. I'd rather have something darker, and a bit heavier. What about this then? Yes, that’s better. How much is it? This is an exceptionally good quality cloth, very a soft, and guaranteed pure wool. A suit of this will cost you twenty-five guineas. V k 1 A model gown 3, The fitter 4. Acurtain 2. The dressmaker 5. A settee a A lounge-suit 88(LESSON 36] I'm afraid that’s really more than I wanted to pay. I should have liked something cheaper, but still, I expect it’s worth ity Very good, sir. If you'll take off your coat, I'll take your measurements’. . . . That's all, thank you. Can you call in tomorrow fort- night for a fitting? That'll be a Wednesday, won’t it? Yes, that'll suit me. I'll call in between two and three, At the Dress-shop I should like to try on one of these dresses*. Please come with me to the fitting-room. This is a model gown’ and quite the latest style. T like the style but I don’t care for the colour, and it’s a bit large too.' What about this one? We have this model in several sizes and colours, pale green, dark brown, black. ... Let me see the black one in my size. Yes, that’s better, but isn’t the skirt rather long? Yes, we'll shorten that for you an inch or two, and the waist will have to be taken in a little as well, but you caf leave all that to us. b Taking the measurements c Adress 89Lesson Thirty-Seven (37) Thirty-Seventh (37th) Lesson At the Tobacconist’s If anybody were to ask me which shop windows’ I found the most initeresting, I should find it very hard to answer. My wife, I know, would be all in favour of the draper’s, the milliner’s and the jeweller’s. My eldest son would be all for the sports shops, with their golf clubs*, tennis rackets’, cricket bats? and footballs¢. The children would vote a for the toyshops, and as // b for me, well, I must con- fess to a weakness for the c tobacconist’s window. a 1, The shop window 3. A box of cigars 5. Books 2. Pipes 4. Boxes of cigarettes 6. Newspapers a A golf club b A tennis racket ¢ A cricket bat d A football 90[LESSON 37} It’s not that 1 smoke a lot, but there’s something fascipating _ about the neat little piles of different coloured tobaccos, the beautifully polished briat pipes, the attractive boxes of cigars** and cigar- ettes’. If you smoke a pipe, you have the choice of dozens of excellent brands of pipe-tobacco; if you like cigars, then you can get them at any price you e care to pay; and if you t prefer cigarettes, you can buy Virginia, Turkish, or Egyptian, whichever you like. Virginia 71 cigarettes are, of course, those made of American tobacco. Matches are good and cheap, but most people nowadays use a lighter. In the tobacconist’s window you'll also find to- bacco-pouches? and cigarette- we cases", holders! and all that sort of thing. Many tobac- conists are at the same time newsagents, stationers, and booksellers, so that you can buy books*, magazines, newspapers*, pic- ture postcards, and other stationery, such as writing-pads/, ngtepaper, blot- ting-paper, envelopes*, ink, fountain- k pens', pencils" and so on. Very often you can buy sweets and chocolates there as well. ; | € A box of cigars h A cigarette-case k Anenyelope { A cigaretie i A cigarette-holder 1 A fountain-pen # Tobacco-pouches } A writing-pad mA pencil onLesson_Thirty-Eight (38) Thirty-Eighth (38th) Lesson Buying Cigarettes Good afternoon. I should like some cigarettes, please. What kind would you like? Virginia, Egyptian, or Turkish? Well, I think I should like to try some of each, and then I can decide which I like best. How many would you want? I really don’t know. Say, a packet* of twenty Virginia, and a box of twenty-five of each of the others. Which brand do you recom- mend? If I were you, I should try these. They’re not very expen- sive, and yet of quite good quality, rather mild, and they won't hurt your throat. 1, The tobacconist 3. Scales 5. Cigars 2. The customer 4, Pipes 6. Tobacco-pouches a A packet of cigarettes 92[LESSON 38] All right, I'll take those. And I'd like some matches* too. How many boxes’? Oh—half a dozen? Certainly. What about some pipe tobacco? You can have it by the ounce or in a tin. No, thank you. Well, may I suggest a good Havana cigar’? Well, I do enjoy a good cigar now and again, but aren’t they rather expen- sive? c We've got them at various prices. This one, for instance, is quite good and costs only four and ninepence (4/9). All right, Pll try it. Let me have five, please. Oh, I nearly forgot. I should like a few flints for my lighter’, And now, add it all up and tell me how much I owe you. Let me see, that'll be thirty-nine and six (39/6) altogether. Here you are. Would you mind wrapping them up‘? . . . Thank you. d d A lighter ¢ Wrapping them up 93Lesson Thirty-Nine (39) Thirty-Ninth (39th) Lesson The Barber and the Hairdresser’ The hairdresser’s a most important member of the community. Everybody, male and female, old and young, requires his attention regularly. Men must have their hair* cut. If they have beards’ or moustaches’, they must have them trimmed. Those who don’t shave themselves must : be shaved by the barber. i } is Women must have their hair cut or waved. \ Here you see the inside of a hairdresser’s shop. th The proprietor’s' busy cutting somebody’s hair; b someone else is being shaved. There are several 1. The hairdresser ; 3. The settee the proprietor 4. A newspaper 6. A wash-basin 2. Acustomer 7. Clippers a Hair b A beard 94customers? sitting on the settee’, waiting their turn. them’s reading a newspaper*; another customer's just about to leave the shop. He’s just had a haircut and a shampoo? as well. An assistant’ is [LESSON 39) One of brushing his overcoat. He will expect a tip, of course. I always shave myself, with a safety-razor’. My brother shaves with an electric razor’. Most people shave every day, but when we're lazy we only shave every other day. I sup- pose you shave yourself too, don’t you? I always think a man ought to shave himself. Personally, I don’t like having my cheeks and chin covered with lather? by somebody else — besides, it’s cheaper, to shave oneself at home than to have much more convenient and, incidentally, =) e to waste time going to the barber's. Cw 5 a I ce ay ¢ A moustache d A shampoo ¢ A safety-razor f Anelectric razor g Lather 95Lesson Forty (40) Fortieth (40th) Lesson I go to the Barber’s Good afternoon, sir, what can I do for you? Haircut and shave, please. I should also like a manicure. Take a seat, please, you won’t have to wait long. . You're next, sir. A mani- eS Ze curist will soon be free. In the mean- time I'll cut your hair. Do you want it a short or just trimmed? Er—not too short. Very good, sir. Ah, here’s the manicurist. May I have your hands, please. Thank you. ; You've broken the nail’ on this a ™. finger rather badly. X , \ Yes, I have, haven’t 1? Be careful with my right thumb*, it’s a bit painful. b Certainly... . How’s that, sir? Just right, thank you. > Your hair's rather dry, sir, and it’s getting a 2 bit thin on top’ too. A shampoo will do it a lot of good. Er—very well. And now for the shave. Yes, but be careful, my skin’s rather tender. You needn’t worry, sir! I’ve only once cut a customer. He suddenly jerked his head and I cut his chin. There was a little blood, but nothing to speak of. I soon stopped the bleeding.. ...There you are, sir, thank you. a Ahand ¢ A thumb b Finger nails d Thin on top 96(LESSON 40] Thank you. By the way, you have a ladies’ department here, haven’t you? My wife wants a perm. Could I fix an appoint- ment for her tomorrow, at three o’clock, say? Just 4 minute, I'll find out... . Yes, that’ll be quite all right. And now, how much do I owe you? That’ll be six and six (6/6) altogether. Here’s seven and six (7/6). You can keep the change. Thank you, sir. t 97 E.C7Lesson Forty-One (41) Forty-First (41st) Lesson The Seasons The year is divided into four seasons: spring', summer?, autumn® XM forests are filled with the songs of the und winter’. In spring, Nature awakens from her long winter sleep. The trees are filled with new life, the earth is warmed by the rays of the sun?, and the weather gets gradually milder. The fields and the meadows are covered with fresh green The woods and birds". The sky is blue and cloudless. RAN . ; NW), At night, millions of stars“ shine in the so SS) y darkness. 6 1. Spring 2. Summer }. Autumn 4, Winter ( a The rays of the sun 6 Grass oN