[00:00.00]Lesson 14
[00:03.27]Text A
[00:04.83]They Don't Talk
[00:06.97]Mr Jones was very angry with his wife,and she was very angry with her husband.
[00:12.96]For several days they did not speak to each other at all.
[00:16.77]One evening Mr Jones was very tired when he came backfrom work,so he went to bed soon after dinner.
[00:24.16]Of course,he did not say anything to Mrs Jones before he went upstairs.
[00:29.02]Mrs Jones washed the dinner things and then did some sewing.
[00:34.38]When she went up toi bed much later than her husband,
[00:37.98]she found a piece of paper on the small table near here bed.
[00:42.29]On it were the words,"Mother.-Wake me up at 7 a.m.-Father"
[00:48.27]When Mr Jones woke up the next morning,it was nearly 8 a.m.-and on the small table near his bed
[00:55.93]he saw another picec of pater.He took it and read these words:"Father.-Wake up.It is 7 a.m.-Mother".
[01:05.88]Text B
[01:09.75]A Dirty Car
[01:11.65]John,Peter and Mark are brothers.
[01:14.81]Their father has a new car,and they clean it for him .
[01:18.76]It has just rained,and the car is very dirty.John is looking at it,and he is talking to Peter.
[01:26.73]JOHN:The car hasn't been cleaned for a few days.
[01:29.78]PETER:No,it hasn't.It's very dirty.
[01:33.10]JOHN:Someone ought to clean it today.
[01:35.69]PETER:Mark should clean it.It's his turn.
[01:39.03]JOHN:No,he cleaned it last time.It's your turn.
[01:43.08]PETER:No,it isn't.You always clean it after Mark.
[01:47.13]JOHN:Oh dear,is it really my turn?In that case,I'll clean it tomorrow.
[01:52.77]PETER:Clean it now.Only lazy people say they'll work tomorrow.
[01:57.52]JOHN:Then I'll clean it the day after tomorrow.
[02:00.48]PETER:You are lazy.You ought to be ashamed.You should enjoy working.
[02:06.46]7.
[02:08.50]Read the following passage once.Underline the key words while reading and retell the story to your partner.
[02:16.83]Ellen walked briskly out into the yard an took a deep breath of cool,fresh air.
[02:24.22]She was eager to begin work.
[02:27.15]This time of year,with the new growth everywhere,always made her feel that she had to help things grow.
[02:35.06]She gathered her tools and went to the patch of reshly turned earth an began to dig rows of holes.
[02:42.93]Then she carefully picked up one fraglie plact and placed it in a hole.
[02:49.51]Over and over she performed this same task and then gently patt6ed the earth around each plant.