Lesson 1 A Private ConversationLast week I went to the theater had a very good seat. The play was very interesting. I did not enjoy it. A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me. They were talking loudly. I got very angry. I could not hear the actors. I turned round. I looked at the man and the woman angrily. They did not pay any attention. In the end, I could not bear it. I turned round again. I cant hear a word! I said angrily.Its none of your business, the young man said rudely. This is a private conversation!Summary Writing： v n gEffffbxgxgdbahs cv 第 5 頁 共 5 頁,bn1、Where did the writer go last week?2、Did he enjoy the play or not?3、Who was sitting behind him?4、Were they talking loudly, or were they talking quietly?5、Could the writer hear the actors or not?6、Did he turn round or not?7、What did he say?8、Did the young man say, The play is not interesting, or did he say, This is a private conversation!?Lesson 2 ：Breakfast or Lunch?It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunch time. Last Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of the window. It was dark outside. What a day! I thought. Its raining again. Just then, the telephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy. Ive just arrived by train, she said. Im coming to see you. But Im still having breakfast, I said. What are you doing ? she asked. Im having breakfast, I repeated. Dear me, she said. Do you always get up so late ? Its one oclock!Summary Writing：1Does the writer always get up early on Sundays, or does he always get up late? 2Did he get up early last Sunday, or did he get up late? 3Who telephoned then? 4Had she just arrived by train, or had she come on foot? 5Was she coming to see him or not? 6Did he say, Im still having breakfast, or did he say, I am still in bed? 7Was his aunt very surprised or not? 8What was the time? Lesson 3：Please Send Me A CardPostcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to Italy. I visited museums and sat in public gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian. Then he lent me a book. I read a few lines, but I did not understand a word. Every day I thought about post-cards. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send any cards to my friends. On the last day I made a big decision. I got up early and bought thirty-seven cards I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card !Summary Writing：1Do postcards always spoil the writers holidays or not？ 2Where did he spend his holidays last summer？ 3What did he think about every day？ 4Did he send any cards to his friends or not? 5How many cards did he buy on the last day? 6Where did he stay all day? Lesson 4 ：An exciting tripI have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He has been there for six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia. He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs, a small town in the center of Australia. He will soon visit Darwin. From there, he will fly to Perth. My brother has never been abroad be-fore, so he is finding this trip very exciting.Summary Writing：1 What has the writer just received from his brother, Tim? 2 Is Tim an engineer, or is he a doctor? 3 How long has he been in Australia? 4 Has he already visited many places or not? 5 Where is he now? 6 Has Tim ever been abroad before or not? 7 Is he enjoying his trip very much or not?Lesson 5：No wrong numbersMr. James Scott has a garage in Sunbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pinehurst. Pinehurst is only five miles from Sunbury, but Mr. Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage, so he has just bought twelve pigeons. Yester-day, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinehurst to Sunbury. The bird covered the distance in three minutes. Up to now, Mr. Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other. In this way, he has begun his own private telephone service. Summary Writing：1 How many garage does Mr. James have? 2 Does Mr. James have a telephone in his new garage? 3 What kind of bird does Mr. James buy? 4 How many birds has Mr. James bought? 5 When did the first message come to Sunbury? 6 How long did the bird take to cover the distance? Lesson 6 Percy Buttons 珀西巴頓斯I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door. He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer. In return for this, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He ate the food and drank the beer. Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Later a neighbour told me about him. Everybody knows him. His name is Percy Buttons. He calls at every house in the street once a month a