Wednesday, 3 February 2021
Tuesday, 2 February 2021
Baby! Not A Monkey!
A woman got on a bus, holding a baby.
The bus driver said, “That’s the ugliest baby I’ve ever seen.”
In a huff, the woman slammed her fare into the fare box and took an aisle
seat near the rear of the bus.
The man seated next to her sensed that she was agitated and asked her what
was wrong.
“The bus driver insulted me,” she fumed.
The man sympathized and said, “Why, he’s a public servant and shouldn’t say
things to insult passengers.”
“You’re right,” she said. “I think I’ll go back up there and give him a piece of my mind.” “That’s a good idea,” the man said. “Here, let me hold your monkey.”
What's the meaning?
1. huff
2. slammed
3. fare
4. fare box
5. aisle
6. rear
7. sensed
8. agitated
9. insulted
10. fumed
11. sympathized
Pronunciation Practice
1 got on a bus
2 the ugliest baby
3 in a huff
4 slammed
5 took an aisle seat
6 sensed
7 agitated
8 insulted
9 fumed
10 sympathized
11 passengers
12 go back up there
13 piece of my mind
14 good idea
Questions:
1. What was the woman holding when she got on the bus?
2. What did the driver say to her baby?
3. What did the man who was sitting next to the
woman think of her baby?
Weather Forecast
While we were sailing, my friend tuned in to listen to the weather forecast on a local radio station. Over the airwaves, there was a pause and an audible shuffling of papers, followed by a voice saying, “I’m sorry, I can’t find the forecast, but let me look out of the window--Oh! it’s a lovely drying day.”
What’s the Meaning ...
1. sailing
2. tuned in
3. weather forecast
4. local
5. radio station
6. airwaves
7. pause
8. audible
9. shuffling
10. lovely
Pronunciation Practice
1 tuned in
2 weather forecast
3 radio station
4 airwaves
5 audible
6 shuffling of papers
7 look out of the window
Questions:
1. What were the writer and his friend doing?
2. What were they listening to?
3. Did the radio announcer have a problem
with the forecast? What happened?
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