Red Roses

by Christine Lindop

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1. White Roses

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It's August. Anna is playing her guitar on the balcony of her new apartment. 'I like it here,' she thinks.

Then her phone rings. It's her friend Vicki.

'I'm coming now, Anna. It's Grandview Apartments, Charlton, isn't it?'

'That's right. See you soon.'

Anna takes her guitar and goes out of her apartment. She goes down in the elevator and goes outside.

Anna is waiting outside the apartment building.

A young man is walking along the street. He is carrying a bunch of white roses.

Anna looks at them. 'What beautiful roses!' she thinks. Then she looks at the young man. 'He's nice too!' she thinks.

The young man looks at her and smiles, and suddenly Anna's face is pink.

Will is walking along the street, when he sees a young woman with a guitar.

'Hmm - a guitar!' he thinks. 'I must play my guitar more often.'

Then he looks at the young woman.

'She's nice!' he thinks, and he smiles at her.

Anna's face is pink, and she looks away. Will goes into Grandview Apartments.

Just then, Vicki arrives in her car.

'Hello, Anna,' she says. 'Are you OK? Your face is a bit pink. What's the matter?'

'Oh - er - nothing,' says Anna.

They drive away. Vicki talks to Anna, but Anna is thinking about the young man.

'Who is he?' she thinks. 'Does he live in the building? Who are the roses for? His wife? His girlfriend? His mother?'

'Anna? Are you listening?' says Vicki.

'Oh! Sorry, Vicki,' says Anna. Her face is red now.

'What are you thinking about?' says Vicki. 'Tell me!'

'Well, I'm thinking about a bunch of roses,' says Anna. 'And a man.'

'Aha! Who is he?' says Vicki.

'I don't know,' says Anna.

'But I want to know,' she thinks.

Will arrives at his gran's apartment.

'Hello, dear,' she says. 'Oh, you are a good boy. You always bring me roses.'

'Of course,' says Will.

Gran makes Will some coffee. She asks him a question, but Will does not answer.

'Will, are you listening? You're thinking about something, aren't you? What is it?'

'Oh - sorry, Gran. It's - it's not important.'

Later, Will says goodbye to his gran. Then he gets into his car and drives away.

In the car he thinks about the young woman with the guitar.

'Where does she live?' he thinks. 'Does she live in one of the apartments? Or has she got a friend there? How can I meet her? Who is she?'

Five minutes later, Anna and Vicki arrive outside the apartment building.

'Goodnight, Vicki,' says Anna.

'Quick - go inside,' says Vicki. 'Just think - you walk out of the elevator, and there is a young man with a bunch of roses. And he says—'

'Oh be quiet,' laughs Anna. 'See you tomorrow.'

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2. Pink Roses

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It's September. Will is visiting his gran again.

'It's a lovely day, Will,' she says. 'Let's have our coffee on the balcony.'

Will and his gran are sitting on the balcony in the sun, when suddenly Will hears a guitar.

'Listen!' he says. 'That's a guitar. Where's it coming from?' He stands up and looks around, but he cannot see the guitar.

'Excuse me, Gran," he says. 'I –er– back soon!' And he runs out of the apartment.

Will runs along the corridor. Where is the guitar? And who is playing it?

He stops outside an apartment and listens. Nothing.

'Perhaps it's outside,' he thinks. 'Perhaps she's on her balcony.'

So he goes down in the elevator and goes outside.

Upstairs, Anna takes her guitar and goes inside. She closes the door to the balcony.

'That's it for today,' she thinks.

Will looks at all the balconies, but he cannot see or hear a guitar.

He goes back to his gran's apartment.

'Are you all right, dear?' she says.

'Yes thanks, Gran,' says Will. 'It's just - oh, it's not important. Well, it is important, but…'

And Will tells Gran about the girl with the guitar.

A week later, Anna is coming home. She can see a young man near the apartment building, and he is carrying a bunch of roses - pink roses today. But he is not looking, and he does not see her.

Anna walks more quickly. But when she gets to the building, there is nobody there.

She gets into the elevator. There is nobody in the elevator, but she can smell roses - beautiful pink roses.

One day Anna comes home and finds Gran at the door of the building with a lot of bags.

'Oh, can I help you?' she says. 'Can I carry something?'

'Thank you very much,' says Gran.

At the apartment, Gran says, 'Come in, dear. Would you like some coffee?'

'Oh - that's very nice of you,' says Anna. 'I'm new here, and I don't know anybody in the building.'

'What do you do?' asks Gran.

'I'm a music student,' says Anna.

Gran brings some coffee into the room.

'These are lovely apartments, aren't they?' says Anna.

'Oh yes,' says Gran. 'I like it here very much.' She tells Anna about her apartment, and about Charlton. Later Anna gets up.

'I must go now,' she says. 'Thank you for the coffee.'

'Goodbye, dear,' says Gran, and Anna goes out.

'What a nice girl,' Gran thinks. 'But - just a minute. A music student - perhaps she's the girl with the guitar! I can ask her over one day when Will comes. No I can't - I don't know the number of her apartment!'

Later that week Vicki talks to Anna. 'I'm having a party on Saturday,' she says. 'Can you come?'

'Yes, of course!' says Anna. 'Your parties are always wonderful.'

Vicki calls her brother. 'Come to my party on Saturday, James,' she says, 'and bring some friends.'

On Saturday, James and his friends arrive at Vicki's house.

'Hi, Vicki,' says James. 'Meet my friends. This is Tom, and Daniel - and Will.'

Just then, Vicki's phone rings.

'I'm sorry, Vicki,' says Anna. 'I can't come to your party, because I'm not feeling well.'

'Oh Anna! I'm sorry, too,' says Vicki. 'Well, stay in bed, and get better soon.'

Vicki's party is wonderful. Will meets Natalie, and Jane, and Katie. But he does not meet Anna.

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3. Red Roses

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Now it's October. Will visits his gran, but he does not see Anna. He walks along the corridor, but he does not hear a guitar.

'Where is she?' he thinks.

Anna visits her family for a week, then she comes back to her apartment. She looks for Will, but she does not see him.

'There are lots of men!' says Vicki, but Anna cannot forget Will.

Then Gran goes to hospital for two weeks. One day Will visits her there.

'How are you today, Gran?' he asks.

'Very well thank you, dear. I'm going home on Friday.'

'That's good,' says Will. 'Perhaps I can get some things for you on Thursday and take them to the apartment.'

'That's very nice of you, Will,' says Gran.

After work on Thursday Will goes to the shops and gets some things for Gran. He gets some roses, too, and he puts everything in his car.

Suddenly it begins to rain. Will is getting into his car when he sees his friend Tom.

'Where are you going, Tom?' says Will.

'Home - to Eastfield.'

'I'm going to my gran's apartment in Charlton, so I can take you to Eastfield first.'

'Can you take my friend Anna, too? She's going to Charlton.'

'Yes of course,' says Will.

Tom and Anna get into Will's car.

'Thanks, Will,' says Tom. 'It's not a very nice night!'

'That's all right, Tom,' says Will. He drives Tom home, and then he says to Anna, 'Where are you going, Anna?'

'I'm going to Grandview Apartments. It's on Park Road.'

'That's funny,' says Will. 'I'm going to Grandview Apartments.'

'Is it her?' he thinks. 'The girl with the guitar?' He looks in the mirror, but he can't see her face very well.

'Can I smell roses?' thinks Anna. 'Is it him - the man with the roses?'

Then they are outside the apartment building. They get out of the car, and then they begin to talk at the same time.

'Oh! It's you!'

'You play the guitar!'

'And you come here with roses!'

'Yes — I always bring roses to my gran.'

'His gran!' thinks Anna. 'Not his wife, not his girlfriend.'

'She's coming home from hospital tomorrow, so I'm taking some things to her apartment,' says Will.

'Can I... would you like some help?' says Anna.

'Yes please!' says Will.

They go up to Gran's apartment. Will puts things away, and Anna puts the roses in a vase.

'There - aren't they lovely!' she says. 'I like roses. They smell wonderful.'

'Thank you for your help, Anna,' says Will.

'That's all right,' Anna says. 'Look - would you like to come up to my apartment for coffee?

'I'd like to very much,' says Will. He smiles, and she smiles. They go upstairs.

On Friday Gran comes home. Will goes to see her. He is carrying a bunch of red roses.

'That's a big smile, Will!' says Gran. 'Red roses — don't they say "Red roses for love"?'

'Well, Gran...' says Will.

Ten minutes later, Will comes out of Gran's apartment and goes upstairs. He's carrying a bunch of red roses.

Gran goes out onto the balcony and sits down in the sun. She can hear a guitar. Then it stops.

Gran hears Will's voice, and Anna's voice. Then Anna laughs.

Gran smiles. She can smell roses - beautiful red roses, in the sun, outside on a balcony.

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SKYJACK!

by Tim Vicary

 

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The air hostess smiled. 'Welcome aboard, sir. Would you like a newspaper?'

'Yes, please.' Carl took the newspaper and looked at his ticket. ' I'm in seat 5F. Where's that?'

'It's near the front of the plane, sir. On the left, there. By the window.'

'I see. Thank you very much.' Carl smiled back at the air hostess. She was young and pretty. Just like my daughter, he thought.

He put his bag under his seat and sat down. His friend Harald sat beside him. They watched the other passengers coming onto the plane. Harald looked at his watch.

'9.30 p.m., 'he said. ' Good. We're on time.'

Carl agreed. ' And in three hours we'll be home' , he said. ' That's good. We've been away for a long time. You'll be pleased to see your family, won't you, Harald?'

Harald smiled. ' Yes, I will. Have you seen this, sir?' He opened his bag and took out two small planes. ' These are for my sons. I always bring something back for them.'

' How old are your sons?' Carl asked.

' Five and almost seven. The older one has a birthday tomorrow.'

' He'll be very excited tonight then.'

' Yes. I hope he gets some sleep.'

The plane took off. Carl watched the lights of the airport grow smaller below them. Then the plane flew above the clouds and he could see the moon and the stars in the night sky. He lay back in his seat and closed his eyes.

 

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Later, he woke up. Harald was asleep. Carl looked at his watch. It was midnight. He called the air hostess.

'Excuse me. What time do we arrive?'

' 11.30 p.m. local time, sir. That's about half an hour from now.'

' Thank you.' Carl changed the time on his watch.

' Anything else, sir?'

' No, I don't think so. Oh, wait a minute - could I have a cup of coffee, please?'

' Yes, of course, sir.' He watched her bring the coffee.

' She walks like my daughter, too, ' he thought. 'And she is very young. She looks nervous, not sure what to do.'

' How long have you been an air hostess?'' he asked.

She smiled. ' Three months, sir,' she said.

' Do you like it?'

' Yes, I love it. It's very exciting.' She smiled nervously. ' Will that be all, sir?'

' Yes, thank you.'

' Have a nice flight.'

He drank the coffee and started to read his newspaper. When Harald woke up, Carl showed him a page in the paper.

   ' Look. There you are, ' he said. He pointed to a picture. In the middle of the picture stood Carl himself - a short thin man with grey hair, wearing a suit. Behind him, on the left, was Harald - a tall, strong young man, like a sportsman. Both men were smiling. ' That's you and me, outside the Embassy,' said Carl. ' We're in the news again. You can show it to your sons. You're famous man, Harald!'

Harald laughed. ' You're the famous man, sir, not me,' he said. ' I'm just a police officer. It's my job to take care of you. That's a photo of you, not me.'

' Perhaps. But your children think that you're a famous man, I'm sure. Here, take it, and show it to them.'

' OK. Thanks.' Harald smiled, and put the newspaper in his coat pocket. ' I think I'll have a cup of coffee too.' He called for the air hostess, but she did not come. Harald looked surprised.

' What's the matter?' Carl asked.

' The air hostess,' Harald said. ' She's sitting down talking to those two men.'

Carl looked up and saw young air hostess. She was sitting in a seat at the front the plane with two young men. they looked worried and nervous. Suddenly, one of the young men picked up a bag and walked into the pilot's cabin! The other man and the air hostess followed him.

' That's strange,' said Carl. ' What are they doing?'

' I don't know. It's very strange,' said Harald. ' I don’t like it at all.' He began to get out of his seat, but then stopped and sat down again.

For one or two minutes nothing happened. None of the others passengers moved or spoke. They had seen the young men too. then the pilot spoke.

' Ladies and gentlemen, this is the Captain speaking. Please do not be afraid. There is a change of plan. We have to land at another airport before we finish our journey. there's no danger. We will land in fifteen minutes. Please stay in your seats and keep calm. Thank you.'

Then the air hostess came out of the cabin. She looked very different now because she had a machine gun in her hand. She stood at the front of the plane and watched the passengers carefully.

 

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' Here we are, madam.' The big black car stopped and a police officer opened the back door.

' Thank you.' Helen Sandberg smiled at him as she got out. Another police officer opened the front door of her house. Inside the house it was quiet. Her daughter was reading. She put the book down.

' Hello, Mummy. You're late. You said you'd be home by ten o'clock. I wanted to talk to you about my homework, remember?'

Helen sat down. ' I'm sorry, Sarah. I did remember, really. But I had a very busy day. Anyway, I'm home now. What's the problem?'

'It's this book,' said Sarah. ' I have to write about it at school on Friday, and I don't understand it.'

' All right, ' said Helen. ' Bring the book into the kitchen and I'll look at it while you make me a cup of coffee.'

they sat in the kitchen and talked for nearly half an hour. then Helen looked at her watch. ' OK, Sarah, that's enough for now. It's nearly midnight, and I must be up at six tomorrow. I'm going to bed. Goodnight.'

Alone in her bedroom, she undressed and got into the big empty bed. She was very tired. She closed her eyes and in three minutes was asleep.

The phone rang at 12.15 a.m. Helen groaned, and picked it up.

' Hello…What?…Who?…Do you know what time it is?

She ran her hand through her hair and turned the light on. 'What, now? I don't believe it. are you sure?

The voice on the telephone explained carefully. Helen groaned again, and sat up. ' I hope it is serious. If it isn't, somebody is going to be in big trouble…yes…All right…Send the car in fifteen minutes, then. And bring me some coffee! Goodbye.'

She put the telephone down and got out of bed. Outside the window she could hear a strong wind blowing.

twenty minutes later she was sitting in the back of her big black car, drinking a cup of coffee and talking to the Chief of Airport Police on the car telephone. It was raining heavily.

 

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Carl looked out of the plane window. It was very dark and rainy. It was a small airport with only one or two others planes. But there were three polices cars near the airport building.

' I don't understand,' he said quietly in Harald's ear. ' Why are we here?'

Harald looked worried. 'Don't ask me', he whispered back. 'Ask them.'

' No thanks.' Carl looked at the hijackers. The young air hostess was still standing at the front of the plane with her machine gun. One of the young men, also with a machine gun, was standing at the back of the plane. the passengers sat very quietly in theirs seats.

A bell rang and a man's voice spoke.

' Ladies and gentlemen, listen to me. This is the People's Liberation Army. This plane is ours now, you are our prisoners. we do not want to hurt you, but you can see, we have ours gun and we know how to shoot. So please, sit quietly in your seats and do what we say. We will be here for one or two hours. The Government of this country has two of our brothers in a prison near this airport. We are asking the Government to bring our two brothers to this plane. When our brothers are free, you will be free. We think this will take one or two hours, but not very long.

As you know, the Prime Minister of this country is only a woman. She will do what we say. So do not worry. Just sit very still and wait a little while. Goodnight.'

Carl looked at Harald. ' Oh dear,' he whispered. ' I think we're in trouble, my young friend. Big trouble.'

Harald agreed. ' We certainly are. The Government won't set those two men free. They tried to put a bomb on a plane last year, didn't they, sir? They're in prison for thirty years!'

' I know,' Carl whispered. ' No one could set them free. So what about us?'

' What about you, you mean,' whispered Harald. ' I'm not important. Look, sir, you'd better give me your passport.'

' What? Why?'

' Ssh!' Harald put his hand on the older man's arm and stopped talking. Carl looked up and saw the young air hostess staring at them. Her machine gun was pointing at them too. He stopped talking and looked out of the window.

After a few minutes she stopped watching them. ' Give me the passport, sir!' Harald whispered, very quietly. Very slowly and carefully, Carl took it out of his pocket and gave it to him.

There was still some coffee in Carl's cup. Very carefully, Harald put the passport on his tray and poured the coffee onto it. When the passport was very wet, he tore it slowly into little pieces. He was a strong young man and because the passport was a strong young man and because the passport was wet, it did not make a sound. Then, one by one, he put the pieces of wet paper into his mouth and ate them. In ten minutes, the passport had disappeared.

' I don't understand,' whispered Carl. ' Why did you do that?'

' You'll see,' whispered Harald. ' But when they ask questions, let me answer, sir. OK? You say nothing.'

' OK.' Carl looked away, out of the window. A large black car was just driving up to the airport building.

 

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The black car stopped outside the airport building and a police officer opened the door. Helen Sandberg got out and went quickly inside. Upstairs, in the control room, the Chief of Airport Police, Inspector Holm, was waiting with a soldier. Helen's secretary, Michael, was there too.

'Good evening, Prime Minister,' said Inspector Holm. ' This is Colonel Carter, of the Special Commando Section.'

' Good evening, Colonel.' Helen shook hands with the solider and looked at him. He was a thin, tough-looking man, about forty years old, with a brow face. His hand was hard and strong. ' I hope you know your job,' she thought. ' I may need you.'

She looked out of the window. There was a large plane on the tarmac about two hundred metres away. All its light were on. ' Is that the plane?' she asked.

' That's it, Prime Minister.'

' Right, give me the facts. How many people are on it?'Inspector Holm answered. ' One hundred and eight passengers, five crew.'

' What nationalities are they?'

' There are twenty-nine Americans, fifteen British, two Brazilians, Two Indians, and one Chinese. The others are from this country.'

' I see. There are a lot of Americans and British, then,' said Helen quietly. ' That means trouble.'

' Yes, Prime Minister,' answered Michael. ' I'm afraid their Ambassadors are on their way here now.'

Helen smiled at him quickly. He was a good secretary; he usually knew what she was thinking. Both the American Ambassador and British Ambassador were difficult people.

She turned back to Inspector Holm.

' Tell me about the hijackers. What do they want?'

' We don't know how many hijackers there are, Prime Minister. But they have guns, we know that. They say they are from the People's Liberation Army. And they want three things.' Inspector Holm paused and looked down at her. He was a very tall man and he looked very important in his uniform. Helen didn't like him much.

' Yes, well. What three things? she asked quickly.

' First, they say we must set free their two brothers from prison. You remember, Prime Minister - two men tried to put a bomb on a plane last year. They are in prison near here.'

' I remember, ' Helen answered softly. ' They're in prison for thirty years, aren't they?'

' I think so. Something like that.' The man paused. ' Secondly, they say we must refuel the plane because they want to fly to another country. Thirdly, they say we must put this in all our newspapers. It says they are fighting for freedom for liberate their people.'

He gave her a sheet of paper. Helen put it on the table. She did not read it. ' And what about the passengers?' she asked. ' When will the hijackers set them free?'

' They say they will set most of the passengers free when their brothers are on the plane. But they want ten passengers to fly away with them. they will set them free when they arrive.'

' I see.'

' There's one other thing, Prime Minister,' Colonel Carter spoke for the first time. His voice was very quiet, almost gentle. ' they say we must bring the prisoners to the airport in two hours. If not, they will kill a passenger. They said this one hour ago.'

' So we have one hour left?'

' That's right, Prime Minister. Just one hour. Then they will kill the passenger.'

' I see.' Helen walked slowly to the window and started out at the plane. It was still raining and a strong wind was blowing. She turned round. ' Thank you gentlemen. I will have to talk to them. But first I need a few minutes to think. Colonel Carter, Inspector, please go to the other room. Tell the hijackers I will talk to them in five minutes. Michael, stay here.'

' But…yes, madam.' Inspector Holm looked unhappy, but he went out, slowly, with the Colonel. Michael sat quietly, looking at her. He knew what she was thinking.

' Have you got the passengers list, Michael?'

' Yes, Prime Minister. Here you are.'

She picked up the list of names and looked at it carefully. ' Oh my God!' His name was near the begining. She dropped the list, sat down at the table, and ran her hands through her hair. For a long minute he said nothing. Then she looked up.

' This is going to be very difficult, isn't it, Michael?'

' I'm afraid so, Prime Minister. Very difficult indeed.'

Helen stood up and walked to the window, thinking hard. Outside in the rain, the American Ambassador's car stopped by the door.

 

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Carl looked through the window and watched the cars now and a lot of lights in the building. Inside the plane it was hot and quiet. There was nothing to do. He remembered other times when he had been in a plane at night with his wife and daughter. That had been fun because they were excited and going on holiday. His daughter had always asked lots of questions in the plane. Now nobody said anything at all. Carl sat, and thought, and felt his face becoming wet with sweat.

' Your passports, please!'

' What?' He turned suddenly. One of the hijackers, a young man in a black shirt, was just behind them. He had a bag in his hand and he was talking everyone's passports and putting them in it.

' Why…?'

' Be quiet!' Harald whispered. ' Let me talk, sir. Remember?'

' Your passports, please.' The young man stood by their seats.

' Here you are.' Harald gave the man his passport.

' Thank you. And his?'

' He has no passport. I am a police officer and he is my prisoner. I am taking him to prison in my country.'

' I see. The young man looked at them both in surprise. 'Stand up, you!'

Carl stood up and young man searched his pockets, but he found nothing. He told Carl to sit down, then he opened Harald's passport and looked inside. 'Police pig!' he said. ' Now you are our prisoner!' Then he hit Harald in the face, looked at Carl, and laughed. 'And perhaps we will set him free!'

Harald said nothing. The hijacker was about the same age as him, but not so big. The young hijacker laughed again and moved on to the next seat.

' Thank you, Harald,' Carl whispered, when the man was at the front of the plane. ' That was very brave. But I won't let you die for me, you know.'

' Be quiet, sir! Something's happening!' Harald whispered back.

Carl looked up. Another hijacker was standing in the door of the Captain's cabin. He was talking to the other two. He was a brig strong man, with a black beard. He looked angry and waved his arms. Carl listened carefully. He could hear one or two words, but not many.

'…nothing! Nothing at all!…stupid woman!… she needs time, she says…'

All the hijackers were angry now. They looked at the passports and then started to walk down the aisle, pointing their guns at the passengers. Harald sat very still in his seat.

' Don't look at them, Carl' he whispered. 'Sit very still and don't look at them.'

Suddenly the big hijacker pulled a passenger out of his seat. The passenger was a short fat man in a grey suit. He shouted angrily in a voice that sounded American, but the hijacker hit him and then pushed him to the front of the plane with his machine gun.

' Turn towards the door!' he shouted. ' Put your hands on the door! Above your head! Higher! That's it!'

The air hostess pointed her gun at the American's back. The hijacker in the black shirt stood at the front of the plane and point his gun at the passengers.

' Don't move!' he shouted. 'Stay in your seats and don't look back!' Then the big bearded hijacker went back into the Captain's cabin.

The bell rang. The hijacker's voice spoke.

' Passengers! Listen to me! You know we are here to set our brothers free. I have spoken to the Primary Minister of this country. I told her she must bring our brothers here by two o'clock. That is plenty of time because the prison is only ten kilometres from here. She says she needs more time, but we know she is lying. We have no time. The passenger at the front of the plane is an American spy who lives in our country. All Americans who live in our country are spies. If our brothers are not here at two o'clock, he will die. If you try to help him, you will die too.'

' Jesus, ' Carl said quietly. He looked at his watch. The time was 1.50 a.m. He looked out of the window across the rainy tarmac to the airport building. In one of those rooms was the Primer Minister. What would she do? What could she do ? ' Come on, honey,' he said softly. 'Start thinking. Think fast, honey. And think hard!'

 

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Helen Sandberg sat at the radio in the control room. Michael, Inspector Holm, and Colonel Carter sat behind her.

They could all see the plane, two hundred metres away, and they could all hear the voice of the hijacker on the radio. It was loud, excited.

' Our brothers have done nothing wrong. They are innocent! They are fighters     for the freedom of our people! We need them with us on this plane, now!'

Helen kept her voice low and calm. ' Look, I understand what you say. But those men are criminals; they're in prison. I can't bring them here. And remember, the passengers on the plane are innocent people too, with families and children. Please set them free. We will not hurt you. We…'

The voice on the radio interrupted he. ' Mrs Sandberg! I do not want to talk any more. It is now 1.59 a.m. Do you have our brothers here, at the airport?'

' No. I told you;'

' Then watch the front door of the plane. You can see it well, I hope!'

' Yes.' Helen's voice was quiet now, almost whisper.

' Then watch. There is an American spy behind it. And remember, we have money American spies, and many important business people on this plane. In half an hour I will ask you again about my brothers.'

Helen started out at the plane. Its front door was very small and far away. Colonel Carter touched her arm.

' Here are some binoculars, Prime Minister. You will be able to see more clearly with these.'

She did not want t look, but she had to. She had decided not to free the prisoners, so now she had to see what happened to the passengers. She picked up the binoculars and started at the front door of the plane.

The door opened slowly. There were no steps outside the door, so it was about four metres above the ground. Standing in the door was a short fat man, his hands above his head. His face was white and he looked very frightened. Then he jumped. But as he jumped, a girl came to the door and shot him. Some bullets hit him in the air and more bullets hit him as he lay on the ground. One of his arms moved a little and blood ran out of the side of his head onto the wet tarmac. The girl continued shooting him for ten, maybe fifteen seconds. Then someone pulled her back into the plane and the door closed.

For a long time everyone was silent. Then Colonel Carter spoke.

' Inspector, why didn't your men shoot? that girl was in the doorway for nearly fifteen seconds! Why isn't she dead?'

' We… are police officers, not soldiers. I …' But the Colonel interrupted him.

' Prime Minister, let my men deal with this problem. they have killed a man now and they'll kill another one in half an hour. We must attack that plane! We are commandos; we know how to do it!'

Helen was still watching the dead body of the man on the tarmac. She thought a hand moved, for a moment; but no, he must be dead by now. There was a pool of blood on the tarmac now, around his head. He could not possibly be alive. For a moment she did not a hear the voices around her. In half an hour…

' Prime Minister…?'

' Yes.' She turned towards them. ' Yes. Colonel Carter, bring your men here, immediately. Meet me in ten minutes with your plane. But I warn you, it must be a good one. I don't want any more dead passengers.'

' Yes, Prime Minister. At once.' The Colonel turned to go.

' Inspector.'

' Yes, madam.'

' I want those two prisoners brought here from the prison. At once. You have twenty-five minutes, no more. Do you understand?'

' But Prime Minister! You can't do that!' The Inspector and the Colonel started at her in surprise.

' I can and I will.'

' But these men are dangerous criminals - terrorists! They tried to put a bomb on a plane! They are in prison for…'

' For thirty years, Colonel. I know. But they are only two men, and there are over a hundred innocent people on that plane. My job is to save their lives, and I need time to do it.'

The Inspector stood up very tall and straight in his fine uniform. ' Prime Minister, I strongly advise you not to do this. You don't understand…'

Helen interrupted him, her voice ice-cold and angry. ' I understand very well indeed, Inspector. And I thank you for your advice. But I think I must make the decisions, and you must obey my orders. You now have only twenty-four minutes. Bring those prisoners here, please.'

' Yes, madam.' The Inspector and the Colonel Carter left the room, looking very unhappy.

' Prime Minister?'

' Yes, Michael?' She turned, and saw that Michael was smiling quietly.

' The American and British Ambassadors are here. Do you want to see them?'

She groaned, and sat down suddenly. ' Do I want to? Of course I don't! But I suppose I must talk to them because that man was an American. Send them in. They can have five minutes with me, that's all.'

' Yes Prime Minister.' Michael picked up a telephone.

 

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When the girl came back into the cabin she was shaking. Her hands were shaking and she was crying and smoke was coming out of her gun. One of the passengers, an American, stood up and shouted at her.

' You're a murderer!' he shouted. ' You're a dirty, murdering b…'

She turned and pointed the gun at him and fried. The man sat down in his seat and the bullets went above the seats, all along the plane, and out through the roof. After ten seconds the girl stopped firing and shouted.

' You shut up! You shut up and sit down or I'll kill you all! I am a solider of the People's Liberation Army and I'll kill you, all of you!'

But she was crying too, and the young man in the black shirt put his arm around her and held her. She leaned against him, crying, and he whispered something in her ear.

It was then that Harald moved. He got out of his seat, bent low, and ran very fast along the aisle towards the front of the plane. The young man and the girl did not see him coming and he caught them both around their legs and knocked them onto the floor. Harald fell on top of them and he tried to take one of the guns, but the girl pulled his hair and the young man held his arms. then the bearded man came out of the Captain's cabin and hit Harald hard on the head with his gun. Harald fell on the floor and lay still. The bearded man pointed his gun at the passengers and shouted 'SIT STILL' very loud indeed.

None of the passengers had moved expect Carl, and he was too slow. He stood very still in the middle of the aisle five metres away from the bearded man's gun. The other two hijackers were still on the floor, and Carl saw the Captain move in the cabin behind the bearded man. But the young man in the black shirt saw him too, and stood up and pointed his gun at the Captain. Both Carl and the Captain were too late.

' I am getting old,' Carl thought. ' When I was young, I could move as fast as Harald. But not now.' Carl sat down in his seat, very slowly. The bearded man watched him all the time. He pushed Harald with his foot.

' Search him, ' he said to the girl. 'Then handcuff him to the door. He will be the next one.'

The girl pulled Harald to the door. She found some handcuffs in his pocket and handcuffed him to the door. then she searched his other pockets.

In one of his pockets she found a newspaper. She looked at it and saw the photo of Harald and Carl. She stood up slowly and showed it to the bearded man. He looked at the photo, and then he looked at Carl carefully and for a long time. Very slowly smiles appeared on the faces of the two hijackers and they began to laugh.

 

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Helen Sandberg stood up to welcome the American and British Ambassadors. the two men were very different. The American Ambassador was a short round man with a loud voice which Helen disliked very much. He often wore open-necked shirts, and he had a very hairy chest. She disliked that too. The British Ambassador - a tall thin Scotman from Edinburgh - was always quiet, polite and well-dressed, but she did not always believe what he said. Once - a year ago - he had lied to her and she could never forget that.

But most of all, she disliked them because they were both military men and their countries were much bigger than hers. they wanted military bases for their soldiers in her country and she did not want them.

' So, gentleman, what can I do for you?'

the American spoke first. 'Well, ma'am, an American passenger is dead…'

' Yes, I know. I am very sorry about that. I hope more will die.'

' I hope so too, ma'am. There are twenty-eight US passengers on the plane and my Government wants to keep them alive.'

' There are a hundred and seven passengers on the plane, Ambassador, and my Government wants them all alive,' Helen answered quietly. But the Ambassador did not listen.

' So the US Government is going to help you, ma'am. We have fifty US Marines at the US Embassy, and they can be here in one hour from now. then they'll just take that goddam plane apart.'

The Scotsman smiled. ' Excuse me, Ambassador, but perhaps one hour from now will be too late. One man is already dead. But, er…perhaps you don't know this, Prime Minister, but this week six SAS soldiers are visiting the British Embassy, and they're waiting outside in my car now. these men know a lot about hijacks; much more than the US Marines or, probably, your own soldiers, Prime Minister. They know exactly what to do. So…'

' Now just moment !' The American interrupted. ' the US Marines are…'

' Gentleman!' Helen’s clear, hard voice stopped them. 'There's not time argue.

' Firstly, I didn't know about the SAS soldiers in the British Embassy, and I am very surprised about it. Very surprised indeed, Ambassador. Secondly, I do not think it is a good idea to attack a plane with a hundred and seven passengers in it, and "take it apart" as you say. I want these people to live, not die. So I thank you for your ideas, but remember that this small country is ours, not yours. We will manage this problem in our own way, with our own people, thank you very much. Now you must excuse me, I am busy.'

At the door, the Scotsman turned back. ' Prime Minister, I know you want to save lives,' he said. ' I understand that. But these hijackers must not go free. ?y Government does not want that. No Government in the world wants that.'

'I know that, Ambassador,' Helen answered quietly. ' I know that very well.'

As they went out, the phone rang. Michael picked it up. Helen sat down at the table and watched him. His face was very serious. He wrote on a piece of paper then put the phone down. For a moment, he did not look at her.

' What is it, Michael? Tell me.'

' It was a radio message from the plane, Prime Minister.'

' Well? What did they say? Didn't they want to talk to me?'

' No, Prime Minister. Just the message. It says: "We love our brothers. We hope the Prime Minister loves her husband. He is on the plane, just behind the door."

For a long moment she started at Michael, but she did not speak. A picture of the American passenger appeared in her head. She saw him jumping out of the door and the girl shooting him. Shooting him for ten, maybe fifteen long seconds.

' I'm sorry, Prima Minister,' said Michael softly.

' What? Yes, so am I. I thought perhaps…perhaps the hijackers didn't know Carl was my husband. But now they do know.'

She ran her hand was shaking so much that she could not tell the time.

The phone rang again.. Michael picked it up.

' Colonel Carter is outside, Prime Minister.' He watched her, waiting for an answer. ' I'll tell him to wait, shall I?'

She put her hands flat on the table and stood up. ' Yes. Yes, Michael. Tell him to wait two minutes, that's all.'

She walked to the window and started out at the plane. She pressed her forehead against the cool glass and for two minutes she did not move. then she turned round and smile at Michael.

' Let's just hope Colonel Carte's plan is a good one, shall we? Show him in.'

 

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In the plane, Carl and Harald sat on the floor by the door. they were handcuffed together with Harald's handcuffs. The girl hijacker stood watching them with her gun. The bearded man was in the Captain's cabin, and the young man in the black shirt was watching the other passengers.

Harald touched his head with his band. there was blood in his hair.

' How do you feel, my young friend?' Carl asked.

' It hurts, ' Harald answered. ' And I can't see well.'

' This man needs a doctor.,' Carl said to the girl, angrily.

She laughed. ' That is your wife's problem, not mine,' she said. ' If our brothers come, he will get a doctor. If they don't come, he won't need one.' She pointed her gun at Harald's head and laughed again. she wasn't at all nervous now.

Carl felt angry. He was angry with the hijackers and he was angry with himself because he had not moved fast enough to help Harald. It was good to be angry; when he was angry he did not feel so afraid.

' How old are you?' he asked the girl.

She did not answer.

' I asked you a question!' he said. ' How old are you? Eighteen, nineteen? You're not very old, really, are you? You're just a child!

The girl's face went red. ' I'm twenty,' she said angrily. ' I'm not a child!'

' You look like a child,' Carl said. ' You're only two years older than my daughter. why are you doing this?'

The girl laughed. She didn't look at his eyes. ' Why? You wouldn't understand.'

' I don't think you understand what you're doing,' Carl said. ' None of the people in this plane has hurt you. We are all innocent. that man you killed - he wasn1t a spy, he was just an American businessman. You've never seen any of us before.

Why do you want to kill us?'

The girl looked worried and angry. She pointed the gun straight at Carl’s head. ' I don't want to kill you,' she said. ' I want your government - your wife - to set our brothers free.'

' Yes, I know,' said Carl, carefully. He watched the gun and the girl's face, but he was not really afraid because he was still angry. He argued with the girl as though he was arguing with his daughter. ' But remember what your brothers did. They to put a bomb on a plane. they wanted to kill innocent people like us. Why?'

' You are not innocent!' said the girl. ' No one is innocent! People like you, and your wife, and that American - you have money and power and you take it from my people, from us! Do you know how I lived when I was child? Ten people in one room, with no bath, no water, nothing! My parents had no jobs, no passports, no country, nothing! We lived in a town with ten thousand others. But ten kilometres away there were rich people like you, with big beautiful houses, fine cars, fine clothes - and they were all innocent people, like you! I tell you no one is innocent!'

She was shouting now, and nearly crying - there were tears in her eyes. Carl and Harald watched the gun carefully. ' Poor girl,' Carl thought. ' Poor little murderess.'

the bearded men came out of the Captain1s cabin and put his hand on the girl's arm. ' Stop it, little flower,' he said. ' Don't talk to them. That' not your job.' then he hit Carl in the face.' Keep your mouth shut!1 he said. ' Think about your wife instead. Do you see the time? I think she has forgotten you!'

Carl groaned and held his mouth with his hand. there was blood in his mouth and one if his teeth was broken. then he looked at his watch. It was 2.23. Seven minutes left… then the half hour was over.

' I'm sorry, my friend,' he whispered to Harald. ' You tried fighting, and I tried talking. But it didn't work. I think this may be our last journey.'

 

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Helen Sandberg decided she liked Colonel Carter. He spoke clearly, he explained his ideas carefully, and he listen to what she said. He did not try to be difficult because she was a woman. Best of all, they had made a plan together. A good plan, she thought; it could really work. Perhaps.

She looked at her watch: 2.23. ' Right, Colonel, get your men ready. I'll send the first prisoner down to you when they arrive. but where are they? Michael, have they arrived yet?'

' No, prime Minister. Not yet.'

' Then where the hell are they? Can you get Inspector Holm on the car radio?'

' They’re trying, Prime Minister.' Michael spoke into the phone. colonel Carter left the room and Helen walked up and down slowly, watching the clock.

2.24, 2.25, 2.26…

' They've got him, Prime minister! He says… he says one of the cars has had an accident in the rain. He thinks he can be here in ten minutes.' Michael looked up. there was no smile on his face at all now.

' Ten minutes! What's he driving - a police car, or a bicycle?' Helen banged her fist on the table. ' We've got four minutes left. OK. I want to talk to the hijackers. get them on the radio.'

She sat down at the table while Michael called the plane. Colonel Carter came in and stood behind her. A voice came on the radio.

' Well, Mrs Sandberg. where are our brothers?'

' They're coming,' said Helen. ' They'll be here in ten minutes.'

' That is too late. I gave you half an hour. Your husband will die in four minutes.'

Helen pressed her hands flat on the table, so hard that the ends of her fingers went white. ' Please don't do that', she said.

' I am sorry, Mrs Sandberg. but if my brothers are not here tn four minutes, your husband will die.'

' Don't you want to see your brothers?' she asked quickly. ' I promise you, if you kill my husband, you'll never see them again.'

There was a pause while no one spoke. Then the radio answered.

' Four minutes, Mrs Sandberg.'

Helen spoke clearly, slowly, and loudly. She filled her voice with all the anger she had in her body. ' Listen, you murderer. I need just ten minutes to get your brothers to this airport. then I will send them to the plane. But if you kill my husband, or anyone else, then I promise you that your brothers will die, on the tarmac in front of that plane. Is that What you want? Or will wait ten minutes?'

there was another, longer pause. Helen started out into the night. She did not see anything.

' All right. Ten more minutes.'

' Thank you. Now, there is one more thing. the passengers.'

' What about them?'

' You must set them free before I send your brothers to the plane.'

The voice on the radio laughed. ' because you are woman, do you think all men are stupid, like your husband? Send me our brothers, then refuel the plane, and then I will send you the passengers.'

' No,' answered Helen. She looked at Colonel Carter. ' This is how we will do it. I will send you one of your brothers and then you must send me the passengers. When we have all the passengers, then we will refuel the plane and send you your other brother.'

The voice laughed again. ' Do you think are buying cheap fish from a child in the market? Send us one brother, then, and we will send you one hundred passengers. Refuel the plane and send us the other brother, and we will send you the other passengers. But the pilot and your husband must come with us to another country. We will set them free later.'

Helen looked at Colonel Carter. There was the beginning of a smile on her face.

She could see that he agreed with her. She waited for a moment longer, to worry the hijacker.

' Is it agreed, woman? Or do I kill your husband now?'

I agree. I will send your first brother to you in ten minutes.'

 

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Carl felt his broken tooth with his tongue. The door of the Captain’s cabin was open and he could see the bearded hijacker sitting inside. He had a long nose and dark hair and his eyes looked green from the light of the instruments in the dark cabin. He held his gun near his mouth and touched it gently with his lips as he waited.

Carl had heard half of the conversation. Eight of the ten minutes had gone. Now that he could do nothing, he felt afraid. He could feel his hand in the handcuffs shaking. Harald felt it too and held Carl's hand with his own.

' Don't worry, Mr Sandberg,' Harald whispered. ' We'll get out of here.'

' Perhaps,' Carl answered. And perhaps not. But I don't want these murderers to go free.'

' Ssh!' Harald whispered. Carl looked up and saw the girl watching them. Then, suddenly, the bearded man shouted, They're coming! Look! Get ready!'

The girl went into the Captain's cabin. Harald and Carl stood up and looked through a window. they saw three men pushing some steps across the tarmac. The men put the steps outside the plane door and then went back again. then two more men came out of the building. they were wearing bright yellow coats because of the rain. One man walked towards the plane.

' Come away from the door! Quick!' the girl unlocked the handcuffs and pushed Harald and Carl back to their seats. then she started to open the door.

' Wait! Turn the lights out and stand back from the door!' said the bearded man. ' They will try to shoot us in the light from the door.'

The door opened and the man in the yellow coat came into the plane. He was thin, with very short hair. the girl shut the door, the lights came on, and the man shut his eyes in the bright light. the girl and the breaded man put their arms around him, laughing.

' Free! You are free now, brother! And the other one, is he safe? Come into the cabin, let1s talk!'

Carl and Harald watched sadly. ' So now she will give them what they want, because of me,' said Carl quietly. ' We will be safe, but they will go free to bomb another plane, because of me.' He held his head in his hands.

' Wait, Mr Sandberg,' said Harald. Your wife isn't stupid, you know. this game has not ended yet. Sit still, and be ready.'

The other passengers sat quietly, waiting to be free.

 

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Helen Sandberg stood by the control room window, staring at the plane. ' Come on,' she said. ' Why is that is that door shut? Where are the passengers?'

' The hijackers won't set them free, ' said Inspector Holm. ' I told you, Prime Minister, this is a serious mistake.'

' Be quiet, man, ' said Colonel Carter. ' I think we1vge got something on the radio.'

Beside him, a soldier was turning the controls of a small army radio. Suddenly, the voices of one of the hijackers and the prisoner came into the room.

' So how many soldiers, only police.'

' That1s strange! No soldiers at all?'

' I did not see any, brother.'

' Very strange. But these are not military people. They do not have many soldiers. Perhaps the woman will do what she says, then.'

' What's happening Colonel?' Helen asked. ' Those are the hijackers' voices. How can we hear them?'

The Colonel Laughed. ' Well, madam, you can see it's raining, can't you? We didn't want our poor prisoner to get wet, so we gave him a nice yellow raincoat, you see. But it was an expensive raincoat, because one of its buttons is a small radio transmitter. So now we can hear everything they say and we know where they are on the plane!'

Helen smiled. ' Good idea, Colonel. I hope it helps.'

' Prime Minister,' Michael interrupted. ' They're coming!' Helen looked through the window. The door of the plane was open and people were coming down the steps one after another. Some of them started to run towards the airport building, and few knelt down on the wet tarmac.

' What are they doing ?' Helen asked.

' Praying, perhaps?' said Michael. To thank God that they're alive?'

Police and doctors came out of the building to help the passengers. Helen stood and watched through the binoculars. She did not see Carl.

' Ninety-nine, a hundred. That's it, then,' said Colonel Carter. The plane door closed. ' Now we move on to the next step of our plan. Goodbye, Prime Minister.'

Helen turned and saw that the Colonel was putting on whit clothes on top of his army uniform. He put several grenades in the coat pocket, and a machine gun into a long pocket inside the coat. He smiled at her. ' I must help my men refuel the plane.'

' May God go with you, Colonel,' she said.

 

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The lights in the plane went out again. there were only eleven of them left now: Carl Sandberg and Harald, four crew, and five Americans.

They sat together in the middle if the plane. The girl and the young man in the black shirt watched them. Through the window, Carl saw the fuel tanker drive towards the plane. It stopped, and five men in white clothes got out. the pilot went to the front of the plane to work the controls, and the men started to refuel the plane.

Then he saw another man in the yellow raincoat come out of the airport building.

The bearded hijacker started to talk very excitedly. ' Is it him? Yes, it is! Our leader! My brother and sister, we have done it! Now, I must welcome him at the door. You, brother, watch the pilot in the cabin, and sister, watch the passengers.'

Carl Sandberg watched the man in the yellow coat walk nearer. He could only see one man at the back of the plane, refuelling it. He thought the others were under the plane somewhere, but he did not know where.

Harald put his hand on Carl's arm. Carl looked at him. Harald did not speak, but he was looking at the girl, very carefully.

As the door opened, and the man with the yellow coat came in, the girl turned to look. Through the window, Carl saw a man in a white coat run out from under the plane with something that looked like a grenade in his hand. Two other men in white ran out behind him.

the man's arm went up and he threw the grenade through the open door. there was a very loud BANG! at the front of the plane, and flash of white light that burned Carl's eyes. Almost immediately there was an even louder BANG! BANG! and two more flashes of white light.

Carl could not move. The noise was so loud and the light so bright that he sat still as a stone. He saw the girl hijacker and the breaded man standing quite still too, with their guns in their hands and their mouths open. Then a man in white ran through the door with a gun in his hand. He shot girl and the breaded man before they could move. the hijacker in the black shirt came out of the Captain's cabin behind the man in white, but two other men in white came through the door and shot him too. the two prisoners, in their yellow raincoats, tried to get to the door, but the men in white knocked them to the floor and handcuffed their hands behind their backs.

Carl looked down. the girl was lying on the floor of the aisle beside him. He thought he saw her hand move towards her machine gun, but then one of the soldiers in white ran down the aisle and shot her again through the head. another soldier pulled her away by her legs and her long hair left blood along the floor.

 

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Helen Sandberg heard the bangs too, and when she saw the white light, she thought the plane was burning. For about half a minute there was nothing but loud bangs and white flashes, and then there was nothing.

There were no lights at all in the plane and no sounds either.

She turned to Michael. ' Can't you get them on the radio?'

' I'm trying, Prime Minister. But I think it's broken.'

She walked to the door. ' I'm going out.'

Inspector Holm stood in front of her. ' You must not do that, Prime Minister. We don't know what's happened.'

'That's why I'm going,' she said. ' I'm going to find out. I don't care what happens to me.'

He was a big man but he was afraid of her. She walked straight past him and down the steps. In the departure lounge there was a crowd of passengers waiting to get on other planes, and also a lot of doctors, police, and newspaper journalists. She walked straight past them all and out onto the tarmac. It was dark and cold, and the wind blew rain into her face. When she was about fifty metres away from the building she heard some people behind her, but she did not stop.

the door of the plane opened and a man in white came out. He had gun in his hand he came backwards down steps. After him came two men in yellow raincoats with their hands behind their backs, and then two other men in white with guns. Two police officers came after her.

' Wait, Prime Minister,' they said. ' Please stop, it's dangerous.'

' Not now,' she said. ' It's not dangerous anymore.' She walked on through the rain without stopping, and the young police officers walked beside her. They were afraid to touch her and they did not know what to do. Some journalist ran after them.

Two men in blue came out of the plane - the pilot and co-pilot. Then some men in suits. She was quite near the plane now and there were quite a lot of newspaper photographers around her, but she did not stop walking.

A big young man came out of the plane with a short, thin, grey-haired one - Harald and Carl. Helen could see that Carl's face was very white and there was blood on his mouth, but he could walk all right.

Carl saw her coming, a small strong figure walking through the rain, with a crowd of police and photographers around her. ' Harald, my friend, ' he said. 'I think we're in the news again. You're going to have another photo to show your little son on his birthday.'

Carl and Helen Sandberg met at the bottom of the steps in the darkness and the rain. And Carl was right; there was a photo of it in every newspaper in the world the next day.

 

THE END

1. I like having breakfast in a restaurant.
2. I sometimes have breakfast in the hotel.
3. English breakfasts are sometimes very big, sometimes small but always good.
4. I sometimes go to school on foot.
5. I usually arrive at school at nine o’clock.
6. In the evenings I usually stay at home, but sometimes I go out to the cinema.
7. Life is very busy here.
8. Next week I’m going on an excursion.
9. Give my best wishes to your parents.
10. Love.
11. We always get up early, but not at weekends.
12. They usually go to work by bus, but sometimes by car.
13. I sometimes have lunch at home.
14. He occasionally goes to a restaurant.
15. We don’t usually drink alcohol.
16. My family occasionally visits the local museums.
17. I love going to a restaurant and then see a film.
18. Do you like talking to your friends?
19. Where were you yesterday? - Yesterday? What time?
20. Where were you at two o’clock?
21. I was at home.
22. You weren’t at home, you were in the town centre.
23. You were in the town. - No, I wasn’t! I was at home.
24. Ask my girlfriend! She was with me!
25. We’re going to speak to her later.
26. Where is she now?
27. I don’t now.
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29. May the 1st was a Wednesday.
30. I can’t remember.
31. You were in.
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33. I was in prison in January.
34. I was at home at two o’clock.
35. You weren’t in the capital city yesterday.
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37. I am working a lot today, but yesterday I was free.
38. This morning it was sunny, but yesterday morning it was very cloudy.
39. This afternoon we have some time, but yesterday afternoon we were very busy.
40. This evening there’s a good film on TV, but yesterday there was nothing to see.
41. This week I’m on holiday. Last week I worked more than usual.
42. This month I am working 6 hours a day. Last month I worked less.
43. This year I eat a lot of fruit, but last year I ate only a little.
44. Tonight we are watching TV; last night we went to the cinema.
45. Where were you last month?
46. I was on holiday.
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60. There was a discotheque.
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68. What was the food like?
69. What were the beaches like?
70. What was the hotel like?
71. What were the people like?
72. There was a private beach.
73. There were two private beaches.
74. There wasn’t a café.
75. There weren’t any crocodiles.
76. Was there a swimming pool?  Yes, there was.
77. Were there any tigers?No, there weren’t.
78. What was the weather like?
79. It was beautiful.
80. What were the people like?
81. They were very friendly.
82. Was there a beach? - Yes, there was. / No, there wasn’t.
83. Were there any bars? - Yes, there were. / No, there weren’t.
84. Phil, the American astronaut, is talking to a reporter about his journey to the moon.
85. Welcome home!
86. Did you have any problems on the journey?
87. Well, we didn’t have any serious problems… but it certainly wasn’t a holiday!
88. It certainly wasn’t a holiday. - Of course not.
89. We didn’t have a wash or a shave for two weeks!
90. It wasn’t very comfortable!
91. What about food? Was that a problem?
92. We didn’t have any normal food.
93. What did you have?
94. We had some food tablets.
95. Are you going to the moon again?
96. Are you going there again? - I hope so.
97. It was wonderful!
98. I had breakfast.
99. She did not (didn’t) have breakfast.
100. Did he have breakfast? - Yes, he did/ No, he didn’t.
101. Every Saturday Mr Brown goes to town.
102. He went to town last Saturday.
103. He usually has a drink in the pub with his friends.
104. Last Saturday he had four or five drinks.
105. After the pub, he usually goes to supermarket and gets the food for his wife.
106. He got the food last Saturday.
107. He usually comes home on foot.
108. Last Saturday he came home by taxi.
109. His wife was very angry.
110. John! Is that you?
111. Yes, dear. I’m back.
112. Did you come home by taxi?
113. The bags were very heavy.
114. Did you get everything?
115. I got everything, nearly everything.
116. Nearly everything?
117. I went to the butcher’s, but they didn’t have any steak.
118. They didn’t have any steak!
119. No, so I got some hamburgers.
120. Did you go to the baker’s?
121. I didn’t get any bread.
122. You didn’t get any bread!
123. They didn’t have any bread, so I got some rolls.
124. How many rolls did you get?
125. I can’t remember.
126. Did you go to the pub again?
127. How many drinks did you have?
128. Only four or five, small ones.
129. I went to school yesterday.
130. I did not / didn’t go to school yesterday.
131. Did you go to school yesterday?
132. You ate a lot yesterday.
133. You didn’t eat much yesterday.
134. Did you eat yesterday?
135. What did you eta yesterday?
136. He told me the time.
137. He didn’t tell me the time.
138. Did he tell you the time?
139. What did he tell you?
140. We visited them last week.
141. We didn’t visit them last week.
142. Did you visit them last week?
143. Who did you visit last week?
144. They worked in the evening.
145. They didn’t work in the evening.
146. Did the work in the evening?
147. When did the work?
148. He is back. = He returned.
149. They came by taxi.
150. We came by car.
151. We went by bus.
152. How did the come? – They came on foot.
153. Does he usually go to town on Saturday?
154. What about last Saturday?
155. Does he usually have a drink?
156. Does he usually get food?
157. Does he usually come home on foot?
158. They had some hamburgers.
159. They didn’t have any steak.
160. Did they have any chicken?
161. He came home by taxi.
162. He didn’t come home on foot.
163. Did he come home by bus?
164. He went to the butcher’s.
165. He didn’t go to the chemist’s.
166. Did he go to the baker’s?
167. He got some rolls.
168. He didn’t get any bread.
169. Did he get any hamburgers?
170. Did you finish those letters?
171. I typed them and signed them for you.
172. Did you photo-copy them?
173. I photo-copied them and posted them.
174. Did Mr Jackson arrive?
175. What time did he arrive?
176. About two o’clock, … but he didn’t stay.
177. He didn’t have time.
178. What did he want? - Oh… I didn’t ask, sir.
179. Did you telephone Mrs Smith?
180. Yes, but she wasn’t in.
181. I reserved a table for two, at eight o’clock.
182. Did Lulu telephone?
183. Who typed the letters.
184. Miss Wild typed the letters.
185. Mr. Smith didn’t type the letters.
186. Did Lulu type the letters?
187. Who signed the letters?
188. Who posted the letters?
189. Who photo-copied the letters?
190. Willy The Kid arrived in Dodge City one evening.
191. He walked into the saloon, and looked slowly round the room.
192. Everybody was afraid.
193. Willy had two guns.
194. The sheriff was in his office.
195. He was asleep.
196. The saloon barman rushed into the sheriff’s office.
197. “Willy The Kid’s in town!”
198. The sheriff hurried to the saloon.
199. The sheriff shouted to Willy: “Give me your guns, Willy.”
200. “This town is too small for both of us.”, Willy replied calmly.
201. They walked into the street.
202. The sheriff waited.
203. Willy moved his hand towards his gun…
204. The sheriff pulled out his gun.
205. He fired twice.
206. The first bullet missed Willy.
207. The second killed him.
208. Two cowboys carried Willy away.
209. That was the end of Willy The Kid.
210. He walked into the saloon.
211. He didn’t walk into the Sheriff’s office.
212. Did he walk into the bank?
213. They carried Willy away.
214. They didn’t carry the Sheriff away.
215. Did they carry the barman away?
216. Anne’s a student at London University.
217. She studies Spanish, and she goes to Spain every summer.
218. She lies in the sun, she drinks a lot of wine, and eats a lot of Spanish food.
219. She always flies by British Airways.
220. Her mother and father went to Italy last year.
221. They toured Italy by coach.
222. They saw a lot of interesting places.
223. They ate spaghetti in Rome, drank coffee in Venice, and took a lot of photographs.
224. The sun shone every day.
225. They went to Italy by coach.
226. Professor Hopkins teaches Anne at London University.
227. He went to India last year.
228. He saw the Taj Mahal, and rode on an elephant.
229. He wrote postcards to all his friends.
230. He flew by Air India.
231. Rob is Anne’s boyfriend.
232. He hitch-hiked around the United States last summer.
233. He stayed there for a month.
234. Of course he ate hamburgers, and drank Coca-Cola!
235. He met a lot of interesting people.
236. He bought a lot of American pop records, and brought them back to England.
237. He flew there by Pan-American.
238. Is Anne a student?
239. Does she study French?
240. Does she go to France every summer?
241. What does he do in Spain?
242. How does she travel to Spain?
243. Where did they go?
244. How did they tour Italy?
245. What did they eat?
246. What did they drink?
247. How many photographs did they take?
248. What was the weather like?
249. Did they go to Italy by coach or by train?
250. Who does he teach?
251. Where did he go last year?
252. What did he see?
253. What did he ride on?
254. Who did he write to?
255. Did he fly by Air India or T.W.A?
256. Where did Rob go last summer?
257. How long did he stay?
258. What did he eat?
259. What did he drink?
260. Who did he meet?
261. What did he buy?
262. What did he bring back?
263. Did the fly by Pan-American or T.W.A.?
264. Anne went to Spain.
265. He didn’t go to Spain.
266. Did you go to Spain?
267. Bill Craig and John Fitzgerald are pilots.
268. Last year their plane crashed in the Pacific Ocean.
269. They were in a rubber dinghy for four weeks.
270. They didn’t have much water, and they didn’t have many things to eat.
271. They had a few bananas and a little brandy from their plane.
272. They caught a lot of fish.
273. They had only a little chocolate.
274. They had only a few biscuits and a few apples.
275. After four weeks, they saw a ship and the ship rescued them.
276. What are their name?
277. What do they do?
278. Did their plane crash?
279. How many weeks were they in a dinghy?
280. How much water did they have?
281. Did they have bananas?
282. Did they have much brandy?
283. Did they catch any fish?
284. How much chocolate did they have?
285. How many biscuits did they have?
286. How many apples did they have?
287. What did they see after four weeks?
288. Did they have any chocolate?
289. How much chocolate did they have?
290. They had only a little.
291. Did they have any matches? - Yes, they did, but they didn’t have many.
292. How many matches did they have? - They had only a few.
293. He hasn’t got much money.
294. He’s got only a little money.
295. He hasn’t got many friends.
296. He’s got only a few friends.
297. He hasn’t got any wine.
298. He’s got only a little wine.
299. She hasn’t got many dollars.
300. She got only a few dollars.
301. She didn’t have many Euros.
302. She had only a few Euros.
303. There isn’t much petrol.
304. We’ve got only a little petrol.
305. I’m tired this morning! - Are you? Why?
306. Well, I went to the concert last night. - Which concert?
307. Which group did you see?
308. I saw “Robbie and the Rebels”. They’re a new group.
309. Are they good?
310. They usually play well, but last night they played badly.
311. Is Robbie a good singer? - Yes, he usually sings well.
312. Did he sing well last night? - No, he didn’t, he sang very badly.
313. What about the group?
314. The guitarist played beautifully, but the drummer was loud.
315. Yes, pop drummers always play loudly.
316. I had a headache after the concert.
317. I never go to the pop concerts. I prefer classical music.
318. What are their name?
319. Who’s tired?
320. Which concert did she go to?
321. Which group did she see?
322. How do they usually play?
323. How did they play last night?
324. How does Robbie usually sing?
325. How did he sing last night?
326. How did the guitarist play?
327. Do pop drummers always play loudly?
328. Did Jill have a headache before the concert?
329. Does Shirley prefer pop music or classical music?
330. He’s a good singer. He usually sing well.
331. They’re beautiful dancers; they dance beautifully.
332. She’s a careless writer; she writes carelessly.
333. He’s a hard worker; he works hard.
334. He’s a bad player; ha plays badly.
335. They’re good drivers; they drive well.
336. He usually sings well, but yesterday he sang badly.
337. She usually drives carefully, but yesterday she drove carelessly.
338. She usually types slowly, but now she is typing fast.
339. They usually play badly, but today the’re playing well.
340. He usually works fast, but last week he worked slowly.
341. He usually answers well, but yesterday he answered badly.
342. I lost my handbag this morning.
343. Where did you lose it? - On the bus.
344. I left it on the number 28.
345. Well, you’re lucky.
346. The conductor found it.
347. Thank Goodness! I was worried.
348. Here it is. He gave it to me an hour ago.
349. What did you do last weekend?
350. I went to Oxford.
351. Really?
352. How did you go? - I went by car.
353. How long did it take? - It took about two hours.
354. Hello, John! I thought you were in Brighton! - I was.
355. I drove there on Friday.
356. Yes…?
357. I came back on Saturday morning.
358. Why did you come back?
359. I went to a casino, and spent all my money!
360. How did you do that?
361. Well, I won a little at first… then I lost everything!
362. Have a cigarette. - No, thanks. I am trying to stop.
363. Oh, come on! I insist! - No, really.
364. I’ve got a terrible cough.
365. Here is the Eight O’Clock News.
366. Last night there was a revolution in Mandanga.
367. The rebels attacked the President’s palace, short the President and burnt the building.
368. The air force bombed the capital.
369. The United State sent ships to the area this morning.
370. The country protested in the United Nations.
371. The Scottish police are looking for two climbers in the Highlands.
372. The climbers left yesterday morning to climb Ben Nevis.
373. It began to snow heavily yesterday afternoon.
374. The police sent out a search party yesterday evening.
375. They spent the night on the mountain, but they didn’t find the climbers.
376. The Queen opened a new hospital in London today.
377. She met all the doctors and nurses, and spoke to the first patients.
378. The Queen wore a yellow dress, and a green hat.
379. … and next football.
380. This afternoon at the Wembley Stadium, England played against Wales.
381. England lost by four goals to nil.
382. The English captain broke his leg.
383. The Welsh team played well.
384. David Evans scored three goals for Wales.
385. What happened in Mandanga?
386. What did the rebels attack?
387. Did they shoot the Primes Minister?
388. What did they burn?
389. Did they bomb the capital?
390. What did the United State do?
391. What did the Soviet Union do?
392. How many climbers are the police looking for?
393. When did they leave?
394. What did they want to climb?
395. Did it rain or did it snow?
396. Who sent out a search party?
397. Did they spend  the night in a hotel?
398. Did they find the climbers?
399. Who opened a hospital?
400. Who did the Queen meet?
401. Who did the Queen speak to?
402. What did she wear?
403. Who did England play against?
404. Did they win or did they lose?
405. Which team played well?
406. How many goals did they score?
407. Who broke his leg?
408. Who scored three goals?
409. I read a biography of a billionaire last weekend.
410. Howard Hughes was born in Houston, Texas, on 24th, December, 1905.
411. He started school in 1912.
412. In 1924 his father died, he left school and he inherited $750,000.
413. He became director of his father’s oil-drilling company.
414. He married Ella Rice in 1925.
415. He went to Hollywood in 1927.
416. He produced a film.
417. He divorced Ella Rice in 1928.
418. He directed the film Hell’s Angels in 1930.
419. He worked as an airline pilot in 1933.
420. He changed his name.
421. He built a plane.
422. He broke the world air-speed record in 1935.
423. He flew at 352m.p.h.
424. President Roosevelt gave him a special aviation award in 1937.
425. He flew round the world in 91 hours (a new world record) in 1938.
426. He designed and manufactured war planes in 1942.
427. He designed a new bra for film-star Jane Russell in 1943.
428. He started T.W.A (Trans World Airlines) in 1947.
429. He crashed a new war-plane.
430. He nearly died.
431. In hospital, he designed a new bed.
432. He flew a new 700-seat passenger plane.
433. He bought RKO Film Studio in 1948.
434. He sold RKO in 1954.
435. He sold TWA for $546,000,000.
436. He married Jean Peters in 1957.
437. He retired from public life in 1958.
438. He went to Las Vegas in 1966.
439. He bought a lot of casinos, clubs and hotels.
440. He didn’t smoke, drink or gamble.
441. He devorced Jean Peters in 1971.
442. He gave $100,000 to President Nixon for the 1972 Election in 1972.
443. Hughes died in Acapulco on 5th April 1976.
444. He left $2,000,000,000.
445. This is a change!
446. I usually have water with meals, you know.
447. Tonight we’re having champagne!
448. Please don’t call me Mr Craig. My friend always call me Joe.
449. All right.
450. We’re having steak!
451. Isn’t it wonderful!
452. I normally have egg and chips on Mondays.
453. You see, my wife doesn’t like restaurants.
454. Oh, your wife… what’s she doing now?
455. She’s watching television at home.
456. What perfume are you wearing, Miss Smith?
457. Please… call me Dorothy.
458. I’m wearing “Night of Passion”.
459. It’s lovely.
460. My wife never wears hats.
461. I don’t always wear it, but this is a special occasion.
462. This is a special occasion. - Of course it is.
463. I never come to restaurants like this.
464. I want to ask you something.
465. Bob, go on.
466. I’m enjoying this evening so much.
467. Well… it’s difficult.
468. Please… ask me.
469. Well, you know we’ve got a lot of work at the office.
470. Well, can you work on Saturdays until we finish it?
471. I’m doing it now.
472. I do it every day.
473. We’re working at the moment.
474. They normally work on Sundays.
475. Isn’t it wonderful!
476. Do you usually wear perfume?
477. What’s he drinking tonight?
478. What does he usually drink?
479. What’s he eating tonight?
480. What does he usually eat on Monday?
481. Is Miss Smith wearing perfume tonight?
482. Does she always wear perfume?
483. He usually drinks water, but tonight he’s drinking champagne.
484. He usually eats eggs. but tonight he’s eating steak.
485. He usually drinks beer, but tonight he’s drinking whisky.
486. He usually smokes cigarettes, but tonight he’s smoking cigars.
487. He usually eats at home, but tonight he’s eating in a restaurant.
488. Two cars were going along Cambridge Street.
489. An English man was driving a Rolls-Royce, and a foreign student was driving a V.W.
490. The English man was driving slowly and carefully.
491. The student wasn’t driving carefully.
492. He was looking at a girl.
493. She was walking along an the street.
494. She was wearing a short skirt, and she was carrying a handbag.
495. The traffic-lights were green.
496. A dog was sitting beside the traffic-lights.
497. A cat was sitting on the opposite corner.
498. I was reading.
499. They were singing.
500. What were you doing at 8 o’clock last night?
501. He was walking to his car when he was attacked from behind.
502. I was reading when John was playing the piano.
503. Jenny’s 26.
504. She’s a teacher.
505. She’s in class now.
506. Can you swim? - Yes, I can.
507. I could swim when I was five.
508. Could you?
509. Yes, Miss… could you swim when you were five?
510. I could swim when I was three.
511. Really, Miss? Could you read and write when you were three?
512. No, Martin… of course I couldn’t!
513. I could swim when I was five.
514. We could see the village in the distance.
515. I couldn’t understand what was happening.
516. I can hear you, but I can’t understand what you are saying.
517. Can you smell it? – No, I can’t smell it – I’m having a cold.
518. When Jenny was ten, she could play the piano, and she could ride a bicycle.
519. But she couldn’t speak French, and she couldn’t sew.
520. When I was ten, I could read.
521. When I was ten, I couldn’t speak English.
522. This is a very important mission.
523. What must I do?
524. You must go to Moscow on tonight’s plane.
525. I’ve got a girlfriend there!
526. We know that.
527. I know you know her, but you mustn’t visit her!
528. Where must I stay?
529. You must go to the Airport Hotel, stay in your room and wait.
530. Which knife must I use?
531. You must speak English all the time.
532. They mustn’t know your nationality.
533. What must I take with me?Well, you mustn’t carry your son with you. He’s too young for that.
534. Take a lot of warm clothes.
535. Good luck!
536. You must check into the Airport Hotel tonight.
537. Must I reserve a room? - No, you needn’t. We reserved one for you.
538. Your room is next to the British agent’s room.
539. Must I stay in my room?
540. No, you needn’t stay in you room.
541. You needn’t work, but you must stay in the office.
542. Must I be nice to the boss? - No, you needn’t, but don’t be rude.
543. You must discover why he’s here.
544. Must I contact you every day? - No, you mustn’t!
545. It’s too dangerous for you. - Why?
546. Why did they arrest him? - Because he is a very dangerous man.
547. I must finish my work on time.
548. You mustn’t carry your gun into the theatre.
549. You needn’t reserve a room.
550. He is playing football all the time. = He is always playing football.
551. When are checking into the hotel?
552. Tell me when you check out of the hotel, please.
553. Is it an important mission?
554. Must he go to Moscow?
555. Who mustn’t he visit in Moscow?
556. Must he stay in a hotel?
557. Must he stay in his room? What must he do there?
558. Which tool must he use?
559. Must he speak English?
560. What langueage do you speak?
561. Why don’t you stay at a hotel?
562. What must he take with him?
563. What mustn’t he take with him?
564. Must she check into the hotel tonight?
565. Must she reserve a room?
566. Must she stay in her room?
567. Must she stay in the hotel?
568. Must she be nice to her aunt?
569. What must she discover?
570. Must she phone her friend every day?
571. Why mustn’t she drive?
572. I’m on a diet, so I mustn’t eat bread and I mustn’t drink beer.
573. I have a car so I mustn’t go everywhere by bus or bike.
574. I’m a millionaire, so I needn’t work and I needn’t save my money.
575. I needn’t worry about inflation.
576. Must you get up early tomorrow? - I mustn’t.
577. You can arrive any time you want, so you needn’t hurry.
578. Hello. This is Tom Piper here. Is Mary there?
579. Is Mary there? - Hang on a minute. I’ll see.
580. Hello. I’m sorry, but Marry’s out.
581. Could you take a message? - Yes, of course.
582. Just a minute. I need a pen.
583. I’d like a taxi, please. - When do you want it?
584. When do you want it? - As soon as possible.
585. Where are you? - On the corner of London Road and Strouden Street.
586. Where do you want to go? - The station.
587. What’s your number, please?
588. Hold the line, please.
589. I’ll see.
590. If you can take a message, I’ll leave a message.
591. Is Bob in? – No, he’s out. He’ll be back in 10 minutes.
592. I’ll call you back, as soon as I can.
593. Last week I went on an excursion to Versailles.
594. I went with some students in my class.
595. I got up at six o’clock on Saturday and met the other students at the station.
596. In the morning we visited the Palace.
597. It was very interesting.
598. We saw Louis XIV’s bedroom.
599. We had luch in a little cafe and I drank a lot of wine.
600. In the affternoon we sat in the sun for an hour and walked through the gardens.
601. I met a very interesting Frenchman with a big moustache.
602. I didn’t practise my French very much because he spoke English all the time.
603. Did you have a nice weekend?
604. I miss you a lot.
605. Last Monday I went on a trip to Windsor.
606. I went with my girlfriend / boyfriend.
607. I got up early.
608. I got up late
609. In the morning we visited the village.
610. It was very boring.
611. We saw the river, the the university and the old town.
612. We had lunch in a a cafeteria and drank too much wine.
613. I the affternoon we sat in a garden by the river.
614. We spent our time in the park.
615. They walked through the park and talked a lot.
616. We saw a lot of beautiful places around the town.
617. There’s a nice street along the river.
618. I met a very interesting and pretty girl.
619. I met a girl with blue eyes and long hair.
620. A man with a long beard sold icecream in the park.
621. A handsome young man helped me ont he bus.
622. I didn’t practise my English because everybody spoke my mother tongue.
623. Did you have a nice weekend?
624. Did you have a good week?
625. Phil Strongarm, the American astronaut has landed on the moon.
626. He’s speaking to Mission Control now:
627. Can you hear me? - Yes, I can hear you clearly.
628. What are you going to do next? - I’m going to open the door.
629. What are you doing now? - I’m opening the door.Have you opened the door? - Yes, I’ve opened the door.
630. I can see the the mountains! It’s fantastic!
631. Have you passed your driving test?
632. Have you seen him recently?
633. I still don’t know where they are.
634. Have you eaten mushrooms yet?
635. I’ve just finished my work.
636. They’ve seen that film already.
637. What’s the matter?
638. Who’s that? - It’s my husband.
639. Is he still at home? No, he’s (already) gone.
640. He’s gone. - Gone? Where’s he gone?
641. Where’s the boss gone?- She’s gone to Paris.
642. Has the boss gone on business?
643. He’s out but he hasn’t gone on business.
644. Who has she gone with? - She’s gone with her friend.
645. Bob? Who’s Bob? - He’s my secretary’s husband.
646. Is he coming back?
647. I don’t know.
648. Can you lend me £5? - Sorry, I can’t.
649. I haven’t been to the bank today.
650. I haven’t been to the shops today. - I haven’t been either, and I need some bread.
651. It’s too late now… it’s four o’clock.
652. Why you don’t ask Peter? - Has he been to the bank?
653. Has he been to theshop? - Yes, he has. He always goes on Mondays.
654. If you haven’t been there yet, you don’t know how it looks like.
655. They’re still here; they haven’t gone to the station.
656. He hasn’t been home today, yet.
657. Oh, dear! - What’s wrong?
658. I can’t find my pen.
659. You mustn’t laugh, it isn’t funny.
660. It is funny. - Is it? Why?
661. It’s in your hand!
662. Are you a foreigner? - Pardon?
663. You needn’t shout. I’m not deaf.
664. That’s all right.
665. I just didn’t understand.
666. What does “foreigner” mean?
667. Be careful!
668. I’ve just painted the door.
669. It’s all right… I haven’t touched it.
670. I haven’t broken it. - Haven’t you?
671. What’s that on your arm?
672. I’m bored. - Well, do something!
673. Let’s cook something! - What, for example?
674. Wash your hair. - I’ve already washed it.
675. Have you mended my watch? - I’ve already mended it.
676. Why don't you clean your room? - I’ve already cleaned it.
677. I haven’t undestood a word. – Well, perfect you English!
678. I’ve got a new job! I’m going to live in London!
679. I lived in London five years ago.
680. Did you like it? - Not very much. - Why not?
681. There were too many people, and there was too much noise!
682. I love crowds and noise! - Well, I don’t.
683. I don’t like pollution.
684. What do you mean?
685. There isn’t enough fresh air in London.
686. There are a lot of parks, and people sleep in them!
687. Why are the homeless? - Because there isn’t enough accommodation.
688. There aren’t enough flats and houses.
689. Well, I still prefer vegetables.- But why? – They’re healthy.
690. I was born in a small country village.
691. It was too quiet.
692. You were lucky! - I don’t think so.
693. There wasn’t much to do.
694. London is exciting, that’s why young people go to London.
695. London’s too expensive for young people.
696. It isn’t cold, but they are still cold.
697. They are bored. They want excitement.
698. I don’t want excitement. I just want a quiet life, that’s all.
699. There’s too much pollution in the city.
700. There are too many people in China.
701. There isn’t enough fresh air in the city.
702. There aren’t enough books for all the students.
703. There’s too much noise.
704. There isn’t enough fresh air.
705. There are too many people.
706. There aren’t enough flats.
707. In the world there’s too much pollution, too many people, and too few doctors.
708. Elmer Colt is from Kansas.
709. He’s on a 14-day tour Europe.
710. The tour started in London.
711. At the moment he’s in Prague.
712. It’s the eighth day of the tour.
713. He’s already been to seven countries and stayed in the capital cities.
714. He’s never been to Europe before, and he’s already seen a lot of new places.
715. He’s done a lot of interesting things, and the tour hasn’t finished yet.
716. Elmer’s been to London, but he hasn’t been to Vienna yet.
717. I’ve been to Paris, but I haven’t been to London yet.
718. Hello Elmer? Is that you?
719. Where are you now?
720. I’ve just arrived.
721. You haven’t sent me any messages yet. - Yes, I have.
722. I’ve sent one from every city.
723. Have you been to Paris yet? - Yes, I have.
724. Have you been to Vienna yet? - No, I haven’t.
725. We’re going to Vienna tomorrow.
726. Are you still there?
727. How many countries have you seen now?
728. This is the eighth day, so I’ve already seen eight museums.
729. Have you spent much money?
730. I’ve bought a lot of souvenirs.
731. I’ve bought a lot of food, and I want to buy some more.
732. Can you send me some money?
733. Bob, are you listening to me?
734. Have you taken many photographs? - I’ve taken a lot.
735. I’ve used three packets of sugar.
736. Have you met any nice girl yet?
737. There’s a girl from Taxes on the tour.
738. We’ve done everything together.
739. How many postcards has he sent?
740. He’s sent one from every city.
741. Have you ever bought a souvenir? - Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.
742. Have you ever seen the Queen?
743. Have you ever been to Paris?
744. Have you ever sent a postcard?
745. Have you ever spent a lot of money on a holiday?
746. Have you ever met an Englishman?
747. Have you ever taken photographs on a holiday?
748. Have you ever studied a language before? - Yes, I have.
749. Which language did you study? - I studied French at school.
750. Have you ever been to a wedding? - Yes, I have.
751. Whose wedding did you visit? - It was my brother’s.
752. Have you ever seen a fire? - Yes, I have.
753. When did you see a good play? - I saw one in Manchester in 1976.
754. Have you ever drunk too much? – Yes, I have.
755. Where did you drink too much? - I drank too much at my brother’s wedding.
756. Have you ever eaten at the Royal Hotel? - Yes, I have.
757. When did you eat there? - Mary and I ate there two months ago.
758. Have you ever had flu? - Yes, I have.
759. When did you have flu? - I had it last winter.
760. Have you ever broken a bone? - Yes, I have.
761. What did you break ? - I broke my leg.
762. Have you ever done it?
763. When did you do it?
764. Has he ever bought that?
765. When did he buy it?
766. Bill is twenty. John is twenty-two.
767. John is older than Bill.
768. Bill is younger than John.
769. A Jumbo Jet is more economical than a Concorde.
770. Her younger sister is more beautiful than she (is)
771. This hotel is less comfortable than that one.
772. Jerry Floyd is talking to his grandfather about his new job.
773. It’s terrible.
774. I have to get up at seven o’clock because I have to catch the bus to work.
775. Because I’m new, I have to make the tea.
776. I have to work hard.
777. I’m only happy at the weekends: I don’t have to work then.
778. His grandfather isn’t very sympathetic.
779. I had to start work when I was 14.
780. I lived in South Wales, and there wasn’t much work.
781. I had to be a coal miner.
782. We had to work twelve hours a day.
783. We didn’t have to work on Sundays, but we had to work the other six days of the week.
784. When I was eighteen, the First World War started.
785. I joined the army.
786. I had to wear a uniform, and I had to go to France.
787. A lot of my friends died.
788. We had to obey the officers, and we had to kill people.
789. When I was sixty, I had to go into hospital because of the dust from the mines.
790. It was the only quiet time in my life.
791. I didn’t have to work, I didn’t have to earn money.
792. I retired when I was sixty-five.
793. Nowadays I don’t work and I don’t have to get up early.
794. But I have to live on my pension, and life is still difficult.
795. I don’t feel sorry for you.
796. Do you have to study a foreign language at school?
797. You must finish this today. (I’m telling you).
798. I have to finish this today. (The boss says so).
799. You must be quiet. (I’m telling you).
800. You have to be quiet. (That’s the rule)
801. Does he have to get up at 6 o’clock?
802. Does he have to get up at 7 o’clock?
803. Does he have to catch the train?
804. Does he have to catch the bus?
805. Does he have to make the coffee?
806. Does he have to make the tea?
807. Does he have to work hard?
808. Does he have to work on Saturday?
809. Did he have to start work at 15, or did he have to start work at 14?
810. Did he live in North Wales, or did he live in South Wales?
811. Did he have to be a teacher, or did he have to be a coal miner?
812. Did he have to work 8 hours a day, or did he have to work 12 hours a day?
813. Did he have to work 5 days a week, or did he have to work 6 days a week?
814. Did he have to work on Sundays?
815. When did the First World War start?
816. How old was he then?
817. What did he have to join?
818. What did he have to wear?
819. Where did he have to go?
820. How many of his friends died?
821. Who did he have to obey?
822. What did he have to do?
823. Did he have to go into hospital?
824. When did he have to go into hospital?
825. Why did he have to go into hospital?
826. Did he have to work in hospital?
827. Did he have to earn money?
828. Did he retired at 60?
829. When did he retire?
830. What doesn’t he have to do now?
831. Does he earn money now?
832. What does he live on?
833. Is life easy for him now, or is it difficult?
834. Does he feel sorry for his grandson?
835. Bill is twenty.
836. John is twenty-two.
837. Tom is twenty-five.
838. Bill is the youngest of all.
839. Tom is the oldest of all.
840. The Royal Britol Hotel is the most comfortable.
841. That’s the most interesting film I’ve ever seen.
842. That book is the least expensive
843. I’m the greatest!
844. You were the greatest.
845. You’re ten years older than Joe.
846. I’m not afraid of Joe!
847. Listen!
848. I’ve beaten him twice, and I going to beat him again.
849. Are you sure? - Sure? Of course I’m sure.
850. Some people say he’s better than you.
851. I’ve beaten all the best boxers, and Joe’s one of the worst!
852. He’s better than he was.
853. I’m stronger, faster, fitter and more intelligent than him!
854. I’ve met him three times!
855. Are you going to retire after this fight? - Retire? No.
856. I’ve been the champion for ten years, and I going to stay the champion for another ten.
857. Joe doesn’t think so!
858. Joe is the ugliest man in the world.
859. After tonight he’s going to need a new face!
860. How long have you been the champion?
861. I’ve been the champion for ten years/ three weeks.
862. I’ve beaten him once/ twice.
863. Is Brutus older than Joe?
864. Is he afraid of Joe?
865. Has he beaten him before?
866. How many times have you been there?
867. Has he beaten other boxers?
868. Which cities have you seen?
869. Is Joe worse than he was, or better than he was?
870. Has Joe met Len Korton?
871. When did he meet him?
872. Is Brutus going to retire?
873. How long has he been the champion?
874. Joe is very ugly.
875. He’s uglier than Brutus Cray.
876. He’s the ugliest man in the world.
877. Rockefeller is rich.
878. He is richer than teacher.
879. He is the richest in the world.
880. The Concorde vas very fast.
881. It was faster than a Boeing.
882. It was the fastest plane in the world.
883. Mount Everest is very high.
884. It is higher than Mont Blanc.
885. It is the highest mountain in the world.
886. The Rolls-Royce is very comfortable.
887. It is more comfortable than a Mini.
888. It is the most comfortable car in the world.
889. Will you marry me, darling? - f course I will.
890. Is that a promise? - Of course it is.
891. Oh, darling, I feel terribly tired! – OK, I’ll do the washing-up.
892. I’m thirsty. - All right, I’ll make you a cup of tea.
893. Have you mended that plug yet? - No, I haven’t.
894. Will you do it today? - Yes, I’ll do it now.
895. Where’s the screwdriver?
896. I can’t find the screwdriver, so I’ll do it tomorrow.
897. We haven’t got much for dinner. - That’s all right. Shall we eat out?
898. Where shall we go? - Let’s go to that new Italian Restaurant!
899. You’re drunk! Shall I drive? - No, I’m O.K. I’ll drive.
900. I’ll drive! - No, you won’t. Give me the keys!
901. We shall have our test next month
902. The concert will be over at 10.00
903. Will you go to the cinema with me now?
904. Shall I take your coat?
905. Shall we eat out?
906. You shall have my answer tomorrow
907. He shall help me.
908. Brutus Cray shall KO Joe Freezer
909. When did you last eat out?
910. I don’t want to go anywhere, let’s eat in.
911. What’s the matter?
912. Why has the bus stopped?
913. There’s been an accident. - Has there? Again?
914. There have been three accidents here this week.
915. I have worked 40 hours this week, and it’s only Wednesday.
916. It’s the most dangerous corner I’ve ever been seen.
917. Look at that girl! - What about her?
918. Look at her dress! - What about it!
919. It’s the same as mine!
920. That’s what!
921. It’s different from yours. - Is it?
922. Hers is shorter than yours.
923. Are you a new student?
924. How long have you been here?
925. How long have you worked here? - As long as you.
926. Why haven’t I seen you this week? - I’ve been ill.
927. Can I borrow £10?
928. Why don’t you go to the bank?
929. My mail hasn’t arrived yet.
930. Can you lend me some money? - Well, I’m sorry, but I’m broke.
931. What can I do? - Ask George.
932. He’s as rich as Rockefeler.
933. It is the most interesting film I’ve ever seen.
934. That’s the worst play he’s been to.
935. It’s as cold as ice.
936. This lesson is as long as that one.
937. This hotel is as comfortable as that one.
938. I want some seats for Tuesday night.
939. Are there any left?
940. No, there are no seats left.
941. Every seats is reserved.
942. Doctor, I think there’s something in my eye.
943. Everything looks funny.
944. Let me have a look.
945. I can’t see anything.
946. I’m sure there’s nothing there.
947. There’s somebody in the other office!
948. I didn’t hear anybody.
949. Well, just have a look.
950. There’s nobody there.
951. Everybody’s gone home.
952. What are you looking for? - My pen.
953. It’s somewhere in this room!
954. Where have you looked?
955. I’ve looked everywhere.
956. I can’t find it anywhere!
957. Somebody is knocking at the door.
958. I need somewhere to keep my bike.
959. Your key is somewhere in this room!
960. Her hometown is somewhere in London.
961. Do you know anything about that?
962. Is there anybody at home?
963. Did you go anywhere last summer?
964. I had no money = I didn’t have any money.
965. I know nothing about that = I don’t know anything about that.
966. Nobody can come tonight.
967. Do you have any books i non your desks? – No, I have none there.
968. There’s nobody at home = There isn’t anybody at home.
969. I went nowhere last summer = I didn’t go anywhere last summer.
970. Everything is all right.
971. Everybody speaks English in this class.
972. Everywhere in this city is beautiful.
973. There’s something in my soup. - What is it?
974. There’s somebody in the other room. - Who is it?
975. Is there anything in the fridge? I’m hungry.
976. Is there anybody in the bathroom? I want to brush my teeth.
977. There isn’t anything in the fridge.
978. There isn’t anybody in the bathroom. It’s empty.
979. Everything’s expensive. Nothing’s cheap.
980. Everybody‘s in the garden. Nobody’s here.
981. Herbert, James, Mary and Phillip all went to the same school.
982. They left school in 1960, and they’ve had very different careers.
983. Herbert became a politician ten years ago.
984. He’s very successful.
985. He bought a country house five years ago, and bought a Jaguar at the same time.
986. He’s been a Member of Parliament for ten years.
987. He’s had his house and car for five years.
988. James is a criminal.
989. He robbed a bank in 1971, and escaped to a Pacific island.
990. He bought a luxury yacht the same year.
991. He’s still on the island.
992. He’s been there since 1971.
993. He’s had the yacht since 1971.
994. Mary and Phillips fell in love at school.
995. He gave her a ring when they left school.
996. She wears it every day, and she’s never taken it off.
997. They got married in 1963 and they are still in love.
998. They moved to Australia in 1968.
999. I have received twenty cards so far.
1000. I have never tasted papaya before.
1001. I’ve lived here since 1990.
1002. I’ve lived here for 10 years
1003. When did Herbert become a politician?
1004. When did he buy a country house?
1005. When did he buy a Jaguar?
1006. How long has he been a Member of Parliament?
1007. How long has he had his house?
1008. How long has he had his car?
1009. When did James rob a bank?
1010. Where did he escape to?
1011. What did he buy?
1012. When did he buy it?
1013. Where is he now?
1014. How long has he been there?
      How long has he had his yacht?
1015. When did Mary and Charlie fall in love?
1016. When did he give her a ring?
1017. Has she ever taken it off?
1018. When did they get married?
1019. Are they still in love?
1020. When did they move to Australia?
1021. How long has she had the ring?
1022. How long have they been married?
1023. How long have they been in Australia?
1024. He’s been there since 1969.
1025. They’ve been there for five years.
1026. She’s had that watch for three weeks.
1027. We’ve been here since January.
1028. I’ve had my camera for two years.
1029. They’ve been married since 1971.
1030. He’s had his car for two months.
1031. John’s been in London since March.
1032. What time is it?
1033. Is it noon or midnight?
1034. Why do you know?
1035. Is it a new moon or a full moon?
1036. Where’s an owl perching?
1037. What can you say about the houses?
1038. Do they look different ot do they look the same?
1039. What’s everybody doing?
1040. Where’s Mr. Brown been?
1041. He’s been to a party.
1042. Is he going home now?
1043. Where’s he walking and how?
1044. he’s walking unsteadily or staggering on pavement.
1045. What’s he holding in his hand?
1046. Is it full or is it empty?
1047. Has he drunk a lot of whisky or only a little whisky?
1048. Is he drunk or is he sober?
1049. Can he see clearly?
1050. What’s happened to his key suddenly?
1051. Does he know?
1052. Is he standing in front of his house or behind his house?
1053. Is he carrying the bottle now?
1054. What’s he looking for?
1055. Can he find it?
1056. Has he lost his key or has he found it?
1057. How does he feel?
1058. Does his head swim?
1059. Where is Mr. Brown now?
1060. He’s behind the house.
1061. Has he been into the garage or has he been into the house?
1062. Where has he taken a ladder from?
1063. He’s taken it from the garage.
1064. Is he coming back to the party, or is he going to the front of the house?
1065. What’s happened then?
1066. Where’s the cat?
1067. What’s it doing? Why?
1068. Where has he put the ladder and climbed to?
1069. Has he opened the window?
1070. Is there anybody in the bed?
1071. Who is he?
1072. Has he woken up?
1073. How is the man?
1074. Is it Mr. Brown’s flat?
1075. Has he come to the right or the wrong flat?
1076. What do you think the man’s saying?
1077. Has Mr. Brown made a terrible mistake?
1078. Have you ever made such a terrible mistake?
1079. It’s midnight.
1080. In a moment, the mayor is going to read the results of the election.
1081. Both of the candidates are on the balcony with the mayor.
1082. Both of them are smiling, but neither of them are happy.
1083. Both of them are wearing badges.
1084. One of them is the Labour candidate, and the other is the Conservative candidate.
1085. Neither of them have been Members of Parliament before.
1086. The mayor has just announced the result.
1087. The Labour candidate has won the election.
1088. Some of crowd are pleased, but the others are angry.
1089. All of the Labour supporters are happy.
1090. All of them are shouting and cheering.
1091. The Conservative supporters are booing.
1092. None of them are smiling.
1093. The Conservatives haven’t won an election in Bamford for many years.
1094. The Labour Party has won every election in the town since 1945.
1095. They’re Asada and Mertha.
1096. One of them is Japanese.
1097. Neither of them is French.
1098. Both of them are my friends.
1099. They’re students.
1100. Some of them are English.
1101. None of them are Italian.
1102. All of them are friendly.
1103. There was a fifty thousand pound jewel robbery in central London yesterday.
1104. The thieves threw a stone through the window of Carbunkle & Company and stole necklaces, rings and watches worth £50,000.
1105. Mr. Goldsmith, the manager of the shop, was working in his office when it happened.
1106. The police are looking for three men.
1107. The men drove away in a stolen Ford Cortina.
1108. The police have not found the getaway car yet.
1109. Everest expedition fails.
1110. Three British climbers in the Himalayas wanted to reach the top of Mount Everest yesterday, but they failed because the weather has been too bad.
1111. They had to postpone the climb until next week.
1112. The weather has been the worst for two years.
1113. Hollywood divorce case.
1114. Richard Taylor, the British actor, is going to divorce his wife, Liza Bertram.
1115. They have been married for thirteen years, and have lived in Hollywood since 1978.
1116. Several people have seen Taylor with film starlet Judy Bowes recently.
1117. He has been married four times.
1118. He refused to speak to our reporter yesterday.
1119. Police Notice.
1120. Have you seen this girl?
1121. Maria Roberts, a 15-year-old schoolgirl, left her home in Leeds last week and nobody has seen her since.
1122. She was wearing a blue raincoat, green trousers and black shoes.
1123. She has blonde hair and blue eyes.
1124. Please telephone: 0202-17414 with any information.
1125. Can I help you?
1126. Yes, I want to send some flowers to my mother in Germany.
1127. What kind of flowers would you like?
1128. Well, what do you recommend?
1129. Well, roses are very nice at this time of the year.
1130. A dozen roses, please.
1131. This is a present for you. - What a lovely surprise!
1132. Shall I open it now?
1133. Thank you, very much indeed!
1134. You’ve been very kind.
1135. I’d like to say goodbye to everybody.
1136. When are you leaving?
1137. Tomorrow morning.
1138. Let’s meet for a coffee tonight.
1139. I’m afraid I can’t. - Oh, come on!
1140. I’ve got so much to do.
1141. It’s been a lovely party.
1142. But you can’t go yet!
1143. The party’s just beginning!
1144. I’m sorry, but I must!
1145. I have to catch the last train.
1146. Don’t be silly!
1147. I’ll give you a lift.
1148. Where are you going?
1149. I’ve missed you very much.
1150. I’ve been lonely this week because I haven’t seen you for a month.
1151. I’ve learnt a lot of French this week; I’ve worked hard.
1152. I haven’t been out too much.
1153. Last night I had to do a lot of homework, and I’m tired today.
1154. Paris is smaller than London, but it’s more interesting.
1155. I think it’s the best city I’ve ever been to.
1156. There’s too much traffic and there aren’t enough restaurants with English food, but I like it.
1157. All of my teachers are very nice and none of them speak English to me, so I have to speak French.
1158. Anyway, I must finish now.
1159. I’ll write again soon, I promise.
1160. All my love, Mary xxx
1161. I’ve been sad miserable this week, because I haven’t seen you for a long time.
1162. I’ve learnt a a little this week.
1163. I’ve worked hard this week.
1164. I haven’t been out at all, but last week I was out many times.
1165. Last night I had to write a compostion, and sleepy today.
1166. London is more expensive than Tokyo.
1167. It’s less interesting.
1168. I think it’s the worst city I’ve ever been to.
1169. There ‘s too many traffic and there aren’t enough restaurants with English food.
1170. None of my teachers are very good and none of them speak Italian Arabic to me, so I have to speak English.
1171. Anyway, I really must finish now.
1172. I’ll write again tomorrow or next week, I promise.
1173. Mary is nicer than Jane.
1174. Peter is cleverer than Tom.
1175. „How do you do?” - „How do you do?”
1176. What a beautiful picture!
1177. What a nice dress!
1178. It happens to everyone.
1179. We live at 724 Main Street.
1180. I told Mr Brown to come.
1181. I like reading very much.
1182. I understand the lesson now.
1183. Ask him what he wants.
1184. People love to give advice.
1185. Gold is a valuable metal.
1186. What is your favourite game?
1187. They couldn't see anybody.
1188. He is angry with me.
1189. How are you feeling today?
1190. Look! Two boys are fighting.
1191. John is a friend of mine.
1192. He lent me his car.
1193. Butter is made from milk.
1194. Have you seen young Thomson recently?
1195. That woman has beautiful hair.
1196. Tell him to go home.
1197. Our school is in Church Street.
1198. The Swiss live in Switzerland.
1199. This morning I went shopping.
1200. They believed what you said.
1201. This is Hammingway’s last novel.
1202. I think I am right.
1203. I wish I were rich.
1204. He always tells the truth.
1205. I wish I were pretty.
1206. He has luck at cards.
1207. My teacher lives at 54 Elm Street.
1208. Jane entered the room very quietly.
1209. He asked me her name.
1210. Did you come by taxi?
1211. We were studying very hard.
1212. Who saw Peter kiss Mary?
1213. He worked here from 1970 to 1975.
1214. It’s no use waiting.
1215. What are you waiting for?
1216. Did you come by air?
1217. I know you are wrong.
1218. He finished reading the letter.
1219. Most people like travelling abroad.
1220. Our guests came by train yesterday.
1221. He lives at 32 York Road.
1222. "Do you smoke?" - "I used to."
1223. Tables are usually made of wood.
1224. Where can I find Chestnut Street?
1225. Neither of them was any good.
1226. He drank half glass of milk.
1227. They all live in this village.
1228. They paid me for the books.
1229. The Dutch live in the Netherlands.
1230. I wish I had a car!
1231. It's tiring running round this field.
1232. You buy petrol by the litre.
1233. He asked his father for money.
1234. "How far did he travel?" - "1,600 miles."
1235. She spoke to me at last.
1236. My husband caught five small fish.
1237. I finished writing my book report.
1238. She talks faster than I do.
1239. A mouse is similar to a rat.
1240. Furniture is often made of wood.
1241. Tell Joe not to close the door. (=I want you to tell Joe...)
1242. Joe wins every time. He always beats Bill.
1243. I hope to see you there.
1244. Peter is not angry, and neither is Mary.
1245. What sizes shoes do you wear?
1246. She told me everything about herself.
1247. One hundred years make a century.
1248. I am interested in building ships.
1249. They say that he is ill.
1250. Peter hasn’t finished his work yet.

1. I’m ... .
2. Are you a teacher? - No, I’m not.
3. Are you a student? - Yes, I am.
4. Are you from England? - No, I’m not.
5. Where are you from? - I’m from Canada.
6. How are you?
7. I’m very well, thanks. And you?
8. I’m fine, thanks.
9. Excuse me! - Yes?
10. Are you English? - Pardon?
11. Are you English? - Yes, we are.
12. I’m English.
13. Are you on holiday? - No, we aren’t.
14. We’re businessmen.
15. Please, sit down. - Thank you.
16. Tea? - Yes, please.
17. Sugar? - No, thanks.
18. Are you a businessman? - No, I’m not. I’m a tourist.
19. What is that? / What’s that?
20. This is a pen.
21. That is a pen. That’s a pen.
22. It is a pen. It’s a pen.
23. What are they? / What’re they?
24. These are pens.
25. Those are pens.
26. They are pens. / They’re pens.
27. Is this a pen? - Yes, it is
28. Is that a pen? - No, it isn't.
29. Is it a pen?
30. Are these pens? - Yes, they are.
31. Are those pens?- No, they aren't.
32. Are they pens
33. Good evening.
34. What's your name, please?
35. My name's Dean.
36. Room 15.
37. Here's your key.
38. Is this your case? - No, it isn't.
39. Is that your case over there? - Yes, it is.
40. What are your names, please?
41. Are these your cases here? - No, they aren't.
42. I'm sorry.
43. Are those your cases over there? - Yes,they are.
44. Is this our room?
45. What's the number?
46. That's our room. Number 13.
47. I’m cold! - Are you? - Yes, I am. - I’m not. I’m hot!
48. This is a nice flat, Miss Wilkins.
49. Here's a plan...
50. There's a living-room.
51. There's a kitchen, a bedroom, a bathroom, and there's a toilet.
52. Is there a balcony? - No, there isn't.
53. Is there a telephone? - No, there isn't a telephone.
54. Well, here's the kitchen.
55. It's very small.
56. It isn't very large, but there's a cooker and a fridge.
57. There are some cupboards under the sink.
58. Are there any plates? - Yes, there are.
59. Are there any chairs in here? - No, there aren't, but there are some in the living-room.
60. There aren't any glasses! - Yes, there are! They're in the cupboard
61. Where's the toilet?
62. Excuse me. - Yes?
63. Is there a post office near here? - Yes, there is.
64. Is it far? - No, it isn't very far. First right, second left.
65. Thank you very much. - That's all right.
66. Mrs. Connor, could you pass the salt please? - Certainly.
67. Half of bitter, please. - Here you are, sir.
68. How much is that? - 15p.
69. Are you on the phone? - Yes, I am.
70. What's your number? - 23306.
71. Who's that? - It's me... Tom.
72. Come in!
73. This is my wife, Mary. - How do you do?
74. These are our children, Jimmy and Ethel.
75. Well, this is a nice surprise!
76. Is it your car? - Well, no… no, it isn’t.
77. Whose car is it? - It’s Mr. Orson’s car.
78. Mr. Orson ? Who’s he? - He’s my boss.
79. He’s a millionaire.
80. Allan’s car
81. my sister’s house
82. Tom’s friends
83. the cup’s handle
84. Thomas’s house / Thomas’ house
85. the teachers’ book
86. my sons’ bicycles
87. The children’s birthday
88. my father-in-law’s house
89. John and Paul’s book
90. John’s book and Paul’s book
91. Whose bicycle is it?
92. It is Richard‘s bicycle.
93. Whose skirt is it?
94. It is Jane‘s skirt.
95. Whose shoes are they?
96. They are Richard‘s shoes.
97. Whose jeans are they?
98. They are Richard‘s jeans.
99. Whose glasses are they?
100. They are Jane‘s glasses.
101. Whose is it? 
102. Whose are they?
103. Whose are these?
104. Whose are those?
105. Whose car is it?
106. Whose shoes are they?
107. They are Richard‘s shoes.
108. They are Richard‘s jeans.
109. They are Jane‘s glasses.
110. It is Mr. Orson‘s car.
111. It is Mr. Orson‘s bicycle.
112. It is Jane‘s skirt.
113. It‘s John’s.
114. It‘s John’s car.
115. They‘re Mr. Smith’s.
116. They‘re Mr. Smith’s shoes.
117. Waiter! I’d like the menu, please.
118. I’d like some soup.
119. Tomato soup? - Yes, please.
120. I’d like a steak. - Rare, medium, or well-done?
121. Rare, medium, or well-done? - Medium, please.
122. Which vegetables would you like?
123. I’d like some potatoes, some peas, and a salad, please.
124. I’d like some wine - Which wine would you like?
125. Which wine would you like, sir? - A bottle of red wine, please
126. I would like a coffee, please. - Certainly, sir. / Certainly, madam.
127. Would you like some wine? - Yes, please. / No, thanks.
128. Would you like some more coffee? - No, thanks. /No, thank you.
129. Would you like something to eat? - Yes, please. I’m very hungry.
130. Which vegetables would you like?
131. Which soup would you like? - I’d like tomato soup.
132. Charles Orson is a film director.
133. He's in the studio.
134. He's with Steve Newman and Raquel Evans.
135. Steve's an actor.
136. Raquel's an actress. They're film stars.
137. Everybody! Be quiet, please!
138. Open the door!
139. Come in!
140. Walk to the door!
141. Walk! Don't run!
142. Sit down!
143. Don't move!
144. Take Mary's hand!
145. Look into her eyes!
146. Don't laugh!
147. Smile!
148. Smile at him!
149. Look into his eyes!
150. Close your eyes!
151. Kiss her!
152. That's fine!
153. Go to the door!
154. Go out, and close the door!
155. Turn the lights on!
156. Turn the TV on!
157. Start the game!
158. Put them on.
159. Take them off.
160. Turn it on!
161. Turn it off.
162. Look at me.
163. Look at him.
164. Look at it.
165. Look at us.
166. Look at them.
167. Look at John.
168. Look at Mrs. Smith. 
169. Look at this man. He’s Elton Kash.
170. He’s a pop star. He’s very rich and famous.
171. Look at his house.
172. It’s large and expensive, and there’s a swimming-pool in the garden.
173. There are ten bedrooms in the house.
174. Elton’s car’s American.
175. It’s a 1978 Lincoln Continental.
176. It’s fast and comfortable.
177. In his car there’s a radio, a stereo cassette-player, a cocktail cabinet, a cigar lighter and electric windows.
178. Elton isn’t happy; he’d like a Rolls-Royce.
179. Look at this man. He’s Mr. Wilson.
180. He’s a teacher. ‘s very poor and he isn’t famous.
181. It’s small and cheap and there isn’t a garden.
182. There are only two bedrooms in the house.
183. Mr. Wilson’s car’s English. It’s a 1959 Mini.
184. It’s slow and uncomfortable.
185. In his car there isn’t a radio or a cassette player… there’s an engine, a steering wheel, and there are four wheels and two doors.
186. Mr. Wilson isn’t happy, he’d like a new Mini.
187. What make is it?
188. What make the car?
189. What make this pen?
190. What make that perfume?
191. It is a Rado watch.
192. It is Rolls-Royce.
193. It is a Parker.
194. It is Chanel.
195. What make are they?
196. What make are the cars?
197. What make are these pens?
198. What make are those cameras?
199. They are Rado watches.
200. They are olls-Royce.
201. They are Parkers.
202. They are Kodak and Pentax.
203. What make is it?
204. What make is your car?
205. What make are they?
206. What make are your pens?
207. It’s a Datsun.
208. They’re Parkers.
209. My husband’s wonderful! - Really? Is he?
210. He’s big, strong and handsome!
211. Well, my husband isn’t very big, or very strong, but he’s very intelligent.
212. He can speak six languages. - Can he?
213. Which languages can he speak? - He can speak French and Spanish.
214. My husband’s very athletic.
215. He can swim, ski and play football.
216. Can he cook?
217. Can your husband cook?
218. My husband can’t play sports, but he’s an excellent cook.
219. He’s an excellent cook. - Is he?
220. He can sew, and iron.
221. He’s a very good husband. - Really?
222. Is he English?
223. Where are you going? - To the hairdresser’s.
224. Whose trousers are they? - They’re the hairdresser’s.
225. tailor - tailor’s
226. stationer - stationer’s
227. barber - barber’s
228. grocer - grocer’s
229. I can run fast.
230. I can swim.
231. She can speak Spanish.
232. He can cook.
233. He can’t play sports.
234. They can’t fly.
235. I can drive.
236. Can you drive?
237. I can’t drive.
238. Can you type?
239. I can’t type.
240. He can ski.
241. She can’t dance.
242. It can go fast.
243. It can’t start.
244. We can sing.
245. We can’t go now.
246. They can help.
247. They can’t come tomorrow.
248. Can they cook?
249. Please come in.
250. Please, sit down. 
251. Would you like a cup of tea? - Yes, please.
252. How about a biscuit? - No, thanks. I’m on a diet.
253. I’d like a cup of tea.
254. Would you like a cup of coffee?
255. Can I get a glass of milk?
256. There is a glass of beer ont he table.
257. I’d like a glass of water.
258. Can I help you?
259. I’d like some information about trains please.
260. Where to? - To London.
261. When? - Tomorrow.
262. Morning or afternoon? - In the evening. About six o’clock.
263. There’s one at 6.40.
264. I’d like a pair of shoes, please.
265. What colour would you like? - Brown.
266. What size are you? - Five.
267. Can I try them on? - Of course.
268. I try on a pair of shoes.
269. He tries on a raincoat.
270. I want a pullover.
271. This is a nice cardigan.
272. I need a pair of jeans.
273. How about dinner, tonight? - I’d love to.
274. Where can we meet?
275. How about the square? - All right.
276. What time?
277. Is seven o’clock OK? - Yes, that’s fine.
278. How about a cup of coffee?
279. Would you like a cup of tea? - No, thanks. I am not thirsty.
280. I’d like some cakes.
281. That pair of shoes is new.
282. Shoes are new.
283. Hi, there! My name’s G.G..
284. I’m an actress.
285. I’m from London.
286. I’ve got a flat in London and a house in Hollywood, with a swimming pool.
287. I’ve got a new Rolls-Royce and a lot of money in the bank.
288. I’ve got a husband, and three wonderful children in Hollywood.
289. Life’s great! I’ve got everything.
290. Hello, my name’s Tom Atkins.
291. I’m from London, too.
292. I’m broke. I haven’t got any money.
293. I haven’t got a job or a house, or a car.
294. I haven’t got a wife, and I haven’t got any children.
295. Life’s terrible! I haven’t got anything!
296. Look at this man. His name’s Terry Archer.
297. He isn’t from London. He’s from Oxford.
298. He’s a factory worker. He’s got a good job.
299. He’s got a car.
300. He hasn’t got a big house, he’s got a flat.
301. He’s got a wife, but he hasn’t got any children.
302. Life’s all right.
303. There’s a restaurant near here.
304. There has been an accident.
305. I have got a lot of money.
306. Have you got anything to declare?
307. Can I see…?
308. Fine. That’s all right.
309. Oh, dear!
310. Can I see your passport? - Certainly. Here it is.
311. Yes, that’s all right.
312. Have you got anything to declare? - Yes, I have.
313. What have you got? - I’ve got some whisky and some cigarettes.
314. How much whisky have you got?
315. How many books have you got? - Two hundred.
316. What about water? Have you got any water?
317. Open you case, please.
318. Open it now! Look at this!
319. How much money do you have?
320. How many brothers have you got?
321. How about some more wine? - Please.
322. Which glass is yours? - That one’s mine.
323. Which one? - The empty one!
324. Good night. Thank you for a lovely evening.
325. Now, which coats are yours? - Those coats are ours.
326. Which ones? - The black one and the grey one.
327. I’ve got them.
328. The grey one’s mine, and the black one’s hers.
329. Which glass is your glass? - That is my glass.
330. Which glass is yours? - That is mine.
331. Which coat is George‘s coat?
332. Which coat is George‘s?
333. Which glass is yours? - The empty one. (one = glass)
334. Who is your man? - The tall one. (one = man)
335. Which glasses are yours? - The empty ones. (ones = glasses)
336. Who are your men? - The tall ones. (ones = men)
337. Which vegetables would you like?
338. I‘d like some potatoes, some peas, and a salad, please.
339. He‘d like a Rolls-Royce.
340. He‘d like a new Mini.
341. Can you show me some cameras, please?
342. Certainly, sir
343. This one’s very good.
344. How much is it? - £85, sir.
345. Oh, dear. That’s very expensive.
346. Hmm, I see.
347. That one isn’t expensive, sir.
348. What make is it? - It’s a Kodak.
349. Can you show it to me, please?
350. Oh, excuse me! - Yes, sir?
351. Could you bring us some more tea, please? - Of course, sir.
352. Could you bring me the bill, please?
353. I’m in a hurry.
354. Taxi! - Where to, madam?
355. Can you take me to the airport, please?
356. Have you got any luggage?
357. It’s over there.
358. All right.
359. It’s very heavy.
360. I’m very sorry.
361. Have a good holiday!
362. Don’t forget!
363. Send me a postcard!
364. I haven’t got your address.
365. That’s O.K.
366. You can send it to me at the office.
367. Bye.
368. Give the cat some water.
369. Give water to whom? -To the cat.
370. Give me the cat.
371. Give the cat to whom? - To me.
372. Show her the way, please.
373. Show the way for whom? - For her.
374. They arrived.
375. He came here last night.
376. She’s sleeping.
377. I love you.
378. He hits me.
379. Give me the book, please.
380. Can you show me some new cameras, please?
381. Can you bring me the bill, please?
382. Can you give me the luggage?
383. Give the book to me, please.
384. Can you show some new cameras to me, please?
385. Can you bring the bill to me, please?
386. Can you get  the luggage for me?
387. Dear John,
388. This is a picture of Paris.
389. The weather’s beautiful.
390. The hotel’s excellent.
391. In my hotel room there’s a colour TV and a shower.
392. The food isn’t very good.
393. Paris is expensive.
394. My French is terrible, but the people are friendly.
395. See you soon.
396. Best wishes, Mary x x x
397. What’s the weather like?. - It’s rainy.
398. What are French people like? - They are quiet friendly.?
399. How is the food? - It’s very delicious.
400. How are your rooms? - They are excellent.
401. How are you? - I’m fine, thanks.
402. How are your parents? - They are so so.
403. Things you’ll need: Money to buy a postcard and stamp. A pen. The recipient’s address.
404. Is Jack here? - No, he isn’t.
405. Is he working today? - No, he isn’t working today.
406. He’s in the kitchen. - What’s he doing?
407. What’s he doing? - He’s cooking.
408. What are you doing? - I’m reading.
409. I am eating. = I’m eating.
410. He is eating. = He’s eating.
411. You are eating. = You’re eating.
412. We are eating. = We’re eating.
413. They are eating. = They’re eating.
414. I am not eating. = I’m not eating.
415. He is not eating. = He isn’t eating.
416. You are not eating. = You aren’t eating.
417. We are not eating. = We aren’t eating.
418. They are not eating. = They aren’t eating.
419. I’m working.
420. I’m sleeping.
421. I’m eating.
422. I’m drinking.
423. I’m sitting.
424. I’m standing.
425. Are you sleeping?
426. Are you eating?
427. Are you drinking?
428. Are you sitting?
429. Are you standing?
430. Thomas is a student.
431. He is staying with the Taylor, an English family.
432. Can you help me?
433. I’m doing my homework and I can’t understand this word.
434. Which one?
435. That’s difficult.
436. I can’t help you now.
437. I’m watching something. - What are you watching?
438. What are you watching? - I’m watching a film.
439. Can Mr. Taylor help me?- No, he can’t now. He’s reading.
440. What’s he reading? - He’s reading a magazine.
441. What about Kate?
442. She can’t help you now, she’s phoning someone.
443. She’s phoning someone.- Who’s she phoning? - She’s phoning her boyfriend.
444. You’re asking a lot of questions tonight! - Am I?
445. I’m practicing my English!
446. What’s she doing? - She’s reading.
447. What are they reading? - They’re reading magazine.
448. Who’s working? - Tony is.
449. Who are eating? - Mary and Mike are.
450. Who’s Paul phoning? - He’s phoning his friend.
451. Who’re they asking? - They’re asking Mrs. Taylor.
452. What’s he reading? - He’s reading a book.
453. Who’s she phoning? - She’s phoning her boyfriend.
454. Who’s playing football? - Tony is.
455.  Would you like to come to a party? - Well, I’d like to… but when is it?
456. When is it? - On Saturday evening.
457. What a pity!
458. I’m busy on Saturday.
459. What are you doing on Saturday? - I’m doing my homework.
460. Another time perhaps?
461. Yes, thanks anyway.
462. Excuse me, is this seat free? - Yes, it is.
463. Is it O.K. if I sit here? - Yes, of course.
464. Is that your newspaper? - Yes, it is.
465. May I borrow it for a minute, please? - Yes, certainly.
466. Can I help you?
467. I’m looking for a book. - What’s the title?
468. Have you got it?
469. How much is it? - 5£.
470. May I see it? - Of course, here you are.
471. He’s going to a concert this evening.
472. We are going to a party at the weekend.
473. What are you doing on (Saturday)?
474. Now here’s Julia.
475. Julia’s wearing a white cotton blouse, and a black nylon skirt.
476. She’s wearing orange shoes, and she’s carrying an orange leather handbag.
477. Godfrey’s wearing dark-blue flared trousers and light-blue woollen jacket.
478. He’s wearing a yellow terylene shirt and a red tie.
479. He is a handsome young English man.
480. This is a big round metal bowl.
481. I’ve got a small red sleeping bag.
482. I’m happy. - I’m happy, too.
483. I can cook. - I can cook, too.
484. I have got a big house. - She‘sgot, too.
485. Mary is a doctor. - Her husbandis a doctor, too.
486. I’m not happy. - I’m not happy,either.
487. I can’t cook. - I can’t cook,either.
488. I haven’t got a big house. - Shehasn’t got, either.
489. Mary isn’t a doctor. - Her husband isn’t a doctor, either.
490. He’s a student. She’s a student, too.
491. He isn’t a teacher. She isn’t a teacher, either.
492. He is a silly young English man.
493. This is a huge round white Italian metal bowl.
494. I want a small red smoking table.
495. I buy a long old dark blue sleeping bag.
496. She has got a short old light grey scarf.
497. She’s wearing a big old nylon skirt.
498. Mum has a small old cotton dress.
499. Peter’s standing outside the cinema.
500. He’s waiting for Lulu, his girlfriend, and he’s looking at his watch because she’s late.
501. An old man’s coming out of the cinema.
502. A young man’s going into the cinema.
503. A boy’s running up the steps.
504. A woman’s buying a ticket from the cashier.
505. Some people are queueing outside the cinema.
506. Where’s Peter standing? - Peter is standing outside the cinema.
507. Who’s he waiting for? - He’s waiting for Lulu, his girlfriend.
508. What’s he looking at? - He’s looking at his watch.
509. Why is he looking at his watch? - Because his girlfriend is late.
510. Who’s coming out of the cinema? - An old man’s coming out of the cinema.
511. Who’s going into the cinema? - A young man’s going into the cinema.
512. Who’s buying a ticket? - A woman’s buying a ticket.
513. Where are the people queueing? - The people are queueing outside the cinema.
514. Now Peter’s in the cinema with Lulu.
515. He’s sitting between Lulu and a man with a moustache.
516. A lady’s sitting in front of him.
517. She wearing a large hat.
518. Peter can’t see the film.
519. A man’s sitting behind Peter.
520. He’s smoking a pipe.
521. Lulu’s unhappy because the smoke’s going into her eyes.
522. Where’s Peter now? - Peter’s in the cinema.
523. Who’s he with? - He’s sitting with Lulu.
524. Where’s he sitting? - He’s sitting between Lulu and a man.
525. Who’s sitting in front of him? - A lady’s sitting in front of him.
526. What’s the lady wearing? - She wearing a large hat.
527. Who’s sitting behind him? - A man’s sitting behind Peter.
528. What’s the man smoking? - He’s smoking a pipe.
529. Why is Lulu unhappy? - Because the smoke’s going into her eyes.
530. This is the scene from the film.
531. In this scene, a beautiful young girl’s lying across the lines.
532. She’s shouting “Help!” because the train’s coming along the lines.
533. It’s very near.
534. It’s coming round the bend now.
535. Where’s the girl lying? - She’s lying across the lines.
536. What’s she shouting? - She’s shouting “Help!”.
537. Why is she shouting? - Because the train’s coming along the lines.
538. Is the train near? - Yes, it’s very near.
539. Can you see the train? - Yes, I can.
540. Where is it?- It’s coming round the bend.
541. Hello, darling. I’m home.
542. Are you tired, dear ?
543. What time is it? - It’s six o’clock.
544. What’s on television tonight?
545. There’s good programme at quarter past eight.
546. There’s a good film after the news.
547. It is at the quarter to seven before “Police story”.
548. I can’t watch that!
549. There’s a football match on ITV at half past six.
550. But it’s my favourite programme!
551. Go and watch it at your mother’s!
552. What’s time is it? = What’s the time?
553. It’s eight o’clock.
554. It’s eight a.m.
555. It’s eight p.m.
556. 1:10 – It’s ten past one.
557. 3: 20 – It’s twenty past three.
558. It’s ten to four.
559. It’s twenty to seven.
560. It’s fifteen past eight.= It’s a quarter past eight.
561. It’s fifteen to eight. = It’s a quarter to eight.
562. There are six books on the table.
563. “Hello” is the first unit.
564. “Whose is it?” is the ninth unit.
565. This is the first book in the library.
566. Today is 11th.
567. He’s going to London on 15th.
568. Well… Tomorrow we’re going to leave this place!
569. What are you going to do first?
570. First, I’m going to rent a big car, meet my girlfriend and take her to an expensive restaurant.
571. We’re going to have steak and drink champagne.
572. What about you, Fred?
573. My wife’s going to meet me outside the prison.
574. Then we’re going to have tea with her mother.
575. You’re joking! - No, I’m not.
576. I’m going to work for my wife’s mother.
577. I hope you’re not going to work for your mother-in-law! - Yes.
578. She’s got a little café in London.
579. What are you going to do there?
580. I’m going to wash up.
581. What! Wash up! I’m not going to work!
582. I’m going to have a good time!
583. You’re lucky.
584. I’m going to rob a bank next week. - Why? - Because I’m happy in prison!
585. I’m going to see my doctor next week.
586. He’s going to meet her outside the cinema.
587. They’re hungry. They’re going to eat a lot.
588. In a few minutes  = a few minutes from now = in a few minutes’ time
589. For ever and ever  = forever
590. The book is at the top of the shelf.
591. You can see it at the bottom of the picture.
592. He is satnding in the middle.
593. The shop is on the left.
594. The hospital is on the right.
595. This is an English wedding.
596. They’re standing on the steps outside the church.
597. The bride is wearing a long white dress and is holding some blue flowers in her left hand.
598. The groom is wearing a traditional morning suit and is holding a top hat in his right hand.
599. They’re both smiling because they’re very happy.
600. Listen and repeat.
601. Listen and answer the questions.
602. The following questions are very important.
603. What is this? - This is an English wedding.
604. Where are they standing? - They’re standing on the steps outside the church.
605. What’s the bride wearing? - The bride is wearing a long white dress.
606. What’s she holding? - The bride is holding some blue flowers in her left hand.
607. What’s the groom wearing? - The groom is wearing a traditional morning suit.
608. What’s he holding? - He is holding a top hat in his right hand.
609. Why are they smiling? - Because they’re very happy.
610. In a few minutes, they’re going to get into a Rolls-Royce and drive to a big hotel for the reception.
611. At the reception they’re going to cut the cake and drink champagne.
612. Then they’re going to open all their presents.
613. Some people are going to make speeches and both of the mothers are going to cry.
614. What are they going to get into? - They’re going to get into a Rolls-Royce.
615. Where are they going to drive? - They’re going to drive to a big hotel for the reception.
616. What are they going to cut? - They’re going to cut the cake.
617. What are they going to drink? - They’re going to drink champagne.
618. What are they going to do? - They’re going to open all their presents.
619. At three o’clock they’re going to leave the reception and drive to Heathrow Airport.
620. They’re going to fly to Bermuda.
621. They’re going to spend their honeymoon in a villa by the sea.
622. They’re going to be happy forever and ever and have a lot of children.
623. What time are they going to leave the reception? - They’re going to leave the reception at three o’clock.
624. Where are they going to drive to? - They’re going to drive to Heathrow Airport.
625. Where are they going to fly to? - They’re going to fly to Bermuda.
626. Where are they going to spend their honeymoon? - They’re going to spend their honeymoon in a villa by the sea.
627. How many children are they going to have? - They’re going to have a lot of children.
628. Come in.
629. I’m looking for a girlfriend.
630. May I ask you some questions? - What about?
631. Do you like music? - Yes, I do. I like classical music.
632. Do you like pop music? - No, I don’t. And I don’t like jazz.
633. How old are you? - What! I don’t like personal questions!
634. Can you complete this form later, and send it by post?
635. Does he like potatoes?
636. Does he like roast beef?
637. Does he like fishing?
638. Does he like chess?
639. Do you like children?
640. Do you like classical music?
641. Do you like red?
642. Do you like dancing?
643. Do you like fishing?
644. She likes pink.
645. She doesn’t like politics.
646. She likes yellow.
647. She doesn’t like television.
648. She likes fruit.
649. She doesn’t like football.
650. She likes vegetables.
651. She doesn’t like beards.
652. She likes dancing.
653. She doesn’t like dogs.
654. I like pink.
655. I don’t like politics.
656. I like fruit.
657. I don’t like television.
658. I like tennis.
659. I don’t like football.
660. I like vegetables.
661. I don’t like beards.
662. I like rock.
663. I don’t like whisky.
664. I like football.
665. They need a fridge.
666. We don’t like rock music.
667. Two students don’t like swimming.
668. Do you want a jacket?- Yes, I do.
669. Do your children like to watch a football match? - No, they don’t.
670. She likes films.
671. Tom goes to school at 8:30 every day.
672. He doesn’t like dogs.
673. My mother doesn’t like karate.
674. Does he like a Rolls-Royce?- Yes, he does.
675. Does Bill go to work at 9 o’clock? - No, he doesn’t
676. Please marry me, Fiona.
677. I want you, I need you, I love you.
678. Help me! - I’m sorry, but I can’t.
679. Why not?
680. I like you a lot, but I don’t love you.
681. But, money isn’t everything.
682. You don’t understand
683. For me my family is everything.
684. Do you like another shirt?
685. He’s engaged.
686. I know.
687. But James isn’t a rich man.
688. I can give you everything.
689. What do you want?
690. I don’t want those things.
691. I only want a little free time.
692. Who wants Fiona? – Charles.
693. Does he love her? - Yes, he does.
694. Does Fiona like Charles? - Yes, she does.
695. Does she like him a lot? - Yes, she does.
696. Does she love him? - No, she doesn’t.
697. Does Fiona love another man? - Yes, she does.
698. What’s his name? - His name is James.
699. Does James want Fiona? - No, he doesn’t.
700. Is he rich? - No, he isn’t.
701. Is Charles rich? - Yes, he is.
702. What can he give Fiona? - He can give her everything.
703. Does she want clothes? - No, she doesn’t.
704. Does she want money? - No, she doesn’t.
705. What does she want? - She only wants James.
706. Who wants Fiona? - Charles wants Fiona.
707. Who loves Fiona? - Charles loves Fiona.
708. Who needs Fiona? - Charles needs Fiona.
709. Who wants James? - Fiona wants James.
710. Who loves James? - Fiona loves James.
711. Who does Charles wants? - Charles wants Fiona.
712. Who does Charles love? - Charles loves Fiona.
713. Who does Fiona love? - Fiona loves James.
714. Who does Fiona want? - Fiona wants James.
715. Who does Charles need? - Charles needs Fiona.
716. We need you.
717. I want a coat.
718. He loves Mary.
719. I do not love James. = I don’t love James.
720. She does not need a big car. = She doesn’t need a big car.
721. They do not like Tim. = They don’t like Tim.
722. Does he love his parents? - Yes, he does/No, he doesn’t.
723. Do you love him? - Yes, I do/No, I don’t.
724. Who loves Patrick? - Denise loves Patrick.
725. Who wants Fiona? - Charles wants Fiona.
726. Who does she love? - She loves James.
727. Who does they need? - They need David.
728. I need money.
729. I don’t need a big car.
730. I want a new coat.
731. I don’t want a cup of tea.
732. She loves her parents.
733. She doesn’t love him.
734. Rick loves Angela.
735. Who does Rick love?
736. He loves Angela.
737. Who loves Angela?
738. Patrick does.
739. What are you doing this weekend? - I’m going away.
740. Where are you going? - I’m going to London.
741. How long for? - Just for two days.
742. Have you got a car? - Yes, I have.
743. What kind is it? - It’s a Volswagen.
744. Do you like it? - Yes, I do.
745. Why (do you like it)? - Because it’s very economical.
746. Excuse me… - Yes?
747. Have you got any change?
748. What do you need? - I need some tens.
749. Oh, how many do you want?
750. Well, can you change a pound note?
751. Yes, I think so.
752. Could you repair these shoes, please? - Yes, certainly.
753. When do you want them? - As soon as possible.
754. Is Thursday afternoon O.K? - Yes, that’s fine.
755. Robin, the television reporter, is interviewing the Prime Minister for the programme “The English At Home”.
756. Tell us about an ordinary day in your life.
757. I wake up at seven o’clock.
758. Really? Do you get up then?
759. No, of course I don’t get up at that time.
760. I have breakfast in bed and I read “The Times”.
761. What time do you get up?
762. I get up at ten.
763. What do you do then?
764. I read my letters and dictate the replies to my secretary.
765. And then?
766. At eleven I walk in the garden with Philip.
767. Who’s Philip?
768. Philip’s my dog.
769. What time do you have lunch?
770. I have lunch at twelve thirty.
771. And after lunch?
772. I rest until six o’clock.
773. And at six? What do you do at six?
774. I dress for dinner.
775. We have dinner at eight o’clock.
776. What time do you go to bed?
777. I have a bath at nine thirty, and I go to bed at ten.
778. You certainly have a busy and interesting life!
779. Who’s interviewing the Prime Minister? - Robin is.
780. Does she wake up at eight? - No, she doesn’t.
781. What time does she wake up?
782. Does she have breakfast in the kitchen? - No, she doesn’t.
783. Where does she have breakfast.
784. Does she read ‘The Times” Magazine? - No, she doesn’t.
785. What does she read.
786. Does she read her letters? - Yes, she does.
787. Does she dictate the replies to her husband? - No, she doesn’t.
788. Does she walk in the garden with her secretary? - No, she doesn’t.
789. Who does she walk with?
790. Does she have lunch at twelve? - No, she doesn’t.
791. What time does she have lunch?
792. What does she do until six? - She rests until six o’clock.
793. What does she do at six? - She dresses for dinner.
794. Does she have dinner at seven? - No, she doesn’t.
795. What time does she have dinner?
796. Does she go to bed at nine thirty? - No, she doesn’t.
797. What time does she go to bed.
798. What does Alan do?
799. Alan is a lorry driver.
800. How old is Alan?
801. He’s twenty-five years old.
802. How many days a week does he work?
803. He works five days a week.
804. What time does he get up?
805. He gets up at six o’clock every day.
806. What does he eat for breakfast?
807. He eats an enormous breakfast.
808. What does he drink?
809. He drinks two cups of tea.
810. What does he do after breakfast?
811. He kisses his wife?
812. What time does he leave for work?
813. He leaves for work at half past six.
814. Where does he have lunch?
815. He has lunch in a transport café.
816. What time does he come home?
817. He comes home at five o’clock.
818. Where does he go in the evening?
819. He goes to the pub.
820. What time does he go to bed?
821. He goes to bed at ten o’clock.
822. I never see you at the running track nowadays.
823. No, but my wife always goes running. She goes every Sunday.
824. I know… but you never come.
825. Well, I sometimes come.
826. I come after Christmas and after Easter.
827. But what about Sundays?
828. I usually wash my car on Sunday morning.
829. I see. Why don’t you wash your car on Saturday next week?
830. Oh… I can’t do that. - Why not?
831. It’s my son’s wedding next Saturday. I’m going to church!
832. I always go to church on Sunday.
833. I’m always happy at weekends.
834. How often does he play football? - He sometimes play football.
835. He plays football every weekends.
836. Desmond Philton works for a Market Research company.
837. He’s asking people about their free time.
838. I’m from Market Research Ltd.
839. May I ask you some questions?
840. Yes, all right.
841. Now, what time do you usually arrive home from work?
842. I usually arrive home at six o’clock.
843. When do you usually have dinner?
844. I usually eat at seven o’clock, but I sometimes eat at eight o’clock or nine o’clock.
845. My wife works too!
846. What do you usually do after dinner?
847. I sometimes go out, but I usually stay at home and watch television.
848. How often do you go out?
849. Oh, not often, once or twice a week.
850. Do you often visit your friends? - Yes, I do, quite often.
851. I sometimes visit them and they sometimes visit me.
852. Do you ever go to the cinema? – Yes. - How often?
853. Well, I occasionally see a film.
854. I like horror films.
855. And the theatre? Do you ever go to the theatre?
856. Yes,… but not often.
857. I rarely go to the theatre.
858. Do you ever go to the ballet? - No, never. I don’t like ballet.
859. May I ask you a question?
860. What do you do in your free time?
861. I ask questions, but I never answer them.
862. My name’s Douglas Hunter.
863. I’m a pilot for British Airways.
864. I fly Concordes.
865. I’m not working today. I’m playing golf.
866. It’s my favourite sport.
867. What’s his name? - His name’s Douglas Hunter.
868. What’s his job?- He’s a pilot.
869. What does he do? - He flies Concordes.
870. What’s he doing now? - He’s playing golf.
871. What’s his favourite sport?- It’s golf.
872. This man is a champion jockey.
873. His name’s Gordon Lester.
874. He rides racehorses, but he isn’t riding a racehorse at the moment.
875. He’s dancing with his sixth wife.
876. What’s his name? - His name’s Gordon Lester.
877. What’s his job? - He’s a jockey.
878. Is he a good jockey? - Yes, he is.
879. Where is he now? - He’s in a dance club.
880. He’s at a party.
881. What’s he doing? - He’s dancing.
882. Who’s he with? - He’s with his sixth wife.
883. This is a picture of Bob and Michael.
884. They teach English in a language school.
885. They aren’t teaching at the moment. They’re in a pub. They’re talking and laughing about their students.
886. Who are they? - They’re Bob and Michael.
887. Do they teach? - Yes, they do.
888. What do they teach? - They teach English.
889. Where are they now? - They’re in a pub.
890. What are they doing? - They’re talking and laughing about their students.
891. This is Rosalind Graham.
892. She dances for the Royal Ballet.
893. She isn’t dancing now.
894. She’s having a bath.
895. She’s going to dance in front of the Queen this evening.
896. What’s her name? - Her name’s Rosalind Graham.
897. What does she do? - She dances for the Royal Ballet.
898. Is she dancing now? - No, she isn’t.
899. What is she doing? - She’s having a bath.
900. What is she going to do? - She’s going to dance in front of the Queen.
901. I’m a pilot. I fly Concordes, but now I’m playing golf.
902. He is a student. He goes university everyday but now he’s writing a letter to his girlfriend.
903. What does she do everyday? She dances for the Royal Bellet.
904. What’s she doing at the moment? She‘s having a bath.
905. I walk to work. - I’m walking to work.
906. I walk to work everyday. - I’m walking to work now.
907. I usually walk towork. - I’m walking to work at the moment.
908. What do you do everyday? - What are you doing now?
909. What does he do everyday? - What ‘s he doing now?
910. There’s an international football match on television.
911. England are playing against Scotland.
912. They are good teams.
913. They usually play well.
914. But today England are playing very well, and Scotland are playing badly.
915. What’s on television? - There’s an international football match.
916. Which teams are playing?.- England and Scotland.
917. Are they good teams?.- Yes, they are.
918. Do they usually play well or badly? - They usually play well.
919. How are England playing today?- Today they are playing very well
920. How are Scotland playing today? - Today they are playing badly.
921. Tom Morgan often has accidents.
922. This is his fourth accident this year.
923. He’s a bad driver, because he’s a fast and careless driver.
924. He drives fast, carelessly and badly.
925. What’s his name? - His name is Tom Morgan.
926. Does he often have accidents? - Yes, he does.
927. Is this his first accident this year? - No. This is his forth accident this year.
928. Is he a good or a bad driver?- He is a bad driver.
929. Does he drive well or badly?- He drives badly.
930. Is he a fast or a slow driver?- He is a fast driver.
931. Does he drive carefully or carelessly? - He drives carelessly.
932. Bill Morris is a gentleman.
933. He always drives slowly, carefully and well.
934. All his friends say, “Bill’s a good driver! He’s very carefull”.
935. What’s his name? - His name is Bill Morris.
936. Is he a gentleman? - Yes, he is.
937. Is he a good or a bad driver?- He is a good driver.
938. Does he drive well or badly? - He drives well.
939. Is he a fast or a slow driver? - He is a slow driver.
940. Does he drive carefully or does he drive carelessly? - He drives carefully.
941. Mr. Johnson works very hard.
942. He’s a fast worker.
943. His boss often says, “Johnson works fast for 10 hours every day.
944. He’s a very hard worker.”
945. What’s his name? - His name is Johnson.
946. Is he a hard worker or a lazy worker?.- He is a hard worker.
947. Does he work hard or lazily? - He works very hard.
948. Is he a fast or a slow worker?- He is a fast worker.
949. Does he work fast or slowly?- He works fast.
950. How are they playing today? They’re playing badly.
951. How does she sing? She sings well.
952. How do you drive? I drive slowly.
953. How does Ann type? She types carefully.
954. She is a careful driver. She drives carefully.
955. I am a fast learner. I learn fast.
956. He’s a good singer / He sings well.
957. They’re bad players / They play badly.
958. She’s a careful driver / She drives carefully.
959. I’m a slow driver /I drive slowly.
960. How do you do it? - I do it well.
961. How do they do it? - They do it badly.
962. How does he do it? - He does it slowly.
963. How does she do it? - She does it fast.
964. How does Bob do it?
965. Ho do your friends do it?
966. You do it carelessly.
967. We do it carefully.
968. How long does it take? – It takes no time.
969. It takes long.
970. What’s the matter?
971. I have got back-ache.
972. She has got stomach-ache.
973. He has got back-ache.
974. They have got stomach-ache.
975. I have got toothache.
976. She has got a headache.
977. I have got a sore throat.
978. My son has got a cold.
979. Joe has got a temperature.
980. How do you come to school? - By bus.
981. How much does it cost? - Only 20p.
982. How long does it take? - About twenty minutes.
983. Is Maria Italian? - Yes, I think so.
984. Does she speak English well? - No, I don’t think so.
985. Is she coming to the dance tonight? - I hope so!
986. What’s the matter? - I’ve got a cold.Why don’t you see a doctor? - I don’t know any doctors.
987. Why don’t you ask your landlady? - Yes. That’s a good idea.
988. Would you like to dance?
989. Do you come here often? - Sometimes.
990. Do you live here? - Yes, I do.
991. Where do you work? - In a bank.
992. Do you like it? - It’s O.K.
993. Is it raining outside? – I don’t know, but I hope not.
994. Why don’t you go to the bank?
995. Why doesn’t she see a doctor?
996. This is my second week on holiday in England.
997. I like it very much, but I don’t like the weather here.
998. I usually get up at seven o’clock, and have breakfast with my landlady.
999. I always stay in bed till 7.30.
1000. I never get up before eight o’clock.

This airport is very modern. Peter is American. I've got two arms. Babies often cry. My bag is light. This ball is round. The bath is in the bathroom. The bed is in the bedroom. John's got a bicycle. My house is very big. The bird is singing. Happy birthday! He likes black coffee. The sky is blue. The books are on the shelf. John is a nice boy. I eat bread for breakfast. I often take the bus. Butter is in the fridge. I buy bread at the baker's. My camera is new. The car is in the garage. There's a cartoon on Tv. My cat is called Muffin. This chair is comfortable. Mice like cheese. The museum closes at five. It's cold in winter. My father cooks on Sundays. Mrs Parker's got three daughters. It's a sunny day. I'm going to the doctor's. Dogs don't like cats. The door is open. I often drink coke. Rabbits have got long ears. I eat roast beef on Sundays. I have eggs and bacon for breakfast. It's eight o'clock. Mr Smith is English. This is very expensive. He's got blue eyes. He's going to fall. My mother drives too fast. My father smokes. This film is very interesting. I like fish and chips. I've got the five of hearts. Roses are my favourite flowers. A bird is flying in the sky. My foot hurts. A car has four wheels. Pierre is French. The fridge is in the kitchen. I drink fruit juice in the morning. What a beautiful garden! Anne is a girl's name. Give me my pen! The glass is broken. Go in, please! My grandfather is an old man. My grandmother likes cats. Cows eat grass. The trees are green in spring. My father's got long hair. My mother doesn't like ham. They're shaking hands. I've got a headache. It's hot in summer. I live in a house. I hurry when I'm late. I eat icecream in summer. I stay in bed when I'm ill. Where's the key? There's a lamp near my bed. I leave home at 8. I'm turning left. I've broken my leg. I'm writing a letter to my friend. Look at that bicycle! Mr Holmes is a strange man. I eat meat for dinner. Nice to meet you! The milkman delivers milk. He's got plenty of money. My mother drives me to school. His mouth is full. It's dark night. I'm nine years old. His nose is bleeding. Number one. The museum opens at 10. This is drawing-paper. I often play in the park. Daddy pays by cheque. I write with a pen. I phone Ann every week. The plane is landing. The plates are dirty. I play football. The policeman controls the traffic. The postman brings letters. I eat potatoes with butter. I've got a lot of presents. I'm wearing a blue pullover. The pupils go to school. I'm putting on my coat. I'm listening to the radio. The train stops at the railway station. It often rains in autumn. My father reads a lot of newspapers. Tomatoes are red. I'm turning right. Children are crossing the road. There's a chimney on the roof. The dog is running in the garden. The saucepan is on the cooker. School begins at 9. The sea is blue. I send postcards to my friends. The seven Dwarfs. My shirt is clean. My shoes are green. My cousin works in a shop. I go shopping with my father. Sit down, please! There are six plates on the table. Girls often wear skirts. There's a plane in the sky. I can sleep anywhere. Tortoises go slowly. My pullover is too small. It snows in winter. I wear socks in winter. Mr Carter's got two sons. He speaks English. I collect stamps. The street is very busy. I put sugar in my tea. My suitcase is heavy. The sun is shining. My father goes shopping at the supermarket. I swim fast. I set the table every day. I'm taking off my coat. The taxi-driver's got a black car. It's teatime. My teacher is young. The telephone is ringing. I watch tv every evening. I've got ten toes. The three musketeers. Can I have a ticket? Today is Monday. Tomorrow is Tuesday. My father travels by train. There's a nest in the tree. Boys wear trousers; girls too. I've got two little brothers. I'm waiting for the bus. Let's go for a walk! There's a picture on the wall. I wash every day. I had a watch for my birthday. The glass is full of water. My grandfather's got white hair. Peter always wins. The window is closed. Mrs Swift is a pretty woman. My father works in an office. I'm writing my name. Bananas are yellow. Yesterday was Sunday.   (950)

Ez a reptér nagyon modern. Peter amerikai. Két karom van. A kisbabák gyakran sírnak. A táskám könnyű. Ez a labda kerek. A fürdőkád a fürdőszobában van. Az ágy a hálószobában van. John-nak van egy biciklije. A házam nagyon nagy. A madár énekel. Boldog születésnapot! Ő szereti a fekete kávét. Az ég kék. A könyvek a polcon vannak. John egy kedves fiú. Kenyeret eszek eszek reggelire. Gyakran megyek busszal. A vaj a hűtőben van. A péknél veszek kenyeret. A fényképezőgépem új. Az autó a garázsban van. Egy rajzfilm van a tv-ben. A macskámat Muffin-nak hívják. Ez a szék kényelmes. Az egerek szeretik a sajtot. A múzeum ötkor zár. Télen hideg van. Az apám főz vasárnaponként. Mrs Parkernek három lánya van. Ez egy napfényes nap. Megyek az orvoshoz. A kutyák nem szeretik a macskákat. Az ajtó nyitva van. Gyakran iszok kólát. A nyulaknak hosszú füle van. Rostonsültet eszek vasárnaponként. Tojást és szalonnát eszek reggelire. Nyolc óra van. Mr Smith angol. Ez nagyon drága. Neki kék szemei vannak. Ő le fog esni. Anyám túl gyorsan hajt. Apám dohányzik. Ez a film nagyon érdekes. Szeretem a halat és a sült krumplit. Nálam van a szív ötös. A rósza a kedvenc virágom. Egy madár repül az égen. A lábam fáj. Egy autónak 4 kereke van. Pierre francia. A hűtő a konyhában van. Reggel gyümölcslevet iszok. Milyen szép kert! Az Anna egy lánynév. Add ide a tollamat! A pohár törött. Kérlek, menj be! A nagyapán egy öregember. A nagymamám szereti a macskákat. A tehenek füvet esznek. A fák zöldek tavasszal. Az apámnak hosszú haja van. Az anyám nem szereti a sonkát. Kezet ráznak. Fáj a fejem. Nyáron meleg van. Én egy házban lakom. Sietek amikor késésben vagyok. Nyáron fagyit eszek. Amikor beteg vagyok ágyban maradok. Hol van a kulcs? Van egy lámpa az ágyam mellett. 8-kor megyek el otthonról. Balra fordulok. Eltörtem a lában. Éppen egy levelet írok a barátomnak. Nézd azt a biciklit! Mr Holmes furcsa ember. Húst eszek vacsorára. Örülök hogy találkoztunk! A tejesember tejet szállít (házhoz). Neki sok pénze van. Anyám kocsival visz engem iskolába. A szája tele van. Sötét éjszaka van. 9 éves vagyok. Vérzik az orra. Egyes számú. A múzeum 10-kor nyit. Ez rajzlap. Gyakran játszom a parkban. Apu csekkel fizet. Tollal írok. Minden héten felhívom Annát. A repülő (éppen) leszáll. A tányérok koszosak. Focizok. A rendőr irányítja a forgalmat. A postás leveleket hoz. Vajas krumplit eszek. Sok ajándékom van. Kék pulóver van rajtam. A diákok iskolába járnak/mennek. (Éppen) Felveszem a kabátomat. (Éppen) Hallgatom a rádiót. A vonat a pályaudvaron áll meg. Gyakran esik ősszel. Apám sok újságot olvas. A paradicsom piros. (Éppen) Jobbra fordulok. A gyereke (éppen) átmennek az úton. Van egy kémény a tetőn. A kutya fut a kertben. A lábas a tűzhelyen van. Az iskola 9-kor kezdődik. A tenger kék. Képeslapot küldök a barátaimnak. A hét törpe. Az ingem tiszta. A cipőm zöld. Az unokatestvérem egy boltban dolgozik. Apámmal járok vásárolni. Kérlek, űlj le! 6 tányér van az asztalon. A lányok gyakran viselnek szoknyát. Egy repülő van az égen. Bárhol tudok aludni. A teknősök lassan járnak. A pulóverem kicsi. Télen havazik. Télen zoknit hordok. Mr Carter-nek két fia van. Ő beszél angolul. Bélyeget gyűjtök. Az utca nagyon forgalmas. Cukrot teszek a teámba. A bőröndöm nehéz. Süt a nap. Apám az ABC-be jár vásárolni. Gyorsan úszok. Én terítem meg az asztalt minden nap. (Épp) Leveszem a kabátomat. A taxisofőrnek fekete autója van. Uzsonnaidő van. A tanárom fiatal. Cseng a telefon. Tv-t nézek minden este. Tíz lábujjam van. A három muskétás. Kaphatnék egy jegyet? Ma hétfő van. Holnap kedd van. Apán vonaton utazik. Egy fészek van a fán. A fiúk nadrágot viselnek; a lányok is. Van két kistestvérem (fiú). (Éppen) A buszra várok. Menjünk el (egyet) sétálni. Egy kép van a falon. Minden nap mosakszom. Születésnapomra kaptam egy (kar)órát. A pohár tele van vízzel. A nagyapámnak ősz haja van. Péter mindig győz. Az ablak csukva van. Mrs Swift egy csinos nő. Az apám egy irodában dolgozik. Éppen a nevemet írom. A banán sárga. Tegnap vasárnap volt.   (800)

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Család I - Személyi adatok, gyerekkor, tanulmányok, megjelenés

1. Hol és mikor születtél?
2. Házas vagy?
3. Milyen magas vagy?
4. Hány kiló vagy?
5. Hol laksz?
6. Mit csinálsz? Mivel foglalkozol? Hol dolgozol?
7. Milyen iskolákba jártál gyerekként?
8. Jól tanultál/tanulsz az iskolában?
9. Hányadikos vagy?
10. Szereted/Szeretted az iskolát? Miért? Miért nem?
11. Mik a kedvenc tantárgyaid?
12. Mik azok, amiket nem szeretsz?
13. Hogyan jössz ki az osztálytársaiddal?
14. Milyen a tanár-diák viszony az iskoládban?
15. Hány órátok van általában egy nap?
16. Milyen az osztályfőnökötök?
17. Kedveled őt?
18. Mit tanít (az osztályfőnökötök) nektek?
19. Mit csináltok az angol órákon?
20. Milyen tanításon kívüli tevékenységekben veszel részt?
21. Mik a főbb érdeklődési köreid?
22. Milyen személyiséged van? (Milyen ember vagy te?)
23. Hogy nézel ki? Milyen a külsőd?
24. Mi a csillagjegyed?
25. Hogy néz ki a kedvenc lány/fiú típusod?

 

Család II - Rokonok, kapcsolattartás, családi alkalmak, szabadidő (ünnepek)

1. Milyen nagy a családod?
2. Kivel laksz/élsz együtt?
3. Hány testvéred van?
4. Összesen hány ember van a (közvetlen) családodban?
5. Kik ők?
6. Hány évesek a szüleid?
7. Mi a foglalkozásuk?
8. Hogy néznek ki (a szüleid)?
9. Hogy jössz ki velük?
10. Sok időt töltesz a családoddal?
11. Mit csináltok, amikor együtt vagytok?
12. Élnek még a nagyszüleid?
13. Milyen gyakran látod őket?
14. Van nagynénéd / nagybácsikád / házasság útján szerzett rokonod (sógor(nő),stb.) / unokaöcséd / unokahúgod / unokatestvéred / gyerekeid?
15. Milyen gyakran látod a rokonaidat?
16. Melyiküket kedveled a legjobban?
17. Mit szeretsz a legjobban és a legkevésbé a családi életben?
18. Milyen családi eseményeket ünnepeltek meg?
19. Hogyan ünneplitek meg a születésnapokat?
20. Számodra mi a legnagyobb családi ünnep?
21. Hogyan ünneplitek a Karácsonyt?
22. Hogyan ünneplitek a Húsvétot?
23. Hogyan ünneplitek a Szilvesztert?
24. Hány hivatalos ünnepünk/napunk van?
25. Mit ünneplünk ezeken a napokon?

 

- Napi tevékenységek - Napi program, iskolák, étkezések, házimunka, elfoglaltságok

1. Mikor szoktál általában felkelni?
2. Hogyan ébredsz fel?
3. Mit csinálsz először, amikor felkelsz?
4. Mit csinálsz a fürdőszobában?
5. Ki készíti a reggelidet?
6. Mit szoktál általában reggelizni?
7. Hogyan szoktál iskolába / munkába menni?
8. Mennyi időbe szokott telni, hogy odaérj?
9. Milyen az iskolai időbeosztásod?
10. Van reggeliző, vagy ebéd szüneted?
11. Mennyire szereted az iskoládat?
12. Milyen az épület?
13. Hol szoktál ebédelni?
14. Mit szoktál ebédre fogyasztani?
15. Mit szoktál csinálni iskola után?
16. Ki szokta a házimunka nagy részét csinálni a ti családotokban?
17. Mit szoktál segíteni az anyukádnak?
18. Milyen munkákat szokott apukád megcsinálni a ház körül?
19. Milyen házimunkákat szeretsz / utálsz a legjobban?
20. Milyen háztartási eszközöket ismersz?
21. Melyiket szoktad gyakran használni?
22. Hogyan szoktad tölteni az estéidet otthon?
23. Hánykor szoktál rendszerint lefeküdni?
24. Hány óra alvásra szokott lenni szükséged?
25. Írd le a napi tevékenységeidet egy vasárnapon.

 

Lakhely - A városod, a falud, a házad, a lakásod, helységek és bútorok

1. Honnan jöttél?
2. Milyen a városod / falud?
3. Mennyi lakosa van?
4. Boldog vagy hogy ott élsz?
5. Hol élnél szívesebben: városban vagy vidéken? Miért?
6. Közel vagy távol laksz a központtól?
7. Házban vagy lakásban laksz?
8. Milyen fajta ház vagy lakás?
9. Van kertje?
10. Mi van a kertben?
11. Hány helység van a lakásodban vagy házadban?
12. Milyen nagyok a helységek?
13. Hogyan van berendezve a szobád?
14. Milyen nagy a konyhád?
15. Hogyan van berendezve?
16. Van nappalid?
17. Milyen?
18. Milyen dolgok vannak a fürdőszobádban?
19. Van padlásotok, pincétek, erkélyetek?
20. Mire használjátok őket?
21. Milyen fajta dísztárgyakat szeretsz?
22. Van telefonotok, színes tv-tek, videótok, hordozható magnótok, személyi számítógép?
23. Milyen fajta fűtés van nálatok?
24. Milyen padlóburkolásotok van?
25. Milyen különböző típusú lakhelyeket ismersz?

 

Hobbik és foglakozások - hobbik, érdeklődési körök, foglalkozások, pályafutás

1. Mik a hobbijaid?
2. Mi mást szeretsz csinálni a szabadidődben?
3. Milyen más hobbikat tudsz megnevezni?
4. Miért tanulsz angolt?
5. Mik a terveid a jövőre?
6. Mi szeretnél lenni?
7. Szükséged van az angol nyelvre a munkádhoz?
8. Mennyire szereted a munkádat?
9. Milyen fajta munka az?
10. Mióta dolgozol a jelenlegi munkahelyeden?
11. Jól fizető munka?
12. Hány nap fizetett szabadságod van?
13. Hogyan jössz ki a főnököddel?
14. Hogyan jössz ki a munkatársaiddal?
15. Mikor kezded és fejezed be a munkát minden nap?
16. Hogyan töltöd el a napodat általában a munkahelyeden?
17. Vannak szüneteid a napi munkád folyamán?
18. Milyen az irodád?
19. Mi a különbség a foglalkozások és a hivatások között?
20. Nevezz meg néhány szakképzést igénylő és szakképzést nem igénylő munkát!

 

Étkezések és szolgáltatások - Étkezések otthon, receptek, éttermek, vásárlás, a postán

1. Hányszor szoktál enni naponta? Mik ezek az étkezések?
2. Általában miből áll egy ebéd Magyarországon?
3. Mik a mi nemzeti ételeink?
4. Mit szoktál általában enni vacsorára?
5. Mit tartotok a hűtőben / éléskamrában?
6. Ki főz a családotokban?
7. Tudsz főzni?
8. Szeretsz főzni?
9. Mi a kedvenc ételed?
10. Hogyan készíted el?
11. Hogyan teríted meg az asztalt?
12. Gyakran jársz étterembe?
13. Mit csinálsz, amikor belépsz egy étterembe?
14. Mit csinálsz azután?
15. Milyen gyakran mégy bevásárolni?
16. Mit veszel mindennap?
17. Mit tudsz megvenni egy ABC-ben?
18. Hogyan vásárolsz ott?
19. Milyen boltok vannak a városod főutcáján?
20. Mit tudsz vásárolni egy nagy üzletházban?
21. Milyen szolgáltatásokat nyújt egy postahivatal?
22. Hogyan küldesz el egy csomagot / levelet?
23. Hogyan címezel meg egy borítékot M.o.-n?
24. Van telefonod?
25. Hogyan telefonálsz egy nyilvános telefonfülkéből?

 

Egészség és sportok - Az orvosnál, betegségek, tünetek, sportok és játékok

1. Mikor voltál utoljára beteg?
2. Mi volt a bajod?
3. Elmentél orvoshoz?
4. Hogyan vizsgált meg az orvos?
5. Milyen kezelést írt elő?
6. Hol szerezted be a gyógyszert?
7. Milyen hosszú ideig tartott, hogy felépülj?
8. Mit csinálsz, ha fáj a fogad?
9. Mik a leggyakoribb betegségek?
10. Milyen betegségeid voltak gyerekkorodban?
11. Mit kell tenned ahhoz, hogy megőrizd a jó egészségedet?
12. Űzöl valamilyen sportot rendszeresen?
13. Hány testnevelésórátok van egy héten?
14. Milyen lehetőségek vannak az iskoládban sportolni?
15. Mik az alapvető téli sportok?
16. Milyen vízi sportokat ismersz?
17. Milyen sporteseményeket tartalmaz az atlétika?
18. Milyen labdajátékokat ismersz?
19. Szereted a focit?
20. Milyen sporteseményeket szeretsz nézni a tv-ben?

 

Időjárás és öltözködés - Időjárás, évszakok, ruházkodás, divat

1. Milyen fajta időjárást szeretsz a legjobban?
2. Melyik a kedvenc évszakod? Miért?
3. Milyen az időjárás tavasszal?
4. Mi történik a fákkal és a növényekkel tavasszal?
5. Milyen az időjárás nyáron?
6. Mit csinálnak az emberek gyakran nyáron?
7. Mit viselsz a strandon?
8. Melyik évszakot kedveled a legkevésbé? Miért?
9. Mi történik a fákkal és növényekkel ősszel?
10. Milyen az időjárás ősszel?
11. Hogyan védekezel az eső ellen?
12. Milyen az időjárás télen?
13. Szereted a hideg időjárást?
14. Hasonlítsd össze Anglia klímáját Magyarországéval!
15. Mit viselsz télen?
16. Mit viselsz nyáron?
17. Milyen ruhákat viselnek a férfiak?
18. Milyen ruhákat viselnek a nők?
19. Mi divatos a fiataloknak manapság?
20. Mit viselsz most éppen?

 

Forgalom és Utazás - Tömegközlekedés, irányok, utazás vonattal / repülővel, utazás külföldre, hotelben

1. Hogyan jöttél ide?
2. Mennyi időbe telt idejönnöd?
3. Milyen fajta járműveket használnak a nagyvárosi tömegközlekedésben?
4. Hogyan használod a buszt, a villamost és a trolibuszt Budapesten?
5. Hogyan használod a földalattit?
6. Hogyan mégy naponta az iskolába / munkába?
7. Hogyan szeretsz utazni? Miért?
8. Mikor utaztál utoljára vonattal?
9. Hol szeretsz ülni?
10. Hol vetted meg a jegyeket?
11. Mit csináltál azután?
12. Mi történik egy vonatpályaudvaron?
13. Milyen fajta vonatokkal tudsz Magyarországon közlekedni?
14. Repültél már valaha?
15. Élvezted a repülést?
16. Mit kell tenniük az utasoknak a repülőgépre való felszállás előtt?
17. Hová szeretsz menni szabadságra?
18. Hogyan készülsz fel egy útra?
19. Milyen dolgokat csomagolsz el indulás előtt?
20. Milyen dokumentumokra van szükséged ha külföldre mégy?
21. Mire kérnek meg a vámnál?
22. Hol tudnak a külföldiek megszállni amikor Magyarországon vannak?
23. Milyen fajta szobák vannak egy szállodában?
24. Hogyan tudsz szobát lefoglalni egy hotelben?
25. Hogyan jelentkezel be?

 

Szórakozás - Színházak, mozik, televízió, rádió, zene, újságok, könyvtárak, könyvek

1. Milyen gyakran jársz színházba?
2. Mennyire tetszett a színházban tett legutóbbi látogatásod?
3. Miről szólt a darab?
4. Hol ültél?
5. Hol máshol ülhetsz?
6. Mi történik, amikor megtalálod az ülőhelyed?
7. Mit csinálhatsz a szünetek alatt?
8. Ki a kedvenc színészed / színésznőd? Miért?
9. Milyen filmeket láthatsz a moziban?
10. Milyen fajta filmeket szeretsz?
11. Szoktál TV-t nézni?
12. Mik a kedvenc programjaid?
13. Melyiket szereted jobban: a rádiót vagy a tv-t?
14. Mikor szoktad a rádiót hallgatni?
15. Milyen műsorokat szoktál mindig meghallgatni?
16. Milyen fajta zenét szeretsz?
17. Milyen újságokat fizetsz elő?
18. Milyen újságok vannak Magyarországon?
19. Mik az újságolvasási szokásaid?
20. Honnan tudsz könyveket beszerezni?
21. Mit tudsz csinálni egy könyvtár olvasótermében?
22. Szeretsz olvasni?
23. Milyen fajta könyveket szeretsz?
24. Ki a kedvenc szerződ? Miért?
25. Meséld el a történetét annak a könyvnek, amit legutóbb olvastál!