CHAPTER THREE Reading Page 37.
A PRACTICAL JOKE.
We can define a joke as something you say that causes laughter.
and a practical joke as something you do that causes laughter.
After a practical joke everybody laughs or smiles,except,
usually,the victim of the joke:for practical jokes must be played on someone.
They need a victim who is made to look silly or embarrassed.
In Richard Boston's Book of Practical Jokes.
the writer tells the story of a practical joke played on a Mr Potts.
who worked in a newspaper office.
Mr Potts was not popular with his colleagues.
mainly because he regarded them as his inferiors.
so his colleagues decided to play a joke on him.
that might make him feel more humble.
Now it so happened that Mr Potts wore the same hat to work.
It was a rather unpleasant looking green colour.
When he arrived at the office every morning at exactly ten o'clock.
he would say,'Good morning',hang the hat on a peg and proceed to his desk.
When he left in the afternoon he reversed the process.
He took his hat from the peg.
Placed it on his head,said'Good afternoon',and went home.
One day,when he was out of the room.
His colleagues examined the hat very carefully.
Then they went to one of the shops in the area.
and bought a hat exactly like it but quite a big large.
They returned to the office.Mr Potts was still out.
So they exchanged the new hat for the old one.
At the end of the afternoon,Mr Potts said goodbye as usual.
When he put his hat on his head,however,it dropped down over his eyes.
After he left the office,everyone had a good laugh.
The next day,to every one surprise.
Mr Potts appeared with the hat in its normal position.
His colleagues were puzzled by this and while Mr Potts was out.
studied the hat carefully.
They found that Mr Potts had fixed some pieces of newspaper round inside of the hat to reduce its diameter and make it smaller.
Then the next day they decided to take Mr Potts's old hat from their cupboard where they had hidden it.
They made it smaller in the same way and replaced the new hat with the old one.
At the end of the day,Mr Potts said,'Good afternoon',as usual.
When he put his hat on this time.However,it stuck right on top of his head.
Again,everyone had a good laugh when he left the office.
Mr Potts's colleagues changed the hats every day.
The result was that he wore the big hat one day and the small one another day.
In the end,Mr Potts went to his doctor and complained that.
'Nonsense',said the doctor.'There is no such disease.'
page 42,Recognizing Wh questions.
Listen to the questions,and write short answers about this films.
1 A What is the name of the film?
B When is the last show?
C Who is the star of this film?
D Where can you see this film?
2 A How many shows are there today?
B When is the first show?
C What is the name of the cinema?
D Who's in this film?
3 A When is the last show?
B Which cinemas are showing this film?
C What's the name of the film?
D Which actress is in this film?
4 A Where was this film made?
B When's the third show today?
C Where is this film on?
D How many shows are there today?
5 General questions:A How many cinemas are in this advertisement all together?
B Which film is being shown for the first time today?
C Who is the male star in the film,the Taxi Driver?
D When is the latest show of all the four films?
SPEAKING,page 49A Using phonetic symbols.
English letters do not always have the same sound.
For example:The letter'c'is different in'cat'and'cent'.
The letter't'is different in'ten'and'nation'.
The letter'a'is different in'gas'and'glass'.
The letters'ch'are different in'church'and'chemistry'.
So we sometimes use phonetic symbols when we are talking about sounds.
Phonetic symbols always have the same sound.
For example:The symbol /k/ is the sound at the beginning of'cat'.
'kick'and'chemistry'.
The symbol /sh/?is the'sh'sound in all of these words.
sheep,nation,machine,special ocean,Asia and sugar.
MID0TERM PROGRESS FILEA Listening.
page 52,Exercise A1,Listen to the conversations.
and extract the information you need to complete the advertisements.
Advertisement A.
A:How much does it cost to get these two films developed?
B:What types of films are they?
A:They are both one three,five.
B:How many exposures?
A:This one is 36 exposures.
B:That will be 20 yuan,and the other film?
A:That's only 24 exposures.
B:Then that one will be 15 yuan.
A:Right.And if I want any copies,how much are they?
B:They are just one yuan each,sir.
A:Right,thanks very much.
B:Thank you sir.You can collect the films in one hour.
Advertisement B,
A:There is ad for a big carpets'sale in the paper.
It says that there is up to 80% of some of the rugs.
B:Oh.
A:Yes,there is a modern design 100% Wool Rug 4'x 6'.It reduce by 3,000 yuan.
B:Emm.but I'm not very keen on modern designs.
A:Well,there's an Italian Rug 5'x 8',reduce from 11,800 yuan down to 2,360 yuan.
B:That's very good.But are there any big Rugs?
We need a new one for the sitting room.
A:Yes,there is a big silk Rug,9'x 12'.It's just over 30,000 yuan.
B:Wow,that's a lot of money.
A:I know,but it's been reduced from 23,750 yuan.
B:Well,perhaps we'll go and have a look this afternoon,shall we?
A:Yes,let's.It doesn't cost anything just to look.
Advertisement C.
A:That's nice.The arts Centre has a big advertisement in the paper.
Thanking everyone for helping them this year.
B:They've been very busy.They put on a lot of shows.
A:Yes,672 different performances,it says here?
That's both stage performances and film shows.
and they had 11 exhibitions and held 623 classes or courses.
A:That's a lot.
I wonder how many people actually go to their shows and things though.
B:It says here,over 418,000 people went to the activities all together.
A:Gods,I think they do a very good job.
B:You're right.
Exercise A2,Listen to the conversation.
and complete these notes about a package holiday to Tokyo.
A:Look!Here is a good package holiday to Tokyo.
B:How long is it for?
A:It's for four days.
B:How much does it cost?
A:Let's see.It's 8,308 for a single person or,6,790 for two people sharing.
B:That's not bad.It's that a fixed price for this year?
A:No,it's a special offer,I think.
B:When does it end?
A:It's valid until 31st of March.
B:What does the package include?
A:Flights from here to Tokyo,three nights'accommodation.
and entry to Tokyo Disneyland.
B:Wow,that sounds good.Is there a phone number?
I'll ring up for more information.
A:Yes,it's 2521.
B:2521.
A:4478.
B:4478.Thanks.