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72 George and Brenda

eorge Will you marry me, darling?

Brenda Of course I will.

G eorge Is that a promise? Brenda Of course it is . . .1 love vou.

B renda Oh, darling, I feel terribly

tired!

George Well, sit down. I'll do the washing-up.

Brenda Oh, thank you darling . . . and I'm thirsty.

G eorge All right. I'll make you a cup of tea.

Brenda George! Have you mended I hat plug yet?

George No, I haven't.

Brenda Well, will you do it today? George Yes, I'll do it now.

W'here's the screwdriver? Brenda I don't know.

G eorge Well, I can't find it. I'll do it tomorrow.

Brenda Oh, George . . . we haven't got much for dinner.

George That's all right. Shall we eat out?

Brenda Oh, yes! Where shall we go?

George I .et'sgo to that new Italian Restaurant!

Brenda George!

George Yes, dear.

Brenda You're drunk! Shall I drive?

George No, I'm O.K. I'll drive. Brenda No, you won't. Give me the keys!

C What's the matter? Why has the bus stopped?

D

this week this month this year this summer this winter

corner

bend

hill

roundabout

junction

There's been an accident.

C Has there? Again?

D Yes, there have been three here this week.

C Yes, I know. And it's only Wednesday.

D Yes. It's the most dangerous corner I've ever seen.

E

dress

skirt

coat

raincoat

jacket

shorter

cheaper

longer

more expensive

Look at that girl!

F What about her?

E Look at her dress!

F What about it?

E It's the same as mine! That's what!

F No, it isn't. It's different from yours.

E Is it?

F Yes. Hers is shorter than yours.

G

student

teacher

typist

secretary

ill

sick

away

on holiday

Are you a new student?

H No, I'm not.

G Oh. How long have you been here?

H As long as you.

G Why haven't I seen you?

H I've been ill.

I

£10

$10

£5

$5

George

Stuart

Jeffrey

Charles

Arthur

Can I borrow £10?

J Why don't you go to the bank? I My cheque hasn't arrived yet.

J Well, I'm sorry, but I'm broke.

1. What can I do?

J Ask George. He's as rich as Rockefeller.

74 Something, nothing, anything,everything

A I want some seats for Tuesday night. Are there any left?

B No, there are no seats left. Every seat is reserved.

Study this

some any? /not... any evt^y

something anythin; thing/not... anything ev.>ryiHng

somebody anybo . body/not... anybody ev.ryoody

someone anyon one/not... anyone evryo ie

somewhere anywh where/not... anywhe ev s yAhere

C Doctor, I think there's something in my eye. Everything looks funny.

D Let me have a look ... I can't see anything . . . No, I'm sure there's nothing there.

E There's somebody in the other office!

F I didn't hear anybody.

E Well, just have a look . . .

F . . . No, there's nobody there. Everybody's gone home.

G What are you looking for?

H My pen. It's somewhere in this room!

G Where have you looked?

H I've looked everywhere . . . and I can't find it anywhere!

Exercise

1. There’s something in my soup.

What is it?

There’s somebody in the other room. Who is it?

2. Is there anything in the fridge?

I’m hungry.

Is there . . . in the bathroom?

I want to brush my teeth.

3. There isn’t anything in the fridge. There isn’t. . . in the bathroom.

It’s empty.

4. Everything’s expensive. Nothing’s cheap.

. . .’s in the garden. . . .’shere.