THE AMERICAN TOURIST IN ENGLAND

WHY WAS SHE SO ANGRY?

A young man was in love with a beautiful girl. One day she said to him: "It is my birthday tomorrow." "Oh," said the young man, "I'll send you roses, one rose for each year of your life."

The same evening he went to a florist's. As he knew that the girl was twenty two years old, he paid for twenty two roses and asked the florist to send them to the girl the next day.

The florist knew the young man very well as he had often bought flowers in his shop before. When the young man left the shop, the florist thought:

"This young man is a very good customer. I think that my price was too high. I'll send ten more roses."

He did so. The next morning thirty two roses were sent to the girl. When the young man came to see her she didn't want to speak to him. And he never knew why she was so angry with him.

Answer the questions.

1. Who was in love with a beautiful girl?

2. What did the girl say to the young man one day?

3. What did the girl have the next day?

4. How many roses did the boy promise to send?

5. Where did he go the same evening?

6. How many roses did the boy pay for?

7. Why did the florist add 10 roses more?

8. How many roses did the girl get the next morning?

9. Was the girl glad to see the young man the next morning?

10. Did he know why she was angry with him?

11. Why was she angry with him?

Y Prove it by the facts from the story.

1. The boy loved the girl dearly.

2. The boy knew the age of the girl.

3. The boy promised to send one rose for each year of the girl's life.

4. The boy was a good customer.

5. The florist was a conscientious shop owner.

6. The girl didn't love the boy.

YI Retell the story according to the given plan.

1. The girl had her birthday.

2. The boy promised to send her flowers.

3. The boy was a good customer.

4. The girl got thirty two roses.

5. She never spoke to the boy any more.

THE AMERICAN TOURIST IN ENGLAND

He was an American in London and had hired a guide to show him the city.

''How long did it take to build this house?'' he asked his guide as they passed a large hotel building.

''Why, about six months.''

''Six months!'' exclaimed the American. ''Why, it wouldn't take us more than six weeks to put a building like that in New York.''

They passed an office building which was quite new.

''And how long did it take to build that?''

''About four weeks,'' answered the guide.

''Four weeks!'' said the American. ''In New York we'd build a place like that in four days.''

Nothing more was said until they approached the Houses of Parliament.

''Well, that's not a bad looking place. How long did it take to build it?''

''Well, you may not believe me,'' answered the guide, ''but that building wasn't there when I crossed the bridge last night.''

Answer the questions.

1. Where did an American travel?

2. Whom did he hire?

3. What question did the tourist ask when they passed a large hotel building?

4. What did the guide answer?

5. Was the American surprised?

6. What did he say to the answer?

7. How long would it take the Americans to build a hotel like that?

8. How long did it take the Englishmen to build an office building?

9. How long would it take the Americans to build the same office building?

10. What did the American say about the Houses of Parliament?

11. What did the guide answer to his question: "How long did it take you to build it?"

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