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Lesson 113 Small change
Conductor: Fares please!
Man: Trafalgar Square please.
Conductor: I’m sorry, sir. I can’t change a pound note. Haven’t you got any small change?
Man: I’ve got no small change. I’m afraid.
Conductor: I’ll ask some of the passengers.
Conductor: Have you any small change, sir?
1st Passenger: I’m sorry. I’ve got none.
2ndPassenger: I haven’t got any either.
Conductor: Can you change this pound note, madam?
3rd Passenger: I’m afraid I can’t.
4th Passenger: Neither can I.
Conductor: I’m very sorry, sir. You must get off the bus.
None of our passengers can change this note. They’re all millionaires!
Two Tramps: Except us, conductor.
1st Tramp: I’ve got some small change.
2nd Tramp: So have I.
New words
| conductor/kənˈdʌktə/ n. | none/nʌn/ pron. |
| fare/fɛː/ n. | neither/ˈnʌɪðə/ adv. |
| change/tʃeɪn(d)ʒ/ n. | get off |
| note/nəʊt/ n. | tramp/tramp/ n. |
| ask/ask/ v. | except/ɪkˈsɛpt/ prep. |
| passenger/ˈpasɪndʒə/ n. |
Notes on the text
1. no + n: no money; I have no money. I have no book.
2. neither v./be v. subject: They cannot go to school. Neither can I; We are not students. Neither are they.
2. so v./be v. subject: They go to school. So do I; We are students. So are they.
Lesson 114 I’ve got none
| meet/miːt/ v.(met, met) | street/striːt/ n. |
| hungry/ˈhʌŋɡri/ adj. | see/siː/ v. (saw, seen) |
| swim/swɪm/ v. (swam, swum) |
Exercises
A. Rewrite these sentences.
Example
There isn’t any milk in that bottle.
There is no milk in that bottle.
| 1. There aren’t any books on that shelf. | 3. There isn’t any coffee in this tin. |
| 2. I haven’t got any money. | 4. I didn’t see any cars in the street. |
B. Answer these questions.
Example
Have you got any beer?
No, I haven’t got any beer.
I’ve got no beer. I’ve got none.
| 1. Have you got any milk? | 3. Have you got any magazines? |
| 2. Have you got any envelopes? | 4. Have you got any bread? |
C. Write new sentences.
Example
I’m not tired.
Neither am I. I’m not tired either.
| 1. I’m hungry | 3. I was at church yesterday. | 5. I can swim. |
| 2. I met him. | 4. I like ice cream | 6. I’m a doctor. |
Lesson 115 Knock, Knock!
Helen: Isn’t there anyone at home?
Jim: I’ll knock again, Helen. Everything’s very quiet. I’m sure there’s no one at home.
Helen: But that’s impossible. Pat and Tom invited us to lunch. Look through the window.
Helen: Can you see anything?
Jim: Nothing at all.
Helen: Let’s try the back door.
Jim: Look! Everyone’s in the garden.
Carol: Hello, Helen. Hello, Jim.
Tom: Everybody wants to have lunch in the garden. It’s nice and warm out here.
Carol: Come and have something to drink.
Jim: Thanks, Carol. May I have a glass of bear please?
Carol: Beer? There’s none left. You can have some lemonade.
Jim: Lemonade!
Tom: Don't believe her, Jim. She’s only joking. Have some beer!
New words
| anyone/ˈɛnɪwʌn/ pron. | invite/ɪnˈvʌɪt/ v. |
| knock/nɒk/ v. | anything/ˈɛnɪθɪŋ/ pron. |
| everything/ˈɛvrɪθɪŋ/ pron. | nothing/ˈnʌθɪŋ/ pron. |
| quiet/ˈkwʌɪət/ adj | lemonade/lɛməˈneɪd/ pron. |
| impossible/ɪmˈpɒsɪb(ə)l/ adj. | joke/dʒəʊk/ v. |
| believe/bɪˈliːv/ v. |
Notes on the text
1. look at; look through. I look at him. I look through window.
2. invite somebody to ……; They invite me to dinner.
3. have something to do; I have a book to read.
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