Christmas Cards

Lesson 18

                                            Text A

                                       Christmas Cards

    It mas two weeks before Christmas. and Mrs Smith was very busy. She bought a lot of Christmas cards to send to her friends and to her husband's friends, and put them on the table in the living-room 1. Then, when her husband came home from work, she said to him, "Here are the Christmas cards for our friends, and here are some stamps, a pen and our book of addresses.

WiII you please write the cards while I am cooking the dinner?"

   Mr Smith did not say anything , but walked out of the Iiving-room and went to his studys. Mrs Smith was very angry with hims , but did not say anything either.

   Then a minute later he came back with a box full of Christmas cards. All of them had addresses and stamps on them.

   "These are from last year," he said, "I forgot to post them. "

　

 

Text B

New Year Resolutions 2

    Peter and John are admiring the Christmas decorations 3 on the houses. Peter invites John to see the tree at his house, but , John can't go. He has to buy a present for his mother. Later the boys and Mary talk about New Year resolutions. Peter tells Mary about one she should make. Mary, as you will see, has a good answer for him.



 PETER:

   I'm glad we live in a small town.

 

JOHN:

   Why?

 

PETER:

   Because the houses look so nice at Christmas time.

 

JoHN:

   Yes , they do. Do you have a Christmas tree this year?

 

PETER:

   Yes , we have a big tree this year. I bought the decorations at the five-and-ten-centstorel?yesterday. Do you want to come and see it?

JoHN :

   I can't now because I have to buy a present for my mother.

 

PTEER:

   When can you come?

 

JoHN:

   I don't know when I can come. I'll let you know later.

 

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MARY:

   Hi, boys. Are you going to make any New Year resolutions this year?

 

PETER:

   No, I never make any.

 

JOHN:

   I make them, but I break them the next day. Are you making any, Mary?

 

MARY:

   Yes, but I can't tell you what they are.

 

PETER:

   You'd better make Qne about losing 20 or 30 pounds.

 

MARY:

   Meanie! You'd better make one about saying nice things to girls.

 

                                 Question on Text B

7. Read the following dialogue once. Underline 4 the key words while reading 5 and retell to your partner the dialogue in your own words.

    Frank 6 is very busy. He is talking to Jimmy, his best friend.

Jimmy: Did you play football yesterday?

Frank: Yes , I played with Tony and John.

Jimmy: What did you do after you'd played football?

Frank: We all went swimming.

Jimmy: Are you going swimming again this afternoon?

Frank: No , we aren't. We're going to help Mr Smith to plant some flowers.

Jimmy: Are you helping 7 him all afternoon?

Frank: Yes, we are. We can neither play football nor do our homework today.

Jimmy: You're,going to be very busy.

Frank: Yes, we certainly are. But Mr Smith is going to pay us for all the work we'll do.