The Missing Jewel
Lesson 2
Tom: John Blake wanted a job in a museum. The director of the museum wanted to see him. John went to see the director, but the director wasn’t ready for him. John had to wait. While he was waiting, he was looking at the exhibits. While looking at the exhibits, he met a very ugly and nasty man. The man had a stiff arm, and what’s more, there was a scar on his face. From now on, we’re going to call him Scarface. Scarface told John that he was annoying him.
Cathy: Annoying him?
Tom: Yes, annoying him. Making him angry.
Child: Daddy, come to play with me.
Man: Not now, darling, I’m reading my newspaper.
Child: But daddy, I want you to be an elephant.
Man: An elephant?
Child: Yes, I want to sit on your back and ride around the room.
Man: No, Margaret, I’m not going to be an elephant. You’re not going to ride on me.
Child: But I want to!
Man: You won’t. And don’t annoy me! Don’t make me angry! I want to read my newspaper.
Child: Daddy, come and be an elephant!
Man: Stop annoying me!
Child: I want to ride on you.
Man: Margaret! Stop annoying me! Stop making me angry, or I’ll… I’ll smack your bottom!
Child: Mummy! Mummy! Daddy doesn’t want to play with me. He says I’m annoying him. He says I’m making him angry. He doesn’t want to be an elephant.
Woman: All right, all right, my sweety pie, Mummy will be an elephant. Come on! Sit on my back, darling.
Cathy: Oh, I see. Scarface said that John was annoying him. Making him angry.
Tom: And he said, John was following him.
Cathy: Following him?
(footsteps)
Woman: Don’t come after me!
Man: I’m not coming after you.
Woman: You are. You are coming after me. You’re following me all the time.
Cathy: So, Scarface said, John was annoying him, and he was following him. Following him… And did he say anything else?
Tom: Listen to the dialog, and you’ll see.
(mysterious music)
Scarface: Hey, you!
John: Me?
Scarface: Yes, you! You’re annoying me!
John: I’m annoying you?
Scarface: You’re following me, aren’t you?
John: No, I’m not. I am not following you.
Scarface: You’re following me.
John: I’m not.
Scarface: And annoying me.
John: I’m sorry.
Scarface: What are you looking at?
John: I’m not looking at anything.
Scarface: You were looking at something. You were looking at my face, weren’t you?
John: No, I wasn’t.
Scarface: I have a scar on my face, haven’t I?
John: Yes, you have a scar.
Scarface: Then you were looking at my face.
John: Yes… no… yes.
Scarface: Are you looking at my hands?
John: I wasn’t looking at anything.
Scarface: I have big hands, haven’t I?
John: Yes, you have big hands. Ouch! Let me go!
Scarface: Don’t follow me again!
John: Let me go! Augh!
Scarface: Don’t look at me again!
John: Let me go!
Scarface: Don’t annoy me again!
Attendant: Excuse me, sir.
Tom: Well, John was lucky. The museum attendant came, and Scarface let John go. Scarface went away very angrily.
Cathy: Why was he so angry?
Tom: He was very angry, because he was looking for something very important when John came.
Cathy: What was Scarface looking at?
Tom: A pendant.
Cathy: A pendant? Is that a piece of jewellery?
Tom: Yes, it’s a piece of jewellery. Women wear pendants.
Cathy: Is it a brooch?
Tom: No, it is not a brooch, but it is made to hang from a brooch.
(singing)
Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday to Barbara,
Happy birthday to you!
(applause)
Man: Here is something for you, Barbara.
Woman: Oh, Alec, what a beautiful box.
Man: Guess what’s inside.
Woman: I know, it must be a piece of jewellery. What else could be in such a beautiful box?
Man: A good guess, but what piece of jewellery?
Woman: Well, a pair of earrings?
Man: No.
Woman: Then a bracelet.
Man: No.
Woman: Perhaps a necklace.
Man: Not a necklace.
Woman: Then I don’t know. Help me guess.
Man: Something to pin on your dress and something to hang from it.
Woman: Ah, a brooch with a pendant. Oh, let me see. Let me see.
All the others: Aww!
Woman: Isn’t it wonderful! I’ve never seen such a beautiful pendant. (sound of a kiss) Thank you very much, Alec.
Cathy: So, a pendant is made to hang from a brooch. But why was this pendant so important to Scarface?
Tom: You’ll hear about it later. But now, let’s go back to the attendant and John.
Attendant: Excuse me, sir. Excuse me, sir. (pause) Are you all right, sir?
John: (gasping) Yes, I’m all right now. Thank you. That man – he was looking at this.
Attendant: At this pendant, sir.
John: Yes, at this pendant. He was looking at this pendant…
Attendant: Well, this is a museum, sir. He was looking at the exhibits.
John: He was looking at this pendant.
Attendant: Yes, sir. Now, sir, the director is waiting for you.
(footsteps)
(knock on a door)
Director: Come in. Ah, is that Mr. Blake?
Attendant: Yes, sir. This is Mr. Blake.
Director: Ah, good afternoon. Come in, Mr. Blake.
John: Thank you. Good afternoon, sir.
Director: Sit down, please, Mr. Blake.
John: Thank you, sir.
Director: Don’t sit in this chair, Mr. Blake. This is my chair.
John: Oh, I’m sorry, sir.
Director: Sit in that chair over there.
John: Yes, sir.
Cathy: I can imagine, how annoyed the director was when John sat in his chair.
Tom: He was. Well, you’ll hear about the angry director later. But now,
EXERCISE YOUR ENGLISH.
Exercise 1
Listen to the example:
A: Are you following me?
B: No, I am not following you.
Listen, speak, listen.
A: Are you following me?
[Your response]
B: No, I‘m not following you.
A: Are you looking at my hands?
[Your response]
B: No, I’m not looking at your hands.
A: Is the director waiting for him?
[Your response]
B: No, the director isn’t waiting for him.
A: Is John carrying an umbrella?
[Your response]
B: No, John isn’t carrying an umbrella.
A: Is he going to the director’s office?
[Your response]
B: No, he isn’t going to the director’s office.
A: Are they looking at the old jewellery?
[Your response]
B: No, they aren’t looking at the old jewellery.
A: Is John Blake looking for the director’s office?
[Your response]
B: No, John Blake isn’t looking for the director’s office.
A: Is the director expecting Blake?
[Your response]
B: No, the director isn’t expecting Blake.
A: Are the visitors looking at the pendant?
[Your response]
B: No, the visitors aren’t looking at the pendant.
Exercise 2
Listen to the example:
A: You’re following me.
A: Don’t follow me!
Listen, speak, listen.
A: You’re following me.
[Your response]
A: Don’t follow me!
A: You’re looking at my hands.
[Your response]
A: Don’t look at my hands!
A: You’re looking at that pendant.
[Your response]
A: Don’t look at that pendant!
A: You’re annoying me.
[Your response]
A: Don’t annoy me!
A: You’re laughing at him.
[Your response]
A: Don’t laugh at him!
A: You’re waiting for him.
[Your response]
A: Don’t wait for him!
A: You’re phoning your girlfriend.
[Your response]
A: Don’t phone your girlfriend!
A: You’re taking your umbrella with you.
[Your response]
A: Don’t take your umbrella with you!
Exercise 3
Listen to the example:
A: Don’t follow me again.
A: I know he was following me.
Listen, speak, listen.
A: Don’t follow me again.
[Your response]
A: I know he was following me.
A: Don’t look at my hands again.
[Your response]
A: I know he was looking at my hands.
A: Don’t laugh at me again.
[Your response]
A: I know he was laughing at me.
A: Don’t look for the director again.
[Your response]
A: I know he was looking for the director.
A: Don’t phone your girlfriend again.
[Your response]
A: I know he was phoning his girlfriend.
Exercise 4
Listen to the example:
A: I’m not annoying anybody.
B: But you were annoying somebody.
Listen, speak, listen.
A: I’m not annoying anybody.
[Your response]
B: But you were annoying somebody.
A: I’m not looking at anything.
[Your response]
B: But you were looking at something.
A: He isn’t following anybody.
[Your response]
B: But he was following somebody.
A: They aren’t looking for anything.
[Your response]
B: But they were looking for something.
A: I’m not waiting for anybody.
[Your response]
B: But you were waiting for somebody.
A: He isn’t expecting anybody.
[Your response]
B: But he was expecting somebody.
A: He isn’t carrying anything.
[Your response]
B: But he was carrying something.
A: They aren’t looking at anything.
[Your response]
B: But they were looking at something.
Exercise 5
Listen to the example:
A: Don’t sit in this chair.
A: Sit in that one over there.
Listen, speak, listen.
A: Don’t sit in this chair.
[Your response]
A: Sit in that one over there.
A: Don’t go into this room.
[Your response]
A: Go into that one over there.
A: Don’t take this pen.
[Your response]
A: Take that one over there.
A: Don’t use this lift.
[Your response]
A: Use that one over there.
A: Don’t buy this shirt.
[Your response]
A: Buy that one over there.
A: Don’t visit this museum.
[Your response]
A: Visit that one over there.
A: Don’t follow this girl.
[Your response]
A: Follow that one over there.
A: Don’t send her this card.
[Your response]
A: Send her that one over there.
A: Don’t put on this coat.
[Your response]
A: Put on that one over there.
Exercise 6
Repeat each sentence. Be sure to get the intonation right.
A: You’re following me, aren’t you?
[Your response]
A: You’re looking at my face, aren’t you?
[Your response]
A: I have big hands, haven’t I?
[Your response]
A: He’s all right now, isn’t he?
[Your response]
A: They were looking at the exhibits, weren’t they?
[Your response]
A: This is a museum, isn’t it?
[Your response]
A: The director is waiting for John, isn’t he?
[Your response]
A: John was carrying an umbrella, wasn’t he?
[Your response]
A: He was talking to the museum attendant, wasn’t he?
[Your response]
A: He was looking for the director’s office, wasn’t he?
[Your response]
A: The director has a nice office, hasn’t he?
[Your response]
A: He’s expecting John, isn’t he?
[Your response]
Tom: And now, here is our story once again. John Blake was waiting for the director of the museum when a man spoke to him.
(mysterious music)
Scarface: Hey, you!
John: Me?
Scarface: Yes, you! You’re annoying me!
John: I’m annoying you?
Scarface: You’re following me, aren’t you?
John: No, I’m not. I am not following you.
Scarface: You’re following me.
John: I’m not.
Scarface: And annoying me.
John: I’m sorry.
Scarface: What are you looking at?
John: I’m not looking at anything.
Scarface: You were looking at something. You were looking at my face, weren’t you?
John: No, I wasn’t.
Scarface: I have a scar on my face, haven’t I?
John: Yes, you have a scar.
Scarface: Then you were looking at my face.
John: Yes… no… yes.
Scarface: Are you looking at my hands?
John: I wasn’t looking at anything.
Scarface: I have big hands, haven’t I?
John: Yes, you have big hands. Ouch! Let me go!
Scarface: Don’t follow me again!
John: Let me go! Augh!
Scarface: Don’t look at me again!
John: Let me go!
Scarface: Don’t annoy me again!
Attendant: Excuse me, sir. Excuse me, sir. (pause) Are you all right, sir?
John: (gasping) Yes, I’m all right now. Thank you. That man – he was looking at this.
Attendant: At this pendant, sir.
John: Yes, at this pendant. He was looking at this pendant…
Attendant: Well, this is a museum, sir. He was looking at the exhibits.
John: He was looking at this pendant.
Attendant: Yes, sir. Now, sir, the director is waiting for you.
(footsteps)
(knock on a door)
Director: Come in. Ah, is that Mr. Blake?
Attendant: Yes, sir. This is Mr. Blake.
Director: Ah, good afternoon. Come in, Mr. Blake.
John: Thank you. Good afternoon, sir.
Director: Sit down, please, Mr. Blake.
John: Thank you, sir.
Director: Don’t sit in this chair, Mr. Blake. This is my chair.
John: Oh, I’m sorry, sir.
Director: Sit in that chair over there.
John: Yes, sir.
Director: Now. So, you are John Blake.
Announcer: Will John Blake get the job? Will he see the man with the scar again? What is the mystery of the pendant? Listen to the next episode of “The Missing Jewel”.
