Tom: John Blake wanted a job in a museum, so he went to see the director. While he was waiting for the director, he met a very ugly and very nasty man, Scarface. Scarface was looking at an exhibit in the museum. It was an old pendant. He became very angry when he saw John watching him. He shouted at John. John became nervous. He was very nervous when he went into the director’s office.
Cathy: Was he nervous?
Tom: Yes, he was very nervous. He didn’t know what to do. He didn’t know where to sit. He didn’t know what to say. He didn’t know what to answer. He was nervous.
Cathy: So, he was nervous. He didn’t know where to sit.
Tom: No, he sat in the wrong chair. He wanted to go out through the wrong door. He gave the wrong answers.
Cathy: Wrong?
Tom: Yes. Not right.
Child1: Jimmy, look at your feet!
Child2: Why, what’s wrong with my feet?
Child1: Your shoes are on the wrong feet.
Child2: Why? My right shoe is on my left foot and my left shoe is on my right foot.
Child1: Yes, your shoes are on the wrong feet.
Cathy: I see. But let’s listen to the story now.
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 am sorry, sir.
Director: Sit in that chair over there.
John: Yes, sir.
Director: Now. So, you are John Blake.
John: Yes, sir.
Director: I am the director of this museum. My name is Henry White.
John: How do you do?
Director: This is Mr. Chambers. He is my first assistant. (Mr. Chambers clears his throat.)
John: How do you do?
Director: And this is Mr. Richards. He is my second assistant.
John: How do you do?
Cathy: Why does John say “How do you do?”
Tom: When you meet people whom you’ve never met before, you say “How do you do?”
Woman: Oh, Mr. Smith, how nice to see you.
Mr. Smith: Good afternoon, Mrs. Foist. How are you?
Woman: Fine, thank you. And how are you?
Mr. Smith: I’m very well, too.
Woman: Come in, Mr. Smith, and meet my friends. This is Mr. Smith. This is Mr. Chambers.
Mr. Chambers: How do you do?
Mr. Smith: How do you do?
Woman: This is Mr. Smith. This is Mr. Richards.
Mr. Richards: How do you do?
Mr. Smith: How do you do?
Cathy: I see. If they ask: “How’re you?”, I say: “I’m well, thank you”, “I’m fine, thank you” or something like that.
Tom: That’s right. But what do you say when they say “How do you do?”
Cathy: I say the same, “How do you do?”
Tom: Very good. So, John said “How do you do?” to the director and the assistants. Then they asked a lot of questions, but John was very nervous. He couldn’t answer very well. In the end he asked:
John: Is that all, sir?
Director: Yes, that’s all, thank you. Now, please wait in the next room.
John: Wait, sir?
Director: Wait in the next room.
John: Yes, sir. Is this the door, sir?
Director: No, use the other door, please.
John: But… I came in through this door.
Director: Yes, but you go out through the other door.
John: Ah, ah, this door, sir?
Director: Yes, that door.
Tom: John went to the next room and waited. There were some other people waiting as well. At last, John heard that he hadn’t got the job. He had made too many mistakes. He hadn’t given the right answers. He had given the wrong answers. He had made mistakes. He was sad and started for home. At the entrance of the museum, he met the attendant.
Secretary: Is Mr. Brown here?
Mr. Brown: Yes, I’m Mr. Brown.
Secretary: Please come this way.
Mr. Brown: Certainly.
John: Excuse me?
Secretary: Yes, Mr. Blake?
John: Did Mr. Brown get the job?
Secretary: Yes, Mr. Brown got the job.
John: Thank you. Yes. Thank you.
The attendant: Hello, sir.
John: Hello.
The attendant: Did you get the job, sir?
John: No. I didn’t get the job. I made too many mistakes.
The attendant: Oh, I’m sorry, sir.
John: I’m sorry, too. I wanted that job.
The attendant: Are you going now, sir?
John: Yes, I’m going now. But I left my umbrella here.
The attendant: Ah, you want your umbrella again.
John: Yes, I want my umbrella, please.
The attendant: Here it is, sir. Your umbrella.
John: Thank you. Is there a public telephone here?
The attendant: Yes, sir. There’s a public telephone over there.
(dial tone)
John: Hello.
Mary: Mary Green here.
John: Hello, Mary. This is John.
Mary: Hello, John. Did you get the job?
John: No, I didn’t get the job.
Mary: I’m so sorry.
John: I made too many mistakes.
Mary: Are you phoning from the museum?
John: Yes, I am phoning from the museum. (noise of glass breaking) What was that? Someone broke some glass!
Mary: Some glass? I didn’t hear it.
John: But I heard it. Hold on!
Mary: Hold on? Hullo, John? John?
Catchy: What’s happened?
Tom: Someone broke some glass.
Woman: Look out, the glass! (noise of glass breaking) You see? Now you’ve broken it.
Man: Look out, the plate! (noise of a breaking plate) You see? Now you’ve broken it.
Cathy: But why did John say to Mary, “Hold on”?
Tom: He wanted Mary to wait. He wanted her to hold the receiver until he came back. So, he said, “Hold on.”
Cathy: And what glass was broken?
Tom: Well, you will hear about it soon. But now,
EXERCISE YOUR ENGLISH
Exercise 1
Listen to the example:
A: Someone broke the glass.
B: I didn’t hear it.
C: But I heard it.
Listen, speak, listen.
A: Someone broke the glass.
B: I didn’t hear it.
[Your response]
C: But I heard it.
A: Someone opened the window.
B: I didn’t see it.
[Your response]
C: But I saw it.
A: Someone lost his umbrella.
B: I didn’t notice it.
[Your response]
C: But I noticed it.
A: Someone cried for help.
B: I didn’t hear it.
[Your response]
C: But I heard it.
A: Someone stole an exhibit.
B: I didn’t see it.
[Your response]
C: But I saw it.
A: Someone used my car.
B: I didn’t notice it.
[Your response]
C: But I noticed it.
Exercise 2
Listen to the example:
A: I didn’t meet him.
B: several times
C: I met him several times.
Listen, speak, listen.
A: I didn’t meet him.
B: several times
[Your response]
C: I met him several times.
A: I didn’t leave his office.
B: immediately
[Your response]
C: I left his office immediately.
A: I didn’t make a mistake.
B: at the very beginning
[Your response]
C: I made a mistake at the very beginning.
A: I didn’t go to see him.
B: three times
[Your response]
C: I went to see him three times.
A: I didn’t understand her.
B: at first
[Your response]
C: I understood her at first.
A: I didn’t get the job.
B: in a fortnight
[Your response]
C: I got the job in a fortnight.
A: I didn’t speak to him.
B: right away
[Your response]
C: I spoke to him right away.
Exercise 3
Listen to the example:
A: Did Mr. Blake get the job?
B: No, he didn’t. I got it.
Listen, speak, listen.
A: Did Mr. Blake get the job?
[Your response]
B: No, he didn’t. I got it.
A: Did Mr. Brown break the glass?
[Your response]
B: No, he didn’t. I broke it.
A: Did Mary see the accident?
[Your response]
B: No, she didn’t. I saw it.
A: Did Mrs. Brown drive the car?
[Your response]
B: No, she didn’t. I drove it.
A: Did the cats drink the milk?
[Your response]
B: No, they didn’t. I drank it.
A: Did the attendant take my umbrella?
[Your response]
B: No, he didn’t. I took it.
A: Did the listeners do their homework?
[Your response]
B: No, they didn’t. I did it.
Exercise 4
Listen to the example:
A: Mary lost her handbag.
B: When did she lose it?
Listen, speak, listen.
A: Mary lost her handbag.
[Your response]
B: When did she lose it?
A: Peter met the doctor.
[Your response]
B: When did he meet him?
A: John went to see the director.
[Your response]
B: When did he go to see him?
A: The children broke the window.
[Your response]
B: When did they break it?
A: The teacher spoke to my parents.
[Your response]
B: When did she speak to them?
A: The Blakes bought a new car.
[Your response]
B: When did they buy it?
A: Susan wrote me a letter.
[Your response]
B: When did she write it?
Exercise 5
Listen to the example:
A: Did you get the job?
B: No, I didn’t. But I’ll get it later.
Listen, speak, listen.
A: Did you get the job?
[Your response]
B: No, I didn’t. But I’ll get it later.
A: Did you get your passport?
[Your response]
B: No, I didn’t. But I’ll get it later.
A: Did you change the currency?
[Your response]
B: No, I didn’t. But I’ll change it later.
A: Did he get his visa?
[Your response]
B: No, he didn’t. But he’ll get it later.
A: Did they buy their tickets?
[Your response]
B: No, they didn’t. But they’ll buy them later.
A: Did she write a letter?
[Your response]
B: No, she didn’t. But she’ll write it later.
A: Did they speak to you?
[Your response]
B: No, they didn’t. But they’ll speak to me later.
A: Did you understand these questions?
[Your response]
B: No, I didn’t. But I’ll understand them later.
Exercise 6
Listen to the example:
A: Is there a public telephone here?
B: Yes, there’s one just over there.
Listen, speak, listen.
A: Is there a public telephone here?
[Your response]
B: Yes, there’s one just over there.
A: Is there a booking office here?
[Your response]
B: Yes, there’s one just over there.
A: Is there a bookstore here?
[Your response]
B: Yes, there’s one just over there.
A: Is there a pillar box here?
[Your response]
B: Yes, there’s one just over there.
A: Is there a filling station here?
[Your response]
B: Yes, there’s one just over there.
A: Is there a first aid station here?
[Your response]
B: Yes, there’s one just over there.
A: Is there a bus stop here?
[Your response]
B: Yes, there’s one just over there.
Exercise 7
Listen to the example:
A: Did you get the job?
B: No, I made too many mistakes. It was my own fault.
Listen, speak, listen.
A: Did you get the job?
[Your response]
B: No, I made too many mistakes. It was my own fault.
A: Did you pass your exam?
[Your response]
B: No, I made too many mistakes. It was my own fault.
A: Did you get your driving licence?
[Your response]
B: No, I made too many mistakes. It was my own fault.
A: Did you win the contest?
[Your response]
B: No, I made too many mistakes. It was my own fault.
A: Did you get the scholarship?
[Your response]
B: No, I made too many mistakes. It was my own fault.
Tom: And to finish our program, here is our story once again. John Blake wanted a job at a museum, so the museum director was going to interview him.
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 am sorry, sir.
Director: Sit in that chair over there.
John: Yes, sir.
Director: Now. So, you are John Blake.
John: Yes, sir.
Director: I am the director of this museum. My name is Henry White.
John: How do you do?
Director: This is Mr. Chambers. He is my first assistant. (Mr. Chambers clears his throat.)
John: How do you do?
Director: And this is Mr. Richards. He is my second assistant.
John: How do you do?
(theme music)
John: Is that all, sir?
Director: Yes, that’s all, thank you. Now, please wait in the next room.
John: Wait, sir?
Director: Wait in the next room.
John: Yes, sir. Is this the door, sir?
Director: No, use the other door, please.
John: But… I came in through this door.
Director: Yes, but you go out through the other door.
John: Ah, ah, this door, sir?
Director: Yes, that door.
(theme music)
Secretary: Is Mr. Brown here?
Mr. Brown: Yes, I’m Mr. Brown.
Secretary: Please come this way.
Mr. Brown: Certainly.
John: Excuse me?
Secretary: Yes, Mr. Blake?
John: Did Mr. Brown get the job?
Secretary: Yes, Mr. Brown got the job.
John: Thank you. Yes. Thank you.
The attendant: Hello, sir.
John: Hello.
The attendant: Did you get the job, sir?
John: No. I didn’t get the job. I made too many mistakes.
The attendant: Oh, I’m sorry, sir.
John: I’m sorry, too. I wanted that job.
The attendant: Are you going now, sir?
John: Yes, I’m going now. But I left my umbrella here.
The attendant: Ah, you want your umbrella again.
John: Yes, I want my umbrella, please.
The attendant: Here it is, sir. Your umbrella.
John: Thank you. Is there a public telephone here?
The attendant: Yes, sir. There’s a public telephone over there.
(dial tone)
John: Hello.
Mary: Mary Green here.
John: Hello, Mary. This is John.
Mary: Hello, John. Did you get the job?
John: No, I didn’t get the job.
Mary: I’m so sorry.
John: I made too many mistakes.
Mary: Are you phoning from the museum?
John: Yes, I am phoning from the museum. (noise of glass breaking) What was that? Someone broke some glass!
Mary: Some glass? I didn’t hear it.
John: But I heard it. Hold on!
Mary: Hold on? Hullo, John? John? Hullo? Hullo? Hullo?
(theme music)
John: You, there! Come out! I saw you. Come here! You, there! Come out! Come on! Come out!
(theme music)
Announcer: What has John Blake seen? Who broke the glass in the museum? Listen to the next episode of “The Missing Jewel”.