Tom: John Blake wanted a job in a museum. He didn’t get it, but while he was in the museum, someone stole an exhibit, a pendant. The director accused John, but the police detective let him go. John went out of the museum with his girlfriend, Mary Green. Outside, a man stopped them and asked questions. “You saw the thief, didn’t you? Why did he hit you?” “Not the thief, but the attendant.” “Why did the attendant hit you?”
Man: Why did the attendant hit you?
John: Well, because…
Mary: Why are you asking these questions?
Man: Because I’m a reporter.
John: A reporter?
Mary: Are you a newspaper reporter?
Man: Yes, I’m a newspaper reporter. Now, Mr. Blake—
Mary: Don’t talk to him, John.
Man: Oh, please. I waited for you.
John: I know you waited for me, but—
Mary: John! Don’t talk to him!
John: I can’t tell you any more.
Man: Why can’t you tell me any more?
John: Because you’re a reporter.
Mary: John! Let’s go home.
John: Yes, let’s go home.
Man: Go home?
Mary: Yes, we’re going home. Goodbye.
John: Goodbye.
Man: But I waited for you!
Mary: I’m sorry, you waited for nothing. You wanted a story, didn’t you?
Man: Yes, I wanted a story.
John: Well, I can’t give you a story.
Mary: Goodbye. Come on, John.
John: Oh, wait. My umbrella. It’s in the museum. Wait for me, Mary. Wait for me.
Man: Well, goodbye.
John: We can go now, Mary. Come on, let’s go.
Mary: John, that reporter… he ran away.
John: He walked away?
Mary: No, he didn’t walk. He ran. He ran away.
John: Why?
Mary: I don’t know.
John: Come on, let’s go home.
Mary: Yes, let’s go home.
Tom: The reporter didn’t walk away. He ran away.
Woman: Come on, dear, let’s go for a walk.
Old woman: Very pleasant to walk here. What a beautiful place. I love walking.
Woman: So do I.
Old woman: Look. Look at that dog. He’s coming straight at us. Look. He’s running right at us.
Woman: Come on. Let’s run. Quickly. Quickly. Run quicker. Run. (dog barking)
Tom: The reporter didn’t walk away. He ran away. Why? John and Mary didn’t understand. They went to Mary’s car. They went home by car. They didn’t go on foot, that is, they didn’t walk. They went by car.
Man: Well, let’s go then.
Woman: Shall we take a taxi?
Man: No, there’s is no need to take a taxi.
Woman: Do you want to go by bus?
Man: Not at all. I want to walk. We sat all day long in the office. It’s a twenty-minute walk to the cinema. Why should we get on a slow, crowded bus?
Woman: I don’t mind if we walk. But won’t we be late?
Man: Not if we hurry.
Tom: So, John and Mary went home by car. They didn’t walk. They went by car. In the car, John told Mary all that had happened in the museum. He told her about the very strange man he had met. Perhaps the man had stolen the pendant.
John: I’m sure he stole the pendant. He wanted it.
Mary: Why are you sure he wanted it?
John: Because he looked at it.
Mary: But you looked at it, too.
John: I know I looked at it, but I didn’t steal it.
Mary: But did he steal it?
John: I’m sure he did. He wanted it. He stole it because he wanted it.
Mary: Why did he want it?
John: Because—because—oh, ask him.
Mary: Ask him? Yes, why not? Let’s ask him. Let’s find him.
John: Find him?
Mary: Yes. Let’s find him and ask him.
John: Oh, yes. Let’s find him and ask him. “Did you steal the pendant, sir?”
Mary: What was the man like?
John: The man with the scar?
Mary: Oh, he had a scar, did he?
John: Yes, he had a scar and a stiff arm.
Mary: He had a stiff arm, too.
John: He was a big man with big hands.
Mary: A big man with big hands. Go on.
John: Go on? That’s all.
Mary: So, let’s find a big man with big hands, and a scar, and a stiff arm.
John: And a tie.
Mary: A tie?
John: He wore a tie.
Mary: Well, you’re wearing a tie, aren’t you?
John: Yes, but he was wearing a blue tie. A blue tie with red circles.
Mary: He was wearing a blue tie with red circles.
Tom: So, John told Mary all about the museum, the strange man and the pendant.
Tell, tell, tell, tell, tell, tell, tell, tell, tell, tell, tell…
Woman1: Tell me what’s happened yesterday?
Woman2: No, I won’t tell you. It’s none of your business.
Man: Could you tell me the way to the station, please?
Woman: Go straight down this street, then take the first turning to the right, then you’ll see the station.
Man: Thank you very much.
Man: Get out.
Woman: What did you say? Did you tell me to get out?
Man: I told you to get out. I said, “Get out.”
Say, say, say, say, say, say, say, say, say, say, say…
(slow orchestral music)
Men: What did you say? I can’t hear you.
Woman: I said you’re a fool, darling.
Man: Did you say that to me?
Woman: Yes, I said it to you.
(woman crying)
Man: What’s the matter with you? What’s the matter with you? Why don’t you say a word?
Speak, speak, speak, speak, speak, speak, speak, speak, speak, speak, speak…
Announcer: The bus operators joined the wave of work stoppages throughout the country. Opposition parties issued a joint statement…
Woman: What’s that?
Man: The minister’s speaking.
Woman: What’s he speaking about?
Man: He’s speaking about the strike.
Woman1: Excuse me, do you speak English?
Woman2: I don’t… Je ne…
Man: Don’t ask her. Can’t you see? She’s French. She doesn’t speak English.
Talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, talk…
(children talking)
Teacher: Children, don’t talk, please. (pause) Children, stop talking, will you?
Woman1: And just imagine, he married a girl who is twenty years younger.
Woman2: Fantastic! You don’t say!
Man: What are you talking about?
Woman1: Not what, who? We’re talking about Gordon. He’s married a girl who is twenty years younger than he is.
Man: Amazing.
Man: Mary, excuse me, please.
Woman: Don’t talk to me. Don’t talk to me. Leave me alone.
Man: Mary, I’m terribly sorry.
Woman: Don’t talk to me. Don’t you understand? Don’t talk to me.
Tom: Well, Cathy, tell me, please…
Cathy: What did you say? I can’t understand you, unless you speak a bit slower.
Tom: All right, Cathy. You seem to understand the main idea about these verbs, “tell”, “say”, “speak” and “talk”.
Cathy: Yes, vaguely. But (she coughs) let’s talk about something else (she coughs) …
Tom: What’s the matter with you? You’re coughing.
Cathy: I seem to have caught a cold. (she sneezes)
Tom: And sneezing. You’re sneezing. (she is coughing) You are coughing and sneezing. Go home and jump into bed immediately. I’ll do the exercises with the listeners without you.
Cathy: Thanks. Bye.
Tom: And now, listeners,
EXERCISE YOUR ENGLISH.
Exercise 1
Listen to the example:
A: Did the attendant hit John?
B: I’m sure he hit him.
Listen, speak, listen.
A: Did the attendant hit John?
[Your response]
B: I’m sure he hit him.
A: Did the reporter wait for John?
[Your response]
B: I’m sure he waited for him.
A: Did the reporter want a story?
[Your response]
B: I’m sure he wanted a story.
A: Did the reporter run away?
[Your response]
B: I’m sure he ran away.
A: Did Mary and John go home by car?
[Your response]
B: I’m sure they went home by car.
A: Did the strange man steal the pendant?
[Your response]
B: I’m sure he stole it.
A: Did Mary and John want to find him?
[Your response]
B: I’m sure they wanted to find him.
A: Did he wear a tie?
[Your response]
B: I’m sure he wore a tie.
A: Did the listeners answer these questions?
[Your response]
B: I’m sure they answered them.
Exercise 2
Listen to the example:
A: He took a taxi.
B: He didn’t walk, he took a taxi.
Listen, speak, listen.
A: He took a taxi.
[Your response]
B: He didn’t walk, he took a taxi.
A: We’ll get on a bus.
[Your response]
B: We won’t walk, we’ll get on a bus.
A: They went by car.
[Your response]
B: They didn’t walk, they went by car.
A: I’ll give them a lift.
[Your response]
B: They won’t walk, I’ll give them a lift.
A: We’re taking a tube home.
[Your response]
B: We aren’t walking, we’re taking a tube home.
A: I went by tram.
[Your response]
B: I didn’t walk, I went by tram.
A: They ran away.
[Your response]
B: They didn’t walk, they ran away.
Exercise 3
Listen to the example:
A: He wore a tie.
B: You’re wearing a tie as well.
Listen, speak, listen.
A: He wore a tie.
[Your response]
B: You’re wearing a tie as well.
A: He waited for him.
[Your response]
B: You’re waiting for him as well.
A: He looked at the exhibits.
[Your response]
B: You’re looking at the exhibits as well.
A: He asked for money.
[Your response]
B: You’re asking for money as well.
A: He spent a lot.
[Your response]
B: You’re spending a lot as well.
A: Everybody talked about the thief.
[Your response]
B: You’re talking about the thief as well.
Exercise 4
Listen to the example:
A: (coughing) That was a cough.
B: Someone coughed.
Now, listen, speak, listen.
A: (coughing) That was a cough.
[Your response]
B: Someone coughed.
A: (laughing) That was a laugh.
[Your response]
B: Someone laughed.
A: (knocking) That was a knock.
[Your response]
B: Someone knocked.
A: (crying) That was a cry.
[Your response]
B: Someone cried.
A: (whispering) That was a whisper.
[Your response]
B: Someone whispered.
A: (screaming) That was a scream.
[Your response]
B: Someone screamed.
A: (shot) That was a shot.
[Your response]
B: Someone shot.
A: (shout) That was a shout.
[Your response]
B: Someone shouted.
A: (sneezing) That was a sneeze.
[Your response]
B: Someone sneezed.
Tom: Let’s jump back to our story once again. In front of the museum, a newspaper reporter stopped John and Mary. He asked all sorts of questions.
Reporter: Why did the attendant hit you?
John: Well, because…
Mary: Why are you asking these questions?
Reporter: Because I’m a reporter.
John: A reporter?
Mary: Are you a newspaper reporter?
Reporter: Yes, I’m a newspaper reporter. Now, Mr. Blake—
Mary: Don’t talk to him, John.
Reporter: Oh, please. I waited for you.
John: I know you waited for me, but—
Mary: John! Don’t talk to him!
John: I can’t tell you any more.
Reporter: Why can’t you tell me any more?
John: Because you’re a reporter.
Mary: John! Let’s go home.
John: Yes, let’s go home.
Reporter: Go home?
Mary: Yes, we’re going home. Goodbye.
John: Goodbye.
Reporter: But I waited for you!
Mary: I’m sorry, you waited for nothing. You wanted a story, didn’t you?
Reporter: Yes, I wanted a story.
John: Well, I can’t give you a story.
Mary: Goodbye. Come on, John.
John: Oh, wait. My umbrella. It’s in the museum. Wait for me, Mary. Wait for me.
Reporter: Well, goodbye.
John: We can go now, Mary. Come on, let’s go.
Mary: John, that reporter… he ran away.
John: He walked away?
Mary: No, he didn’t walk. He ran. He ran away.
John: Why?
Mary: I don’t know.
John: Come on, let’s go home.
Mary: Yes, let’s go home.
John: I’m sure he stole the pendant. He wanted it.
Mary: Why are you sure he wanted it?
John: Because he looked at it.
Mary: But you looked at it, too.
John: I know I looked at it, but I didn’t steal it.
Mary: But did he steal it?
John: I’m sure he did. He wanted it. He stole it because he wanted it.
Mary: Why did he want it?
John: Because—because—oh, ask him.
Mary: Ask him? Yes, why not? Let’s ask him. Let’s find him.
John: Find him?
Mary: Yes. Let’s find him and ask him.
John: Oh, yes. Let’s find him and ask him. “Did you steal the pendant, sir?”
Mary: What was the man like?
John: The man with the scar?
Mary: Oh, he had a scar, did he?
John: Yes, he had a scar and a stiff arm.
Mary: He had a stiff arm, too.
John: He was a big man with big hands.
Mary: A big man with big hands. Go on.
John: Go on? That’s all.
Mary: So, let’s find a big man with big hands, and a scar, and a stiff arm.
John: And a tie.
Mary: A tie?
John: He wore a tie.
Mary: Well, you’re wearing a tie, aren’t you?
John: Yes, but he was wearing a blue tie. A blue tie with red circles.
Mary: He was wearing a blue tie with red circles.
Mary: Well, here we are. (someone sneezing) What was that noise? I heard a noise.
John: It was a sneeze. Someone sneezed. Someone is hiding in the car.
Announcer: Who is hiding in the car? Listen to the next episode of “The Missing Jewel”.