Tom: John Blake was accused of stealing a pendant from a museum. He and his friend, Mary Green, decided to find the pendant and its thief. They went to Anthony Forset, a collector of old things. Forset knew a lot about the pendant. He told them that the owner of the pendant was a doctor Haverel. Doctor Haverel owned the pendant. He had given it to the museum. “Let’s go and ask Doctor Haverel,” said John. But Doctor Haverel was already dead. He died several years ago. He was dead. He wasn’t alive. Forset gave John and Mary another piece of advice. But suddenly he became very rude.
Woman: You’re silly! You’re stupid!
Man: Don’t be so rude. You’re being very rude, you know.
Woman: I don’t care if I am being rude! Get out of here, you silly old fool, get out!
Man: What a rude woman!
Tom: Well, Forset was rude. He wasn’t polite at all. Suddenly, he hurried them out of his house.
Man: Oh, darling, hurry up! We’ll be late for the theatre. C’mon, please!
Woman: Don’t hurry me! I must brush my hair.
Man: But it’s late! We must hurry up if we want to get there in time.
Woman: I don’t like to be hurried. “Hurry up, hurry up,” you can’t say anything else.
Man: Yes, because we’re always in a hurry when we go to the theatre or cinema. We always start at the last minute. So, hurry up with that hairbrush.
Tom: Forset was rude and hurried them out of his house.
Cathy: But why? He was polite at first. He told Mary to sit down. And suddenly he became rude. Why?
Tom: Because he noticed something. He saw something. He saw that John was looking at something.
Forset: Doctor Haverel died several years ago.
Mary: What did he die of?
Forset: He was hanged.
John: Hanged?
Forset: Yes, hanged. He hanged himself.
John: You said he was hanged.
Forset: I said he hanged himself.
Mary: Why did he hang himself?
Forset: I didn’t ask him. You were asking the questions. You’re asking too many questions.
Mary: Are we? I am sorry.
John: So, Doctor Haverel is dead.
Forset: He had a sister, Emily Haverel.
Mary: His sister’s name was Emily Haverel.
Forset: His sister’s name is Emily Haverel. She is still alive.
John: Still alive?
Forset: So, go to her! Her brother owned the pendant. Ask her about it. Heh-heh… heh-heh-heh. Ask Emily Haverel. Yes, indeed. Ask her questions! And now, go.
John: Go?
Forset: Go! Yes, go! Go and ask Emily Haverel. Good night.
Mary: What a rude man. Why were we hurried out?
John: Because I was looking at the photograph.
Mary: A photograph?
John: Didn’t you notice me?
Mary: I didn’t notice you looking at a photograph.
John: He noticed me. Then we were hurried out.
Mary: We asked too many questions. But he was rude. I don’t like him.
John: Didn’t you see the photograph?
Mary: I saw the photograph on the table.
John: That’s right.
Mary: But I didn’t look at it.
John: It was the man with the scar.
Mary: The man in the photograph is the man with the scar?
Tom: So, Forset hurried them out of the house, because he noticed something. He noticed John looking at a photograph. It was a photo of the man with the scar. Scarface was in the photo.
Mrs. Calvert: Good morning, Doctor Simmons.
Doctor Simmons: Good morning, Mrs. Calvert. What can I do for you?
Mrs. Calvert: This is my little daughter, Marilyn. I’m afraid she has some trouble with her eyes. She can’t see well.
Doctor Simmons: We’ll have a look, Mrs. Calvert. Sit in this chair, please, Marilyn. Look at this picture. What can you see in it?
Marilyn: A ship. There’s a ship in the picture.
Doctor Simmons: And under the ship?
Marilyn: A train.
Doctor Simmons: And under the train?
Marilyn: A car. And under the car… I can’t see what is in the picture under the car.
Doctor Simmons: Then let’s have another picture. What can you see in this one?
Marilyn: A house. Above the house there’re clouds, and birds flying in the sky.
Doctor Simmons: What’s under the house?
Marilyn: Oh, oh, I don’t know. I can’t see anything else in the picture.
Doctor Simmons: Mrs. Calvert, I’m afraid Marilyn will have to wear very strong glasses.
Tom: John recognised the man in the photo. It was Scarface. When he saw the photo, he knew who the man was. He recognised him.
A: Hello, Richard, I haven’t seen you for ages. Hello, you old boy.
B: Hello! I think… I’m afraid I…
A: What’s the matter, old boy? Don’t you recognise me? Don’t you know who I am?
B: I’m afraid not, I am afraid I don’t recognise you.
A: I’m Charlie. You sat next to me in school.
B: Oh, Charlie. Hello! Of course! Now I recognise you. Do you remember when we put that dead mouse under the sponge?
Tom: John recognised the man in the photo. He knew he was the man he had seen in the museum. He knew it was Scarface.
Mary: The man in the photograph is the man with the scar?
John: Yes.
Mary: The man you saw in the museum?
John: Yes. I recognised him.
Mary: Are you sure?
John: Of course, I’m sure. It’s a photograph of the man with the scar. I recognised him.
Mary: And Forset noticed you.
John: He hurried us to the door because I recognised that man. And he said he didn’t know him. Now I am sure he knows him.
Mary: It’s dark.
John: It’s night.
Mary: I don’t like the dark.
John: I don’t like the dark either. Come on, let’s go to the car.
Mary: John!
John: Yes?
Mary: There’s someone among the bushes.
John: Someone among the bushes? Where?
Mary: Yes. I heard someone. Footsteps. I heard footsteps. There! There! Didn’t you hear them?
John: I heard something.
Mary: There’s something behind us.
John: It’s a cat.
Mary: No, it’s not a cat.
John: It was a cat last time. Forset has a wild cat. He keeps unusual pets.
Mary: This isn’t a cat. It’s too big.
John: Then what is it?
Tom: Mary heard a noise among the bushes. They couldn’t see anything, it was dark in the garden. It was so dark they couldn’t see a thing. But they heard footsteps. They heard someone among the bushes.
Cathy: Or perhaps something. What was it?
Tom: I don’t know either. We’ll probably find out about it later. But now,
EXERCISE YOUR ENGLISH.
Exercise 1
Listen to the example:
A: Were the diamonds ever found?
B: No, they were never found.
Use the word “never” in the answers. Listen, speak, listen.
A: Were the diamonds ever found?
[Your response]
B: No, they were never found.
A: Was the thief ever caught?
[Your response]
B: No, he was never caught.
A: Was the pendant ever returned to the owner?
[Your response]
B: No, it was never returned to the owner.
A: Was this letter ever answered?
[Your response]
B: No, it was never answered.
A: Were his plays ever performed?
[Your response]
B: No, they were never performed.
A: Was their bill ever paid?
[Your response]
B: No, it was never paid.
A: Were they ever criticised?
[Your response]
B: No, they were never criticised.
A: Were they ever praised?
[Your response]
B: No, they were never praised.
A: Was he ever accused?
[Your response]
B: No, he was never accused.
Exercise 2
Listen to the example:
A: He was looking at the photograph.
B: Didn’t you notice him looking at it?
Listen, speak, listen.
A: He was looking at the photograph.
[Your response]
B: Didn’t you notice him looking at it?
A: He was following her.
[Your response]
B: Didn’t you notice him following her?
A: She was watching him.
[Your response]
B: Didn’t you notice her watching him?
A They were talking to her.
[Your response]
B: Didn’t you notice them talking to her?
A: She was looking for them.
[Your response]
B: Didn’t you notice her looking for them?
A: He was smiling at her.
[Your response]
B: Didn’t you notice him smiling at her?
A: They were listening to us.
[Your response]
B: Didn’t you notice them listening to us?
Exercise 3
Listen to the example:
A: I’m sure he knows him.
B: But he said he didn’t know him.
Listen, speak, listen.
A: I’m sure he knows him.
[Your response]
B: But he said he didn’t know him.
A: I’m sure she likes him.
[Your response]
B: But she said she didn’t like him.
A: I’m sure they live in college.
[Your response]
B: But they said they didn’t live in college.
A: I’m sure he understands them.
[Your response]
B: But he said he didn’t understand them.
A: I’m sure he smokes.
[Your response]
B: But he said he didn’t smoke.
A: I’m sure she speaks French.
[Your response]
B: But she said she didn’t speak French.
A: I’m sure she learns a lot.
[Your response]
B: But she said she didn’t learn a lot.
A: I’m sure they listen to each program.
[Your response]
B: But they said they didn’t listen to each program.
Exercise 4
Listen to the example:
A: TelI him he is too rude.
B: You are being very rude, you know.
Listen, speak, listen.
A: Tell him he is too rude.
[Your response]
B: You are being very rude, you know.
A: Tell them they are too impatient.
[Your response]
B: You are being very impatient, you know.
A: Tell him he is too stubborn.
[Your response]
B: You are being very stubborn, you know.
A: Tell her she is too absent-minded.
[Your response]
B: You are being very absent-minded, you know.
A: Tell them they are too lazy.
[Your response]
B: You are being very lazy, you know.
A: Tell her she is too nosy.
[Your response]
B: You are being very nosy, you know.
A: Tell him he is too selfish.
[Your response]
B: You are being very selfish, you know.
A: Tell her she is too shy.
[Your response]
B: You are being very shy, you know.
Exercise 5
Listen to the example:
A: They’re being watched.
B: Someone’s watching them.
Listen, speak, listen.
A: They’re being watched.
[Your response]
B: Someone’s watching them.
A: They’re being followed.
[Your response]
B: Someone’s following them.
A: They’re being hurried.
[Your response]
B: Someone’s hurrying them.
A: They’re being called.
[Your response]
B: Someone’s calling them.
A: They’re being disturbed.
[Your response]
B: Someone’s disturbing them.
A: They’re being deceived.
[Your response]
B: Someone’s deceiving them.
A: They’re being used.
[Your response]
B: Someone’s using them.
A: They’re being chased.
[Your response]
B: Someone’s chasing them.
Tom: And now, listeners, here is our story once again. Anthony Forset was telling John and Mary about the pendant and its late owner, Doctor Haverel.
Forset: Doctor Haverel died several years ago.
Mary: What did he die of?
Forset: He was hanged.
John: Hanged?
Forset: Yes, hanged. He hanged himself.
John: You said he was hanged.
Forset: I said he hanged himself.
Mary: Why did he hang himself?
Forset: I didn’t ask him. You were asking the questions. You’re asking too many questions.
Mary: Are we? I am sorry.
John: So, Doctor Haverel is dead.
Forset: He had a sister, Emily Haverel.
Mary: His sister’s name was Emily Haverel.
Forset: His sister’s name is Emily Haverel. She is still alive.
John: Still alive?
Forset: So, go to her! Her brother owned the pendant. Ask her about it. Heh-heh... heh-heh-heh. Ask Emily Haverel. Yes, indeed. Ask her questions! And now, go.
John: Go?
Forset: Go! Yes, go! Go and ask Emily Haverel. Good night.
Mary: What a rude man. Why were we hurried out?
John: Because I was looking at the photograph.
Mary: A photograph?
John: Didn’t you notice me?
Mary: I didn’t notice you looking at a photograph.
John: He noticed me. Then we were hurried out.
Mary: We asked too many questions. But he was rude. I don’t like him.
John: Didn’t you see the photograph?
Mary: I saw the photograph on the table.
John: That’s right.
Mary: But I didn’t look at it.
John: It was the man with the scar.
Mary: The man in the photograph is the man with the scar?
John: Yes.
Mary: The man you saw in the museum?
John: Yes. I recognised him.
Mary: Are you sure?
John: Of course, I’m sure. It’s a photograph of the man with the scar. I recognised him.
Mary: And Forset noticed you.
John: He hurried us to the door because I recognised that man. And he said he didn’t know him. Now I am sure he knows him.
Mary: It’s dark.
John: It’s night.
Mary: I don’t like the dark.
John: I don’t like the dark either. Come on, let’s go to the car.
Mary: John!
John: Yes?
Mary: There’s someone among the bushes.
John: Someone among the bushes? Where?
Mary: Yes. I heard someone. Footsteps. I heard footsteps. There! There! Didn’t you hear them?
John: I heard something.
Mary: There’s something behind us.
John: It’s a cat.
Mary: No, it’s not a cat.
John: It was a cat last time. Forset has a wild cat. He keeps unusual pets.
Mary: This isn’t a cat. It’s too big.
John: Then what is it?
Mary: It’s a man.
John: A man?
Mary: Yes. I’m sure it’s a man. He’s among the bushes.